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[Chrissie]

Gundula, enjoy!

[Manybooks]

Chrissie wrote: "I finished The Royal Physician's Visit and here folows my review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
I thought it was amazing historical fiction. The style does not fit al..."

Chrissie, let me know what you think of the German novel. It's on my to-read list, but if I do read it, I obviously want to read it in German (but, ordering from Germany is a bit more expensive, so if you don't like the novel at all, I would like to know, I have way too many books that I ordered and then not liked at all).

And, Jeannette, the ISBN Number for the new "Little Prince" book (new translation and restored original art) is 978-0-15-202398-0 (translated in 2000 by Richard Howard).

[Beth]

i am also reading this i started it yesterday. so that makes 3 books at once!

along with

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Thanks, Gundula!

[Chrissie]

Gundula, what do I think? After only 8 pages, of beautiful, "stream of thought" writing? I am blown over! I understand why it is sold out everywhere! It is so unique! And so good!

I am talking about: Portrait of the Mother as a Young Woman

[Darkpool]

I have less than half an hour of Whose Body? left to listen to. The next audiobook will be The Italian Chapel, which caught my eye in the library last year, and I've finally got around to borrowing it.
My 'real' book at the moment is which is the group read for 'A history of Royals' at the moment. It's a charming book, and would be a quick read for anyone with an attention span longer that 2 seconds! I'm struggling to read more than 5 pages at a time of anything during the week at the moment. Looking forward to getting a sizable chunk of it read this weekend!

[Chrissie]

Gundula, concerning Portrait of the Mother as a Young Woman, I will write a bit beginning a review.

[Manybooks]

Chrissie wrote: "Gundula, concerning Portrait of the Mother as a Young Woman, I will write a bit beginning a review."

Thanks, the book does sound quite interesting.

[Chrissie]

Gundula, it will not take me long to complete!

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For The Invisible Bridge, I did a different review for my blog than I put here, but I think I'll leave my comments here as they are. http://reflectionsofaplumfan.blogspot...

[Chrissie]

Christine, I am not surprised you gave it 5 stars. Everyone likes this book. For once a book that deserves the rave reviews!

[Chrissie]

Sunday I finished Portrait of the Mother as a Young Woman and here follows my review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
I didn't like the book, and I don't understand why it is so popular in Europe or why it has won prizes.

Yesterday I also started The Birth of Venus. This has been reviewed by so many, there is absolutely no reason to write a review when I am done! :0) Yes, I am enjoying it. I am wondering why it has that strange prologue; how is that going to tie into the story?! Patience, Chrissie!

[Chrissie]

Katri, isn't Tiina Nunnally a Finnish translator? the name sounds Finnish. She is the translator of The Royal Physician's Visit and Smilla's Sense of Snow, the first by a Swedish author and the second by a Danish author. Now I have decided to wait until I can get my hands on Enquist's The Book about Blanche and Marie in Swedish, although I have no complaints about Nunnally's translation. I loved both translated by her. The Swedish is sold out!

[John]

With my next book I am leaving Saskatchewan for Brazzaville Beach in the Congo via William Boyd's Brazzaville Beach

[Kathy]

I finished The Forgotten Garden and loved it! I can't believe I waited this long to read it.

Today I started the latest Hamish Macbeth, Death of a Chimney Sweep, by M.C. Beaton. One of my favorite comfy series.

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Oh man, Kathy, now I have to spend money again. I've been waiting for your final thumbs up.
I'm reading The Lake of Dreams.

[Ellen]

I'm busy trying to finish Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, Blood Meridian: Or the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthy for my 2011 group challenge read; ditto for BlindnessHenry Green, and The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson- and loving them all. I want to settle down by tomorrow or Wednesday to focus on a reread of Under the Net by Iris Murdoch, which I'm doing as a buddy read with a friend.

Overloaded, much?
Well, yes but I am having fun at least.

[Kathy]

Christine wrote: "Oh man, Kathy, now I have to spend money again. I've been waiting for your final thumbs up.
I'm reading The Lake of Dreams."

It will be money well spent, Christine. Now I'm waiting to see what you think of The Lake of Dreams. I might be buying that one.j

Ellie, how did you like Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter? I own it, but I haven't gotten to it yet.

[Ellen]

I'm about half-way thru & basically liking it. It started out great but drags in some places. It's hard to maintain the momentum but when it works it's a lot of fun.

[Beth]

i just started
along with the help and the guardian still

[Susan]

I just started Undead and Unappreciated by MaryJanice Davidson. I am sitting here giggling out loud!! I just love this series!!!

[Beth]

YAY SUSAN! SO GLAD TO HEAR IT!

[Darkpool]

Susan wrote: "I just started Undead and Unappreciated by MaryJanice Davidson. I am sitting here giggling out loud!! I just love this series!!!"

Ooh, I've been so tempted by this series! Must get it on the tbr list.

[Susan]

It is sooo funny!!!!!

[Keren]

Lee wrote: "Here's a place to share your current read even if it's not a comfort read. We love to talk about books of all kinds especially if they are good ones.
We won't shelve these books on the group bo..."

[Keren]

I am reading 'The Republic of Love' by Carol Shields. This was chosen by our local book club. Any comments for discussion/questions?The Republic of Love

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Karen,
I hadn't heard of this one. I'm always interested in what a book club chooses though so I'm going to look at some of the reviews.

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Kathy wrote:...Now I'm waiting to see what you think of The Lake of Dreams. I might be buying that one.j

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ATTN: Kathy
Do not bother. Ugh, what a disappointment.

[Chrissie]

I have started Maps and Shadows. This is historical fiction. It is said to stay close to the true historical events, that being the plight of the Poles sent to gulags in Siberia when Russia invaded Poland at the beginning of WW2. Later the Poles were released so that the men could help fight against the Germans. However this left many women and children in Russia, while the husband/father was off fighting. This book is about the flight from Siberia of just one such Polish family. Poetry is interwoven into the story, which is told from four different points of view, four members of the same family. Cross your fingers for me. I want a good book now, having just finsihed The Birth of Venus which very much disappointed me. My short GR review explains why:
http://www.goodreads.com:80/review/sh...

[Ellen]

I'm alomst finishedThe Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson & hopefully nothing will change my current opinion (although a lot can happen in 100 pages!)
As it is so far, I'm loving it. Totally captivated by Marianne's stories-it's like listening to the 1001 nights, a la 20th century. Such an easy, captivating read even with some very distressing event.
The narrator is highly unlikeable but it's cool to see him slowly become more human after becoming someone who looks inhuman (irony, I'm sure, intended).
Well-written, with a clever hook. And the stories...!
Hopefully, the end won't disappoint.
More to follow...

[Tiziana]

I read The Gargoyle last year and I loved the book. Especially, Marianne's stories.

[Lauren]

Finished The Apothecary's Daughter by Julie Klassen and now I'm reading The Pyschic Book Of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe - I'm also going to re-read eventually... Outlander by Diana Gabaldon and hopefully finish reading the entire series this year and I'm also going to re-read Into The Wilderness. My goal is to read 100 new books this year so I won't be re-reading a whole lot of books. I figured if I read a whole series of something like Outlander it woudld amount to quite a lot of that challenge.

[Andrea]

Finally finished the Fever Series and have moved on to Water for Elephants.

[Lisa]

I finished my reread of The Secret Garden (a comfort read for me!) and I guess today I'll try to start Midnight's Children, the book for my next real world book club meeting in 3 weeks.

[Chrissie]

Andrea, Water for elephants is fantastic.

Lisa, I preferred The Lost Prince even more than The secret Garden! Both are excellent .

[Lisa]

Chrissie, Maybe I'll add it. I've read A Little Princess too by her but I don't think anything else.

[Chrissie]

I haven't read A Little Princes.....

[Lisa]

Chrissie wrote: "I haven't read A Little Princes....."

It's worth reading, and you might even be able to easily find a copy.

[Chrissie]

Lisa, that sounds promising!

[Camila]

I'm in the middle of To kill a mockingbird, by Harper Lee. I'm impressed by Lee's prose. By now, I find this a good book.

[Lisa]

Camilla wrote: "I'm in the middle of To kill a mockingbird, by Harper Lee. I'm impressed by Lee's prose. By now, I find this a good book."

Camilla, To Kill a Mockingbird is one of my very favorite books, if not my very favorite book. I'm glad you're enjoying it.

[Chrissie]

Having finished and liked Maps and Shadows, my review follows here: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/.... I learned a lot. The plight of the Poles during WW2 was clearly described. Really, they got the short end of the stick following WW2.

I have started There Is No Me Without You: One Woman's Odyssey to Rescue Africa's Children. It is about the huge problem of AIDS orphans in Africa. It is about one woman in Ethiopia who has helped. The pictures of these kids, included in the book, will grab your heart. My friend Lynne gave it 4 stars, and she is as restrictive with her stars as I am!

[Chrissie]

Camilla, I love To Kill a Mockingbird I reread it rather recently and even enjoyed it more than the first time I read it almost half a century ago. Yew, that sounds like a long time ago.
Well, it was!

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The Star Rover

I am reading the Star Rover which is a hard book to get a copy of. I have always liked Jack London books except for The Sea Wolf.

[Chrissie]

Lady Lavender, I should read more Jack London, I haven't read his writing in ages. This one does sound interesting. Do you like it? Quite a different topic from his other books.

[Kathy]

Christine wrote: "Kathy wrote:...Now I'm waiting to see what you think of The Lake of Dreams. I might be buying that one.j

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ATTN: Kathy
Do not bother. Ugh, what a disappointment."

Oh no! What a shame.

[Kathy]

Reading A Red Herring Without Mustard by Alan Bradlley. It's the 3rd in the Flavia de Luce series, with the first two being The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie and The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag. I love this series! Tell me someone else does too?

[Darkpool]

I love Flavia!!! I've only read the first - had it as an audiobook, and enjoyed that so much I'm trying to make myself wait until the library gets the audiobooks of #2 and 3, too.

[Kathy]

Darkpool wrote: "I love Flavia!!! I've only read the first - had it as an audiobook, and enjoyed that so much I'm trying to make myself wait until the library gets the audiobooks of #2 and 3, too."

So great to hear that you love her, too, Darkpool! Now you've made me want to get the audio versions. I'm betting they're wonderful in audio.

[Lisa]

Kathy, I loved the first book and have the second book on my on-deck shelf, and this one on my to-read shelf too. I love Flavia. She's such a quirky and memorable character. I have to catch up!