Scripts Tower (Report)

[Dee]

LynnB wrote: "(Though just for future reference in case someone needs it for a different challenge, Sky Burial: An Epic Love Story of Tibet by Xinran is a very good read ... I read it a year or two ago.)"

I just read that one and enjoyed it lynn

[Vi]

Mad very bad. Not recommended at all!

[Lyn (Readinghearts)]

LynnB wrote: "(Though just for future reference in case someone needs it for a different challenge, Sky Burial: An Epic Love Story of Tibet by Xinran is a very good read ... I read it a year or two ago.)"

I have wanted to read that one for a while, Lynn.

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First name : Alice Clayton - wallbanger - 11/01
Book name :Can love happen twice - ravinder singh - 12/ 01

[Vi]

For name in title:
Maisie Dobbs finished 11 Jan. 4 stars. Loved how the author incorporated the era.

[Tien]

Vi wrote: "For name in title:
Maisie Dobbs finished 11 Jan. 4 stars. Loved how the author incorporated the era."

I loved this book, Vi! I remember crying on the bus ;p

[Vi]

I was close. Have you read the rest of the series, Tien? How's it?

[Tien]

Vi wrote: "I was close. Have you read the rest of the series, Tien? How's it?"

I've read up to #6 but then it kinda fell on the side as it happens if you have to wait for the next installment but I fully intend to, one day, read the next few. I like them all though the first is stil the best, I think.

Although, I lent it to a friend who loves that era and she's not fond of it as some things aren't quite right (can't remember which she said didn't fit in the era though) :(

[Dee]

Tien wrote: "Vi wrote: "I was close. Have you read the rest of the series, Tien? How's it?"

I've read up to #6 but then it kinda fell on the side as it happens if you have to wait for the next installment but ..."

hey Tien - the newest Maisie Dobbs is on Edelweiss for review right now

[Susan]

T in title, Trans-sister Radio. A terrific book! And there are lots of unused shelves it's on, too, if anyone else is interested in reading it now.

[D.G.]

I gave up on the Maisie Dobbs series when I read the second book and she started getting clues out the ether - literally reading feelings in the air and nonsense like that. I don't mind the paranormal (obviously I read enough of that) but I don't like it when an otherwise normal book starts getting weird without explanation.

[Tien]

@Dee: Thanks!! Maybe that'll get my butt moving in reading the rest of the series!

@D.G.: I'm a litte fuzzy on the details -I just can't remember anymore. That was a long time ago for me :(

[Lyn (Readinghearts)]

Susan wrote: "T in title, Trans-sister Radio. A terrific book! And there are lots of unused shelves it's on, too, if anyone else is interested in reading it now."

I love everything that Chris has written, Susan. :)

[Dee]

D.G. ~Shameless Hussy~ wrote: "I gave up on the Maisie Dobbs series when I read the second book and she started getting clues out the ether - literally reading feelings in the air and nonsense like that. I don't mind the paranor..."

I didn't get that feeling - rather that she was just very good at reading people and seeing stuff that a normal personal wouldn't (kind of like the guy in the Mentalist - where those little signs add up to something)

[Lyn (Readinghearts)]

Dee wrote: "D.G. ~Shameless Hussy~ wrote: "I gave up on the Maisie Dobbs series when I read the second book and she started getting clues out the ether - literally reading feelings in the air and nonsense like..."

OK, I have to read this series, I think.

[Tien]

Dee wrote: "hey Tien - the newest Maisie Dobbs is on Edelweiss for review right now "

I couldn't find it! Is it only for US, do you think? This is one of those moments when I dislike living in AUS :p

[Dee]

Maybe - I just saw it in passing the other day - I didn't request because I was only on book 2

[Jean]

For Author's First Name W for Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner

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Author last name : A: Susan anderson : Present Danger -13/01 - ****

[Tien]

Karen wrote: "Author last name : A: Susan anderson : Present Danger -13/01 - ****"

Okay, that's the third person to read this book in the last week! Is it a book of the month of a GR group?
And all the ratings have been 4+

[Vi]

LOL, Tien! There's a team challenge going on at Romance Lovers for the Challenge Impaired Group. This book fit in very well for this week. All three of us are playing that game.

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Tien wrote: "Karen wrote: "Author last name : A: Susan anderson : Present Danger -13/01 - ****"

Okay, that's the third person to read this book in the last week! Is it a book of the month of a GR group?
And a..."

Exactly ! And its good , if you can get over the weird accents and funny clothes !!

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Umm Tien , against A in last name , its Susan booklover , whereas my name is Karen booklover!

[Tien]

Karen wrote: "Umm Tien , against A in last name , its Susan booklover , whereas my name is Karen booklover!"

Arrrk, sorry, Karen! I updated your name! I don't have an excuse *hang head shamefacedly* :(

[Tien]

Interesting group name! Will have to check it out.

@Karen: What do you mean by weird accents? Funny clothes I understand since it's pub in 90s...

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No problems at all Tien , happens to the best of us :D :D
And anyways you are doing a great job at managing all this ! Yay for you :D!

[Tien]

Karen wrote: "No problems at all Tien , happens to the best of us :D :D
And anyways you are doing a great job at managing all this ! Yay for you :D!"

Thanks, Karen. I've confused myself lots of time!

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I mean words like "mon" instead of man , "woo-mon" instead of woman , ah instead of I , etc etc , you get the drift??
That is the only bugging part !

Yup ! Its a great group , you should definitely check it out .

[D.G.]

Tien wrote: "@Karen: What do you mean by weird accents? Funny clothes I understand since it's pub in 90s..."

It's the phonetic spelling to highlight different accents. You know, the way Herself does it in Outlander with the Scots.

[D.G.]

Dee wrote: "I didn't get that feeling - rather that she was just very good at reading people and seeing stuff that a normal personal wouldn't (kind of like the guy in the Mentalist - where those little signs add up to something) "

In book 2, she goes to an empty room and starts getting feeling out of the air and she gets an impression of somebody and even a conversation, based on some little fabric that she touches. Not looking at furniture and reading what kind of person would live there based on that, but literally reading something out the air. I remember distinctly because I was WTH.

[Dee]

oh, I remember that scene - it was one of the women who died...I thought there were some hints that she discovered - I did the audiobook though, so I just took it as was and called it intuition - but you can tell stuff based on types of fabric (expensive/cheap/worn/new), how they handle books etc

[Lyn (Readinghearts)]

Tien wrote: "Karen wrote: "Umm Tien , against A in last name , its Susan booklover , whereas my name is Karen booklover!"

Arrrk, sorry, Karen! I updated your name! I don't have an excuse *hang head shamefac..."

YAY, I'm not the only one, lol.

[Tien]

Oooh - I'm not sure if I like phonetic spellings!

I'm having all sorts of trouble with the Aussie phonetics! I've been picking up a few Aussie classics and boy, I get it but it's hard to read quickly since I'm not used to it ;p

[Tien]

oh, um, I've just been staring at our masthead pic whilst sipping my first coffee and noticed Maisie Dobbs is featured there ;p

It's a pic of my bookshelf, of course, re-organised specifically for this photo LOL that was a lot of work but fun!

[D.G.]

Dee wrote: "oh, I remember that scene - it was one of the women who died...I thought there were some hints that she discovered - I did the audiobook though, so I just took it as was and called it intuition - b..."

I may have interpreted it wrong but as I remembered it, she took a miniscule piece of fabric (like lint or something like that) and then a conversation came to her from the piece of lint. An actual conversation which she didn't have any way of knowing. That's when I decided it wasn't for me.

[Coralie]

First name U - Powers by Ursula K. Le Guin . Completed 15 Jan.

[Sam]

I've done E and G for the surnames with Pawn of Prophecy by David Eddings and Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman.

Also working on H for the surnames with Dead Reckoning. Charlaine Harris by Charlaine Harris :-)

[Amy]

Finished "E" for Title with Every Move She Makes on 1/15/13.

[Karen]

Finished "Q" for First Name - Frozen Assets by Quentin Bates 14/01/13

[Susan]

finished Ysabel for name in title

[Tien]

Good shooting, all! You've all avoided the hail of rocks being catapulted over the fort by the enemies.

[Sam]

Finished H for last name with Dead Reckoning. Charlaine Harris by Charlaine Harris, read 15/01/13

[D.G.]

Doing expert reconnaissance to determine the weakest spot in this tower...book has the name "Madison" in title so it could be a good choice. But ah! fellow soldier Vi has already taken care of that!

*More reconnaissance on hands and knees to discover the weakest spot*

Ok, I see now "N" in Title is available...but I'm a little weary as that's the only spot in that section not claimed by a fellow soldier...I sense a trap!

*More reconnaissance on hands and knees...this is getting hard!

AHA!!! Now I've discovered the perfect target, nestled in an unclaimed section of the tower!

Last Name "O": No One But Madison by Doreen Orsini - 1/17 ★

(Finished it just because I could use it here.)

Hopefully my knees are not too weak from all the sliding about and I can run fast!

[D.G.]

Tien - Question about the letter U in last names.

That's not a problem for first names and titles but it's VERY difficult for last names (funny thing, my Mom's last name happens to start with a "U" but it's very rare.)

Can we invoke the "hard letters" clause for U last names?

If you are OK with it, I'll reserve it in the planning thread. I've already read 'I' and 'O' so now I want to do 'U' to have IOU, LOL!

[Dee]

I have a couple of U's on my TBR so that I can fill for last name

[D.G.]

If you have a last name that starts with 'U' then I withdraw my question, then.

[Dee]

yep Madeleine Urban ;)

[D.G.]

Oh that's true! I have one of her books on my TBR so I may get my IOU after all, LOL!

It didn't show when I did my search because the name of her partner is the one that shows up as the 'author'.

[Dee]

yeah - I looked for urban, or clicked on abi's books - I did ask Tien about co-authors

[D.G.]

Just today somebody liked my review of C&R so I should have remembered. :)