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

LauraT’s comments from the All About Books group.

149 Alberto Moravia Gli indifferenti pag 316 Read ****
150 Francesco Recami Il gruppo di lettura pag 50 Read ***1/2
151 Tana French Broken Harbor pag 451 Read ***1/2
152 Nella Larsen Passing pag 120 Read ****
153 Jane Austen Persuasion pag 309 Read *****
154 Lucy M Montgomery The Blythes Are Quoted pag 520 Read ****1/2
155 Sacha Naspini Nives pag 131 Read ****
156 Sylvia Beach Shakespeare and Company pag 282 Read ****
157 Anthony Trollope Rachel Ray pag 460 Reading
158 Mancuso / Viola Verde brillante. Sensibilità e intelligenza del mondo vegetale pag 144 Reading
159/184 Katharine Weber  The Music Lesson pag 192 Reading

Petra wrote: "I've finished reading The Sorrows of Young Werther and quite enjoyed it. It wasn't at all what I was expecting.
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."

Never even tried it!!!! I've only read - and quite liked I have to admit!!! - Elective Affinities by Goethe

Gavin wrote: "Reading Wolf Hall"

How are you finding it?

I'm readin gSylvia Beach's Shakespeare and Company. Really interesting story - and whom did she meet!!!!!

I'm reading the story of this interesting library Shakespeare and Company and listening to a Victorian love of mine: Trollope's Rachel Ray

149 Alberto Moravia Gli indifferenti pag 316 Read ****
150 Francesco Recami Il gruppo di lettura pag 50 Read ***1/2
151 Tana French Broken Harbor pag 451 Read ***1/2
152 Nella Larsen Passing pag 120 Read ****
153 Jane Austen Persuasion pag 309 Read *****
154 Lucy M Montgomery The Blythes Are Quoted pag 520 Read ****1/2
155 Sacha Naspini Nives pag 131 Read ****
156 Sylvia Beach Shakespeare and Company pag 282 Reading
157 Anthony Trollope Rachel Ray pag 460 Reading
158/184 Mancuso / Viola Verde brillante. Sensibilità e intelligenza del mondo vegetale pag 144 Reading

I'll start it in a week or so...

Finished The Blythes Are Quoted . Lovely!
Here my review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Leslie wrote: "Ooh! How is The Blythes Are Quoted? I must immediately add this book to my TBR unless you give it a thumbs down..."

LOVED it! Different from the others of Anne series: it can be seen she has written it later, when more sad, disillusioned, if you see what I mean.
Here my little review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Alannah wrote: "Nominated Books:
The Long Ships by Frans G. Bengtsson
Eve's Ransom by George Gissing

Books Going To Poll:
The Golden Days by Cao Xueqin
..."

I second Eve's Ransom

These the first of this month; we'll see going on...

Jane Austen Persuasion
Sylvia Beach Shakespeare and Company Reading
Lucy M Montgomery The Blythes Are Quoted
Sacha Naspini Nives
William Shakespeare King Henry V
Maaza Mengiste The Shadow King
Katharine Weber  La lezione di musica
Woody Allen Apropos of Nothing

I'm at the moment reading Passing by Nella Larsen, a really interesting short novel on balck and white relationship...

Great sum!!!!!

Hard choice also for September!! In the end I've decided for Stephen Markley Ohio ****1/2 and Lucy M Montgomery Rilla of Ingleside *****

149 Alberto Moravia Gli indifferenti pag 316 Read ****
150 Francesco Recami Il gruppo di lettura pag 50 Read ***1/2
151 Tana French Broken Harbor pag 451 Read ***1/2
152 Nella Larsen Passing pag 120 Reading
153 Jane Austen Persuasion pag 309 Reading
154/184 Lucy M Montgomery The Blythes Are Quoted pag 520 Reading

Karin wrote: "LauraT wrote: "After a really nice week end in Milan, whare I've seen the Pinacoteca of Prera - with masterpieces as Raffaello, Caravaggio, Canova - the Cenacolo (The Last Supper bu Leonardo - to b..."

I needed it!!! Now back at wotk from home, but since Marta's health's issues seems more or less balanced - at least for the moment -from next Wednesday I'll be going to the office twice a week. And I think it'll do me good!

deep

Finished in three days Broken Harbor, a real page turner.
If you like thrillers, read it!

Christine wrote: ""

I'm intrigued by this: I second it!!!!

Leslie wrote: "Glad to hear that you had a good time in Milan, Laura!! I really need to renew my passport so I can come see these things in person and, of course, meet you :-)

I have been watching a lot of old T..."

Oh Leslie how I'd love to have you here in Italy going around. Do come and we'll have a great time. Let's wait for Spring and then...let's start!!!!