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Expendable
Explorer woman gets sent to planet where everyone who is sent there disappears. Some good dialog, story seems lacking somehow, but I will read the sequel!
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12/2011
Lessons In Chemistry
A wonderful book about a woman chemist who ends up doing a cooking show.
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When it came to equality, 1952 was a real disappointment.Quote:
"...take it up, POWER TWENTY YOU MOTHERFUCKER!" he screamed. "RIGHT NOW!"Quote:
It is not a dead puppy," The mother said sternly. "It is a very happy puppy, and it is eating a bowl of ice cream.Quote:
"Well, a family tree sounds like a lot of fun."
"That's debatable."
"Debatable?"
"It means arguable," Mad said.
"So it does," he said, surprised. "Do you mind me asking? How old are you?"
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11/2024
The Eternal Spring Of Mr. Ito
Sara, who has been relocated from England to Canada during WWII, is given a bonsai by Mr. Ito, their Japanese gardener.
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2/2004
A Rag, A Bone And A Hank Of Hair
Lovejoy restores a gentlemen to his rightfull inheritance and exacts revenge on the bad guy.
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5/2003
Possessions Of A Lady
A Lovejoy mystery. Another narking confusing bloody mystery! Yer daft cow, why not include a list of characters, eh? Love these books, loved the TV series too!
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2/1999
Ten Word Game
Lovejoy finds himself shanghaied, more or less, onto a cruise ship heading to St. Petersburg. A bit confusing in parts, but lovely language and interesting antiques keeps the interest up.
Words I Had To Look Up:
Belle's serdab (pg. 161) -- A secret chamber in an ancient Eygptian tomb. In this case, Belle's garden shed love nest.
camarilla (pg. 216) -- A group of secret or confidential advisers.
elide (pg. 247) -- To omit or slur over.
parilka (pg. 261) -- A Russian steam room or sauna, with a cold plunge pool, part of a banya.
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7/2010
The Grace In Older Women
Antiques dealer Lovejoy gets involved the Cause's fundraiser.
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9/1998
The Great California Game
Lovejoy ends up in New York after his Hong Kong adventure. Then on to California. He seems a bit bedazzled by American food and slang.
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1/2011
Mr. Commitment
Duffy is a late twenties Brit dealing with a relationship. Very good, funny.
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8/2001
Fore-Play!
Bill goes golfing.
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8/2001
The Big Five-Oh!
Geist's take on turning fifty. Some funny, a few poignant, some boring, some cursing involved here.
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7/2001
Tuesdays At The Castle
Princess Celie lives with her family in a castle that seems almost alive, adding rooms to itself at a whim, or maybe to a purpose. Very enjoyable adventure!
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8/2014
The Chronicles Of Blarnia
"Hither come and suck a pipe, Turn thy brain to cheese and tripe!" Whoops, wrong book. I borrowed the book from someone who had purchased it for a particular reason, but it turned out they did not need it for that reason, but I wanted to read it. It was no Bored Of The Rings, but it was OK.
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1/2018
Charms For The Easy Life
Story of three women in North Carolina before and during WWII. One of the best books I've ever read.
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7/2016
Idoru
Fourteen-year-old Chia goes to Japan to find out the truth about her idol, the singer Rez, who plans to marry a cyber person. Interesting story. .
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3/2003
Neuromancer
Cyberpunk Case meets enhanced chick Molly, attached A.I. computer on corporate space station. Very cool!
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1/2006
A Tale Dark & Grimm
OMG, I bought this for my little niece, who was perfectly normal, and now she is scared of the dark, and what's under the bed, and books. It's all YOUR fault, Mr. Gidwitz!!
Not really. I enjoyed this very much!
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10/2012
The Inquisitor's Tale
A Canterbury Tale's sort of thing, I think, not that I've read that. It kept my interest, with an especially good ending. A couple of the characters don't seem to act like their Wikipedia articles, but a good story none the less. And very attractively packaged, too.
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12/2016
Pictures Of Hollis Woods
Hollis tends to run away from foster homes. Hard to read the last two chapters with my eyes so wet.
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11/2007
The Joy Of Geocaching
Co-author Dana Gillin. This husband and wife team of geocachers have written a very enjoyable guide to the game. Game?? It's no game, sir!
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2/2013
20 books displayed
[Gabaldon - Gardner] [Gardner - Gillin] [Gilman - Gores] [Gores - Granger] [Granger - Greenlaw] [Greenleaf - Grimes] [Grimes - Grisham] [Grisham - Gutman]