twinmom22

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What's The Worst Book You've Ever Read and Did You Finish It Anyhow?

Deborah L. Alten @gtargirl (5376) • United States 13 Nov 11

Authors love reviews, unless they're bad. Sometimes bad reviews are just someone's opinion though. Have you read an awful, badly written book? Was the author well-known? What made it so un-enjoyable? Do you enjoy a book that is...

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twinmom22 I admit that I'm not answering the question exactly as asked, but the worst FICTION book I've read in a long life of reading nearly constantly was Jimmy Carter's first novel, The Hornet's Nest: a novel of the Revolutionary War. The dialogue and movement of...

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Are you open to many different genres?

Porcospino @Porcospino (31366) • Denmark 26 May 11

Do you like to read books from many different genres or do you usually stick to one genre that you really like? Which genre(s) do you like? If you get a book as gift and it belongs to a genre that you don't usually read, do you...

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twinmom22 Like many of the other posters I do have my favorite genres. But I also try to occasionally read something different from what I usually read. Part of this is because I'm a librarian and it's much easier to help people find goods reads when you have a little...

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While reading suspense thrillers or mysteries do you read the end before you..

kiran8 @kiran8 (15348) • Mangalore, India 13 Jul 11

Do you read the last pages half way through? I used to this once upon a time....but now I never do it because I feel that it really kills half the interest in the book .But some of my friends do read and feel that it doesn't...

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twinmom22 This is almost blasphemy for me! I'm in agreement with many of the other posters that the journey to the end should be part of the excitement of reading. You ARE talking about reading "suspense" so you need to build that suspense to the conclusion of the story...

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E-books and libraries

twinmom22 @twinmom22 (21) • United States 13 Jul 11

Libraries are struggling with the best way to meet the needs of users that own electronic reading devices like the Nook, Kindle, SonyReader, etc. More and more people also are willing to read books on their smartphones; I know...

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twinmom22 Even if you don't want to always physically go to the library, you might still want to go to your nearest library and ask whether they have access to downloadable books. Many libraries now have this available for a number of formats, including Kindle and...

16 Jul 11

E-books and libraries

twinmom22 @twinmom22 (21) • United States 13 Jul 11

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Do you prefer reading in first or third person?

Awinds @Awinds (2468) • United States 13 Jul 11

First person uses I and is written from the perspective of the main protagonist. First person allows the reader to really get inside the head and heart of the main character, but at the same time it limits the story since the...

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twinmom22 I believe third person is easier for the author to write and, overall, probably easier to read because the reader can often get inside of all the characters often. However, there are stories that are great in first person. I'm having trouble remembering...

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Curse of Chalion

damienriddle @damienriddle (14) • Malaysia 30 May 07

I have read the book The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold, and I would like to say I really like it a lot. I picked it up by accident, and when I read it, I fell in love with it. The story is about a former soldier and...

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twinmom22 Lois McMaster Bujold is one of my favorite writers. I enjoy her science fiction the most, but also like the fantasy like The Curse of Chalion (and related titles). But it's her Miles Vorkosigan books that keep me hooked; they are not only great space opera,...

13 Jul 11

FOX Wants What???

CooterF @CooterF (17) • United States 9 Nov 09

So it was probably a little over a month ago, but rumor has it that FOX was looking for writers to come up with a new western themed sci-fi show, stating that it could be the next big theme in the genre. Maybe FOX forgot about...

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twinmom22 If this is actually what is discussed at Fox it is so ironic. They never see the potential in shows like Firefly (and Serenity, the sequel that could!) Since I gave up watching TV years ago, I can't really answer your question. However, we watch TV shows,...

13 Jul 11

Do you have ever read a book twice?

camomile07 @camomile07 (1420) • Germany 12 Jul 11

Some books might be bored, others amusing, interesting...there are so many kind of different books nowadays that it's difficult to decide which one to buy, which one to borrow or which one to read first. I really love reading....

books

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twinmom22 There are so many books I want to read that I rarely re-read anything anymore. But those I have re-read over the years seem to mostly be science fiction and fantasy. The ones I've read twice or more include: The Hobbit, by J. R. R. Tolkien Lord of the...

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Who's your favorite character in the series and in the movie firefly/serenity?

archon309 @archon309 (404) • Philippines 22 Jul 10

Among the Firefly/Serenity movie/tv series characters, who's your favorite? In the series, River Tam seems like a helpless victim of the Alliance research. Though it has been said that she's "gift" as his gifted brother would...

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twinmom22 I don't think there's a single miss on all of the characters in Firefly/Serenity. Each character has his/her unique niche and the parts are so well written/played... So, I love them all on some level. Of course I like Mal. But it's Zoe that really shines...

12 Jul 11

books

FaustS @FaustS (3) • China 9 Jul 11

I'd like to read the books about the human nature but I can hardly find them.Do you know some?

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twinmom22 This is an extremely broad topic; it you can narrow down what exactly you would like to read about it may help. However, here's a place to get you started. If you search most catalogs in libraries using "human nature" you will get some items, but that is...

10 Jul 11

good books suggestions

tombass @tombass (19) • Belgium 27 Jun 11

I love to read good mystery/detective books, any suggestions ?

book suggestions

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twinmom22 What kind of mystery/detective stories do you like; what authors have you already read? Which ones did you really like; which did you not like? There are lots of books/series in this genre, but a snapshot of your current tastes sometimes will help point to...

9 Jul 11

Circus employees: performers AND crew

twinmom22 @twinmom22 (21) • United States 9 Jul 11

I'm interested in hearing from individuals that have circus roots. My husband's family owned a small circus in the first half of the twentieth century called Rippel Brothers Show (not to be confused with the current Hungarian...

Another state in trouble

lilwonders @lilwonders456 (8214) • United States 16 Feb 09

Kansas is now in the same shape California is in. They are not going to give out state tax refunds, Medicaid reimbursements and payments to local schools unitl they fix their money problems. I lived in Kansas for a while and man...

gov of kansas caused this

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twinmom22 By the way... the "professional football team" and it's stadium is in MISSOURI, not Kansas! Please check your facts before you start accusing the government (or anyone) of mismanagement, etc.!

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If you had to be named after one of the states of America?

SomeCowgirl @SomeCowgirl (32191) • United States 24 Aug 08

If you were named after one of the states of the United States of America, which one would it be and why? Why did you choose that? Please be original, ones such as Carolina, Virginia, and Dakota are strictly out, yes I know they...

serious discussion

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twinmom22 While doing genealogy and working with the public for years I've heard pretty much all the names that have been listed so far. I also remember several people named "Kansas" and some named "Louisiana" and "Tennessee". I'm sure that there have been folks named...

9 Jul 11

Looking for information to help find when a name changed spelling.

kaysue4 @kaysue4 (951) • United States 9 May 08

Ok, like all of you I am doing my family tree and there was a point in the 1890s or so when the name changed the way it was spelled, but not sure who change how the name was changed. I found an article about one of my...

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name changes in family

tracking family

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twinmom22 Go to http://www.archives.gov/research/census/soundex.html and read about the Soundex system. Soundex helps you group similar names with diverse spellings together. Many of the censuses have been indexed using Soundex and this may help you find your "lost"...

9 Jul 11

Backing up data offline?

3SnuggleBunnies @3SnuggleBunnies (16374) • United States 27 May 09

Hey all! I use Family Tree Ledgends for my work. Though it does offer a recovery online, I no longer want to upload a copy online (long story).... is there a way to back up all my information so if my pc ever bit the dust I'd...

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twinmom22 Several of the ideas you have already received are good options. I back up many of my files to Mozy.com. It is done automatically and only the files I choose to back up are done. Better yet, it is free until you go over a certain amount of storage space....

9 Jul 11

Unsolve Family Mysteries

ccdiane @ccdiane (151) • Cheyenne, Wyoming 25 Mar 11

Hello, I hope someone is still available. It seems I have two families on my father's side that seems to be in a way a mystery. The two mystery families are; O'Neal and Payne from Kansas, well, actually the two sisters are and...

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twinmom22 If you can get a more specific about the locales in Kansas (and "the other state") some of us may be able to give some more concrete information for you to check on, or places to contact. As a library consultant that travels over 17 counties and grew up in...

9 Jul 11