oops it's october

[Magdelanye, Senior Flight Attendant]

its still possible to read outdoors in the occasional pocket of sun, but clothing is no longer optional. It's getting cold out.

I was so bored with the blockbuster (not) that I was reading I chose to leave the book at home when I went to Vancouver for a couple of days. This gave me the opportunity to read an amazing debut, difficult but strong and worth the puzzlement at the start.

Now I'm back to the . I would ditch it BUT : Orhan Pamukwrote one of my most favorite books. So sorry he has chosen to focus his considerable talent to this rather icky topic and characters.

[Ellen]

Magdelanye wrote: "its still possible to read outdoors in the occasional pocket of sun, but clothing is no longer optional. It's getting cold out.

I was so bored with the blockbuster (not) that I was reading I chose..."

I'm sorry Museum is a disappointment. I loved its name (and I love Pamuk).

I'm finding myself with no time and too many books (surprise). I got two books from the library that I've been wanting to read (One of Us: The Story of Anders Breivik and the Massacre in Norway and Florence Gordon-about an older woman writer living in NYC), re-reading Jane Austen's Emma (loving it), and almost half-way through Haruki Murakami's Hear the Wind Sing and Pinball, 1973, which I actually bought for my son (we share a love for Murakami) but glanced at myself and couldn't stop reading. Murakami's introduction alone, describing how he came to be a writer, was worth the price of the book (which I'm also loving).

Birdie sounds intriguing: I'll have to investigate it further.

Hope it's not as cold where you are. It dropped from summer temps to very cold here and we have no heat yet. I dreamt I was climbing up levels of a refrigerator!

[Magdelanye, Senior Flight Attendant]

hearing scary reports about the weather on the eastern seaboard.Hope you et famille are well situated and snug.
my little piece of paradise has gotten very shady. the garden is not quite done.
so glad to be through with the pamuk, and believe you me, I was dismayed even more because "my name is red " is so thrilling.

[Ellen]

I loved My Name is Red.

The storm missed us-all we got was a cold front from up North. We had no heat in my apartment and it was COLD!

[Magdelanye, Senior Flight Attendant]

glad to hear the storm passed you by. an opportunity to spend the day under the covers with Murakami!
we have sun today, hallelujah. wish I could send you a photo

[Ellen]

Do you have all the fall colors up there? I've always wanted to visit Vancouver.

[Magdelanye, Senior Flight Attendant]

you are most welcome to visit! I would love to host you. yes! gorgeous colors just appearing

[Magdelanye, Senior Flight Attendant]

BTW, I live a 40 minute ferry ride away from van. o I wish I could send a picture

[Magdelanye, Senior Flight Attendant]

started the story of the lost child!

[Ellen]

Magdelanye wrote: "BTW, I live a 40 minute ferry ride away from van. o I wish I could send a picture"

I really hope I will be able to visit-and not just for the beauty of the country (although I so want to see that!)

Thank you.

Lost Child meaning the Elena Ferrante? I'm so preoccupied with work, I've stalled with my reading, although I did finish Florence Gordon which I enjoyed and I'm trying to finish the Murakami and the Anders Breivik story (the Norwegian terrorist) but for now my concentration is poor.

[Magdelanye, Senior Flight Attendant]

yes! to everything
Florence Gordon looks like a must read
you are most welcome to visit
And I'm over halfway into the Ferrante, the best yet

[Ellen]

I can't wait to read it!

And-I must get a passport!

[Magdelanye, Senior Flight Attendant]

:>) :>)

[Ice, Pilgrim]

Back from a holiday, 4 reviews to write ------- after the e-mail processing !

[Magdelanye, Senior Flight Attendant]

nice,Ice, hope you are all smoothed out from your holiday. was it a reading holiday as well?
my life is shadowed by partly written reviews.

[Magdelanye, Senior Flight Attendant]

finished the lost child!
hard to review..i felt lost myself, and then found + devoured 419....now that's a gripping read that might grab you both E and IB. and what of our new member Pam?
now reading. Elizabeth Hand :who knows her work? its been so long since I read her, before GR, that I only remember the mental note to read mote

[Ice, Pilgrim]

I have now spun round the wheel of time series, and although my time has not been wasted I do feel a little unfulfilled from this supposed classic.

[Ice, Pilgrim]

Reading through Mary Stewarts Merlin series, for a book written 40 years ago, so much better than modern prose, leaving something for the imagination of the reader.

[Magdelanye, Senior Flight Attendant]

so agree re MS and her enthralling treatment of the Arthurian legends.
I bailed on #3 of wheel of time. perhaps it should remain thus
yesterday I was so unsettled by the book I was reading I couldn't read at all for about 2 hr's.

this was the Polish translation of Miss Nobody

[Ellen]

Ice wrote: "Reading through Mary Stewarts Merlin series, for a book written 40 years ago, so much better than modern prose, leaving something for the imagination of the reader."

I remember loving this series.

[Ellen]

Haven't seen the November book thread-can anyone start it?

Hope all are well. I'm busy with The Story of the Lost Child-loving it.

[Magdelanye, Senior Flight Attendant]

have just created the Nov thread. yes it is november. I restrained myself, tempted to head it no no November, I dread the dark days. my SAD is fully activated and can't seem to disentangle myself from the library, which is dictating my reading. I have to work at staying engaged with the world and open to what comes next, not always lost in a book.
that being said, I've read some remarkable books this month, notably the Michael Christie If I fall, if I die. but I was shattered a few times as well.
I am going to see if I can find an appropriate thread to maybe discuss or at the very least process the terrible impact reading miss nobody

Ellie, yes! I think its the most polished of the books,but I will wait till you are finished before I say another word about it

[Ellen]

I like the fall but hate the darkness of winter. November is cool because of my birthday but after that it starts going downhill, especially after the excitement of Christmas. January through March can be a real trial.

Have you used that light that's supposed to offset SAD?

I feel that I am more committed to reading than to any relationships outside those with my children. Work is an imposition-I mean that seriously. Maybe it's partly because I find work so stressful but I do feel that I am maybe overly involved in reading. I don't know if I'm putting this correctly but I sometimes think I should be more involved with people. But then there always seems to be so little time to read.

[Magdelanye, Senior Flight Attendant]

ho ho...happy November birthday! what will you do to mark the day?
the sad light helps. but I lost mine in the shuffle.

I feel the same way Ellie about putting people first...but sometimes its a real effort.
writing this on my mobile, so risky. I can sometimes pull it off but last night, after a few successfull posts I lost a long one I wrote in answer to your question about miss nobody. rats
will wait till I'm on a computer again...had 15 minutes earlier but it wasn't enough time to recreate
time is such a gift

[Ellen]

Magdelanye wrote: "ho ho...happy November birthday! what will you do to mark the day?
the sad light helps. but I lost mine in the shuffle.

I feel the same way Ellie about putting people first...but sometimes its a ..."

This year I had bad luck about my birthday: it's on Parent Teacher's Night so I'll be at work until 8:30 pm!!!

Phooey.

We'll celebrate on the weekend.

(I haven't really mastered long posts on my cell-I'm just not quick enough)