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Hello my friend PeacefulWmn9 Ji, So nice of you for your positive comments added with self experiences. I am sure your mother must always be smiling, while you are reading as She was instrumental for this. I also feel happy that your mother isthere to guide you in all matters. May God bless You and have a great time.

My Mother has been a beautiful role model, and I do love and trust her always! She is most precious to me :)

Hello my friend. I, too, have come to enjoy novels a great deal. As you said, it is a wonderful way to relax. I've always enjoyed reading. I picked it up as a child, not just in school, but in our home, as my parents encouraged it and always had shelves full of books. To this day, my mother, now 86, enjoys reading. God bless you, Karen

Hi Freelance. Racial matters are always of extreme interest to me, as it is a cause near and dear to my heart. It would be wonderful if a day ever came that it no longer existed. Thank you for sharing the title of the book and its author :) Enjoy your reading! Karen

I would hope for a day to come when race is not a priority, but there will always be some people who will not let that happen. So I hope for those kind of people to become more and more rare!

Thanks for appreciation i think this book should be read by everyone who think that race is their first priority. ya,hopefully all racial differences will end one day. Happy reading.

Hi Dawnald. So your reading list is quite full! I love books that come in series. I always hate to see a good novel end, for I always wonder what comes next? And then again next after that. Enjoy! Karen

Me too and it's so seldom that I get to go back and reread anything. Dawn

No libraries here Book, terrible isn't it. Its quite difficult to get hold of English books anyway unless they cost an arm and a leg. As I say it's mainly relying on book swaps. I used to get them online but it's too expensive at the moment as things for myself go to the bottom of the list.

Hm, have you considered downloading e-books? Most are free. I cannot imagine "no libraries." That would make me sad!

You sound a lot like me, Thea...a fellow bookaholic! I buy the ones I love the most to read again and then again. I hate being without something new to read, though. That's seldom the case, thank goodness, as I trade off books with family and friends or go to the library a lot. Do the new books you're wanting to read come to a library near you? I always wait anxiously for one coming out I want to read to show up at the library here. Karen

Hi Loving. Have you read "The List?" It is a Christian romance/mystery novel that my daughter loaned me. It was very good! I'm sure you'll get the Bible read eventually. It's not a quick or easy thing, but I'd heard so many conflicting things about it from various preachers that I decided to read it for myself, cover to cover :) I'll have to look for some of Conn Iggulden's work at the library. Always enjoy discovering good authors whose work I haven't read yet :) Karen

I haven't read "The List", but I'll have to look for it! I am a member of Heartsong Presents book club and get most of my Christian romance from that. A mystery sounds like a good addition. I agree with you about the Bible...so many people take what it says and contort it to what they feel it should say...so in reality, it's best to read it and find out for yourself. Someday I'll get the whole thing read. So far I can only check off Genesis, Exodus, John, Luke, and Revelations. I would definitely recommend the Genghis Khan trilogy. I rented it from the library (the third one, actually, without knowing), and had never really read anything historical...even historical fiction...so I figured I'd be taking it back to the library soon without reading much. Well, I took it back a few days later but had finished it and bought the series for my own. It's a very good story, and obviously it is only based on historical facts and fills in the rest with fiction, but I highly, highly recommend it.

I'm sure the library has the triology...so I will get it there. I think you'll enjoy the List, and while it is not considered to be a romance, if you enjoy Christian reading and haven't done so...you'd probably love The Shack. My daughter loaned it to me. Fascinating! Karen

Hi Balanica. Yes, I've read Jane Eyre two or three times. It was years ago, but it's a good novel. I think you'll really enjoy it :) Karen

You're welcome, and Happy Holiday to you, as well :)

Yes I know. :) Thank you for these words. Happy Holiday!

Hi Wolfie Ah yes, the internet seems to have changed the reading habits of many of us. But I still love to be reading a good book at any given time. Like you, I often have to renew the ones I get from the library lol. I do remember the days, though, of reading several novels in just a weeks time. I don't think I could ever not be reading aside from the internet, however much more slowly lol. Take care... Karen

Hi there :) Those are some heavy-duty books to read, so I think you don't need anything else lined up at the moment :) But I imagine you'll enjoy them and get a lot out of them. My daughter always loans me her required reading books for college classes when she's finished reading them. They are deep...but taking the time to read them has been a good experience. Karen

Hello 23 I also love variety in my reading. "The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari." The title alone makes the book sound interesting. I think reading is one of the best ways in the world to keep on learning! Thank you for sharing your own preferences :)) Karen

Hi Checkmail :) Like you, I read a wide variety of materials. Short of actual experience, it's the best way in the world I know to learn to things or keep up with what is going on. I love epic novels. It's always sad to me when a good story ends too soon! Enjoy your reading, and happy MyLotting to you, too. Karen

Hi Eureka Sheldon and Miller...both great authors. I'm sorry your schedule and health issues hinder you from reading as much or as quickly as you like. But however slow we must go, reading is still a wonderful thing to do, so enjoy as you can. Merry Christmas to you, too :) Karen

Hi Dorann. I often do that, which is the only reason I hang onto some books, but not others. I keep the ones I love specifically so that I can read them as many times as I wish :) I hope Santa does bring you some new ones. Karen

Hello Malamar The title of the book you're currently reading sounds fascinating :) Like you, I always look forward to at least one new book as a Christmas gift. We seem to be a family of readers :) I wish you and yours the best blessing of Christmas and a happy New Year, as well. Karen

Hi Gabs. Yes, we soon learn which authors we enjoy the most :) For many years, when my children we all still home, like you, I read in bed each night. It was quiet and without interruptions, so I could fully enjoy the book! Enjoy your latest one :) Karen

Hi Jo (waving eagerly!) I hope you had a great night :) I love everything about reading, including the smell of a newspaper, magazine, or book lol. I'm sorry the book your friend recommended was a let down. I seldom read beyond the first or second chapter if I'm not into a book by then. I set it aside and find a better one :)) Have a beautiful day. Karen

Hello Bodhisatya...nice to have you back on MyLot! I enjoy the Bible, bit by bit, as it contains so much. Each time I read anything in it, I discover something new...and gain a deeper understanding. This time around, I began with the new testament and am now in Acts. I've not heard of the Negotiation Genius, but I will see what I can find out about it online. I'm always on the look-out for something new and good to read! Karen

Hello to you :) I love that about reading too, that it's relaxing and draws one in to an entirely different world for a while. What is the name of the book your sister loaned you? It sounds interesting from what you've described about it :) Karen

Hello Snafushe. I love murder mysteries...especially the ones that keep you guessing right up until the end of the book. And oh, The Davinci Code...what a great book that is. I've read Angels and Demons, too, and it is even better! Dan Brown is a great writer. And yes, the book your mom recommends sounds like it would be a good read. Like you, when I love a book, I always have to read more than just once or twice :) Karen

Hi Arystine. Ah, what an interesting line-up you have there to be read. Like you, I love variety in my reading and am not just into a single genre. I think reading is just one of the greatest pleasures in the world. It takes us places we may never go otherwise. The talent of a good writer never ceases to amaze me :) Karen