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Colleen wrote: "Are you having baby ? :)"How wonderful Seraphina, I am so happy for you! Congratulations!!!
Seraphina, I can not believe how much you have been withholding from me. I am sitting here crying because you didn't tell me about:1. Madrid
2. Baby
Congratulations and best wishes. BTW, do I get to name the baby? I could give the child a wonderful Calif. name like Redwood, Rainbow, or one of my favorites, Story.
Paul, you and Trelawn are also in my bad books. You did not tell the flower girl that the wedding was in July. I'll have to book tickets right away and start gathering rose petals.
You guys know how to wake a girl up and get the blood moving.
Its next year Susan so loads of time to prepare :-)
Should I hold off the rose petal gathering then?
Until we're sure Trelawn won't have killed me before then
She won't if she's spent any money preparing for the wedding. That would be a waste off money lol
That money and stuff is irreplaceable. Doesn't mean I'm irreplaceable as well ;-)But we do have a lot of the plans in place now so it'll be fun sorting the rest next year
Paul wrote: "That money and stuff is irreplaceable. Doesn't mean I'm irreplaceable as well ;-)But we do have a lot of the plans in place now so it'll be fun sorting the rest next year"
You make me miss youth! You're blessed!
Laughing my ass off Susan at the name 'story'. Being from Limerick I can only imagine how that would go down at school 'story, kid!!'
I'm in knots laughing at the lot of you :-D
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I enjoyed reading this thriller and give it 4 out 5 stars. It was a library book and I am counting it for Idaho in my US state challenge. This is not a traditional murder mystery, because you know who the bad guys are right at the beginning of the book. Two children, ages 12 and 10, see 3 men murder a fourth man. The killers see them and try to kill them, but they escape.
The suspense builds as the killers, ex LAPD cops, volunteer to help the local sheriff in rural northern Idaho help search for the missing children. Once I was halfway through, I found it difficult to put down.
Thomas that sounds really good. I added it.
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Seraphina wrote: "I am colleen :) end of September"Fantastic news, congratulations, Seraphina!
Susan wrote: "Seraphina, I can not believe how much you have been withholding from me. I am sitting here crying because you didn't tell me about:1. Madrid
2. Baby
Congratulations and best wishes. BTW, do I get..."
Susan, I think you're supposed to be planning the baby shower and the wedding shower. ;)
My reading's been a little disjointed lately. I borrowed the audiobook of Nora Webster from the library, and it expired before I could finish all of it...so then I had to put in a hold for it and wait until it became available, and it just has. So that's one tiny glitch with borrowing audiobooks. Other than that, I love the novel and I especially love listening to Fiona Shaw read it. It's a full and rich experience listening to her, for sure. And another bonus is that I found out that Colm Toibin was a one hour guest on a recent Guardian books podcast and the whole discussion was about Nora Webster. It was so good that I didn't want to leave the car.
Seraphina wrote: "Laughing my ass off Susan at the name 'story'. Being from Limerick I can only imagine how that would go down at school 'story, kid!!'"This is a real name, Seraphina. Do you know who Jenna Elfman, the actress, is? She was in a show named "Dharma and Greg" but I don't know if you got over there. I almost fell over when I heard it. I've heard lots of names that make you want to cry for those kids.
Cathleen wrote: "Susan wrote: "Seraphina, I can not believe how much you have been withholding from me. I am sitting here crying because you didn't tell me about:1. Madrid
2. Baby
Congratulations and best wishes...."
Colleen, I think they have something called hen parties in Ireland and, trust me, you don't want me planning that. I'd have male strippers and Long Island Ice Teas (do they still make those) ?
Cathleen wrote: "Susan wrote: "Seraphina, I can not believe how much you have been withholding from me. I am sitting here crying because you didn't tell me about:1. Madrid
2. Baby
Congratulations and best wishes...."
No Cathleen, susan is flower girl not chief bridesmaid lol
Susan wrote: "Seraphina wrote: "Laughing my ass off Susan at the name 'story'. Being from Limerick I can only imagine how that would go down at school 'story, kid!!'"This is a real name, Seraphina. Do you know..."
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When you think about it most of our first names mean something in an older language. Margaret (my name) means pearl. I think Story is a lovely name - not for my child of course LOL
I love long island iced tea! Please get Trelawn to agree to your planning the hen party :-P
Apple, Gweneth Paltros daughter I think. She's weird anyway.
Bob Geldolf has Fifi. I wouldn't call my dog such a daft name ;-)
Didn't some old rocker name one of his kids Moon Unit? "Thanks, dad!"
Fifi is a poodle name. If he had another child would it be Rover?I voted for Shadow in the Wind so after Maisie I'll tackle it. Not sure yet about Little Red Chairs. It looks very good.
Cathleen wrote: "Didn't some old rocker name one of his kids Moon Unit? "Thanks, dad!""Yes, was that Frank Zappa?
Some famous people who can't resist attention have to be original with names. So Bob Geldoff's kid goes to school and the other kids probably say "Fifi go fetch!" Geez!
Poor kids - but names may be the least of their worries judging by the ofspring of some famour people!Anyway we are off topic here. I'm still reading The Woman in White on my kindle and while it's a great story and really well written, I'm struggling with the length of it.
I'm listening to People of the Book and it's a wonderful story, but the narration is not gentle on the ear. The reader has a a very nasal, slipped oz accent. I would recommend the book but not on audio.
Margo wrote: "Poor kids - but names may be the least of their worries judging by the ofspring of some famour people!Anyway we are off topic here. I'm still reading The Woman in White on my kindle a..."
I read some of that a few years ago and got lazy and watched a movie of it instead. I know that's stupid because books seldom match the story. If it's a sin to stop reading a book I'll be in book purgatory for a long time. I have actually closed books after chapter one. The woman in White is a good story though. I just got lazy on it lol
Sherry wrote: "Margo wrote: "Poor kids - but names may be the least of their worries judging by the ofspring of some famour people!Anyway we are off topic here. I'm still reading The Woman in White ..."
To be honest if it wasn't a buddy read with another group I think I might have given up by now! Buddy reads are great motivators at times. I think I was a bit over ambicious to tackle a 700 page book, but I'm determined to finish it. I'm doing the immersive reading thing (audio and text) which is great for anyone with reading problems.
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Margo, Audio books are great for the really long books. True Thomas, some people will read a book to the bitter end. They think it's wrong to abandon a book. I think life is too short for that.
Thomas wrote: "Sherry and Margo, some of my Goodreads friends have shelves labeled "Did not finish.""I have one of those myself Thomas! I have abandoned a few in my time, but this one is a good story and well written. It's against my principles as a bookworm to consign it to "DNF" LOL
Margo, you're the better woman here! I applaud you!
Margo wrote: "Sherry wrote: "Margo wrote: "Poor kids - but names may be the least of their worries judging by the ofspring of some famour people!Anyway we are off topic here. I'm still reading [book:The Woman ..."
I've read books I wouldn't choose myself for group reads. It's been worth it.
Sherry, that's true. I read two books nominated by Paul that I would never have read myself and loved them. I turned around and nominated them for my in-person book club. We'll see if they like them as much as I did.
That's great Susan! Way to go Paul! Moving out of comfortable or tried and true genres is a healthy thing to do.I hope your in person book club likes them Susan.
Speaking of recomendations for you Susan I just got the second book in a series I think you'd like. The first book is Plague by CC Humphreys and its a murder investigation in London around the time of the Plague of London. Second part is Fire so I assume its set the next year
Seraphina wrote: "I am colleen :) end of September"Many congratulations, Seraphina. Is it your first? x
Hi again all, I'm sorry I post so infrequently in the group as a whole, I do try to keep up but I was swamped with work etc. the last few months. I have just finished reading Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World which I really loved, and am about to start The Little Red Chairs for this book club. I'm looking forward to getting involved. :)
Emmet wrote: "Hi again all, I'm sorry I post so infrequently in the group as a whole, I do try to keep up but I was swamped with work etc. the last few months. I have just finished reading [book:Hard-Boiled Wo..."
I read the blurb for the book you read. "Kafkaesque" is all I need to know! I like a good mind bender. Nice to see you Emmet! Hope to see you in the book discussion!
Sherry wrote: "Kafkaesque is all I need to know"I'm not an admirer of Kafka myself, I agreed with the man himself who ordered his books to be burned upon his death as they were unfinished.
This book did remind me of The Trial, albeit in a way that I felt this is how good The Trial could have been were it finished and edited properly. Definitely the same kind of off-the-wall reality to say the least.
I liked the old movie by Orson Wells which can be seen in its entirety on you tube. I don't want to have anything to do with Metomorphosis. I don't like the idea of people morphing into bugs.I like the dreamlike story though. The question of whether it's real or a dream. It's spooky. I read about Kafka. He had some mental problems which shows in his work. The Trial is the only thing I've read but I liked it. It leaves you in a weird mood though lol! Maybe that's why I like it.
Currently reading Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs. Up until now - just finished chapter five - I was completely devoted to and enthralled by the mystery surrounding this idea. Then I stupidly looked at the trailer for the movie release and now I've developed an aversion to reading further. The darn thing interfered with my perception of the characters and now I'm scowling at the first sentence of chapter six, trying to talk myself out of my own opinion.
Sigh. Carry on then we shall. To the reading nook!
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That's great news Seraphina, congratulations :-D