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[Joan]

Eerie
"“The sense of his own beauty came on him like a revelation. He had never felt it before”

Made me wonder how/when/if people who are beautiful recognize their own beauty?

I guess that is a question few people would be comfortable answering.

Excerpt From: Wilde, Oscar. “The Picture of Dorian Gray.” iBooks.
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[Janice, Moderator]

I finished Firefight on audiobook. I'm going to start Calamity tomorrow. It's the last book in the trilogy. Woohoo! Series killed!

[Sarah]

Janice wrote: "I finished Firefight on audiobook. I'm going to start Calamity tomorrow. It's the last book in the trilogy. Woohoo! Series killed!"

Have fun! I really need to finish that series too.

[Tasha]

I'm reading The Three Musketeers and am loving it. I want to keep finding time to get back to it.

[Peggy]

I finished A Man Called Ove, my first 5 star read this year.

I'm ready now to start The Boy in the Striped Pajamas for the monthly challenge.

[Kristie, Moderator]

I look forward to seeing what you think of it, Peggy.

[Travis]

I didn't enjoy The Three Musketeers and I thought I would love it. I blame John Lee. An award winning narrator but he and I don't get along. At all .

[Sandra, Moderator]

Peggy wrote: "I finished A Man Called Ove, my first 5 star read this year."

Great to know you liked it Peggy! I will probably get if from the library soon. I am 4th in the queue.

[Sandra, Moderator]

I am still reading Under a Painted Sky, and so far I am enjoying it, but I needed something more adult too, so I started The Sleepwalker. I love Chris Bohjalian's writing.

[Dawn]

Travis of NNY wrote: "I blame John Lee. An award winning narrator but he and I don't get along. At all ."

Blasphemy, I love John Lee!! :)

[Joan]

My heart is breaking as I read The Picture of Dorian Gray it is beautifully written with a pervasive sense of evil. One character blithely brags about lying and being self-centered. I think it is exacerbating my feelings about society in the U.S. right now.

[Cherie]

Travis of NNY wrote: "I didn't enjoy The Three Musketeers and I thought I would love it. I blame John Lee. An award winning narrator but he and I don't get along. At all ."

I think Simon Vance narrated a version for Blackstone Audio at one time. My daughter has been listening to Dumas' books. She said she loved TTMs and Man in the Iron Mask.

[Janice, Moderator]

Peggy wrote: "I finished A Man Called Ove, my first 5 star read this year.

I'm ready now to start The Boy in the Striped Pajamas for the monthly challenge."

I gave Ove 5 stars as well. I really enjoy the characters that Backman creates.

[Joan]

Cherie wrote: "Travis of NNY wrote: "I didn't enjoy The Three Musketeers and I thought I would love it. I blame John Lee. An award winning narrator but he and I don't get along. At all ."

I think Simon Vance nar..."

I loved the Blackstone Audio version too. I've enjoyed all the Blackstone audiobooks that I have listened to.

[Lisa]

Joan wrote: "My heart is breaking as I read The Picture of Dorian Gray it is beautifully written with a pervasive sense of evil. One character blithely brags about lying and being self-centered. I t..."

Glad you are enjoying it, Joan :) It's one of my favourite classics. I love the story and the writing.

[Peggy]

Janice wrote: "Peggy wrote: "I finished A Man Called Ove, my first 5 star read this year.

I'm ready now to start The Boy in the Striped Pajamas for the monthly challenge."

I gave Ove 5 stars as well. I really e..."

Me too! I'm looking forward to reading more by him. Did you read anything else?

I have My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry planned for the survey challenge. Still need to buy it. (I planned to do the challenge with books I own, but sometimes exceptions need to be made!)

[Sarah]

I started reading Nimona yesterday. I'll probably be able to slot it in to the all about me challenge. But i started it because i wanted to read another graphic novel. I'm liking it so far. It's much chunkier than the other graphic novels I've read though at nearly 300 pages.

[Rusalka, Moderator]

Joan wrote: "My heart is breaking as I read The Picture of Dorian Gray it is beautifully written with a pervasive sense of evil. One character blithely brags about lying and being self-centered. I t..."

I do love that book.

[Tasha]

Peggy wrote: "I finished A Man Called Ove, my first 5 star read this year.

I'm ready now to start The Boy in the Striped Pajamas for the monthly challenge."

I'm so glad you loved it too!

[Tasha]

Travis of NNY wrote: "I didn't enjoy The Three Musketeers and I thought I would love it. I blame John Lee. An award winning narrator but he and I don't get along. At all ."

I tried a bit on audio but I'm enjoying reading it much more.

[Kristie, Moderator]

Peggy - I've read My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry & Britt-Marie Was Here, as well as A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman. They were both good too. I think My Grandmother was my favorite.

[Kristie, Moderator]

Sarah wrote: "I started reading Nimona yesterday. I'll probably be able to slot it in to the all about me challenge. But i started it because i wanted to read another graphic novel. I'm liking it..."

I was surprised by the length of Nimona too. That's why I didn't have time to read it when I got it from the library. I'll be more prepared next time.

[Peggy]

Thanks Kristie, good to know!

[Janice, Moderator]

Peggy wrote: "Me too! I'm looking forward to reading more by him. Did you read anything else?."

I read Britt-Marie Was Here with the group read a couple of months ago. I also bought My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry so will be reading it shortly.

What task are you reading that one for?

[Peggy]

The question about someone I miss, I wrote down grandparents.

[Mariab]

Finished the Rubinrot trilogy (for the Survey -Ch), it can only be read completely, because the 1st and the 2nd. book are cliffhangers. Now, I'm gonna read a Pride and Prejudice adaptation for the month's ch.

[Janice, Moderator]

Peggy wrote: "The question about someone I miss, I wrote down grandparents."

That makes sense!

[Kristie, Moderator]

I just finished Heartless and The Girl Who Drank the Moon. I am currently reading The Archived, which is interesting so far.

I keep changing my mind what to start next. I usually have two books going at any time, a physical or Kindle book and an audio. I think I may start Truly Madly Guilty.

[Tasha]

Peggy wrote: "The question about someone I miss, I wrote down grandparents."

Me too (grandmother) and I'm reading that book as well for that task.

[Janice, Moderator]

I finished reading Calamity which is the final book in the Reckoners series. I rather enjoyed the whole premise, (view spoiler)[dare I say a retelling? (hide spoiler)] I have to say that I really enjoyed Macleod Andrews' narration. I see he narrates the Sandman Slim series, and I have the first two books in my library.

Next up on audiobook is Carve the Mark which was released last week. I want to read at least one new release each month.

[Cherie]

Oh, I didn't know Roth had a new series book out. I just added it to my TBR. Thanks, Janice!

[Sarah]

Glad you enjoyed the Reckoners Janice.

[KimeyDiann]

I just finished listening to The Girls this morning and I really enjoyed it. My second audiobook for the year and another great one! The Girls is a look inside the life of a set of conjoined twins. I loved the dual POV's in this book. It amazed me how two people who are literally joined together can be so wrong about one another and not always know what the other is doing. I highly recommend this book. And even more so if you can get it on audio. The two narrators were perfect for the voices of Rose and Ruby!

eta: It could also fit in for the yearly challenge for those that need bare feet on the cover of a book.

[Janice, Moderator]

Cherie wrote: "Oh, I didn't know Roth had a new series book out. I just added it to my TBR. Thanks, Janice!"

It's funny. I only read the first book in her Divergent series. While I enjoyed it, I wasn't all that interested in continuing the series. She writes well, so this should be good.

[Peggy]

I finished The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, which I didn't enjoy so much. I gave it 2 (1.5) stars. Too much in the book annoyed me, like the ignorance of the 9-year old MC and how the horrors of war were down played.

Next is Lemon Meringue Pie Murder. I need to read book 7 in the series for the 'number between 1-10' question of the survey challenge, so 4, 5, and 6 to go first. I'm sure I can fit this one for a question too though.

[Travis]

Love MacLeod Andrews

[Janice, Moderator]

Travis of NNY wrote: "Love MacLeod Andrews"

I can see him moving his way up my favourite list to be neck and neck with Tim Gerard Reynolds.

[Joan]

The Picture of Dorian Gray has a description of Hungarian Lacis
Makes me wonder how lace is made by hand; are there any lacemakers in YLTO?

[Cherie]

Janice wrote: "Cherie wrote: "Oh, I didn't know Roth had a new series book out. I just added it to my TBR. Thanks, Janice!"

It's funny. I only read the first book in her Divergent series. While I enjoyed it, I w..."

I read the whole Divergent series and a few of the novellas too. I definitely liked her writing but was not a fan of how she chose to end the trilogy. I will probably not go out and buy this new one, but will keep it on my list to see how it goes over with readers, including you. ^-^

[Rusalka, Moderator]

Joan wrote: "The Picture of Dorian Gray has a description of Hungarian Lacis
Makes me wonder how lace is made by hand; are there any lacemakers in YLTO?"

I used to make lace as a kid. My Mum does every type of textile and needle art possible (well, besides cross stitch. She hates cross stitch) so she taught me. I probably liked the bobbins more than making the actual lace.

It's fiddly, but it's just twisting thread around itself and pins, while following a pattern underneath. This is an open pattern with lots of space, but you can see what I mean about just twisting around pins and itself



This is where I can't do it. Remembering which bobbins do what, and which groups do what, and... eek!

[Cherie]

Joan wrote: "The Picture of Dorian Gray has a description of Hungarian Lacis
Makes me wonder how lace is made by hand; are there any lacemakers in YLTO?"

Joan - I am not one, but I found this: http://www.knotsindeed.com/what-is-ne...

I have tried to crochet lace doilies, but failed badly. My mother-in-law used to do it and made so many beautiful pieces. I have been fascinated by tatting - which is a method of making lace, but I never tried it. I love to watch it being done!

[Janice, Moderator]

That looks complicated.

[Rusalka, Moderator]

I guess it's like knitting or crochet. Twisting and knotting a type of thread in different ways. Once you're used to it, it doesn't seem complicated. As a little person it was good, as you're just moving the bobbins around (which have pretty things on the bottom, or are carved, or whatever. Mum collects them) and it's just like sorting things in different ways that kids seem to like to do anyway. And you get a thing at the end that you made.

I think Mum disliked setting it all up for me for me to spend 15 mins doing it. I used to think I did it for hours, but I am learning that kids time and adult time is very different :P

[Janice, Moderator]

I imagine it's similar to quilting. I've heard lots of people say they wouldn't have the patience, but I found that the more complicated the better. It was a challenge.

[Joan]

Thanks Russalka, the picture really helped, I hadn't a clue how lace was made.
Janice, I set out to make a quilt once - it was only crib size but I did enjoy the concentration required...it was restful while being challenging.

The Picture of Dorian Gray is so good; I don't want to put it down but I don't want it to end either.

[Kristie, Moderator]

Peggy wrote: "I finished The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, which I didn't enjoy so much. I gave it 2 (1.5) stars. Too much in the book annoyed me, like the ignorance of the 9-year old MC and how the h..."

Sorry you didn't enjoy it more, Peggy. I completely understand where you're coming from. I think I gave it 3 stars and felt I was generous. Looking back, I'm not sure why. There wasn't really anything I can think of that I liked, but there must have been something... I'm surprised by all the incredible reviews.

[Rusalka, Moderator]

I'm reading The Preacher for the year long challenge. It's really hard finding books where people are de-facto. Anyways, enjoying it more than the first book. Feels tighter, and Erica's pregnant so she isn't going on every 2 pages about how fat she is and how many calories she's consumed.

[Peggy]

I had the same Kristie. I also have nothing I particularly liked, but can't give it just 1 star. Don't know what it is.

[Rusalka, Moderator]

I retract my former statement.

[Janice, Moderator]

I finished reading The Shining Girls for the SAI King Recommends group read. I ended up giving this 4 stars instead of 3 after I read the author's comments at the back of the book.

I've started a chunkster, A Storm of Swords. It's for a buddy read and will count for the colour of my eyes task in the survey challenge. Could take me a while to finish it, all 1177 pages of it. Groan.