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

Rowena’s comments from the All About Books group.

September is my birthday month so I thought it would be a good idea to read books by some of my favourite authors. Currently my list consists of:

Toni Morrison - Jazz
Oscar Wilde - Dorian Gray (re-read!)
George Orwell- Road to Wigan Pier
George Eliot- Middlemarch

Thanks Leslie! I'm feeling a bit proud of myself for sending out a group email; have never done that before :)

My pick is Goodbye to All Thatby Robert Graves.

Alannah wrote: "Girl Interrupted"

I've heard great things about this one, Alannah.

Hello everyone:)

I just sent out the non-fiction group read nomination email.

Hello everyone,

Please list your nominations for the October non-fiction group read. The theme is autobiographies and biographies.

This nomination thread will be up for 2 weeks.

Thanks all:)

- Rowena

LauraT wrote: "If I remeber rightly you have to got at the bottom of the member page and click to "send a message to all" or something like that. I'll go and see

Yes it says in bold "broadcast a message to all m..."

Thanks Laura :)

Jenny wrote: "Rowena AND I, not Rowena I decided...sorry, in case you were wondering about my napoleonesque tendencies, I just edited the post ;) LOL"


Haha, don't worry, I figured that was what you meant :D

Can anyone tell me how to send an email to all the group members? I'll be sending an email tomorrow about our non-fiction nomination thread. Thanks:)

Leslie wrote: "@Rowena & Jenny - I have a whole pile of French literature I would like to read so I am thinking of making 2014 my "Year in France". Proust, Flaubert, Colette, Hugo, Raymond Queneau, Racine, and o..."

Sounds wonderful, Leslie! I would also recommend Radiguet, Sagan, LaClos and Voltaire.

Jenny wrote: "Shirley wrote: "Leslie, I think you mentioned somewhere that there were some books you had been looking forward to reading in "Perks" as group reads, and you now don't know whether to read them or ..."

I quite like the idea of having the non-fiction reads themed but the book chosen through polls. Great idea. October sounds perfect.

Hi Shirley,

Yes, I was wondering whether making it a themed non fiction read would be a good idea but I kinda like your idea of having a poll too! We'll see what Jenny and the others think.

Jenny wrote: "Rowena, should we think about a first non-fiction read for around October?

What do you guys think: bi-monthly? Quarterly?"

Sounds good, Jenny. I like the idea of them being bi-monthly for the time being.
Some non-fiction books are quite hefty and I think that most people would like to read them slowly.

How about topics? Perhaps some ideas would be science, feminism, biographies, history...

Great idea, Leslie! I'm reading the Penguin edition, translated by Mark Treharne.

Maggie wrote: "I do agree re Beloved - excellent book."


Yes, it's brilliant :)

Leslie wrote: "Rowena wrote: "Jenny wrote: "Rowena, are you reading the entire "In Search of Lost Time"?."

Yes I am, Jenny:) I'm on Book 3 at the moment."

You've been going through them pretty fast too, which I..."

Thanks Leslie:) I was planning on reading at least 4 of the books by the end of the year. I'm finding the writing really enjoyable.

Jenny wrote: "Rowena, are you reading the entire "In Search of Lost Time"?."

Yes I am, Jenny:) I'm on Book 3 at the moment.

Jenny wrote: "Hi guys, I am happy to continue with the Poetry Section, and if Rowena is up for it, I'd be happy to introduce a non-fiction section with her later once we're running and have enough members that w..."

Definitely still up for it, Can't wait:)

Maryann wrote: "Hi Laura and Hi everyone! I am a Perks member too, and I am glad that this group was started. I havent been around as much lately, life has just gotten in the way, but with the Fall coming and the ..."
Nice to see you here Maryann! Welcome:)

Meran wrote: "Is everyone from Perks (besides me) from Britain? ;)

I'm Meran, from Perks, hanging out in the Portland, Oregon area of the US.

I'll see if I can get access to those two first books. I've seen pa..."

I'm from Canada. Welcome to the group:)