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Did you at least keep the book when you got rid of the girl?

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I say it was Colonel Mustard in the dining room with the rope?

Am I close?

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Colonel Mustard is without a doubt, the greatest of the CLUE/CLUEDO characters! The Colonel's character varies depending on where you are from. In British CLUEDO, he has always been portrayed as a dashing ladies man, who often has both Mrs.Peacock and Miss Scarlett vying for his attention. In the U.S, however Col.Mustard has aged over the last decade making him an daft old man! No matter where you live, the Colonel is a retired military man, and the common first name given to him is Michael. As for the Colonel's motive for killing poor old Mr.Boddy (or Dr.Black in the UK) it is often because of a bad investment he's gone into with the deceased. Another popular motive is that Mustard is madly in love with Mrs.Peacock and kills his host for some sort of wrongdoing aimed at her. If Rich Uncle Pennybags has any problem with that, Col.Mustard will just pull out his trusty candlestick!

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Did you at least keep the book when you got rid of the girl?

LOL... yep have still got it , and lend it out occasionally :-)

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What girl reads a book like that, out in here living room? I'm not buying it. Now if you had said you lifted from the nightstand on her side of the bed, I might have thought it possible. And how did you know to buy her that book?

Well "K" you are just going to have to take my word for it.
I bought it because I had read most of Pattersons books anyway , when I saw it on the bookstore shelf I'd never heard of it so thought I'd buy it.

Now stop ganging up on me you 2 :-)

In this country I have no idea about all that jibberish you just gave me regarding Colonel Mustard in the game of Clues. However, you are correct he is an older man in our version.

Was his name really Michael? What was Mrs Peacock's first name smarty pants?

At least you kept the book...

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Was his name really Michael?...

Apparently so

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What was Mrs Peacock's first name smarty pants?...

"She has been given names of Henrietta in Master Detective, Samantha in the computer game, Elizabeth pre-2002, Patricia post-2002, and Penelope. Others names include Camilla, Ethel and Prudence." Wikipedia

WOW!!

Yesssss... I admit, I'm gullible... Which, come to think of it, explains a WHOLE lot of the problems in my love life!! You think, K? Lol

I always liked Mr. Green - Colonel Mustard seemed too old... Course, I was always Miss Scarlett...

Friend4u... you "lend out the book", eh? Impressing the girls with your soft side, huh? You need to change your story a tad to REALLY impress the girls... Reading it with a glass of White Zin and a crackling fire would do the trick. The three hours bit is good though, I must admit.

:) You guys are great.

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Friend4u... you "lend out the book", eh?? Impressing the girls with your soft side, huh?? You need to change your story a tad to REALLY impress the girls....

LOL... you are making assumptions my dear friend , no that is NOT why I lend it out.
Like you guys I just really love the book and like to share it!

Ok, OK, OK... Truce. :D

Any other suggestions for a good read? (If you say Danielle Steele, I'm going to be really concerned... )

Why don't you try some Danielle Steele :-)

Shall I? I'm going to need some titles, since I'm totally unfamiliar with her works... :)

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Shall I?? I'm going to need some titles, since I'm totally unfamiliar with her works.... :)

I was kidding :-)

Back to Patterson though have you read any of his books besides "Suzanne Diary"? If not I highly recommend him.

Friend4u178 is exactly right. James Patterson has some well-written books. I have not read a single one of his mystery books, which is his bread and butter. However, I have read others, which couldn't be more different from his mystery books. They are good books.

You can go to his website at Home | The Official James Patterson Web Site and look at all of his books. I have a suggestion, as always...

Miracle on the 17th Green (even if you don't like golf, great, great book)

Yep Miracle on the 17th is a real good read , again only short but it is written to make a point , which it does very well.

His thrillers are also real easy to read , due mainly to the fact he writes in small chapters.

I would start with "Along came a spider" and then "Kiss the girls" You will get addicted if you like reading this sort of stuff I promise.
These 2 books were also made into films.

They also made "Suzanne's Diary to Nicholas" into a movie but haven't seen it myself.

I've read a few of Patterson's mysteries, but I'll have to pick up some more. I did enjoy them.

Now, I'm rather disappointed, no Danielle Steele? Whatever shall I do?

I can't believe that authors name has even been allowed to float around this post. Next thing I know friend4u178 is going to start suggesting you read the Harlequin Romance series.

Help me Rhonda!!

LOL! Yes, yes... Sad, isn't it? Our almost 100 post post (lol) has been viciously tainted by mine own hand...

"Out damned spot!" :)

So you need some recommendations, here are my top favorite books.

1. Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand (I see others mentioned it too, you got to read this one, it has a little over 1,000 pages and it's just excellent. See this before Angelina Jolie butchers the role of Dagney Taggert in the upcoming movie.)

2. Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Marquez.

3. Everything That Rises Must Converge by Flannery O'Connor (It's a collection of her short stories.)

4. The Five People You Meet In Heaven by Mitch Albom (This is one I can read over and over.)

5. The Lovely Bones by Alice Seybold.

6. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini.

7. The Life of Pi by Yann Martel.

Actually, a lot of these are being made into movies so definitely read them before someone butchers the hell out of them.

All right, all right! Atlas Shrugged is this weekend's read... and Something Borrowed... and Key to Rebecca... Sheesh... Just call me couch-potato-girl!

You are going to read Atlas Shrugged this weekend? No football? No AMHD?

Lol... I'm a multi-tasker :)

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I can't believe that authors name has even been allowed to float around this post. Next thing I know friend4u178 is going to start suggesting you read the Harlequin Romance series.

Help me Rhonda!!!

Well I was going to mention Harlequinn romance novels but decided against it for fear of being "ganged up on" again :-)

What about Dr Zeuss?

Oh, and you would have been seriously ganged up on. That would have been unforgivable! ;)

OK, is Atlas shrugging?

Rah... I have sadly been drawn away from literature with the tempting, seducing quality of The Italian Job... Actually, I blame it on Jason Statham ;) LOL

But, believe me, Atlas will be shrugging, Mona Lisa will be winking, and David will be shopping Rodeo Drive for the newest fashion in fig leaves very, very soon. :)

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Rah.... I have sadly been drawn away from literature with the tempting, seducing quality of The Italian Job ...

Oh lordy, I had such respect for you, and this thread, right up to that point!

It's a TERRIBLE film and I don't know how they dared call it The Italian Job! It should have been called The American Job!

But then again, I'm English and I love the original!

/RANT :D

Fair play though, Jason Statham is pretty handsome, but he's far, far better in Snatch!

I don't like to watch movies that were first best selling books or Broadway Musicals that have turned to the big screen. I'll take a pass. Rarely, if ever do they compare to the book itself.

With that being said, I finally finished 'ATONEMENT' by Ian McEwan.

I enjoyed the book but some advice if you decide to read it; have a full box of tissues ready to go.

Another good book that surprised me was, 'The Shock Doctrine,' by Naomi Klein

Some suggestions for your classic side: Our Mutual Friend by Charles ens (The author or A Christmas Carol and David Copperfield). This is a great book. Charles ens with murder, romance, and poetic justice. This book was really something different for him. Also Wives and Daughters, The Moorland Cottage (novella), Cranford, and North and South (in England not the American Civil War) all by Elizabeth Gaskell. I'm still working my way through the rest of her work.

Thank you kmrc! I adore Charles Dic_ens - he was a literary genius.

I still have yet to pick up Atlas Shrugged. But, I will! Life happened this weekend, as much as I wanted to sit down and read, alas... :)

Just for some clarification...

If you want literature, classics, and "set-your-brain-a-thinking" books... Read this post...

If you want tear-jerkers and fluff stuff, there is another post on the "books and lit" section...

Just wanted to state that for the record... for some reason, I felt like I had to "set it straight"... lol...

Hey HistorianChick,

Have you read Louisa M.Alcott books? I loved Little Women a lot...
I loved the Scarlet Pimpernal and the Tale of Two Cities too.

Have read Jane Eyre and Mill on the Floss?Some of my favourites.

Have you ever read David Baldacci?His Winner and Absolute Power are good.

I just recently read 2 John Lescroart books and I liked his style.

And I just finished Mary, Mary by James Patterson.It is good

EDIT:... Sorry about the repetetive questions regarding the books... but my net is jumpy these days and wasn't sure how long I could stay online,hence the hurried answer.I will try to post some more names later.

Thanks for the recommendations, firmbeliever! Yes, I have read Louisa May Alcott's books... divine, aren't they?

Thanks for the other book titles. I saw Mary, Mary at B&N the other day... almost got it. It's good?

Over a thousand hits!! Wow!! Amazing job, people! Who knew there were so many people interested in good literature... lets hope we've influenced a few to lose themselves in the pages of these books.

:)

Nick hornby writes good fic. Sue graffton writes OK mystrys, dumas was a genius, david eddings writes a none to shabby fantasy,

If you like funny stuff, you might want to check out David Sedaris' "Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim" and Steve Martin's "The Pleasure of My Company."

Ooo... Steve Martin wrote a book? WHERE have I been? Thanks, mafiaangel! :)

For mysteries, try P D James or Elizabeth George. My book group has read both. Unfortunately, the meetings weren't very good because everyone liked them... we have more interesting meetings when there is a difference of opinion. We read James' "The Murder Room" and George's "A Great Deliverance" last year.

When I'm looking for something to read, I look at the Pulitzer Prize list. Those books are a bit more work, but the reward can be great. My book group usually reads at least one every year.

I notice your user name is HistorianChick. Are you interested in History, as well?

Darlin, I LIVE history! :)

Actually, quite literally at times! I've done some professional historical acting - during college - and some theatre work.

Yes, I adore history... and actually.. . my job is writing history textbooks... So, I write what kids learn! :)

(And my sentence structure and language is MUCH better in the textbook that it is on AMHD! ;) )

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Ooo.... Steve Martin wrote a book?? WHERE have I been?? Thanks, mafiaangel! :)

He wrote a couple, including Shop Girl, which he turned into a movie. :) I have yet to read that one though!