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Nov 26, 2017 02:46PM

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Thanks, Cherie. I had planned on spreading my gophering out over the coming days but then I got quite into it and was enjoying doing it, so I thought I would just knuckle down and get it all done. It feels nice to have completed it. Glad I could help you find a slot for The Art of Racing in the Rain. I will look forward to seeing your gophering once it's done 🙂

I actually surprised myself. I am never normally this organised 😉


*snort*

What Peggy said. Impressive! That must have taken you hours. My gophering efforts took me all morning and I haven't found books for every task. Good on you! You have some great books listed too.

I changed it, Margo. I couldn't really think what to name it when I set up my thread so I just went with the first thing that came into my head, which was "Lisa's Mystical Zodiac Tour". This other name came to me yesterday when that 'Star Trekkin' song popped into my head so I changed it to play on that a bit. I'm going use that song as my theme tune 😉

What Peggy said. Impressive! That must have taken ..."
Thanks, Sarah! Yes, it did take me a while and I had to stop a couple of times along the way and have a break. It was fun though.

That's a good tactic 🙂 ..."
I used to do that too.It may take months but I would finish it somehow.But nowadays I don't bother either.Some books are just not for you.
I am aiming for 12 books too.Hopefully all those will reduce my TBR(which keeps increasing).
Hope you get to read all 36 Cody.Good luck!
Janice wrote: "Peggy wrote: "I just found out that you can do so much gophering it's not even fun anymore. A break for dinner and I'll save a bit for tomorrow when bf watches formula 1."
LOL! I've been so busy t..."
Lol!

Wow!
Congrats Lisa...

That's a g..."
Hehe, you will be lucky to reduce your TBR, Elena 😉 Good luck with your challenge.

Wow!
Congrats Lisa..."
Thanks.

Lol! They really are!"
Thanks lisa, i needed that laugh ;-D

https://youtu.be/FCARADb9asE"
Thanks, Lisa, that made my day! I like your new title too.



Both Lexx and i started singing, and he was watching tv with headphones and it permeated through.


Thanks, Suzanne. Borrow away as much as you like :)

Wideacre

Court of Lions



Is it one of your favourite Philippa Gregory novels, Margo? It's my first time reading it and I like it so far but I certainly don't love it. I'm only 100 pages in though so my opinions could of course change.



The whole saga is VERY good. There were also a miniserie (from the 80s).

Thanks, Janice. I'm enjoying it so far.

The whole saga is VERY good. There were also a miniserie (from the 80s)."
That's good to hear, Mariab. I'm enjoying the first book very much. I'm finding the writing a bit stilted at times and it doesn't always flow as well as it could, but I think that could be down to the translation. Apart from that, it's really good.

Yes, but the book is some old.. (first published 1955...), hence the stilted style, I think

Badge 1, Book 1
Task - Aries, Stone (Opal)
Wideacre

It's set in the 1760s and 1770s
★★★

It was quite good. I gave it 3 stars. It's a pretty dark, messed up story and the main character is not a person you particularly like based on what she gets up to. I have never been the biggest fan of Philippa Gregory but this is the best book I have read by her so far, tied with Earthly Joys which I read before xmas.


Badge 1, Book 2
Task - Cancer, Symbols (Crab)
The Iron King

Has the word "King" in the title
★★★★

I abandoned The White Queen. I absolutely hated it. I faired slightly better with The Other Boleyn Girl and The White Princess in that I did actually finish them, but I only gave them 2 stars.

The whole serie is good"
Yes, I did enjoy it, Mariab. I gave it 4 stars. I am definitely going to continue on with the series :)
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