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Maude wrote: "Chrissie and Christine, It was so interesting to see how people came to see him. It is amazing today to realize people in France had never seen a giraffe. Now people go to the zoo, nod at the gir..."

I am going to look for this one today. Thanks so much!

[Kathy]

Andrea wrote: "Here I go... starting Outlander today."

Enjoy, Andrea! I loved them all!

[Kathy]

Choosing a new book to read today. So many choices, and my list I have made out isn't helping. I think I'm going to go with a Kindle read, Dandelions in the Garden. I started a book last night and then decided today that I don't want to read it. I hate doing that, doesn't happen very often. OK, off to make a definite choice now.

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Kathy wrote: "Choosing a new book to read today. So many choices, and my list I have made out isn't helping. I think I'm going to go with a Kindle read, Dandelions in the Garden. I started a bo..."

I've done that a few times lately, Kathy. What was the book?

[Maude]

Christine, There is a lot of information in the first part of the book that doesn't really consider the giraffe that much but still very interesting. The giraffe is more in the latter half. I really enjoyed it and hope you do too.

[Kathy]

Well, I don't want to say right now because I might go back to it. It's a book by Susan Hill who wrote one of my favorite ghost stories, The Woman in Black: A Ghost Story. Let me get back to you on this one.

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I have that one on my tbr list. Someone recommended it to me, but I haven't gotten to it.

[Lisa]

Dogs, except service dogs, are not allowed at zoos. My dog would have barked her head off, I think.

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When I was a kid we tried to take our Shetland Sheepdog to the zoo but when she got out of the car she was terrified by the smells of too many strange animals. She ended up waiting in the car.

[Chrissie]

I think for health reasons dogs are not allowed in zoos....Still, I think dogs would have a blast here! Imagine if they made a zoo for dogs!

[Darkpool]

I'm imagining a big park full of exotic animal smells...

[Chrissie]

Darkpool, smells and sounds and sights.

I am still reading There Is No Me Without You: One Woman's Odyssey to Rescue Africa's Children. I recommend it! It puts a face to the numbers, all the Ethiopian AIDS orphans. They can ask: do you have a mother? Such is not a given in Ethiopia!

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Last night I started Trespassing: A Novel. I'm not sure what I think yet, it's too early.

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Hey, c'mon, it's almost 10am!! ;)

[Kathy]

I surrounded myself with about 20 books in bed last night, not counting the ones on my Kindle. I was going through a can't-decide-what-to-read meltdown. I almost let the thought that I might have too many books seep into my mind. I finally started reading Pat Conroy's My Reading Life and am enjoying it. He is such a word wizard.

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You can never have too many books. Maybe you actually need more books.

[Kathy]

Christine wrote: "You can never have too many books. Maybe you actually need more books."

ROFL!!!

[Ellen]

I just started Revenge of the Mooncake Vixen which is probably a bad idea because now I probably won't get to work on my essays today.

[Lauren]

Kathy wrote: "I surrounded myself with about 20 books in bed last night, not counting the ones on my Kindle. I was going through a can't-decide-what-to-read meltdown. I almost let the thought that I might have..."

I'm currently reading South Of Broad by Pat Conroy - I love his descriptions of Charleston, but I can't seem to get into the actual story. I'm not sure what it is..I'm determined not to give up. But I think Mr. Conroy and I are going to be parting after this book for QUITE a while.

[bob]

hi, been out of town, but here's what i.m reading now. 1632 by Eric Flint. it can be had for FREE here: http://drmfree.calibre-ebook.com/by/g...

I also started using a program called Calibre for organizing my ebooks. It is also free
I like the idea of this book it was written by a historian and has a science fiction element hoefully it will be as good as the review i have read about it

[Chrissie]

I just finished There Is No Me Without You: One Woman's Odyssey to Rescue Africa's Children. Everybody should read this book. Here follows my short GR review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Now I have begun Nicholas and Alexandra. Why? Because I have heard marvelous things about the author. The subject matter is of course interesting too!

[Lisa]

Chrissie wrote: "Now I have begun Nicholas and Alexandra. Why? Because I have heard marvelous things about the author. The subject matter is of course interesting too! "

Oh, I loved that book when I read it years ago! It was my first introduction to that chapter of history.

[Chrissie]

Lisa, the author is suppose to be excellent. He is coming out with a book on Catherine the Great in November.

[Manybooks]

Chrissie wrote: "Lisa, the author is suppose to be excellent. He is coming out with a book on Catherine the Great in November."

I should try reading it. I've always resisted because the movie that was based on the book was really, really bad (in my opinion). And, I did not even know that the movie was based on a book, so I should at least give the book a chance, as books are usually better than the movies based on them.

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Ellen wrote: "I just started Revenge of the Mooncake Vixen which is probably a bad idea because now I probably won't get to work on my essays today."

That's certainly an interesting title! ;)

[Chrissie]

Gundula the description of the pines and birches and rivers and all the domes of Moscow and St. Petersburg on its islands is enchanting. This writer has a way with words. A movie cannot be the same.

[Manybooks]

Chrissie wrote: "Gundula the description of the pines and birches and rivers and all the domes of Moscow and St. Petersburg on its islands is enchanting. This writer has a way with words. A movie cannot be the same."

Of course not, and I don't remember much, except that I did not like the movie (I was a teenager when I watched it).

[Pamela]

I just finished Major Pettigrew's Last Stand and loved it. The same goes for The Apothecary's Daughter which I got free on Kindle, I'll read more by this author. And I finished Decision Points George Bush's biography which I liked. It could be a comfort read if you want to understand how he made his decisions;-)

[Pamela]

Chrissie wrote: "Darkpool, smells and sounds and sights.

I am still reading There Is No Me Without You: One Woman's Odyssey to Rescue Africa's Children. I recommend it! It puts a face to the number..."

This sounds like a great read, I added it...

[Pamela]

Maude wrote: "I just finished reading Zarafa: A Giraffe's True Story from Deep in Africa to the Heart of Paris, by Michael Allin. This was in 1826 and it was the first Giraffe anyone in France had seen. Very i..."

this book sounds interesting too, I'll check it out...

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Christine wrote: "Last night I started Trespassing: A Novel. I'm not sure what I think yet, it's too early."

I can't seem to focus right now, and I think I need to for this one. I'd hate to waste a potentially great read because I'm a temporary airhead (Don't say it, Jeannette). So I am putting it back on the stack for now.

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Hey, did you see my "clever" reply? message 3502 You must be out of it to have skipped replying to such a zinger. Cheer up! Maybe you'll find another nice, depressing book.... (just kidding!)

I am in the process of choosing between a humorous memoir and a new cozy mystery.

[Lauren]

Pamela wrote: "I just finished Major Pettigrew's Last Stand and loved it. The same goes for The Apothecary's Daughter ..."

I really liked The Apothecary's Daughter too! I got it free for my nook and I plan on reading another one of her books soon.

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Jeannette wrote: "Hey, did you see my "clever" reply? message 3502 You must be out of it to have skipped replying to such a zinger. Cheer up! Maybe you'll find another nice, depressing book.... (just kidding!)

I..."

I did notice your earlier witty zinger. I was so impressed that you left me speechless.

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Well, now I'm worried about you! Maybe you better have 2 cupcakes and then lie down!

[Chrissie]

Gundula, I have been thinking about how you said the freebies on Kindle were abridged sometimes...... Do they clearly tell you they are abriged? I haven't received my Kindle yet so I am at Kindergarten level!

Is the Apothecary's Daughter abridged? In Europe this title doesn't seem to be a freebie! What is free in the US and in Europe are different!

[Manybooks]

Chrissie wrote: "Gundula, I have been thinking about how you said the freebies on Kindle were abridged sometimes...... Do they clearly tell you they are abriged? I haven't received my Kindle yet so I am at Kinderg..."

I'm not sure if it is made clear wether the books are abridged. I do not have a Kindle, but I believe that is was a book by L.M. Montgomery and the individual noticed that her "free" novel was incomplete (she had previously read the novel and knew it quite well).

[Chrissie]

Gundula, that sucks if you are not clearly informed!

[Darkpool]

My latest audiobook is Penguins Stopped Play: Eleven Village Cricketers Take on the World, which I fell in love with only a few minutes into the first disc.
The author, Harry Thompson starts with the description of a cricket match in Antarctica, which has such delicious poetic passages woven through it my mouth fair started to water. I'm really not sure how anyone who lacked passing familiarity with the game of cricket would get on with references to a penguin parking itself on a good length, or indeed what those without a rather more in-depth knowledge would make of such passages as the description of a leopard seal:("Imagine the head of Ridley Scott's Alien atop the body of Mike Gatting after a particularly hefty tea").
As a hopeless player but keen fan of the game, I'm enjoying it very much.

[Manybooks]

Chrissie wrote: "Gundula, that sucks if you are not clearly informed!"

I know, but you know, even with some classic paper books, it is not always clear if books have been abridged. I don't liked abridged books that much anyway, but it should at least be clear to the potential reader or purchaser wether a given book has been abridged.

[Chrissie]

I hate abridged books. Except I should have read the abridged version of The Name of the Rose. :0)

I started my review of Nicholas and Alexandra I just had to give a quote b/c I love the writing. http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Compare this to the lousy movie.

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Darkpool wrote: "My latest audiobook is Penguins Stopped Play: Eleven Village Cricketers Take on the World, which I fell in love with only a few minutes into the first disc.
The author, [author:Harry..."

That sounds like a fun book, but definitely written in a "foreign" language! ;)

[Sherry]

Chrissie, is there really an abridged version of The Name of the Rose? I have tried three times to read that book, because I love mysteries and so many people say that is one of the best ever written, but I have not been able to get into it. Maybe if there was an abridged version without so many of the long descriptive and philosophical passages, I would actually read it.

[Chrissie]

Sherry, yes they exist. Here is what I found at Book Depository/ABeBooks:

http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/searc...

These two are abridged.

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Chrissie wrote: "Sherry, yes they exist. Here is what I found at Book Depository/ABeBooks:

http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/searc...

These two are abridged."

Thanks as I might try it that way also.

[Chrissie]

Sherry and Lady OT Lavender. I read the unabridged and gave it two stars. Here is what I thought:

http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

[Sherry]

Thanks, Chrissie. Would it make a big difference if a person skipped some sections? For instance, if the description of the side of the mountain, or of a character's personal philosophy, is boring me to tears, could I just move on to the next interesting bit?

[Maude]

Sherry, I tried to read that book years ago - couldn't do it and have never regretted it!

[Chrissie]

Sherry, I would say skip the book! I totally hated the attitude of the author. He wanted his readers to suffer a bit so that only those really "worthy" would be left reading. Jeeze! I was annoyed from the beginning when I read this. I did learn about the religion situation at this time. I did enjoy his description of the building. I liked a lot learning about the life style in a monastery at this time, but he pissed me off in the beginning and I just am not interested in crime novels. I know it is fiction so whoc ares who did it?!

I admit, I am not the normal reader.

A good book should be so wonderful wyou want to grab it and never put it down.

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You could always watch the movie, instead. It was a pretty good mystery/thriller.