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Val Pfeiffer · 09-02-2007, 09:41 AM

I have read many of the books listed here--there are some really good ones (Marley & Me should be read by anyone who has or have had dogs, especially labradors -- it's very funny)!

Some others I've read this year are:

Montana 1948 by Larry Watson
Water for Elephants and Riding Lessons by Sara Gruen
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon (read a couple years ago)
The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
Body Surfing by Anita Shreve
Windchill Summer by Norris Church Mailer (she also has a new one out that I will be reading next--she is coming to my book group's meeting in October)

Val

09-02-2007, 09:41 AM	#17
Val Pfeiffer Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 159	I have read many of the books listed here--there are some really good ones (Marley & Me should be read by anyone who has or have had dogs, especially labradors -- it's very funny)! Some others I've read this year are: Montana 1948 by Larry Watson Water for Elephants and Riding Lessons by Sara Gruen The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon (read a couple years ago) The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion Body Surfing by Anita Shreve Windchill Summer by Norris Church Mailer (she also has a new one out that I will be reading next--she is coming to my book group's meeting in October) Val __________________ BLOG: http://valleygirlvnp.blogspot.com/ Dx 11/04, Age 42, ER-/PR-, HER2+++ 3 months weekly Herceptin, Taxol. Carboplatin Significant tumor shrinkage Mastectomy 3/05; Stage 3b, 9 cm tumor, 5/8+ nodes 3 more months weekly Herceptin, Taxol. Carboplatin 7/05 30 radiation treatments, IMRT planning approach Started 1 year of Herceptin 9/05 9/06 Began quarterly triple doses Herceptin. Brain & breast MRIs semi annually. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 6/08 Right breast, intraductal carcinoma, high nuclear grade associated with comedo necrosis; extensive diffusely involved the entire biopy specimen. ER+, PR-, Her2 unknown at this point, 07/08 mastectomy.