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Wed Aug 10, 2011 4:14 pm  |
| ShastaGirl wrote: |
| I highly recommend the Hunger Games trilogy. The book jacket descriptions don't do them justice. I'm almost finished with the second one and it is very good. |
Thanks! I found a link to read it online free!
http://www.onread.com/reader/191136/ |
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Wed Aug 10, 2011 6:53 pm |
The Hunger Games trilogy is awesome! My daughter and I could not put them down.
I think the movie version of the first book will be out Spring 2012. |
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Sat Aug 27, 2011 6:45 pm |
I'm reading Healthy Sexy Happy by Nancy Deville; I finally got the book in the mail. A good book from what I've read so far; Nancy has an easy to read engaging writing style and really knows her subject. I disagree with her about meal frequency; there is no proof that man has historically eaten 3 meals a day. That is just ridiculous but it is what she believes. Of course eating a balanced diet of "real whole living foods" is important, but there is no reason one has to eat these foods in small little rationed out meals all day day in and day out.
Her chapter on BHRT is as good or better than any of Suzanne Somers' books. She rightly points out that there is nothing unnatural about replacing hormones; for some of us it seems to make the difference in being a normal person or not.  |
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Sat Aug 27, 2011 6:58 pm |
| gretchen wrote: |
| She rightly points out that there is nothing unnatural about replacing hormones; for some of us it seems to make the difference in being a normal person or not. |
Just interested in that statement. I can't see how replacing hormones can be "natural" - except by eating estrogen rich foods. Surely, menopause is a "natural" biological process which we are "messing around with" by the use of modern technology.
BTW, I'm not against hormone replacement - I take it myself. Just interested how it can be considered natural. |
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Sat Aug 27, 2011 6:59 pm |
| kims wrote: |
The Hunger Games trilogy is awesome! My daughter and I could not put them down.
I think the movie version of the first book will be out Spring 2012. |
My kids' high school has this as the assigned book for all grades this summer. They also recommended that family members read it too so I am reading it now. Very exciting so far! |
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Sat Aug 27, 2011 8:54 pm |
| Keliu wrote: |
| gretchen wrote: |
| She rightly points out that there is nothing unnatural about replacing hormones; for some of us it seems to make the difference in being a normal person or not. |
Just interested in that statement. I can't see how replacing hormones can be "natural" - except by eating estrogen rich foods. Surely, menopause is a "natural" biological process which we are "messing around with" by the use of modern technology.
BTW, I'm not against hormone replacement - I take it myself. Just interested how it can be considered natural. |
Nancy points out that there are many medical procedures that everyone gets on board for that aren't necessarily "natural"; ie, open heart or brain surgery, colostomy bags, chemo, using insulin, etc. All of these of course are "standard of care".
I wonder why not being able to sleep at night is considered natural. Other than the fact that "tolerating" menopause as a "natural phase" of life is deeply entrenched culturally due to unrelenting sexism as something women have to suffer through and is therefore a "natural" part of life. Personally I consider sleeping natural |
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Sat Aug 27, 2011 11:56 pm |
| gretchen wrote: |
Nancy points out that there are many medical procedures that everyone gets on board for that aren't necessarily "natural"; ie, open heart or brain surgery, colostomy bags, chemo, using insulin, etc. All of these of course are "standard of care".
I wonder why not being able to sleep at night is considered natural. Other than the fact that "tolerating" menopause as a "natural phase" of life is deeply entrenched culturally due to unrelenting sexism as something women have to suffer through and is therefore a "natural" part of life. Personally I consider sleeping natural |
I'm not buying into that reasoning. Surely puberty is the onset of the body's child bearing years and menopause is the end - both can be a pain to go through. And as for women's suffering - nothing can be worse than the menstrual cycle IMO.
However, I'm certainly all for treating any unpleasant symptoms and making life as happy as possible. |
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Sat Aug 27, 2011 11:56 pm |
Sorry! Double post. So I'll make one more point:
Saying that hormone replacement is natural is like saying that IVF is a natural way to conceive. |
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Sun Aug 28, 2011 9:31 am |
| brenpatsa wrote: |
| kims wrote: |
The Hunger Games trilogy is awesome! My daughter and I could not put them down.
I think the movie version of the first book will be out Spring 2012. |
My kids' high school has this as the assigned book for all grades this summer. They also recommended that family members read it too so I am reading it now. Very exciting so far! |
Once you read the first ones, you'll defintely be clamoring for the rest! They are a great read and somewhat alarming if the world as we know it would ever cease to exist. The "government" in the series mirrors Stalin's philosophy on how to control people: keep them hungry and frightened! |
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Sat Sep 24, 2011 12:26 pm |
| I am reading "Fall of Giants" by Ken Follet. |
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Sat Sep 24, 2011 7:50 pm |
| "Shanghai Girls" by Lisa See is a very good read and you learn about China as well. |
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Tue Oct 04, 2011 6:33 pm |
I started to read "Madam Bovary" and I really tried to read the whole book but it was a real drag!
I stopped and started to read "The Help" today. What a big difference between the two books. This one is more enjoyable to read. |
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Wed Oct 05, 2011 5:00 am |
Just wanted to pop by and recommend G R Martin's "Songs of Fire and Ice" series. I became interested in them after watching the TV adaptation of "Game of Thrones" and am currently devouring the 3rd of the 5 books.
If you enjoyed the TV series, then you're going to absolutely love the book version! |
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Thu Oct 06, 2011 2:49 pm |
Skincare, since I can't seem to find the time to sit and read a book, I've fallen in love with audible.com and The Help was the first book I listened to. LOVED IT! The actors/narrators were so good, you felt like you were watching a movie.
My next set of books I downloaded onto my Audible App were the Millennium Trilogy and I didn't think I would ever get through the first few pages of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. The start was so slow and the author goes into such details describing everything that you start to get a bout of ADD. LOL But boy when it picks up, what a ride! The second in the series The Girl who Played with Fire was so exciting that I would forget to get out of the car when I got home coz I didn't want to make a sound and have to rewind it coz I missed something. Third book started off slow with so many new people that you found yourself feeling like deja vu of the first book, but then just like book one it picked up and was a blast. I highly recommend the "unabridged" versions. I downloaded the abridged to see if it'd be better and with less of the long-winded details...but nah! The reader wasn't as good as the one in the unabridged, and I found my attention drifting away and then not knowing who was supposed to be speaking because they all sounded the same.
Anyone else into Audio Books? Any good recommendations? (The Harry Potter series is fantastic on audio, BTW, for anyone who hasn't read it and is considering it. Jim Dale is my all-time favorite reader/narrator.) |
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Fri Oct 07, 2011 5:00 pm |
| Nonie aka AD wrote: |
Skincare, since I can't seem to find the time to sit and read a book, I've fallen in love with audible.com and The Help was the first book I listened to. LOVED IT! The actors/narrators were so good, you felt like you were watching a movie.
My next set of books I downloaded onto my Audible App were the Millennium Trilogy and I didn't think I would ever get through the first few pages of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. The start was so slow and the author goes into such details describing everything that you start to get a bout of ADD. LOL But boy when it picks up, what a ride! The second in the series The Girl who Played with Fire was so exciting that I would forget to get out of the car when I got home coz I didn't want to make a sound and have to rewind it coz I missed something. Third book started off slow with so many new people that you found yourself feeling like deja vu of the first book, but then just like book one it picked up and was a blast. I highly recommend the "unabridged" versions. I downloaded the abridged to see if it'd be better and with less of the long-winded details...but nah! The reader wasn't as good as the one in the unabridged, and I found my attention drifting away and then not knowing who was supposed to be speaking because they all sounded the same.
Anyone else into Audio Books? Any good recommendations? (The Harry Potter series is fantastic on audio, BTW, for anyone who hasn't read it and is considering it. Jim Dale is my all-time favorite reader/narrator.) |
I am still reading "The Help" book and I am really enjoying it. I don't think I can do Audio books because I need some quite time from living in the city. I have used it once and I didn't like the gentleman's voice and didn't finish it. |
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Wed Oct 12, 2011 7:04 am |
Have you read Bridget Joneses Diary? I loved it, I'm not a big fan of reading unless it's written in a journal style or it's a magazine 
I also love Joan Collins she has some great books out. |
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Tue Jan 24, 2012 9:15 pm |
| I am reading "The Jefferson's Key" |
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Thu Apr 26, 2012 3:18 pm |
| The Hunger Games by Suzzane Collins. |
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Wed Jul 04, 2012 4:05 am |
| 50 Shades of Grey, book #1 & 2 |
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Wed Jul 04, 2012 7:45 am |
The Hunger Games Trilogy and the Fifty Shades Trilogy were pretty fast reads. I like the Hunger Games more. Fifty Shades was just a novelty, quench-the-curiosity read for me, fun and quick, what the heck.
My new fave though is Gone Girl, by Gillian Flynn. I am not normally a murder mystery fan but this was a great page turner. I am a fast reader so I sat down and read the whole thing last night, just could not put it down! Passing it on to my DIL. Loved it! |
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Wed Jul 04, 2012 12:12 pm |
| AnnieR wrote: |
The Hunger Games Trilogy and the Fifty Shades Trilogy were pretty fast reads. I like the Hunger Games more. Fifty Shades was just a novelty, quench-the-curiosity read for me, fun and quick, what the heck.
My new fave though is Gone Girl, by Gillian Flynn. I am not normally a murder mystery fan but this was a great page turner. I am a fast reader so I sat down and read the whole thing last night, just could not put it down! Passing it on to my DIL. Loved it! |
I just started Gone Girl, about 35 pages into it. Liking it alot. Have heard very good reviews on it.
If you liked the Hunger Games, try Divergent. It'll be a trilogy also, but the third one is not out yet. |
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Wed Jul 04, 2012 6:29 pm |
| ShastaGirl wrote: |
| AnnieR wrote: |
The Hunger Games Trilogy and the Fifty Shades Trilogy were pretty fast reads. I like the Hunger Games more. Fifty Shades was just a novelty, quench-the-curiosity read for me, fun and quick, what the heck.
My new fave though is Gone Girl, by Gillian Flynn. I am not normally a murder mystery fan but this was a great page turner. I am a fast reader so I sat down and read the whole thing last night, just could not put it down! Passing it on to my DIL. Loved it! |
I just started Gone Girl, about 35 pages into it. Liking it alot. Have heard very good reviews on it.
If you liked the Hunger Games, try Divergent. It'll be a trilogy also, but the third one is not out yet. |
I liked The Hunger Games trilogy, but I found it is mostly for young adults. I enjoyed reading it, but I need change and 50 Shades of Grey did not fill in that need.  |
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Thu Jul 05, 2012 8:23 am |
I will have to try that, not heard of it.
I ordered Dark Places, also by Gillian Flynn. The reviews of that one looked really good as well.
Yes, I thought the Hunger Games was more for younger readers but it was an interesting read.
I am a huge fan of Diana Gabaldon, love all of the Outlander series. Very detailed and intense books filled with vivid descriptions and the Scottish Highlands (sigh). I have read and re-read them so many times! Can't wait for the next installement out next year! |
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Sun Jul 15, 2012 7:15 am |
I just finsished reading Book #3 of 50 Shades of Grey.
Now, I am reading Finding Karla: How I Tracked Down an Elusive Serial Child Killer and Discovered a Mother of Three by Paula Todd. |
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Tue Jul 17, 2012 3:50 pm |
| Skincare wrote: |
I started to read "Madam Bovary" and I really tried to read the whole book but it was a real drag!
I stopped and started to read "The Help" today. What a big difference between the two books. This one is more enjoyable to read. |
I cried like a baby in that movie!!! its great |
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