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| Aiheet | | viestiä | Viimeinen viesti | | | 75 Books Challenge for 2008 : blackdogbooks year 2008 | | 154 | blackdogbooks, Eilen 10:12pm |  |
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| List Five Books Parlour Game : Tinker, Tailor... | | 33 | CD1am, elokuu 26 | |
| 50 Book Challenge : Differentbeat's 100 Book/30,000 Page Challenge 2008 | | 48 | differentbeat, kesäkuu 15 | |
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| 50 Book Challenge : Elise's 50 Books | | 42 | ejd0626, elokuu 23 |
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| What Are You Reading Now? : Book Roots! How we come to have the books we read! | | 83 | bell7, elokuu 12 |
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| What Are You Reading Now? : What books are next on your reading list? Part 2 | | 103 | retropelocin, heinäkuu 18 |
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| The Green Dragon : Tell us what you are reading now, part III | | 394 | WillSteed, helmikuu 14 |
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| Uinuva: Book talk : Your First Book of 2008 | | 100 | blissfulwitch, tammikuu 26 |
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| Uinuva: Book talk : Your Last 2007 Book | | 47 | Fourpawz2, tammikuu 3 |
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| Uinuva: List Five Books Parlour Game : We Love Shopping! | | 11 | Omrythea, kesäkuu 2007 |
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The Magician's Assistant by Ann Patchett
The Valley of the Assassins by Freya Stark
The Forger by Paul Watkins
Shopgirl by Steve Martin
The Nanny Diaries by Emma McLaughlin
... Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera. The "former Yugoslavia" group read pushed this to the top of the TBR pile.
Shopgirl by Steve Martin -- I chanced upon this novella in a discount book store and it called to me. A fine read: melancholy, sweet, and a satisfying ending.
The O ... Oops, double post. ... novel.
Simple Genius by David Baldacci was a page-turner with action and espionage. Light, speedy reading.
Shopgirl by Steve Martin is a poignant love and life story.
... Steve Martin writes great novels! He seems to get straight to the heart (and neuroses) of all of his characters. Loved Shopgirl and loved this one as well!
Carlym - thanks for the kind words! ... of times and it took me a few pages to shift gears to figure out who was the narrator and what was going on.
If you have Shopgirl the book, read it first and then see the movie. If you don't have the book, go ahead and see the movie. I don't think the experience of either will affect the ... ... understand it's supposed to be a prequel to Jane Eyre (one of the my all-time favorites).
Also, what's your opinion of Shopgirl re: book vs. movie. Should I read the book first or see the movie first? The movie's been on my Blockbuster queue for ages now. ... C. Clarke
Running the Table: The story of Kid Delicious, the
Last Great American Pool Hustler by L. Jon Wertheim
Shopgirl by Steve Martin
Stark by Edward Bunker
The Anatomist: A True Story of Gray's Anatomy by Bill Hayes
The Blade Itself by Marcus Sakey
The C ... ... I decided to continue on the trend with Steve Martin's autobiography. (I've also read his two novels, which are great: Shopgirl and The Pleasure of My Company.) This book made me smile because it confirms my impression that he's really quite a thoughtful, intellectual guy underneath all ... Hey blackdog, thanks for you review of Enduring Love and Shopgirl. They have definitely gotten a move up in the TBR pile. I absolutely love Daniel Craig who is in the movie version of Enduring Love but somehow I always get caught up in something else every time that I want to see the movie.
... ... Your Life by Gary Smalley
Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys
An Unfinished Life by Mark Spragg
Dune by Frank Herbert
Shopgirl by Steve Martin
The Fair Tax Book by Neal Boortz and John Linder
Enduring Love by Ian McEwan
Blaze by Stephen King
The Dark River by John Twelve Hawks
... 22. Shopgirl I had never seen the movie, and am a little confused what it could be about. A nice quick read, though I had this feeling it could be depressing if I were in another state of mind. hey blackdog, welcome to the 75 book challenge!
I have Enduring Love and Shopgirl in my TBR pile. What did you think of them? I really enjoyed Atonement and I wanted to read another of Mcewan's books and a friend said he really liked Enduring Love, so I am thinking of giving it a read ... ... Your Life by Gary Smalley
Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys
An Unfinished Life by Mark Spragg
Dune by Frank Herbert
Shopgirl by Steve Martin
The Fair Tax Book by Neal Boortz and John Linder
Enduring Love by Ian McEwan
Blaze by Stephen King
The Dark River by John Twelve Hawks
Cl ... ... Not going to say more, cause I do not want to spoil, but those who read it probably know what I'm talking about.
11. Shopgirl by Steve Martin
I did not like this... at all. It started off nice but became extremely boring after a few chapters.
12. On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan
Short ... Naked - Sedaris
Goat - Land
Beloved - Morrison
Texasville - McMurtry
Boomsday - Buckley
Shopgirl - Martin ... Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
2. Un oeil bleu pâle by Louis Bayard
3. L'Élégance du hérisson by Muriel Barbery
4. Shopgirl by Steve Martin
5. L'âme de la France by Max Gallo
6. Getting things done by David Allen 10. Shopgirl by Steve Martin.
Hilarious & cute & pretty much perfect. I just finished Shopgirl. Absolutely loved it. My last two books will be Shopgirl & A History of the Wife. Am not going out until 11, so I have time to finish! I am about 50 pages away from finishing both Shopgirl & A History of the Wife. Up next is The Kitchen God's Wife & Sex with Kings. ... Golding READ
Great (and other) American Fiction
1. East of Eden by John Steinbeck desperate reread
2. Shopgirl by Steve Martin
Book Group Reads
1. The Double Bind by Chris Bohjalian
2. Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks
3. The Omnivore's Dilemma ... ... books w/ me.
The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella
Lucky by Alice Sebold
Sex with Kings by Eleanor Herman
Shopgirl by Steve Martin
Secrets of the Tomb by Alexandra Robbins
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak ... -- I think you'll enjoy it if you get it!
Whilst reading that, I'm also listening to Steve Martin's reading of Shopgirl. It's quite good too. Watership Down
Brimstone
Shopgirl
Goldfinger
The Overnight
Save Karyn: One Shopaholic's Journey To Debt And Back by Karyn Bosnak
Shopping Cart Soldiers by John Mulligan
Shopgirl by Steve Martin
Mall by Eric Bogosian
The Shop On Blossom Street by Debbie Macomber
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