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Trim 2020 Continuation - Announcement, Community, and Chit Chat Thread
Are we getting a number this month?
Joanne or Meli should be on it. I think Meli! I have so many Southern Titles on my Trim List! I’m excited to see what comes up do I can we’ll plan my month.
Meli's turn I believe-I will send her a message
oh exciting! I am missing two months but otherwise I am up to date. I haven't posted my reviews though. I'm doing much better with this unofficial trim than last year's official.
I think the buddy reads help! July is going to be interesting with the tag, the two year long challenges, black lives matter, trim, and Christmas in July!
I'm ready! Sorry, I meant to ask about this and forgot! The lucky number is...
#15!
OMG, and mine is Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders 🤣
I have really been wanting to read this one, but I am not sure I will have time.
What about everyone else? What is your #15?
Huh... mine is Incantation by Alice Hoffman... no clue why... I don't even have it marked as TBR... unless someone else has it too.
My #15 is The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin. But I had so many books on my trim list that fit "southern" that I already put one of them - Sing, Unburied, Sing – on my library hold list. So with any luck, I'll strike two books off my trim list next month!
Mine is Gentleman's Captain by J D Davies.
It's actually Gentleman Captain! lol.
I guess mine is Incantation! Have had a buddy read for a while on this! One of my only few non southern books - lol!
My #15 is The Monk of Mokha. I accidentally read it earlier this year, totally spaced on holding it aside for this challenge.
My #15 is book 2 in my 6-book beatiful Arabian Nights Danish translation. The translator worked on them for 10 years... Guess no-ones up for a buddy read? ;Dhttps://www.forlagetvandkunsten.dk/11...
My #15 is Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders. I read it back in 1975 and remember being scared to death if I heard any creaking outside the house.
My number 15 is Thirteen Moons
and I have it listed as a buddy read, but don't know who else is up for this. It also fits for Southern and Appalachia
Meli wrote: "I'm ready! Sorry, I meant to ask about this and forgot! The lucky number is...
#15!
OMG, and mine is Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders 🤣
I have really been wa..."
OOOO-Meli this is scary shit😂😂 at least is was for my 23 year old self, home all alone!
Sue wrote: "My #15 is The Monk of Mokha. I accidentally read it earlier this year, totally spaced on holding it aside for this challenge."Pick a number Sue-any number 😂😁
Johanne wrote: "My #15 is book 2 in my 6-book beatiful Arabian Nights Danish translation. The translator worked on them for 10 years... Guess no-ones up for a buddy read? ;Dhttps://www.forlagetvandkunsten.dk/111..."
Sorry friend....not this time
Joanne wrote: "Mine is The Sword in the Stone"The illustrated edition of The Once and Future King? That looks gorgeous!
I of course read the original unillustrated back in the Dark Ages. Bet I still have my first edition mass market paperback here somewhere.
Theresa wrote: "Joanne wrote: "Mine is The Sword in the Stone"The illustrated edition of The Once and Future King? That looks gorgeous!
I of course read the original unillustrated back in the Dark..."
Ha! No that's not the one I have-I have the omnibus of The Once and Future King, but I am splitting it up into three reads, so that I finally read it!
Amy wrote: "I guess mine is Incantation! Have had a buddy read for a while on this! One of my only few non southern books - lol!"Amy! You must be the reason that I had Incantation as my #15... I must have been trying to get another buddy read and since I like Alice Hoffman...
My 15 is Deep Freeze by Lisa Jackson. Mystery/thriller, I think? Too bad it didn't come up for this month!
My # 15 is Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows ... which I read already. (I'm really trying to get the entire list done this year.)I have Thirteen Moons at # 12 .... but I'm hoping that Bingo year will be called, so I haven't read it yet.
Charlotte it is 166 pages! This will be a quick knockoff! It just has to slowly emerge from the begrudging library network!
Joanne wrote: "OOOO-Meli this is scary shit😂😂 at least is was for my 23 year old self, home all alone!"I love scary shit! Someday I will get to it.
Olivermagnus wrote: "My #15 is Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders. I read it back in 1975 and remember being scared to death if I heard any creaking outside the house."
I knew someone else had this! But I don't think there is any possible way I will fit this is in July 😥
Meli wrote: "Joanne wrote: "OOOO-Meli this is scary shit😂😂 at least is was for my 23 year old self, home all alone!"I love scary shit! Someday I will get to it. "
I know you do, honey, I know you do!
Amy wrote: "Charlotte it is 166 pages! This will be a quick knockoff! It just has to slowly emerge from the begrudging library network!"I can get the e-version immediately from my library. So good to hear that it's a short one!! I have so many that I want to read each month! Almost a bit overwhelming.
Charlotte wrote: "Amy wrote: "Charlotte it is 166 pages! This will be a quick knockoff! It just has to slowly emerge from the begrudging library network!"I can get the e-version immediately from my library. So goo..."
With so many events for reading in July Charlotte-you can watch your husband have a nervous break down trying to keep up 😂
Joanne wrote: "Charlotte wrote: "Amy wrote: "Charlotte it is 166 pages! This will be a quick knockoff! It just has to slowly emerge from the begrudging library network!"I can get the e-version immediately from ..."
Lol! I've already jumped ahead of him. He was counting on Percy Jackson #4 and 5 being short but they aren't. I think it's amazing regardless, he's read more books this month than he usually reads in a year.
Charlotte wrote: "Joanne wrote: "Charlotte wrote: "Amy wrote: "Charlotte it is 166 pages! This will be a quick knockoff! It just has to slowly emerge from the begrudging library network!"I can get the e-version im..."
My husband has not read in years-Pandemic mode has changed that. He is a non-fiction guy, so I am passing on to him anything I think he might like. Right now he is reading Elephant Company: The Inspiring Story of an Unlikely Hero and the Animals Who Helped Him Save Lives in World War II, which he has told me he really does not like-but he is going forward with it because I do not have anything else to give him until I finish one this week. I think this is the best thing to develop in this pandemic-My husband is reading again!
I'm so behind!! LolMy 15 is A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea, a North Korean memoir of escape.
Not the happiest subject, lol. Maybe skip this one.
My goal was 6 books for the Trim in 2020- I've read 3 so far.
Joi wrote: "I'm so behind!! LolMy 15 is A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea, a North Korean memoir of escape.
Not the happiest subject, lol. Maybe skip this one.
My goal..."
I've read only 1, maybe 2 if I finish June's in time.
I’ve read 6 for 6. In time. I’m very into my idea of rewarding those of us who complete the challenge, and first those who do it on time, getting to have the first picks of 2021.
Amy wrote: "I’ve read 6 for 6. In time. I’m very into my idea of rewarding those of us who complete the challenge, and first those who do it on time, getting to have the first picks of 2021."I think that is a great idea, I commend those people!
I have read 5, but full disclosure, if I had a book going I hated, I picked another one- So I have read 5 from my list, and have recorded 2 DNF-So I have gotten 7 off my shelf, and that's what it is all about!
Yes I have had to substitute too! We are all About the spirit!
I meant to reply about Helter Skelter! Loved it! He is so creepy... It is one I have thought I should reread at some point.
I have read all of them so far. I did have to switch one out (the number hasn't been picked, though) when I noticed I had read it early this year for PBT (forgetting it was on my list here). I just substituted another.
I think at least six of us will get to outright pick. I see you Cindy!
Joanne wrote: "Charlotte wrote: "Joanne wrote: "Charlotte wrote: "Amy wrote: "Charlotte it is 166 pages! This will be a quick knockoff! It just has to slowly emerge from the begrudging library network!"I can ge..."
You need to pull some reads for him - bet he would like The Feather Thief
I LOVED Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders when I read it- 5 stars, really a fascinating subject and a great book. I also only read it when it was daylight out, lol.
Joi wrote: "I LOVED Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders when I read it- 5 stars, really a fascinating subject and a great book. I also only read it when it was daylight out, lol."I wanna read it soooo bad, but I can't this month. 😭
I'll get to it someday.
Joi wrote: "I LOVED Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders when I read it- 5 stars, really a fascinating subject and a great book. I also only read it when it was daylight out, lol."LOL! I sometimes do that with horror, too! Maybe more so when I was a teenager, but sometimes living alone is not great to read horror in the dark, either!
#19 
The Marriage Wager - Candace Camp
4 stars
At a party Lady Francesca Haughston is challenged by Lord Sinclair Rochford to get a Lady of his choice engaged by the end of the season. He selects Miss Constance Woodley, who is dependent on her uncle's family since her father's death. Constance is surprised and leery when she is suddenly taken up by such a distinguished Lady. And even more so when she finds that a gentleman who has been flirting with her is the Lady's brother.
Very enjoyable Regency romance. There are hidden issues within Francesca's family that come to light intensifying the depth of the story. There is also something going on between Francesca and Sinclair that I'm sure will come to light over the rest of the series.
# 9 - February but better late than neverThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield - 4 stars
Margaret Lea lives a simple life working in an antique bookstore with her father. As a rule she only reads older books and writes the occasional memoir including an essay on brothers that catches the eye of most famous contemporary writer, Vida Winter. Ms Winter is the ultimate storyteller and has avoided telling truths most of her life but now at the end of her days, she invites Margaret to listen to and capture her real story. The story told is of family in a grand manor but with a profound history of mental illness, slowly the family and the house disintegrate until a huge fire ends both to a degree. While an odd and difficult childhood, there are moments of love, family binds and friendship. Margaret is given charge to understand the real story from an unreliable narrator sending her to unravel several mysteries as she takes in a fantastic story of the manor at Angelfield.
The writing is beautifully done and masterfully crafted to tell a truly Gothic story and an ode to the classic Gothic stories of the Victorian era. The women are strong despite the haunting experiences and lives. I enjoyed the writing and solving parts of the mystery. However this book reinforced that I do not love the Gothic style. The beginning was so upsetting that I almost stopped reading but became re-engaged with the twins in the Middle just wanting to know how the end fit with such an awful start. I also did not love Margaret's personal story. While I get how it enhanced and better engaged her in the story of Angelfield, I found it distracting and unnecessary. There were ghosts enough already. Overall I appreciated the book and i very much enjoyed the language.
June was # 19 .... Do we have a number for July?
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The Measure of a Lady - Deeanne Gist
2 stars
The premise of this book sounded interesting, a young woman, Rachel, and her 16 year old sister and 14 year old brother arrive in San Francisco in 1849 orphaned when their father dies of cholera on the voyage. In a town of rough, non-religious men she tries to survive and maintain her moral standards. Johnnie Parker owns and runs a saloon/hotel. He is the antithesis of what Rachel believes is good. As time passes and she finds ways to adapt she maintains her strict rules often rationalizing actions that suit her needs while moralizing on others. I could not warm up to this girl. Some interesting secondary characters but a bit predictable.