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FR Book Club: What's on your Summer Reading List?
June 17, 2005

Posted on 06/17/2005 10:47:19 AM PDT by Tanniker Smith

The Free Republic Book Club is an informal gathering of readers and lovers of all genre of books, which meets on an irregular basis (whenever I remember to post and have a copy of the ping list available.)

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Today's topic: what's on your summer reading list? Whether you are going on vacation, sitting on the beach or just hanging out on your front porch, there's usually a good novel nearby. Any particular plans or will it be a more serendipitous approach?


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I imagine that many of us have the new Harry Potter book on their list, even if they don't have a copy reserved or pre-purchased yet.

As for me, picking up a DVD of "The War of the Worlds" is giving me the desire to give Wells another go (I've never made it through any of his books). And while I'm at it, I going to try some Jules Verne.

Currently, I'm reading 3001: The Final Odyssey, a not-for-sale readers' proof edition that I won at a charity book raffle. (There are some other books in that pile waiting to be read. I just finished a 50th anniversary Peanuts collection.)

On the nonfiction front: I finished Mark Levin's book, Men in Black and I'' probably head for the library soon to reserve a few other conservative books.

What are you looking forward to? Discuss.

TS

1 posted on 06/17/2005 10:47:20 AM PDT by Tanniker Smith
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book club ping


2 posted on 06/17/2005 10:48:27 AM PDT by Tanniker Smith (I didn't know she was a liberal when I married her.)
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Fahrenheit 351, The Koran Edition......
3 posted on 06/17/2005 10:48:59 AM PDT by Red Badger (The Army makes the world safe for democracy. The Marines make the world safe for the Army.....)
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For Us, The Living by Robert A. Heinlein
4 posted on 06/17/2005 10:49:48 AM PDT by Perdogg (Cheney for President - 2008)
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Reading This right now:


5 posted on 06/17/2005 10:50:02 AM PDT by So Cal Rocket (Proud Member: Internet Pajama Wearers for Truth)
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I read The Kite Runner and it was excellent. Not too political IMHO. I am now reading The Devil in the White City--true story that reads like fiction.


6 posted on 06/17/2005 10:50:29 AM PDT by babaloo
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Took the Kite Runner and Middlesex to the beach house last week. Very engaging.


8 posted on 06/17/2005 10:50:50 AM PDT by meowmeow (Gardeners for Global Warming)
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I've been reading a lot from the U.S. Army's recommended reading list. The books are great so far -- whoever compiled this list has done a great job. I can recommend these books to anyone.

http://www.army.mil/cmh/reference/CSAList/CSAList.htm

9 posted on 06/17/2005 10:51:00 AM PDT by 68skylark
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Anything WBTS-related


10 posted on 06/17/2005 10:51:10 AM PDT by stainlessbanner
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I just bought that myself. It's in the pile to read.

I'm reading "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" in anticipation of the movie coming out in December.


11 posted on 06/17/2005 10:51:14 AM PDT by iceskater ("Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind." - Kipling)
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I just read this:

I laughed OUT LOUD all the way through it.

12 posted on 06/17/2005 10:51:25 AM PDT by Howlin
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Techniques of Crime Scene Investigations 7th Edition and Criminal Interrogation and Confessions 4th Edition. Woo hoo!


13 posted on 06/17/2005 10:52:23 AM PDT by Horatio Gates
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I Finished reading Peter the Great a couple weeks ago, and now I am reading 1984, by George Orwell. Very wierd book. Next I am reading Monster by Frank Peretti.


14 posted on 06/17/2005 10:52:44 AM PDT by Lemondropkid31 (If we do not pray for our leaders, we cannot expect them to do what is right.)
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I am reading this now. -and add me to your list.


15 posted on 06/17/2005 10:52:47 AM PDT by tioga
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I was thinking of picking up Zell Millers new book "A deficit of decency". What is it about exactly?

His first book (a national party no more) actually convinced me to stop voting Democrat. It just summed up all of the problems I had with "The Party" and its direction.


16 posted on 06/17/2005 10:52:48 AM PDT by Betaille
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I am reading nothing but Free Republic this summer. I just completed my first year of nursing school (last day today!!), and it seemed like I had my nose in a book 24/7. Everyone have a great summer. I'm off to Florida tonight for a week.


17 posted on 06/17/2005 10:52:57 AM PDT by Siouxz ( Freepers are the best!!!)
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have you read her bounty hunter series.....the newest one comes out this summer. I love her comedic writing and I laugh out loud while reading...


18 posted on 06/17/2005 10:53:41 AM PDT by tioga
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Michael Connely's new book in the Harry Bosch LA Detective series: The Closers
19 posted on 06/17/2005 10:53:42 AM PDT by BullDog108 ("Conservatives believe in God. Liberals think they are God." ---Ann Coulter)
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I'm reading Steinbeck's "Travels with Charley". It's awesome!


20 posted on 06/17/2005 10:53:43 AM PDT by stylecouncilor
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