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SheilaT

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14. They really are.
Mon Oct 12, 2015, 11:10 PM
Oct 2015

I like the very logical way Reacher approaches everything. I know next to nothing about guns, but they often figure prominently in a particular book, and it feels as though the author gets everything right about them. In one, a woman was wanting to get a gun for personal protection, and he gave her some very specific advice, which I don't recall precisely, but was essentially steering her away from the sort of "feminine" gun she was going to get, telling her brutally and practically why she needed a specific kind of gun. And made sure she practices with it so she could actually use it if the need arose. It had an air of authenticity that was nice. I hope that those who do know about guns could confirm my impressions here.

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Hello everyone! Thank you for the thread, scarletwoman. Enthusiast Oct 2015 #1
Hi, Enthusiast! I guess I must confess that I've never read "To Kill a Mockingbird", either. scarletwoman Oct 2015 #8
Hi scarletwoman! We are also fascinated by the magic of the Southwest. Enthusiast Oct 2015 #15
Hillerman's daughter is writing leftyladyfrommo Oct 2015 #26
Thanks, leftyladyfrommo. Enthusiast Oct 2015 #27
I don't think I will read any more of hers. leftyladyfrommo Oct 2015 #28
Now that I have all this free time as a retiree TexasProgresive Oct 2015 #2
Glad your polyp was benign. Enthusiast Oct 2015 #3
TexasProgresive, I meant to ask if you have ever read Enthusiast Oct 2015 #5
I did and found it depressing on the whole TexasProgresive Oct 2015 #6
Thanks! I had no idea about Malachy's book! I'm happy to hear this. I'll have to get a copy. Enthusiast Oct 2015 #16
It is so interesting to see the some of the same incidents through different eyes TexasProgresive Oct 2015 #18
That was thoroughly entertaining. Thanks, TexasProgresive. Enthusiast Oct 2015 #19
Brothers like the McCourts causes me to wonder TexasProgresive Oct 2015 #21
We see such differences all the time. I am often struck by my differences with my younger brother. Enthusiast Oct 2015 #22
Hi TexasProgresive! scarletwoman Oct 2015 #9
Not from this one. TexasProgresive Oct 2015 #12
LOL! scarletwoman Oct 2015 #13
Hi scarletwoman! hermetic Oct 2015 #4
Hi hermetic! I'm glad it worked out so well that I went ahead and started the thread. scarletwoman Oct 2015 #10
The latest Jack Reacher book SheilaT Oct 2015 #7
I can certainly see why that would be fun series to follow! scarletwoman Oct 2015 #11
They really are. SheilaT Oct 2015 #14
Finished reading David Rhodes' book, Jewelweed, which is a wonderful japple Oct 2015 #17
Good Morning, japple! Enthusiast Oct 2015 #20
This message was self-deleted by its author japple Oct 2015 #24
I got a download from the library for Jewelweed, but they don't have Driftless. Will japple Oct 2015 #25
Reading the 2nd book in The Strain series: The Fall Goblinmonger Oct 2015 #23
Thanks, Goblinmonger. I've never watched the TV series. Enthusiast Oct 2015 #29
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