POLL for BOOK 2

The Time Travelers Wife- Audrey Niffenegger

Is our winner for book #2!!! Thank you to all who voted!

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Since this will help me choose:

Time Travelers Wife:

This exceptional first novel is the story of Henry and Clare, who have known each other since Clare was 6 and Henry was 36, and were married when Clare was 20 and Henry 28. This is possible only because Henry is one of the first people diagnosed with Chrono-Displacement Disorder: periodically his genetic clock resets and he flashes to other points in time, usually moments of emotional gravity for him. His disappearances are spontaneous, his experiences unpredictable, alternately harrowing and amusing. Audrey Niffenegger explores the effects this condition has on Henry and Clare's marriage and their passionate love for each other, as the story unfolds from both points of view. Clare and Henry strain to live as normal a life as they can, pursuing goals that will be familiar to most readers - steady jobs, love, good friends, children of their own. That these are all threatened by something Henry can neither prevent nor control makes this story profoundly moving and entirely unforgettable. « less… more »

Last Chance Saloon
Ever since legwarmers were cool, best friends Tara, Katherine, and Fintan have survived small-town ennui, big-city heartbreak, and endless giddy nights out on the town. But now that they've graduated to their slightly more serious thirties, only Fintan has what can honestly be called a "love life." With Tara struggling daily with her eternal diet—and her dreadful, penny-pinching boyfriend—and Katherine keeping her single existence as organized as her drawer full of matching bra and panty sets, it seems they'll never locate the exit door out of the "last chance saloon." But it's always when you are least ready for change that fate insists on one. And when catastrophe inevitably follows crisis, the lives of three best friends are sure to change in unexpected ways ... and not necessarily for the worse. You devoured the hilarious antics of Claire in Watermelon. You laughed 'til you cried in Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married. You took a vacation gone mad in Rachel's Holiday. You flew away with Margaret—good girl gone bad—in Angels. You got a peek inside the cutthroat world of women's fashion magazines in Sushi for Beginners. Now, raise your glass to Tara, Katherine, and Fintan in Last Chance Saloon.

The Glass Castle
Jeannette Walls grew up with parents whose ideals and stubborn nonconformity were both their curse and their salvation. Rex and Rose Mary Walls had four children. In the beginning, they lived like nomads, moving among Southwest desert towns, camping in the mountains. Rex was a charismatic, brilliant man who, when sober, captured his children's imagination, teaching them physics, geology, and above all, how to embrace life fearlessly. Rose Mary, who painted and wrote and couldn't stand the responsibility of providing for her family, called herself an "excitement addict." Cooking a meal that would be consumed in fifteen minutes had no appeal when she could make a painting that might last forever.Later, when the money ran out, or the romance of the wandering life faded, the Walls retreated to the dismal West Virginia mining town -- and the family -- Rex Walls had done everything he could to escape. He drank. He stole the grocery money and disappeared for days. As the dysfunction of the family escalated, Jeannette and her brother and sisters had to fend for themselves, supporting one another as they weathered their parents' betrayals and, finally, found the resources and will to leave home.What is so astonishing about Jeannette Walls is not just that she had the guts and tenacity and intelligence to get out, but that she describes her parents with such deep affection and generosity. Hers is a story of triumph against all odds, but also a tender, moving tale of unconditional love in a family that despite its profound flaws gave her the fiery determination to carve out a successful life on her own terms.For two decades, Jeannette Walls hid her roots. Now she tells her own story. A regular contributor to MSNBC.com, she lives in New York and Long Island and is married to the writer John Taylor

The Reader
This novel traces the relationship between a German lawyer, Michael and an older woman, Hanna. Beginning with their brief affair in post-war Germany, the book goes on to Michael's discovery that Hanna had been a guard attached to a satellite camp at Auschwitz, a crime for which she is imprisoned

How to Be Lost
WardThe Winters family in How To Be Lost is a wealthy New York family living behind a happy facade. The father is a successful stockbroker who drinks too much, and the mother is an ex-beauty queen who withdraws from the rest of them. The three girls plan to run away together, when the youngest, 5-year old Ellie, disappears and is never seen again. Caroline becomes the only one of the girls to proceed to runaway, and now at the age of 31 she's a cocktail waitress in New Orleans. A photograph of a Montana woman in People Magazine looks like her missing sister might as an adult, so she sets off in search of Ellie in hopes of putting back what's left of her family. Amanda Eyre Ward's novel has received positive reviews with the Denver Post saying, "How To Be Lost is an affecting, if not brilliant, read, but one that sustains suspense to the very end and brings a tear to the eye.

The Guardian
On Christmas Eve, Julie Barenson, 25 years old and newly widowed, finds an unexpected present-a Great Dane pup that her late husband, Jim, had arranged for her to receive after he died from a brain tumor. On that melodramatic note, bestselling author Sparks (Nights in Rodanthe) begins his latest love story, one in which he combines elements of romance with those of a thriller. Julie's new dog, Singer, turns out to be a better judge of character than she, which is unfortunate because the dog nearly gives away the book's ending when he growls warily at Richard Franklin, the new man in Julie's life. On the other hand, the pooch loves to be around Mike Harris, Jim's best friend, who has grown to love Julie. Richard's increasingly bizarre behavior causes Julie to break up with him, and his subsequent stalker tactics make for compelling action, especially when he plots to destroy the budding romance between Julie and Mike. But the writing is lax at best, with multiple point-of-view shifts in the course of one page or even one paragraph. Secondary characters are two-dimensional, such as Pete, the dumb cop who is taken in by the scheming Richard, and Andrea, Julie's co-worker at the local hair salon, a low-class broad from the wrong side of the tracks who might as well have "next victim" tattooed on her forehead. Yet Sparks fans clamor for his brand of love story, and, with the added punch of suspense, this one will be another bestseller. Agent, Theresa Park. (Apr.) Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information

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Awesome Nelly!! Thanks!!!

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I voted for The Time Traveler's Wife b/c I bought it ages ago and have yet to read it and am DYING to! My 2nd choice would be The Guardian.

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Voted

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I think there is a possible winner!!!!!

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voted

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It appears we have a clear favorite.....whatever is fine with me!

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voted!

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Funny!!! we have more votes than people who said they wanted to join!

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I voted.

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I voted....

I think I read Glass Castle it sounds a lot like one I read last yr but the name does not ring a bell lol my memory is SHOT!

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The Time Travelers Wife will be our next book!

This exceptional first novel is the story of Henry and Clare, who have known each other since Clare was 6 and Henry was 36, and were married when Clare was 20 and Henry 28. This is possible only because Henry is one of the first people diagnosed with Chrono-Displacement Disorder: periodically his genetic clock resets and he flashes to other points in time, usually moments of emotional gravity for him. His disappearances are spontaneous, his experiences unpredictable, alternately harrowing and amusing. Audrey Niffenegger explores the effects this condition has on Henry and Clare's marriage and their passionate love for each other, as the story unfolds from both points of view. Clare and Henry strain to live as normal a life as they can, pursuing goals that will be familiar to most readers - steady jobs, love, good friends, children of their own. That these are all threatened by something Henry can neither prevent nor control makes this story profoundly moving and entirely unforgettable. « less… more »

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I am so excited! I am DLing it to my kindle right now!

omg its not available on kindle. . .wtheck? this is the first time this has happened. booooooo.

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Im so siked! Kim thanks for doing this, also thanks bc I have over due library books so you are forcing me to bring my books back and have lowered my debt YOU ROCK

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YAY! As soon as I finish "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" which should be in the next day or 2, I will start this one! Can't wait to read it!

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Posted by Lizzie217

Im so siked! Kim thanks for doing this, also thanks bc I have over due library books so you are forcing me to bring my books back and have lowered my debt YOU ROCK

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Wow that poll wasn't open long lol

I have already read this book and didn't like it. I have zero desire to read it again.

Soooo I'm out this round but maybe round 3 will work out for me!

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