Membro: karen_o

Noticed you liked She's Come Undone, and I was wondering if you'd be interested in reviewing my new novel and posting your comments here as well as a few other book-related sites. Thought you might like my book since it's also about a disturbed young girl's downward spiral and a bit dark. I could e-mail you the novel in an e-book format if you'd like (I'm out of physical copies at the moment). Let me know if you're interested. Here's a link to a summary in case you're interested:

http://christophertusa.com/

Thanks,

Chris

publicado por cmtusa às 9:43 am (EST) em May 9, 2009

re: Apologize, Apologize

Have you started/finished yet? Overall, I liked it, but I thought it started getting long after about 3/4 of the way through. I wrote a review, if you want to read that. Let me know what you think of it!

publicado por indygo88 às 9:11 pm (EST) em Apr 18, 2009

Hi Karen,
didn't realize we shared so many books. You can find me under my library thing name, Risa15

Rema

publicado por Risa15 às 2:44 pm (EST) em Jan 2, 2009

Hello there;
I notice in your To Be Read pile you have Beloved, Nickel and Dimed, Oryx and Crake, and The Sweet Hereafter - all excellent books! They are all in my Extreme Favorites section. I hope you enjoy them once you have read them. I also see that you recently added The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. Everyone I know who has read it (probably about 5 or 6 people) has adored it. Their faces light up when they talk about it. Have you read it yet? I haven't read it and don't own it - I tend to wait for paperbacks (which can be kind of tough sometimes).
You also have Five Smooth Stones in your To Be Read pile. I remember reading that in high school and really loving it. I'm not sure what happened to my copy. I must have stupidly sold it in a garage sale. Sheesh! And now it's out of print.
Happy reading,
Pam

publicado por JolieLouise às 11:17 am (EST) em Sep 15, 2008

I am glad that you recognized me. I have been on this website almost two years now and I enjoy it!! Between this and BS&L board I am kept on my toes.

You have quite a few books that I would love to read. I think I am going to make my next book shopping list from some of the things in your library:) Have a lovely day.

publicado por CarlaR às 4:54 pm (EST) em Jun 10, 2008

Hey! I'm a bit slow on this- asked you a question about it in BB, but have since found the answer. I missed an ER pick this month, but next time! Think I need to reveiw some of my library. See ya over there-

publicado por rychsbabe às 1:07 pm (EST) em Mar 19, 2008

Karen,

It is well over a month after you made mention of my Franzen review and I just now saw the comment. Sorry! I'm glad you appreciated my review. Good to know I'm not totally off-base.

publicado por fowlerjk às 5:32 pm (EST) em Jan 7, 2008

Hi Karen

I see we have 30 books in common and that you also have an interest in England. Well I live on the south coast of England and thought that might be of interest to you. What kind of books do you write and are they published in England? Happy New Year and all the best for 2008

publicado por anniekirk às 11:18 am (EST) em Jan 2, 2008

Howdy Karen
We have mucho books in common including all the Nevada Barr mysteries. If you haven't ever read a Sarah Andrews mystery you might want to try one. Andrews' main character is a woman geologist, who is a little bit of a weaker woman initially than Anna, but the overall themes are on the same track - outdoors, geology aspects to the murders, etc.

publicado por starboard às 6:56 pm (EST) em Nov 1, 2007

Hello Karen:

I see we share a fair proportion of books. I think I have about half of mine entered. I noticed you rated Isabella Bird's book on the Rocky Mountains highly, it is on my to get list because I read her book on Hawaii recently and was very impressed by her.

This site is way too much fun!

Cheers!

Barb

publicado por BarbN às 2:50 pm (EST) em Oct 19, 2007

Hi Karen, just discovered we share 48 books, gonna take a browse through your library now. Slainte, Jimmy

publicado por jkavanagh às 7:01 pm (EST) em Sep 18, 2007

Hi ya Karen. I just changed your status from "interesting library" to friend. Does that send out the request to be "allowed" to be your friend or do I have to add you for that to happen?

GOOD IDEA by the way!

publicado por BCCJillster às 1:41 pm (EST) em Aug 11, 2007

Hi Karen! Yes, I'm thinking it will be fun, especially with the reviews! Hope I don't get trapped in a time-suck looking at everything! :)

Vanessa

publicado por butrfli425 às 12:54 am (EST) em Aug 9, 2007

Hi Karen!

Thanks so much for the information about the Early Reviewers requirements. I've updated my review of "Peony in Love" to be 25+ words. I appreciate your looking out for me! :)

We share 75 books! I'm off to check out your catalog now.

Thanks again,
~Susie

publicado por susanaudrey às 9:19 pm (EST) em Jun 21, 2007

Karen, for your info, I am only recording books I have read or am reading, rather than my library. My book shelf is always in a state of flux, with residents coming and going. So if you've read a book on my list, let me know what you thought. See you over on the book chat central boards.

Sandra

publicado por sfeggers às 5:56 pm (EST) em Jun 19, 2007

Wow Karen, we share 48 books so far and I'm not even done putting my library up! Great minds think alike huh?
Courtney

publicado por xmaystarx às 6:14 pm (EST) em Jun 16, 2007

We share 38 books in our Libraries! Burroughs, Chabon, Irving, Oates, Stephan King, and Phillip Roth are some of my favorite authors. My book club has a site you might enjoy. http://www.keneast.info/bookclub/newbook You can see other books I have read, read reviews, and see where we go to dinner! I have been in the Book Club since December 2003. I received an email response from Augusten Burroughs when I contacted him after reading Running With Scissors! Keep reading! Any suggestions not on my list you particularly enjoyed? I really enjoyed A Confederacy of Dunces by Toole and The Devil in the White City by Larson. Jeff

publicado por Jeffrey414 às 1:59 pm (EST) em May 21, 2007

Hey there, just thought I'd drop a line, since you and I are the only ones that share Bess: A Woman's Life in the Early 1900s - guess it truly is just a local interest right now.

publicado por jiniguez às 5:11 am (EST) em Dec 16, 2006

Hi Karen!

This is just a great way of cataloguing books, and it links in so nicely with BCC don't you think?
As usual, I have noted down all your high-star reads in the knowledge that I am likely to enjoy them too. It's so useful to have a like-minded reader! (Doesn't help the size of my TBR pile though LOL!)

See you back at BCC...

publicado por murraymint11 às 8:25 am (EST) em Nov 13, 2006

Hi Karen!
I'm so sorry it's taken me so long to get back to you....

No. I'm not the one who originally mentioned this site. I thought it was you.........

I'm having so much fun with it. I am going back to when I very first remember being read to before going nite-nite. That's a long, long, long time ago.

And of course, keeping up with BCC..

Love it!!!

Pam

publicado por Mizpam às 12:03 pm (EST) em Nov 12, 2006

Karen,
Hope you are enjoying your vacation! I actually quit reading Inheritance of Loss. Might be me, not the book, I haven't been happy with my reading choices lately, although I am reading Echo Maker now, a National Book Award finalist and liking it immensely. Doing displays on Horror for Halloween and Chick Lit for the heck of it, neither are quite my genre!

publicado por kjphenix às 5:49 pm (EST) em Oct 30, 2006

Karen O in Denver...we have 22 books in common, mostly the highbrow ones on my list. I live in Boulder. Are you purposely reading Booker Prize nominees? I have the 2006 winner in my hand! I knew the winner would be announced this Tuesday, so, not having read any on the short list, I took a chance. It's OK so far..about India, which I like...as you could see from my list of books.

I really liked Black Swan Green because I listened to it and the reader was fabulous..all the accents and that.

Anyway, I have to quit playing around and get to work writing a book review.
ta ta
Katharine

publicado por kjphenix às 10:16 pm (EST) em Oct 12, 2006

I found you too! Thanks, Karen, for bringing this site up again on the board. I'd forgotten all about it.

Heck...log your library books too!

Pam

publicado por Mizpam às 2:27 pm (EST) em Oct 7, 2006

Hi Karen. I found ya! This is soooo much fun. Thanks for pointing the way

Jill

publicado por BCCJillster às 7:56 pm (EST) em Sep 17, 2006