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Mar 11, 2017 09:31AM
Ooh, sounds like fun, Margo!
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hoping to out on 1st april with Ryanair. Unfortunately they're the only airline that directly from Dublin to Nantes. And yes, the date has already been commented on ;-p
I tried the Watchmaker of Filigree Street, it sounded exactly like my type of book, but I gave up fairly early on. Some underwhelmed by it. Hope you fare better
I have all 3 in my library Colleen. Hex I'm saving for the horror genre and The Watchmaker of Filigree Street I just haven't got around to.
I enjoyed The Watchmaker of Filigree Street and thought it was good for a first novel and gave it four stars. I think, though, it suffered from the author taking onboard too much advice from other people so it was a little patchy and the timing of the narrative was a little off. It didn't quite gel together and read like an amalgam of a lot of different peoples' stories. The author seems to have the capacity of writing truly fascinating mixed genre stories, sort of similar to David Mitchell, and should trust herself a little more in the next one - which I will definitely read when it comes out.
Paul wrote: "I've nearly bought Hex once or twice"I'm not looking forward to it as much as I was. I saw some rav reviews before I bought it but someone - Maria??- said there are two endings, one of which is not good. I'm betting the audiobook will have the lame one!! It'll be The Martian all over again :(
Trelawn wrote: "I tried the Watchmaker of Filigree Street, it sounded exactly like my type of book, but I gave up fairly early on. Some underwhelmed by it. Hope you fare better"I remember you tried to read it and didn't like it because I was going to buy it and then I read your reaction to it so I gave it a pass and left it on my Amazon cart for later. The price dropped to 6.94 so I bought it .Hope I don't regret it :)
I never heard there were two endings for Hex? I have just finished a book Three Dollars that had some very mediocre to bad reviews from GR Friends and I really liked it (despite the missing thirty pages from my copy). So I have given up worrying too much what others think.Shall we both read Hex together for the horror section of the challenge? We can contrast the ending if they are different - I have the Hardback, which I think is the first edition?
Maria wrote: "I enjoyed The Watchmaker of Filigree Street and thought it was good for a first novel and gave it four stars. I think, though, it suffered from the author taking onboard too much ad..."I'm glad you liked it , I've been curious about it since it was published.It sounds so good . I love David Mitchell 's novels.
Margo wrote: "Paul wrote: "I've nearly bought Hex once or twice"I'm not looking forward to it as much as I was. I saw some rav reviews before I bought it but someone - Maria??- said there are two endings, one ..."
Oh no I didn't realize it has two endings! Are they both in the novel ?
I looked it up. The story was changed when it was translated into English. The author felt you had to identify with the story and feel at home to be really and truly scared so he Americanised it. His reasons are below. You need someone who read the Dutch version to compare the original ending to the new one.
http://www.torforgeblog.com/2016/04/0...
Maria wrote: "I looked it up. The story was changed when it was translated into English. The author felt you had to identify with the story and feel at home to be really and truly scared so he Americanised it. ..."
BTW this makes me more curious to read it
Me too but I'll want to know the other ending too .
Thanks for sharing Maria. I love his sense of humor! It makes me want to read it more too. I love the idea of a buddy read, its always a great way to read ;-)
My Nine Year Old Niece has just bought Tales from a Not-So-Dorky Drama Queen
and I have bought
at the local book shop instead of buying Easter eggs - because we have lots already
Maria wrote: "My Nine Year Old Niece has just bought Tales from a Not-So-Dorky Drama Queen and I have bought at the lo..."That's a great idea. Why should we chocolate for easter anyway? We can have it anytime - it's just a different shape tomorrow ;-)
I think I have used every one of these excuses plus lots more. :)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4cLt...
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Yesterday I received a print copy of Among the Wicked GR giveaway.
They previously sent me Down a Dark Road by mistake. I emailed the publisher and asked if they would send me the correct book, Among the Wicked. When I did not receive a response after 5 days, I contacted Claire Lacdao, GR rep. She emailed the publisher at 730am and 2 hours later they emailed me promising to send me the correct book. Kudos to Claire and GR for assisting me.
I also received The Witchfinder's Sister instead of Katherine of Aragon, The True Queen
The publisher also sent me Katherine of Aragon.
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It arrived today, 26 cds
Wow, didn't know they still did them on CD :)
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It is a legal mystery.
Today I inherited a 1975 hardback three-volume edition of War and Peace from my Uncle Paddy, who died last week. They were dusty, the gilt was faded and they had very obviously never been read. They now have pride of place on my really old books shelf beside my 1928 edition of an Irish RM and my 1960's Bronte sisters books.
They will be read too. It's time I think. Four decades is enough to wait :)
Maria they are in good hand now :) sorry about your uncle.
Sorry to hear about your uncle Maria but glad the books have found a good home. I inherited a lovely leather bound Works of Shakespeare on rice paper from the early 1900s when I was twelve. It had belonged to my nan's brother. Still one of my favourite books on my shelves
Sounds lovely Trelawn. Thanks for the condolences Colleen and Trelawn.
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Thanks, Thomas - he was a much-loved eccentric Character.
After reading this excellent review, I used one of my Audible credits to buy 'The Leavers'.https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/bo...
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Recent Audible purchases (During the recent $4.95 sale):
Christodora and A Little Life (both recs from Allan)
The Sellout
Recent Audible purchases (using credits):
City of Blades (I was recently talking to my friend Sofia about how much we had both liked the first book in the series, and felt compelled to buy the 2nd).
Amazon purchases:
Invisible Planets: Contemporary Chinese Science Fiction in Translation
Purchased From The Jumping Frog (an absolutely adorable new to me used bookstore in Hartford, CT):
Sweet Land of Liberty: The Forgotten Struggle for Civil Rights in the North (This one is actually my Dad's Christmas present)
On Borrowed Wings
The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse
Complete Poems: Salvatore Quasimodo (This is for Task #23 Read a collection of poetry in translation on a theme other than love of Book Riot's 2017 Read Harder Challenge)
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Race on the Line: Gender, Labor, and Technology in the Bell System, 1880-1980 (This one is for Task #13: Read a nonfiction book about technology for Book Riot's Read Harder 2017 Challenge)
The Summer We Got Free
Blake: or; The Huts of America (I'm interested in very slowly working my way through this list.
Orange Rhymes With Everything (I'm familiar with Adrian McKinty from his mysteries featuring the intrepid Sean McDuffy. I'm interested in seeing how he handles non genre material and how he was as a debut author).
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I mostly don't, so then the books build up! Listening to audio books helps, and that's really saved my reading life since I started grad school last January. The nice thing about borrowing from college libraries though is that I have almost infinite renewals. I can keep renewing the books indefinitly until someone else says they need the book.
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On hold:
The Red Tent (I'm about two thirds of the way through the audio book, but want to switch formats, so I can finish it more quickly)
The Heart's Invisible Furies
The Field and Other Irish Plays (contains Big Maggie)
The Count of Monte Cristo
Found browsing:
Yayoi Kusama: From Here to Infinity! (for previewing before possibly reading to or buying for my favorite 2 year old)
Tender: Stories
Gorgeous Infidelities by Natila Moreira and Paul Ickovic (This is a small micro press book that's simply gorgeous and the writing is by the writer in residence at one of the local branches)
Wow! You seem to have a great library! I leave books behind I'd love to check out but I know I won't get to them.
Sara, your library is definitely very different from my local branch, which consists mainly of large print romances and mysteries, catering as it does for the clientele who use it.
I love my library system, you can reserve any book they have and they will ship it to your branch for you.
Has anyone seen the new hardback cover illustrated versions with gilded edges of many old books like Stoker, Hans Christian Anderson, HP Lovecraft, Poe available in all the bookshops now. they look amazing and would like great on book shelves. thinking of investing.
I have just preordered Jess Kidds' next book The Hoarder
as I loved Himself from the group read so much. It looks similar but is NOT a sequel for those who were wondering if there would be a sequel to Himself.
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Has anyone in the UK ever ordered with ‘the book people’ ? Just placed an order with them but seen a ton of bad reviews after about the company - I don’t want a disappointed little boy come Christmas Day!
I've ordered from The Book People and had no problems with them, more than a couple of years ago now though.
Maria wrote: "I have just preordered Jess Kidds' next book The Hoarder as I loved Himself from the group read so much. It looks similar but is NOT a sequel for th..."I'm going to preorder The Hoarder too .I loved Himself. I'm going to order it from Book Depository because they are changing the name over here to Mr. Flood's Last Resort: A Novel . I'm such a nerd lol
Colleen wrote: "Maria wrote: "I have just preordered Jess Kidds' next book The Hoarder as I loved Himself from the group read so much. It looks similar but is NOT a..."What an awful name! I have been very tempted to get the American edition of Jane Steele
because it's so pretty.
Ok I am limited in time in January but there is a read along for
. So is it good enough to be one of the few I can fit in in January? Or should I acquire and read it later in the year?
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