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Favorite Book Set

sue bee — Tue, 30 Sep 2014 17:30:19 GMT

I was wondering what your favorite book set that you've read? Mine is the Chesapeake Bay series by Nora Roberts. I loved it so much I reread them recently

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Marell9 — Tue, 30 Sep 2014 18:17:04 GMT

I have several but my favorite is Nora Roberts' Irish Born trilogy - Born in Fire, Born in Ice, and Born in Shame. I have read it 5, maybe 6, times.

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jaxs mom — Tue, 30 Sep 2014 20:14:55 GMT

Outlander. I've read the whole series 6-7 times except the new book that just came out which I've only read once so far.

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mewsmomtoo — Wed, 01 Oct 2014 01:14:25 GMT

Jan Karon's Mitford series - always made me wish I lived there

Sophie Kinsella's Shopaholic series - so funny!

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Marsha2003 — Wed, 01 Oct 2014 02:42:32 GMT

Harry Potter!

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insomniac — Wed, 01 Oct 2014 03:48:40 GMT

I love the Ladies' Detective Agency series by Alexander Smith McCall.

I enjoy the laid-back style, and the quiet philosophies that are woven into the story lines. I treasure each book.

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Stargazer77 — Wed, 01 Oct 2014 04:40:23 GMT

On 9/30/2014 Marsha2003 said:
Harry Potter!

Lol, I agree.

I also used to love James Patterson's Alex Cross series, but not so much as of late, sadly.

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Anglophilly — Wed, 01 Oct 2014 13:54:53 GMT

Norah Lofts' ""The House at Old Vine"" trilogy.

Thomas Costain's ""The Plantagenets"" and ""The Tontine""

These authors are deceased and I haven't found satisfactory replacements. I enjoy a good yarn wrapped around history.

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beckyb1012 — Wed, 01 Oct 2014 19:54:29 GMT

Mitford Series and

The Ladies of Covington

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lork — Fri, 03 Oct 2014 04:35:09 GMT

The Miss Julia series by Ann B. Ross. She has a new addition almost every year. They're easy reading, funny, uncomplicated and make me wish for the South!

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insomniac — Fri, 03 Oct 2014 07:41:54 GMT

On 10/2/2014 lork said:
The Miss Julia series by Ann B. Ross. She has a new addition almost every year. They're easy reading, funny, uncomplicated and make me wish for the South!

I adore Miss Julia! These books are even more wonderful when listened to.

Re: Favorite Book Set

qualitygal — Fri, 03 Oct 2014 11:15:16 GMT

Our library's book sale is tomorrow. Thanks for some ideas to search for!

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qualitygal — Fri, 03 Oct 2014 11:25:03 GMT

James Herriot's books on being a vet.

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glmama — Fri, 03 Oct 2014 14:09:43 GMT

Thanks for this thread. I have to chime in and say that I'm a weird one, I guess, b/c although I've been a life-long reader, I've never been one to be really into a trilogy or set of books. Isn't that weird??? My older son is a voracious reader and will read ALL the books in a series, back to back. If there are 12 books he will read them all. If he likes an author, he will read everything they've written in the genre he likes. However, I jump around a lot. Of course I like certain authors, themes, etc., but I can't remember the last time I read a whole series.

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sue bee — Fri, 03 Oct 2014 17:18:26 GMT

You're welcome glmama, I'm surprised at all the responses. there's nothing wrong with what you read and how you read them.

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meem120 — Fri, 03 Oct 2014 18:47:16 GMT

I loved the Outlander series. I also read the Left Behind series, it you want to get into the Apocalypse.

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glmama — Sat, 04 Oct 2014 18:59:50 GMT

On 10/3/2014 Susiegirl2 said:
You're welcome glmama, I'm surprised at all the responses. there's nothing wrong with what you read and how you read them.

Thanks, susie. Maybe this thread will get me to try something new.

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mewsmomtoo — Sat, 04 Oct 2014 22:58:31 GMT

On 10/3/2014 qualitygal said:
James Herriot's books on being a vet.

I loved those books - my parents gave me the first 3 as a set of hardback books for Christmas, back in the 70's. I read everything he wrote. I always hoped someday to get to Yorkshire. His son wrote an excellent biography if you are interested:

The Real James Herriot, A Memoir of My Father by James Wight

(James Herriot's real name was Alf Wight, just in case you didn't already know)

Re: Favorite Book Set

sue bee — Sun, 05 Oct 2014 13:00:35 GMT

Hopefully it'll give others ideas of books to check out. I had no idea when I posted this thread it'd get so many replies.

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PamelaSue72 — Sun, 05 Oct 2014 13:59:46 GMT

Outlander. Love the series, love the show!

Harry Potter

The Spellsinger series by Alan Dean Foster (I started reading it when my son was in junior high and it was hilarious. I ended up buying the series, only to give the books to my son when the person he loaned his to never returned them.) Most people here wouldn't like those books.