Finished reading The Lost World last night. Here's my line that should have been in the movie (Although Jurassic Park II is nothing at all like the book)

when they arrive on the island and are setting up camp, George says:
"No shortage of mosquitoes."

made me laugh out loud

I'm inventing a new game: Line from the book I wish had made it into the movie ( Read more... )

Laura Foster Franks sent me this meme. I would have responded sooner, but I lost my notes twice trying to work on my kindle.So, not the list I began with ( Read more... )

we got slightly more than the usual number of trick or treaters. I was pleased that several of them said, "Wow! Look at all your books!" when we opened the door ( Read more... )

"...destined to be a book club favorite."

This phrase at the beginning of your review had an immediate effect on me -
but not the one you were hoping for....

Jim recently read The Wee Free Men, and ending up reading many passages to me. When he was done, I moved it to my kindle, but I had a question ( Read more... )

A FBook friend who owns a used bookstore recounts this:

Woman walking by the store, carrying baby, to her three year old daughter:
"It's just a bunch of books."

Some time ago, two friends of mine got married. He had a collection of Science Fiction, and she had a not overly large condo. She wanted him to get rid of his books, and asked me, as a book-fiend, what I thought. She was very surprised that I sided with him. But I'm a reverse book snob -my reason was that the classic titles she wanted people to see ( Read more... )

I am in love with David Petersen's Mouseguard. (Check out the art here)

We own the first 2 hardcover collections, but Jim discovered last night that you can currently get the first episode free at comixology. Well worth checking out.


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quotes I liked today ( Read more... )