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[Janice]

I finished The Widow of the South in audiobook format and will start Under Heaven in the morning on my way to work.

[ms.petra]

I finished The Kings of Colorado today. It was amazing!
Starting The Tiger's Wife tomorrow.

[Allison]

ms.petra wrote: "I finished The Kings of Colorado today. It was amazing!
Starting The Tiger's Wife tomorrow."

Let us know how The Tiger's Wife is. It's on my list of books to read!

[Lee]

Up next...

[ms.petra]

So, I am almost afraid to start another book because I have had 3 great books in a row. Totally different, but each is written beautifully, has a compelling story, and a decent ending. Robopocalypse, The Kings of Colorado, and The Tiger's Wife.

[Sally, la reina]

Have you read Devil in the White City?

[ms.petra]

yes. I also read his latest In The Garden Of Beasts. It was not nearly as good as Devil. I think I am going with some classic James Joyce next.

[Leslie]

I just finished a bio of Harper Lee so now I'm reading one about Truman Capote. It's interesting.

[Jonathan]

I'm reading a book that a friend recommended, J. Kessels: the novel, a road trip adventure about two Dutch buddies--the author and his fictitious friend J. Kessels, who is kind of a cross between Charles Bukowski and Kramer from Seinfeld. It's fun, irreverent, a bit off color. I'm learning a lot of new vocabulary words...

[Leslie]

LOL

[Valerie]

Petals on the Wind the second in v.c.andrews wicked tale

[Jammies]

ms.petra wrote: "yes. I also read his latest In The Garden Of Beasts. It was not nearly as good as Devil. I think I am going with some classic James Joyce next."

I just bought that one and its on its way to me. Right now, though, I'm going to start Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children.

[Janice]

Jammies wrote: "I just bought that one and its on its way to me. Right now, though, I'm going to start Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children."

I'm intrigued by the name Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children and have it on my wishlist. Please let us know if it's good.

[Sarah]

Allison wrote: "ms.petra wrote: "I finished The Kings of Colorado today. It was amazing!
Starting The Tiger's Wife tomorrow."

Let us know how The Tiger's Wife is. It's on my list of ..."
I'll be curious what everyone thinks of the Tiger's Wife. I read the short story she expanded for the novel and didn't love it.

[Sarah]

Ooh, and I'm also eager to read that Miss Peregrine's Home... book but my library doesn't have it yet.

[janine]

Jonathan wrote: "I'm reading a book that a friend recommended, J. Kessels: the novel, a road trip adventure about two Dutch buddies--the author and his fictitious friend J. Kessels, who is kind of a ..."

I'm planning on rereading that one.

[Jonathan]

That's great: we can trade notes. I'm running into a lot of words that aren't in my dictionary, but the internet being what it is, I'm able to find definitions here and there.

[janine]

I don't really remember, but is there a lot of German in it?

[Jonathan]

Yes, there's some German, but all very basic. It's the colloquial Dutch that's giving me a little trouble, although it's nice to learn.

[janine]

I'm not sure all words are suited for every day conversations, but it's always nice to learn some new words.

I learned this word last week:

bekkeneel

Another word for skull.

[Jonathan]

Yes, there are a lot of words in this book that I personally would be disinclined to use in any language, but it's good to have one's horizons broadened.

Bekkeneel. Dat is een keneel voor je bek, neem ik aan? Dus, ja, het hoofd min of meer...

[janine]

kennel voor je bek?

[Jonathan]

Ach, ja, sorry. Wat is dus een keneel eigenlijk? Of beter gezegd, bekkeneel betekend voor me helemaal niks. Heb het niet eerder gehoord.

[janine]

The horrible fate of kaneel when mispronounced. Het is geen woord.

[Jonathan]

Dus bekkeneel? Waar komt het woord vandaan?

[janine]

Het is verouderd Nederlands, het enige boek waarvan ik weet dat het woord erin voorkomt is de Statenvertaling: "En zij gingen heen om haar te begraven; doch zij vonden niet van haar, dan het bekkeneel, en de voeten, en de palmen harer handen."

[Jonathan]

'...en de palmen harer handen.' Ja, dat is wel verouderd Nederlands--en een treurig beeld.

[janine]

Mijn innerlijke Vlaming zou zeggen: triestig, maar mooi is 't wel.

[Jonathan]

Je heb een innerlijke Vlaming? Dat wist ik niet.

[janine]

Er zijn zoveel prachtige Vlaamse woorden die ik anders niet zou kunnen gebruiken.

[Janice]

Huh? *scratches bekkeneel*

[Jonathan]

Spreekt jouw innerlijke Vlaming met Vlaamse uitspraak? Ik vind het Vlaamse accent heel mooi.

[janine]

I hope you have some meat left on there.

[Janice]

Nope. I think I've scratched a hole in my head.

[Jonathan]

Oh. Is the itch gone, at least?

[janine]

Janice wrote: "Nope. I think I've scratched a hole in my head."

You're in good company: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxCpfF...

[Janice]

Jonathan wrote: "Oh. Is the itch gone, at least?"

I believe so.

[Lee]

Help....my computer switched to conversations in German....:)

[ms.petra]

Sarah Pi wrote: "Allison wrote: "ms.petra wrote: "I finished The Kings of Colorado today. It was amazing!
Starting The Tiger's Wife tomorrow."

Let us know how The Tiger's Wife is. It'..."
I loved it! It has that element of fable/folk tale and a kind of mysticism that I find intriguing. IMO, there are not enough of these being handed down from generation to generation. It also made me think about my relationship with my sweet 93 yr old grandmother and times we have shared. Just like so many books, it struck a personal chord for me.

[Allison]

Finished Still Aliceand am moving on to The Murderer's Daughters

[ms.petra]

@ Allison, I thought Still Alice was wonderful.

[janine]

German, Lee? Really? I am offended.

[Jonathan]

Janine was posting in Dutch, Lee. And I was writing in something similar to Dutch, but without all the restrictive grammary, syntaxy stuff. The Dutch seem to hold a lingering grudge against the Germans due to the five-year occupation during the war; also a soccer match that went the wrong way in '70s.

[Jackie "the Librarian"]

Sarah, I have an advance reader's copy of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. I can send it to you, if you'd like.

[Sarah]

Jackie "the Librarian" wrote: "Sarah, I have an advance reader's copy of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. I can send it to you, if you'd like."

I'd absolutely love to read it when you're done. Jammies and Bun can vouch for the fact that I'm not the fastest returner-of-books but I take good care of them. Not the slowest, either. Somewhere in the middle.

[janine]

Jonathan wrote: "Janine was posting in Dutch, Lee. And I was writing in something similar to Dutch, but without all the restrictive grammary, syntaxy stuff. The Dutch seem to hold a lingering grudge against the Ger..."

Yes, the great national disaster of '74. And again in '78 with the Argentines, not fair.

There's plenty of grammar and syntax in your Dutch, Jonathan :)

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

I'm reading Empire and it is SO GOOD.

[Sally, la reina]

Speaking of books, can anyone loan me one for the next two weeks or so?

[Lee]

Up next...

[Sally, la reina]

I'm not clicking your book, Lee.