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ladybug

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Hello,
I know that most of us are home alot during the days and nights and aside from our meds and other activities also try to get alot of rest and relaxation. I was wondering how interested ya'll would be if we started posting any books we've read on here and a short description of them.... like a "recommendations" list? And, it doesn't have to be CF-Related. Any fiction, non-fiction, sefl-help, sci-fi, bio., etc.... whatever has been a good book to help us escape reality if even for a little bit and enjoy a bit of the fantasy world. I know I've found great solace in reading and being able to "forget" about my CF when I'm really into a really good read. I often wonder what good books are out there, and this would be a way we could all share our favorites and even discuss them if we wanted to. Let me know what ya'll think. If you want, we could start posting some good reads right away.
Maybe, sometimes, we could even decide on a book we'd like to read together and discuss it (like an on-line discussion group).

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IG

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I wouldn't mind... I'm a book worm! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0">
 
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AbsintheSorrow

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His Bright Light ~ Danielle Steel. This is a biography she wrote about her son, Nick. He was a severe manic depressive his whole life and killed himself when he was 19.
The Bell Jar ~ Sylvia Plath. A classic, about Sylvia Plath's life of mental un-health.
Breathing For a Living ~ Laura Rothenberg. CF patient. She died at age.. 22, I believe. After having a double lung tx.

It seems I like biographies and autobiographies about people who had trouble in their lives. Haha. But these are a few of my favorites.
 
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serendipity730

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The Secret Life Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult (about a girl whose sister has Leukemia)
I know This Much is True by Wally Lamb
Stones From the River by Ursala Hegi

Those are just some of my favorites! Unfortunately, I am sooo much with school right now that I am not currently reading a novel, but reading has always been one of my favorite things to do. It is a great escape!!

~ Mary 22 w/CF
 
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ladybug

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I LOVED "I Know This Much is True" too!

I also am currently reading "Da Vinci Code", which is a great mystery.... though I'm sure a bit controversial.

Also, "Dress your Family in Cordurouy and Denim" is a good read. As is anything by Margaret Atwood (one of my all-time fav. authors!)

I also recently read "The Kite Runner" which is a fiction book set in Afghanastan and tells a story about two very good friends growing up together and how they grow apart... It really makes you think.

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IG

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My personal favorite and recommended read is The You I Never Knew by Susan Wiggs. Great book, very emotional. She is a fantastic author, one of my personal favorites. It's about a single mother who hasn't talked to her father since he pretty much abandoned her when he found out she was pregnant, and the father of her child was threatened out of town before learning of the pregnancy. 17 years later her father is dying from kidney failure and reaching out to michelle for emotional support, not to mention a kidney. And guess who else is back in town...

I read it both before and after my own double lung transplant. She is a very very good author. I love this book.
 
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anonymous

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If you like mystery then I think a really good book is:
1st to Die by James Patterson (it is the first in a trilogy of books. The other ones are 2nd chance and 3rd Degree)
And if you like stories of hope and it is also A Christian book...then I suggest:
Gideon's Gift: A Novel by Karen Kingsbury
 
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anonymous

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Speaking of Christian books....any by Janette Oke are good. They are realistic fiction and not too heavy!!<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif" border="0">
 
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anonymous

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I like the classics. Les Miserables by Victor Hugo is my favorite. The full unabridged version from signet is the one to get... it's over 1500 pages long, so it will definetlely take a while! =-)

There's a really good book called Don't Let's Go to the Dog's Tonight by Alexandra Fuller. It's an autobiography about a white family trying to make it as farmers in Africa. It is disturbing to read, but a very good book.

Has anyone heard of Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi? It is also an autobiography, this time about a teeneage girl growing up in Iran during the early 80's. This one is unique, because she wrote it in a comic-book type fashion. It is a very, very good book. I actually laughed out loud, and cried a couple times, which I almost never do with a book.

Speaking of comics, I really like the Calvin and Hobbes books by Bill Watterson. I'm sure a lot of people have seen them in the newspapers in the past. i have all the collections. Whenever i'm feeling down, I always use those to lift me up and make me laugh. =-)

Does anyone read poetry? My favorites are Edna St. Vincent Millay, Elinor Wylie, and Sara Teasdale. They can be kind of hard to find, but it is really worth it. Even if you think you don't like poetry, give them a shot. Their poetry is really easy to read and good for when you want to just relax and have your emotions manipulated. =-)

Finally, poetry by Shel Silverstein is really good for making me smile. His book, The Giving Tree is my favorite childrens book ever. I think everyone should have a copy!

Jarod
22 w/cf
 
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anonymous

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I just read "A child called it" by David Pelzer. It was such a good book. So incredibly sad because it's about child abuse but very uplifting in the way he handled everything that was put on him. The way he put his beleif in God to lead him to a better life. Just the way he tried to outsmart people and his thought process was amazing. It really wakes you up to the world and what people go through such struggles and surpass them.
 
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anonymous

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My favourite book is "The Stone Diaries" by Carol Shields. It won the Pulitzer Prize. I have never been able to pinpoint why i like it so much but i have read it over 10 times i think.

Caitlin
 
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