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Melody

January 19, 2011, 10:47:02 PM


Come on in, pull up in your favorite recliner or rocking chair and bring your latest read.

Share w/ us a brief summary and your thoughts on it. 

sunlight

#1
January 19, 2011, 11:19:45 PM
:lurk:
  :attackhug: Be full of hugs!

The Purple Fuzzy

#2
January 20, 2011, 01:49:30 AM
I really enjoyed the Dee Henderson books.  They are Christian fiction with mystery and a touch of romance, but not mushy.

Danger in the Shadows
The Negotiator
The Guardian

There may be more.  I haven't read much lately.  I need to pick it up again now that I finally got some real glasses. ;)

iridiscente

#3
January 20, 2011, 02:33:54 AM
* iridiscente is lurking

upcchris

#4
January 20, 2011, 03:00:48 AM
 :addnothing: for now
Television is proof the people will look at anything rather than eachother

Life would be so much easier without hormones

Of all God's creations, humans are the only ones with enough imagination to be bored

Humans are fallible, and they unreasonably expect everyone else not to be

Tina~Chris

Roscoe

#5
January 20, 2011, 04:09:57 AM
Quote from: The Purple Fuzzy on January 20, 2011, 01:49:30 AM
I really enjoyed the Dee Henderson books.  They are Christian fiction with mystery and a touch of romance, but not mushy.

Danger in the Shadows
The Negotiator
The Guardian

There may be more.  I haven't read much lately.  I need to pick it up again now that I finally got some real glasses. ;)
Thanks, PF! I've been trying to remember who wrote these.... I read one a while back and loved it, but couldn't remember who wrote it to look for it.

:cophat:
Potstirrer and snoop extraordinaire   "I have friends in overalls whose friendship I would not swap for the favor of the kings of the world."- Thomas Edison

MelodyB

#6
January 20, 2011, 04:11:02 AM
:lurk:
Have you slapped that one dude from Indiana with a pie in the face today?
 

sunlight

#7
January 20, 2011, 06:01:09 AM
Quote from: five-oh on January 20, 2011, 04:09:57 AM
Quote from: The Purple Fuzzy on January 20, 2011, 01:49:30 AM
I really enjoyed the Dee Henderson books.  They are Christian fiction with mystery and a touch of romance, but not mushy.

Danger in the Shadows
The Negotiator
The Guardian

There may be more.  I haven't read much lately.  I need to pick it up again now that I finally got some real glasses. ;)
Thanks, PF! I've been trying to remember who wrote these.... I read one a while back and loved it, but couldn't remember who wrote it to look for it.

:cophat:
I think there are like 7 in this series.... and I love them all! Dee Henderson does a very good job of researching and writing her books in relation to real life. She wrote one of them about a nurse... and it was quite accurate.

another series by a different author i cant remember at this moment? Sullivan? or was that the character in the book? lol!:

Healing Waters
Healing Stones
Healing Sands

Sands and stones were my favorite... water was hard to read for me, but made me think the most...
  :attackhug: Be full of hugs!

YooperYankDude

#8
January 20, 2011, 06:29:43 AM
Quote from: upcchris on January 20, 2011, 03:00:48 AM
:addnothing: for now
Quote from: iridiscente on January 20, 2011, 02:33:54 AM
* iridiscente is lurking

Haha... I had a feeling at least these two would for sure be in here...! LOL, One is a teacher... the other a professional book-worm...   :P

Books... books... too many books!

I love Gilbert Morris, and have read two of his books in the last 3 weeks. Yes, I skipped Alcorn to read Morris...  :P   Reading historical fiction set  in England centering about the time when William Tyndale began translating the Latin Bible into English was more interesting to me, than what appeared to be a mystery...! The two books (it is a set of three, but the third has not been released yet!) are part of the Winslow Breed Novel set... and predates his "House of Winslow" novels... and deals a lot with the Monarchs of England as well, and the many issues that took place.

Ohh, and as with most Morris novels, there is a some romance... and yes, make jokes if you like... But I enjoy a good romance!

Morris does an amazing job of taking me to the time and place he is writing of, and making me feel as though I actually know the characters I am reading about... as REAL people. Of course... I think I still might have an overactive imagination! LOL, Which is one of the reasons I avoid books that appear as thrillers / suspense filled novels!

I must say... I loved them... they are 300 pages each, and was a simple 3-4 hour read...  :)

Probably more books to rave and review on... but not tonight... Got another Morris book to start! LOL

MelodyB

#9
January 20, 2011, 06:39:33 AM
:demand: Start the Alcorn books!! :demand:
Have you slapped that one dude from Indiana with a pie in the face today?
 

upcchris

#10
January 20, 2011, 12:04:24 PM
 :P :P@ Yoop

this will probably come up at some point, so I may as well get it out of the way: Who has read books written by Jane Austen...I don't mean watched the film adaptations, (and I don't mean the zombie/vampire/sea monster adaptations) I mean actually read the books?

Despite working in a library, its sometimes hard to find a decent fiction book to read. I can definitely recommend Scott Westerfield as an author, albiet secular. My taste runs to the Sci/Fi...so unless you like that genre..my advice will probably not be altogether helpful.

I can also definitely recommend L.M. Montgomery, C.S. Lewis (of course), Lewis Carrol, L. Frank Baum, Louisa May Alcott, Laura Ingalls Wilder

I have yet to find others on board who enjoy books by Terry Pratchett

Television is proof the people will look at anything rather than eachother

Life would be so much easier without hormones

Of all God's creations, humans are the only ones with enough imagination to be bored

Humans are fallible, and they unreasonably expect everyone else not to be

Tina~Chris

Geri

#11
January 20, 2011, 05:19:50 PM
I second the Scott Westerfield recomendation. I LOVE his books. Uglies, Pretties, Specials, Extras.....really good "series".

iridiscente

#12
January 23, 2011, 01:06:38 AM
Jane Austen is a definite favorite!

Roxie

#13
January 23, 2011, 05:13:23 AM
I am currently reading Dee Henderson's O'Malley Series.  Almost finished with book 3 - The Truth Seeker. It is really good. :)

Some people make things happen, some watch while things happen, and some wonder \"What happened?\"

Which type of person are you?

sunlight

#14
January 23, 2011, 05:17:08 AM
Quote from: Roxie on January 23, 2011, 05:13:23 AM
I am currently reading Dee Henderson's O'Malley Series.  Almost finished with book 3 - The Truth Seeker. It is really good. :)


I totally love that series!
  :attackhug: Be full of hugs!

iridiscente

#15
January 23, 2011, 09:14:29 PM
One of the best books I ever read and use what I learned every day is: "To Train Up a Child" by Michael Pearl.

YooperYankDude

#16
January 24, 2011, 04:14:02 AM
Quote from: iridiscente on January 23, 2011, 09:14:29 PM
One of the best books I ever read and use what I learned every day is: "To Train Up a Child" by Michael Pearl.

:like:  :)

Heather

#17
January 28, 2011, 01:10:24 AM
I'm currently reading a book called 'The Know-It-All' by AJ Jacobs. It's about the authors quest to read the entire Encyclopedia Britannica. He also wrote 'A Year of Living Biblically' but I haven't read that one yet.
Keep it simple. Just love Jesus. -Sister Ali

Melody

#18
January 30, 2011, 03:05:13 AM
ok, I'm going to do it.  I want to order the first non-fiction book to read in about.. hmm.. 10 yrs.

All this talk about Alcorn.. Which one should I start with and may I assume they use discretion in the mysteries they solve?

MelodyB

#19
January 30, 2011, 01:44:39 PM
The Alcorn books are amazing. I've read them all at least 4 times in the last 3 years. I think I'm ready to start back over and do it again. Lol

Start with DEADLINE.
Have you slapped that one dude from Indiana with a pie in the face today?
 

Melody

#20
January 31, 2011, 02:27:07 AM
awesome. Amazon has it for $7. ☺  Wait, is it too new to be at the library?

MelodyB

#21
January 31, 2011, 03:00:00 AM
No. Thomas got all three of the Alcorn books from the library.

BUT HE HASN'T READ THEM!!! :pound:

Ok, I'm better now.
Have you slapped that one dude from Indiana with a pie in the face today?
 

SippinTea

#22
January 31, 2011, 03:52:33 AM
Mel's right - The trilogy starts with Deadline. Then Dominion, then Deception. I also highly recommend his book Safely Home. It's about persecution in China, among other things. But you really can't go wrong with Alcorn. Everything he's written is fabulous - both fiction and non-fiction. And I don't just say that about authors I enjoy. ;-) You work in a christian bookstore as long as I did, and you get REALLY picky. *lol*

If you think you'll want to read the whole trilogy, sometimes you can get really good discounts for the boxed set from his website.

:beret:
"Going somewhere means leaving somewhere. Choosing something means choosing against other things. Gaining something means losing something else. And between the old and new--the 'was' and the 'not yet'--there exists only one thing: a very frightening journey called faith."
--taken from the book Coming Up For Air

YooperYankDude

#23
January 31, 2011, 06:29:42 AM
Quote from: MelodyB on January 31, 2011, 03:00:00 AM
No. Thomas got all three of the Alcorn books from the library.

BUT HE HASN'T READ THEM!!! :pound:

Ok, I'm better now.

I'm Trying to... I really am... I just need to find where I stashed the first one... LOL!

Roscoe

#24
January 31, 2011, 12:38:36 PM
Quote from: YooperYankDude on January 31, 2011, 06:29:42 AM
Quote from: MelodyB on January 31, 2011, 03:00:00 AM
No. Thomas got all three of the Alcorn books from the library.

BUT HE HASN'T READ THEM!!! :pound:

Ok, I'm better now.

I'm Trying to... I really am... I just need to find where I stashed the first one... LOL!
Boy, the late charges are gonna be killer on those if you can't find them. :biglaugh:
Potstirrer and snoop extraordinaire   "I have friends in overalls whose friendship I would not swap for the favor of the kings of the world."- Thomas Edison
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