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No I have not read it yet Lesley, but I have heard good things about it. It is on my tbr list.
I am growing up with a dramatic red-head girl with freckles in Prince Edward Island, Anne of Green Gables. Nice to have all the flowers and hijinks by audio while snow shoveling or participating in the public run on the grocery store. In looking for quirky in Play Book Tag's monthly theme, I have started a visit to the satirical tour of social dysfunction in some synthetic country in South America, de Bernieres's first book The War of Don Emmanuel's Nether Parts.
Blueberry wrote: "I am spending the week in Iran and learning a lot about the revolution in Reading Lolita in Tehran."I loved that, how books can have a transformational power and make people feel less alone with their social and personal struggles.
I have left overseas countries other than England. I am in the US with World's Fair (first time read) and on the moon with Winter (reread on audiobook to meet a challenge requirement, but FORGOT to bring it with me today.)Michael wrote: "I am growing up with a dramatic red-head girl with freckles in Prince Edward Island, Anne of Green Gables. Nice to have all the flowers and hijinks by audio while snow shoveling or part..."
I'm glad you're enjoying it. Did you know that there are Japanese women who hold Anne of Green Gables themed weddings? Some even go to PEI to get married this way. She's immensely popular there. (and, yes, Canadians refer to it as PEI, just in case someone wondered ;) ).
That's so funny, Karin, about the tourists. Is there in fact a part two where Anne marries Gilbert?
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I will be interested to see what you think of The Underground Railroad. It is a different sort of book.
Michael wrote: "That's so funny, Karin, about the tourists. Is there in fact a part two where Anne marries Gilbert?"This is an 8 book series, and there is no marriage for the first few books. They are not all equally good, IMO, but some of the best ones are near the beginning and at the end, but the marriage happens well before the end. Lots more to go after the first book. This is the series in the order that the stories actually go, which, like the Narnia books, is different than publication order. I didn't like House of Dreams or Anne of Ingleside as much, but no doubt opinions vary, and the series takes us through many years.
Anne of Green Gables (1908)
Anne of Avonlea (1909)
Anne of the Island (1915)
Anne of Windy Poplars (1936)
Anne's House of Dreams (1917)
Anne of Ingleside (1939)
Rainbow Valley (1919)
Rilla of Ingleside (1921)
Karin wrote: "This is an 8 book series, and there is no marriage for the first few books. ..."LOL! Little did I know. I much appreciate the effort you took to lay that out. I hate the gender tracking of reading. I suppose I need to read Little Women to make up for my path to "boy's" books (and I suppose it was the first of a long series too).
Dosha (Bluestocking7) wrote: "No I have not read it yet Lesley, but I have heard good things about it. It is on my tbr list."We first 'met' 16 years ago, and cross paths, now and again. I so admire her achievements..
Michael wrote: "Karin wrote: "This is an 8 book series, and there is no marriage for the first few books. ..."LOL! Little did I know. I much appreciate the effort you took to lay that out. I hate the gender trac..."
Little Men and Jo's Boys. :)
Michael wrote: "Karin wrote: "This is an 8 book series, and there is no marriage for the first few books. ..."LOL! Little did I know. I much appreciate the effort you took to lay that out. I hate the gender trac..."
I cut and pasted that list :). But being Canadian by birth and growing up, etc, I am partial to Canadian books.
I agree about the gender tracking stuff.
You might enjoy Little Women, and then later Little Men (sequel about one of the Little Women later on, although its not as famous).
Karin wrote:"I am partial to Canadian books. .."That is natural to read more from places you know. But I also like places I don't know but would like to know. I tag my Canadian reads by provice, but it's heavy on the Maritimes and obviously Ontario because of so many writers residing there. The old Play Book Tag game of reading through all the U.S. states was something I wanted to do with the provinces.
I am with a woman painter posing as a man in Renaissance Bologna, which supposedly will be paired with a contemporary character, in Ali Smith's experimental novel, How to Be Both. And I am doing an audiobook with Chabon reading his essays, Manhood for Amateurs. We're not supposed to care about the person behind the books, but I always am hungry for clues to the magic behind impressive creativity.
@Dosha - I'm interested in The Underground Railroad but have seen tons of feedback on it already. The Book of Night Women is the book I'd love to see more info on. @Michael - You've had some excellent books on your plate. I loved Anne of Green Gables. I've read several of them but am a little fuzzy on which ones. I'm thinking I went more with the publication date than chronologically. I didn't read Little Women until I was in my late teens or early 20's and didn't care for it. Of course I was bored with Nancy Drew, the Bobsy Twins, and many of the series of my youth. (In deference to Story, I will refrain from bringing up Pipi.)
A Gentleman in Moscow was a delight.
Michael wrote: "Karin wrote:"I am partial to Canadian books. .."That is natural to read more from places you know. But I also like places I don't know but would like to know. I tag my Canadian reads by provice, ..."
From Ontario, yes, since it's the largest province by population. However, there are about twice as many people in BC than in the entire maritimes and many western authors, you just haven't heard of enough of them yet. If you want some humour, you could try Susan Juby's two books on Woefield farm (she's from Vancouver Island). She is one of only five women to have one the Leacock award for humour for the second, and better, of the two books (my latest Canadian reads).
Here's a link to authors from BC. Poet George Bowering was one of my English professors when I was university. One of the main things I remember was his frequent mocking of first year students, although much of it went over many heads (not sure why I got it, but then that was back when I was still writing poetry myself). I am not sure if there are others I've met since I didn't go through the entire list.
But first, a link to 5 BC authors you need to read (I have read none of these so far!), and the one who grew up in Nanaimo grew up right across the strait from where I grew up--my parents can see the lights of Nanaimo at night (so could I when I grew up). It might not be straight as in east-west across the strait, because coasts are not known for being straight, even in straits (yes, that was SOOO bad, but no one is here to straighten me up and restrain me from such feeble word play).
http://www.bcliving.ca/5-bc-authors-y...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Categor...
Thanks for the great links, Karin! My six books tagged BC had only two from residents, the Wayson Choy whose Jade Peony os on the list of five, and Ruth Ozeki, whose Tale for the Time Being os set on Vancouver Island where she lives when not in NYC. Lots more promising authors. I liked deWitt and Wade Davis on the Wiki list.Interesting how my work on writing up the outcomes of our HIV treatment program has me looking closely at the BC provicewide accomplishments. Because of intensive testing and free treatment, they proclaimed treatment as prevention, a promising path to eradication. Our program compares favorably for population treatment and viral suppression to the BC model.
Denizen wrote: "...You've had some excellent books on your plate..."Like I said your rave review and that of others here spurred me on with the Towles. I just posted my belated review. As with BnB, I could easily focus on just what you pick.
Michael wrote: "Thanks for the great links, Karin! My six books tagged BC had only two from residents, the Wayson Choy whose Jade Peony os on the list of five, and Ruth Ozeki, whose Tale for the Time Being os set ..."I'm glad to help, and ought to look into some of these authors myself, although I'm going to lean more toward some long reads from Bloom's Western Canon for the next while, but there are some Canadians on there (none that I have looked into yet, as I'm leaning toward Plato, the KJV and one other book, but haven't solidified my plans yet).
Interesting about the connection in your research to research done in BC I do know that some excellent medical research happens in Canada. I have an uncle who spent all but the last 10 years of his career in oncology research in Alberta, but that started before HIV was heard of.
People often tag books by setting (I do that at times), not just by where the author is from.
I am in California in the 70s with a Vietnamese refugee who is a sleeper agent for the communists, The Sympathizer, a Pulitzer winner by Nguyen. I am also with Wild Bill Donovan's OSS boys assigned in 1941 to secure a supply of uranium for making a bomb and keep the Germans from their own supply, W.E.B. Griffin's The Last Heroes.
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I have escaped the graveyard and the bardo. Relieved to have escaped, but Lincoln in the Bardo is a stunning book.Now I'm in medieval Rus (Russia) with The Bear and the Nightingale where the old 'lares et penates' are threatened by growing Christian orthodoxy.
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Now I'm in medieval Rus (Russia) with [book:The Bear and the Nigh..."
It seems that everyone that reads Lincoln in the Bardo, loves it.
Michael wrote: "I am in California in the 70s with a Vietnamese refugee who is a sleeper agent for the communists, The Sympathizer, a Pulitzer winner by Nguyen. I am also with Wild Bill Donovan's O..."I'll be watching for your review of The Sympathizer. It's one of those books I planned to read right away but somehow never got to it.
Jgrace wrote: "I have escaped the graveyard and the bardo. Relieved to have escaped, but Lincoln in the Bardo is a stunning book.Now I'm in medieval Rus (Russia) with [book:The Bear and the Nigh..."
I just put a hold on Lincoln in the Bardo. The description did not particularly interest me but 5 out of 5 Goodreads friends have given it 5 stars so how can I resist?
My reading has been slow this month so have been working on finishing the three I've been reading. I finished Homegoing a few days ago (4 strong stars) and am trying to make good headway on Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis (excellent so far). I've had trouble finding time to listen to my audio book so Embassy Town has taken forever it seems. I WILL finish it before the month is out.I plan to start Brazzaville Beach any day now. It is the last of many books checked out the last part of January.
Denizen wrote: "Jgrace wrote: "I have escaped the graveyard and the bardo. Relieved to have escaped, but Lincoln in the Bardo is a stunning book.Now I'm in medieval Rus (Russia) with The Be..."</i>
[book:Lincoln in the Bardo is not necessarily an enjoyable book. It's just so different ,but despite that doesn't feel like an overlong gimmick. And the audio production was excellent.
Denizen wrote: "My reading has been slow this month so have been working on finishing the three I've been reading. ..."Loved Brazzaville Beach.
Comgratulations for your milestone of emdimg chemo. Am sure feeling better phsically and mentally from the side effects will improve your energy and outlook with respect to reading. As a new grandmother, you will need to hone being a wise elder to guide the new generation. :-)
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Michael wrote: "Denizen wrote: "My reading has been slow this month so have been working on finishing the three I've been reading. ..."Loved Brazzaville Beach.
Comgratulations for your milestone of emdimg chemo..."
Good news . Hope you go from strength to strength.
Michael wrote: "As a new grandmother, you will need to hone being a wise elder to guide the new generation. :-)Any book suggestions for how to be a wise elder;-)
I have left the Southern US and am about to fly to a new planet in Freedom's Landing (I need to read this and a sequel before I can read a book my son gave me for Christmas. Two years in a row he gave me a book in a series that wasn't the first :). He is a teen and he does try hard to get gift people like on a small budget). I am still flitting to the moon (Luna) while driving and listening to Winter.
I am in ancient Athens with Socrates reading Plato: The Complete Works (not on audio).Freedom's Landing was so very badly written I stopped reading it.
I am with a hockey mad town in rural Sweden, Backman's Beartown. Not as good as his other books. I am growing up with a boy with a single mother in 1850s Suffolk England, now off to Yarmouth, Dicken's David Copperfield. Can't believe I never read it. Using a free Librivox audio version. My state adopted a cloud version for their audiobook and ebook loans, which doesn't work offline when I need it. Maybe the ebooks can transfer to my Nook, but no success so far.
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I loved Dicken's when I was in high school and read David Copperfield then. Since High school I've only read one Bleak House.
I'm currently in Ireland reading, Brigid of Kildare
It's 1787 and I'm in Copenhagen on my way to Greenland with The Prophets of Eternal Fjord. So far, so good, but it's a wrist-straining 587 pages so we'll see.
I just finished visiting Quebec, Canada at the turn of the century. With Agnes White, a young woman who grew up to become one of the first women doctors in Canada, specializing in heart science.
The Heart Specialist by Claire Holden Rothman
Diana S wrote: "I just finished visiting Quebec, Canada at the turn of the century. With Agnes White, a young woman who grew up to become one of the first women doctors in Canada, specializing in heart science.[..."
If you like that sort of thing, you might look to see if there are any books on James Miranda Stuart Barry. This was probably Canada's first female doctor (from England) but no one knew she was a woman until she died. The only way she could get into medical school and get a license was to dress and act like a man. I remember learning about her in university many moons ago. I'm not sure how you'd use her name to find a book, I had forgotten the name until I looked up the right info. If you just google Canada's first woman doctor you might get Emily Stowe, but she was the first to do it openly as a woman.
I am still in anceint Athens, Greece with Plato: The Complete Works, and will be flitting back and forth between it and Victorian England with The Pickwick Papers.
Karin wrote: "I am still in anceint Athens, Greece with Plato: The Complete Works, and will be flitting back and forth between it and Victorian England with The Pickwick Papers."WOW you are sure into 'heavy' reading; hope you are enjoying them .
I am with Jack Reacher in a prequel to his civilian thrillers, when he was an Army MP detective, working on a case with FBI and CIA to unmask and prevent a terrorist attack out of Aghanistan via Germany--Lee Childs' Night School. I am also in a Gulf community in Mississippi with an addicted black mother taking her kids on a trip to bring her husband home from prison, Jesmyn Ward's Sing, Unburied, Sing. The rock of the family is the grandfather, a farmer with a special bond with the mother's 13 uear old son.
Michael wrote: "I am with Jack Reacher in a prequel to his civilian thrillers, when he was an Army MP detective, working on a case with FBI and CIA to unmask and prevent a terrorist attack out of Aghanistan via Ge..."Sing, Unburied, Sing looks interesting but I still haven't worked in Salvage the Bones. Until looking at the summary for Sing, I didn't realize that Salvage the Bones had won the National Book Award. I own so really should read it.
Booknblues wrote: "I'm in Ireland reading Himself"Sounds interesting, BnB. "Darkly comic" intrigues me.
I'm listening to The Fair Fight - a change of pace - and reading A Gathering of Shadows for a fantasy fix, second book in the V.E. Schwab series.
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