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

LauraT’s comments from the All About Books group.

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I won't start it before next week; sorry about that!

Leslie wrote: "I would say that this book had the least amount of humor in it of all the Gaskell books I've read. But in general Gaskell is more serious than some of her contemporaries such as Dickens or Thackeray."

Absolutely so

Greg wrote: "I do agree with that Nidhi - all of those writers you mention provide astute social commentary; they're a wonderful window into the Victorian social world."

Indeed they are!

Greg wrote: "I'm in chapter 13 now, and I love the dissident minister and his sister. He really tries to do good, and his heart is in the right place; it's very endearing..."

He really believes in what he preaces

inside

chemistry

Greg wrote: "I have my copy in hand, I plan to start next week!"

Me too; probably Monday already!

Nidhi wrote: "It definitely reminded me of Tess, too and of Hardy's pessimistic way of treating his characters but book gets better.....at least its not gloomy all around.....I am on chapter 16."

Definitly!!! Even if Ruth has been more fortunate in finding her friends

As I immagined, being out of town with friends I could read very little - but I had great fun: we were at a competition for reading out loud!!! I entered in the final 12 chosen with the poem I published here for our Mondays Poems!
I've updated my post (n. 6) with my scanty total of 222 pages!

I intedn to finish listening to
Jeremy Poldarkand then to Robert Hellenga Love, Death & Rare Books.
As for my reads, these the first titles I'll be strting, waiting for something elese!
Sandro Baldoni Occhi selvaggi
Giorgio Fontana Il Mago di Riga
Yōko Ogawa La formula del professore
Rosa Teruzzi Il valzer dei traditori
Valeria Corciolani Il tempo fa le pietre
Elizabeth Strout Lucy by the Sea
Libby Page The Lido
Gian Marco Griffi Ferrovie del Messico
Richard Osman The Bullet That Missed
Stacey Halls Mrs England
Annabel Abbs Miss Eliza's English Kitchen: A Novel of Victorian Cookery and Friendship
Mazo de la Roche The Building Of Jalna

Steve wrote: "Thanks Antonio. Ezra Pound confuses me. I honestly don't know that much about him, but I have read some of his work. How could an intelligent, educated, sensitive person espouse and embrace fascism..."

Same here!!!

Updating my post (n. 9) it seems I've done almost all I intended - a part from one book, that is rather longish and I think I'll postpone it in a month or so.

Leslie wrote: "I also was intrigued by the question of whether Earth and its colonies were real or a simulation. Reminded me of the Matrix movies, so Mandel doesn't get originality points, but still an interesting question. I liked Gasprey's conclusion - that living life to the fullest and with a sense of humanity is what matters regardless of whether the life is "real" or a simulation"

This is the issue that most interested me!!!

Leslie wrote: "Well, it was probably not such a good choice to have 2 time travel books back to back... I think that this book suffered some in comparison to Kindred.

Aboslutely!!!

Greg wrote: "Alannah wrote: "I'm in, looking forward to reading this one."

Looking forward to it too Alannah!"

Me too!

I'm reading this La leggenda della PeregrinaSpanish novel - actually the writer is from Montevideo - because I've been asked to present it with the author present for Encuentro https://www.facebook.com/encuentropg/

Janice (JG) wrote: "I'm watching a TV series called Class of '09, which flips back and forth between scenes in the Past, Present, and Future. This book flips between 1912, 2023, and 2200ish (? I don't have the book ha..."

You got it!!!

I'm in
Winston Graham Jeremy Poldark pag 18
Valeria Corciolani Peggio per chi resta 5 pag 84
A.J. Cronin The Northern Light pag 120
Tot pag 222

Greg wrote: "Great Laura! Hopefully you will have some less stressful days! :)"

Indeed!