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May 16, 2012 10:00AM
I am reading the memoir Faery Tale
by Signe Pike. Absolutely charming, and will appeal to all adults who wish they could hold on to the magic of childhood. Why not?
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It certainly sounds lovely. Please let us know what you think when you're finished.
Chrissie wrote: "I am getting a funny html code every time I send a comment. I erase it before I write my comment. Are other people getting this?
Georgina, I was very, very negative to audio books. I thought I wo..."
Yes, to the code.
The mod in my steampunk group (another group I joined to source good books to read :)) said that the narrator's voice can make or break the book. Hey, I could do the dishes and read at the same time, thus pleasing my husband and myself! :)
Georgina, I was very, very negative to audio books. I thought I wo..."
Yes, to the code.
The mod in my steampunk group (another group I joined to source good books to read :)) said that the narrator's voice can make or break the book. Hey, I could do the dishes and read at the same time, thus pleasing my husband and myself! :)
Chrissie wrote: "Lisa, I think it is wonderful how you remember what you did every year. For me they all go together in a blurry fuzz. I remember what happens but NEVER what year it happened in. What a head you have. Your brain deserves five stars.":-) Thanks, Chrissie. I have an excellent memory, but it used to be amazing, but over the years, things have definitely faded, including some things I'm sad about forgetting. When I do remember things I do tend to remember what year/school year when I was that age things did happen, yes.
Just finished Shades of Grey trilogy. Oh boy, it was certainly hot! I have to confess that I enjoyed the books a lot. I also recently read the Sally Lockhart mysteries by Philip Pullman and loved those. I think I'm going to start Charlaine Harris' latest Sookie Stackhouse, Deadlocked. I need something light and funny now.
Georgina wrote: "I could do the dishes and read at the same time, thus pleasing my husband and myself!"I CANNOT do other things while I listen to a book! I even have to often rewind. If you do the dishes you in fact are also thinking about where to put things.....
Chrissie wrote: "Georgina wrote: "I could do the dishes and read at the same time, thus pleasing my husband and myself!"
I CANNOT do other things while I listen to a book! I even have to often rewind. If you do th..."
That's true, the dishes might end up little cleaner than when I began :)
I CANNOT do other things while I listen to a book! I even have to often rewind. If you do th..."
That's true, the dishes might end up little cleaner than when I began :)
Georgina, others say they clean and sew do do other things. I cannot! I sit and listen and take notes and stop and look in the atlas and Wikipedia..... Of course it all depends on the book you are listening to. But my point was, that I was VERY negative to audio books. Now I love them. Try Cry, the Beloved Country, for example. A good narrator is important. Good luck.
Well, Chrissie, I can definitely listen to an audiobook and do other things at the same time: drive to work, cook dinner, go for a walk. Before, I used to do those things while listening to the radio. Now I listen to audiobooks instead.
Kathy wrote: "Just finished Shades of Grey trilogy. Oh boy, it was certainly hot! I have to confess that I enjoyed the books a lot. "
Some people in my face-to-face have suggested that we read these. I know these books are way out of my zone so if they do read them then I will have to pass. I'm glad you enjoyed them, Kathy, but I just don't get it (Do I sound realllly old right now?).
Some people in my face-to-face have suggested that we read these. I know these books are way out of my zone so if they do read them then I will have to pass. I'm glad you enjoyed them, Kathy, but I just don't get it (Do I sound realllly old right now?).
Chrissie wrote: "Georgina wrote: "I could do the dishes and read at the same time, thus pleasing my husband and myself!"I CANNOT do other things while I listen to a book! I even have to often rewind. If you do th..."
I would not be able to to other things as well (I cannot fathom how some people can listen to audio books while driving a car, if I were doing that, I would end up in the ditch, or worse, it's alright if you're a passenger, but otherwise).
I'm not riding with you, Gundula! lol We listen to National Public Radio (talk shows) in the car, and audiobooks, too. And, I chat with people in the car, so audiobooks don't distract me as a driver, unless I did want to rewind -- then I'd be out of luck!
We are taking an 8 hour road trip this weekend, so I will be finishing The Return of the King on audiobook. I have a couple other audiobooks on hold. I typically listen to juvenile fiction in the car, because those books are fun to listen to, if done well.
We are taking an 8 hour road trip this weekend, so I will be finishing The Return of the King on audiobook. I have a couple other audiobooks on hold. I typically listen to juvenile fiction in the car, because those books are fun to listen to, if done well.
CeeAnne wrote: "Kathy wrote: "Just finished Shades of Grey trilogy. "
Some people in my face-to-face have suggested that we read these. I know these books are way out of my zone so if they do read them then I will have to pass. I'm glad you enjoyed them, Kathy, but I just don't get it (Do I sound realllly old right now?)"
Move over, granny, and I'll sit on your bench with you. Not my thing, either, although they seem to be very popular right now. I can't imagine discussing them in a group setting.... @~@
Some people in my face-to-face have suggested that we read these. I know these books are way out of my zone so if they do read them then I will have to pass. I'm glad you enjoyed them, Kathy, but I just don't get it (Do I sound realllly old right now?)"
Move over, granny, and I'll sit on your bench with you. Not my thing, either, although they seem to be very popular right now. I can't imagine discussing them in a group setting.... @~@
Jeannette wrote: "I'm not riding with you, Gundula! lol We listen to National Public Radio (talk shows) in the car, and audiobooks, too. And, I chat with people in the car, so audiobooks don't distract me as a dri..."You would probably be alright, unless I had to park the car lol (still a bit iffy on that). Talking etc. is not a problem, but I know if I were listening to an audiobook, I would likely get too involved and become less observant (and if I did not listen intently, I would miss a lot of the book or at least feel that I am).
My husband drives, and sometimes I doze. I plan to stay awake for RotK.
Jeannette wrote: "My husband drives, and sometimes I doze. I plan to stay awake for RotK."Sounds lovely (I recently listened to The Silmarillion as an audiobook and it was a wonderful experience).
CeeAnne wrote: "Kathy wrote: "Just finished Shades of Grey trilogy. Oh boy, it was certainly hot! I have to confess that I enjoyed the books a lot. "Some people in my face-to-face have suggested that we read th..."
No, CeeAnne, you sound like me before I read them. LOL!
Is there still room on the no-Shades of Grey bench? A friend was loaned it and read it, and based on her reaction ... yeah, not for me. I love listening to audiobooks and podcasts in the car - I think it helps me not swear at the other drivers quite so much. ;) I love the idea of "reading" in the car - the commute is not entirely wasted time.
I'm just about to start Deadlocked, Ellie.
Well, after my romp through the erotic with the Shades of Grey series, I, too, have just started Deadlock by Charlaine Harris. Word is that Harris does a much better job on this one than the last. That's good to know.
Currently reading The World We Found and Gone its been a while since I've been on here. I just finished Masquerade which I loved.
I'm about to start Lone Wolf. I love wolves. I'm not so sure about the family story but a part sounds intriguing and I hope I like the book.
Lauren, Glad you're back, at least to post today.
Lisa wrote: "I'm about to start Lone Wolf. I love wolves. I'm not so sure about the family story but a part sounds intriguing and I hope I like the book."I started this one but because I had a lot of library books I had to set it aside... if I ever stop going to the library I'll read the books I actually own... lol
Lauren, I'm the exact same way. I read library books first. I have piles of owned for a long time but unread books. *sigh*
Lisa wrote: "Lauren, I'm the exact same way. I read library books first. I have piles of owned for a long time but unread books. *sigh*"I'll second that, Lisa and Lauren. I just finished library book Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West (which I read at Chrissie's suggestion) and am now reading library book Afterwards: A Novel -- meanwhile the owned books sit on the shelves, the floor, the tabletops, etc.
Just finished A Dog's Journey
- very good read but definitely for dog loves (like me) because the dog is the narrator of the story. It is not dopey, but very well done. You fall in love with the dog from page 1.
Just started A Place to Call Home by Deborah Smith
Very good start, she gets you into the story right away. I am enjoying the family history
I finished Deadlocked by Charlaine Harris this afternoon and now I'm reading White Oleander by Janet Fitch.
I'm listening to an audiobook of Rudyard Kipling's Kim and reading Laurie R King's The Game, which features Kipling's Kim as a character. Both books are great.I'm also slowly working my way through a French language audiobook of Stendhal's The Red and the Black for a group read.
I am currently listening to Prague Winter: A Personal Story of Remembrance and War, 1937-1948 and reading Written in the Ashes. I have completed: This House of Sky: Landscapes of a Western Mind
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/... andThe Elephant's Journey
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
These were both audio books.
Kim wrote: "I'm listening to an audiobook of Rudyard Kipling's Kim and reading Laurie R King's The Game, which features Kipling's Kim as a character. Both books are great...."I've got to get back to Kim, Kim (:D) - I started it online months ago and got distracted about a third of the way in.
Kim, "Kim" does look good. Clearly you ought to read a book named after YOU! :0) Tracey, did it drag? Do you remember why you stopped?
I am wondering if it is very "English" or more "Indian" theme-wise.
Also, I think I recall praise for Dastor, the narrator.
It didn't have enough of Kim's cakes in it ... :)
It didn't drag so much as demand more attention than I had for it at the time, being set in a totally different place for me, and being over a hundred years old; I had it open online at work (shhh) and would read a couple of paragraphs here and there as I had time, and that was a dumb way to go about it. It's very much India, as far as I got; Kim was just beginning to enter the world of the British army when I got distracted.
I'll have to try the audiobook after the Jeopardy thing. (Till then I'm trying to stick with history podcasts and such in a probably futile attempt to prepare...)
Tracey wrote: "It didn't have enough of Kim's cakes in it ... :)
It didn't drag so much as demand more attention than I had for it at the time, being set in a totally different place for me, and being over a h..."
It can definitely be hard to pop in and out of a book, reading just small bits at a time. I can never manage that. Thank you for explaining.
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My real life book club also chose Fifty Shades of Grey for the meeting next week but I haven't read it.
This week I managed to read the latest Sookie Stackhouse book Deadlocked along with number three in the Flavia de Luce series A Red Herring Without Mustard.
Chrissie wrote: "Kim, "Kim" does look good. Clearly you ought to read a book named after YOU! :0) ..."Hehe! Chrissie, if the book was named after me, I'd be even older than I feel at the end of the working week! Sadly, I can't even say that I was named after the book. My mother says that I was named after the dog which lived up the street; a very nice little dog, she assures me!
As for the book, the themes are more Indian than English, but it is a book set very firmly in its time and place: India during the time of British rule. I like the bits about India best - the people, the landscape and the religion. It's also about espionage and the Great Game. I find this aspect of the novel less compelling, but it's still enjoyable.
Sam Dastor is a great narrator. His character voices are wonderful. There's one character, Babu, who sounds different depending on whether he is supposed to be speaking Hindi or English. I'm really glad I decided to get this particular edition.
Tracey wrote: "I've got to get back to Kim, Kim (:D) - I started it online months ago and got distracted about a third of the way in. ..."
Tracey, I definitely think that this is a book which is best if you are immersed in it. I also think it's probably better in audiobook form, particularly if the narrator does a good job with the accents.
Kim, thank you for your book info. Espionage puts me off too. I seem to be drawn to that which you too like. I will wait and see how many stars you give it.
I finished Written in the Ashes - about Hypatia. I think many will like this book, but I gave it three stars. I am very aware that my tastes are not the most common. Review:http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
I have begun The Greenlanders, which Maudie suggested to me. Gaeta, liked it too! So I am quite happy to be starting it. Nordic languages and customs are in so many ways similar. This is what hits me right off the bat. We all must drink sour milk at breakfast.
50 Shades should be quite a book group discussion. Wow!
Lee wrote: "I've got two very different library books to choose from either The Book of Lost Fragrances or Divergent.My real life book club also chose Fifty Shades of Grey for the meeting next week but I hav..."
Lee - my girlfriend sent it to me; she read it and wants me to. I plan to start later this weekend. Let me know if you read it!! I read one random paragraph and Oh My!! (I am talking about FSOG just in case it wasn't clear - LOL!)
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Lee your library may not even carry it. A friend in Florida's library refuses to carry it!
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Yes, many libraries won't carry it. Thank goodness I live in a place with a library that doesn't believe in censorship. They also don't keep our personal records. What we have checked out and what we have on reserve is all they know about us. Once we've returned materials, they're off our records. I've never borrowed anything about which I'd care if others knew, but I still appreciate their concern for our privacy.
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