Book Recommendations

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Jul 17, 2012 19:17:45 GMT -4 smitten said:

I have no idea where else to put this, so I'm going to put it here, because the FT book recommendation thread is where I got the recommendation for the Outlander novels in the first place.

So, I'm not sure how I feel about this.

[/color] On the one hand, a TV series is better than a movie and Ron Moore is pretty good. One the other hand, the first few books are so capable of entwining themselves into your imagination can it really be worth it?

I hope that an adaptation of any kind is more "Game of Thrones" than "Legend of the Seeker."[/quote]
I'm sooo excited about this and also glad that they're doing a TV show instead of a movie. I am worried about the casting, though. I just can't imagine who could possibly play Jamie, but we'll see.

[chonies]

I'm looking for magazine recommendations for my sister. I'm specifically looking for something like Martha Stewart Living, but skewed younger and for people who aren't interested in buying specialty glues (that would be me). What I'd really love is for Budget Living to come back, but since that's not happening, I'm not sure what would work. I'm already going to get her a subscription to her city's magazine, and I thought about Country Living, since the editor of Budget Living went there, but it skews a tiny bit too old for her. She's not much into cooking--competent but again, not really interested in the nuances in different strains of basil, etc. but I think she would like to expand her skills a bit.

Sis is 32, single, no kids, just bought a townhouse, reasonably settled, etc. She has a wide array of interests but isn't really committed to a lifestyle or a craft. Fitness magazines like Shape and Self are not quite right, either.

Thanks!

[Carolinian]

Real Simple?

[Auroranorth]

Real Simple is good, so is Whole Living if she's into green stuff. It's a Martha publication, but a less complicated one.

[Peggy Lane]

What about some of the Meredith speciality mags? I like DIY, but there's a whole slew of them.

[chonies]

That could be good! We're going to a big city tomorrow, so I might stop by a bookstore and browse.

I like Real Simple for me, but I think it might skew a bit "old" to her, but I'll ask--she's my baby sister, so I think I think she's younger than she might think she is. Lucky and Marie Claire might be too fashion-y for her, BUST is something she might be interested in, but she might think it's too weird.

Maybe I need to invent the perfect magazine--if the 90s are back, it's time for a zine!

[magazinewhore]

Bitch is good too. I like that better than Bust, but it's more academic.

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Too bad Domino went out of business. It would have been perfect for your sis.

Helpful, right??

[pathtaken]

My daughter recently read Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman and really enjoyed the humor.
Does anyone have any reccomendations on any similar books?

[chonies]

If she liked Good Omens, she'll probably love Terry Pratchett's enormous and engrossing Discworld series.

Full disclosure: I never got into it, but I have friends that love it and their description of it is that's fun and upbeat.