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Hi Lizz! I'll bet we can help you find some new mysteries!
LOL when reading the comment on the Biltmore Library...been there 3 times and each time I itch to scan the shelves just to see what interesting books are hidden there! Oh, to be the library mouse for just a few months! Heaven!
Caitlin wrote: "Martha wrote: "Caitlin, have you been to the Biltmore Estate in N. Carolina? It's worth the trip just to see the 2 story library!!! My dream room. My books had been boxed up while we were getting t..."Caitlin and Martha: We had quite a discussion about the library at Biltmore in the thread "I dream of having a library" which is under "Off Topic Discussions" toward the bottom of the list of discussion topics.
There is a link there, Caitlin, where you can see part of the Biltmore Library. It is fabulous.
Denise wrote: "Caitlin wrote: "Martha wrote: "Caitlin, have you been to the Biltmore Estate in N. Carolina? It's worth the trip just to see the 2 story library!!! My dream room. My books had been boxed up while w..."Thanks, Denise ... I enjoyed reading that thread of posts. I do love the Biltmore & hope to see it at Christmas and in the fall. I am a fan on Facebook & they posted some beautiful pics of the fall foliage last year. I love that they were such nice people for having all that money. Part of why he went broke is because of all he did for that area. Another thing that amazed me was that he planned that house when he was a bachelor!! He just wanted to outdo his brothers. :-) Talk about sibling rivalry!!
Tammy wrote: "Hi Lizz, welcome!"Thanks
Denise wrote: "Caitlin wrote: "Martha wrote: "Caitlin, have you been to the Biltmore Estate in N. Carolina? It's worth the trip just to see the 2 story library!!! My dream room. My books had been boxed up while w..."I checked out the website. What a beautiful location!
Welcome Caitlin!One of the benefits of being single - no one can complain about all the books I buy. LOL
Good luck with your move, Denise.
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Ha! You would think so, yet my sister manages to get a dig in every time she's here. Like they have no books in their home, LOL.
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Heather L wrote: "Caroline wrote: "One of the benefits of being single - no one can complain about all the books I buy."Ha! You would think so, yet my sister manages to get a dig in every time she's here. Like they have no books in their home, LOL..."
And like it's any of her business either.
Like Marcus Tullius Cicero said: "A room without books is like a body without soul" or Horace Mann said: "A house without books is like a room without windows".
Denise wrote: "Heather L wrote: "Caroline wrote: "One of the benefits of being single - no one can complain about all the books I buy."Ha! You would think so, yet my sister manages to get a dig in every time ..."
Amen-preach on, Sister Denise! I'm creeped out by the no-book houses! Spooky and not in a good way!
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Roxann: No-book households bother me as well. Especially homes with small children and not even so much as a dictionary.
One friend had no reference materials of any kind in her home seven years ago, when the kids were in elementary school. After the 3rd or 4th time they came down to borrow my dictionary, I ended up giving them one of my large ones (I had three at the time), a thesaurus (I had two), and an Encyclopedia of the World (bought just for them). Her son (in 3rd grade then) especially liked the encyclopedia, and pulled it out during the Olympics that year to look up the different countries as the Parade of Nations entered the stadium.
It's sad that this is true of so many homes, especially with lower-income families. Which reminds me...I'm starting to see ads for school supplies. Must remember to make a donation to the annual drive held by a local department store.
Heather L wrote: "Denise: I live by the Erasmus quote, "When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left I buy food and clothes." *grin* Roxann: No-book households bother me as well. Especially homes wi..."
Heather, you are a good woman! I can't even estimate how much money I spent on supplies for my students during my 17 year special ed teacher career! So, many kids need simple things like pencil, paper, and crayons! (plus, I love the smell of new crayons!) The kids really smile when they get new backpacks or new shoes! I've even had to keep clothes and shoes at school for kiddos who wanted to have something clean for school. So sad, but the kids made it worth while!!
Hello, what a great idea for a group. I love mystery and I love getting all cosy with a book and a big mug of coffee and a big box of chocolates. It is like heaven. I look forward to seeing everyones suggestions for books. I'm trying to get a list of great mystery books for my blog www.readerireadit.com in my top picks. Let me know if you have any suggestions.
Roxanne: A few years ago, we were going house hunting, every house we looked at about 20 or so and not a single book or bookshelf in them. My hubby and I just totally freaked out about it. We kept thinking what kind of town were we going to live in. Got told that most people get books from the library as most people just stay there for the summer. But after we moved there found a lot who had a great many books so it was so much better. It was so funny that had brothered us so much. We just don't know that many people who don't have a couple of books in their house.
Love the quotes, Denise!! Roxann, I'm also a bit creeped out by people who just don't read. What on earth do they do all day?!?! lol
Susan wrote: "Roxanne: A few years ago, we were going house hunting, every house we looked at about 20 or so and not a single book or bookshelf in them. My hubby and I just totally freaked out about it. We ke..."No doubt a lot of the houses you looked at had been "staged." Only a few books would be allowed to exist in a "staged" room and then only to make the room look properly decorated. Wouldn't want anyone to think there was any clutter around, would we? Lord help anyone who feels the need to stage my house. I must have a couple thousand books.
Welcome to all the newbies that have joined our group.
My mom was a reader and passed the love of books on to me. She doesn't read much anymore as she says it makes her sleepy. I have a sister and 2 brothers and you couldn't pay any of them to sit down and read a book. So, you won't find many books in their houses. My dad's the same way, but he does like things like "field guides", you know the type of book that has info about different types of birds and other wildlife. He'll sit and look at books like that in the winter. He wanted a book about cattle and the different breeds. I had a really hard time finding what he wanted and when I did it was quite expensive, but worth every penny. My mom says it's one of his favorites to sit down with on a snowy day.
Hi everyone. My name is Randi. I love mysteries of any kind and am very excited to be in this group.
Welcome to our newbies ;) I hope we can greatly add to your TBR piles!
A warm hello from over here in England!I only joined the site yesterday and am feeling very much the "new girl" as I don't know anyone on here yet! Ha ha!
I love "older" mystery books and have quite a collection! =>
I particularly like Sidney Horler, Edgar Wallace, Georgette Heyer and Phillip Oppenheim.
I look forward to meeting you all!
Have a great week everyone!
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Susie, that has happened to me already! :-D I've gotten a big notebook ... now to just transfer all the info from the many notes, post-its, that I've jotted titles, authors down on. This group is great!!Welcome to the newbies!! I've only been a member a few weeks, but everyone is so friendly ... we hope you feel right at home.
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My name is Ruthie and I live in a small town in the mountains of NC. A coworker suggested I look into Goodreads last May and I have been hooked eversince. It is so wonderful to connect with others who are as obsessed or if not more! than I am with reading. When I am not reading I am listening to a book. My oldest daughter is getting ready to go off to college so I suspect I will be escaping even more into the cozy world come the end of August. I've read so many series that it is hard to name my favorites. I enjoy Tamar Meyers Den of Antiquity series, Donna Andrews, Elizabeth Peters,Earlene Fowler.... I am slowly learning my way around this discussion group....
Howdy ya'll to Julia, Randi, and kinda neighbor, Ruth (I'm from near Chattanooga)! Goodreads, especially Cozy Mysteries is the best!
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Kari wrote: "I am a used bookseller and I have quite a few Oppenheims in stock but they do sell pretty quickly so others must still be reading him. I like what I call those dusty mysteries, especially dark house mysteries..."Kari: What is a dark house mystery?
I LOVE dark house mysteries!! Never knew that's what they were called, but love them!! Both movies & books. Thanks, Kari!
While I grew up watching mysteries I just recently began reading them, and LOVE them! I have not read any of Agatha Christie's books but just the other night watched one of her Poiret series, "Death by Assignment" it was great!
It was good, Deborah!! I taped it on the dvr & just watched it last night!! I read all the Christie mysteries as a teenager & loved them. Plan to start again this year or early next year.
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Everyone arrives at the house, there is usually a storm, a murder and so..."
The Secret of Chimneys would be another prime example. And, though they don't happen at a house, but different modes of transportation, I think Death on the Nile and Murder on the Orient Express would also count.
I need to add these to my to be read list!
Murder on the Orient Express and And Then There Were None are 2 of my favorites of Christie's. I love the Miss Marple's, too. Always liked her better than Poirot. I'm interested to see how I find him as an adult (and a much older one, at that!)
Heather L wrote: "Kari wrote: "Agatha Christie wrote dark house mysteries and they were popular in the 20's and 30's. There are also dark house movies. Everyone arrives at the house, there is usually a storm, a ..."
If Death on the Nile and Murder on the Orient Express qualify as dark house stories, how about And Then There Were None, sometimes titled Ten Little Indians?
What do you recommend as my first Agatha Christie Novel?
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Kari wrote: "I think boats and trains would qualify as dark house mysteries. I also forgot one my favorite ones ?The Canary Murder Case
This was one of the first ones I read.
Does anyone ..."
I read a book in this style, I don't know if you would consider it a "true" dark house mystery as the suspects are able to leave house the next day and the murders continue. It was called
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Hello again,Thank you for all your greetings!
If I was going to recommend an Agatha Christie as an introduction to; I would say try " Death Comes As The End" and "The Pale Horse."
hi you all ! Im from Chile, southamerica, so please forget my not so good english. at present Im favoring some scandinavian authors : Stieg Larsson, Henning Mankell,Wahloo and Sjowall, Camilla Lackberg and others.I used to like agatha christie some years ago but now i find her too old-fashioned.i read mainly books that i download from the net for free, mostly in spanish, but i do have a lot of books in english which i will gladly email to anyone who asks me. Ive thousands, just ask me for any author you favor and i will send them.
regards
Kari wrote: "Agatha Christie wrote dark house mysteries and they were popular in the 20's and 30's. There are also dark house movies. Everyone arrives at the house, there is usually a storm, a murder and so..."
Is this the same as "locked room" mysteries? That is what I always heard them called.
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Hi, I'm Deborah and live in Tigard, Oregon. I enjoy reading Paranormal and Urban Fantasy. I especially enjoy The Dresden Files, books by Kelley Armstrong and Patrica Briggs.I am working my way into reading more mysteries. I really enjoyed The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield, and am currently reading The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova.
My favorite cozy series is the Meg Langslow mysteries by Donna Andrews. I am breaking into the group and am looking forward to suggestions.
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Here's the website for the Biltmore http://www.biltmore.com/
Click on Biltmore House & do the slideshow. The library is the 4th pic. I cannot say enough about how wonderful this house is. It's expensive, but worth every penny. I have several pics of my trip on my facebook page ... here's the link to them
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