Too good to put down...
Dates: 12/29/99,10:06 AM through 1/7/00,10:07 AM (8 postings)
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FROM: "ROBIN BEERBOWER" <rbeerbower@OPENGOVT.OPEN.ORG>
REC'D: 12/29/99, 10:06 AM
Jan Burke - BONES
Alice Blanchard - DARKNESS PEERING
Both of these are very suspenseful mysteries.
Lisa Gardner - OTHER DAUGHTER - Good suspense novel.
Orson Scott Card - ENCHANTMENT - I was reluctant to read this as I
usually don't read fantasy, but this retelling of Sleeping Beauty had
me spellbound.
Jane Heller - SIS BOOM BAH - Heller always does a fun job and this
hilarious novel is a fun read.
Anita Shreve - FORTUNE'S ROCKS - There may be some who don't agree
with me on this one, but I really liked it and did have a hard time
putting it down.
Joseph Karon - PRODIGAL SPY - I haven't read this but I've heard from
two colleagues that this is excellent and very hard to put down.
Right now I'm reading Michael Connelly's VOID MOON and this morning I
just wanted to stay home and finish it!
I've got many more older titles if you need to round out the list.
Robin Beerbower
Salem (OR) Public Library
rbeerbower@open.org
>>> Lisa Mettauer <mettauer@scls.lib.wi.us> 12/28/99 01:49pm >>>
Hi all;
I'm trying to make a booklist called Too Good To Put Down. I would
love
your input on this. I am hoping for newer adult fiction titles, not
nonfiction or young adult fiction. (Even though I know there are
plenty of
page-turners in those categories.) If you can't resist, older titles
would
be fine as well. Thanks in advance, and I'll post the list once it's
compiled.
Happy New Year!
Lisa
Lisa Mettauer
Madison Public Library
Madison, WI
FROM: "Jeanne Linn" <jlinn@libby.org>
REC'D: 12/29/99, 3:05 PM
FROM: <Oneill2449@aol.com>
REC'D: 12/29/99, 5:03 PM
FROM: "Rowena Burke" <rowenabe@lori.state.ri.us>
REC'D: 12/29/99, 5:10 PM
FROM: "Beth Andersen" <bandersen@hotmail.com>
REC'D: 12/30/99, 3:55 PM
Harlan Coben's Darkest Fear is to be published in June, not March. That
gives y'all an extra 3 months to whip yourselves into a frenzy of
well-deserved anticipation.
Beth E. Andersen
Information Resources
Ann Arbor (MI) District Library
>From: "Beth Andersen" <bandersen@hotmail.com>
>Reply-To: fiction_l@maillist.nslsilus.org
>To: fiction_l@maillist.nslsilus.org
>Subject: Too good to put down
>Date: Thu, 30 Dec 1999 06:20:22 PST
>
>Here's a teaser. Harlan Coben's latest entry in his wonderfully inventive
>Myron Bolitar mystery series is guaranteed to disrupt sleep patterns and
>will no doubt be responsible for several sick days (people will not want to
>go to work until they finish reading it) once it is released. Darkest Fear
>is due for release in March.
>
>Be sure to have all 6 previous Bolitar titles on hand as this one will
>trigger demand by patrons who will want to go back and read the books in
>order.
>
>Deal breaker
>Drop shot
>Fade away
>Backspin
>Once false move
>Final detail
>
>
>
>
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FROM: "Ricki Nordmeyer" <nordr@nslsilus.ORG>
REC'D: 12/31/99, 11:52 AM
My idea of books too good to put down are page-turners usually thrillers,
fast-paced, plot driven books e.g.
VERTICAL RUN by Joseph Garber
NATHAN'S RUN by John Gilstrap
ALONG CAME A SPIDER by James Patterson
or those wonderful thick family sagas you immerse yourself in for as long
as you can and don't want to end e.g.
HAWAII by James Michener
WAR AND REMEMBRANCE by Herman Wouk.
Although I liked the book very much and found it as a great Book Discussion
title, I would never consider ANGLE OF REPOSE by Stegner as a page-turner.
What I'm trying to say is, that before we include all the titles we have
mentioned and offer them to our patrons, we have to discern what THEY may
mean by "Page-Turner." This was aptly shown in our listings of books we
hated. Most of those are titles that others love. So gather the titles,
but be careful in your recommendations.
Ricki Nordmeyer
Ricki Nordmeyer Reader's Advisory Specialist
Skokie Public Library
(847) 673-7774 x 2177
nordr@skokie.lib.il.us
<A HREF="http://www.skokie.lib.il.us">http://www.skokie.lib.il.us</A>
Opinions expressed are personal and do not necessarily reflect the views of
the Board of the Skokie Public Library.
FROM: "Valerie Maine" <vmaine@nslsilus.ORG>
REC'D: 1/7/00, 9:40 AM
Valerie Maine
Vernon Area Public Library
Lincolnshire, IL 60069
FROM: "Eugenia Bryant" <eubryant@mgk.nslsilus.org>
REC'D: 1/7/00, 10:07 AM
Eugenia
Eugenia Bryant
Assistant Director, Head of Public Services
Morton Grove Public Library
Morton Grove, IL
(847) 965-4220
eubryant@mgk.nslsilus.org
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Opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect
official Library policy.
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>From: "Valerie Maine" <vmaine@nslsilus.ORG>
>To: "fictionl" <fiction_l@maillist.nslsilus.org>
>Subject: Hard to put down.
>Date: Fri, Jan 7, 2000, 9:45 AM
>
> I vote for Michael Connelly's non-series books. I'm currently reading Void
> Moon and it grabbed me from the first page. He always has great characters.
> I also loved The Poet. I haven't tried his Harry Bosch books. Can anyone
> vouch for those as edge of the seat thrillers?
>
> Valerie Maine
> Vernon Area Public Library
> Lincolnshire, IL 60069
>
>
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