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Ulysses!...he promises himself for the umpteenth time! 
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Ulysses!...he promises himself for the umpteenth time!
Belated happy Bloom's Day.
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Mysteries appeal. Especially if well written.
Have you ever read Ellis Peters' Brother Cadfael mysteries? Excellent characters, intriguing plots, and a fascinating historical setting-- England during the 12th century, when King Stephen and Empress Maude/Matilda were fighting over the throne. Brother Cadfael is one of my favorite literary characters, right up there with Lord Peter Wimsey.
Speaking of Lord Peter, all of Dorothy Sayers' mystery novels are wonderful.
I also recommend Anne Perry's Victorian mysteries, which are a lot of fun and very well written.
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Oprah's book club doesn't appeal as the books have been mostly been about life transitions for the young adults (younger than I, anyway) and I've done all that!
Well, in that case, have you tried Mary Wesley, who started writing in her 70s and must be almost 90 by now (unless she's died without my noticing)? Her characters live unusual lives without being wierd themselves.
Another favourite is Barbara Pym, who can best be described as a sort of updated Jane Austen.
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The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho
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Corelli's Mandolin by Louis de Bernieres. Fabulous.
They've made a movie of it but because it stars Nicholas Cage I REFUSE to consider seeing it.
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Corelli's Mandolin by Louis de Bernieres. Fabulous.
They've made a movie of it but because it stars Nicholas Cage I REFUSE to consider seeing it.
Was it his atrocious performance in the very flimsy 'City of Angels' that made you hate him so much, Bean? I was obliged to sit through it with a female who ended up not enjoyed it either. I thought his did adequately in Lynch's 'Wild at Heart' though.
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Actually, it was ConAir. He was supposed to be from the southern US - and I know I've never actually been there - but even I could tell that his accent SOOKED!!!! (Newfie pronounciation of "sucked".) Also the accent came and left throughout the movie, and somehow made him sound a little slow in the head, without sounding believably southern. And his character was annoying. So that was it for me, no more Nicholas Cage - especially not to ruin a good book!
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a little slow in the head, without sounding believably southernHey, Bean, you dissin' mah freyundz frahm Kaintuckeh? 
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Hey, Bean, you dissin' mah freyundz frahm Kaintuckeh? Nah, not dissin' anyone. Just that Southerners seem to talk slow (-er than me), but Nic Cage's interpretation of the accent made him sound stupid, or drugged, or both.
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