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Default Mar 20, 2019 at 06:00 AM
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Lately while unwell I've been reading a series of magical novels by Sarah Addison Allen. They have been such a thrill to read that I visted the author's website. There, listed under 'Just So You Know' was an account by Sarah Addison Allen. It's a must read. It's about books.

Sarah Addison Allen - New York Times Bestselling Author

I loved Sarah Addison Allen's books so much that I gave them to Peggy to read, and the quote from the above link just seemed so wonderfully fitting.

Accredited to Sarah Addison Allen: 'This essay first appeared as a Valentine's Day 2010 "More in Store" feature for Barnes & Noble's Nook.'

Are you in love with books? They take me on a journey which, unlike visiting a country, I often return to, time and time again.

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Default Mar 20, 2019 at 06:53 AM
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I am in love with books too. Books are my savior. When I was getting abused, I would escape into books. I used to actually get yelled at for reading too much, and not studying math lol.
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Default Mar 20, 2019 at 08:37 AM
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I am also an avid reader with a love for books. My favorite being horror or thriller type stories. I discovered a sub Reddit on accident and it's the best accident of my life!! The stories on there are relatively short all things considered. There is a max word count I think. But some of the writers are incredibly talented!!! I go on almost daily to check for updates on stories in progress and new stories come out by the dozens. Much entertainment!!

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Thank you so much everyone.

After you finish a book, the story still goes on in your mind. You can never change the beginning. But you can always change the end. I liken this to my life, for what is happening now are new pages being written as a gentle gentleman came into my life to make things better for my daughter and I. Happy things. There is new hope in our lives. And a whole lot of love.

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Default Mar 20, 2019 at 09:38 PM
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I was always a reader of both fiction and non-fiction. I read voraciously as a child. There was less reading for pleasure as I got older and other priorities and required reading took it's place.

The odd thing is I don't remember leaning to read. My earliest memories go back to about 4 years of age. I could already read by then. Not being literate seems a little alien to me, in that I've never had the (remembered) experience of not being able to read any language at all. It's just always been there for me. I went to the libraries, so I could learn and do on my own. It was comforting in that respect, because too often I did not find people very comforting.
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Default Mar 21, 2019 at 05:46 AM
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Bookworm here!!! Love them!! Some I read over and over.

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Yes I absolutely love books! I have hundreds on my to-read list. I'm finally starting to be able to concentrate enough to read again and I'm loving it The Magic of Books

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I have loved books for so long, but I haven't been able to sit down and read any lately. I have "Good Omens" on my nightstand and I plan on re-reading it soon. I really loved that book! (Hopefully the Amazon Series does it justice).

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Yes I am totally a book worm. I am totally in love with written word. I havent heard of Sarah Addison Allen and I generally dislike magical realism but I really like that short essay about falling in love with books
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I grew up with books since infancy. Today as an adult I have books laying about on nearly every flat surface in my home. I read a lot of non-fiction actually. When it comes to fiction though my preferred genre is the 'police procedural' mystery novel. I have a number of series I am always working on but it is the Peter Robinson (detective chief inspector Banks) books that I have read every single book. As for non-fiction I read history books but also books about the history of religion and spirituality. I am reading yet another book on Medicine Wheels and Indigenous Spirituality right now in addition to a book on yoga for CBT.
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Default Apr 05, 2019 at 09:24 AM
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Since I've been ill with infection complications, I've read an enormous number of books; various genres including the latest, The Message by Eugene H. Peterson. He completely re-wrote the Christian Bible so the words could relate to toady's contemporary language. One that everybody no matter what age, couuld understand, and I'm finding The Message a thrilling read.


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I grew up with books since infancy. Today as an adult I have books laying about on nearly every flat surface in my home. I read a lot of non-fiction actually. When it comes to fiction though my preferred genre is the 'police procedural' mystery novel. I have a number of series I am always working on but it is the Peter Robinson (detective chief inspector Banks) books that I have read every single book. As for non-fiction I read history books but also books about the history of religion and spirituality. I am reading yet another book on Medicine Wheels and Indigenous Spirituality right now in addition to a book on yoga for CBT.
Have you watched a tv show DCI Banks? I didn’t even know that it’s based on book series, the show is very good and now I want to read the books too
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Have you watched a tv show DCI Banks? I didn’t even know that it’s based on book series, the show is very good and now I want to read the books too
Alas, I do not get the series but I have heard that while it doesn't stay exactly true to the books it stands up well anyway. I am glad to hear that someone is a fan of Banks.

The Wallander TV series stands up fairly well to the books too.

I am generally afraid to see in film something I have adored in print. I worry that it will be brought down a level or two. Not to be insulting but I find this happens more often with Americanized television versions of books. They don't seem to give enough credit to the viewers' abilities to understand and figure out the plot on their own. Frustrating. The Brits however I have observed do a better job. This could be a whole thread topic on its own.
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Alas, I do not get the series but I have heard that while it doesn't stay exactly true to the books it stands up well anyway. I am glad to hear that someone is a fan of Banks.

The Wallander TV series stands up fairly well to the books too.

I am generally afraid to see in film something I have adored in print. I worry that it will be brought down a level or two. Not to be insulting but I find this happens more often with Americanized television versions of books. They don't seem to give enough credit to the viewers' abilities to understand and figure out the plot on their own. Frustrating. The Brits however I have observed do a better job. This could be a whole thread topic on its own.
Wallander didn’t click for me, I’ve read couple of books and tried to watch a show, wasn’t working for me.

I agree that Brits do excellent job. So do French. I know this thread is about books not shows, but I highly recommend Spiral and Captain Marleu, French crime shows. Spiral is probably the best crime investigation show of all times, and whoever created Captain Marleu main character is a genius. Both feature female detectives

I don’t get any of these channels on TV but we stream through MHZ, Hulu, Netflix.
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Yes to a book. Yes to lots of books. Give me a good book and my face will not be seen till my eyes can no longer concentrate. I 'loov' witty fiction of any accord.

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