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SheilaT

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9. Earlier today I started

Sun Sep 28, 2014, 09:32 PM

Sep 2014

The Phantom of Fifth Avenue by Meryl Gordon, but I'm putting it down after 79 pages because of several annoying and unnecessary factual errors. It was the one getting the address of the Clark Mansion on Fifth Avenue wrong that was the final straw.

Think I'll start in on The Pot Thief Who Studied D. H. Lawrence by J. Michael Orenduff. It's a charming series about a guy who often does steal pots. He lives in Albuquerque, has a shop in Old Town where he sells pots. Sometimes he makes copies of ancient pots, sometimes he steals a pot for someone else. Because the author actually grew up in New Mexico and lives in or near Albuquerque, all of the locational details are accurate. Plus, his pot thief spends a good deal of time drinking margaritas and eating chips & salsa with a friend, so he's a man after my own heart.

Hope you are enjoying the Tana French books as much as I have.

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What are you reading the week of September 28, 2014? [View all] Enthusiast Sep 2014 OP

'Dead Water,' Ann Cleeves shenmue Sep 2014 #1

I have very much enjoyed Ann Cleeves' Shetland series, so far. scarletwoman Sep 2014 #7

Yay! shenmue Sep 2014 #8

London by Edward Rutherford libodem Sep 2014 #2

Lost for Words by Edward St. Aubyn pscot Sep 2014 #3

Thanks, pscot. Enthusiast Sep 2014 #4

Hey, warmest congratulations on your 41 year anniversary! Wow! scarletwoman Sep 2014 #5

Thank you, scarletwoman. Enthusiast Sep 2014 #6

Earlier today I started SheilaT Sep 2014 #9

Thank you, SheilaT. Enthusiast Sep 2014 #13

We like margaritas too. Enthusiast Sep 2014 #14

It is my personal opinion that the very best margaritas SheilaT Sep 2014 #15

I'm sure you're correct, SheilaT. Enthusiast Sep 2014 #17

I have a friend who likewise enjoys drinking, SheilaT Sep 2014 #18

Ah, science fiction movies and drinking margaritas. Sounds like my kind of evening. Enthusiast Sep 2014 #19

If you decide to relocate to Santa Fe, SheilaT Sep 2014 #21

Well, I totally scored this past week! scarletwoman Sep 2014 #10

Awesome! shenmue Sep 2014 #11

While I have not myself gotten very much into SheilaT Sep 2014 #16

Nice. Enthusiast Sep 2014 #20

Giovanni's Room, by James Baldwin. closeupready Sep 2014 #12

Fourth of July Creek by Smith Anderson HuckleB Oct 2014 #22

Not reading much fadedrose Oct 2014 #23

I'm sorry about your eye problem, fadedrose. Enthusiast Oct 2014 #24

I had both eyes operated on about 3 years ago fadedrose Oct 2014 #25

Yes! Take care of your eyes. SheilaT Oct 2014 #26

Isn't it astonishing to have those cloudy lenses replaced? I've had both my eyes japple Oct 2014 #27