My story of the last 35 pages!

I finally finshed Elantris at 12:45am. I would of been done sooner but at 9 I had to go pick up bobby from work. At this point I have 35 pages left. But we went to Best Buy, then we went to Michelle's house to see ber christmas decorations. Which are really beautiful.

While we are at Michelles house I keep my book in my hand waiting for the moment I will not be drawn into a conversation and be able to sit on her loveseat and just read. It would not be considered rude, they are use to me having a book in my hand and casually opening the pages and getting lost in the story as they communicate around me.

Unfortunally, Michelle and I talked about christmas decor and other things, along with James Patterson, (she totally loves him and wants me to get him to come to arlington so she can meet him and kiss him. So cute, I know). She wants me to read kiss the girls and we talked about Pattersons characters.

Now I am having an internal battle, I love talking about books and characters and authors, but I also want to finish this book. What do I do? There are so many ways I can get out of this conversation and loose myself in the corner of the room and no one would be the wiser, but the way Michelle is talking about how good this story line is and the characters has my interest just as well.

I come to the finally decision to just stay in the conversation. I mean 35 pages won't take me very long, so from a little after 9 all the way to 12:13 I have 35 pages left. It was killing me not to be able to read and find out how it ends (and no I will not tell you). I get home, get under the covers and pick up the book and with much suspence in my mind I read the last 35 pages and love every waking moment of.

Arwen you picked an amazing book, I really enjoyed it more than I thought I would. I was so excited when I finished I had to text elizabeth (sorry liz, I know it was late but I just had to share the news)!

For those of you who have not yet even made a dent in the book, it is truly good and it keeps you on your toes in all the right spots.

My question of the day, who else has finished it or where are you in the book, you still have 5 more days to finish it. Good luck and happy readings.

Mistie
:winks:

Meeting Vote II - Elantris

Updated 11-28-2009
Book Club meeting has been pushed to Friday Dec 4th at 10pm. Now everyone has plently of time to finish the book. Which by the way, is really good ... really really good. :)

Misite

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Hello fellow book club members,
We still have not set a certain date so we much vote again.
Considering Saturday Nov 28, 2009 for the book club meeting instead of sunday because Arwen does not get off tell 10pm. If everyone is okay meeting that late then it will stay sunday, if not it will be late saturday night (don't remember the time everyone is available), unless we can all come up with another solution.

Let the voting began.

Mistie

ps, I am okay with either!

Meeting Vote - Elantris

Hello fellow book club members,

We seem to be coming to a hard conclusion on when we should meet for the review of "Elantris." Arwen frist suggested before Thanksgiving. Then we found out some members have not even started this months' book club pick. So Arwen said we could meet after Thanksgiving and Suzzie asked about Nov 30.

I think we should put it to a vote. When do you think we should meet up?

Mistie

4th International Book Fair, Dallas, Texas

The J. Erik Jonsson Central Library is hosting its fourth international book fair in October to promote the love for books, reading and writing. The event will be held on October 30, 31 and November 1st, 2009. Please save the date!
The event is free and open to the public. International, national and local authors will be reading and signing books. Cultural programs will again include artistic performances, poetry reading, music and children activities. Here is an online video about the Festival, in Spanish.

4th Dallas Annual International Book Fair
A Festival of Reading for All Ages
October 29 – November 1, 2009
J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
1515 Young St., Dallas, TX 75201

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I will be attending on saturday, there is a workshop at 11am:

Are you Ready to Publish?, presented by Max Rodriguez, founder of the
Harlem Book Fair , and author of "Sacred Fire: The QBR 100 Essential Black
Books" The Studio, 3rd floor

Of course there are plenty of others things to check out too!!

Mistie

Rainwater by Sandra Brown

Do you belong to a book club? Do you think RAINWATER belongs on your book club's 2010 calendar? Carol at bookreporter.com, had this to say about RAINWATER: ..."a powerfully moving novel celebrating the gifts, generosity and foresight of a great bygone generation."

Admittedly, I'm biased but I think RAINWATER is a perfect book for book clubs and that's why we're doing a contest just for you. If your book club selects RAINWATER for their 2010 schedule, please drop us a line and let us know (Contact information is at the bottom of this email).

The first ten book clubs to notify us that they’ve added RAINWATER to their schedule will receive personalized bookplates and RAINWATER tissue packets and will be entered to win a 1-hour phone call with me to discuss the book. The contest will run through December 31, 2009 or until we have ten finalists.

Book for Mistie

Hey Mistie,

Just thinking of you and thought this book will do wonders for your writing. The title is "It Sleeps In Me by Kathleen O'neal Gear. She wrote "People of the Moon" too. Her husband writes as well.
The story goes when the Chieftess, Sora of the Black Falcon Nation, is faced with warring clans and is about to go on a mission, she runs into an old friend. Skinner, a friend of her ex-husband, Flint, comes to Sora with a shocking message: Flint is dead, but his shadow soul lives within Skinner, and he must tell Sora Flint's last words. There's magic, murder, and erotic love scenes that you will be in captured with. I give it 4 stars. -Acene

drumroll please...

alright good folks, the next book to read is Elantris, by Brandon Sanderson. We have it at our beloved store and Suzanne even found it online for like $2.50! It was top sci-fi release the year it came out (2005) and the author himself has published thought provoking (maybe even borderline existential?) book group discussion questions for our enjoyment :) So have at it!

(yes, I realize you may have now read this twice... that is the value of copy & paste. Why be creative when there are so many good authors out there being paid to do that?)

Recap, Hello, and Update

Tonight's meeting went well. I was very happy that everyone got something different out of "Death Of A Salesman" Some really good arguments

We have a new member ... WELCOME Sasha ... *claps*

So, I hate to say this but sorry Acene, it will actually be Sasha's turn to pick after Arwen. Since we are at the end of the cycle. (hehehehe -> reference theme to the book). That means Sasha I will be bugging you until you decide what book you are picking.

We missed two memebers tonight
Elizabeth -> who is on vacation of dreams
Anne -> who is sick
We all missed you both.

:winks:
Mistie

Flatland Complete

I finally finished Flatland. My lord for such a short book you have to take in alot of information. I have to say it got better when you went out of Flatland. It was very interesting and you can interchange something from history if you think abou the time it was written and what was going on. I really liked that historical element, not so much that they used math (of all things) but I understand why. Math is universal.

:winks:
Mistie

PS ->Good luck Allison, you can do it!

Love this idea!

This is great, hope we can keep it up. I been reading The Book Thief and just into the words of this little girl in German 1934-1946. It's great and I think we should read it. Has anyone got the change to read it, yet? I just picked up The field of Blood, but not the mystery one but the one about..........yes, vampires but this time their in Israel. I only been out of school for a week and I'm already in my second book. --AJ

Death Of A Salesman Bookclub Meeting

Arwen has so kindly allowed us to use her and Elizabeth's home again
Friday 8pm

Are we bring snacks? Who is bring what?

I Am Feeling Very Quotes Today

"I like pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals."
-- Winston Churchill



To the Rose upon the Rood of Time
by William Butler Yeats

Red Rose, proud Rose, sad Rose of all my days!
Come near me, while I sing the ancient ways:
Cuchulain battling with the bitter tide;
The Druid, grey, wood-nurtured, quiet-eyed,
Who cast round Fergus dreams, and ruin untold;
And thine own sadness, whereof stars, grown old
In dancing silver-sandalled on the sea,
Sing in their high and lonely melody.
Come near, that no more blinded by man's fate,
I find under the boughs of love and hate,
In all poor foolish things that live a day,
Eternal beauty wandering on her way.

Come near, come near, come near—Ah, leave me still
A little space for the rose-breath to fill!
Lest I no more hear common things that crave;
The weak worm hiding down in its small cave,
The field-mouse running by me in the grass,
And heavy mortal hopes that toil and pass;
But seek alone to hear the strange things said
By God to the bright hearts of those long dead,
And learn to chaunt a tongue men do not know.
Come near; I would, before my time to go,
Sing of old Eire and the ancient ways:
Red Rose, proud Rose, sad Rose of all my days.



:winks:
Mistie

New Releases

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Speaks for itself!