Rowena’s Comments (group member since Aug 06, 2013)

Rowena’s comments from the All About Books group.

Thank you, Jenny! :)I'll be updating my book updates (if I have time to read, that is!) but not much else for a couple of weeks. Will definitely be ready for the non-fiction group read!

Thank you, Shirley!

Thank you, Leslie :)

Hi everyone,

Just to let you know I a bit quiet from now until the end of the month. Grad school just started and I'm packing to move out by the end of the month. I'll be back soon:)

I finished reading it a couple of weeks ago so I'll be joining in the discussion :)

Jean wrote: "Absolutely Leslie. I hate Wuthering Heights with a vengeance!"

ditto

Laurel wrote: "I'm reading Teller of Tales: The Life of Arthur Conan Doyle as I'm on a bit of a Sherlock Holmes kick at the moment. I didn't used to like biographies but am getting more into them gradually. I thi..."

Sounds like a good one, Laurel! I wasn't really into biographies either but I can't get enough of them now. The tone is definitely important.

Has anyone read The Diary of Anaïs Nin, Vol. 1: 1931-1934? That's one of my favourite journals. Highly recommended.

On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction by William Zinsser is considered to be a writing classic and I can see why! It was very informative and readable.

Talk about and recommend your favorite books on writing (fiction and non-fiction) here.

Memories, Dreams, Reflectionsby Carl Jung is a wonderful book. I learned so much from it.

I'm reading ALbert Camus' Lyrical and Critical Essays. Very good so far.

Leslie wrote: "Whatever you two decide is fine with me :)."

Great :)

Shirley wrote: "Jenny wrote: "Lot's of great nominations here, however, I am tempted to throw one more into the mix, as I've heard great reviews about this one: May We Be Forgiven by A.M. Homes which won the Wome..."

I second The House on the Strand!

Dhanaraj wrote: "Ghana Must Go by Taiye Selasi. A recent one and the debut novel of the author and it looks interesting."

I quite liked it.

Amber wrote: "I am enjoying being a part of this online bookclub too. ^_^ This is the first one I've been apart of online."

We're very happy to have you here, Amber :)

Jean wrote: "Rowena - thanks for that. I personally am really enjoying the new group and think lots of people must think that way if you look at the rate of membership growth! You're evidently all working reall..."

Thank you so much, Jean :)

Jean wrote: "I would have LOVED to read "Rosalind Franklin - the Dark Lady of DNA" but find it is not available in either Large Print or Kindle. I don't yet know about the others.

Can I make a plea to the mode..."

Thanks for your comment, Jean. This has definitely been a learning curve for Jenny and I and we so appreciate your input:)We will definitely take on your suggestion and hopefully future books that are nominated will be available in all formats.

Currently reading Cinderella Ate my Daughter by Peggy Orenstein. Interesting and disturbing!

Agreed:)