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1984 by George Orwell 22 24.72%
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde 4 4.49%
Call of the Wild by Jack London 6 6.74%
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy 23 25.84%
Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc by Mark Twain 4 4.49%
War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells 7 7.87%
Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra 4 4.49%
Riders of the Purple Sage by Zane Grey 8 8.99%
The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton 7 7.87%
The Diary of a Nobody by George Grossmith and Weedon Grossmith 4 4.49%
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Old 05-03-2011, 01:48 PM   #361
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I admit I have not got around to starting this yet, I have been in a bit of a reading funk lately
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Old 05-03-2011, 02:27 PM   #362
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I'm curious, how many people who voted for Anna are actually going to be able to read it fully by the 20th?
I'm not a fast reader but I've read 35% so far. I don't think I'll have any trouble finishing by the 20th.
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Old 05-03-2011, 02:46 PM   #363
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I'm curious, how many people who voted for Anna are actually going to be able to read it fully by the 20th?
I will. I'm starting today and it shouldn't take that long.
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Old 05-03-2011, 03:50 PM   #364
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I admit I have not got around to starting this yet, I have been in a bit of a reading funk lately
If you've read 50 books already this year, give me some of that funk!
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Old 05-03-2011, 04:06 PM   #365
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If you've read 50 books already this year, give me some of that funk!
53 I have not updated it in awhile, if it takes me more then two days to finish a book I consider that a "funk" I have been working on a Nicholas Sparks book for three days and I am only at 18%

It's not that I am not enjoying the story, I have anxiety issues and it can be hard to sit still sometimes...
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I haven't started, but I don't anticipate a problem. I admit I was relieved when a recent elibrary book (why do ALL the books on my hold list show up within days of each other?) proved to be unreadable. One more to get through, and then I can move on to Anna.
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Old 05-04-2011, 10:01 AM   #368
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I'm curious, how many people who voted for Anna are actually going to be able to read it fully by the 20th?
I'm at 18% and I think I'll barely make it until the 20th. So far, the book is much more enjoyable than I expected. While the story reminds me of a soap opera, the characters are much more defined and believable, which makes it a fun read.
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Old 05-04-2011, 11:33 AM   #369
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I'm at 18% and I think I'll barely make it until the 20th. So far, the book is much more enjoyable than I expected. While the story reminds me of a soap opera, the characters are much more defined and believable, which makes it a fun read.
Daytime soap operas are extremely unbelievable and in some cases very silly.
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That must be why they lasted so long. "Guiding Light" - 72 years, on radio (1937) then TV (1952). "One Life to Live" (1968) & "All My Children" (1970).
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That must be why they lasted so long. "Guiding Light" - 72 years, on radio (1937) then TV (1952). "One Life to Live" (1968) & "All My Children" (1970).
Blame that on too many bored housewives with nothing better to do. I am waiting for ABC to cancel their last two remaining soaps.
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There are plenty of men who watch them too.
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While housewives may be bored, I assure you they have plenty to do.
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Blame that on too many bored housewives with nothing better to do. I am waiting for ABC to cancel their last two remaining soaps.
All of the women I know who watch soap operas are gainfully employed. None of the stay at home moms that I know, myself included, watch soap operas. And, as AnemicOak pointed out, there are plenty of men (my dad being one of them) who do watch soap operas. Although, to be fair, my step-mom didn't give him much of choice when they were first retired, and now he is hooked.
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There are plenty of men who watch them too.
One of the best places to meet guys (including those on the football & baseball teams) was the lounge at university where they all gathered to watch "All My Children" every day.

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