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Chrissie wrote: "Lisa wrote: "But it is good! "Yes, I expect to like it since I liked the earlier two books by him.
Chrissie wrote: "Jennifer wrote: "Chrissie wrote: "Jennifer wrote: "Chrissie wrote: "Jennifer, I thought the trilogy by Gulland was excellent too! I agree, they should all be read one after the other. I bought thre..."Yep. The family lore is ridiculous-- my great great grandfather was allegedly an illegitimate child, albeit acknowledged, of someone in the royal family. Around then the swedes abandoned the old Scandinavian custom of last names that changed every generation in favor of "static" last names. The illegitimate one, by then embarked on a naval career of the sort of prominence you might expect of an acknowledged royal bastard, chose Hagstrom, as did his four underlings. All Swedish Hagstroms currently in existence are allegedly descendants of those original five. We're Hagstrom locks, but not Hagstrom maps or Hagstrom guitars. Guess those are descendants of some of the other four!
Jennifer wrote: "Chrissie wrote: "Jennifer wrote: "Chrissie wrote: "Jennifer wrote: "Chrissie wrote: "Jennifer, I thought the trilogy by Gulland was excellent too! I agree, they should all be read one after the oth..."Oh, that is great you know so much about your ancestry! Interesting!
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Lisa wrote: "And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled HosseiniI've read both The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns, and I liked both of them, but neither were comfort reads for me, and I don't expect this bo..."
This book is not so good as his previous ones. I hope you'll like it.
I finally finished Ride With Me, Mariah Montana:0)My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
On to something more interesting, which I am thoroughly enjoying, Franklin and Lucy. Good narration too! You really get to understand the people, who they are inside, what makes them tick.
Chrissie wrote: "I finally finished Ride With Me, Mariah Montana:0)My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
On to something more interesting, which I am thoroughly enjoying, Franklin and Lucy. G..."
I'm in the middle of Franklin and Lucy and loving it!
Chrissie wrote: "I finally finished Ride With Me, Mariah Montana:0)My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
On to something more interesting, which I am thoroughly enjoying, Franklin and Lucy. G..."
Looks good! I hope you enjoy it.
Laura wrote: This book is not so good as his previous ones. I hope you'll like it."Me too. Is it as disturbing? I suspect so.
Chrissie wrote: "On to something more interesting, which I am thoroughly enjoying, Franklin and Lucy. Good narration too! You really get to understand the people, who they are inside, what makes them tick. "looks great and just added it
Jennifer, fun that we are reading Franklin and Lucy at the same time! This isn't at all about presidential deeds abut about the relationships and how come each are who they are - Eleanor, Lucy, Sarah (Franklin's Mom) and of course Franklin too and Uncle Teddy. Talk about intermarriage! What do you think? I don't think Franklin (view spoiler)
Thanks, Chrissie. I'm glad I'm reading ATME with buddies. Re Eleanor, it was my mother who really admired her and read her bok (I have it somewhere) and I did too. My father admired FDR. I think he felt FDR got him/the country out of the Depression... I don't know THAT much about them. I've seen a couple films and read a couple books, but I'd love to read this and learn more about them both. I remember when after my father died finding out things about FDR that appalled me and thinking my father wouldn't like those things either.
It really wasn't until Nixon and Watergate that Presidents have been so scrutinized. Previous presidents all got away with tons of bad behavior because it was never reported.
Lisa, what is good about the book is it looks at personality traits and childhood conditions that probably affect our behavior. Thanks for explaining about your parents' different views.
I'm reading The Shell Collector: Stories, which is a well-written collection of short stories that all seem to have a reverence for nature in common. Each story seems to take an odd twist I didn't really expect, and seems to end at an appropriate time. (I hate when a short story leaves me hanging.)Also reading W is for Wasted, mostly on audio, and really enjoying spending time with Kinsey and Henry again. There aren't many series I've read this far into, but I started this one in my late teens, so it's been over 20 years! Enjoyed every minute.
Laura wrote: "I'm reading The Shell Collector: Stories, which is a well-written collection of short stories that all seem to have a reverence for nature in common. Each story seems to take an odd twist I didn..."That is great, since I have it, the shell one, on my kindle!
Just finished on Kindle, "When Summer Comes" the next in the Whiskey Creek series by Brenda Novak. When Summer ComesThis is the next in the Whiskey series. I really, really liked this book. The author did an amazing job of describing Callie's illness and symptoms. I like these characters in the series more and more, and like how they grow and emerge into really strong people. A great romance read, but also educational. 5 stars
Just started on Kindle, "I'll Be Home For Christmas" by Jessica Scott on my Kindle
In re: FDR and Eleanor Roosevelt, Eleanor & Franklin: The Story of Their Relationship Based on Eleanor Roosevelt's Private Papers is a good read.
Chrissie wrote: "Laura wrote: "I'm reading The Shell Collector: Stories, which is a well-written collection of short stories that all seem to have a reverence for nature in common. Each story seems to take an od..."Yay! There are shades of McCann here, Chrissie. I get flashes. Not putting them on the same level, mind, but I do see flashes that make me think "this could be McCann."
Colum McCann
Susanna - Censored by GoodReads wrote: "In re: FDR and Eleanor Roosevelt, Eleanor & Franklin: The Story of Their Relationship Based on Eleanor Roosevelt's Private Papers is a good read."Susanna, thanks for the tip. You really should check out Franklin and Lucy! Very interesting.
Laura wrote: "Chrissie wrote: "Laura wrote: "I'm reading The Shell Collector: Stories, which is a well-written collection of short stories that all seem to have a reverence for nature in common. Each story se..."
Ooops, I made a mistake. I have a different book about shell collecting on my kindle.....
Chrissie wrote: "Lisa, what is good about the book is it looks at personality traits and childhood conditions that probably affect our behavior."Chrissie, Okay, thanks. That sounds great for me. Definitely my cup of tea. I love books that do that, if done well, and even if this book isn't as well though of as the other two, I can't imagine that I'll dislike it. Oh, do you mean the non-fiction book about FDR and Eleanor? I was back at the Mountains Echoing one.
Chrissie wrote: "Jennifer, fun that we are reading Franklin and Lucy at the same time! This isn't at all about presidential deeds abut about the relationships and how come each are who they are - Eleanor, Lucy, Sar..."(view spoiler)
Chrissie wrote: "Jennifer, fun that we are reading Franklin and Lucy at the same time! This isn't at all about presidential deeds abut about the relationships and how come each are who they are - Eleanor, Lucy, Sar..."Also, check out Lucy. Fabulous.
Chrissie wrote: "Susanna - Censored by GoodReads wrote: "In re: FDR and Eleanor Roosevelt, Eleanor & Franklin: The Story of Their Relationship Based on Eleanor Roosevelt's Private Papers is a good read."Susanna, ..."
It's available on Audible for me, and hopefully for you, Chrissie.
Laura, no! Eleanor & Franklin: The Story of Their Relationship Based on Eleanor Roosevelt's Private Papers was not available at Audible for me, but I still added it b/c Susanna says it is good.
Jennifer, I agree, except that Eleanor grew to be a very strong person. Boy do I admire her. Choosing her was a wise choice for his career. And of course he also didn't marry Lucy because that would have wrecked his career. Have you read No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt? I do recommend that too, and will check out the one you mention. Actually Franklin and Lucy better explains the way they came to live as they did in the White House! Both books need to be read to get a fuller picture.. ...I think.
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Lee wrote: "I am reading Off-Topic: The Story of an Internet Revolt which is available for free and can be downloaded (or read online) on the book page. For anyone interested in recent events on Goodreads and the censorship scandal, I'd recommend it."I heartily second Lee's recommendation.
And note that if you can read it in the next couple days, there's a move to get people to write it in as a vote in a couple categories in the Goodreads Choice Awards for 2013. A bit mysterious which write in books will move on to the next round but # of votes and also # of read and rated books apparently goes a long way.
Chrissie wrote: "Laura, no! Eleanor & Franklin: The Story of Their Relationship Based on Eleanor Roosevelt's Private Papers was not available at Audible for me, but I still added it b/c Susanna says i..."Hi Chrissie - I meant that The Shell Collector: Stories is available at Audible, so hopefully you can get hold of it. I'm not quite finished, but I do believe you'll be able to connect with the writing. It's a bit odd though, but that may be the nature of the (short story) beast.
Laura wrote: "Chrissie wrote: "Laura, no! Eleanor & Franklin: The Story of Their Relationship Based on Eleanor Roosevelt's Private Papers was not available at Audible for me, but I still added it b..."It is hard for me love any collection of short stories, that is why I hesitate.
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Yesterday I finished Shards of Honour, a good example of sci-fi saga. Now I'm reading a classical, Lord Jim, for me, the first book of Joseph Conrad.
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Lee wrote: "Andrew, I love that series! Once Miles gets introduced, which I believe is in the 3rd book of the series, things get really fun and funny."This is only the first book. It's my intention continue with this series, between the various books I must read. I look forward to read the next.
Just started, "Borrowed Dreams/Alaska by Debbie Macomber in paperback,
and "While Snowbound" by Anna J McIntyre on Kindle
and "While Snowbound" by Anna J McIntyre on Kindle
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I'm still working my way through Grimm's fairy tales, just reading a few tales a day, and it's a brick of a book! I started The Bridges of Madison County by Robert James Waller this morning. I was intrigued by the synopsis, and so far, so good.
Finished an oldie but a goodie today: And Be a Villain
. Also read a meh short story by an author I usually like --
Recalculating. The male character in that story needed to be snapped in half like a glow stick. Just sayin.
I like the Nero Wolfes - definitely comfort reads for me.
Just started "Welcome to Serenity" by Sherryl Woods in paperback
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Wool Omnibus
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Just started in Kindle, "The Christmas Cottage" by Samantha Chase
I've finished Lord Jim, an interesting story, more in the second part in my opinion.Now I'm reading The Last of the Mohicans, another classical, almost at the opposite part of the world.
I finished The Bridges of Madison County by Robert James Waller. I thought it was a sweet love story that was short and to the point, but it seems like a lot of people really dislike it. I'm going to switch gears a little bit now and read a nonfiction about Renaissance England: The Elizabethan Renaissance: The Life of the Society by A.L. Rowse.
Of course, I'm still working through Grimm's Fairy Tales and still loving them.
The Life of the Society is interesting. I'd pass on the second volume, "The Cultural Achievement," unless you are way more into descriptions of madrigals than I am.
I've finished The Last of the Mohicans and I must admit that I am always surprised from these classical novels. It's adventurous and fascinating and if you use your imagination it's a great voyage through the Nord America's forests.Now I'm reading Neverwhere, an other type of novel, interesting and mysterious.
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It seems very interesting. I read historical novels before, but never set in this period.
I'll put this in my "to read list", for future readings.