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I will, thanks. That really was lucky to get a freebee!

[Chrissie]

Yes, some days are good, and the author was very kind!

[Kathy]

Barb wrote: "Just started The Lovely Bones last night. The first chapter was hard for me to get through, because I don't deal well with that kind of thing, but once I got all that stuff out of the w..."

Barb, it is definitely a hard story to read, with the subject matter, but I loved this book. You'll be glad you stayed with it. I rented the movie and plan on watching it this week. A friend of mine told me that they did a excellent job with the movie in relation to the book.

[Kathy]

I've started on By The Time You Read This, I'll Be Dead, as someone (need to look up who) recommended it when I read Thirteen Reasons Why and thought it was excellent. Of course, the new Sookie Stackhouse comes out tomorrow, so I hope I can get a lot read before I have to buy it, tomorrow, of course.

[Lee, Mod Mama]

Chrissie, I'm very interested in The French Blue too! I can't wait to read your review.

[Chrissie]

Lee, it starts off with marvelous story telling! You feel like you are back in that time period.

[Manybooks]

Chrissie wrote: "Lee, it starts off with marvelous story telling! You feel like you are back in that time period."

I've added it to my to-read list, thanks for mentioning it, Chrissie.

[Chrissie]

Gundula, let's just hope it keeps up this good. So far I adore it. I love the old cities - Goa and Madras and travel along the Malabar Coast and an old sailor telling his tales. I am writing a running review, but no spoilers.

[Lee, Mod Mama]

Chrissie wrote: "Gundula, let's just hope it keeps up this good. So far I adore it. I love the old cities - Goa and Madras and travel along the Malabar Coast and an old sailor telling his tales. I am writing a runn..."

I'm following your review with excitement Chrissie!

[Dawn]

I'm currently reading "Power Lines" by Anne McCaffrey and Elizabeth Scarborough, "The Prince" by Macchiavelli, "The Willows and Beyond" by William Horwood and "Prey" by Rachel Vincent. Its rare for me to read less than 3 books at a time ;) I never know how I'll be feeling, so at least one of the books is a comfort book -- most of those are YA or kids' books.

[Chrissie]

Lee, this feels very different form books I often read. I knew ZERO about the gen trade before reading this book. Now it is totally fascinating. And it is full of adventures. Tavernier himsel wrote three books about his travels, but little is know about certain periods of his life and what kind of personality he had. This the author has filled in with by making very plausible assumptions. You know exactly what is fact and what is guess work. There is a very informative afterword that explains this. It is a true adventure story. So far it never drags! :0)

[Lee, Mod Mama]

Sounds fabulous! I love it when you get excited about a book Chrissie.

[Chrissie]

Lee, the best sign of my not likeing a book is total silence.

[Manybooks]

I think that I'm going to have to move this book up a few notches. Do you know if the books Tavernier wrote himself are readily available, Chrissie?

[[deleted user]]

Finished Absent in the Spring, which I wasn't planning on liking so much. Will think about a review in the next few days.

The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop is next up.

[[deleted user]]

Hayes wrote: "Finished Absent in the Spring, which I wasn't planning on liking so much. Will think about a review in the next few days.

The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop is next up."

I've got that one on my tbr pile!

[Chrissie]

Gundula, maybe it is best you contact the author who is here at GR. If you contact him, please tell him I referred you since he was so kind to send me the book. Yhe acknowlegements state that the author used Tavernier's own The Six Voyages of Jean-Baptiste Tavernier as a basic template. He says he consulted both the 1679 1st English edition which included Tavernier's Travels in Persia and Valentine Ball's 2nd translation (1889). Thus some of this literature is stil available.

[Peregrine]

Starting WWW:Wake by Robert J. Sawyer.

[Manybooks]

Chrissie wrote: "Gundula, maybe it is best you contact the author who is here at GR. If you contact him, please tell him I referred you since he was so kind to send me the book. Yhe acknowlegements state that the a..."

Cool, thanks for the information. I will do that.

[Lisa]

Katri, That is so impressive, and you are lucky.

I'm about to start Unwind, which is the May book selection for the YA Book Club. I don't think it's going to be a comfort read but it does look good. I'm eager to read many more comfort read books, both because I enjoy them and also so I have something to contribute in this group to threads other than all the chat ones. I should also try to post about any previously read comfort books I might not have posted about or shelved yet.

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You're right, Lisa, Unwind doesn't look like a comfort read.

Speaking of posts: This week, I have had several great book discussions directly on people's book reviews "pages." And, I have added a few more books to my tbr pile because of it.

[Chrissie]

Lisa wrote: "Katri, That is so impressive, and you are lucky.

I'm about to start Unwind, which is the May book selection for the YA Book Club. I don't think it's going to be a comfort read but i..."

Lisa, UNLESS a comfort read has to be a book that is horribly grim so it draws you out of your own stupid, mundane problems. I have to point that out one more time! There are several of us who think this way!

[Lisa]

Chrissie, True, a lot of my comfort reads are grim books, books that might be depressing for other people but that comfort me. I think I have more of these types of comfort read books than many readers. BUT, from what little I've read of this, I just don't think this is going to be one of those. I could be wrong, of course.

[[deleted user]]

Amelia wrote: "I just found my elegance of the hedgehog I thought I lost so I will be re-starting this one soon."

I bought Gourmet Rhapsody on a whim, but haven't started it yet. Do you like this author?

[Lisa]

I loved The Elegance of the Hedgehog; that's all I've read by this author. I know many readers don't like it, and there was one thing I didn't like, but overall I liked it a lot.

[Manybooks]

For me, my definition of a comfort read is a book that I either would not mind reading again and again, or one which I have read and reread again and again. And, these books could be funny, informative, depressing, whatever. Unless it's a book which I "have to" read for a project or for class, I generally only reread books which I have loved or which have touched me in some way. That does not mean that all of my comfort books are or are necessarily going to be books which I have read repeatedly, but they are all going to be books which I would reread if given the opportunity.

[[deleted user]]

Lisa wrote: "I loved The Elegance of the Hedgehog; that's all I've read by this author. I know many readers don't like it, and there was one thing I didn't like, but overall I liked it a lot."

I skimmed Gourmet Rhapsody, which comes after Hedgehog, and liked the writing style, so I bought it. Maybe I can squeeze it in after The Eyre Affair. :)

[[deleted user]]

Amelia wrote: "The Eyre Affair is great, I got lost after book 4 or 5 but the first three are amazing."

Thanks, Amelia, several people have told me the same thing. I am looking forward to reading at least the next two.

[[deleted user]]

Lisa wrote: "I loved The Elegance of the Hedgehog; that's all I've read by this author. I know many readers don't like it, and there was one thing I didn't like, but overall I liked it a lot."

I really liked The Elegance of the Hedgehog, but I just couldn't get into Gourmet Rhapsody. I can't pinpoint why, but it just wasn't for me.

[Lisa]

I've read many of the books mentioned recently. I adore The Eyre Affair and all 5 books published so far in that series. I also recently read his last book Shades of Grey: The Road to High Saffron and loved that. I haven't read any of his nursery crime series, but I might.

[Lee, Mod Mama]

Last night I ditched my group reads and started Curse of the Spellmans because I was in need of a pick me up and boy did it do the trick! Thank you Lisa for introducing me to this series!

[Lisa]

Yay! I love Lisa Lutz's the Spellmans!!! The 4th book might be the very best so you're in for a few more treats.

Lee wrote: "Last night I ditched my group reads and started Curse of the Spellmans because I was in need of a pick me up and boy did it do the trick! Thank you Lisa for introducing me to this ..."

[Ashley]

I finally finished "Glass" by Ellen Hopkins last night. I am going to continue with "Between Sisters" by Kristin Hannah. I'm going to start "Bliss" by Lauren Myracle and the first Septimus Heap book, "Magyk" by Angie Sage

[Lisa]

Ashley, What did you think of Glass? I enjoyed her book Identical and then put a bunch of her books on my to-read shelf, but I haven't read any of them yet.

[Ashley]

Lisa wrote: "Ashley, What did you think of Glass? I enjoyed her book Identical and then put a bunch of her books on my to-read shelf, but I haven't read any of them yet."

Glass was good. It was intense. I liked the ending a lot. I look forward to the final book of the trilogy , "Fallout" , which comes out in September. I've basically read all her books except "Impulse". Need to get that book.

[Kathy]

I don't think I posted that I was reading The God of the Hive by Laurie R. King. I've finished it (and loved it!) and am now reading the latest in the Southern Vampire series with Sookie Stackhouse (Trueblood on HBO), Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris. As all the other Sookie Stackhouse books, it is highly entertaining.

[Kathy]

Jeannette wrote: "Hayes wrote: "Finished Absent in the Spring, which I wasn't planning on liking so much. Will think about a review in the next few days.

The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop is n..."

Jeannette, I've already posted to Hayes about how much I loved this book, so I'll tell you now. I thought it was a wonderful read for those of us who love books. I read it during the horrible ice storm last year when it provided a great source of comfort to me, even if I did read much of it by flashlight.

[[deleted user]]

Well, that's a good recommendation, Kathy! Sounds like my kind of book, definitely. :)

[Tracy]

I think this series could be classified as comfort reads....I'm reading the The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency Box Set: "The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency" "Tears of the Giraffe" "Morality for Beautiful Girls" and right now I'm on book 2...Tears of the Giraffe. I'm enjoying them so far.

[[deleted user]]

Jeannette wrote: "Well, that's a good recommendation, Kathy! Sounds like my kind of book, definitely. :)"

I'm really enjoying it. The author sounds like someone I would really enjoy as a dinner guest, or a house guest for a few days. Entertaining in a low key kind of way, but energetic at the same time.

I think this is becoming a new comfort read!

[Kathy]

Hayes wrote: "Jeannette wrote: "Well, that's a good recommendation, Kathy! Sounds like my kind of book, definitely. :)"

I'm really enjoying it. The author sounds like someone I would really enjoy as a dinner g..."

His enthusiasm about books really played to mine. He had so many interesting things to say. As you put it, Hayes, "someone I would really enjoy as a dinner guest or house guest." Jeannette, let us know if you read it.

[[deleted user]]

I'll move it up in the cue. I get to facilitate a live book discussion this month (my first) and will have to start re-reading "Sense & Sensibility" soon. Not that it will be a hardship! :)

[[deleted user]]

I am a few chapters into Tell Me Something True . So far I love it.

[[deleted user]]

I have started Enchanted Glass. I finished the Eyre Affair and want to get Enchanted Glass finished before it has to go back to the library. I am enjoying it very much.

[Wallace]

I'm reading which is the sequel to . Both are comfort reads and both are delightful even if you don't knit. Funny and sweet.

[Lisa]

Jo wrote: "I'm reading Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life"

Bird By Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life is one of my favorite all time books. She is so funny, and wise. I love it even though I'm not a writer, but just a reader.

[Mary]

Christine wrote: "I am a few chapters into Tell Me Something True. So far I love it."

Christine, that red cover is stunning! And the book sounds good too.

[Kathy]

Christine, I love that book cover, too.

[[deleted user]]

The book cover is what grabbed my attention, but it's really so very good!

[Lee, Mod Mama]

I'll be curious to see how you rate it when you finish. The overall ratings aren't that high.