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Summer reading.. and such
Jul 24^th, 2008 at 10:52am

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This is the time of year I make the extra effort to destress, and read mindlessly. Sort of like the boob tube, without the tube. Yea, yea, War and Peace, and all the other literary greats beg to be read or re-read, but .... I don't wanna.

In the spirit of this great summer tradition, reading engrossing but candy-like novels, what are you reading this summer? What's the best trashy novel (not necessarily the trashiest LOL) you've read?

I need a another good one, or two, currently reading, "My Boyfriend is a thingy", gift from the ~~Witch on a Stick~~ Helen Kiss

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Ok.. censorship on "thingy" - the word is TW__T. Rhymes with What.

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Reply #1 - Jul 24^th, 2008 at 11:41am

I just finished "The Templar Revelation" and am almost done with "The Templars and the Grail". Once I am done with that I am going to read "Fast Food Nation", then I am going to read the 50 or so "Nick Carter" paperbacks I picked up last year, easy, fast, trashy male reading at it's best, it's all about political assasinations, blowing stuff up and having lots of sex!

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Em CH.com Alumnus Offline I wanna go... Posts: 830 St Peter Port, Guernsey. Gender:	Re: Summer reading.. and such Reply #2 - Jul 24^th, 2008 at 12:34pm Hey Pepp, What you need is mindless, 'by the beach'-type, chick-lit reading. My favourite kind!! I love the 'Shopaholic' series, about a girl who can't stop spending. There are quite a few in the series. For a good weepy book, try PS I Love You. It's sad, but excellent!! Em
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JimLaff CH.com Veteran Offline OH CRAP!!!!! Posts: 146 x1\|Springfield\|USA\|usa\|486\|122\|PA,Pennsylvania Gender:	Re: Summer reading.. and such Reply #3 - Jul 24^th, 2008 at 12:54pm Hey Pep - What's up Girl????? A great book that you will not be able to put down is "The Dirt" by Motley Crue. It is their biography told by each of the band members. I have no idea how they are still alive. It is a guilty pleasure but a great read. - Jim
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Reply #5 - Jul 24^th, 2008 at 5:15pm

Sounds like some great suggestions...

I think I like a cross between Thomas's and Emily's books. Those action, sexy, chick-lit read by the beach books are the perfect brain vacation if not to get you away from electronic devices of any sort. You know.. laptop, phone, t.v., dvd..

What's up JimL, I'm doing alright. Sound like a great read you had on your hands, love that kind of stuff.

Kimi....I feel like everytime I'm in L.I. its "Where's Waldo" , except I'm sorta looking for you. Miss ya guppy Cheesy

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Anybody else..?.. we can't be the only few that read this kind of stuff..this bookworm needs some juicy reading!

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KJ CH.com Alumnus Offline Posts: 596 Indianapolis, IN Gender:	Re: Summer reading.. and such Reply #6 - Jul 24^th, 2008 at 5:33pm The Janet Evanovich 'Stephanie Plum' books take about an hour to read, and make me laugh out loud I think there are fourteen of them now.
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Reply #7 - Jul 24^th, 2008 at 9:39pm

For chick lit I'd recommend anything by either Jill Mansell or Christina Jones, both are funny and very enjoyable light entertainment.

I'd also recommend any of Karin Slaughter's books, she's like Patricia Cornwall was before PC stopped writing AS Kay Scarpetta and got boring.

A favourite "old" read of mine was 84 Charing Cross Road which I read for the first time over 25 years ago! Sheesh! I rebought it last year and enjoyed it just as much.

Mitch Albom, The five people you meet in heaven, Tuesdays with Morrie and For one more day - all books I won't be without. I love them and can't recommend them enough

The Kite Runner and 1000 splendid suns are wonderful too. I have 1000 splendid suns here along with The Pirates Daughter so you can borrow them when you come up next week.

The whole series about the number one ladies detective agency by Alexander MaCall Smith (sp?) were thoroughly enjoyable. I'd highly recommend them for light reading that you can't put down too. Very enjoyable and the characters stay with you, always the mark of a good book for me.

Speaking of which, The Shadow of the Wind and The Athenian murders are two books I really enjoyed. The shadow of the wind has the most beautiful writing style as well as being unputdownable and the Athenian Murders remains the cleverest twist in a book I have ever seen. I literally gasped out loud when I got to it, I'm not going to spoil it but I'd really strongly urge everyone to read this - George J - if you see this I particularly think you'll like it!

Favourites that sprang to mind pretty quickly were The Rose of Sebastapol, Cloud Atlas, The Time Travellers Wife and the Historian and another two I've read in the last couple of months were notes from and exhibition and the forgotten garden both of which I'm looking forward to reading again.

I've made this list without the benefit of being able to look on my shelves and they've followed by some weird links in my brain. I've left off loads of books I've loved so we'll have to do this again when I can be more comprehensive!!

Hope these idea's help!

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Reply #9 - Jul 24^th, 2008 at 10:57pm

Oh man, I can barely get through the stack of magazines I'm behind on! I think I've read a whole 15 pages so far since I've had Ava. Undecided

I'm looking forward tho to reading "A New Earth" by Eckhart Tolle. I gave it to my neighbor to read since I don't have the time right now and she's enjoying it.

I'm so jealous!!!

ETA: btw, a book I thought was really good and engrossing was "The Road" by by Cormac McCarthy

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Reply #10 - Jul 25^th, 2008 at 12:38am

Redd wrote on Jul 24^th, 2008 at 10:20pm:

I'm missing something, because I don't have time for pleasure reading. In my (obviously not so mis-spent youth) I read tons of books.

Now I'm lucky if I have time to read a cook book. Thats my pleasure reading these days.

Wow, yes, I'd say you are missing something. Best things in life are small pleasures, I've learned the hard way that you have to make time for yourself to de-stress or it will come down on you eventually like a hammer.

Cook books are not a bad thing though, though for recipes, I keep mine on the net..

Melo - I keep my mags in the bathroom. LOL!
Eckhart Tolle.. I've found that to be a profound read, definitely not for me at this moment. I've just not had the impetus to get through it.

Um, Oh HELLEN? Will we be reading to the tune of an afternoon (or three) of Margaritas on the rocks, or some of Paul's specials? Honestly I'll ransack your collection my dear, I've no doubt it is a treasure trove.

KJ...an hour? Now you're talkin' LOL!!
I tell you my brain is on fritz mode...

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Reply #11 - Jul 25^th, 2008 at 2:23am

, Mitch Albom is great. another three good reads are, 1. the sea by John Banville. 2. the tenderness of wolves by Stef Penney. 3. its a long way from penny apples by Bill Cullen. andrew.

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Reply #15 - Jul 25^th, 2008 at 6:51pm

Not sure if you like Fantasy, elves, vampires, etc... I was in need of some reading material and saw 3 book series.. Looked interesting. Turned out that they are considered paranormal romances novels, not trashy but gave you enough to use your imagination. Wink

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Book 1 : Moon Called

Book Description : Mercy Thompson's life is not exactly normal. Her next-door neighbor is a werewolf. Her former boss is a gremlin. And she's fixing a VW bus for a vampire. But then, Mercy isn't exactly normal herself.

Book 2 : Blood Bound

Book Description : Mechanic Mercy Thompson has friends in low places-and in dark ones. And now she owes one of them a favor. Since she can shapeshift at will, she agrees to act as some extra muscle when her vampire friend Stefan goes to deliver a message to another of his kind. But this new vampire is hardly ordinary--and neither is the demon inside of him.

Book 3 : Iron Kissed

Book Description : When her former boss and mentor is arrested for murder and left to rot behind bars by his own kind, it's up to shapeshifting car mechanic Mercy Thompson to clear his name, whether he wants her to or not. And she'll have to choose between the two werewolves in her life--whether she wants to or not.

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A favourite "old" read of mine was 84 Charing Cross Road which I read for the first time over 25 years ago! Sheesh! I rebought it last year and enjoyed it just as much.

It's good Helen. I read it shortly after the movie was done.

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I'm reading a 1962 local newspaper at the moment....thems wuz the daze.

I'm still working on some of David Halberstam's stuff.

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Reply #17 - Jul 25^th, 2008 at 9:40pm

Peppermint wrote on Jul 25^th, 2008 at 12:38am:

Redd wrote on Jul 24^th, 2008 at 10:20pm:

I'm missing something, because I don't have time for pleasure reading. In my (obviously not so mis-spent youth) I read tons of books.

Now I'm lucky if I have time to read a cook book. Thats my pleasure reading these days.

Wow, yes, I'd say you are missing something. Best things in life are small pleasures, I've learned the hard way that you have to make time for yourself to de-stress or it will come down on you eventually like a hammer.

Cook books are not a bad thing though, though for recipes, I keep mine on the net..

And to think when I was a teen I was either at the local munisiple pool working on my diving tecniques or curled up in bed with a trashy romance or a Steven king type horror novel. (If I wasn't performing with my band at the local roller rink)

I usually am reading now one of the five volume set of a great collection of recipes.

I was sent a book that I've yet to start, from a friend...The time travelors wife....

When I can find a way to set aside personal time with 2 active teens who are involved with so many activities...I'll get around to reading again...

But Patty? You are SOOOO right. I do need to take more time for me...but at this juncture with the kids it needs to be in bits and pieces. The are at the stage where they need a balance between control and guidance, freedom and restraint.

They are great kids I have no real complaints...but they still need a special sort of parental intervention to keep them on the right path, because they can teeter so easily and are still so very easily swayed by peer pressures.

I admire you Pepp. We are alot alike in some ways. Single Mom's doing our damndest to do our best.

Thanks for being you hun.

edit to add: Helen dear I'm still waiting on that Chicken recipe you promised me. I cant recall witch one it was any more...and I don't have the time to go back threw the old message board to find it.

your memory is better than mine, do you recall what one it was?

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I was sent a book that I've yet to start, from a friend...The time travelors wife....

I LOVED this book Redd. It was such an amazing read and the kind of book where you just get caught up in the story of it all (well, I did anyway!). That's my favourite kind of book!

Tia - Have you ever read any Tom Holt? If not, try The Portable Door. Not fantasy like Terry Pratchett, but a comedy about a regular guy who starts his first job in a firm where lots of strange things happen. I'd recommend it!!

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Reply #19 - Jul 26^th, 2008 at 9:05am

For unabashed, naughty, witty, laugh-out-loud funny, chik lit . . . . Jennifer Crusie does it the best.

Start out with Fast Women, or Welcome to Temptation, and move on to Faking It and Tell Me Lies. I've read them all multiple times and I cry laughing every time.

Susan Elizabeth Phillips is good too, especially Breathing Room.

I find real life hands me enough for contemplation and reflection. Lately when I read I want it to be funny and mindless.

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Reply #23 - Jul 28^th, 2008 at 8:44am

I picked this one up a couple of weeks ago because I couldn't resist the title " There's a (slight) chance I might be going to Hell" by Laurie Notaro. It's light summer reading and the main charactor reminds me of Bridgette Jones.

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Peppermint wrote on Jul 24^th, 2008 at 10:52am:

Sort of like the boob tube, without the tube.

So, sort of like the boob.

Yep, that would fit the category of chick lit. Wink

Har, har, hardy, har, har!!! Tongue

Em wrote on Jul 28^th, 2008 at 7:45am:

Another excellent one which I stumbled upon on my book shelf is The Girls by Lori Lansen about siamese twins.

I'd be happy to send it to you if you wanted to read it!

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Siamese twins.. hmm.. that must be quite a story!!

Hey Kris, I just loOooove Bridget Jones stories.. she's a trippy twit.. wish there was more of it. I'll have to check that Notaro book out.. thanks!!

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