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[Lit Bug (Foram)]

http://www.parentdish.com/2011/05/26/...

The parents of this kid decided not to reveal the kid's gender to the society for as far as possible - and were rewarded with not just stern consternation by certain factions of the society, but death threats as well.

EDIT: - http://www.gendercentre.org.au/resour... - Such a beautiful, relevant story. I can imagine how the parents would have raised the kid.

[Mish]

I’m still plodding my way through Cloudstreet and I've also started reading

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[Dale]

If you're plodding does that mean you are not enjoying Cloudstreet Mish?

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

If I am not enjoying a book I don't plod - I skim!

[Mish]

Dale wrote: "If you're plodding does that mean you are not enjoying Cloudstreet Mish?"

It's a difficult one Dale. I do really like the story line but it's the way it's written, it's complicated and exhausting and is taking the all fun out of reading it.

[Mish]

Phrynne wrote: "If I am not enjoying a book I don't plod - I skim!"

That's true. You definitely can't skim with this book

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Mish wrote: "Phrynne wrote: "If I am not enjoying a book I don't plod - I skim!"

That's true. You definitely can't skim with this book"

No. I wasn't really sure what I felt about Cloudstreet when I read it. I eventually gave it three stars which to me means a fairly average read. I have read two of his books now and am not hanging out to read any more!

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

I have just finished The Shadow Rising! It has taken me two months at 45 minutes a day on audiobook while walking my dog. I have really enjoyed it but 1006 pages....40 hours of listening time. Phew! And that was book 4 of the series. Tomorrow I start book 5 which is a mere 36 hours.And there are 14 books in the series.

[Mish]

Phrynne wrote: "Mish wrote: "Phrynne wrote: "If I am not enjoying a book I don't plod - I skim!"

That's true. You definitely can't skim with this book"

No. I wasn't really sure what I felt about Cloudstreet when..."

Yeah, I don't blame you.

This will be the one and only one I'll read of his. I'm not keen on working hard to be able comprehend a book

[Liam || Books 'n Beards]

Emperor of Thorns. Been waiting a year for this, hopefully it lives up to expectations.

[Lit Bug (Foram)]

Alfred Bester's The Demolished Man - looks good for now...

[Liam || Books 'n Beards]

I keep seeing that one at the library and meaning to pick it up.

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Time for one more book before challenges start on 1st September so I downloaded the next in the Dresden Files series Cold Days. It cost $18 for the kindle version. Sometimes I hate Amazon.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Phrynne wrote: "Time for one more book before challenges start on 1st September so I downloaded the next in the Dresden Files series Cold Days. It cost $18 for the kindle version. Sometimes I hate Amazon."

Wow that is SO expensive Phrynne!!

[Liam || Books 'n Beards]

Phrynne wrote: "Time for one more book before challenges start on 1st September so I downloaded the next in the Dresden Files series Cold Days. It cost $18 for the kindle version. Sometimes I hate Amazon."

More expensive than a paperback.

[B the BookAddict]

Better to have a 'real' book for that price?

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

But this was one of those occasions when kindle has the edge. I really wanted to read that book (it is number 14 in the series) and I really wanted to start it last night. The paperback is about $6 but it was also about two weeks away by online order!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Phrynne wrote: "But this was one of those occasions when kindle has the edge. I really wanted to read that book (it is number 14 in the series) and I really wanted to start it last night. The paperback is about $6..."

Never mind, the previous specials and good deals you managed to get have made up for this one;)

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Brenda wrote: "Phrynne wrote: "But this was one of those occasions when kindle has the edge. I really wanted to read that book (it is number 14 in the series) and I really wanted to start it last night. The paper..."

Exactly.

[Lit Bug (Foram)]

If on a Winter's Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino - very unusual.

[Sally]

Mish wrote: "Phrynne wrote: "Mish wrote: "Phrynne wrote: "If I am not enjoying a book I don't plod - I skim!"

That's true. You definitely can't skim with this book"

No. I wasn't really sure what I felt about ..."

Wow, it's so nice to find some other Aussies who really did not like Cloudstreet, I was beginning to feel like a pariah, as everyone else seemed to love it! It was the first Tim Winton book I read, and it took me a few years to try his books again - and now Dirt Music and Breath have prominent places on my favourites shelf, and I name him as my favourite Aussie author! Let me assure you, I have little to no interest in surfing, but I didn't need that to love Breath - the writing is so good and the characters so interesting. Anyway, if you can bear to give Tim Winton another go someday, I highly recommend these two books - nowhere near as difficult to wade through as Cloudstreet.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Sally wrote: "Mish wrote: "Phrynne wrote: "Mish wrote: "Phrynne wrote: "If I am not enjoying a book I don't plod - I skim!"

That's true. You definitely can't skim with this book"

No. I wasn't really sure what ..."

I also enjoyed Dirt Music and Breath and have The Riders to read. He's a brilliant storyteller!

[Sally]

Phrynne wrote: "I have just finished The Shadow Rising! It has taken me two months at 45 minutes a day on audiobook while walking my dog. I have really enjoyed it but 1006 pages....40 hours of listening time. Phew..."

A word to the wise: I am up to Book 10 of Wheel of Time, and I have to warn you that Books 6, 7 and 8 require some dedication to get through, as the pace slows down a lot. This is not just my opinion but the general consensus among WoT fans - some even say that the lull occurs in Books 5 to 9 or anywhere within those parameters. However, apparently the pace picks up again in the later books, which everyone seems to love. For me, Book 9 was much more enjoyable than the previous three, and left me seriously looking forward to reading Book 10.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Sally wrote: "Phrynne wrote: "I have just finished The Shadow Rising! It has taken me two months at 45 minutes a day on audiobook while walking my dog. I have really enjoyed it but 1006 pages....40 hours of list..."

How can you keep reading the series if you're not really enjoying it Sally?

[Sally]

Geoff wrote: "Finished Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain. Well researched, well written. Very interesting. 4 stars."

Just added Quiet to my TBR list, definitely sounds like my kind of book - I am certainly a card-carrying introvert.

[Sharon]

Sally wrote: "Mish wrote: "Phrynne wrote: "Mish wrote: "Phrynne wrote: "If I am not enjoying a book I don't plod - I skim!"

That's true. You definitely can't skim with this book"

No. I wasn't really sure what ..."

I also loved Breath, couldn't put it down, but have had difficulty moving on past the opening with some other books by the same authour. Perhaps I just need to be in the right mood.

[Lit Bug (Foram)]

Michael wrote: "Its a great read Sally. :)"

I too got it today and will read it tomorrow!

[Tango]

Lit Bug wrote: "If on a Winter's Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino - very unusual."

I have this one lined up to read next. Would love to know what you think.

[Lit Bug (Foram)]

Tango wrote: "Lit Bug wrote: "If on a Winter's Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino - very unusual."

I have this one lined up to read next. Would love to know what you think."

Am reading this the second time in a few years, and I like it much more than the first time - should be done with it by tonight!

[Sally]

Brenda wrote: "Sally wrote: "Phrynne wrote: "I have just finished The Shadow Rising! It has taken me two months at 45 minutes a day on audiobook while walking my dog. I have really enjoyed it but 1006 pages....40..."

That's a good question! When I said those books were rather slower than the others, I only meant compared with the earlier ones, I didn't mean they were really BAD. And I was completely captivated by the early books, so when you look at it that way, it's by no means a bad comparison. To paraphrase what I've read in some reviews, the myriad intricate plots in the series mean that by Book 6, Jordan had quite a few authorial debts to pay off, a lot of questions that had to be answered, and I can see now that he was also setting the scene for what would come later. So the story in those slower books becomes much more a battle of minds - against other minds or against the characters' own inner demons. The first five books were unputdownable because of the pace of the action but the story couldn't progress like that through the whole series. To put them in movie terms, the first five books are comprised mostly of high speed car chases and the next three are mostly interior monologues, LOL.

And there is one more major reason why I couldn't give up on the series when it became less exciting - by Book 6, I really cared about the characters and wanted to find out what happens to them. It's fairly rare to find good characterisation in a fantasy series, and in WoT there is a plethora of characters that you really come to love.

And last but not least, I had friends who had read the whole series telling me to hang in there because it gets heaps better, LOL.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Thanks Sally for your wonderful and full explanation! It sounds like a really enjoyable series...

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

You said it all Sally! I have just started Book 5 and can't wait to find out what is happening to all the characters. There are so many stories running simultaneously and so many really likeable characters. Unfortunately, because I am listening to it and not reading it I cannot spell any of their names!

[Sally]

Phrynne wrote: "You said it all Sally! I have just started Book 5 and can't wait to find out what is happening to all the characters. There are so many stories running simultaneously and so many really likeable ch..."

Haha, the funny thing about reading the names and not hearing them is trying to figure out what they sound like. I read the whole first book only to find it had a glossary at the back that helped with pronunciation, and realised I had got most of them wrong - especially Nynaeve and Egwene and Moiraine. Was difficult re-learning them for the next book!

[Dale]

Brenda wrote: "Sally wrote: "Mish wrote: "Phrynne wrote: "Mish wrote: "Phrynne wrote: "If I am not enjoying a book I don't plod - I skim!"

That's true. You definitely can't skim with this book"

No. I wasn't rea..."

Loved The Riders My favourite Winton,though I liked Dirt Music too.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Dale wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Sally wrote: "Mish wrote: "Phrynne wrote: "Mish wrote: "Phrynne wrote: "If I am not enjoying a book I don't plod - I skim!"

That's true. You definitely can't skim with this book"

N..."

That's good news Dale :) I might read it sooner rather than later then.

[Lily]

A friend in a local book club offered me a copy of The Story Of Beautiful Girl by Rachel Simon. Has anyone here read that? That's what I'm considering next, otherwise it's stuff on my kindle. (A bit time-poor at the moment).

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Sophiegoddard wrote: "ive just finished this crazy but hilarious E-book called Everybody out of the laundromat, I need to think! crazy title. I found it when on The Writers coffee shop who published Fifty Shades of Grey..."

Everybody Out of the Laundromat, I Need to Think! by Phil G. Glenn

Sounds like fun Sophie! I notice you are a new member too, welcome to the group. Would you like to head over here http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/3... and introduce yourself so everyone can say hi? Thanks:)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Lily wrote: "A friend in a local book club offered me a copy of The Story Of Beautiful Girl by Rachel Simon. Has anyone here read that? That's what I'm considering next, otherwise it's stuff on my kindle. (A bi..."

The Story of Beautiful Girl by Rachel Simon

I haven't Lily, let us know what you think when you finish it:)

[Lit Bug (Foram)]

Tango wrote: "Lit Bug wrote: "If on a Winter's Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino - very unusual."

I have this one lined up to read next. Would love to know what you think."

Done with it - it was wonderful!

Review - http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

[Sharon]

Just finished What Alice Forgot Liane Moriarty

Beautifully written and heartwarming story.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Sharon wrote: "Just finished What Alice Forgot Liane Moriarty

Beautifully written and heartwarming story."

I've wondered about this one Sharon...sounds like you enjoyed it:) Will you do a review?

[Sharon]

I did a review but not sure how I put the link up for that.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Sharon wrote: "I did a review but not sure how I put the link up for that."

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

There you go:)

[Sharon]

Thank you Brenda :) How do I do that? Yes I know I'm a pain ;)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Sharon wrote: "Thank you Brenda :) How do I do that? Yes I know I'm a pain ;)"

When you have your actual review on the screen in front of you, highlight the url at the top of the screen, copy, then paste here, or wherever you want to put it:) Not a pain, you have to learn, just as I did:)

[Mish]

Sally wrote: "Mish wrote: "Phrynne wrote: "Mish wrote: "Phrynne wrote: "If I am not enjoying a book I don't plod - I skim!"

That's true. You definitely can't skim with this book"

No. I wasn't really sure what ..."

Thanks Sally. My original choice was actually Breath as my first Tim Winton book, but then I met a lady in the bookshop; we got talking and she persuaded me to buy/read Cloudstreet instead.

You never know. I say now that I won’t read another one of his books but I’ve been know to change my mind. And if I do it will definitely be Breath. :)

[Michele]

Sharon wrote: "Just finished What Alice Forgot Liane Moriarty

Beautifully written and heartwarming story."

I enjoyed that one as well Sharon, I am just about to start
The Husband's Secret which I think is her latest

[Sharon]

Brenda wrote: "Sharon wrote: "Thank you Brenda :) How do I do that? Yes I know I'm a pain ;)"

When you have your actual review on the screen in front of you, highlight the url at the top of the screen, copy, the..."

Thanks Brenda it sounds tricky but I'm sure it will be easy once I get the hang of it :)

[Sharon]

Michele wrote: "Sharon wrote: "Just finished What Alice Forgot Liane Moriarty

Beautifully written and heartwarming story."

I enjoyed that one as well Sharon, I am just about to start
The Husband's Secret which ..."

I really enjoyed The Husband's Secret Michele I hope you do too :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Sharon wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Sharon wrote: "Thank you Brenda :) How do I do that? Yes I know I'm a pain ;)"

When you have your actual review on the screen in front of you, highlight the url at the top of the sc..."

Have a practice and if you still can't do it, just ask:)