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« on: August 02, 2022, 06:25:03 PM »

Take a little trip and never leave town.  I kind of try any book that comes my way.  I'm in a group where we pass books around so I never know what I'm getting.

Just discovered Nelson DeMille.  Old books, The Gold Coast and The Gate House.  Books about the mafia, guy in midlife crisis and totally changing his life he was bored with.  What's kind of cool is he gives a history of what happen with all those big money makers, their mansions and the wealth through the generations.  The funny thing is, you get to a few generations beyond the money makers, they think they are American nobility, looking down their nose at the types who made that money.  And they are pretty much worthless individuals, just living off the money, never trying to do anything real.

His books are kind of not getting your interest in the first few chapters so you skip and read the last chapter.  Then you have to read the whole book to find out how the story got there.  hihi
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« Reply #1 on: August 10, 2022, 09:40:00 PM »

I guess whoever put these books in rotation was into Long Island wealth.  I read another book by Anderson Cooper about the Vanderbilt's.  He's Gloria's son.  I'm assuming he's where the money ran out.  Said his mother spent one fortune, made another and spent that too.   hihi  I'm assuming from the not so nice things he said about that side of the family, he's a little pissy about the generations before spending all that money.   hihi

Anyway, more information about the mansions.  These were all built before income taxes and the stock market crash of 29.  They went over to Europe and took archeology pieces and put them in these houses.  It's not just the huge size of the places but they spent tons of money on the décor.  When the money starts to run out or they don't want to pay the property taxes some get donated and are preserved.  Some are just leveled, decor included, for development and some are just left sitting there to fall down.
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« Reply #2 on: October 22, 2022, 12:32:09 AM »

"Mom You Just Need to Get Laid"  Thought this might be a funny book about dating but I can't decide who's more scary the lady or the guys she dates.  Half way through the book and she still hasn't gotten laid.
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« Reply #3 on: October 30, 2022, 03:10:17 AM »

Got Terry Brook's new fantasy novel, Daughter of Darkness.  Similar story line as another book I'm waiting on to come out in November, part human finding their way to the land of the Fey, their other part.  The land of the Fey is always fighting for survival against the bad guy.  Generally takes them 3 novels to win.  This is the second in the trilogy.   

I liked Jar-Jar and Hook.  They tried to put another trilogy of his into a weekly series but even he didn't like how they did it.  His earlier works are better but he's still good.  Now the long wait for book 3.
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« Reply #4 on: December 11, 2022, 12:30:17 AM »

Oh yeah that's why I quit reading Terry Goodkind.  He doesn't just kill you.  It's all guts and gore.  Geez, just kill them off and get on with the story.
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« Reply #5 on: March 12, 2023, 07:56:36 AM »

Can't remember the last time I read a book. Tried to read Duff's Wifes. Gave up. lol Not my cup of tea.
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