Currently Reading (Take 2)

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

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Schulz and Peanuts by David Michaelis

brdlwyr, it's dauntingly long (I'm only about a quarter of the way through), but so far, I like it. It's one of those great novels I've always felt like I should have read.

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LIGHT FROM HEAVEN by Jan Karon.

It's another book from her Mitford series.

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I just finished The Hour I First Believed by Wally Lamb. (would not recommend) and I'm half way through The Host. (HATE!!)

Updated On: 4/1/09 at 10:06 AM

Angels and Demons - Dan Brown

I wanted to read it before I saw the film. It's a fun page-turner.

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I must recommend Silver Shoes to all you guys.

It's a fun and clever book. A must read!

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I've been meaning to get to the bookstore for that Taz.....

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Finishing up A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson, and then Revolutionary Road.

I have been looking for a new book to read. The last book was "Attack of the Theater People" by Marc Acito. "Silver Shoes" looks like it should be the next one to read and I may have to pick it up today or this weekend. Sounds really interesting and fun.

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"I'm planning on starting Was next week by Geoff Ryman. Anyone have any thoughts on it?"

I remember liking it, because it's dark, and thinking, "Okay, that's the last Wizard of Oz pomo thing we need."

Then David Lynch's biggest BS movie of all time, "Wild at Heart" literally used the Wizard of Oz for its ending and I thought, "Enough is enough."

Then Tony Kushner had Prior Walter do the "And you were there, and you were there..." at the end of Angels in America and I thought "I'm really over the Wizard of Oz references."

Then Gregory Maguire published "Wicked" and I thought, "Dear god, this is insane, the Wizard of Oz is SOOOOOOO played out."

Then it came out in paperback and for some reason I read it and thought, "It wasn't awful but that is officially the end of Wizard of Oz, seriously."

Then the musical came out and I bought tickets based on the overinflated opinions of several overexcited San Franciscans on this board (hint: keyword "amazing") and it was a piece of feces and I had finally reached my limit.

The end. No "Silver Slippers" for me. "Was": okay.

Me? I'm reading "The Omnivore's Dilemma."

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You do have to order SIlver Shoes online, Uncageg. You can order it from Amazon, Barnes & Noble or Target, I believe.

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