Subj : Books
To : Ruth Haffly
From : Carol Shenkenberger
Date : Fri Jul 05 2024 17:19:49
Re: Books
By: Ruth Haffly to Carol Shenkenberger on Wed Jul 03 2024 01:25 pm
> Hi Carol,
>
> > CS> I enjoy a lot of fiction but not much on short stories. I like to be
> > CS> enveloped in a fully fleshed out world of it's own. Stephen R Donald
> > CS> Mercedes Lacky, Marion Zimmer Bradley, JRR Tolkin, Anne Rice, Jack Lo
> > CS> Issac Asimov, Robert Heinlein, Jean Auel, among others like Shakesphe
> > CS> Xenophon.
> CS> >
> > Nice! I have enjoyed all of those authors except for Jean Auel and Xenop
> > It's been a while since i immerse myself like that in fantasy. I remembe
> > a promotion where they were giving away the first half of the first book
> > The Wheel of Time. I read that, and later checked out the rest of the se
> > from the library. Light reading :}
>
> CS> I learned to read and have been pretty voracious ever since! It hurt
> CS> my heart when I had to sell 2,000 books as I joined the Navy. I had
> CS> only a pinto to stuff with everything I owned including 2 seabags of
> CS> uniforms that were not optional. I made room for 750 or so in the
> CS> car.
>
> I've also been a voracious reader since I mastered the Dick and Jane
> series back in first grade. (G) Favorite genre is historic fiction,
> least favorite is romance and science ficton. Bought most of my books in
> paperback when Steve was active duty but now do more hardback and Nook.
>
> CS> Jean Auel is 'Clan of the Cave Bear'. Girl then woman in the stone
> CS> age. She's a rebel who trys to be normal. A medicine woman/Doctor
> CS> who domesticates a wolf and a horse but it all grows in bits that
> are CS> sensible as they happen.
>
> That's been one of my favorite series since a friend introduced me to it
> back when we were in Frankfurt (1986-89). Another friend in that time
> frame introduced me to Tom Clancy. Other favorite authors include James
> Michener (he always has at least general instructions for a recipe in
> all of his books), Barbara Taylor Bradford, Alison Weir, Ken Follett,
> R.F. Delderfeld and Philippa Gergory
>
>
Lots of differences but lots of similar too. Meantime, still chewing down the
last of Lion of Senet. Not sure what next from my own library.
Today Charlotte and I had a little fun going to CHKD (local place to donate
stuff with tax deduction that helps defray costs for children of low income
families with serious condions, a local hospital and famous for stellar care
and childrens spinal surgery). I picked a nice coleman cooler with built in
handle to whell it around, 2 cook nooks and a dvd with 25 John Wayne movies.
Oh, 2 pretty dishes. Charlotte found a cute shirt. Then on to Denny's.
Dennny's is just simple good food that doesn't break the piggy bank. Charlotte
had a sald with salmon topper. Came with a generous slab of salmon (6-7oz) on
a bed of lettuce, tomtatos, and cucumbers with a honey mustard dressing. I had
a big bacon cheeseburger with lettuce, tomatoes, and pickles on a toasted bun
served with onion rings. Doggy bags followed us home (grin). Then gas using
my Harris Teeters point got me 60cents off a gallon.
She went off to game stop after and got Don the last PS2 they had then found a
nice hand held game she can use when the ship is in EMCON (no wifi allowed).
Tommorrow is the last day then off at 6am for the airport on Sunday.
