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My recent favorite is The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein. Love that book.
I am listening to Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult now. It's a heavy read but worth it (so far).
For those of us who need some stress relief, swimming is a great option. I can't hear my phone ring while my head is underwater...and everyone survives for 45 min without me!
My brother Jay is an avid reader. He always has 3 or 4 books in the works. He’s a David Baldacci, John Sandford and James Patterson fan. I like all of these as well. He reads a lot of nonfiction as well; mostly history and political things.
I have to recommend EDUCATED by Tara Westover. It's Tara's real life story (memoir/ autobiography). She was raised by survivalist fundamentalist Mormons in Idaho. With no formal schooling, she transforms herself into an intellectual. Her growing up was harrowing.
I just read some reviews that use the words gripping, riveting, and warped to describe her family life prior to leaving for college.
Golden, something very interesting has happened. I am weaning myself off of my antidepressant and have discovered that it was what was causing my post nasal drip. It's much, much better. Who knew? Sorry, I know this isn't book related but since we were talking allergies. :)
shane - sounds very interesting. It isn't on kindle unfortunately
tree artist - Can you tell me more about that version? Who are the main readers? It would be good to hear the names pronounced properly.
Saw a series The Joe Grey (FELINE P. I.) Series
by Shirley Rousseau Murphy - for cat and mystery lovers. Has anyone read it?
Fascinating reading. The man is 4000 years old.
I hear you about allergies. I wake up with my eyes stuck together most days. Not a pretty sight. Mind you I stopped looking pretty in the morning quite a while ago, if ever.
I'll look into that book series you mentioned.
cw - yes, me too, and I remember Seretse Khama in the news.
book - good to see you back posting. I totally understand the need to read fantasy. Dusty fooks = allergy flare-ups for me. I am a Kindle reader all the way.
Onto book 5 now "The Full Cupboard of Life" and shamelessly intend to while away most of the day reading it. It is my great escape.
One thing my whole movie experience taught me is the making of a movie is a long, arduous process and not nearly as glamorous as you would hope. A lot of sitting around waiting.
I was there from 8 in the am. till 8 in the pm. I got reamed out by the wardrobe person for hanging my costume on a hook when we broke for lunch. Someone knocked it off and she found it laying on the floor."You will never work in this business again" she screamed. Since that was never my goal I wasn't too upset. It all worked out in the end. :)
I have a somewhat interesting story about George C. Scott. When I was seventeen they had a cattle call of sorts in my area looking for extras for local movies being shot in our area. My mom convinced me to apply. I did never thinking I'd get picked.
Much to my surprise one day the phone rang and I was asked to be in a movie. My mom let me take the day off school and off I went thinking it would be some lame local production. When I arrived it turned out to be the movie "The Changeling" not to be confused with "Changeling" which came out quite a few years later with Angelina Jolie. I was thrilled cause Jane Eyre with George C. Scott was my favorite movie and I happily watched it every time it came on. So when I arrived they upgraded me to a background waitress part. I got to be up close and personal with old George.
Unfortunately though, my part consists of a one second shot of the back of my head and my footsteps walking away. But it was a fun day and though I never did it again it was good for a laugh.