 |
|
 |
 |
|
|
Forum
-> Hobbies, Crafts, and Collections
-> Reading Room
EmesOrNT
|
 Sun, Mar 25 2012, 2:57 pm
| ValleyMom wrote: | NOT gory
NO nudity |
Exactly. Not for my hubs.
| |
|
| Back to top |
 0
 0
|
Arcy
|
Sun, Mar 25 2012, 3:00 pm
|
Duel Discovery by zecharia hofmann
| |
|
| Back to top |
0
0
|
EmesOrNT
|
Sun, Mar 25 2012, 3:07 pm
| Arcy wrote: | | Duel Discovery by zecharia hofmann |
That's the one with the story of yetzias mitzrayim, right?
The girl who translated it to English from Hebrew wrote a novel that was just released - called Tip of the Iceberg. F.H. Einhorn.
I don't know if it's good, but she's my friend so I hafta plug her book.
| |
|
| Back to top |
0
0
|
PinkFridge
|
Sun, Mar 25 2012, 4:19 pm
| emesornt wrote: | | Arcy wrote: | | Duel Discovery by zecharia hofmann |
That's the one with the story of yetzias mitzrayim, right?
The girl who translated it to English from Hebrew wrote a novel that was just released - called Tip of the Iceberg. F.H. Einhorn.
I don't know if it's good, but she's my friend so I hafta plug her book. |
Thanks for the headsup. It was an excellent translation of a beautiful story.
| |
|
| Back to top |
0
0
|
seeker
|
Sun, Mar 25 2012, 4:52 pm
| sequoia wrote: | | TzipG wrote: | | sequoia wrote: | | The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella |
I like Sophie Kinsella's other books - light, funny... but I could not get through this one.
I just read two of Khaled Husseini's books about life in Afghanistan - The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns. Amazing books - some disturbing parts, but very well-written and quite riveting. |
Really? On the contrary it was my favorite one.
"Can You Keep a Secret" was kind of gross, and the shopaholic series didn't interest me by definition. |
I'm with Sequoia on this one. I stumbled across Undomestic Goddess by accident, LOVED it, and then was totally crushed to find that I didn't like any of her other books I read. I thought I'd found my new favorite author. Not to be  Did she write ANYTHING else like Undomestic Goddess? Or did anyone else? I only read one Shopaholic book, it was torture the whole way through, not reading any more of those.
| |
|
| Back to top |
0
0
|
tsiggelle
|
Sun, Mar 25 2012, 5:30 pm
| Arcy wrote: | | Duel Discovery by zecharia hofmann |
I second that
anyone know what is the book 'tip of the iceberg' about?
| |
|
| Back to top |
0
0
|
EmesOrNT
|
Sun, Mar 25 2012, 8:04 pm
| tsiggelle wrote: | | Arcy wrote: | | Duel Discovery by zecharia hofmann |
I second that
anyone know what is the book 'tip of the iceberg' about? |
It's written in memory of the 100 yr anniversary of the Titanic. A jewish story on the Titanic.
| |
|
| Back to top |
0
0
|
tsiggelle
|
Mon, Mar 26 2012, 8:26 am
| emesornt wrote: | | tsiggelle wrote: | | Arcy wrote: | | Duel Discovery by zecharia hofmann |
I second that
anyone know what is the book 'tip of the iceberg' about? |
It's written in memory of the 100 yr anniversary of the Titanic. A jewish story on the Titanic. |
thank you
| |
|
| Back to top |
0
0
|
Raisin
|
Mon, Mar 26 2012, 9:15 am
| seeker wrote: | | sequoia wrote: | | TzipG wrote: | | sequoia wrote: | | The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella |
I like Sophie Kinsella's other books - light, funny... but I could not get through this one.
I just read two of Khaled Husseini's books about life in Afghanistan - The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns. Amazing books - some disturbing parts, but very well-written and quite riveting. |
Really? On the contrary it was my favorite one.
"Can You Keep a Secret" was kind of gross, and the shopaholic series didn't interest me by definition. |
I'm with Sequoia on this one. I stumbled across Undomestic Goddess by accident, LOVED it, and then was totally crushed to find that I didn't like any of her other books I read. I thought I'd found my new favorite author. Not to be Did she write ANYTHING else like Undomestic Goddess? Or did anyone else? I only read one Shopaholic book, it was torture the whole way through, not reading any more of those. |
I also liked the undomestic goddess best. 20s girl is not bad though. I did enjoy the shopaholic stories, it might appear superficial chick lit but the writing and humour are both superb. (they all have compeltely over the top ridiculous but hilarious predicaments and endings)
| |
|
| Back to top |
0
0
|
Kfar
|
Thu, Mar 29 2012, 11:14 pm
|
MY DD, a senior in HS, loves these series -- some better, some worse, but I thought Hunger Games was amazing. She and her friends dressed up and got tickets to the premiere -- so fun for them. Want to see it on Sunday.
| |
|
| Back to top |
0
0
|
runninglate
|
Fri, Mar 30 2012, 5:43 pm
| Arcy wrote: | | Duel Discovery by zecharia hofmann | that book is outstanding. I'd love to read some more jewish writing of that caliber. It's rare, unfortunately. Has he written any other books?
| |
|
| Back to top |
0
0
|
Becky Bloomwood
|
Fri, Mar 30 2012, 5:58 pm
You guys who don't like Shopaholic, you're all dissing me!  How can you not love Becky??
I love all of Sophie Kinsella's books. I wish there were more!
| |
|
| Back to top |
0
0
|
chocolate moose
|
Fri, Mar 30 2012, 6:17 pm
|
I haven't read anything lately that I would buy. Why not get books from the library ?
| |
|
| Back to top |
0
0
|
mommydiaries
|
Fri, Mar 30 2012, 6:43 pm
| Becky Bloomwood wrote: | You guys who don't like Shopaholic, you're all dissing me! How can you not love Becky??
I love all of Sophie Kinsella's books. I wish there were more! |
Me too! Loved them all!
| |
|
| Back to top |
0
0
|
TzipG
|
Sat, Mar 31 2012, 2:09 pm
| Kfar wrote: | | MY DD, a senior in HS, loves these series -- some better, some worse, but I thought Hunger Games was amazing. She and her friends dressed up and got tickets to the premiere -- so fun for them. Want to see it on Sunday. |
I just read the trilogy of Hunger Games books b/c I was curious why everyone's making a big deal about the movie - well, they were great!
| |
|
| Back to top |
0
0
|
catonmylap
|
Sat, Mar 31 2012, 4:44 pm
I just read 2 excellent books by Lori Lansens
the girls and Rush home Road
Phillipa Gregory- The Cousin's War series, I read just one so far.
| |
|
| Back to top |
0
0
|
cs1
|
Mon, Apr 09 2012, 10:37 pm
I bought "tip of the iceberg" very dissapointed. if the author would have added another 5 chapters, it could have been a great book. I love historic novels and was utterly disappointed by this one. If Anna is brought over, how come one of her family members cant be saved? or maybe her son looks them up and saves them?! I thought she could have done a much better job. A little unrealistic at some points. It skips over many vital parts and it could have been a bit fatter and more interesting. You dont figure out till the end where they stand. Is the couple happy? What does Esther/Estelle do?!
This is AMerica, was a lot more interesting, thought the Union & Strikes part took too much time in the book, and the "happy part" at the end of the book was 1 chapter long...but all in all was interesting reading.
| |
|
| Back to top |
0
0
|
iluvy
|
Mon, Apr 09 2012, 10:57 pm
| sequoia wrote: | | TzipG wrote: | | sequoia wrote: | | The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella |
I like Sophie Kinsella's other books - light, funny... but I could not get through this one.
I just read two of Khaled Husseini's books about life in Afghanistan - The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns. Amazing books - some disturbing parts, but very well-written and quite riveting. |
Really? On the contrary it was my favorite one.
"Can You Keep a Secret" was kind of gross, and the shopaholic series didn't interest me by definition. |
If she's so smart, why can't she read a recipe or figure out a washing machine?
| |
|
| Back to top |
0
0
|
|
Imamother may earn commission when you use our links to make a purchase.
© 2024 Imamother.com - All rights reserved
|  |
 |
|
 |
|
|
