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I've read a few of her books and they all tend to be atmospheric. I hope this one is as well.
From My Grandmother Sends Her Regards and Apologises"Every seven-year-old deserves a superhero. That's just how it is."
I kept p forgetting about this post even though I created it. Lol."Waxillium Ladrian,lawman for hire, swung off his horse and turned to face the saloon."
Shadows of Self
Sounds very wildwest doesn't it?
Peggy wrote: "Every seven-year-old deserves a superhero. That's just how it is.""Cute. :)
I should really continue with that series Sarah!
The final 3 are quite different to the first 3. Times have moved on from the end of the original trilogy. Things are very interesting though with the magic and more details on the mistborn and feruchemists is shared. It has quite a steampunk type feel to it as new technology comes about. They are also more humorous the two main male characters crack me up. The books are short too which is nice. Also because the main characters are lawmen, there is more of a mystery element to things which is quite cool. I recommend them.
Sounds good! I finished the first 3 and I knew the other 3 are set in a different time, so it feels a bit like starting a new series so I'm not in a huge hurry to start. I have book 4 as an option for the magic task in the zodiac challenge, so I'll probably get to it some time this year.
I'm currently reading The First Man in Rome The First Man in Rome by Colleen McCullough"Having no personal commitment to either of the new consuls, Gaius Julius Caesar and his sons simply tacked themselves onto the procession which started nearest their house, the procession of the senior consul, Marcus Minucius Rufus."
"The first person I met in England was a hallucination".THE ALICE NETWORK by Kate Quinn
The Alice Network
Sandra wrote: ""The first person I met in England was a hallucination".THE ALICE NETWORK by Kate Quinn"
It has me curious. Great first line.
Sandra wrote: ""The first person I met in England was a hallucination".THE ALICE NETWORK by Kate Quinn"
I hope you enjoy the story. I'll be interested in your comments when you're finished.
That's intriguing Mikayla. I used to read VC Andrews when I was younger. I have one of her newer books on my to read shelf.
I know that any time I saw her name on a cover, I picked it up and read it. But I don't remember which books I've read, so I don't have them marked as read.I was looking for the book I have as an ebook, and it's Sage's Eyes. When I was looking at her author page, it notes that she died in 1986, and any books published under her name since her death were ghostwritten by Andrew Neiderman, so Sage's Eyes was really written by him.
Sandra wrote: ""The first person I met in England was a hallucination".THE ALICE NETWORK by Kate Quinn
The Alice Network"
ooo nice
""No coincidence, no story," my a-ma recites, and that seems to settle everything, as it usually does, after First Brother finishes telling us about the dream he had last night." The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane
Lilisa wrote: """No coincidence, no story," my a-ma recites, and that seems to settle everything, as it usually does, after First Brother finishes telling us about the dream he had last night." [book:The Tea Girl..."That's a rather oddly constructed sentence. Still, it's intriguing. That book has been on my wishlist since it came out.
Mikayla wrote: ""Were there a god in charge of this story - I mean one cut to Old Testament specifics, some hybrid of Zeus and Father Christmas - such a creature, such a deity, might be looking down on Oxford, Eng..."Oh, I love his work, mostly, but I was very disappointed in this story. I love this line though!
Sandra wrote: ""The first person I met in England was a hallucination".THE ALICE NETWORK by Kate Quinn
The Alice Network"
I WANT to read this one soon!
Janice wrote: "Lilisa wrote: """No coincidence, no story," my a-ma recites, and that seems to settle everything, as it usually does, after First Brother finishes telling us about the dream he had last night." [bo..."I've noticed that the sentence structures are interesting - they sort of feel like literal translations from Chinese, which I'm assuming is what the author hoped to achieve - I'm just a couple of chapters in and it's working for me so far...
I had a similar thought about the first sentence, Lilisa.
"Gestures are all that I have; sometimes they must be grand in nature." The Art of Racing in the Rain.
I did not read back through all of the posts to see if this one's been done before, but I understand the line now...
It was a wonderful night, such a night as is only possible when we are young, dear reader. The sky was so starry, so bright that, looking at it, one could not help asking oneself whether ill-humoured and capricious people could live under such a sky.- White Nights, Fyodor Dostoyevsky
We didn't always live on Mago Street.Before that we lived in Loomis on the third floor, and before that we lived on Keeler.Before Keeler it was Paulina,and before that I can't remember. - The House on Mango Street, Sandra Cisneros
I prefer the first one. I can just picture that night!
Margo wrote: "I prefer the first one. I can just picture that night!"Me too. Just makes me smile thinking about it.
... there was an interesting Freudian slip typo there I am glad I caught.
"Two hours before dawn I sat in the peeling kitchen and smoked one of Sarah's cigarettes, listening to the maelstrom and waiting." Altered Carbon (it's from the prologue)
siriusedward wrote: "It was a wonderful night, such a night as is only possible when we are young, dear reader. The sky was so starry, so bright that, looking at it, one could not help asking oneself whether ill-humour..."I like this one!
Cherie wrote: ""Gestures are all that I have; sometimes they must be grand in nature." The Art of Racing in the Rain.
I did not read back through all of the posts to see if this one's been done ..."
One of my favorites, Cherie. I hope you enjoy it too!
I'm reading The Western Wind
by Samantha Harvey"Dust and ashes though I am, I sleep the sleep of angels. Most nights nothing wakes me, not til I'm ready. But my sleep was ragged that night and pierced in the morning by someone calling to me in fear. A voice hissing, urgent, through the grille, 'Father, are you in there?'"
Margo wrote: "Sounds facinating! I want it!!"I've got a good feeling about it, Margo. I think it's going to be an interesting read. And I've just discovered I can use it for the Zodiac challenge :D
It does sound interesting. I'll be interested in your comments once you finish reading it.
Nice! Be interested in what you think, Lisa.
I recently started Caligula
by Simon Turney"It starts with flashes.
Blinding, eye-searing flashes of red and white, which gradually resolve into a canopy of crimson with the brilliant sunlight of a Roman summer slashing through like a blade. The world below that shelter is a dreadful scarlet, battered and stabbed by those sharp beams of light." This is from the prologue.
Great start. It manages to convey the brutality of the times. I immeadiately want to know about the event that is being referred to.
Margo wrote: "Great start. It manages to convey the brutality of the times. I immeadiately want to know about the event that is being referred to."I thought the same, Margo. I like the snippets of brutal language in the passage and the references to red, they feel very ominous and symbolic and tie in well with what we know about Caligula, namely that he wasn't a particularly nice guy 😬
You don't get to emporer of Rome by playing nice 😁
Margo wrote: "You don't get to emporer of Rome by playing nice 😁"Nope, definitely not!
Margo wrote: "You don't get to emporer of Rome by playing nice 😁"I found that out when I read I, Claudius. At least I know who Caligula is/was now.
Cherie wrote: "Margo wrote: "You don't get to emporer of Rome by playing nice 😁"I found that out when I read I, Claudius. At least I know who Caligula is/was now."
I've haven't read I, Claudius yet, Cherie, but I know Caligula is portrayed as a complete and utter madman in it. His is certainly not a name you forget once you know it. He is often described as being one of the most evil men who ever lived.
Cherie wrote: "Margo wrote: "You don't get to emporer of Rome by playing nice 😁"I found that out when I read I, Claudius. At least I know who Caligula is/was now."
Cherie, I loved I, Claudius. I seem to remember you like it so much. Ah well, can't win 'em all! This is a bit of cross threading but I'm wondering are you going to read The Daylight War? Sorry mods :-/
Margo - I did not appreciate I, Claudius all that much but I agree that it is a story that should be read. They were all mad and evil and it is unfathomable how they were so successful at manipulating everyone. Lisa - I think you will like it. I have not decided if I will add Caligula to my TBR yet, but I like what you posted, and may.
re: The Daylight War - Yes, starting today.
I'm reading Call Me by Your Name
by André Aciman"Later!" The word, the voice, the attitude.
I'd never heard anyone use "later" to say goodbye before. It sounded harsh, curt, and dismissive, spoken with the veiled indifference of people who may not care to see or hear from you again."
It sounds interesting, Lisa.
Very analytical tone. Would definitrly catch my interest Lisa.
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