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I actually prefer the British/Canadian way of spelling over the U.S. way. I wonder if I should try to change the way I spell?! ;-)
Thanks Li, and Lee too. I don't know Silva's books. I might have to rectify that.
Lisa wrote: "I actually prefer the British/Canadian way of spelling over the U.S. way. I wonder if I should try to change the way I spell?! ;-)
Thanks Li, and Lee too. I don't know Silva's books. I might have..."
I actually started changing the way I spelt certain words and adopted (about 99%; I think there's one word that I still spell the other way xD) the British way of spelling things (to keep things uniform; I noticed the Canadian way of spelling things incorporates both ways a lot of the times). Less "z", more "s" in my words now xD
Lee wrote: "Hi Li! Welcome to the group. I too love Persuasion and Daniel Silva! I look forward to chatting with you. Make yourself at home and feel free to comment on anything you see. "
Thanks for the welcome Lee! Awesome that you read Daniel Silva's stuff too =D And yay for Persuasion =)
Hello, my name is Valerie, and I love getting engrossed in a good book! Most of the time I reach for a comfort read, as reading is my #1 source of entertainment. Right now, I am reading the Alex Delaware series by Jonathan Kellerman. I'm a sucker for mysteries/detective stories! I also like humorous books when I really just want to laugh and forget the stress of the daily grind...Dave Barry, Mike Royko, Dilbert books, etc.
I sure through this group I will find even more books to love and enjoy!
Hi Li and welcome to the group. I read Lord of the Rings every year and Persuasion is my favorite Austen! Haven't read any of Silva's books -- more for my tbr list!
Hi Valerie! Welcome to the group! I used to read Mike Royko when he was in the papers, but that was quite a few years ago!
Thanks for the invitation to this wonderful, active group, Lee! I don't know if I can keep up, but will try to participate as much as possible. Great to see so many friends here as well. How do you all manage? Are there extra hours in your day?My name is Gabriele Wills, and I live near Toronto, Canada. I'm the mother of one child currently working on her Ph.D (which tells you that I'm no longer in my salad days). I am moderator of the "Between the Wars" group, and "Biographies & Memoirs of Other Generations", so if those are of interest to you, please join!
I guess you can tell that I'm very much into historical books, fiction and otherwise. I'm also an author and will post something on that thread. Thank you, Lee, for giving us that opportunity!
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Hi I am Jo, I live just outside Vancouver in British Columbia but I was born and raised on the south coast of England..I am a second year library tech student but am a bookkeeper by trade. I have a grown daughter (aged 22) and a six month grandaughter, all at the age of 39!
My favourite three books are "The Crimson Petal and the White” by Michael Faber, “Drood” by Dan Simmons (if you love the nineteenth century these are fantastic reads) and “Water for Elephants” by Sara Gruen, a total must (don’t be fooled by the cover!).
i look forward to all your book recommendations!
Welcome from me too Valerie and Gabriele.Welcome, Jo!
I hope that you all enjoy this group.
Valerie,Re: Dave Barry, Mike Royko, Dilbert books, could you name one of each, particular favorites, so I can add them to the group shelves. Or, feel free to add as many of each as you'd like to the group's shelves.
Here are instructions if you'd like to do it yourself:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/2...
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Lee wrote: "Welcome Jo! I remember the The Crimson Petal and the White being a great read. I hope you find many more books to your liking here. "Thankyou for your welcomes! After reading some review on the site I brought The Birth House last night..
Hi Valerie (Message 156) I'm currently reading a terrific mystery I found on my friend's shelf. Prayer of the Dragon by Eliot Pattison. If you or any other reader has any interest in Tibet, this is a fabulous book. It is really engrossing and compelling and it clearly portrays an extraordinary land and culture. Really cool! Hope your book is great too! I'll check Kellerman's books out sometime... and Dave Barry is a terrific stand by for gut-wrenching humor - especially as so much of what he writes about is Miami and Cuban-Americans and having lived there (miami) for 5 years I can relate to lots of his goofyness first hand! Ciao!
Joanne wrote: "My favourite three books are "The Crimson Petal and the White” by Michael Faber, “Drood” by Dan Simmons (if you love the nineteenth century these are fantastic reads) and “Water for Elephants” by Sara Gruen, a total must (don’t be fooled by the cover!)...."Hi, Joanne! I co-moderator a group called Victorians! and we just read Drood late last year. Would love to have you stop by to add your thoughts, if you're interested!
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Lee wrote: "Sandy, I absolutely ADORE Eliot Pattison's mysteries set in Tibet! I've read the first four and they are all terrific. "Do you know if The Skull Mantra is the first book in the series? Is it a series?
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Thanks, Lee. I'm adding Skull Mantra now.
If I ever get to it. :-(It/they look wonderful! I'd never heard of this series. Thanks everybody!
Paula wrote: "Joanne wrote: "My favourite three books are "The Crimson Petal and the White” by Michael Faber, “Drood” by Dan Simmons (if you love the nineteenth century these are fantastic reads) and “Water for ..."Hi Paula I checked out your group but could not post a comment (not a member). But as far as Drood goes, I am not sure I liked it or not.
I liked the social history of the relationship between Dickens and Collins and I loved the intrigue of Drood, I just wish the two stories were seperated... The boarder line between fact and fiction was brillant!!
It is one of my favourite three right now because the book is memorable and entices one to read 'Moonstone', 'Our Mutal Friend" and 'The mystry of Edwin Drood'.
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Hello, My name is Carol. I found this site by accident, but am loving it so far. I love to read, and was just given a Sony Reader for Christmas by my 3 children. Some of my favorite authors are: Anne Rivers Siddons, Patricia Cornwell, Janet Evanovich, Harlan Coben. "John Chancellor Makes Me Cry" (Anne Rivers Siddons) is a favorite comfort read of mine. Read it if you love cats, as the author does. Also, Janet Evanovich - Stephanie Plum series - ALWAYS makes me laugh; and who can't use a good laugh now and then? Thanks for listening. Happy Reading!!
Welcome to the group Carol! I have added John Chancellor... to my tbr shelf. Always fun to discover a new author!
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I must tell you that I picked up my first Stephanie Plum book around number 8 or 9 (I think) and I could not stop laughing. It was the one where Stephanie's friend and co-worker (can't remember her name) went on the all meat diet and was constantly stuffing her face. What a character!
Thank you both Jeannette and Lee for the warmest of welcomes!Jeanette, I hope you enjoy Anne Rivers Siddons; her books are mostly placed in the South. Outer Banks, and King's Oak are also favorites of mine.
Lee, I think you are referring to her friend "Lula", definitely a character, definitely keeps us laughing.
The Plum series takes place in New Jersey, which is where I live; all the more reason why I find them enjoyable.
Thanks for posting here Carol. Welcome! I hope you continue to find this group enjoyable.
Hello everybody, my name is Liz. I found this group browsing through my freind's group, and I really like it :) My comfort reading... well, chick-lit (the shopaholic series but also many others) is usually a good choice, then I also am fond of "Pride&Prejudice", sometimes it's just nice to read a book you know you like a lot :P Another kind of comfort reading now is Vampires series, I feel like coming back to teenage ;)
Welcome, Elisabetta! I'm glad that you're enjoying the group. Feel free to post in any of the discussion threads with more of your comfort reads, and I hope this group helps you find even more books.
Hi Chandra. Welcome to this group. I'm very happy to see you here.Feel free to post in any threads that appeal to you and let us know about your comfort read books, and I hope the rest of us can help you find even more comfort read books to read.
And thanks for sharing a few of your comfort read books with us in your introductory post.
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Sarah Waters is one of those authors I've been meaning to get around to. I'm glad to hear she was a recent and wonderful discovery for you.
Lisa wrote: "Carol, Are there any particular Harlan Coben books that are favorite comfort reads for you?"I enjoyed every one of Harlan Coben's books. My favorite would probably be the first in the Myron Bolitar series, "Deal Breaker".
Hi everyone! I saw someones post about STARING BLANKLY AT SHELVES OF BOOKS! I HAD to join to be with all of you! Gosh I love my books touch them smell them feel the weight of them... Are the covers smooth and glossy...matte...raised letters??? My daughter and I like to FEEL and WEIGH them as well as smell them! Oh what an addiction we all have!!!! We should organize a GOODREADS CONVENTION sometime where we all go to meet en masse!!! All us book kooks together in one room! Oh my!!! (Sorry for any type-o's I'm doing this on my iPhone and I usually make loads of 'em!)
Elizabeth, Oh, we're so glad that do you did join us! I do the same thing on my iPhone. I've had it since July and I really love being able to get my emails and keep up with Goodreads while I'm away from home/the computer, but it's too hard not to make those typos. You did good!! Even using capital letters.
Hope you enjoy this group!
Oh and my favorite comfort reads would be a fun and frivolous historical romance.... I LOVE Pride and pred. And Wuthering Heights they got me started all those years ago as a High School Freshman.
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Elizabeth, I see you're reading a Georgette Heyer book. She is one of my favorite comfort read authors as well.
Joanne wrote: "Hi I am Jo, I live just outside Vancouver in British Columbia but I was born and raised on the south coast of England..I am a second year library tech student but am a bookkeeper by trade. I ha..."
hi Jo...LOVE LOVE LOVE Crimson Petal and the White!!! An all time favorite!!!
Lee wrote: "Elizabeth wrote: "Oh and my favorite comfort reads would be a fun and frivolous historical romance.... I LOVE Pride and pred. And Wuthering Heights they got me started all those years ago as a High..."Hi I love HEYER she is one of the origionals and is the best at her game!
Gosh SO MANY great reads to get through!! Love so many!
Lisa wrote: "Elizabeth, Oh, we're so glad that do you did join us! I do the same thing on my iPhone. I've had it since July and I really love being able to get my emails and keep up with Goodreads while I'm a..."
Thanks Lisa! Isn't the iPhone great I have all my kindle and nook books on it as well as my audio books! I'm NEVER without my books and connection to u all here at GOODREADS! (should be called GOODREADS AND GREAT PEOPLE!)
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Hi there. I'm new around here and just thought I should say hi somewhere :)I'm Erin, I LOVE reading and I'll pretty much read anything at all.
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Erin wrote: "Hi there. I'm new around here and just thought I should say hi somewhere :)
I'm Erin, I LOVE reading and I'll pretty much read anything at all."
Welcome Erin! Another Pratchett fan in the group - yay!
I'm Erin, I LOVE reading and I'll pretty much read anything at all."
Welcome Erin! Another Pratchett fan in the group - yay!
Huge pratchett fan. I'm waiting for my husband to finish Unseen Academicals right now.A friend of mine recommended some Neil Gaiman books as he's written with Pratchett in the past and is also quite good. Got to love the Brits!
Hi Erin, I'm so glad you said hi. I hope that you're enjoying the group. Welcome!
Erin wrote: "Huge pratchett fan. I'm waiting for my husband to finish Unseen Academicals right now.
A friend of mine recommended some Neil Gaiman books as he's written with Pratchett in the past and is also q..."
If you are ever in the mood for discussing Pratchett, check out "Cult of Anoia" on Goodreads. We are reading Going Postal this month.
A friend of mine recommended some Neil Gaiman books as he's written with Pratchett in the past and is also q..."
If you are ever in the mood for discussing Pratchett, check out "Cult of Anoia" on Goodreads. We are reading Going Postal this month.
Hi all,
My name is Sea. I recently started an online book club and through searching other book related blogs found this site. Today is actually my first day on this site. I read constantly. Never found without a book. I am trying to connect with other readers and also do some networking for my book club as well. I'm always in search of book recommendations and a good discussion.
-Sea
http://www.readingwithsea.wordpress.com
My name is Sea. I recently started an online book club and through searching other book related blogs found this site. Today is actually my first day on this site. I read constantly. Never found without a book. I am trying to connect with other readers and also do some networking for my book club as well. I'm always in search of book recommendations and a good discussion.
-Sea
http://www.readingwithsea.wordpress.com
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Thanks for the welcome Lisa! My favourite Daniel Silva book has to be Moscow Rules. Aside from the fact that I'm a sucker for books that are set in Russia or tie Russia into the plot in some way, it was very fast-paced and I especially loved the dialogue. =)