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Book Club

A friend involved me in a book club once, and I was TERRIBLE at it. But I still like the idea. Proposed: List and link the really great books you're reading, plus related other books, articles, music, film, and then we can discuss.

Members: 141
Created By: sophie
Latest Activity: May 13

Local booksellers

Here's a reasonably good list of locally-owned bookstores.

Discussion Forum

For anyone who's ever been a geek
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky This cult young adult novel is one of those books that makes you (first) horrified at what kids are reading (the sex and drugs are pretty much ri... Continue

Tagged: mtv, book, perks of being a wallflower, chbosky

Started by Kitson Harvey. Last reply by Laura May 13.

Creative Genius and Visionary Behavior in Albuquerque

How have Mozart, George Gershwin, Elton John, Bono, Wynton Marsalis, Norah Jones, Alanis Morissette, and Chris Martin and Coldplay come up with their songs? How did da Vinci, Michelangelo, Shakesp... Continue

Tagged: visionary, self-actualization, book, behavior, weber

Started by Jesse S May 11

Hard Boiled
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I have just been introduced to the joys of the A is for Alibi... series by Sue Grafton. So fantastic. Does anyone have any other detective series they love? I'm also a big fan of Elizabeth George. ... Continue

Tagged: detective, fiction

Started by Kitson Harvey. Last reply by Jill May 2.

Cormac McCarthy: the haunted and the hallowed
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Several years ago, I was driving to the Denver area to visit with family. I like to play an audiobook when I drive - seems to quell my impatience with the miles. I chose "All the Pretty Horses" by ... Continue

Tagged: cormac, mccarthy, recommended, audiobooks, author

Started by Arvan. Last reply by Lady Noodle Apr 13.

Irreligious Tomes
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I'm sure I'll burn for this: Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith Shot in the Heart God's Perfect Child: Living and Dying in the Christian Science Church God Is Not Great: How R... Continue

Started by Kitson Harvey. Last reply by sophie Apr 11.

I am a bad reader. I like short stories.
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Folks, this is a great club for me because it seriously takes me 6 months to read a book. Lately a friend and I have been doing a "Hemingway book club" of sorts, trying to read all (or most) of Ern... Continue

Started by Jana. Last reply by Arvan Mar 31.

Crypto-Jews in New Mexico
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There's a fascinating (and fairly heated) conversation going along in local historical and religious circles about the Crypto-Jews, the possibly apocryphal Jewish families who some believe came to ... Continue

Tagged: jewish, mexico, albuquerque, new, crypto-jew

Started by sophie. Last reply by sophie Mar 16.

Blood & Thunder by Hampton Sides
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Fasinating and well-written history of Kit Carson, New Mexico, and Manifest Destiny. One of the things that I found most interesting was the discussion of the (very messed up, almost comic) relatio... Continue

Started by sophie. Last reply by sophie Mar 6.

Book Club Recommended Reading List
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It just. keeps. growing. I expect I'll update this pretty regularly. 1984 18 Seconds: A Novel The Adventuress The Agony and the Ecstasy: A Biographical Novel of Michelangelo The Alchemist The Ama... Continue

Started by sophie. Last reply by sophie Mar 3.

Another Way to Swap Books

I work at a small company where employees travel. Travel a lot and all over the world. One day a few books ended up on a table. A year later, those few books have grown to a two bookcase library. I... Continue

Started by Mom Of Two Mar 2

magazine swap / book swap
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One thing I will say for Santa Fe (and actually, I do say all sorts of nice things about that town): Their public library rocks the whole magazine swap thing. In the main library, in the front ent... Continue

Tagged: libraries, books, magazines

Started by sophie. Last reply by Mom Of Two Mar 2.

Physical Book Swap?

Let's do it you guys! Books I am wiling to Swap: Joy Luck CLub Catcher IN the Rye ...hmmm....i'll think of more later Anyone else have books that they want to send some way?

Started by ZigZagBangBang Feb 26

"Who Killed My Daughter?"
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I wish everyone here would read the book, "Who killed My Daughter?" by Lois Duncan. It's a true story about her daughter Kaitlyn's murder back in 1987. This happened here in Albuquerque, and remain... Continue

Started by Lynn. Last reply by ZigZagBangBang Feb 26.

Mystical books?
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I am new to this club, and just joined the fix today. Is there any books on phsycic stuff or mystical stuff that you know of?

Started by krissy. Last reply by krissy Feb 17.

New Haruki Murakami
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Just got it for Christmas - it's called "After Dark," and is written from a detached third-person perspective that's quite a bit different than any of his other stuff. I like it so far, though...se... Continue

Started by Phil_0. Last reply by cynthia Feb 1.

The Time Traveller's Wife
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Last week I bought another copy of this book by Audrey Niffenegger; the 3rd copy I've purchased, because I keep lending it out and never getting it back. Someone mentioned it in a post or a reply, ... Continue

Started by hettie. Last reply by vashti Jan 31.

Loving The Reluctant Fundamentalist
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Synopsis from Wikipedia (who says it better than I): Over the course of an evening in an outdoor Lahore cafe, a bearded Pakistani man called Changez (the Urdu name for Genghis) tells a nervous Am... Continue

Tagged: hamid, reluctant, fundamentalist, great, reads

Started by chantal. Last reply by chantal Jan 24.

"A Three Dog Life" by Abigail Thomas

So, I just finished this book this morning on the Albuquerque Rapid Ride. I will admit that before I started it I wasn't expecting anything much. But it turned out to be fantastic. Only halfway thr... Continue

Started by ZigZagBangBang Jan 22

Great/not so great book club reads
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My bookclub has been active for about 4 years, and we've discovered some great reads over the years. One of the members creates us a bookmark every January listing the past year's reads so we don't... Continue

Started by Kelly. Last reply by Mikaela Renz-Whitmore Jan 21.

Monsters!
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My family is usually pretty spot on with their holiday books-as-gifts decisions. For some reason, they got me a bunch of monster books. Here's what I got this year: Vampire Hunter D Volume 9: The ... Continue

Started by sophie. Last reply by sophie Jan 14.

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Bee Comment by Bee on May 10, 2008 at 4:43pm
Howdy! Can't wait to browse for reading suggestions. :)
Mike Weber Comment by Mike Weber on April 13, 2008 at 12:08pm
Definite book lover here, so I look forward to reading everything posted already.
 
 

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