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MechEngDropout
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 Posted: 02/05/06 - 16:55 Post subject: RR Book Club - 2/06 - Sunstroke
February's pick is Sunstroke by Jesse Kellerman.
Link to Amazon.com
Has anyone started yet? I checked at Barnes and Noble but they didn't have it. Hopefully the library will.
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airehead
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Posted: 02/05/06 - 18:44 Post subject: Re: RR Book Club - 2/06 - Sunstroke
| MechEngDropout wrote: | February's pick is Sunstroke by Jesse Kellerman.
Link to Amazon.com
Has anyone started yet? I checked at Barnes and Noble but they didn't have it. Hopefully the library will. |
I've looked at a couple of bookstores and haven't been able to find it. 
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Posted: 02/06/06 - 10:22 Post subject:
I ebay'd a copy... of course 
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Library Chick
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Posted: 02/06/06 - 11:45 Post subject:
My library's copy is just now in processing, so won't be available for about a week. I'm third in line - so doubt I'll get it in order to read it on time.
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jrjo
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Posted: 02/24/06 - 11:26 Post subject:
Finished it up last night... really liked it. Those twists outta right-field are always fun. A few clues ahead of time even I didn't catch. It was a quick read too, probably three sittings and I was done.
Kinda leaves ya wondering about ever visiting Mexico though  
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MechEngDropout
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Posted: 02/24/06 - 12:05 Post subject:
| jrjo wrote: | Finished it up last night... really liked it. Those twists outta right-field are always fun. A few clues ahead of time even I didn't catch. It was a quick read too, probably three sittings and I was done.
Kinda leaves ya wondering about ever visiting Mexico though |
I saw they had it at the bookstore where I worked. I'll go sit in there for a day and knock it out soon.
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Posted: 02/24/06 - 14:44 Post subject:
Ok, you guys can review it for those of us who didn't get it.
Make me want to buy a black market copy!!! 
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Library Chick
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Posted: 02/25/06 - 10:22 Post subject:
I just got the copy from my library on Thursday, so I'm not too far into it yet. I'm liking it so far. Don't know if I'll finish by the end of the month.
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Posted: 03/02/06 - 11:30 Post subject:
I just finished this morning. I really like mysteries, but don't really read thrillers. I really liked this one. While I liked the actual story with all the twists and turns, what I really appreciated was the descriptive style. He really made you feel the landscape and scenery, and at the beginning when describing Gloria's single friends, what he wrote about naming their Siamese cats after their imaginary daughters. At the end he was describing the dining room at the nursing home, and compared it to a high school cafeteria, with the gossipy cabals; the doddering table, lively table and a table of women who all dyed their hair in pastels. I also liked the story of the old stonecutter - a great diversion from the tension of the story. I look forward to his next book.
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