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ahuvah
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Sun, Jul 10 2005, 12:57 pm
Anyone have any suggestions? Reading Time is a little easier in the summer
Thanks.
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queen
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Sun, Jul 10 2005, 9:08 pm
Ahuva, we need more guidance as to WHICH areas you enjoy reading??
light, heavy, intellectual, humor, jewish only, novels.........?!???????
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lucy
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Mon, Jul 11 2005, 6:24 pm
NOVEL: I haven't read this book but heard great things about it "the Bamboo Cradle" it's what I hope to actually read this summer. Lovely story of a chinese girl who was adopted by (I think or maybe a little later became) frum family. Today she is frum etc.
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queenie
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Tue, Jul 12 2005, 9:00 pm
The, "Bamboo Cradle" was written by Dr. Avraham Schwartzbaum. He is the administrator of Neve Yerushalayim Yeshiva. I have heard him speak about his experience. He didn't exactly go looking to adopt a child but you can read about that. In the process of adopting the child and trying to convert her the family became frum.
I have met the woman too. At the time the whole family was living in Israel. She is now married with children of her own.
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amother
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Tue, Jul 12 2005, 9:41 pm
What about Harry Potter and the Half Blood? Come on, who out there is a Potter fan? Tell the truth now...
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queen
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Wed, Jul 13 2005, 1:46 am
I don't mean to be cynical- but why post as amother to suggest Harry Potter?????????????????
I read the first book and loved it. The creativity was phenominal, and I found the book to be squeaky clean. Despite having enjoyed the first book, I am not pulled to read further within the series.
Curious whether the author has kept further versions as clean, despite harry growing older and reaching 'the age.'
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chavamom
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Wed, Jul 13 2005, 2:28 am
I have wondered the same thing. I believe that the author has said that there will be 'a bit' of romance for Harry in this upcoming novel.
Oh, and 'amother' - I'll own up to having read all of the prior ones and am planning on reading this one.
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hisorerus
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Wed, Jul 13 2005, 11:26 am
I also plead guilty to having read all of the books (not the new one). They are definitely not as clean as the first one, but not terrible.
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613
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Wed, Jul 13 2005, 1:15 pm
Another HP fan here. I read them all and I'm looking forward to the next. but they are getting a bit too long! I heard this one is shorter than the last.
they are pretty clean.
anyone pre-order #6? I'll wait to borrow it from someone who did (or the library)
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stem
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Mon, Jul 18 2005, 11:01 pm
I am on page 155 of the new Harry Potter! It's good, but not as good as some of the others. My favorite is #3. I keep up with the books, but never read them more than once.
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IndyMom
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Mon, Jul 18 2005, 11:43 pm
I havent had a chance to buy the new HP yet.
Here is what I read this summer and have enjoyed:
The curious incident of the dog in the nighttime
The time travelers wife
The unbearable lightness of being
the nazi officer's wife
All of Nick Hornby's books but especially About a Boy
Anyone else have good suggestions? I am running out of material and I still have a few weeks before school starts again. Never anytime to read enjoyable books once school starts.
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daisy
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Tue, Jul 19 2005, 12:30 am
IndyMom wrote: |
The time travelers wife
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I liked this book a lot, it was very different!
I tried the first HP and never got into it; however my husband has read all and is eagerly awaiting reading the latest.
I did some reading this summer, will have to think if there is anything worthwhile to recommend. I usually just read the books and forget them.
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hindyandrafi
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Wed, Jul 27 2005, 8:12 pm
I'v recently become hooked on Jodie Picoult books.. her novels arent attall trashy, they have excellent plots, and bring up interesting issues...
definately read My sisters Keeper and The Pact.
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613
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Thu, Jul 28 2005, 1:01 pm
Did anyone read the new R' Tatz book, called Letters to a Buddhist Jew?
I just started it and it's a little weird- I'm reading all these buddhist ideas. I checked the book and there are no rabbinic haskamos (approbations) at the beginning. I find that strange because his other books do have haskamos (from BIG rebbeim!).
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technic
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Thu, Jul 28 2005, 1:03 pm
I havent read the book but I HAVE heard him spk and he is amazing kyh...
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carrot
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Thu, Jul 28 2005, 1:30 pm
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The unbearable lightness of being
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I loved that book! It broadened my thinking into new dimensions.
Here are some other books that I found enjoyable and "mind-broadening" in some way:
The Dandelion Clock (fiction)
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (it's fiction, but really philosophy)
Constantine's Sword (non-fiction)
The Little Drummer Girl (fiction. warning: takes "Palestinian" perspective)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (fiction)
Anyone read any of these books?
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IndyMom
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Thu, Jul 28 2005, 11:58 pm
I started zen and art of motercycle maintainence years ago - and I guess I never finished it. I still remember the beginning about how he takes trips with his family on motorcycles. I will take your list of books to the library with me. Anyone who appreciates the unbearable lightness of being probably has the same taste in books as I do.
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Pearl
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Fri, Jul 29 2005, 3:55 am
Quote: | technic wrote: | I havent read the book but I HAVE heard him spk and he is amazing kyh... | |
ditto!!
just bought his book "living inspired" - looking forward to reading it!
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