Andrea Andrea’s Comments (group member since Sep 13, 2012)


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721 Please add me Brenda, it will be a good start to the summer challenge for me.
Dec 01, 2015 08:17PM

721 Karen wrote: "Quote "Sometimes people are beautiful. Not in looks. Not in what they say, just in what they are"."

Lovely!
Dec 01, 2015 01:19PM

721 I really liked the show last night, and especially enjoyed listening to Leigh Sales speaking in a different context to the usual one.

Looks like I now have my summer reading sorted (apart from the challenge) - A Little Life and jumping aboard the Elena Ferrante train.
Nov 29, 2015 11:07PM

721 Phrynne wrote: "A Constellation of Vital Phenomena One of my favourite books ever:) ..."

Just checking my notes and I see you are the reason I'm reading it Phrynne! It comes from your top 5 of 2014.
Nov 29, 2015 11:04PM

721 Last night I bought Annapurna Circuit: Himalayan Journey - I'm thinking about going for a walk!

Annapurna Circuit Himalayan Journey by Andrew Stevenson
Nov 29, 2015 08:19PM

721 I'm afraid I'm going to fall one short for this challenge - a couple of my books were just too ambitious for my level of busy-ness during Spring.

#2 down
Cover you love
The Woman Who Dived into the Heart of the World by Sabina Berman 2★
Australian author Unforgivable 4★
Historical fiction The Visitors 4★
Favourite genre (memoir) A Fort of Nine Towers: An Afghan Family Story 5★
One-word title S. 3.5★

#5 down
Aussie author (never read) Deadly Messengers 3★
Set in another country Mornings in Jenin 3.5★
Book turned into movie Half of a Yellow Sun
Female main character Baking Cakes In Kigali 4★
Crime The Merry Misogynist 4★

Yesterday I thought I would quickly watch the movie of Half of a Yellow Sun but I just couldn't get into it. Obviously now is just not the right time for me to become acquainted with this story!
Nov 29, 2015 08:12PM

721 I'm afraid I'm not going to make it. My final book (Gilead) is too dull to keep reading. Luckily I enjoyed the other two.
Nov 29, 2015 08:10PM

721 I'm going to begin with Alex, which shouldn't take long to read, and follow up with A Constellation of Vital Phenomena.
Nov 28, 2015 06:18PM

721 Finished my second - S. - something of a marathon read. You'll understand why if you read my review.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

My quote is from the margin notes:

Eric - It's extremely cool how the words can stay the same but their meaning can change.
Jen - Because the reader changes.
Eric - EXACTLY

Nov 20, 2015 11:05PM

721 Thanks Sharon - message sent!
Nov 18, 2015 11:00PM

721 Michael wrote: ""

Not sure about that one, Michael - it's a little creepy!
Nov 15, 2015 02:12PM

Nov 14, 2015 10:48PM

721 RitaSkeeter wrote: "I haz headache. Can anyone recommend a good book starting with 'Y'? I've looked through a couple of listopias and nothing is grabbing me."

I was going to choose Jane Eyre too, but decided the Es are too daunting.

As for the Y, I haven't read it yet, so not a genuine recommendation, but I have Deborah Moggach's debut You Must Be Sisters on my bookshelf and think it sounds quite good.
Nov 14, 2015 10:11PM

721 Finished my first (a long-ish one!), A Tree Grows in Brooklyn - 4★

I collected quite a few quotes, but I think this one is a nice fit for this challenge: As she read, at peace with the world and happy as only a little girl could be with a fine book and a little bowl of candy, and all alone in the house, the leaf shadows shifted and the afternoon passed.

My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Nov 14, 2015 09:58PM

721 I really enjoyed A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. It's not that I have an aversion to 'classics', but this isn't the kind of novel that I would normally choose to read, so thanks very much to Amber and Jen for putting it in front of me.
Nov 14, 2015 02:28AM

721 Kiera wrote: "I am finding it so difficult to get into The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. I'm not enjoying it much at all..."

I remember having two goes at it myself, but the second time around I absolutely loved it. I think it was just that first section, where the Death character was so prominent, that put me off initially. It passed.
Nov 11, 2015 05:51PM

721 Carolyn wrote: "I really enjoyed The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George 5★ Here is my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... There were heaps of great quotes t..."

Loved your review Carolyn, and am bumping this one up my TBR.
Nov 09, 2015 10:59PM

721 ☼♄Jülie wrote: "In anticipation of my meeting Judy Nunn at Dymocks in a few weeks, today I bought Spirits of the Ghan.
And also bought a couple of kindle short stories: [book:The Wa..."


I used to live just off Hill St - hated having to trek up that hill to get home from work every afternoon! I hadn't heard of this short, but it's not difficult to identify the inspiration for the story... I might just have to buy it and have a sticky beak.
Nov 09, 2015 10:20PM

721 RitaSkeeter wrote: "Sally906 wrote: "Over the moon - I have just received an ARC copy of Their Fractured Light (Starbound, #3) by Amie Kaufman Their Fractured Light by Amie Kaufman and [author:Me..."

Coincidentally I saw this earlier today - http://www.readings.com.au/review/the... Sounds very interesting. A kind of 'active' read.
Nov 09, 2015 10:17PM

721 I've edited my original post to show my progress so far. Still a way to go, but I'm currently reading A Tree Grows in Brooklyn and S. for the November challenge. I might still make it to the finish line!