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[Antonella]

Thank you for the explanation, Leigh. Now I finally understand how those lists work...

[Reggie]

Goodreads is not so good with instructions. I find some in the MM group and they have places where you can ask questions of the people 'in the know'.

This is what is posted under the "Lists, Lists, and more Lists!!" thread.

One of the Mods wrote:
In regards to official Listopia lists, only librarians can remove books from a list and you have to have a very valid reason to do so or you can lose your librarian status. I always hope that the creator of the list is keeping an eye on them but as the creator of several lists myself, I know that doesn't always happen. I rely on members to message me when they spot something that doesn't belong on a list but I won't delete it unless it is a flagrant attempt to add a book that clearly does not belong. Many times it's very subjective and a judgement call.

The Strong Characters debate is a good example. You won't ever have a perfect list but you are always welcome to question a book in the comments section. That can sometimes spark some very interesting discussions.

A lot of redundant lists were started which used to drive me crazy but some people just want their "own" list so I gave up trying to get them to stop and use existing lists.


I've always just voted for my favorites on the various lists. There are books on the lists that don't seem quite fitting. I read Josh's The Ghost Wore Yellow Socks, for the Best Gay Cinderfella List challenge. {shrugs} Ok, I guess?

Josh need more votes - http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/55...

http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/55...

http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/14...

http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/38...

There we go-- Get The Vote Out! ;-D

People new to the genre/GR, eventually get to the lists. It is all in fun though, they are not accurate in anyway.

[Katharina]

Josh wrote: "I feel like we're cheering on a marathon runner! Give her a bottle of water!"

YAY!!! IT IS DONE!! :D
Alright, now I really need to take a short break and breathe. Holy crap, but that last part of the epilogue almost killed me. I'm a big fan of all things philosophical, but do you really have to end a veeeeery long book with 100 pages of detailing your own philosophy of the how's and why's of history? Multiple times? By all the gods, please just... STOP!!! LET ME GO!! :) Anyway, it was still absolutely awesome.

[Tracy]

Susinok wrote: ":::raises hand:::: I like raisins. I love cinnamon raisin bread though I rarely get it, and I love oatmeal raisin cookies."

I took my great-grandma's cinnamon roll recipe, started kneading raisins into the dough, & roll it into loaves to bake. Homemade cinnamon-raisin swirl bread & it's so much better than what I see in the grocery stores. :D

[Johanna]

Anne wrote: "This what I adore about this community, we're supposed to talk about books and reading and the writers about writing, but before you know it, the talk is about food, or coffee or grandparents or raisins."

*nod nod and a grin*

And I'm pretty sure that in no time we are discussing the squirrels again... ;)

[Johanna]

Reggie wrote: "Josh need more votes - http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/55...

http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/55...

http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/14...

http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/38...

There we go-- Get The Vote Out! ;-D"

Thanks for the links, Reggie. I had fun voting and overall it was nice to see that Josh's books are doing really well in Best Gay Thriller and Best Gay Mystery lists. :)

[Johanna]

Katharina wrote: "Josh wrote: "I feel like we're cheering on a marathon runner! Give her a bottle of water!"

YAY!!! IT IS DONE!! :D
Alright, now I really need to take a short break and breathe. Holy crap, but that..."

Congrats, Katharina! This calls for celebration! Maybe you could treat yourself with some cookies without raisins?! LOL. Anyway, thank you for letting us be part of your reading challenge! I'm still amazed how fast and gutsy you were... I know I couldn't have accomplished that... :)

What is your next ambition reading challenge going to be or are you now in desperate need of something light, fun and fluffy? ;)

[Katharina]

Johanna wrote: "Katharina wrote: "Josh wrote: "I feel like we're cheering on a marathon runner! Give her a bottle of water!"

YAY!!! IT IS DONE!! :D
Alright, now I really need to take a short break and breathe. H..."

Thanks :)) It was too much fun to not tell everyone about to be honest :)
When I was a kid (well 13 years old), I read The Count of Monte Cristo in two days - I locked myself into my room, went out for food every now and then, did not sleep, and refused any tries of conversations from my parents because I just COULDN'T STOP ;D ... I didn't do that kind of madness this time (thank all the gods for that!), especially because I now leave myself time to THINK and LINGER. Not something I did back then. I still would call myself a rather fast reader, though, which makes big projects like this one easier to start and finish ;)

Hmm, the next books on my list are probably Wicked Gentlemen, Line and Orbit, Tinseltown, Whistling in the Dark, Snap, and then maybe something a bit more literary again... Sense and Sensibility? We'll see :)

How about you? How did you like The Other Guy?

[Calathea]

Johanna wrote: "And I'm pretty sure that in no time we are discussing the squirrels again... ;) "

Did you realise that Adrien encounters a squirrel in A Dangerous Thing? That's what you learn when listening attentively to your audio books.

[Johanna]

Calathea wrote: "Johanna wrote: "And I'm pretty sure that in no time we are discussing the squirrels again... ;) "

Did you realise that Adrien encounters a squirrel in A Dangerous Thing? That's what you learn when..."

No, I didn't remember that! ;)

A Dangerous Thing audio book is actually going to help me get back on track (or rather: back on the treadmill) today. I'll start listening to it tonight while running. I can't wait!!! :)

[Jordan]

Tina Kay wrote: "Susinok wrote: "I'm hoarding them. :)"

I'm not familiar with Neil Plakcy. Any suggesions on which books of his to start with?

It's so funny how we all hoard books. It will be a sad day when I cat..."

Mahuis the first book in his Mahu series. And I highly recommend it!
Three Wrong Turns in the Desert Is his first in the Have Body Will Guard series. And I highly recommend that one too. We read that in Josh's BOM awhile back and I think everyone enjoyed it. Plakcy makes you feel like you're actually in these exotic locations when you read his work, so definitely give him a try.

[Jordan]

Josh wrote: "Jordan wrote: "There are only a few of Josh's books left. I think there are 5 total. OMG. The end is in sight. ..."

I hope not! I have to admit I am working much more slowly. Or maybe not slowly...."

The end is only in sight until you write another book. :-) No worries, this will be a good time to reread a lot of your books when I'm not catching up on other authors' works.

[Josh]

Johanna wrote: "Josh wrote: "In the same way that I can't bear raisins in cookies, but yet understand that the fault lies not within the raisins. :-)"

Not that this isn't a perfect example or anything, but...

....."

I think it's a philosophy based on being fooled one too many times into thinking the raisins were chocolate. I've never forgiven them for that. :-D

[Josh]

Hambel wrote: "How can you not like raisins? In anything?!?"

Ugh. Once in a while I can eat them plain.

[Josh]

Anne wrote: "This what I adore about this community, we're supposed to talk about books and reading and the writers about writing, but before you know it, the talk is about food, or coffee or grandparents or ra..."

A friend calls them dead grapes. She's got it right!

[Josh]

Johanna wrote: "(I think that the only exception is blueberries in blueberry pie.)
..."

Or pumpkin pie! Or raspberry tarts!

[Josh]

Katharina wrote: "Lou wrote: "I can't stand raisins. Whenever a baking recipe asks for them, I replace them with dried cranberries."

Me too! I've become more tolerant in the last years (I absolutely hated them grow..."

Me too actually. Three years ago I couldn't bear sweet potatoes. Now I love them and eat them in all kinds of things. I even juice them.

[Josh]

Susinok wrote: ":::raises hand:::: I like raisins. I love cinnamon raisin bread though I rarely get it, and I love oatmeal raisin cookies."

I do love cinnamon raisin bread. Just hold the raisins.

[Cleon Lee]

Josh wrote: "Me too actually. Three years ago I couldn't bear sweet potatoes. Now I love them and eat them in all kinds of things. I even juice them. "

Boil and mash them, then make small balls and fried them. Mmm... one of my favorite treats when I was younger.

[Josh]

Reggie wrote: "I read Josh's The Ghost Wore Yellow Socks, for the Best Gay Cinderfella List ..."

Huh.

Not even sure what that would mean. Cinderfella?

[Josh]

Katharina wrote: "Josh wrote: "I feel like we're cheering on a marathon runner! Give her a bottle of water!"

YAY!!! IT IS DONE!! :D
Alright, now I really need to take a short break and breathe. Holy crap, but that..."

I salute you! Wow. Well done!

[Josh]

Tracy wrote: "Susinok wrote: ":::raises hand:::: I like raisins. I love cinnamon raisin bread though I rarely get it, and I love oatmeal raisin cookies."

I took my great-grandma's cinnamon roll recipe, started ..."

I bet!

[Jordan]

I used to like raisins. When I was in kindergarden. These days, not so much. Don't know why though. Too chewy probably. And the taste.

I'm a very picky eater. What can I say?

[Josh]

Jordan wrote: "And the taste.
"

:-D :-D :-D

That'll do it!

[Jordan]

I'm currently reading a pretty awesome YA trans novel called Beautiful Music for Ugly Children that's about a trans man who wants to become a radio DJ when he grows up. Uh, that was totally my dream job when I was in middle school. And if I could actually remember band names and song titles, if I cared about that stuff, I would be doing that right now, I'm sure.

My next book to read is an anthology I've been meaning to get to for awhile now. It's the "I Do" marriage equality anthology from MLR Press. I've got that one and the follow up to it. It's got a lot of good authors in there, and some I haven't heard of, so we'll see how good it is when I get to it.

[Susinok]

I am reading Aliens, Smith and Jones by Blaine D. Arden. It's an interesting story. It took a bit for me to understand what was going on. My science fiction reading skills are dusty. However, I like the story.

[HJ]

Johanna wrote: "Anne wrote: "This what I adore about this community, we're supposed to talk about books and reading and the writers about writing...

And I'm pretty sure that in no time we are discussing the squirrels again... ;) "

Funny you should say that; I nearly asked you how the squirrels reacted to the crystals hanging in your apple trees!

[Josh]

Susinok wrote: "I am reading Aliens, Smith and Jones by Blaine D. Arden. It's an interesting story. It took a bit for me to understand what was going on. My science fiction reading skills are dusty. However, I lik..."

I love that title.

[Calathea]

Susinok wrote: "I am reading Aliens, Smith and Jones by Blaine D. Arden. It's an interesting story. It took a bit for me to understand what was going on. My science fiction reading skills are dusty. However, I lik..."

Where is Blaine, btw? Haven't seen her in a while on GR... writing maybe?

[Susinok]

Josh wrote: "I love that title. ..."

I used to watch the old Alias Smith and Jones TV western with those two hottie cowboys. Joshua Smith and Thaddeus Jones... :)

[HJ]

Susinok wrote: "Josh wrote: "I love that title. ..."

I used to watch the old Alias Smith and Jones western with those two hottie cowboys. Joshua Smith and Thaddeus Jones... :)"

So did I!

[Josh]

Calathea wrote: "Susinok wrote: "I am reading Aliens, Smith and Jones by Blaine D. Arden. It's an interesting story. It took a bit for me to understand what was going on. My science fiction reading skills are dusty..."

Writing mostly, I think.

[Aleksandr]

I'm listening to the audiobook of Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies. I need a break from fiction and WWII. :)

[HJ]

Aleksandr wrote: "I'm listening to the audiobook of Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies. I need a break from fiction and WWII. :)"

I put this book on my wish list ages ago, because I like the premise. But I keep thinking I need a good block of clear time in which to tackle it, as I don't want to lose the thread of the argument. I'll be interested to know what you think when you finish it. Also, whether you think it was easier/better to read in audiobook form (or not).

[Katharina]

Jordan wrote: "I used to like raisins. When I was in kindergarden. These days, not so much. Don't know why though. Too chewy probably. And the taste.

I'm a very picky eater. What can I say?"

Definitely the taste ;) And I know all about picky - I try to tone it down a lot when I'm eating at other people's houses, but... yeah.

I try to only eat organically and, if possible, locally grown vegetables and fruits. No mushrooms ever. No cooked carrots. No horseraddish. Avoid fast food. Avoid fish if it's not known how it was fished, where it came from and if the species is overfished already (basically: avoid fish). Avoid meat/sausages (and other animal products if possible) if it isn't from free-range animals. ...
In my defense, I actually really like fish and meat, my biologist's conscience just kind of destroys the good taste when I eat too much of it... damn the meany conscience :(

[Aleksandr]

I like audiobooks for the gym or the commute, but as a non-native speaker who's mostly a "visual type" (I take in information over my eyes rather than my ears), I find listening to English-language audiobooks a real struggle at times, especially if there's anything else going on. That said, I'm thinkingthat might be just practice. I did have to repeat some bits though (thanks to noise levels). So far, it's interesting and is beginning to have an impact on how I'll write the Jaishani culture in my upcoming Scorpion sequel. :)

[Susinok]

Aleksandr wrote: "I like audiobooks for the gym or the commute, but as a non-native speaker who's mostly a "visual type" (I take in information over my eyes rather than my ears), I find listening to English-language..."

I had to get used to audiobooks when I first began listening. I stuck with familiar classics at first and checked a lot of them out of the library. Now I can tackle just about anything. But it took a while for me to get used to hearing a story instead of reading it.

[Aleksandr]

Susinok - Thanks, that helps. I did suspect it's a practice thing. :)

[Johanna]

Hj wrote: "Aleksandr wrote: "I'm listening to the audiobook of Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies. I need a break from fiction and WWII. :)"

I put this book on my wish list ages ago, becaus..."

Yep, I have had this one on my Kindle for ages, but I too have been postponing reading it. Thanks for mentioning it and reminding me about it. :)

[Anne]

Aleksandr wrote: "I'm listening to the audiobook of Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies. I need a break from fiction and WWII. :)"

I read that last year, very interesting and thought-provoking theories, and well written too. I stopped before the end though, somehow I felt he got the idea across after two thirds of the book, and started to repeat himself. But a lot to learn from it, definitely.

[Johanna]

Hj wrote: "Funny you should say that; I nearly asked you how the squirrels reacted to the crystals hanging in your apple trees!"

LOL. :)

[Aleksandr]

Anne - yeah, repetitions annoy me a great deal, too. I am looking forward to A Splendid Exchange: How Trade Shaped the World from Prehistory to Today after that. I'm kinda rounding out my global history at the moment. Nothing inspires me more to write fantasy, and that's exactly what I need. It'll be fun to write about a "black" society that's more advanced than the "white" one, too. :)

[Johanna]

Josh wrote: "I think it's a philosophy based on being fooled one too many times into thinking the raisins were chocolate. I've never forgiven them for that. :-D"

Heh. I definitely see how disappointing that can be... ;)

[Susinok]

Aleksandr wrote: "Anne - yeah, repetitions annoy me a great deal, too. I am looking forward to A Splendid Exchange: How Trade Shaped the World from Prehistory to Today after that. I'm kinda rounding out my global hi..."

Oh that one sounds interesting. History of Trade is very interesting. I'm a huge history buff, but most of it I picked up from reading, not classes. But it's surprising how much you pick up through literature classes and art history.

[Caroline]

I don't think it's a non-native speaker thing either 'cos I find I often miss bits in audio books especially if I'm driving. It partly depends on the book and the narrator though or perhaps I'm getting the hang of audio books but I found I was hanging on Chris Patton's every word.

[Becky]

Calathea wrote: "Susinok wrote: "I am reading Aliens, Smith and Jones by Blaine D. Arden. It's an interesting story. It took a bit for me to understand what was going on. My science fiction reading skills are dusty..."

She pops up on Twitter occasionally. I think she's just really busy right now.

[Becky]

Josh wrote: "Susinok wrote: ":::raises hand:::: I like raisins. I love cinnamon raisin bread though I rarely get it, and I love oatmeal raisin cookies."

I do love cinnamon raisin bread. Just hold the raisins."

I'm pretty sure you can get plain cinnamon bread, hold the raisins. (I know a lot of people hate raisins for one reason or another, but it's one food aversion I just don't get. Raisins are yummy!) (Unless they're burnt- then yuck.)

[Susinok]

Finished Aliens, Smith and Jones which I really enjoyed. Now about to start City Mouse.



I was also able to listen to another hour or so of A Dangerous Thing at work today. The story is all coming back to me now. Except for the whodunnit part.

[ED]

I have finished Dance With Me. I gave it 4 stars, but more 3.5 for me. It was a good read though. I might re-read it again in a few month time, and re-adjust my ratings. I have done that in the past.

[Reggie]

ED wrote: "I have finished Dance With Me. I gave it 4 stars, but more 3.5 for me. It was a good read though. I might re-read it again in a few month time, and re-adjust my ratings. I have done that in the past."

I loved Dance with Me. I was entranced with how she brought to the page, someone coming to grips with chronic vs acute pain management. You might find it interesting to investigate the group's BOM archives. Some where in there, the group had a discussion of this book. It was very mixed. I looked at it more like John did, but there were many differing points of view. It was fun to look through.