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

LauraT’s comments from the All About Books group.

Berlin

Leslie wrote: "This is my first time reading Bernhard. The book is in two parts, each one gigantic paragraph! The writing is stream of consciousness; that is a style with which I have a love-hate relationship...."

I do remember it well!!! Saame here!

Happy Birthday Christine!!!

E: eclair

Yes quite! My piece of cake

Leslie wrote: "Yes, I reread it last year. The poems and the illustrations are both wonderful :)"

Indeed they are!

Stories

Life
Tales
Lies

At the moment I'm reading
Richard Osman The Man Who Died Twice
and
Josephine Winslow Johnson Now in November
while listening to Winston Graham Ross Poldark

Leslie wrote: "Currently I am reading (very slowly for me) Extinction: A Novel by Austrian author Thomas Bernhard in hardcover..."

That I don't know, but I have t admit Bernhard is not one of my favourite author

Leslie wrote: "Laura, I will be interested in seeing how you like the latest Louise Penny, A World of Curiosities. And is this the first time you are reading Crocodile on the Sandbank..."

The very first time! Hope so then.
And about the latest work of Penny (writer that I know thanks to Petra, who years ago sent me her first Still Life straight from Canada!!!) I'm keeping it: I've loved the previuous one, The Madness of Crowds, and I'm looking forward seeing this. Hoping she'll write another one soon!!!

brick

Greg wrote: "I had a bad day at work on Friday Laura, and I thought of you with your work irritations. I usually love the people I work with, but Friday we were not at our best. It's been a long time since I ex..."

Hope so too!!!
Here always the same. Pity, some years ago it was a perfect place to work: interesting things to do, nice people - or so I thought them; with the change of boss they've changed as well...

Leslie wrote: "Petra wrote: "Notes on the Death of Culture: Essays on Spectacle and Society by Mario Vargas Llosa"

I have liked the few books of Llosa's that I have read but that t..."

LOL!!!
I'm of exactly your opinion. Travesuras de la niña mala was hilarious!

Leslie wrote: "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot"

Lovely

Great news then Christine

Leslie wrote: "Greg - I love Wives and Daughters! I hope you do too."

Great great book!!! My favourite by her, even more than North and South or Cranford

B: blanc manger
(if I remember well, it was what Jo broght to Laurie the very first time she went to see him at his grandfather's as he was not well, with flu; it was prepared by sweet motherly Meg! But it could be from the film, now that I think better)

I'm in!!!

Alessandro Robecchi Una piccola questione di cuore pag 195
William Shakespeare The Merry Wives of Windsor pag 368
Maria Laura Antonini Ius sanguinis pag 196
Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt Monsieur Ibrahim e i fiori del Corano pag 111
Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt Il visitatore pag 129
Winston Graham Ross Poldark pag 298
Richard Osman The Man Who Died Twice 2 pag 390
Josephine Winslow Johnson Now in November pag 304
František Langer Leggende praghesi pag 144
Nita Prose The Maid pag 304
Federico Maria Rivalta Un ristretto in tazza grande pag 270
Octavia E. Butler Kindred pag 302
Allegra Groppelli Che il mondo ti somigli pag 153
Louise Penny A World of Curiosities pag 23
Elizabeth Peters Crocodile on the Sandbank pag 172
Friedrich Dürrenmatt Il giudice e il suo boia pag 98

Tot Page for the whole Extended Rea-a-thon 3457

Book covers finished:
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Book covers of books I've only started:
and

Leslie wrote: "It's a little after 10 p.m. here on a Friday night. I am watching the movie 'Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle' (again!), sipping some red wine and checking in here..."

Loved that film!!!

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