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[Kathryn]

Bette Bookworm wrote: "My lupus has come out of remission and these last two days I can't hold my book The Lacuna, which has 700 odd pages, open. very :( face."

How frustrating - it's one thing if you can't do housework (such a shame!) but another thing entirely if it interferes with your reading!! ;-) Hope your hands are able to hold a book soon, or that you find some other solution, like an eReader that suits you or the book chairs Brenda linked. Or can you lie propped up on a lounge and with your book on bent knees? I read like this a bit and find it quite comfortable...

[Angela]

I am sending you positive vibes Bette - when something you love so much (like reading!) is made difficult or impossible the effects are so saddening :(

Good luck and take care x

[Dale]

Sorry to hear that Bette. Hope things start to look up again soon.

[Angela]

P.S. I have just started And the Mountains Echoed - has anyone read it?

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Angela wrote: "P.S. I have just started And the Mountains Echoed - has anyone read it?"

Not yet Angela - I want to read it sooooon though;)

[Kathryn]

Angela wrote: "P.S. I have just started And the Mountains Echoed - has anyone read it?"

Yes, I read it earlier this year - 5 stars from me! I was going to post the link to my review, but you've already "liked" it!!

Hope you're enjoying it!

[Angela]

Let me know if you start soon Brenda - we can dissect it along the way!

Your review was great Kathryn :) You have set the bar high!

[Dale]

I have started The Captain's Daughter I know you have this on your list to read Kathryn. I am 84 pages in and loving it. I think you will too.

[Leonie]

Bette Bookworm wrote: "My lupus has come out of remission and these last two days I can't hold my book The Lacuna, which has 700 odd pages, open. very :( face."

That's also rather nasty - have you tried audiobooks? (Yet another suggestion to add to the book chair and eReaders...)

I hope that your lupus goes back into remission very quickly!

[Kathryn]

Dale wrote: "I have started The Captain's Daughter I know you have this on your list to read Kathryn. I am 84 pages in and loving it. I think you will too."

Oh dear - GR tells me I only added it this week and I only remember adding it very vaguely!! I can't even remember why I added it! :-S I think it might have been because it was a GR suggestion ("other readers also enjoyed...") but it's strange I didn't shelve it on the relevant shelf (to remind me what prompted me to add it!)...

Although I do remember adding something on my iPad the other day and it not letting me add any more shelves on the page I was on, so maybe this was the one. Very scary though, that I only vaguely recall something I did a day or two ago! What was it Phrynne and I were saying about remembering why we add books to our TBR lists? This one does sound good - even if I don't remember why I initially added it!!

Glad you're enjoying it, Dale!

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

I finished The Black Angel by John Connolly. Spooky and well written . Loved it.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Adrian]

Hello, I'm new here so be gentle. Currently reading The Book Thief (believe it or not) and also Boganaire: The Rise and Fall of Nathan Tinkler. These are two very different books but both seem to deal with lots of Nazis.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Adrian wrote: "Hello, I'm new here so be gentle. Currently reading The Book Thief (believe it or not) and also Boganaire: The Rise and Fall of Nathan Tinkler. These are two very diffe..."

The Book Thief is one of my favourite books Adrian...I hope you enjoy it!

[Adrian]

As I said elsewhere, I thought the craft was getting in the way of the story in the first 50pp or so, but by p 81 I can feel it starting to consume me. Will be amazed if I don't love it.

My favourite Oz book, until now, would be The Last Magician: A Novel...utterly brilliant, so Zusak will do well to dislodge it.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Adrian wrote: "As I said elsewhere, I thought the craft was getting in the way of the story in the first 50pp or so, but by p 81 I can feel it starting to consume me. Will be amazed if I don't love it.

My favour..."

I haven't read that one Adrian - have you seen the movie yet? A lot of the members have and thoroughly enjoyed it. Said it was true to the book, and also Markus Zusak was happy with it:)

[Adrian]

Won't be seeing the movie until after finishing the book.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I finished Before We Met by Lucie Whitehouse late last night. 5★s It was gripping!

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

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Michael wrote: "Finished the wonderful Terms & Conditions by Robert Glancy and all i can say is when it's released read it.

Review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show......"

Tossed Michael..... Before We Met :):)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Michael wrote: "Thanks Brenda i would be so lossed without that coin of your. :)"

And probably lost too;P

[Marianne]

Brenda wrote: "Bette Bookworm wrote: "My lupus has come out of remission and these last two days I can't hold my book The Lacuna, which has 700 odd pages, open. very :( face."

So sorry to hear B..."

I can vouch for these BookSeats, they are excellent, I have 2, one on the treadmill, one on the table. I use them every day.

[Marianne]

A little surprised to be enjoying On Earth as It Is in Heaven: A Novel, the cover doesn't speak to me as something I would pick up, but the story and the writing are good.

[B the BookAddict]

Brenda wrote: "Bette Bookworm wrote: "My lupus has come out of remission and these last two days I can't hold my book The Lacuna, which has 700 odd pages, open. very :( face."

So sorry to hear B..."

Thanks for that link; I will look into it.

[Vicki]

Hi Bette: How are you doing?

[B the BookAddict]

Vicki wrote: "Bette Bookworm wrote: "My lupus has come out of remission and these last two days I can't hold my book The Lacuna, which has 700 odd pages, open. very :( face."

Oh no, that is not..."

I'm overdue for pain treatment, once I have that, I'll be much better.

[B the BookAddict]

Vicki wrote: "Hi Bette: How are you doing?"

Very achy:( especially my hands.

[Vicki]

Bette Bookworm wrote: "Very achy:( especially my hands."

Not good. I don't know a lot about lupus. Do you take anti-inflammatories or other meds for it?

[B the BookAddict]

Vicki wrote: "Bette Bookworm wrote: "Very achy:( especially my hands."

Not good. I don't know a lot about lupus. Do you take anti-inflammatories or other meds for it?"

there's a lot of different meds;steriods, cortisone, anti-infl's. I take one anti-infl, I refuse to take the others - too many side effects. I have a twice yearly infusion (intravenous) of pain medication; not normally used for lupus but works well for me. I'm overdue for that thanks to my private health fund quibbling about a cost they have happily paid for last eight years. It is very expensive.

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Just starting Bridge of Sighs. Bette has interested me in reading Richard Russo and this was the only one of his available at the library yesterday. It starts well.

[Elaine]

Reading Liza Perrat's book Wolfsangel, which I'm really enjoying. Just haven't had much time for reading this week.

[Vicki]

Don't you love it, Bette, when health insurance companies change the rules to suit themselves? I sincerely hope you can get your IV of pain meds soon.

By any chance, is the anti-inflam you're taking Mobic? That's what I take. So with you on avoiding the steroids if you can.

I hope you can get some pain relief. at least until you can convince your health fund to cover your IV treatment. Hugs.

Are you able to read?

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Take care Bette! Our thoughts are with you:)

[Dale]

Ditto from me, Bette.

[Marianne]

Bette Bookworm wrote: "Vicki wrote: "Bette Bookworm wrote: "Very achy:( especially my hands."

Not good. I don't know a lot about lupus. Do you take anti-inflammatories or other meds for it?"

there's a lot of different..."

Bette, are you not able to get anything through the public hospital system via an outpatient clinic?
Anyway, best wishes!

[Marianne]

Just finished On Earth as It Is in Heaven: A Novel by Davide Enia. wow, did not expect this book to be so good! It was a surprise, not at all what I thought when I got it in the mail from Text. Review after the embargo date

And that's 2 Coming of Age novels I've read this month, too early for the March challenge :(
the other was by Suzanne McCourt

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Marianne wrote: "Just finished On Earth as It Is in Heaven: A Novel by Davide Enia. wow, did not expect this book to be so g..."

Never mind Marianne - you'll give others the recommendation for their March...plus I'm sure you have others;)

[Marianne]

Brenda wrote: "Marianne wrote: "Just finished On Earth as It Is in Heaven: A Novel by Davide Enia. wow, did not expect thi..."

Yes I had a look at what others are reading for this challenge and I do have a few of those tucked away....

I must say books like this are a gift: when you get something much better than you expect it's a bonus

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Marianne wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Marianne wrote: "Just finished On Earth as It Is in Heaven: A Novel by Davide Enia. wow, did..."

There you go;)

[Adrian]

I'm sure you don't really need my update on The Book Thief, but by p 160 the story has genuinely grown into something pretty fantastic.

[B the BookAddict]

I read with my book flat on my lap and finished The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver 4.5★

A short review is at: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Kathryn]

Bette Bookworm wrote: "I read with my book flat on my lap and finished The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver 4.5★

A short review is at: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."

Glad you managed to finish, Bette!

[B the BookAddict]

Marianne wrote: "Bette Bookworm wrote: "Vicki wrote: "Bette Bookworm wrote: "Very achy:( especially my hands."

Not good. I don't know a lot about lupus. Do you take anti-inflammatories or other meds for it?"

th..."

I go to a small private hospital where my Pain Management Specialist attends. No prob with him, it's the health fund.

I've ordered the book beanbag thingy:)

[B the BookAddict]

I received The Little Friend by Donna Tartt via inter-library service. It's such a great service; $2.00! A steal. And I'm going to buy this book definitely; I love Tartt's work.

Started it last night by laying book flat on my lap and sitting upright; waiting for my book beanbag to arrive:)

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Bette Bookworm wrote: "I received The Little Friend by Donna Tartt via inter-library service. It's such a great service; $2.00! A steal. And I'm going to buy this book definitely; I love Ta..."

I'm glad you can read again! We really are so lucky that we still get to enjoy one of life's greatest pleasures with things like e-readers. Your book beanbag sounds pretty nifty.

I'm waiting for The Goldfinch to be available. :)

[B the BookAddict]

Tanvi wrote: "Bette Bookworm wrote: "I received The Little Friend by Donna Tartt via inter-library service. It's such a great service; $2.00! A steal. And I'm going to buy this bo..."

Trademarked as Bookseat but I'm calling it my book beanbag; it looks like one (in the photo). Can't wait till I get it.

[Elaine]

Bette, I missed all the previous threads but am glad to hear you are able to read again. I had one of those book bean bags and they're great. You can pretty much shape and mold it any way you want to hold your book. Lost it when we moved to this house. I've got a feeling hubby threw it out ( by accident I think? )!!!

[Kathryn]

I'm reading Streets on a Map: Journey Through Changes by our own Dale Harcombe! It's an enjoyable read so far, but I've only just started, so I'm keen to keep reading and find out more about Abby and Leila's story.

[B the BookAddict]

Vicki wrote: "Don't you love it, Bette, when health insurance companies change the rules to suit themselves? I sincerely hope you can get your IV of pain meds soon.

By any chance, is the anti-inflam you're tak..."

Motrin! Lupus has 4 types but the 2 most common are SLE and DLE. When they were handing Lupus out, I went for a combo, please:) I have SLE/DLE. you have to keep a sense of humour about these things:)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Adrian wrote: "I'm sure you don't really need my update on The Book Thief, but by p 160 the story has genuinely grown into something pretty fantastic."

Glad you're enjoying it Adrian:)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Bette Bookworm wrote: "Marianne wrote: "Bette Bookworm wrote: "Vicki wrote: "Bette Bookworm wrote: "Very achy:( especially my hands."

Not good. I don't know a lot about lupus. Do you take anti-inflammatories or other ..."

I hope it helps you Bette:)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Kathryn wrote: "I'm reading Streets on a Map: Journey Through Changes by our own Dale Harcombe! It's an enjoyable read so far, but I've only just started, so I'm keen to keep readi..."

I really enjoyed this one too Kathryn:)