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Has anyone read the modern sequel to Gone with the Wind?
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I liked seeing Scarlett in Ireland...(some spoilers)
yellowmouse
17 yrs ago
...and finally having a child she was able to love. I didn't like the virtual cloning of Melanie Wilkes in the character of Anne Hampton. I just didn't buy Rhett's marriage to Anne.
P.S. I bought "Scarlett" on the f…
yellowmouse
17 yrs ago
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For myself, I can name two -- "To Kill a Mockingbird" and "1984". These books were great, but so emotionally overwhelming that I can't imagine reading them again. Is this normal?
yellowmouse
18 yrs ago
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Everyone, pick up a copy of the September "Writer's Digest" (or make a note if you subscribe) and take a look at the editorial by author James Grippando (of the Jack Swyteck suspense series) on page 8.
Grippando warns…
Book Talk
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"Self-help" or "self-improvement" books: Read any that changed your life?
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Most self-help books make me feel crummy after reading them...
yellowmouse
18 yrs ago
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...because they point out exactly why my life sucks, what I'm doing wrong, and what I need to change, pronto, before I ruin my life completely :P
But I know a few exceptions:
1. Anything by Alexandra Stoddard
2. A…
yellowmouse
19 yrs ago
...but it does not make a person better, either. Those who say they turned out fine would have turned out fine even if they weren't spanked.
I think it's degrading, and I would not spank my own kids, if I had them. Fr…
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what life lesson did your mother or father teach you that you will never forget?
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The most important thing I learned from my dad...
yellowmouse
19 yrs ago
...was to take good care of myself, not to smoke or eat too much junk or lie on the couch all day, because you only have one body and it has to last you a lifetime!
