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

Rowena’s comments from the All About Books group.

Harold wrote: "A book I am reading now Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed fascinating look at history, including discovery by emperor of Japan that trees prevent soil erosion, made a hug..."

Wow, that sounds fascinating!

Hailey wrote: "Hello! I am obviously a total book worm (probably the same as all of you are too :)). I really would love to expand my list of books and possibly share my favorites with others like me. Thank you a..."

Hi Hailey,

Welcome to the group, glad to have you with us:)

Welcome, Zoey:)

Hello Patrick,

Welcome to the group!

Joe wrote: "Hello I'm Joe and just a reader like many of you. Please feel free to friend me anytime. Thanks again for adding me to this group."

Hello Joe, welcome to the group!

Interesting thread and ideas so far! I'm going to have a think about which book I'll be reading.

Chouaib wrote: "Hi, I'm chouaib, hummm... Maybe you will find it a little weird but I'm new in reading, until now I have read just one book L'homme qui voulait être heureux last year, so I have deci..."

Hi Chouaib,

Welcome! I hope some of the group reads encourage you to read more:)

Currently reading A House of My Own: Stories from My Lifeby Sandra Cisneros. It's been great so far.

Jill wrote: "Hi, I'm Jill from Connecticut. I love to read but with a busy career I haven't read as much as I would like. As I near retirement, I want to connect with other readers and discover new authors."
Welcome to the group, Jill!

Linda wrote: "Hi, I'm new to this group. I love books and this year I did 2 A-Z challenges which I have completed. I like classics, chick-lit, poetry, sci-fi, and am now getting into YA."

Welcome to the group, Linda! And thank you for the friendship request.

Chrissie wrote: "Rowena, I would like to hear another opinion on The Fishermen. I am afraid it is one of those books that the magazines praise but not all readers. Please drop a line about what you ..."

Hi Chrissie,

I'm halfway through and finding it quite enjoyable. He's a good storyteller though I can't say I find his writing style remarkable. And I have to say that I shook my head in disbelief about a couple of scenes but we shall see how it goes!

I'm reading Angaza Afrika: African Art Now and it's been wonderful so far. Just finished Between the World and Meand it took a lot out of me. Definitely recommended.

Just started reading The Fishermen. I'm also still reading Romola, big book!

Erwin wrote: "Hi all,

I am Erwin and I come from The Netherlands. Husband of a wonderful wife and proud father of a beautiful three-year-old son. I love books. I enjoy lots of differents genres, fiction and non..."

Nice to see you here, Erwin! Welcome:)

Chuck wrote: "Terri wrote: "Man Booker Prize announced today. The winner--A Brief History of Seven Killings. I'm very disappointed. :("

Woo-hooooo! I knew it!

It was just so damn original and ..."

I agree. It was very original. I'll be seeing him next week at a writer's festival, I can't wait :)

Leslie wrote: "Gavin wrote: "Just started And Then There Were None"

Is this your first time reading this? A great mystery (much better in book than in film) which I reread about a year ago. Even kno..."

I adored that book! Enjoy:)

Leslie wrote: "Rowena wrote: "Has anyone read Barthes' Travels in China? It looks really interesting."

Not I but it looks interesting. I like travel books but I think my next one will be [book:Bl..."

That looks amazing!!! Such a huge book too. Will follow your updates closely when you do read it.

Leslie wrote: "Diane S.✨ wrote: "Thanks, Rowena. I really liked Midnight in the Garden. We went to Savannah shortly after I read that book. Much has changed but they have an older section which I loved."

I think..."

Diane S.✨ wrote: "Thanks, Rowena. I really liked Midnight in the Garden. We went to Savannah shortly after I read that book. Much has changed but they have an older section which I loved."

I haven't even read the book yet and already I'm wanting to visit Savannah

Paul wrote: "Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time isn't a bad book Rowena. This one picks up on threads of that too."

I may look into it later. Thanks, Paul!

Hi Ryan,

Welcome to the group! Hope you join in our many discussions and find some good reads along the way:)