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Jul 19, 2017 11:07PM
I'll vote for Behold, Here's Poison. Randall is a hoot!
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Behold here's poison - 1 vote
I have read all of those, so not sure if my 'vote' should be counted. Any of the three would be fine.I remember more about Behold and Duplicate, which might mean that I thought them better, or that I was less distracted when I read them.
Duplicate Death for me!
❇ Critterbee wrote: "I have read all of those, so not sure if my 'vote' should be counted. Any of the three would be fine.I remember more about Behold and Duplicate, which might mean that I thought them better, or th..."
Same here, I've read and enjoyed them all so any of the three are fine for me, and I have used but good copies of all three! Or good old Scribd if I'm still needing jumbo fonts in September - I hope not, but I'm prepared if needed! Sometimes jumbo font is nice, even if my poor, tired brain doesn't "need" it!
Update :)Behold Here's Poison - 5 votes
Duplicate Death - 4 votes
They Found Him Dead - 2 votes
& giving this a bump. I'll be closing it quite early tomorrow NZ time as I'm going to Auckland. :)
Susan in NC wrote: "Have a safe and fun trip!"Thanks Susan.
& by the narrowest of margins, the winner is Behold Here's Poison.
Should generate some fun discussion!
How fun! I'll see if I can get that at the library tomorrow and start reading while I have the time. I also have The Convenient Marriage to reread with the rest of you.
QNPoohBear wrote: "How fun! I'll see if I can get that at the library tomorrow and start reading while I have the time. I also have The Convenient Marriage to reread with the rest of you."'Behold, Here's Poison' is for Sept. The August book is 'The Masqueraders'. So you may need to change what you grab from the library...
I won't have time to read in September-that's when work gets busy. I'm going to get a head start now. I read The Masqueraders recently. I almost grabbed that one again last time I was at the library but I didn't. The subscription library has beautiful old books that smell so good. I like getting early editions as much as possible and one of the librarians is a big Georgette Heyer fan so I know the shelf will always be stocked.
Wow that's great QNPoohBear. I have three first editions of three Heyer books courtesy of a birthday present from my brother. I love them and keep them wrapped in plastic.
Teresa wrote: "Wow that's great QNPoohBear. I have three first editions of three Heyer books courtesy of a birthday present from my brother. I love them and keep them wrapped in plastic."I would put them in acid free boxes and take them out to smell them once in awhile. The paper is very brittle on the old library editions though so I have to see if I want to bring home the old edition or get a newer one at the public library.
QNPoohBear wrote: "I won't have time to read in September-that's when work gets busy. I'm going to get a head start now. I read The Masqueraders recently. I almost grabbed that one again last time I was at the librar..."Aha! I understand. Happy reading.
QNPoohBear wrote: "I won't have time to read in September-that's when work gets busy. I'm going to get a head start now. I read The Masqueraders recently. I almost grabbed that one again last time I was at the librar..."How does your subscription library work? I remember buying library cards as a kid; they were $.25/each (I think) and each card entitled you to check out one book. So that's where my money went!
Our libraries are free at point of use. They are funded through local taxation. My Mum had taught me to read and enrolled me in the local library before I even went to school. It provided me with the opportunity to read an inordinate amount of books which otherwise would have been out of reach as my parents could not have afforded the 10/12 books that I read every week. I am still a member of our local library and my usage has dropped to about 4 a week because now I can afford to buy books:- either to handle direct or read on my iPad. Libraries have been a wonderful resource for so many people over the years. It is sad to see funding being cut nowadays.
Susan in Perthshire wrote: "Our libraries are free at point of use. They are funded through local taxation. My Mum had taught me to read and enrolled me in the local library before I even went to school. It provided me with t..."I think that just about all of the U.S.'s libraries are free, too, Susan, so that's why I was asking about QNPoohbear's subscription library. I was just thinking about my $.25 library cards, and it might have been because the library was across the state line, or it might just have been because it was .... ahem.... decades ago!
We do still have "city libraries" around, which are funded by city taxes, and so those who live outside of the town limits are required to pay what the townies pay in library taxes, but I don't think that's very common. Most of my state's libraries are funded by "district" taxes, so they're free (ha! Is anything really free?) to all patrons within the district.
A subscription library is just what it was as Georgette Heyer describes it in her Regency novels with a modern slant. It started back then too. You pay a membership fee and can check out materials, attend programs and events, use their wifi and reading room. This one I belong to is open to the public. You have to pay to check out materials but anyone is welcome to attend programs browse, sit and read or use wifi. It's a local institution and I go there because it's convenient to grab older books like Heyer off the shelf than wait for interlibrary loan. The nearest public library to me now is up a hill and I don't like to walk there unless I have to. I also use the public library across from my work when I'm there on Saturdays and there's little traffic in the city.
I have my mystery book in hand and as I read I will take notes so I can share my thoughts with everyone in September.
There was still a subscription library in Dunedin. I haven't been to Dunedin for a few years & I can't google it, so it may have closed.
& I have opened this thread https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/... so we can discuss how we are going to do our group reads in 2018. :)
I took a look at the 2018 schedule & it looks terrific! There are a few in there I've never read - An Infamous Army; The Foundling - but also some old favorites - yay for The Grand Sophy!Have the books for October/November/December of 2017 been selected yet, or is that still in progress?
Moonlight Reader wrote: "I took a look at the 2018 schedule & it looks terrific! There are a few in there I've never read - An Infamous Army; The Foundling - but also some old favorites - yay for The Grand Sophy!Have the..."
Hi there Moonlight - I've been away with a convalescent friend. I could read on my phone but generally don't post.
We will be looking at Octobers choice in the next few days. I would like to do a Regency - but not one the group has read recently.
There will also be a November read, but in December we take a month off. Anyone is welcome to pull up old threads & discuss them then though. :)
& time to choose our read for October. (September's read will be Behold, Here's Poison )I would like to do a Regency - we haven't read one since May.
The choices are
The Nonesuch
Frederica
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April Lady
Bath Tangle
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Charity Girl
The first two we have read as a group, but not since 2014. I've read each of them at least 30 times, so I feel I can lead the discussion, but may not reread myself
The next two we have never read as a group.
The third one we have also never read, but I'm not fond of this title, so we would need a volunteer to lead the discussion.
So let the voting begin! I will probably close the votes Wednesday morning NZ time, Tuesday US time
Edit: Please just vote for one book. It's harder for me to count up when people vote for a couple! :)
The Nonesuch The Nonesuch The Nonesuch!!! Ahem! You've probably guessed this is my favorite Heyer. I'd love to read it with other people and see what they think.
Looking at the ones we haven’t read: It has been a very long time since I’ve read Bath Tangle, and though it’s far from being a favorite (the whole angry heroine thing) it does have some merits so I guess I’d vote for that. April Lady perhaps too much like Friday’s Child (read last year) to read right now?
I'd vote for either Frederica or the nonesuch.
Susan in NC wrote: "I'd vote for either Frederica or the nonesuch."Could you choose just one, Susan? It makes counting a bit harder when people choose a couple. :)
Ok Frederica since I only read it once and years ago!
Susan in NC wrote: "Ok Frederica since I only read it once and years ago!"Thanks for understanding Susan. :)
So far The Nonesuch, Frederica & Bath Tangle each have one vote.
April Lady. I haven't read it for a long time so I'd like to revisit it.
I vote for April Lady...because I associate it with A Marriage of Convenience and A Civil Contract and need the push of a group read to try it again.
I love all the others so I'll be happy whatever the outcome :)
I'm going to vote for April Lady too. I'm fond of Nell & Giles.So that is April Lady 3
Bath Tangle 1
Frederica 1
The Nonesuch 1
OkayHere's another vote for Frederica--one of my top GH reads. Let's hear it for 'restorative pork jelly'!!
I vote for Frederica - I love that one!
There's so much to discuss with Bath Tangle. I'd like to read that one.
Barb in Maryland wrote: "OkayHere's another vote for Frederica--one of my top GH reads. Let's hear it for 'restorative pork jelly'!!"
When I have my follow up with my neurosurgeon next month, it would make my year if he prescribed "restorative pork jelly!" ;-)
I haven't read any of these so I'm interested in all of them. However, since this is a poll, I'll vote for Bath Tangle. I own a copy of it so I know I'll be able to take part in the discussion.
Frederica - 3April Lady -3
Bath Tangle - 2
The Nonesuch - 1
Charity Girl - 0
I agree that Bath Tangle brings up a lot of good discussion topics. I vote for that.
I would like to discuss Bath Tangle .
Bath Tangle will give us lots of discussion, so I'll vote for it!
Wow, change in the leaderboard!Bath Tangle - 6
Frederica -4
April Lady -3
The Nonesuch - 1
Charity Girl - 0
I would have voted for Charity Girl out of pity, but then I remembered the purple dress and shuddered.
Karlyne wrote: "I would have voted for Charity Girl out of pity, but then I remembered the purple dress and shuddered."& you would have to lead! (view spoiler)
Oh, you're right! In that case I have no clue which one Charity Girl is!
Karlyne wrote: "Oh, you're right! In that case I have no clue which one Charity Girl is!"& I'll just remind everyone - if you vote for Charity Girl you have to lead. I reread in 2014 & still don't like it. :)
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