Member: goddessladyj

I certainly think that's a possibility. I'll look around for you if I get there. Do you work Monday?

posted by MerryMary at 11:20 am (EST) on Nov 7, 2009

I notice that the supposed last book in the series has now turned into 3 !-)

posted by dajashby at 11:57 pm (EST) on Oct 15, 2009

Of course we can! I can not wait to see more books you have added to your library!

posted by Twilightsagafreak at 10:50 pm (EST) on Aug 19, 2009

My grandmother is 92 and is starting to clean out some things, and that book was one she had. She was actually standing on Peachtree St. when the GWTW stars drove to the Loew's theater for the premier. She said she was so close to Clark Gable, she could have touched him! She didn't see the premier, of course, just the excitement on the outside. That's why she had the book. It's not an old book, so I'm sure you could find it somewhere!

Beth

posted by hobbitprincess at 9:36 am (EST) on Aug 18, 2009

Thank you for participating in my thread. I do hope to see you often.

posted by callmejacx at 10:52 pm (EST) on Jul 29, 2009

Yes, it's from the cover of East - I really love that book too. :)

posted by Herenya at 3:15 am (EST) on Jul 29, 2009

I'm glad I'm not the only one. Could only ever finish one Irving - The Water Method Man and it's great. Tried Garp, Cider House & Owen Meany and finally gave up.

posted by Bookmarque at 7:50 pm (EST) on Jul 25, 2009

Thanks for the recommendations and i know it's a little late but congratulations on the engagement. Well i can honestly say that your doing a job i couldn't do. I'd spend too much of my check buying the books lol.

posted by honeydew69862004 at 8:41 am (EST) on Jul 20, 2009

Hi there! Thanks so much for the welcome! This seems like a really great community. Everyone has been super friendly! I can't believe how many books are in your library.... it's awesome! * Happy Reading *

posted by jaychel at 3:01 pm (EST) on Jul 3, 2009

I thought you may find another one of my threads interesting. Check it out.

http://www.librarything.com/topic/67343

posted by callmejacx at 2:19 pm (EST) on Jun 28, 2009

Jenny: I had a teaching degree (BA in history) and took another 24 hours in Educational Media from what was then Kearney State. It gave me and Educational Media Specialist degree. It was a great career choice for me. Good luck. Mary Lou

posted by MerryMary at 1:47 pm (EST) on Jun 26, 2009

That caption suits the photo perfectly, I voted!

posted by Jodyreadseverything at 12:11 pm (EST) on Jun 17, 2009

You should send Athena's picture to lolcats, I'm sure they could find a great caption for it. She is beautiful.

posted by Jodyreadseverything at 11:53 am (EST) on Jun 17, 2009

The Journey

One day you finally knew
what you had to do, and began,
though the voices around you
kept shouting
their bad advice --
though the whole house
began to tremble
and you felt the old tug
at your ankles.
"Mend my life!"
each voice cried.
But you didn't stop.
You knew what you had to do,
though the wind pried
with its stiff fingers
at the very foundations,
though their melancholy
was terrible.
It was already late
enough, and a wild night,
and the road full of fallen
branches and stones.
But little by little,
as you left their voices behind,
the stars began to burn
through the sheets of clouds,
and there was a new voice
which you slowly
recognized as your own,
that kept you company
as you strode deeper and deeper
into the world,
determined to do
the only thing you could do --
determined to save
the only life you could save.

~ Mary Oliver ~

posted by theoldman at 7:42 am (EST) on May 2, 2009

Jenny: I just got around to reading your blogs about Dave's proposal. (So cool! I LOVE GWTW!)) Somehow I had missed that you were a fellow Nebraskan. Without knowing which bookstore you work in, I can guess I've probably been there - I haunt them all. I live out west (70 miles north of North Platte) but I have lots of reasons to go to Lincoln and Omaha, and do so frequently.

I wish you both years and years of happiness. You seem to have a great guy there - and I hope he knows what a prize you are! Lee and I had 34 wonderful years. Break our record. Mary Lou

posted by MerryMary at 11:05 pm (EST) on Jan 5, 2009

In your Elantris review, you mentioned stand-alones are unusual for this genre - very true. If you haven't read Guy Gavriel Kay yet, nearly all of his fantasies are stand-alone novels, and very very good.

posted by Cecrow at 11:53 am (EST) on Dec 15, 2008

I went a little overboard tonight. It's a sickness.

posted by grizzlylot at 1:47 am (EST) on Dec 7, 2008

We do have a bit in common, huh? East and Inkheart are my most favorites outta' my entire library! =) Right now I'm reading a bunch of boring stuff for school (like Physics for Dummies, etc. lol) but I went ahead and ordered the Gone With the Wind from my library that ya mentioned :). I'll get back with ya once I've finished it, let ya know if its as good as riding on a magical polar bear or having a father that can bring books alive :D.
I'm gonna have a look around your library, its huge compared to mine! Seeing we have many books in common there must be titles lurking in there screaming out my name! Well, our name, but whatever! lol I'll take it as a personal invitation anyhow =8-D.

- Jenny

posted by moonstruckeuphoria at 6:46 pm (EST) on Dec 5, 2008

Your library is a magical wonderland =). I hope one day mine will be that grand and diverse... :).

- Jenny (My name is Jenny, too :D )

posted by moonstruckeuphoria at 6:21 pm (EST) on Dec 4, 2008

Saw it's your b-day on Twitter!

Happy Birthday!

posted by miamismartgirl09 at 1:36 am (EST) on Nov 8, 2008

Thanks.

I've gotten lazy with the blog lately because I've been "written out" by the time I get to it, plus I physically wear myself out during the summer months and end up vegging on the couch watching B-movies.

Hopefully, once I finish up a couple of side writing project, I'll be able to get back to it.

See you around Library,
- Michael

posted by Michael_P at 4:25 pm (EST) on Aug 14, 2008

I think she's runs about 4 years between Outlander books, so I bet An Echo in the Bone will come out Fall, 2009, but who knows for sure, but I know she's actively writing it now and researching it.

posted by ktleyed at 3:33 pm (EST) on Jun 29, 2008

Yes, we do have a lot in common! I'm also really into GWTW, it was the first romantic book I ever read when I was 12 and became obsessed with it and read it 12 times in the course of 2 years! I re-read it again last year, and it has held up over time. Now that I'm much older and worldly, I still loved it!

posted by ktleyed at 9:18 am (EST) on Jun 29, 2008

I just read your review of Sarah Dessen's novel, Lock and Key, and wanted to encourage you to give The Truth About Forever and Just Listen a chance. The Truth About Forever is my personal favorite, but I know quite a few people consider Just Listen to be her best. I think her primary characters in each, Macy and Annabel, respectively, are less likely to take things lying down. I hope you enjoy them!

Shauna

posted by shootingstarr7 at 2:52 am (EST) on Jun 29, 2008

30 now (but who's counting...ha!). No problem on the Friday shift switch...I know you would have done it for me. Besides, Ricky's already rubbing his hands together and lickin his chops (he LOVES your cookies!!). C U~D

posted by grizzlylot at 7:36 pm (EST) on Jun 11, 2008

Hello, I see that you are reading Goodkind's "Stone of Tears"....Are you enjoying this series?? I absolutely loved it....its been a few years since I've read them...I am waiting for the last book to come out in paperback in the fall, then I'll read them all over again....Have you read Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series?? That's pretty good as well...a friend got me into Jordan, and I ended up liking him, but I like Goodkind better...well, happy reading...

Mamachunk

posted by mamachunk at 7:50 pm (EST) on Jun 10, 2008

Hi! I actually love the Kushiel series, all six of them - I just finished the last one yesterday. I hope you love them too, although I think you will based on what we already share.

I too love Gone with the Wind. Clark Gable is my favorite actor, in fact - they just don't make them like him anymore, in my opinion!

I'll look forward to playing you on Mario Kart!

- Meghan

posted by littlebookworm at 8:49 pm (EST) on Jun 6, 2008

Hello indeed.

City NE or Rural?

~nicole

posted by relinquishedworm at 2:47 pm (EST) on Jun 4, 2008

Hi Jenny, just saying hello back to you. You have a very interesting library. Not your typical conservative Nebraskan here either, but am also not a native Nebraskan. I do like it very much here, though.

posted by GardenLit at 1:06 pm (EST) on Apr 1, 2008

(Waving to a fellow Nebraskan!) I don't think either of us would be considered typical Nebraskans. (grin)

posted by zette at 6:01 pm (EST) on Mar 4, 2008

Hi Jenny
Thanks for the comment! I had the privilege of hearing Ted Kooser a couple of years ago in Chicago - he was great! Thanks for stopping by to say hekko.
Best,K

posted by kmoellering at 10:59 pm (EST) on Feb 12, 2008

Hello and thank you so much for the comment. I will take your advice to heart and add that book to my reading list. Happy reading!!

posted by bookwormteri at 6:21 pm (EST) on Jan 30, 2008

Hey, thanks for the comment! I did love A Northern Light, but I didn't know Donnelly had done any adult fiction - I will have to check it out!
Best, acajjou

posted by acajjou at 2:31 pm (EST) on Jan 27, 2008

Thank you for the comment, I too love GWTW! I'm still waiting to get my hands on a copy of Rhett Butler's People, which I am looking forward to!

posted by franklymydear at 4:25 pm (EST) on Nov 18, 2007

Just finished the sequel and wow. Surprisingly, I -really- liked it. The characters stayed true to their characters... and grew while retaining their charm! (A great sign of a good book for me.) I was antagonistically looking for underdeveloped plotholes and things that just don't match up... and I was disappointed! Not one loose end (well, except the ending). I recommend it! Come to find out, Ripley was chosen by the Margaret Mitchell estate to write it! Fine choice on their part. :)

I haven't read Inkheart, but a few of my students really liked it. :) Maybe I'll check it out soon! (And you should certainly read Shannon Hale! You won't regret it.)

Chelsea :)

posted by colombe at 2:25 pm (EST) on Jul 2, 2007

Great to hear of another Mitchell fanatic! :) Have you read the sequel? I am now, and I'm not sure how I feel about it! ... but it is nice to be sucked into that world again. :)

posted by colombe at 9:36 pm (EST) on Jun 28, 2007

Why hello back! Long live Scarlett and Rhett!

posted by mrstreme at 4:39 pm (EST) on Jun 27, 2007

incroyable! Marie Ndiaye est arrivée jusqu'au Nebraska.... Qu'en avez-vous pensé? Une amie m'a prêté "les sorcières" mais je ne l'ai pas encore lu....
Oui, Amélie Nothomb est un phénomène littéraire, un univers!!
Loin de la mer, le Nebraska; une spécialité locale? ;-)

posted by kanichat at 3:06 pm (EST) on Apr 9, 2007

je parle le français est la phrase magique...
j'ai beaucoup aimé le livre, l'ai relu et vais le relire encore... Moins aimé le film, mais c'est toujours comme ça quand le roman est bon, non?
pas encore détaillé vos livres et pas le temps de mettre tous les miens sur LT, mais ça vient lentement; peut-être y trouverons-nous chacune des merveilles à lire? ;-)

posted by kanichat at 4:40 am (EST) on Apr 9, 2007

Hi there! Your review of Gone With The Wind prompted me to pop over. :) I'm interested to see what you think of Thief Lord. My librarian mother adored it but I found it flat.

Toodle-oo!

posted by mamapduck at 12:58 am (EST) on Apr 9, 2007

Ya-hoo!! (That's me saying yay for addictions!) Seriously, I can't stop reading that book! My schoolwork is going to take a nose dive until I finish it, probably.

posted by beatle426 at 1:08 pm (EST) on Apr 3, 2007

Hey, meeting fellow b&ners is always fun. My favorite question to get from customers: Where do you keep the nonfiction books?

Oh dear... :D

posted by themstandsformonster at 2:17 am (EST) on Mar 21, 2007

Jenny, I can't help but chuckle at both your library and the description of yourself in your profile. God help us book-sluts. I am one too. Its a disease,but a lovely one. And as much of a savant as I used to be with finding any of my books anywhere in my house, at 2600, it's gotten to be too much. So, kudos to librarything, which has enabled me to see just how many duplicates I already have, and the exquisite joy of discovering I already own a work that I'd been pining for!!! I am a wannabe writer, but don't have the advantage having mastered a second language. I'm pained with jealousy over your description of your job. I bet they give you freebies!!! At least you appreciate them. As a writer, you ought to consider coming to Alaska for the Kachemak Bay Writers' Conference this June. Amy Tan is the keynote speaker this year. Here's the info: http://writersconference.homer.alaska.ed...
Keep in touch!

posted by alaskabookworm at 8:08 pm (EST) on Mar 7, 2007

Hi Jenny! You are the only other person on this whole site who owns "A Different Plain: Contemporary Nebraska Fiction Writers." Three cheers for that! Right now, I live in Massachusetts, but I'm planning to find a library job in Nebraska once I finish library school (in December). So where should I live? And what other Nebraska books should I be reading in the meantime? :)

posted by anagonyofroses at 11:33 am (EST) on Feb 25, 2007

Hi back at you Jenny! Thanks for dropping by :-) I see you're a Gabaldon fan too, surely to goodness another book will soon be coming out don't you think? I could use a good dose of Jaimie and Clare! How are you finding [The Historian]? I enjoyed it, but found it a bit confusing at times with all the first person dialogues going on. But the Baltic and Ottoman histories were very interesting.

all the best,

Katherine

posted by katylit at 12:14 pm (EST) on Feb 22, 2007

Cool! I guess I can be somewhat predictable. ;)

IF you're going to try Buk, will it be fiction or poetry? His books are SO very large, especially for poetry books, that I usually recommend Play the Piano Drunk Like a Percussion Instrument until the Fingers Begin to Bleed a Bit because it's a rather smaller book and I think one of his better ones.... If you want to message me your address, I could send you a copy to borrow. (However, you don't really strike me as someone who will just flat out love Buk, although I could be wrong.)

Anyway, have a good weekend!

- Scott

posted by scottcholstad at 9:33 am (EST) on Jan 12, 2007

Thank you!!! (How did you find me on here?)

Do you like poetry at all? Modern poetry? I could make a few suggestions, but then, I'm biased as you probably guessed from my Xanga moniker.... :)

posted by scottcholstad at 2:45 pm (EST) on Jan 11, 2007

Thank You!! I bet if I worked in a bookstore I would go broke :-)

posted by purplemoonstar at 11:48 pm (EST) on Dec 18, 2006

Definatly read "The Name of the Rose." It will be most fun you will ever have reading a 650 page book about monks.

posted by coffeezombie at 7:19 pm (EST) on Jul 25, 2006

I also know the feeling of working in a bookstore and just watching your mental shopping list grow and grow as your paycheck gets smaller and smaller. Noticed we share a few things, including some of my favorites. "One Hundred Years of Solitude" and P.G. Wodehouse stood out. I'd like to hear what you thought of either. Happy cataloging.

posted by coffeezombie at 5:18 pm (EST) on Jul 25, 2006

Yes, I've read Strange Angels. I remember liking it, but (and I ought to be ashamed to admit this) what thrilled me most about it was discovering that Agee was just obsessed with Dwight Yoakam as I was. ;) What was she like as an instructor?

posted by pagesturned at 2:06 pm (EST) on Jul 21, 2006

Oh my gawd . . . I am not going to have time to do anything else . . . EVER!! LOL Thanks for letting me know about this great site . . . Oh, and I agree with Dave . . .You can never have too many books!!!

posted by brosarl at 12:55 am (EST) on Jul 20, 2006

Hi honey! You can never have too many books! Well, don't stretch it...

posted by davereid at 11:20 pm (EST) on Jul 19, 2006