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[Margo]

Kathryn wrote: "Margo wrote: "Sarah wrote: "Margaret Atwood doesn't use quotation marks from what I recall. It's definitely been around for a while."

Ah sometimes it's good to be an audio fan! I was just about to..."

I'd love to listen to Normal People but it's not available here through audible. I was tempted to buy the kindle book after I heard booktuber rave about it last night.

Did you not enjoy the story Kathryn or is it another punctuation thing? As a dyslexic lack of punctuation freaks me out!

[Rusalka, Moderator]

Kristie wrote: "One of the books I used didn't use quotes, but also didn't adjust paragraphs when someone talked, so you could go a couple of pages and still be in the same paragraph."

Oh. Now. That's not on.

[Margo]

Kathryn wrote: "Margo wrote: "Kathryn wrote: "Margo wrote: "Sarah wrote: "Margaret Atwood doesn't use quotation marks from what I recall. It's definitely been around for a while."

Ah sometimes it's good to be an ..."

Hmm, maybe I'll hold off. She is being talked of as the next big thing. If so it will be available here eventually. Interested to read your thoughts at the end :-)

[Rusalka, Moderator]

Margo wrote: "As a dyslexic lack of punctuation freaks me out!"

I hadn't even considered this. Thanks Margo.

[Peggy]

I'm afraid I'm getting into a reading slump. There's literally not one book I'm interested in reading, not even the ones I've been wanting to read forever or are by authors I know I love.

[Margo]

Poor Peggy! I don't think there is any magic to escape a slump. Usually it's just a matter of waiting it out unfortunatly. I wonder it it is connected with finishing the Demon Cycle read? That put me on a downer at first but now I am getting excited about Assassin's Apprentice.

I am probably way off beam! Maybe try and forget about it and treat yourself kindly this weekend 😉

[Kristie, Moderator]

I’m feeling a bit of a slump myself, Peggy. I’ve read half of what I normally do this month. I’m interested enough in the books while reading, but then I put them down and don’t pick them up again. Not sure what’s going on.

[Rusalka, Moderator]

It's okay Peggy, it happens. Just don't do what I did for the past 4 months and stress out about all the things you want to be reading and *should* be reading. It will just pick up again when it does. No need to beat yourself up about it.

Hindsight is wonderful and hypocritical :P

[Kristie, Moderator]

I definitely do that too, Rus.

[Lilisa]

I am with Time's Convert. I'm at the point where a warmblood is transitioning into a vampire.

[Peggy]

Thanks ladies :)

It might be finishing The Demon Cycle, but I think it's also because I always feel a bit 'meh' when autumn starts (even though there are things I like about autumn, the transition from summer to autumn always affects my mood a bit) and I feel a bit sick too, so everything's 'meh'. Actually, I really want to curl up on the couch with a cup of tea and a book, but there's no book I feel like reading which makes me even more 'meh' and so on and so on. Hopefully it will last only a short time. I'll pick up my crochet project this afternoon.

@Rusalka: Lol, that's exactly what I'm doing already ;-) I've been keeping up with the ZZ challenge all year so that I can get the second badge, and I'm right on schedule, so all I'm thinking now is 'Nooo... I really need to be reading ZZ challenge books!'

[Dem]

Finished Survival in the Shadows: Seven Jews Hidden in Hitler's Berlin
My review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/2541174633

[Margo]

Kathryn wrote: "I finished Normal People and to be honest, not sure what all the hype is about. It has left me feeling quite underwhelmed. I was really expecting much more...oh well, not a bad book..."

That's disappointing Kathryn. I won't be rushing to buy the kindle version for £8 in that case! I generally don't like anything that is even considered for the MB prize anyway but this sounded interesting. I hate the fact that is written my an irish author, set in Ireland but the audio is not available here *grrr*

[Jess]

My review of The Phantom of the Opera. I found it disappointing.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Sandra, Moderator]

I finished A Good Marriage and loved it. It is the first time I read a book by Stephen King and I can't understand why it took me so long... This edition I read included 2 novellas: A Good Marriage and 1922. I would like now to get a copy of Full Dark, No Stars (how the novellas where originally published) to read the remaining 2 novellas.

I won't be starting nothing today. It is the last day of the month so I think I will focus on my FutureLearn course, and wait until tomorrow to start a new book. That will be The Ghost Fields for the monthly challenge. It should be fast enough to be ready for the toppler, even at the slow pace I am reading lately.

[Sarah]

Ooh, what futurelearn course are you doing Sandra. There are lots on there that take my fancy at the moment but I have lots of other studies I need to prioritise so holding off. Just have to hope they'll run them again.

[Sandra, Moderator]

Sarah wrote: "Ooh, what futurelearn course are you doing Sandra."

Right now I am trying to make some serious progress in Beyond Diagnosis: Is Psychiatric Diagnosis helpful?, but I have also Good Practice in Autism Education and Understanding Anxiety, Depression and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy going on.
There are always too many interesting courses there...

[Sarah]

How funny. The former and the latter are two that are on my wishlist Sandra. Are they good? If you're interested, OpenLearn do a free understanding anxiety and depression course too but focuses on the research behind them, as opposed to treating them. Might complement the one you're doing nicely.

[Sandra, Moderator]

Good to know about OpenLearn. I will take a look, thank you.
I think the courses are good. So far I am very content with all of them. I did Understanding Autism and it was excellent.

[Dem]

Finished Grace's Day

My Review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/2541182344

[Sarah]

Ok, so I have no willpower. Sandra, I signed up to the CBT one! Lol

[Kristie, Moderator]

Oh, those classes look interesting, Sandra. I’ll have to look into those.

[Sarah]

Kristie wrote: "Oh, those classes look interesting, Sandra. I’ll have to look into those."

Future Learn is fantastic. I love how the courses are broken down in to bit size chunks so you can do them as and when. It makes it so much easier to fit them in around things. They have some really interesting stuff on there.

[Kristie, Moderator]

Thanks, Sarah. I’ll look into it. I’ll look at Open Learn too. I’m curious to see how both work and what they have to offer, assuming they’re both available here. I’ve seen some other online classes, but they weren’t topics I’d be interested in.

[Sandra, Moderator]

Hahaha, Sarah, I know! I really try not to go around their courses too much, because I end up signing up for more than I can do.

[Sandra, Moderator]

Kristie, it is worth a try, believe me. :)

[Sandra, Moderator]

Also, we are in the wrong thread. Good thing Janice is on vacations. :D

[Sandra, Moderator]

Love you, Janice!

[Rusalka, Moderator]

Oh the anarchy!!

[Rusalka, Moderator]

Lol good point. Move it over, ladies.

[Sandra, Moderator]

Lol

[Rusalka, Moderator]

I'm just pacing us here. We should save the bin fires until Friday.

[Sandra, Moderator]

Totally. We have to wait til Friday to ask the most obvious questions at the ZZ challenge thread ( like "when you say cover you mean the cover of the book?"), and misspel our WoF names. ;)

[Sarah]

There is a thread called MOOCs in the off topic area. My fault too asking Sandra to expand.

[siriusedward]

:)

[Cherie]

Sandra wrote: "Well, I hope it improves soon, Cherie."

I finished reading Lincoln in the Bardo last night. I gave it three stars. I did not love it, but I did not hate it either. I did not care much for the graveyard stories, but the historical quotes and notes were fascinating. I did enjoy the way the author wove them into the story. I had to look up the word bardo. I had wondered what it meant and figured that I would find out as I read along. I understood the story line after I looked it up. Thank you, Sandra, for pushing me to choose it for my February task.

[Cherie]

Lilisa wrote: "I am with Time's Convert. I'm at the point where a warmblood is transitioning into a vampire."

Ohhh, I bought it and am dying to read it. I think I will be saving it for the end of the month.

[Cherie]

Kathryn wrote: "Peggy wrote: "I started Nights at the Circus. First impression after 20 pages: not so positive. I don't like the writing style that much, I find it unnecessarily complicated and a bit..."

You are not the only one, Kathryn. I had the same issues. I finished it, but did not enjoy it. I understood it better after I saw the movie, and went back and re-read some parts. I think I could re-read it and like it better, but there are too many other books out there that need to be read first, for me to spend time to go back.

[Cherie]

I am starting Birds Without Wings and The Girl in the Tower - both for my ZZ challenge.

[Laura (Lclwags)]

I'm reading Clockwork Angel and I think I'm hooked! Luckily my library has the audio books for the other 2 in the trilogy. :)

[Margo]

I only started Pines last night but a day of housework has enabled me to listen to 60% of it already! That's great news for me as I realised last night night that I'd forgotten to listen my bookclub read His Bloody Project: Documents Relating to the Case of Roderick Macrae. This would have embarrassing as it was my choice and, although its not long long since I listened to it, I have a terrible memory!

[Cherie]

Laura (Lclwags) wrote: "I'm reading Clockwork Angel and I think I'm hooked! Luckily my library has the audio books for the other 2 in the trilogy. :)"

I liked it a lot, Laura. I just have not had time to pick up book number two yet. I want to start The Mortal Instruments series soon too. The first book is City of Bones - alternate for Group Read, but I have The City of Mirrors still to finish.

[Dem]

Finished and loved Bitter

My Review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/2489941651

[Sandra, Moderator]

Margo wrote: "This would have embarrassing as it was my choice"

Lol, Margo. Good thing you remembered it just on time. :)

[Peggy]

I started Carrying Albert Home: The Somewhat True Story of A Man, His Wife, and Her Alligator. I'm in a bit of a reading slump but from the blurb and the reviews it sounds like this is an easy, heartwarming comfort read and I think that's the only thing I'm in the mood for right now.

[Sandra, Moderator]

I hope it does the trick, Peggy. Reading slumps are not fun. I mean, it's nothing serious, right? Is not that you are sick or anything. But we readers HATE reading slumps. Don't we?

[Sandra, Moderator]

I finally started The Ghost Fields yesterday, for the monthly challenge. So far so good. Easy and fast reading. I like the heroine, Ruth Galloway. If I like this one I will probably go on with the series. Or better said, start the series, since this one is #7.

[Peggy]

Definitely annoying Sandra!

I'm glad you're enjoying yours :)

[Tricia]

Peggy wrote: "I started Carrying Albert Home: The Somewhat True Story of A Man, His Wife, and Her Alligator. I'm in a bit of a reading slump but from the blurb and the reviews it sounds like this..."

Peggy, you find books with the most interesting titles. I've added this one to my list. I hope you find a way to end your slump soon. Those are never fun.

[Rusalka, Moderator]

I needed something silly as need to get out of my slump, and everything I have read recently has been literary, or crap, or both. So picked up Succubus on Top.

Problem is not the most safe for work cover or title. I can just imagine what the (Australian) modern American Historian who is over the corridor from me will have to say (the Italian and Film Studies academic in the other office across the hall will think it's fantastic).