Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think even when you use italics for foreign words, you're supposed to drop the italics after the first time you use the word. OKwriter--go with your instincts. Anything that's overused tends to lose its impact, whether it's italics or saying "I love you" a hundred times a day. :) I can look in my style guides if you want a definite answer. Do you have Chicago Manual of Style?

This month my Book Club read: 1,000 White Women-The Journals of May Dodd by Jim Fergus I thought it was wonderful! I'm usually not a big fan of historical fiction, but this was great! Based on a true event, and then the author writes about what could have happened. Back in the 1850's the Cheyanne Indians wanted to increase their tribe numbers, so they asked the US govt to "trade" 1,000 white women for 1,000 horses. The US govt said no, but in the book, they agree. Very interesting idea. Characters were outstanding!! Written in journal form and quick read. Some language & violence esp at the end, but it's not too bad. Next month we read: Whistling in the Dark We read Water for Elephants at the beginning of the year and I thought it was okay. Normally would have never read about the circus. Others seemed to like it more then me. Read Life of Pi, but it took me about 3-4 times to get through it! Has anyone read Middlesex? I want to know if it's worth reading. Ii don't mind the topic, but it seemed really hard to get into? I've got my list made of all the books you guys have recommended. Teresa-who once had a dream about being locked in a library all night. (Wouldn't be so bad!)

Sounds like one I will like to read, so putting it on my wish list. Thanks for the recommendation. I'm in the midst of reading Natchez Burning, a nearly 800 page (& I'm not a fast reader) mystery dealing with the racial divides. This is my second one by author Greg Iles...& have become a fan.

I currently have a Kindle touch. When it dies, I will absolutely get the Paperwhite. Sometimes when I read in bed, my lamp bothers DH so I have to use a clip on light and I sometimes have trouble with positioning it. The Paperwhite would let me read in bed without bothering DH. The battery lasts a very long time and I love the dictionary feature for looking up words instantly. With a book, I would have to get up, find the dictionary and look up the word (which I would not do) or I would write down the word and look it up later forgetting the context I hand seen it used. I love my Kindle and now I need to look at Calibre.