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Feb 04, 2015 07:36AM
I missed the start on Venetia, too and I'll probably have to pass if I'm to tackle all the books in my TBR pile, but count me in on the others--most of which I have not read yet! I'm particularly interested in An Infamous Army. I loved The Spanish Bride--GH's pure historical fiction is excellent.
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Woohoo Hana! I was scared I'd be reading An Infamous Army by myself!I haven't read her historicals in a number of years, but my favourite was The Conqueror. My least favourite was (shudder) My Lord John.
I know that lonesome feeling, but I know we'll have fun reading together even if it's just the two of us :)) The Conqueror was terrific! I haven't read Lord John, but I'll take your word on it.
You would have to seriously twist my arm to get me to read My Lord John again.But I made a bit of a daft mistake about it! My late Dad had hardcovers of Simon the Coldheart (one of the reissues) My Lord John & Lady of Quality. I took Simon the Coldheart as it was one of my Dad's favourite books when he was a boy. All 3 of them were among my least favourite Heyer's so I left the other 2 & they went with other junk to a charity shop. But now all I need for a complete GH romance/historical collection is My Lord John & the Great Roxhythe! I may pass on the Great Roxhythe as the Arrow wasn't released here, but I am now looking in markets & garage sales for My Lord John.
I'm going to give An Infamous Army a go. I read it a couple of years ago. I want to read it again.
Andrea (Catsos Person) wrote: "I'm going to give An Infamous Army a go. I read it a couple of years ago. I want to read it again."I haven't read it in years, but I lot of the history has stayed with me. So count me in, too!
***Carol*** wrote: "Woohoo Hana! I was scared I'd be reading An Infamous Army by myself!"I'm going to try to fit in all of the group's 2015 reads as long as I can find each book in time. I haven't read any of the books on the list.
Karlyne, I loved I Capture the Castle--was disappointed that there was no sequel.
MaryC wrote: "Karlyne, I loved I Capture the Castle--was disappointed that there was no sequel."It's one of my favorite books. Pure brilliance!
Hi, just a reminder to everyone that These Old Shades group read starts in March!Hope everyone has been able to organise a copy!
*excited*
***Carol*** wrote: "Hi, just a reminder to everyone that These Old Shades group read starts in March!Hope everyone has been able to organise a copy!
*excited*"
Are we going to comment here, or will there be separate threads?
Separate threads. I'm planning to set it up the same way Amy has been doing.
***Carol*** wrote: "Separate threads. I'm planning to set it up the same way Amy has been doing."Ok!
***Carol*** wrote: "Hi, just a reminder to everyone that These Old Shades group read starts in March!Hope everyone has been able to organise a copy!
*excited*"
I actually picked up my reserved copy at the library this weekend, so I'm all ready to go!
I pulled my copy out of the shelf. It's another one of those that I inherited from my grandmother's collection and it is falling to pieces. Hopefully, I'll be able to keep it together for the month.
oh, good - March is right around the corner.
Hana wrote: "I'm entering all this on my Outlook calendar! It such fun reading These Old Shades with all of you."Devil's Cub is next, right?
I should have been watching this group closer--I would've joined the group read of These Old Shades! When does the next one start--beginning of April?
Tadiana wrote: "I should have been watching this group closer--I would've joined the group read of These Old Shades!"It's only mid-March, Tadiana! I am still planning to read These Old Shades and have my library copy waiting. I just had too many other books being read and couldn't fit another in until I've finished with a couple of them. I'll be starting to read These Old Shades this weekend.
I'll keep my copy out, so I can see what you two think, too!
Karlyne wrote: "I'll keep my copy out, so I can see what you two think, too!"Thanks Karlyne!
I'll do the same! I hope you enjoy it Linda and Tadiana.
Linda wrote: "Karlyne wrote: "I'll keep my copy out, so I can see what you two think, too!"Thanks Karlyne!"
Yes don't worry about being behind. I was months behind on some of my reads & still posted!
Yes Devil's Cub next month! My favourite book of all time! But don't worry - I can handle constructive criticism of it.
Now where did I put my duelling pistols? :D
I'm still getting to this one as well. Been trying to finish off something else (and a bunch of assignments). Should start later in the week
Linda wrote: "Tadiana wrote: "I should have been watching this group closer--I would've joined the group read of These Old Shades!"It's only mid-March, Tadiana! I am still planning to read These Old Shades an..."
I'll try to join you this weekend, then, Linda. I'd be happy to have some company. I've read it before but it's been a few years.
Great! Looks like there will be three of us starting the book soon (if you don't get to it though, no worries!). This will be my first time reading this one.
NOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!! I just started reading These Old Shades today and I went to renew it as I checked it out from the library 3+ weeks ago, but there are two people waiting in line for it so I can't renew it. :( I am not a quick enough reader to get through it in two days. I'm sorry everyone. I'm going to have to get back in line and check it out later in the year.
So now I'll be reading Devil's Cub out of order. :(
Too bad! It's probably too late now, if you're already returned it, but how much are your library's daily fines? I've been known to decide that a dollar is worth paying to keep a book a few more days, but then we only get charged 15 cents a day.
Tadiana wrote: "Too bad! It's probably too late now, if you're already returned it, but how much are your library's daily fines? I've been known to decide that a dollar is worth paying to keep a book a few more da..."Hmmm...I never thought of that. I went to renew online just now so I haven't returned it yet. It's due on Sunday. We get charged 10 cents per day, I would just hate to think that someone is counting on getting the book by a certain day. But, perhaps another two days wouldn't be so bad? Now you have me rethinking...
I was also thinking I might be able to find it at the used bookstore, but to find a GH in the first place usually takes luck, and to find the exact title would be a miracle.
Off to lunch now, and I think I'm going to furiously start reading like a mad woman. lol. :)
Two or four extra days isn't going to kill them. When a book gets returned is a random process; I never count on a particular date when I'm waitlisted. Read the book! :D
Tadiana wrote: "Two or four extra days isn't going to kill them. When a book gets returned is a random process; I never count on a particular date when I'm waitlisted. Read the book! :D"Thanks! You've sold me. :)
Now I'm hoping none of my librarian friends on GR come and chastise me for being a bad influence. o.O
Tadiana wrote: "Now I'm hoping none of my librarian friends on GR come and chastise me for being a bad influence. o.O"And I wonder if whomever is waiting is one our group...
Karlyne wrote: "And I wonder if whomever is waiting is one our group..."Hey, everyone, give us a shout if you live in Seattle area and are on the library hold list for These Old Shades! Lol.
Tadiana wrote: "Karlyne wrote: "And I wonder if whomever is waiting is one our group..."Hey, everyone, give us a shout if you live in Seattle area and are on the library hold list for These Old Shades! Lol."
Exactly! How many Georgette Heyer fans can there be? (well, now that's a silly question)
The question is, how many Georgette Heyer fans are (a) part of our group, (b) live in Linda's area, and (c) are on the library hold list for this particular book. Pretty long odds. :)
Tadiana wrote: "The question is, how many Georgette Heyer fans are (a) part of our group, (b) live in Linda's area, and (c) are on the library hold list for this particular book. Pretty long odds. :)"Well, if Linda lived in my area, the odds would be worth gambling on... Oh, dear, did that sound like I live in a semi-literate area? "My cows don't read" is often the response to getting a library district set up. Sigh.
ha ha! And there are TWO people waiting for my book, not just one.... I will try to read quickly, I promise!
I know! Crazy, literate Seattle-ites!
Karlyne wrote: " "My cows don't read" is often the response to getting a library district set up. Sigh."*snorts*
Karlyne wrote: ""My cows don't read" is often the response to getting a library district set up. Sigh."Your response should be "Mine do and they want a library already!". :D
Linda wrote: "Karlyne wrote: ""My cows don't read" is often the response to getting a library district set up. Sigh."Your response should be "Mine do and they want a library already!". :D"
We have a "city" (pop. 2800) library, but as the administration changes, so does its support. The current admin seems to see that we need a library, but a couple of years ago I really thought the mayor was going to shut it down. It costs the city less than $60,000 a year to run it. That includes all wages and all expenses, and I think that's an incredible bargain, but, as I said, there is a pervasive attitude that a library is unimportant. We're only here for a couple more years before we retire to the mountains, but, in the meantime, I'm on the library board (unpaid, by the way!) and I try to stay positive. This poor little area needs its library!
I have never lived where I had no library available, even as a child in a very small town in Maine many decades ago, and can't imagine doing so! Libraries and second-hand bookshops Have been two of my main happy places!
It's the changes to what's being provided to school libraries over here that is really concerning!But back to GH - it is quite encouraging that Linda's library has 2 reserves for TOS. I know GH wrote some real turkeys but so did Du Maurier & Christie & they get a lot more repect. I'm hoping in my lifetime that the best of her works start to be considered classics!
***Carol*** wrote: "It's the changes to what's being provided to school libraries over here that is really concerning!But back to GH - it is quite encouraging that Linda's library has 2 reserves for TOS. I know GH w..."
Those of us who consider her books to be classics are in good company. Michael Dirda, the Pulitzer Prize winning book critic for the Washington Post, includes her in his book Classics for Pleasure. Among other things he says "Georgette Heyer remains as witty as any writer of the past century..."
*bump*Devil's Cub next month!
***Carol*** wrote: "*bump*Devil's Cub next month!"
I'm really looking forward to discussing this one! I hope I don't lose some friends ...
:)
LOL judging by some of the other conversations I've seen it mentioned in, it could be quite contraversial... personally it's one of my favourites and I'm looking forward to it as well ;p
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