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Linda wrote: Right now, I'm reading "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn." Really a
nice, classic
book, set in turn o' the century New York. BRBR

That's a lovely story. It made me see New York in a different light, as a
succession of immigrants working hard to make a life for their families. Now I
love to look at the old tenement neighborhoods and think about all those people
coming here and scraping by. Interesting.

Bob in CT wrote: There are trees in Brooklyn?

Yep.

On 18 Aug 2004 13:48:28 GMT, Xray586 wrote:

Linda wrote: Right now, I'm reading "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn."
Really a
nice, classic
book, set in turn o' the century New York. BRBR

That's a lovely story. It made me see New York in a different light, as
a
succession of immigrants working hard to make a life for their
families. Now I
love to look at the old tenement neighborhoods and think about all those
people
coming here and scraping by. Interesting.

Bob in CT wrote: There are trees in Brooklyn?

Yep.

Not from the parts I see from the freeway.

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Bob in CT wrote:

On Wed, 18 Aug 2004 05:12:26 GMT, Luna
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Marsha wrote:

For you avid readers, I just finished "Big Russ and Me" by
Tim Russert. Great book with lots of gems and some humor.
What have you read lately that you would recommend?

Marsha/Ohio


I just reread the Gateway series by Frederik Pohl. Don't know if you're
at
all into science fiction, but he's my favorite writer at the moment.


What's it about (in general)? I like science fiction, but I don't want
anything too heavy (no Dune).

I've never read any Pohl that I would call "heavy." He has quite a good
sense of humor, and a conversational first person narrative style of
writing.

In _Gateway_, humans have discovered a modified asteroid apparently
leftover from an ancient alien civilization, and moored to this asteroid
are a bunch of faster than light ships. People figure out how to make them
go, but not how to actually fly them. So if you get in a ship and press
the go button, you have no idea where you'll end up or how long it will
take to get there. But, once you get there, if you are lucky enough to
find some alien artifacts, and if you are lucky enough to make it back
alive, the international Gateway Corporation will pay you royalties and
make you rich. And, since the economic situation on Earth is so desperate,
Gateway has plenty of people willing to take the risk.

The first book was written in the 60's, I believe, and the sequels weren't
written until the 80's, so the writing style is a bit different from the
first book. I like the sequels, but I _love_ the first book.

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Lady o' the house wrote:
My favorite series, by far, is the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon. It's
an historical fiction with elements of fantasy (time travel).

This looks very interesting... unfortunately I just checked online at my
local library and every title of hers is on a massive hold queue. I'll
get in line, I suppose ;-)

Lady o' the house wrote:
My favorite series, by far, is the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon. It's
an historical fiction with elements of fantasy (time travel).

This looks very interesting... unfortunately I just checked online at my
local library and every title of hers is on a massive hold queue. I'll
get in line, I suppose ;-)

On Wed, 18 Aug 2004 16:53:08 GMT, Luna
wrote:

In article ,
Bob in CT wrote:

On Wed, 18 Aug 2004 05:12:26 GMT, Luna
wrote:

In article ,
Marsha wrote:

For you avid readers, I just finished "Big Russ and Me" by
Tim Russert. Great book with lots of gems and some humor.
What have you read lately that you would recommend?

Marsha/Ohio


I just reread the Gateway series by Frederik Pohl. Don't know if
you're
at
all into science fiction, but he's my favorite writer at the moment.


What's it about (in general)? I like science fiction, but I don't want
anything too heavy (no Dune).

I've never read any Pohl that I would call "heavy." He has quite a good
sense of humor, and a conversational first person narrative style of
writing.

In _Gateway_, humans have discovered a modified asteroid apparently
leftover from an ancient alien civilization, and moored to this asteroid
are a bunch of faster than light ships. People figure out how to make
them
go, but not how to actually fly them. So if you get in a ship and press
the go button, you have no idea where you'll end up or how long it will
take to get there. But, once you get there, if you are lucky enough to
find some alien artifacts, and if you are lucky enough to make it back
alive, the international Gateway Corporation will pay you royalties and
make you rich. And, since the economic situation on Earth is so
desperate,
Gateway has plenty of people willing to take the risk.

The first book was written in the 60's, I believe, and the sequels
weren't
written until the 80's, so the writing style is a bit different from the
first book. I like the sequels, but I _love_ the first book.


Thanks, I'll check it out (perhaps literally).

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You won't be disappointed! She really sucked me into the story (and all my
friends who have read them), and it has kind of spoiled me for reading
anything else.

It's a 'bodice-ripper' with a slightly intellectual bent.

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Lady o' the house wrote:
My favorite series, by far, is the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon.
It's
an historical fiction with elements of fantasy (time travel).

This looks very interesting... unfortunately I just checked online at my
local library and every title of hers is on a massive hold queue. I'll
get in line, I suppose ;-)

You won't be disappointed! She really sucked me into the story (and all my
friends who have read them), and it has kind of spoiled me for reading
anything else.

It's a 'bodice-ripper' with a slightly intellectual bent.

--
Linda
296/206/160
LC since Oct. 13, 2003
http://home.att.net/~lewis_linda/index.html


"Crafting Mom" wrote in message
...
Lady o' the house wrote:
My favorite series, by far, is the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon.
It's
an historical fiction with elements of fantasy (time travel).

This looks very interesting... unfortunately I just checked online at my
local library and every title of hers is on a massive hold queue. I'll
get in line, I suppose ;-)

At least back at the turn of the 20th century, I guess. :-)

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"Bob in CT" wrote in message
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On Wed, 18 Aug 2004 01:59:52 GMT, Lady o' the house
wrote:

Right now, I'm reading "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn." Really a nice,
classic
book, set in turn o' the century New York.

My favorite series, by far, is the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon.
It's
an historical fiction with elements of fantasy (time travel).

--
Linda
296/206/160
LC since Oct. 13, 2003
http://home.att.net/~lewis_linda/index.html



There are trees in Brooklyn? ;-)

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At least back at the turn of the 20th century, I guess. :-)

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"Bob in CT" wrote in message
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On Wed, 18 Aug 2004 01:59:52 GMT, Lady o' the house
wrote:

Right now, I'm reading "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn." Really a nice,
classic
book, set in turn o' the century New York.

My favorite series, by far, is the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon.
It's
an historical fiction with elements of fantasy (time travel).

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Linda
296/206/160
LC since Oct. 13, 2003
http://home.att.net/~lewis_linda/index.html



There are trees in Brooklyn? ;-)

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