Greg’s Comments (group member since Jul 02, 2014)

Greg’s comments from the All About Books group.

B the BookAddict wrote: "Marina, gorgeous story. I rescued my Poppy, a feral kitten, from down a storm drain and she was ferocious whenever I tried to pat her too. I knew she'd be 'put down' if I took her to the animal she..."

That's so sweet Bette that you took her in!

Joan wrote: "Esther - a cow in a flower bed by the roadside - seems like you have the beginnings of a children’s book - maybe a cautionary tale about staying in your own field and only crossing the road at cros..."

You should write it Joan - I'd read it! :)

B the BookAddict wrote: "Greg, if you hit a cow or bull at a high speed 90/100kph, you will certainly kill the animal and total your car in the process. It's the weight of the cow/bull which does the damage.

During the fi..."

I thought so Bette - it must've been amazing luck for the cow to live. My cousin once hit a deer (much smaller and much less weight), and the damage was enormous .. to the deer and the car. :(

Jen wrote: "Hope you like it, Greg .."

Thanks Jen! :)

Raul wrote: "Reading Pride and Prejudice and marvelling. It's incredible how Austen develops the plot through conversations."

A wonderful book Raul! Austen's wit is sharp, and I love her commentary on the gender politics and drawing room society of her day.

Esther wrote: "Greg wrote: "Esther wrote: "dely wrote: "Esther wrote: "We also have the additional danger of stray cows. The local farmer has several judgements and restraining orders demanding he keep his cattle..."

Really?! That's amazing, one sturdy cow! - so the only casualty was the car. I hope the cows keep out of the flower beds in future!

Esther wrote: "dely wrote: "Esther wrote: "We also have the additional danger of stray cows. The local farmer has several judgements and restraining orders demanding he keep his cattle in the field but he is rela..."

That is quite an image with the cow jumping from the flowerbed Esther! It might make me laugh if it weren't so dangerous for the cow and more importantly for your husband!!!

Marina wrote: "On a lighter note, I've just read the sweetest story, especially for people who (like me) love cats. You can read it here: http://www.inspiremore.com/feral-cat-......"

Love this Marina! :)

Chrissie wrote: "Greg wrote: "Over lunch I went through some of my to-read books and discovered something: if you add a book as to-read and later when reading it, accidentally mark currently reading on a different ..."

Thanks for the tip Chrissie! :)

Jim wrote: "Arriving in the mail (post) today and lying on my doorstep when I got home from work and dinner out with my wife, was The Best of Richard Matheson by Richard Matheson ..."

He wrote a number of enjoyable books and stories Jim, a startling number of which were adapted into movies. Hope you like it!

Marina wrote: "Updated message #4. My favorite for October was another re-read, Animal Farm by George Orwell. I gave it 5 stars, while the first time I read it (I think I was in my early..."

An excellent book Marina!

The book will live on because it speaks of human behavior - he intended it to comment on communism, but I think that's practically tangential now. These sorts of human behavior exist in every culture in the world to some degree today - political advertising, manipulation, grandstanding on different sides of the political spectrum - it happens everywhere - and the workhorse ends up taking the load.

B the BookAddict wrote: "That's a trap I have fallen into in the past, Greg."

I wondered why my to-read list never seemed to go down even when I added to it very stingily!

Colleen wrote: "I just started this and so far so good. Will love to look back on this thread and read all your insights. Better late than never!"

I really loved this book Colleen - hope you enjoy it! :)

Over lunch I went through some of my to-read books and discovered something: if you add a book as to-read and later when reading it, accidentally mark currently reading on a different edition of the same book, the to-read book will end up on both lists .. one as to-read but not read and the other read and not to-read!

So I had several duplicate books on my to-read list that I had already read. I cleaned up some of those. Lots of good books on the list I still haven't read though - I just need to remember to actually look at it! :)

Nichole wrote: "Great idea. I have other books to finish. I will start next week as well. Thanks!"

Sounds good Nichole! :)

I have my copy but probably won't start for about a week.

Here's where we can talk about our November group fiction read, the modern classic The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov.

Esther wrote: "Chrissie wrote: "dely, so you have seen at least one too.

I have been looking at information about boars in Sweden. They do not weigh 45 - 90kg. That was wrong, at least for the ones in Sweden. H..."

Goodness Esther - driving in your area must sometimes be an adventure! I'm glad your husband was ok in the cow encounter!

Angela M wrote: "We don’t get any kids trick or treating so our Halloween was centered around our grandkids. We went to their houses to see them in their costumes and of course deliver the treat bags I made for the..."

Sounds great Angela - I'm sure they loved their treat bags! :)

We have had lots of trick or treaters tonight! So much fun being a part of making the neighbors' families happy. I remember doing this with Dylan years ago too - that makes it even more fun!

This is my first Halloween in a house. So much better than the gated apartment was! :)