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07.18.08, 19:53 PM General Topics
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Is book mom here. Need paperbacks I can take to beach. Really great writing is key. Any genre. My favorite authors these days are John O'Hara and Dorothy West. [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
General Topics 07.18.08, 07:53 PM Flag
 

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not book mom, but I just finished water for elephants. Pretty good. Def an easy read, beach friendly book [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.18.08, 08:00 PM Flag
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Valley of the Dolls, Jacqueline Susann [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.18.08, 08:06 PM Flag
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Haha, that's a good idea. I'm old enough to have read it when it came out. Fun! [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.18.08, 08:07 PM Flag
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How about The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck? If you like absurdist lit and want a good laugh, how about A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole - loved it! [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.18.08, 08:09 PM Flag
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np Good earth is one of my very fave books of all time. Good reco! [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.18.08, 08:12 PM Flag
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One of my favorites too! I'm a pretty avid reader (when I have the time) and have a list of novels I'd like to read but I don't have anything by O'Hara or West on my list. Can you suggest a novel or two by each of them or any other author you like? Oh, another really great novel (but two long for the beach) is The Way the Crow Flies by Ann-Marie MacDonald. It made me want to jump in the book and help the characters out at times and also made me so thankful that I wasn't in their situations at other times - great book but quite disturbing! [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.18.08, 08:20 PM Flag
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Appointment in Samarra is John O'Hara's greatest book. I just finished 10 North Frederick, and liked that too. For Dorothy West, start with The Wedding, her masterpiece, edited and brought to the market by Jackie Onassis. She also has books of short stories which are really really good. They tell about life from the viewpoint of an upscale African American woman. Fascinating. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.18.08, 08:23 PM Flag
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Thanks! Happy beach reading! [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.18.08, 08:33 PM Flag
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mERGER'S AND aCQUISTIONS - GREAT NOVEL. FUNNY. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.18.08, 08:33 PM Flag
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