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[Lisa]

Thanks, Chrissie. I think I've added it. If I haven't I will do that. And I'll look out for your review. This book seems as though it will be my cup of tea. Just checked: I added it March 21, 2008, but I haven't gotten to it yet. That's the story of my to-read list.

[Chrissie]

Lisa, I will take out Oscar. I like walking in the dark and try and put together my thoughts on the book. There are alot . First I loved HOW it was written, but now I ponder what message/messages are being conveyed.

[Lisa]

Chrissie, Well, while you think: lucky Oscar!

[Chrissie]

Lisa, I gave it four stars. I have a very hard time choosing... and here is my GR review http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
for anyone interested. No spoilers!

[Chrissie]

I am now starting The Road From Home: A True Story of Courage, Survival and Hope which is a Newberry Honor Book. It is a biography about the Armenian Genocide. The author speaks of his mother's experiences.

[Manybooks]

Chrissie wrote: "I am now starting The Road From Home: A True Story of Courage, Survival and Hope which is a Newberry Honor Book. It is a biography about the Armenian Genocide. The author speaks of hi..."

That looks interesting, Chrissie. I think I will add it to my to-read list.

[Chrissie]

Gundula, there are so many interesting books. You are adding tons to my shelves, and I am doing likewise to yours. We are not good for each other - I mean that sarcastically! Sarcasm is tricky on the internet. People missunderstand, I have discovered!

[Manybooks]

Chrissie wrote: "Gundula, there are so many interesting books. You are adding tons to my shelves, and I am doing likewise to yours. We are not good for each other - I mean that sarcastically! Sarcasm is tricky on t..."

I understand perfectly. But, you are right about sarcasm, it actually only works well face to face, because a lot has to do with not only tone of voice, but also with body language. And, there are worse things than adding books to one's to-read shelf, I might complain at times, but only because I am sometimes not organised enough to keep a handle on my books. And, I even do that with the books I am currently reading, sometimes I actually forget not only what I am reading, but that I am currently reading a certain book.

[Kat (A Journey In Reading)]

Chrissie wrote: "Gundula and Lisa, I am going to give The Nazi Officer's Wife: How One Jewish Woman Survived the Holocaust 4 stars. I recommend it to both of you. I have finished it and will try and w..."


I started this one last night and I am really enjoying.

[Chrissie]

Kat - GOOOOD! Did you check out my review? It has no spoilers..... What is so amazing is that each holocaust book adds something new. It is a never ending subject and well worth reading b/c hopefully we readers wil REMEMBER. You know I am reading The Road From Home: A True Story of Courage, Survival and Hope after reading and reviewing A Summer Without Dawn: An Armenian Epic, about the Armenian Genocide. There is a quote that Hitler made on August 22, 1939 in The Road from Home : "I have given orders to my Death Units to exterminate without mercy or pity men, women and children belonging to the Polish-speaking race. It is only in this manner that we can acquire the vital territory which we need. After all, who remembers today the extermination of the Armenians?" Horrible that people forget, and that Turkey still today denies the truth.

[Lee, Mod Mama]

Chrissie, you read very quickly. Do you go through a book a day? :-)

[Chrissie]

Lee, no never, but three days on a short book is possible. I made a compliment to someone in another group b/c I was envious of her rapid reading......and she she took it all wrong!!!! I envied her, nothing else! I wish I could read faster, but I have to be able to absorb it too. This ability is different for each of us. Furthermore, I don't have small children! They take time and energy, and the kind of book one chooses is affected too. You need relaxation..... One is too tired for anything else.

[Lee, Mod Mama]

Yes, sometimes I wish I had the energy to read more thought provoking books but for now I need a higher ration of relaxing/comfort reads because of my life. I occasionally squeeze one in though. :-)

I love to watch what you're reading, I guess it just seems that you are onto a new one every day, the way time flies!

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Chrissie wrote:I mean that sarcastically! Sarcasm is tricky on the internet. People missunderstand, I have discovered "

Uh oh...I hate it when that happens. Especially because I can be such a smart a**, people don't always get me.

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Lee wrote: "Yes, sometimes I wish I had the energy to read more thought provoking books..."

My reading has really slowed down because I am so exhausted at night, and that's when I used to read. My current book is great, but I have to focus.

[Manybooks]

I'm a slow and thorough reader, but I'm also very easily distracted, even by information etc. that I read. If I read something that I find interesting and it is something I don't know much about, I will generally have to stop reading in order to research it. Usually, the only books that take less than a day (or maybe even two days) to read are very short books, or books that I am rereading.

[Chrissie]

All of you, I simply cannot read a book in one day unles it is a kid's picture book...... then I can read a couple. Even a short adult book will take about three days at least. People read differently and I read books differently depending on the book and on the situation. I must always have an atlas and I am miserable if I don't have access to Wikepedia. When I don't have access I plan my reads so that they are simple..... But the main thing is I read all the time. On the metro, waiting for an appointment, waiting outside the house to meet someone, always I have a book. My doctors always say - "so what are you reading now?" Just last week I woke up at 4.30 in the morning and finished The Nazi Officer's Wife. I couldn't sleep. I had to finish it. Crazy! There is a huge difference when you have small kids and work. HUGE! You are tired in another way! But any reading is more rewarding than TV. I haven't looked at TV in years. I don't know why we have a TV!

Christine, it is so annoying that sarcasm doesn't work on internet. I think sometimes people really missinterpret what I say. People have been annoyed at me and I am totally flabbergasted. I had no idea they thought I had said something nasty. The worst is, since we know we can missunderstand each other on the computer, why don't people ask - what do you mean ?- rather than assuming something wicked was implied. People should just talk and they would find out nothing nasty was meant. Why assume the worst?! This has gone thorough my head millions of times! This I don't understand. I guess I go around in a bubble. I don't think people WANT to be mean.

[Kat (A Journey In Reading)]

Chrissie wrote: "Kat - GOOOOD! Did you check out my review? It has no spoilers..... What is so amazing is that each holocaust book adds something new. It is a never ending subject and well worth reading b/c hopeful..."

I did read your review and it was great. You did an amazing job with it. I have read a good bit of books about WWII, but I haven't read many biography or autobiography books about it. I agree that each book brings someting different to light.

I have always loved stories about WWII, simply because my father was in that war and I remember him telling me things about it. Horror stories from both American and European sides. The things he saw, he did, that he went through etc. Sometimes I can read something in a book and remember him talking about it.

Many of my friends always comment on the books that I read, saying that I always read "heavy" books. I really don't think that they are, I tend to read a variety of things. I typically don't read books that the author puts out 10 or 12 books a year except for James Patterson, and I got hooked on him years ago. He is my "escape from reality" and are easy reads for me because they move so fast that you don't have to think about them.

[Chrissie]

Kat, well I like "heavy" books too. They get your mind thinking and distract you from stupid little issues in your own life. Have fun with the book. There is humor too. Books with a heavy topic need not be devoid of humor!!!

[Kathy]

I'm a little on the slow side as a reader, but I have my moments of flying through a book. Sometimes it's true that you just can't put one down. I read many places, too, Chrissie. In fact, when I'm going on a trip that's more than half an hour, I make sure I have a book in the car. My thinking is that you never can tell when you might have a delay on the road or somewhere. I don't always have a book around town, but I have my I-Phone, which has books downloaded on it. Oh, and I have to say that I admire anyone (my daughter included) that has small children that can find time to read.

Oh, on the sarcasm matter. I have to try and be careful, too. As my kids say, we speak sarcasm in our family, and sometimes we forget that not everyone gets that. The Internet poses some real problems in the use of sarcasm, which is so hard for those of us fluent in it.

I'm currently readingAll Clear by Connie Willis. It's the second part to , which came out last February. It involves time-traveling historians that visit London during the Blitz of WWII. I love Willis' time-traveling historian books. The first two were Doomsday Book and To Say Nothing of the Dog, two of my all-time favorite books.

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I can't image Jeannette and I functioning without sarcasm...yikes!

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I'm almost done with What Is Left the Daughter , and it's a "wow" book for me. I hope that the ending doesn't let me down.

[Manybooks]

And, there are some people who will take everything literally, so sarcasm is not only lost on them, they will usually take it the wrong way. I actually have a tendency to take things literally, but because I am aware of that, I often stop, think and then realise that this must be sarcasm (but not everyone does that). There are also many kinds of sarcasm and satire, some funny and entertaining, but some that can be downright nasty, so it's prudent to be careful at times.

Kathy, do you think that Connie Willis is going to combine the two WWII novels into one at some time? I have to admit that I was reluctant to read the first after I realised that she just sort of stopped in mid-write, so to speak.

[Rima]

Hi everyone! I'm new; my name is Rima. I am currently reading Two Years, No Rain. Seriously, so much fun! If you're a mom who has ever crushed on a preschool TV celebrity (think Anthony Wiggle), then you'll totally enjoy this book.

Two Years, No Rain

[Kat (A Journey In Reading)]

Chrissie wrote: "Kat, well I like "heavy" books too. They get your mind thinking and distract you from stupid little issues in your own life. Have fun with the book. There is humor too. Books with a heavy topic nee..."

I agree!!

I just finished The Nazi Officer's Wife: How One Jewish Woman Survived the Holocaust, read it in less than 3 days. What a wonderful book!

[Kat (A Journey In Reading)]

Now... what to read next!!

[Chrissie]

Kat, lovely. I love when people can share a good book!!!!! And I liked Edith ALOT!

[Lisa]

R.L. wrote: "Hi everyone! I'm new; my name is Rima."

Rima, Welcome to the group. I hope that you enjoy us here and find some good comfort read books.

[Maria]

I start to read book "The Reading Group" by Elizabeth Noble.

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Christine wrote: "I can't image Jeannette and I functioning without sarcasm...yikes!"

I try to be funny rather than sarcastic like you, Christine! It is an art - falala... ;)

[Lisa]

Maria wrote: "I start to read book "The Reading Group" by Elizabeth Noble."

Maria, I have that book on my to-read list. I'll be interested in your opinion once you've finished reading it.

[Kathy]

Gundula wrote: "And, there are some people who will take everything literally, so sarcasm is not only lost on them, they will usually take it the wrong way. I actually have a tendency to take things literally, bu..."

I don't see a combination in the near future. I think someday the publishers might decide to put out a combined publication, but there will be the paperbacks first and all that. I wasn't terribly thrilled to have to wait from February until now to continue the story, but I tried to look at it as something to look forward to. Did you go ahead and read the first one, Gundula?

[Lee, Mod Mama]

Oh yay! All Clear is out? Now I can go ahead and read Blackout. I was waiting too!!!!

[Lee, Mod Mama]

Welcome Rima!

[Manybooks]

Kathy wrote: "Gundula wrote: "And, there are some people who will take everything literally, so sarcasm is not only lost on them, they will usually take it the wrong way. I actually have a tendency to take thin..."

Not yet, I was waiting for the sequel so I could read them both together, but I've kind of gone overboard again with buying books last month, so I will have to be good and wait awhile (unless I remember to check if Chapters/Indigo has it, but I really don't like shopping there anymore, the music is way too noisy, it used to be fun to browse, now I just find it a distracting chore).

[Manybooks]

R.L. wrote: "Hi everyone! I'm new; my name is Rima. I am currently reading Two Years, No Rain. Seriously, so much fun! If you're a mom who has ever crushed on a preschool TV celebrity (think Anthony Wiggle), th..."

I actually have a copy of that book, if I could find where in my book pile I have stashed it. I've heard so many good things about it, I really should attempt to dig it out and start reading it.

[Kathy]

Lee wrote: "Oh yay! All Clear is out? Now I can go ahead and read Blackout. I was waiting too!!!!"

Let me know when you start reading these, Lee. I just love Willis' time-traveling historians. I haven't gotten very far in All Clear yet because my husband is in and lots going on. I hope to get to focus on it starting tomorrow.

[Kathy]

Christine wrote: "I'm almost done with What Is Left the Daughter, and it's a "wow" book for me. I hope that the ending doesn't let me down."

This one sounds very interesting!

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Kathy wrote: "Christine wrote: "I'm almost done with What Is Left the Daughter, and it's a "wow" book for me. I hope that the ending doesn't let me dow..."

I just finished it, Kathy. It was a good one.

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I'm starting A Golden Age: A Novel

[Chrissie]

Christine - YES, that is suppose to be a good book. That is another one of the books I have bought but haven't gotten around to reading. This is getting hopeless with all my piles of books..... I would love to know your thoughts as you read!

I just finished The Road From Home: A True Story of Courage, Survival and Hope and here follows my GR review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

I did learn about Armenian culture, Armenian Genocide and the Great Fire of Smyrna, but the biography could have been better told. I gave it three stars. Now I have begun, still on the Armenian theme, Passage to Ararat

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Nice picture, Chrissie! Took me a second to figure out it was you. :)

[Chrissie]

Jeanette, I froze every time I saw myself in shorts. It is freezing here now. Brrrr. Thank you and Oscar says woof! How is your dog doing?

Gundula, thank you!

And let me say thet so far I really enjoy Passage to Ararat. It is also going to be about the author's relationship to his father, how it is to grow up with a parent who denies his background and simply living in a multicultural home! I immediately like the writing style. The author wrote for the New Yorker concerning television,and thus also about the Vietnam War. I HAVE to have good writing, otherwise I go under- blup, blup, blup SILENCE.

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It can't decide to be cold or warm here. Always changing clothes from morning to afternoon to evening, again. Buddy is doing well for an old guy. I have got to put his diaper on him now (he dribbles a little), but he doesn't mind it. We all get older.... Keep warm!

[Manybooks]

Chrissie wrote: "Jeanette, I froze every time I saw myself in shorts. It is freezing here now. Brrrr. Thank you and Oscar says woof! How is your dog doing?

Gundula, thank you!

And let me say thet so far I re..."

Passage to Ararat looks like another book to put on my to-read pile, oh brother. But, maybe not today, I just added a whole bunch, the most intriguing for me being Summer Will Show, A Year of Revolutions: Fanny Lewald's Recollections of 1848 and The Baron's Sons: A Romance of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 (I've actually ordered a few of these through ILL).

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I'm reading The Sunny Side: Short Stories and Poems for Proper Grown-Ups. Something different from a familiar author.

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Chrissie wrote: "Christine - YES, that is suppose to be a good book. That is another one of the books I have bought but haven't gotten around to reading. This is getting hopeless with all my piles of books..... I w..."

I downloaded it such a long time ago because it looked great, and then I forgot it was there. Last night I read the description again, and I'm excited to start it.

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Jeannette wrote: "Nice picture, Chrissie! Took me a second to figure out it was you. :)"

Yes, me too. It is a really great picture!

[Chrissie]

Christine and Jeanette, for me the photo is blurry, but I have rotten eyes. I am hoping other people can see sweet Oscar!! Woof!

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It is a bit blurry, but it is a sweet picture, especially of Oscar! He is looking right at all of us. :)