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message 51: by Katheryn (new)

Katheryn Thompson (katherynt) The gorgeous The Trouble with Goats and Sheep The Trouble with Goats and Sheep by Joanna Cannon by Joanna Cannon, which I won in a Goodreads giveaway, arrived yesterday


message 52: by Susan O (new)

Susan O (sozmore) Emerson wrote: "Yesterday I bought:

- Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
- Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes because I wanted it on my sh..."


A couple of these I'm unfamiliar with but you have several that I want to read as well. The Studs Terkel book is about the period in history that I've been reading about lately and looks really interesting, and I love Dumas by haven't read The Queen's Necklace. Looks like you have some great reading ahead Emerson!


message 53: by Emerson (new)

Emerson | 282 comments Thank you Susan! I think Studs Terkel method is really interesting, I discovered it with Working. And I've been interested in Their Eyes Were Watching God since hearing about it in the group. The rest is a mix up of things I love like Dumas and titles I'm not familiar with.


message 54: by Susan O (new)

Susan O (sozmore) Emerson wrote: "Thank you Susan! I think Studs Terkel method is really interesting, I discovered it with Working. And I've been interested in Their Eyes Were Watching God since hearing ab..."

Checked out Working: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do and a couple of others. I really do have to read something by Terkel. Thanks!


message 55: by Emerson (new)

Emerson | 282 comments You're welcome Susan!


message 56: by Maddie (last edited Aug 12, 2016 03:31AM) (new)

Maddie (shoegirl81) | 62 comments A few moments ago, I received my latest Amazon delivery including:

Villette
Shirley (both by Charlotte Brontë)
Silas Marner
Adam Bede (both by George Eliot)
The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton)
Far from the Madding Crowd (Thomas Hardy)
The Three Musketeers (Alexandre Dumas)
The Forsyte Saga (John Galsworthy)

All eight of them are from Wordsworth Classics, mostly because I find it a comfortable font size. I don't usually splurge on books this way but I did a fair amount of overtime this month so I decided to treat myself. Some of the titles will go towards my Bingo challenge while others are just to satisfy my curiosity.


message 57: by Emerson (new)

Emerson | 282 comments I'm ashamed to say I haven't read anything by either Wharton or Hardy!
I've treated myself yesterday (without deserving it though), and it feels really good.
What's your favorite edition?


message 58: by Katy, Quarterly Long Reads (new)

Katy (kathy_h) | 9544 comments Mod
Maddie wrote: "A few moments ago, I received my latest Amazon delivery including:] ..."

What a fun treat indeed!


message 59: by Susan O (new)

Susan O (sozmore) Maddie wrote: "A few moments ago, I received my latest Amazon delivery including:

Villette
Shirley (both by Charlotte Brontë)
Silas Marner
Adam Bede ..."


I hate to say it, but the only one I've read is The Three Musketeers. I've read others by Bronte and Eliot, but not these. I'm really behind in my classics reading LOL :)


Andrea AKA Catsos Person (catsosperson) | 1685 comments Maddie,

Last year, I read "Age of Innocence" and "Far From the Madding Crowd" and really enjoyed them.

I'd like to see the film adaptations for both of these.

I read "Villette" a couple of years ago when I was just getting started with GR group reads. I hope that you know French!


message 61: by Laurie (last edited Aug 28, 2016 10:44AM) (new)

Laurie | 1895 comments I got Adam Bede in the Kindle version which is free today. Couldn't pass up a George Eliot book.


message 62: by Blueberry (new)

Blueberry (blueberry1) I just picked up The Tie That Binds at the thrift store.


message 63: by Darren (new)

Darren (dazburns) | 2164 comments 5 more books ordered :oD
1 for another Book Group's September read: What A Carve Up
1 for my daughter (but I'll read it first!): Coraline (10th Anniversary illustrated edition)
2 more from my "Crazy 88" Personal Challenge list, namely True Grit and The Scar
1 that was down for 2017 but has "queue-jumped" cos I fancy it so much: Only Forward

What A Carve Up by Jonathan Coe Coraline by Neil Gaiman True Grit by Charles Portis The Scar (New Crobuzon, #2) by China Miéville Only Forward by Michael Marshall Smith


message 64: by Renee (new)

Renee | 727 comments Made a trip to the bookstore yesterday and bought myself some birthday presents :) The Woman in White, The Moonstone, Death in the Clouds, Murder in Mesopotamia, and Tales from the Perilous Realm.


message 65: by Linda (new)

Linda (lindadol74) | 47 comments Happy Birthday Renee!! :)


message 66: by Sue (new)

Sue K H (sky_bluez) | 3694 comments Renee wrote: "Made a trip to the bookstore yesterday and bought myself some birthday presents :) The Woman in White, The Moonstone, Death in the Clouds, [book:Murder in Mesop..."

Happy Birthday Renee! Hope you had a great one.


message 67: by Renee (last edited Sep 10, 2016 10:51AM) (new)

Renee | 727 comments Thanks! It's actually not until Tuesday, but I was already there looking for a gift for someone else, so I figured I'd look for myself too :)


message 68: by Laurie (last edited Sep 10, 2016 12:52PM) (new)

Laurie | 1895 comments I went to a local bookstore that is closing and picked up To Kill a Mockingbird, Cutting for Stone, and Palace Walk. The bookstore has two locations, so I need to see what the other store has that I can't resist.


message 69: by Loretta (new)

Loretta | 2200 comments Renee wrote: "Thanks! It's actually not until Tuesday, but I was already there looking for a gift for someone else, so I figured I'd look for myself too :)"

Happy birthday Renee! :)


message 70: by Brina (new)

Brina Renee- happy birthday many happy returns


message 71: by Brina (new)

Brina A friend is sending me his extra copies of Moneyball and Shoeless Joe and i should get today :)


message 72: by Pink (new)

Pink | 5491 comments Happy birthday for tomorrow Renee, that look like a great selection of books :)


message 73: by Cindy (new)

Cindy  | 52 comments Ordered Earth Abides by George R. Stewart. I have been reading classic science fiction.


message 75: by Renee (new)

Renee | 727 comments Thanks everyone for the birthday wishes :)


message 76: by Renee (new)

Renee | 727 comments Brina wrote: "A friend is sending me his extra copies of Moneyball and Shoeless Joe and i should get today :)"

I remember reading Shoeless Joe in high school and loving it, but that was so long ago. There are quite a few books I remember reading in school, but don't remember much about them because I'm so old now and haven't re-read them :)


message 77: by Brina (new)

Brina Renee I have been rereading many of my high school books this year. It has been a refreshing experience. This book is only 200 pages and bonus signed by the author.


message 78: by Loretta (new)

Loretta | 2200 comments Renee wrote: "Brina wrote: "A friend is sending me his extra copies of Moneyball and Shoeless Joe and i should get today :)"

I remember reading Shoeless Joe in high school and loving it, but that was so long ag..."


Stop that Renee! You're not old! You're more mature and much more wiser! Thank God!!!! That's what I always say! :)


message 79: by Renee (new)

Renee | 727 comments Loretta wrote: "Stop that Renee! You're not old! You're more mature and much more wiser! Thank God!!!! That's what I always say! :) "

Thanks Loretta. I was just kidding, but it's always nice to think that I'm more mature and wiser. Whether I am or not, well that's another story :)


message 80: by Loretta (new)

Loretta | 2200 comments Renee wrote: "Loretta wrote: "Stop that Renee! You're not old! You're more mature and much more wiser! Thank God!!!! That's what I always say! :) "

Thanks Loretta. I was just kidding, but it's always nice to th..."


:)!!!!!


message 81: by Renee (new)

Renee | 727 comments Since it's easier to get together over the weekend, we celebrated my birthday with my in-laws Saturday and I got these beautiful books from my father-in-law The Wizard of Oz The First Five Novels by L. Frank Baum , The Emerald City of Oz Novels Six Through Ten of the Oz Series by L. Frank Baum , and The Magic of Oz Books Eleven Through Fifteen of the Oz Series by L. Frank Baum . I have loved the movie since I was a child, but I have never read any of the books. I think I'll be making quite a few trips to Oz! It all came in a really nice book bag, with a mug and some tea. Such a wonderful gift, I absolutely love it!


message 82: by Linda (new)

Linda (lindadol74) | 47 comments What a great gift for a book lover!!!! Hope you enjoy!


message 83: by Renee (new)

Renee | 727 comments Linda wrote: "What a great gift for a book lover!!!! Hope you enjoy!"

Thank you! I can't wait to start reading them. They're beautiful books and the illustrations in them look wonderful!


message 84: by Katy, Quarterly Long Reads (new)

Katy (kathy_h) | 9544 comments Mod
Renee wrote: "Since it's easier to get together over the weekend, we celebrated my birthday with my in-laws Saturday and I got these beautiful books from my father-in-law [bookcover:The Wizard of Oz: The First F..."

What a great gift -- I love the Oz stories.


message 85: by ✧Hessa✧ (new)

✧Hessa✧ (hessaa) I've order thickety by J.A.white and moby dick ..I can't wait to have them


message 86: by Pink (new)

Pink | 5491 comments Renee, those books look great, what a wonderful gift! I've read most of the series, you have lots of fun stories to come!


message 87: by Kathleen (new)

Kathleen | 5477 comments Happy belated birthday, Renee! I had some of those old OZ books as a kid--so different and so great--enjoy!


message 88: by Loretta (new)

Loretta | 2200 comments Renee wrote: "Since it's easier to get together over the weekend, we celebrated my birthday with my in-laws Saturday and I got these beautiful books from my father-in-law [bookcover:The Wizard of Oz: The First F..."

Wow! What a great father-in-law! Renee the books are beautiful!


message 89: by Bat-Cat (new)

Bat-Cat | 986 comments Very cool In-Laws you have, Renee. They must know you quite well. ;-)


message 90: by Darren (new)

Darren (dazburns) | 2164 comments just popped out at lunchtime to go to the bank...
while strolling down the high-street wandered into a couple of charity shops to see what books they might have (obviously)...
bagged Suite Française for 99p!
Suite Française by Irène Némirovsky


message 91: by Pink (new)

Pink | 5491 comments That's a great book and a bargain!


message 92: by Linda (new)

Linda (lindadol74) | 47 comments I bought The Three Musketeers and The Count Of Monte Cristo from B and N!! I realized the versions I had were abridged!! I had no idea when I read them so long ago :( So now I'll try to read them in October/November! Today at my library sale I bought Tess of the D'Urbervilles, Angela's Ashes, and one I never heard of but saw it was a classic so I bought it: Billiards at Half-past Nine. All 3 for $2.50!!


message 94: by Pink (new)

Pink | 5491 comments I have three new library books to read -

Housekeeping
'Art'
Between the World and Me


message 95: by Darren (new)

Darren (dazburns) | 2164 comments ooh! Clockwork Orange and Housekeeping are on my 2017 Long List!
speaking of which [whistles] I seem to have started buying some of them, prompted by spotting on eBay a slightly cheaper than usual copy of the hard-to-find The Harpole Report
plus a rather nice edition of Mr Norris Changes Trains
The Harpole Report by J.L. Carr Mr Norris Changes Trains 74938681 by Christopher Isherwood


message 96: by Brina (new)

Brina Pink, I recently read Between the World and Me. It was eye opening.


message 97: by Pink (last edited Sep 29, 2016 12:18AM) (new)

Pink | 5491 comments Jennifer wrote: "Pink wrote: "I have three new library books to read -...
Between the World and Me"

Pink, Between the World and Me was my favorite book of 2015, so much so that I read it 3 times i..."


Ah that's great praise! Unfortunately I finished it yesterday and I didn't like it so much. Oh well, on to the next one...

Jennifer, I haven't even heard of any of those books! I hope you enjoy them :)


message 99: by Darren (new)

Darren (dazburns) | 2164 comments Oh... My... Flipping... Gosh!

so happy! :oD

been wanting to read The Devil to Pay in the Backlands

The Devil to Pay in the Backlands by João Guimarães Rosa

copies of the English translation are HIGHLY sought after
cheapest I've seen it recently is $250!! :oO

but just managed to obtain access to it in PDF format

thinking of printing it off just so I can hug it!! ;o)


message 100: by Katy, Quarterly Long Reads (new)

Katy (kathy_h) | 9544 comments Mod
Fae wrote: "My newest treasures are
The Ironwood Tree
The Wrath of Mulgarath"


I so enjoyed the Spiderwick Chronicles!


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