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

Greg’s comments from the All About Books group.

Angela M wrote: "Greg , I really hope you like it then ! Such pressure- lol !"

Haha Angela, no worries. It's only rarely that I read a book I dislike; I can almost always tell in advance, and I like a very wide range of sorts of books. You haven't let me down yet. :)

Angela M wrote: "Greg , I enjoyed it so much more than I thought I would. Loved the characters!"

Good to know Angela! It was actually your review that originally convinced me to give it a try. :)

Jen wrote: "Finished The Rules of Magic. I thought at the beginning I might DNF, but turns out it magically transported me.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."

Glad you enjoyed it Jen - I'm thinking of reading it myself.

Karin wrote: "Greg wrote: "Karin wrote: "Greg wrote: "B the BookAddict wrote: "Greg, I simply love ginger cats; always had at least one during all the years of my life. Now I have somehow (don't ask) morphed int..."

Lots of good info Karin!

Joan wrote: "Oops you are right, it is narrated by Bill Wallis. I will fix my postings shortly. I got it as an ebook from my library and the description was not clear."

That's good though Joan - it means if I get the Audible version, I'll be listening to the one you liked so much. :) I know where one of my Audible credits is going if my library system doesn't have it!

Joan wrote: "Greg - I started with the book, then switched to the audiobook. Armitage’s narration enhanced the beauty of the language for me."

Where did you get the audiobook Joan? I see Audible has the Armitage translation, but it's narrated by someone else.

Joan wrote: "The boars come right into the city and down to the beach? They don’t avoid areas with people?"

I've heard that boars are unusually agressive Joan. Like hippos, they won't necessarily avoid people.

Chrissie, I imagine it takes some courage to hunt them with bows and arrows!!

Ruth wrote: "Thanks Chrissie. I was looking forward to watching The Walking Dead when I came home from work this morning and then the power went out. Nothing more important then TWD. Obsessed. lol"

Haha, enjoy Ruth! The little pleasures are important!

Joan wrote: "Finished Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, translated & read by Simon Armitage.
Loved it! Listen to the audiobook - it will take you back to cold nights at summer cam..."

Wonderful Joan! I will read this soon!

Ruth wrote: "Have had no electricity since this morning. I was hoping I'd have it back when I woke up tonight. No such luck."

What a nightmare Ruth - hope it comes back soon!

Chrissie wrote: "Greg wrote: "

Enjoying a quiet day watching some Halloween movies with Ron & Doyle"

Oh what a stunning cat!!!!!! I love the pumpkins. Do you roast and salt the seeds?"

Thanks Chrissie! :)

We have roasted and salted the seeds before - very tasty when salted right! But nowadays I am just too busy sadly. I keep hoping this work project will settle down soon!

Kathleen wrote: "Greg wrote: "And all three of your books for November are fantastic. Borges is such fun!..."

Thank you, Greg--good to hear, especially since I've been nervous about Borges!"

Borges is very strange, but I found some of the stories fascinating. The book I read was Labyrinths: Selected Stories and Other Writings; I think I read Ficciones a while ago too, but I'm not sure.

Labyrinths was very mindbendy, to use a non-technical term. :) I have a vivid memory of a couple of the stories even now, a few years later. I won't say more so as not to spoil anything. Some of the stories could be common between the two books, just in possibly different translations.

Kathleen wrote: "Greg wrote: "Chrissie wrote: "Or should I try Cat's Eye by Margaret Atwood? I know I like how she writes but she is most often too into speculative fiction for me. This o..."

I related to the character too Kathleen, quite strongly.

And all three of your books for November are fantastic. Borges is such fun!

Leslie wrote: "I am reading Atonement. I have been putting off reading this, despite many of my friends here recommending it, because I didn't much like the only McEwan I had read ([book:The Child ..."

I liked that one Leslie!

Chrissie wrote: "I have to mention what happened this morning on my walk with Oscar and my husband. A pack of boars ran by us! There were at least eight of them. I couldn't count them all because they were running,..."

How scary Chrissie - I have heard boars are very agressive, but I've luckily never encountered one. I see coyotes and possums often, but those tend to steer clear as long as you leave them alone. Nothing like charging boars!!

LauraT wrote: "I'm through with my Jane Austen Saturday! And it went really well.
I can't upload all the photoes that have been made - don't ask me why photobucket isn't working - but some you still can see:


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How fun Laura - thanks for posting the photos! Great to see you in action with your event. It would be a dream job for me all these events you put on with/for writers and artists!

Alice wrote: "It's been sunny and warm these last few days. And I'll be in Hong Kong when the Vancouver rain sets in mid-week :) Looking forward to dining out with my sister, brother, cousins and friends, to hik..."

Have fun Alice!

Joan wrote: "We got our group dog walk in just before the deluge. It was funny this morning we had 4 labs, a boxer and my Cocoa (40 pound mutt). The big dogs got rambunctious so Cocoa herded them away from the ..."

Cocoa sounds like a good dog to have around for one of these walks Joan! A smart dog! :)

Leslie wrote: "Rats! It's just after 10 am here in Massachusetts and the rain has started. I had hoped to get to the grocery store before this storm hit but took too long over my morning coffee... Heavy rain is f..."

Happy birthday to your mom Leslie! :)

Joan wrote: "Greg,
I just noticed that all these dates are actually Fridays - was that intentional?"

Oops, no they are supposed to be Mondays!! Thanks for pointing that out Joan! I'll fix it right now.