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[Lee, Mod Mama]

Hi Darkpool! That's great, I'm sure you'll enjoy the setting. How did you like living in the area?

[Darkpool]

Loved it! Took a bit of getting used to how flat the area was - I'm used to hills. But it's a great city, and the people were wonderful.

[Kathy]

Jane wrote: "I am reading The House of Silk: A Sherlock Holmes Novel and so far I am really enjoying it. I haven't read any Conan Doyle before but now I plan to."

I've read The House of Silk: A Sherlock Holmes Novel, Jane, and enjoyed it, too.

[Kathy]

Gundula wrote: "Jane wrote: "I am reading The House of Silk: A Sherlock Holmes Novel and so far I am really enjoying it. I haven't read any Conan Doyle before but now I plan to."

I have not read a..."

I so love The Hound of the Baskervilles, Gundula! I try to read it every few years. I'm getting a warm, fuzzy feeling just thinking about it.

[Manybooks]

Kathy wrote: "Gundula wrote: "Jane wrote: "I am reading The House of Silk: A Sherlock Holmes Novel and so far I am really enjoying it. I haven't read any Conan Doyle before but now I plan to."

I..."

A warm, fuzzy feeling about a devilish hound? More like deliciously creepy goosebumps, I hope.

[Kathy]

Gundula wrote: "Kathy wrote: "Gundula wrote: "Jane wrote: "I am reading The House of Silk: A Sherlock Holmes Novel and so far I am really enjoying it. I haven't read any Conan Doyle before but now ..."

The whole foggy moor, massive manors with the fireplaces lit, English people popping in and out of the manor and Sherlock Holmes and Watson sleuthing away--all give me the warm fuzzies. The hound gives me a deliciously creepy goosebump feel.

[Lauren]

I've been seeing Sir Arthur Conan Doyle everywhere lately .. guess its a sign I need to read a Sherlock Holmes novel.

[Kathy]

Lauren wrote: "I've been seeing Sir Arthur Conan Doyle everywhere lately .. guess its a sign I need to read a Sherlock Holmes novel."

LOL! Me, too, Lauren.

[Kathy]

Simran wrote: "I can't wait to get back to the Hobbit !! I haven't read a single page in a few days and I'm going into withdrawal, bloody work getting in the way again lol."

Loved the Hobbit, Simran! I don't understand why I haven't gone on and read the Lord of the Rings trilogy.

[Manybooks]

Kathy wrote: "Gundula wrote: "Kathy wrote: "Gundula wrote: "Jane wrote: "I am reading The House of Silk: A Sherlock Holmes Novel and so far I am really enjoying it. I haven't read any Conan Doyle..."

I can see that, definitely.

[Kim]

I've finished The Hobbit and in the interval before starting The Lord of the Rings, I'm listening to Cannery Row. The fact that I recently went to Monterey inspired me to tackle some Steinbeck and I'm so glad that it did. I love this book.

I'm also reading Susanna Kearsley's The Winter Sea. I like it well enough, although I don't know enough about history of Jacobite rebellion in Scotland to be completely blown away.

[Tim]

I picked up The House of Silk: A Sherlock Holmes Novel as an audiobook. I'm looking forward to it (I just finished The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes which was great) but I've already got too many books on the go so I have to wait. On the plus side, I finished Solaris: The Definitive Edition (great book, bad narrator) and Lucifer's Hammer (a mixed bag) so that's two down.

[Lauren]

I just finished Distant Waves still barely making through The Scorpio Races and about to start Love on the Line

[Kathy]

Kim wrote: "I've finished The Hobbit and in the interval before starting The Lord of the Rings, I'm listening to Cannery Row. The fact that I recently went to Monterey inspire..."

Kim, I've been interested in the Jacobite history ever since reading the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon. The history of the period where the Stuart kings were exiled to France with the Scottish (and Irish) connection really appeals to me.

[Kathy]

Simran wrote: "Well, you were waiting to read the trilogy with us, Kathy my love :) And I for one am glad !!!"

Yes, we were going to do that, weren't we? Gee, I'm not sure when a good time would be. I just received my birthday box of books from Amazon, so I will be busy for a bit with those books. I do want to read LOTR though.

[[deleted user]]

The buddy-read of The Fellowship of the Ring begins March 1. I'll post the discussion thread next week. :)

[[deleted user]]

I'm looking forward to it!

[Aoibhínn]

I finished reading Songs Of The Humpback Whale last night and it was awful. Today I've started reading All We Know of Heaven by Jacquelyn Mitchard.

[Chrissie]

I finally finished:River in the Sea. Here follows my review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/....

[Roz]

Ive been reading The Riyria Revelations by Michael Sullivan. I finished the first 2 volumes in the trilogy and I'm almost finished the last one. I don't know if any of you are intersted in fantasy but this is good. More adventure, really, with a quest, kings, intrigue, great characters, all that good stuff. If anyone wants to check it out the first volume is Theft of Swords, but I think volumes 2 (Rise of Empire) and 3 (Heir of Novron) are better.

[Aoibhínn]

I've just began reading 11/22/63 by Stephen King today.

[Lauren]

Just started The Violets of March and will soon be starting Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe and Two Truths and a Lie

[Lee, Mod Mama]

I finished Bones to Ashes and have now started Portrait Of A Spy. Easy holiday reading for me!

[Beth]

i just started
so far so good

[[deleted user]]

Not my kind of read, but it's always exciting to get a signed copy. The limited edition cover is a bonus! Enjoy!

[Kristi]

I just finished The Reluctant Marquess , and I'm starting Heart Attack.

[Tim]

I'm just finishing Clockwork Angel which is quite disappointing. I love the premise and setting, but the execution is terrible. On the plus side, the narrator is wonderful, I just wish she had something better to read.

I'm going to start the BBC dramatization of The Lord of the Rings which stars Ian Holm as Frodo. I'm listening to this for the buddy read.

[[deleted user]]

Tim wrote: "I'm just finishing Clockwork Angel which is quite disappointing. I love the premise and setting, but the execution is terrible...."

Too bad; this one's on my tbr list. Well, I have plenty to read as it is....

[Tim]

Jeannette, it might be that I listened to it in audiobook form. I'm guessing that the problems I have with the book are less jarring if read yourself. Hearing the text read aloud pointed out a number of problems with the writing style.

However, the plot itself it pretty well done, although I hate one of the "love interests", he's pretty horrible to almost everyone, including the lead, but he's supposed to be a love interest?

[[deleted user]]

Hard to get excited about the love interest if you can't stand him!

A bad reading can put you off a book, so I'll keep it on the ever-growing list.

[Lauren]

Started Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe

[Chrissie]

Lauren wrote: "Started Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe"

I read that ages ago and it brings back fond memories. You MUST be enjoying it! Right?

[Lauren]

Chrissie wrote: "Lauren wrote: "Started Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe"

I read that ages ago and it brings back fond memories. You MUST be enjoying it! Right?"

So far im enjoying it but I almost like the movie a little bit more.But I haven't seen the movie in a long time, so I plan on watching it after I finish the book. It was a book club pick for my live book club.

[Chrissie]

Lauren wrote: "Chrissie wrote: "Lauren wrote: "Started Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe"

I read that ages ago and it brings back fond memories. You MUST be enjoying it! Right?"

So f..."

A book and a movie can both be good in their own way. They never give you the same impression and I wonder if it isn't the first that is always the best.

I s something wrong with GR? I am getting no emailed messages or the list with books my friends are reading!

I am struggling to find time to "read" two books, one an audiobook and another paper. The first is Ivan Doig's Dancing at the Rascal Fair and the latter Fanny Stevenson: A Romance of Destiny. They both take place at the end of the 1800s. The first has words that are so lovely. A thoroughly comforting read. The second is astounding. This woman is utterly amazing. The things she does!!! She is not yet married to Robert Louis Stevenson. She is amazing in her own right. A miner's wife, a feminist, a traveler, a student of art. In 1875 she traveled alone with her three children to Antwerp, Belgium. She was penniless, but FED UP with her philandering husband. Twice she traveled from Indiana to NY to the Panama isthmus to California to meet her husband.....who missed her. Then on to Nevada - alone.No easy trip in the 1860s. So am I exaggerating when I say she is amazing?!

I have a hard time choosing which book to read. I really do not like reading two at the same time. I do not confuse them; listening and reading are two completely different experiences, but I feel split.

[Manybooks]

Chrissie wrote: "Lauren wrote: "Chrissie wrote: "Lauren wrote: "Started Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe"

I read that ages ago and it brings back fond memories. You MUST be enjoying it! Ri..."

Chrissie, there is something wrong with the update emails. Most of us have not had any for more than two weeks. Staff is working on the issue, but it will supposedly take some time to fix. And the whole site will supposedly be down for major maintenance Wednesday evening around 6:00 p.m. pacific time (I think that will be around 3:00 a.m. in your neck of the woods).

The more I read about Fanny Stevenson (from you, thank you), the more I want to read that book (she truly does sound amazing). Thanks for mentioning her to me :-) (and a big hug from me, of course)

[Chrissie]

Gundula, thanks for telling me about the GR problems. Yeah, I was thinking I hadn't received update emails for several days, not just today! I hope I am sleeping at that time tonight.

[Manybooks]

Chrissie wrote: "Gundula, thanks for telling me about the GR problems. Yeah, I was thinking I hadn't received update emails for several days, not just today! I hope I am sleeping at that time tonight."

I hope you are sleeping then as well :-) (and I really do miss the updates).

[Chrissie]

I just hope they fix the problems properly.

[Manybooks]

Chrissie wrote: "I just hope they fix the problems properly."

So do I. I would rather wait if that meant a fix that actually worked.

[Chrissie]

I think everybody would agree to that. Let's see if they do!

[Tim]

I'm getting regular updates and I'm getting double e-mails of the group update e-mails.

[[deleted user]]

They must like you. :D

[Chrissie]

Tim, I didn't realize that it was working differently for different people! I could deal with two uppdate emails rather than none! You must see yourself as lucky.

[Tim]

I'm only getting one e-mail for friends updates, but double e-mails for the group updates, it's all kind of weird. I'm just glad I'm getting updates. They are a bit behind, though (by a day or so).

[Chrissie]

Tim, what I am truly upset about is that the problems at GR never end! It is only because I love GR so much that I get so mad.

[[deleted user]]

Ellie wrote: "I finished reading Songs Of The Humpback Whale last night and it was awful."

Ha! Well, that comes off my list for sure. I just got her newest one as a gift and I am not sure if I am wanting to read it or not.

[[deleted user]]

I finished Before I Go to Sleep a couple of days ago. It was creepy good.

[Lee, Mod Mama]

Chrissie, that Fanny Stevenson book sounds fantastic! Thanks for telling us about it.

[Chrissie]

Lee wrote: "Chrissie, that Fanny Stevenson book sounds fantastic! Thanks for telling us about it."

It is good,but not marvelous. She has lots of marital problems. When she finally marries Robert Louis Stevenson the problems are not over. I don't think I really like her so much, but she had a very tough life. Now she is married to Robert Louis Stevenson, but he is SO sick. It is quite a sad situation, but I do not just have pity because the people act so selfishly. Messy, messy relationships. It is made clear from the beginning of the book that she will be married three times. I have read about 2/3 of the book.

She lived in Paris when Impressionism was beginning. That was interesting. In addition her relationship with her own daughter id NOT ordinary. So there are many issues to consider.

[Lauren]

I finished Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe I never read a book that made me so HUNGRY! Every other chapter Evelyn was talking about some sort of candy bar or junk food that she was eating. I must say that even though I enjoyed it, I still thought the movie was better then the book. I had a hard time getting into the first couple of chapters but it was a quick read.