[Boomer]

I am about to do a very bad thing here. I am going to recommend a book that I have never read. But it is a book that I thought was going to set the woods, or something, on fire when I got some friends started reading it.

The book is an older one. It is Outlander by Diana Gabaldon, and it is the first in a series.

Here's what happened: - I had gone to a meeting where there were lots of word nerds. The talk turned to favorite books. Someone mentioned Outlander and the women in the room went into a frenzy. It is a time-travel romance, sort of. Not usually my style, but I bought it immediately. I had a lot going on at work at the time. This thing is 600 pages long. I did not read it, but I told several friends about it and about the reaction in that meeting room.

This book set off a chain reaction, as my friends told other friends about it. One friend went to the library to get it, and the librarian she asked about it nearly burst into joyous flames as she searched the shelves for the well worn copy. It seems the main character travels through time and meets this hot Scot...Welllllll, the book is quite full of history and such. Yeah, uh huh, that's it.

H-m-m-m, maybe I should have put this rec over on the Girl Talk thread.

I am so glad I just remembered this book. Now that I am retired, I am going to actually read it.

Boomer

And Tal,

I know that your heart is in the right place when you tell me I will be safe in TV because there is no Borders. But, alas, B&N can get me, too. You are probably thinking, "Why doesn't this woman just go to the library?" I do. And I am a big supporter of libraries. But I am afraid that where books are concerned, I want what I want when I want it.