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[Booknblues]

Karin wrote: It's definitely the best of the three novels I'm reading at the moment, and I hope to read more by the same author this year.

I think I will have to put that on my wish list.

I've been in Tibet, the Amazon and Haiti among other places reading Shadows in the Sun: Travels to Landscapes of Spirit and Desire

[Lesley]

Karin wrote: "Booknblues wrote: "Karin wrote: "
I want to hear about all of these , but a book with the title of Twelve Bar Blues is almost a must read for me.."

It's definitely the best of the three novels I'm..."

OOh these all sound interesting, especially the NO/Africa Twelve Bar Blues

[Denizen]

Finally, I have moved on to another time and place! I'm in the backstreets of Victorian London with Fingersmith. I'll be ticking off the second of six authors whose work I've never read for a personal goal set for 2016.

I'm also in present day Seattle, composting and running my hands through the dirt with The Hidden Half of Nature: The Microbial Roots of Life and Health.

[Booknblues]

Denizen wrote: "Finally, I have moved on to another time and place! I'm in the backstreets of Victorian London with Fingersmith. I'll be ticking off the second of six authors whose work I've never rea..."

I've had Fingersmith for years and it never seems to rise to the top for me. I'll be interested to see your reaction to it.

The Hidden Half sounds interesting. I've been digging a lot in the dirt recently. We set up a worm house in our classroom, which we are hoping to use for snails as well. I or the kids, just need to find the snails.

[Dosha (Bluestocking7)]

I am in my hometown of Boston, MA in Brothers and Bones legal thriller. I'm having a good time with it so far.

[Booknblues]

Dosha (Bluestocking7) wrote: "I am in my hometown of Boston, MA in Brothers and Bones legal thriller. I'm having a good time with it so far."

I always love to read a book with a setting I'm familiar with.

[Karin]

Dosha (Bluestocking7) wrote: "I am in my hometown of Boston, MA in Brothers and Bones legal thriller. I'm having a good time with it so far."

I was visiting Boston today; thankfully didn't run into any real thrillers!

[Dosha (Bluestocking7)]

LOL Karin. I stayed in the house all day yesterday, but I have to venture out today. I'm going to make a special trip over to Beacon Hill just to get a closer feel for what is going on in the book.

[Story]

I was in Thailand with Fieldwork by Misha Berlinski (loved it) and in the US with The Grownup which was a fun, creepy, lightweight thriller about con artists.

Now I'm flying off to India with Sorcerer's Apprentice, Tahir Shah. It's the story of "his apprenticeship to one of India's master conjurors and his initiation into the brotherhood of godmen." I read it years ago and loved it.

[Karin]

Dosha (Bluestocking7) wrote: "LOL Karin. I stayed in the house all day yesterday, but I have to venture out today. I'm going to make a special trip over to Beacon Hill just to get a closer feel for what is going on in the book."

I hope that went well for you. I keep thinking that one of these weeks it might be fun to meet you. I go up there most Saturdays for my son's rehearsals (but have the next two weekend off).

[Dosha (Bluestocking7)]

Karin, it would be great to meet you in person, maybe have lunch with you on a Saturday afternoon while your son is in rehearsal.

[Karin]

Dosha (Bluestocking7) wrote: "Karin, it would be great to meet you in person, maybe have lunch with you on a Saturday afternoon while your son is in rehearsal."

Yes. He starts at 3, but we usually come early. I'll PM you here when it gets closer to another rehearsal.

[Dosha (Bluestocking7)]

okay. looking forward to it.

[Lesley]

How wonderful for you both..

[Karin]

Lesley wrote: "How wonderful for you both.."

I love meeting friends from online places such as this. I have a Goodreads friend who was a WTM friend when I homeschooled. We met in real life once because her grandparents used to live in the area where I grew up (far from here). Someday I hope to meet more friends from here, if it works out.

[Lesley]

(I have been 'off-colour' recently so had plenty of time to read, as I could barely stay upright, for long.. My 'vertical hold' wasn't working too well.)

Not sure where I was, other than USA, ok, it's Maine, The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Tova Bailey.. Hmm.. wonder who else might like this?.. True story, well written and enjoyable to quirky, unwell, me.

LOVED this very sad but not maudlin Did You Ever Have a Family by Bill Clegg.. Got a bit ticked off 3/4 of the way in when EVERYBODY we meet had to have (some) overlong backstory, but at the end it was all relevant.. Well crafted story arc..

[Booknblues]

Lesley wrote: "Not sure where I was, other than USA, ok, it's Maine, The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Tova Bailey.. Hmm.. wonder who else might like this?.. True story, well written and enjoyable to quirky, unwell, me."

Glad you enjoyed Wild Snail. I loved it and gained new respect for snails, which I have been fighting in my garden forever.

Did You Ever Have a Family sounds like one I would like.

[Lesley]

Booknblues wrote: "Lesley wrote: "Not sure where I was, other than USA, ok, it's Maine, The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Tova Bailey.. Hmm.. wonder who else might like this?.. True story, well written an..."

Thanks for this recommendation.. The many relapses I've had, gave me even more empathy and understanding..

I am in New York The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon.. absolutely loving it!! Even the initial thought to buy an ebook, has disappeared..The heavy tome, and miniscule print, was forgotten, yesterday arvie. LOVE the 'can do' attitude of the well sketched, boys; a great treat.

[Lesley]

I am 3/4 of the way through The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay and am enjoying it so much I have decided to get the ebook.. Just the shot to lift ones spirits with wonderfully written nonsense.. I am a Monty Python fan from way back..
Thanks to whoever recommended this as it's fairly old, and I would never have found it..

SUCH FUN !!

[Denizen]

Lesley wrote: "I am 3/4 of the way through The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay and am enjoying it so much I have decided to get the ebook.. Just the shot to lift ones spirits with wonderfully wr..."

It's been on my TBR for years but has never risen to the surface. I must say one of the things I like about GR is how the reviews and ratings of your friends are the first thing listed. Shelfari would tell you which friends had it on one of their shelves but gave no info on ratings. Anyhow, Lesley, you are not alone in enjoying it - it's highly rated by many of my GR friends.

[Lesley]

Denizen wrote: "Lesley wrote: "I am 3/4 of the way through The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay and am enjoying it so much I have decided to get the ebook.. Just the shot to lift ones spirits with..."

I was more interested to read some of the 1 star reviews.. Would be interesting to know if THEY were Monty Python fans...hehehe

[Karin]

Lesley wrote: "I am 3/4 of the way through The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay and am enjoying it so much I have decided to get the ebook.. Just the shot to lift ones spirits with wonderfully wr..."

I don't know who recommended it to you first, but I do know I said that even though I didn't like it or finish it, it's well written and I figured you'd like it. But you had mentioned it, so someone else must have brought it to your attention.

[Lesley]

Karin wrote: "Lesley wrote: "I am 3/4 of the way through The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay and am enjoying it so much I have decided to get the ebook.. Just the shot to lift ones spirits with..."

Yes, thanks Karin.. All true dat..

[Booknblues]

I'm in Denmark with nurse Nina Borg (one of my very favorite characters) reading The Considerate Killer

[Diana S]

I'm back in High School with Angie. She's trying to find out why her best friend, Lizzie, killed herself.
The S-Word by Chelsea Pitcher
the plot is getting intense - hard to put it down.

I'm also somewhere in the United Kingdom with Sophie and the friendly Giant. :)
The BFG by Roald Dahl
Just started it, pretty good!

[Dosha (Bluestocking7)]

I'm in New England, maybe MA in 1776 Somewhere in Time

[Denizen]

I'm in Ohio looking for a mystery and thrills with Celeste Ng's Everything I Never Told You.

It's my new audio book after Life After Life which I loved!

[Dosha (Bluestocking7)]

I'm in New England, again. 1992 this time I'm in book 2 Tomorrow & Always. Book 1 was Somewhere in Time

[Lesley]

About to start "The Ocean at the End of the Lane" and be in Sussex, England...

I really enjoyed being in Oban, Scotland, Paris, France and New York in Sweet Caress .. I gave it 4 stars , but for my enjoyment level would have liked to be able to give it 4 1/2..

[Booknblues]

I'm currently in Fascist Italy readingI Will Have Vengeance

[Karin]

I am in California in 2027 with Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler and various other states with a couple of other books. I'm also in France with The Red and the Black

[Denizen]

I'm with frontiersmen late 1830's into the 40's with A.B. Guthrie's The Big Sky. The sequel won the Pulitzer Prize in 1950.

I am busily listening to Youtube trying to find the song from the movie soundtrack that I loved when I was a kid. I may have to watch the 1952 movie with Kirk Douglas as I'm not having much luck. Dimitri Tiomkin wrote the music from High Noon which I thought was brilliant in how it added to the movie.

[Blueberry]

I am dirty and disheartened in Vietnam. The Things They Carried

[Dosha (Bluestocking7)]

I'm in Holt, Colorado in Plainsong
also, I'm back in Detroit in Respect: The Life of Aretha Franklin
and I have no idea where I am yet, or when I am in Destiny's Child book 3 of a time travel trilogy

[Booknblues]

I'm in Nigeria reading Blackass.

[Lesley]

I was in jail in Harare, but it got too repetitious , depressing, and (sorry) boring ; so after 100 pages went and read the last 10..The Book of Memory

The absolute WORST style of books for me, is this persistent current fad for not only non-linear, but jumping-jack storytelling.. GRRRR... I don't think it's clever...

[Lesley]

I am in Nigeria about to start The Fishermen.. Not sure how much of it I will read as my second most disliked literary device is a novel told by a child.
However, I heard an interview on our RN Books and Arts, with a short reading, and decided to order it and give it an honest try.

[Karin]

I am in Pennsylvania with Forgiven: The Amish School Shooting, a Mother’s Love, and a Story of Remarkable Grace, in between still being in France in both the nineteenth century with The Red and the Black and in WW II with The Nightingale.

[Denizen]

Lesley wrote: "I am in Nigeria about to start The Fishermen.. Not sure how much of it I will read as my second most disliked literary device is a novel told by a child.
However, I heard an intervi..."

I'm very curious about the The Fishermen. Will be waiting for your review.

[Lesley]

Denizen wrote: "Lesley wrote: "I am in Nigeria about to start The Fishermen.. Not sure how much of it I will read as my second most disliked literary device is a novel told by a child.
However, I h..."

Denizen wrote: "Lesley wrote: "I am in Nigeria about to start The Fishermen.. Not sure how much of it I will read as my second most disliked literary device is a novel told by a child.
However, I h..."

I will let you know how it grabs me, tomorrow.

[Booknblues]

Lesley wrote: "I was in jail in Harare, but it got too repetitious , depressing, and (sorry) boring ; so after 100 pages went and read the last 10..The Book of Memory

The absolute WORST style of ..."

I have that one. I don't mind a story jumping around so I hope I like it better than you.

[Lesley]

Denizen wrote: "Lesley wrote: "I am in Nigeria about to start The Fishermen.. Not sure how much of it I will read as my second most disliked literary device is a novel told by a child.
However, I h..."

Didn't (couldn't) read most of the middle.. Pressed too many buttons for me.. Reminded me of our car breaking down in the convoy during the war in Rhodesia...Towed 40 miles at breakneck speed before the 'rebels' shot at us...

[Denizen]

Lesley wrote: "Denizen wrote: "Lesley wrote: "I am in Nigeria about to start The Fishermen..

Didn't (couldn't) read most of the middle.. Pressed too many buttons for me.. Reminded me of our car breaking down in the convoy during the war in Rhodesia...Towed 40 miles at breakneck speed before the 'rebels' shot at us... "

OMG

[Booknblues]

Lesley wrote: "Didn't (couldn't) read most of the middle.. Pressed too many buttons for me.. Reminded me of our car breaking down in the convoy during the war in Rhodesia...Towed 40 miles at breakneck speed before the 'rebels' shot at us... "

Wow! That is incredible. Glad you are here to tell the tale.

[Karin]

Lesley wrote: "Denizen wrote: "Lesley wrote: "I am in Nigeria about to start The Fishermen.. Not sure how much of it I will read as my second most disliked literary device is a novel told by a chi..."

Quite a story! Good thing you lived to tell the tale.

[Lesley]

I've written a lot about my incredible life, (tragedy/healthTurning Points: Regaining Joy After Loss wise), but not all my amazing 'adventures'.. Time has passed, I fear... Anyone interested could look at my old photo albums on FB..

[Karin]

I just fled Scotland after a brief but unpleasant 80 odd pages in The End of the Wasp Season, NOT my kind of book! Too graphic, no one particularly endearing, although if it weren't for the rest of it, I'd have liked the detective.

I'm mainly in WW II France with All the Light We Cannot See on audio and The Nightingale in print, plus still in nineteenth century France slogging through The Red and the Black. Then I flit to the US in Forgiven: The Amish School Shooting, a Mother’s Love, and a Story of Remarkable Grace, etc.

[Dosha (Bluestocking7)]

Karin wrote: "I just fled Scotland after a brief but unpleasant 80 odd pages in The End of the Wasp Season, NOT my kind of book! Too graphic, no one particularly endearing, although if it weren't..."
wow! You are all over the place. It does not sound like you are having much fun in all these travels.

[Karin]

Dosha (Bluestocking7) wrote: "Karin wrote: "I just fled Scotland after a brief but unpleasant 80 odd pages in The End of the Wasp Season, NOT my kind of book! Too graphic, no one particularly endearing, although..."

So true, but so far I love the writing in All the Light We Cannot See

[Lesley]

I have given up on two books: Citrus County and Ridley Road..

In Bel Air LA in The Gilded Life of Matilda Duplaine.. Really enjoying the style,pace, etc..