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(group member since Dec 20, 2018)
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from the Never too Late to Read Classics group.
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"for I cannot forget Carcosa where black stars hang in the heavens; where the shadows of men's thoughts lengthen in the afternoon, when the twin suns sink into the lake of Hali; and my mind will bear for ever the memory of the Pallid Mask."
Yeah, but I don't really see why that detracts from liking the book.
The ending was a surprise to me. (view spoiler)Rosemarie wrote: "I enjoyed The Riddle-Master of Hed trilogy."
That does look cool.
I finished and loved it. I'm sure I'd like to read more by the author.Sybel is supposed to be really missing something. She's lived a very narrow life. But that does change.
I might reread these later in the month.
This is fun so far. It's seems like a really quick read. I'd probably be done by now if I had more time.
Welcome Jenna.
Sybel, the heiress of powerful wizards, needs the company of no-one outside her gates. In her exquisite stone mansion, she is attended by exotic, magical beasts: Riddle-master Cyrin the boar; the treasure-starved dragon Gyld; Gules the Lyon, tawny master of the Southern Deserts; Ter, the fiercely vengeful falcon; Moriah, feline Lady of the Night. Sybel only lacks the exquisite and mysterious Liralen, which continues to elude her most powerful enchantments.But when a soldier bearing an infant arrives, Sybel discovers that the world of man and magic is full of both love and deceit, with the possibility of more power than she can possibly imagine.
I've heard of maybe five of them.
The Innocents Abroad, Or, the New Pilgrims' Progress by Mark Twain
531 pages
Perelandra by C.S. Lewis
191 pages
Group Total: 201,592
I finished Perelandra. I didn't like it as much as the first. But Lewis is definitely good at making up mythology.(view spoiler)
I finished. Parts of it really dragged and I expected more humor. The last two chapters were pretty much what I was expecting.
Samantha wrote: "I thought it was $1050 but I may have misheard. $1050 1867 to now is about $22,282. $1250 converts to about $26,526."Yeah, yeah, don't ruin my fantasies. :p
This is pretty entertaining so far. His prejudices are what they are. And some of it's clearly imaginary but it's fun.
Anisha Inkspill wrote: "I'm not sure if this helps, I've gone back through my posts and added which posts I'm responding to, and will keep this in mind in future, where if I'm responding to a comment in the post I will highlight it."Thanks
Lesle wrote: "Not sure about how the App works with that suggestion Book Nerd. I can understand it being confusing. I normally copy the part I want from the quote and paste it in after the " " marks. But...I use my laptop for this"
That's why computers are superior to cell phones. ;)
Yep, I love dogs too.It was interesting that dogs, who are predators, would want peace between all animals. What do they eat?
Michelle wrote: "I just finished this for a book club this month and I am dying to discuss it with people."Which story was your favorite?
I just read the first chapter. Sounds like an awesome vacation for $1250. Wish I could find a bargain like that lol.
John Dishwasher wrote: "This reads like a treatment for a novel more than as a fiction in its own right. Just a quick narration of ideas not fully elaborated into actual scenes."Yeah, it would have been better as a novel.
When you guys quote could you use the relevant information?
"Anisha Inkspill wrote: "Mbuye wrote: "Anisha Inkspill wrote: "Mbuye wrote: "Anisha Inkspill wrote: "Lesle wrote: "Book Nerd wrote:"
is very hard to follow.
I finished. The writing was definitely unique and beautiful.The whole thing of what was going on was kind of confusing. The dreams and humans apparently regressing. Of course humans didn't exist in the triassic so were they essentially using the reptilian part of their brains?
