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I started listening to it last night, but because we read it as a BOM last fall I found myself skipping around to find favorite highlighted passages to hear how they're read. I love this reader's delivery. My only (slight) disappointment was the phrasing of the last sentence of Chapter 19, "Summer once more." And that's because I was reading it in my head with a very particular cadence.
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"I started listening to it last night, but because we read it as a BOM last fall I found myself skipping around to find favorite highlighted passages to hear how they're read. I love this reader's delivery. My only (slight) disappointment was the phrasing of the last sentence of Chapter 19, "Summer once more." And that's because I was reading it in my head with a very particular cadence."
True. That was the one and only line that draw my attention too. I've always imagined it to be more delicate, more dreamy, somehow peaceful and "zen". ;) It's pretty important line (to me at least) and it also ends the lovemaking and the whole chapter. So the fact that the "wrong" sound of it was left ringing in the air before the next chapter begun unfortunately made it worse.
With SKHE audio I also realized that when I'm reading a book myself, I actually tend to slow down when reading the sex scenes and other tender and sensual parts of a book. I probably need some space for my own thoughts and feelings to catch up with the scene — to take it slow. :)
Anyway, I LOVED the SKHE audio book.
JX's voice is dead sexy! OH MY GOD!
Ya'll are making me wish I was done listening to Allan Quatermain so I can start SKHE. :(
There needs to be a drinking game for "chic-lit sensibility". :)
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Yeah. That's when it's hard being the author because you do hear lines differently in your head. But overall it's a wonderful interpretation.
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Yeah. That's when it's hard being the author because you do hear lines diffe..."
Well, you have done brilliant job choosing the narrators for your books. I'm sure that'll pay off in the future, because both the narrators for the AE books and the Holmes & Moriarity books are so perfect. When a person has heard the first book in the series there is no way she/he could resist buying the rest of the series in audio too. ;)
Josh wrote: "I've started adding chia seeds to my juice. Good fiber!"OMG, it's time for an intervention . . . before you start sprouting green growth all over your body. (Those shoots could, you know, interfere with your typing when they pop out of your hands!)
K.Z. wrote: "OMG, it's time for an intervention . . . before you start sprouting green growth all over your body. (Those shoots could, you ..."I'm glad we are in the topic ''What else are you reading? '' because you made me think of
. Wonderful book!
''It's complicated'', like some Facebook declarations about one's relationship status...It is not a romance like you imagine it, but there is romance in it. Probably that's why it didn't get 5 stars from me, which is not right, now that I think of... I'm going to change it.
It goes under "queer speculative fiction". Here a review: http://www.lambdaliterary.org/reviews...
Antonella wrote: "''It's complicated'', like some Facebook declarations about one's relationship status...It is not a romance like you imagine it, but there is romance in it. Probably that's why it didn't get 5 st..."
That book sounds really interesting. I wish-listed it.
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It occurred to me that I might find it more difficult to read those last lines of Chapter 19 (SKHE) aloud than it is to imagine how I'd voice them. So I tested myself and it was close to my internal voice, but not quite there.
I thought about this because our local classical radio station came up with this "vocal logo" (I can't think of the word I mean, another frustration of head injury recovery time. Some vocabulary goes missing and I value precision of language). "Life sounds better here." They've used it for a year or two. Local and visiting musicians/singers/conductors read it for promotional spots, but no one can say it in a way that it doesn't sound silly or awkward. It doesn't matter which word/words are emphasized. A Russian musician almost pulled it off, but that's one reader out of dozens.
This is not romance and it is not m/m, but I am going to tell you about it even so since I am blown away by the writing. I went into a bookstore the other day since I felt I needed comfort after getting a vaccine against rabies ( for my upcoming trip to Vietnam) and slipping on the icy sidewalk and falling smack on my back ( it still hurts) :( . I picked up The Patrick Melrose Novels and asked if it was good. I was told it was so, but also very painful to read. Which is true. But oh, the language. I am in the middle of the cycle now, it is definitely hard to read, but at the same time I can't stop, it sucks you in. There are passages so terrible and so wonderful, it hurts to read, it will live inside me for a long time. So, definitely recommended.
I am reading Blacker than Black by Rhi Etzweiler. This is a really edgy world and we've given just enough information on what's going on to keep me reading along. It's a very different take on vampires. Great world building, nice supernatural intrigue, and a murder to solve. Great book so far. I'm about halfway through.
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Oh wow! That to me is a magical book.
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I'm just about to start reading this one. So it's nice to hear that you are enjoying it! :)
Josh wrote: "Anne wrote: "This is not romance and it is not m/m, but I am going to tell you about it even so since I am blown away by the writing. I went into a bookstore the other day since I felt I needed com..."Magical is the right word.
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Sounds really interesting, Anne. Thanks for sharing this! :)
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I also enjoyed it very much. It's been a while since I read it, but I recall appreciating the author's original take on vampires (having been an avid vampire reader long before they became ubiquitous), and was impressed by how gracefully the gender ambiguity is written.
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Hey, that is a high recommendation from a Anne Rice fan girl! ;) I'll let you know how I liked it when I'm done. :)
Anne wrote: "I felt I needed comfort after getting a vaccine against rabies ( for my upcoming trip to Vietnam) and slipping on the icy sidewalk and falling smack on my back ( it still hurts) :( ..."Anne - I hope your back is feeling better and that you're not suffering any ill-effects from your vaccine. I love that you went into a bookshop for comfort!! Is your trip to Vietnam related to your new job (which I hope you're still enjoying) or is it a holiday?
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Oh yes, Anne, tell us more about your upcoming trip to Vietnam! Sounds very exotic. :)
Hj wrote: "Anne wrote: "I felt I needed comfort after getting a vaccine against rabies ( for my upcoming trip to Vietnam) and slipping on the icy sidewalk and falling smack on my back ( it still hurts) :( ......"Bookshops have always been comforting places to me:). The back is better, thanks for asking, I am little careful with it since it does trouble me sometimes, one of the glories of advanced age I guess. The trip is pure fun, I am travelling with a friend to Vietnam and Cambodia in March/April. Part of it is by bicycle through some rural areas, and since rabies is a problem with the dogs in this part of the world and dogs like to chase bicycles, we were recommended to take the shots. I am very excited about the trip, it is a part of the world I haven't been. Just telling you about it is making my stomach going all a-flutter from excitement:)
Wow!! That sounds very enterprising. I always think of it as being very humid there, like Thailand, and I certainly wouldn't want to cycle in Thailand for that reason! Are you going to Angkor Wat?
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Oh wow, that sounds like a wonderful adventure!!! How exiting! :)
Hj wrote: "Wow!! That sounds very enterprising. I always think of it as being very humid there, like Thailand, and I certainly wouldn't want to cycle in Thailand for that reason! Are you going to Angkor Wat?"Definitely going to Angkor Wat. It has been on my top list of what to see for years :)
Wow, great place to go, dear Anne! Two different friends of mine went to Vietnam recently so I saw two sets of wonderful pictures ;-).
Both were absolutely taken by the friendliness of the people there. And you did good with the preemptive rabies vaccination: one of my friends was bitten by a dog and spent half a day going around to get a vaccination. Probably it wasn't necessary, but she wanted to be on the safe side...
My Vietnamese half-brother wants to take me to Vietnam some day. I would have a blast.
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Ooohh, I bought this at a book fair last year, and I still have yet to read it. Gosh, I've had it almost a year. But it did look really good. Glad you're enjoying it!
Jordan wrote: "Ooohh, I bought this at a book fair last year, and I still have yet to read it. Gosh, I've had it almost a year. But it did look really good. Glad you're enjoying it! ..."It's awesome! You'll have to dig it up and read it.
Anne wrote: "Hj wrote: "Anne wrote: "I felt I needed comfort after getting a vaccine against rabies ( for my upcoming trip to Vietnam) and slipping on the icy sidewalk and falling smack on my back ( it still hu..."Wow, Anne, I'm awed by your adventurous spirit! (I'm such a wimp myself...) I'm looking forward to when you're back and can tell us about your impressions. :)
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Viet Nam! Wow.
Calathea wrote: "Anne wrote: "Hj wrote: "Anne wrote: "I felt I needed comfort after getting a vaccine against rabies ( for my upcoming trip to Vietnam) and slipping on the icy sidewalk and falling smack on my back ..."I shall probably have to post a picture of one of Josh's books beside a rice field or something...
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Our across the street neighbors, good friends, went the on a biking trip a year or so ago and loved it. My husband went in conjunction with a work-related conference a few years back, and very much enjoyed it.
And by the way, watch out for those icy sidewalks! That's how I cracked/concussed my head.
Vietnam is one of the places I plan to visit too. I must see Halong Bay at least once in my lifetime. Thailand isn't too humid in December and it's really a delightful country to visit. And yummy food too ;)
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Anne wrote: "Hj wrote: "Anne wrote: "I felt I needed comfort after getting a vaccine against rabies ( for my upcoming trip to Vietnam) and slipping on the icy sidewalk and falling smack on my back ( it still hu..."Oh, wow! That is going to be some trip! :D
I'd be terrified, to be honest. I love traveling, but I've never been off of the North American continent. Wish I had the guts (and the money) to travel somewhere remote and exotic. :)
Will you share pictures when you return?
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The Dark Horse
The White Knight
and I read
Trick of Time
Xylophone
Claimings, Tails and Other Alien Artifacts
... a very good reading week.
Anne wrote: "I shall probably have to post a picture of one of Josh's books beside a rice field or something..."Definitely! Or of your Kindle with one of his books open - I suspect a Kindle really comes into its own when one is weighing every ounce for cycling.
Josh wrote: "I'm so hungry for Chinese food right now!!!"I dont have time this weekend, but I swear I'm going to have dim sum for breakfast next week. Yum!!
Hj wrote: "Anne wrote: "I shall probably have to post a picture of one of Josh's books beside a rice field or something..."Definitely! Or of your Kindle with one of his books open - I suspect a Kindle real..."
It will be on the Kindle, definitely. If the butterfly book is out, I think that would be a good match:). Before you all think this is more adventurous than it really is, I should explain that it is a package trip with guides and a bus that takes the luggage. I am almost 57 after all, so want it to be a little comfortable. :)But I do love trips that mix seeing new places and people with some physical action.
Christine wrote: "Anne wrote: "Hj wrote: "Anne wrote: "I felt I needed comfort after getting a vaccine against rabies ( for my upcoming trip to Vietnam) and slipping on the icy sidewalk and falling smack on my back ..."I didn't have the time or the money before either, now that I do I rather use what I earn on experiences that make good memories, than buying things. (Books aren't things, they are adventures too). As for guts, the more I travel and the more I read, I realise that people are people wherever they live and whatever they do, we are more like than different. Then it doesn't feel so scary after all. :)
I just found out about an ebook app on iPad called Free Books where you can download legal ebooks, most of them classics. You can also use it as an ereader to read your epub files. If you upgrade to paid version, you can download their audiobooks for free. I haven't tried the paid version yet, but I'm intrigued.
New excerpt from ''Master of the Black Flame'' (sequel of Lord of the White Hell - Book One and Lord of the White Hell - Book Two) by Ginn Hale is up:http://ginnhale.livejournal.com/13895...
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Yes, this sounds familiar. ;)
Anne wrote: " As for guts, the more I travel and the more I read, I realise that people are people wherever they live and whatever they do, we are more like than different"
Well said. :)
Anne wrote: "Christine wrote: "Anne wrote: "Hj wrote: "Anne wrote: "I felt I needed comfort after getting a vaccine against rabies ( for my upcoming trip to Vietnam) and slipping on the icy sidewalk and falling..."That is so very true about us being alike.
The most exotic trip I've been on was to Mexico with my parents the summer after I graduated high school. The three of us ended up in some pretty remote, non-touristy places. We definitely got some weird looks, like, "Uh, what are you doing here? This isn't Cancun or Mexico City." But everyone was so very nice. I keep thinking of this time we happened to be in a smaller town on the night of their Corpus Christi (did I spell that right?) celebration. They had a BIG dancing event, beautiful, and a fair (where I got REAL strawberries and cream--so good!). On the way to the fair, I got to talking with a local girl. She spoke some English, I spoke some Spanish. And it was so much like talking to someone from my own high school. She was super excited about the celebration. It was quite an experience. The fun thing was, we were the only non-locals there! :)
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I really like the narrator! Very amusing. He just got to he lodge. once I'm caught up here I'm plugging back in and back to work, :)
It's so strange how you pick up on comments that you might have otherwise skipped over while reading them, or some phrases just hit you differently when you hear them vs reading them.