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Dale wrote: "I certainly didn't before Goodreads. I have added a few since as I thought if them but too many are too long ago to write reviews on."Same here - just put a star rating and transferred from spreadsheet :)
I still have a few spreadsheets to work through
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Brenda wrote: "So organised Sally:) Good on you!"LOL - you keep thinking that Brenda - just don't ever look in my back bedroom
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Actually I've just worked out that the only years I haven't finished transferring over are 2009 and 2010 - so another 232 'read' books will be added to the total - will be a work in progress though.I am so flat out at work I am just coming home and collapsing in fron of TV - haven't been reading much, going online a lot, or playing any of my scrabble game - sorry to my 'words with friends' partners that's why I've been slack or playing late in the evening.
Hopefully should ease up by mid next week and I can catch up with reviews - though they have been getting priority during my lunch break - which is usually a good reading time for me
Suzanne wrote: "Great pic Brenda and Vicki, you look like you've known each other forever :) Glad you had a good day and it seems the men are capable of fending for themselves at all the get togethers!"It was a fabulous day. Brenda and Richard are such lovely people and we're thrilled to have met them. We chatted about all sorts of things... not just books. ;-)
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Take your time:) Not a priority for you at the moment...
and yes, sounds like a holiday would go down well!
Sally906 wrote: "Suzanne wrote: "I'm a summer junkie! I have a question for you guys, I think I've noticed on Sally's books (others as well maybe Brenda). You guys must have been organised, prior GR, did you keep a..."I love that idea, I only would occasionally write it up in a diary.
Vicki wrote: "Suzanne wrote: "Great pic Brenda and Vicki, you look like you've known each other forever :) Glad you had a good day and it seems the men are capable of fending for themselves at all the get togeth..."It's easy done isn't it, and then before you know it you have to head home.
So nice for some of you guys to meet each other in real life. I'm glad you had a great time! Loving the photo, too, you lovely ladies!
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Thanks Kiera:) It's been a lot of fun!
Just a reminder that series 2 of Outlander starts from Sunday 5th April 7.30pm on Soho.
I was looking at buying the DVD of the first series as I missed it all...
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Can't you view it on iView or Fox or something Marianne?
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Brenda wrote: "Marianne wrote: "I was looking at buying the DVD of the first series as I missed it all..."Can't you view it on iView or Fox or something Marianne?"
Oh Marianne they finished showing all of series 1 again!!
Brenda wrote: "Leaving our wonderful bush resort tomorrow morning:(:( It's been such a lovely hideaway...off to South Australia with Mount Gambier first on the agenda:)"Still some nice places to look forward to Brenda :)
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Btw, anyone know when the ABC bookclub is on now? Obviously not the first Tuesday........found it, just called The Book Club on also on Sunday 5th. 6pm.
Brenda wrote: "Leaving our wonderful bush resort tomorrow morning:(:( It's been such a lovely hideaway...off to South Australia with Mount Gambier first on the agenda:)"Hideaway is what I'd love :) Mount Gambier from my childhood memories was beautiful, and very very windy. Sounds great Brevda, keep us posted!
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☼♄Jülie wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Marianne wrote: "I was looking at buying the DVD of the first series as I missed it all..."Can't you view it on iView or Fox or something Marianne?"
Oh Marianne they finished show..."
If i have the dvd i can watch when i want to like when im doing the ironing. My dvds of allo allo are almost at an end....
Marianne wrote: "☼♄Jülie wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Marianne wrote: "I was looking at buying the DVD of the first series as I missed it all..."Can't you view it on iView or Fox or something Marianne?"
Oh Marianne th..."
That's true, loooove Allo Allo :)
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Phrynne wrote: "Same for me Marianne. I am buying the DVD too."I record them all and watch them back to back :)
@Phrynne and Marianne. So, is the dvd of Outlander available yet? I didn't watch it on tv:(
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I saw an ad for it at the weekend but haven"t followed it up yet. It is either out or just about to be so.
For those in and around Sydney, the Sydney Writers Festival (18-24 May) program has been announced.A copy will be available in this weekend's Sydney Morning Herald or on line http://www.swf.org.au
The line-up includes Kate Grenville, Helen Garner, Richard Flanagan, Mohsin Hamid, Atul Gawande, Norman Doidge, Douglas Coupland, Claire Tomalin, Michael Frayn, Amy Bloom, Evie Wyld, Ben Okri, Emily St John Mandel, David Mitchell, Jonathan Letham, David Walliams.
Oh my goodness - Ben Okir!!! I'm going weak at the knees.He is only considered to be one of the top African authors - and he is NIGERIAN. (for those that don't know I spent my formative years in Nigeria)
He comes from Northern Nigeria so he is very influencial thereso his condemnation of the Boko Harum is very sit up and take noticable!!
Start off with The Famished Road (which won a Booker Prize) then really any of his books to follow. I must confess I am not a fan of his poetry though - but if you are a poetry lover you may appreciate it more than I :)
B the BookAddict wrote: "@Phrynne and Marianne. So, is the dvd of Outlander available yet? I didn't watch it on tv:("Yes its out, I got mine last week - even though I watched them all on Foxtel & had them recorded :)
Had to laugh. On The Reading Room they had a quiz about what if you could be re-incarnated as a book, which book you would come back as? Unable to resist a quiz I took it. Mine came back as The Cat in the Hat. I could not believe it.If there was one kids book I hated that was it! So much for quizzes.
Michael wrote: "Carolyn wrote: "For those in and around Sydney, the Sydney Writers Festival (18-24 May) program has been announced.A copy will be available in this weekend's Sydney Morning Herald or on line http..."
It is quite a line-up. Must have been quite a coup to get Ben Okri to come Sally. The only downside is they charge quite a bit for some sessions. I think Adelaide's probably a bit cheaper.
B the BookAddict wrote: "@Phrynne and Marianne. So, is the dvd of Outlander available yet? I didn't watch it on tv:("Yes, Bette, it's available. Great variation in prices. Give me until Sunday afternoon to check out the source I think might have the best deal and then I will list all the sources and prices.
Now, I have a question too. For those of you who watched it, how much does the first series cover? ie, how many of the books? Or just the first?
Thanks!
Dale wrote: "Had to laugh. On The Reading Room they had a quiz about what if you could be re-incarnated as a book, which book you would come back as? Unable to resist a quiz I took it. Mine came back as [book:T..."LOL, Dale, I got Harry Potter!
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Yes, Bette, it's available. Great variation in prices. Give me until Sunday ..."
$20 at Sanity.
when I searched their site it said $29.99
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A copy will be available in this weekend's Sydney Morning Herald or on line http://www.swf.org.a..."
Carolyn, would you like to start a new thread in the Festivals folder for this? If you just do an "edit" on this original post and copy and paste it to the new thread it'll save re-linking all the authors:) I'm being lazy;) Thanks:)
Marianne wrote: "Dale wrote: "Had to laugh. On The Reading Room they had a quiz about what if you could be re-incarnated as a book, which book you would come back as? Unable to resist a quiz I took it. Mine came ba..."And your response Marianne?
Brenda wrote: "Carolyn wrote: "For those in and around Sydney, the Sydney Writers Festival (18-24 May) program has been announced.A copy will be available in this weekend's Sydney Morning Herald or on line http..."
Done Brenda! Good for me to learn how to do these things :)
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Dale wrote: "Marianne wrote: "Dale wrote: "Had to laugh. On The Reading Room they had a quiz about what if you could be re-incarnated as a book, which book you would come back as? Unable to resist a quiz I took..."well, LOL
Phrynne wrote: "Marianne wrote: "B the BookAddict wrote: "@Phrynne and Marianne. So, is the dvd of Outlander available yet? I didn't watch it on tv:("Yes, Bette, it's available. Great variation in prices. Give..."
Bought it for $21 on eBay
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Now can anyone tell me how much the first series covers of the book?
Marianne wrote: "Dale wrote: "Marianne wrote: "Dale wrote: "Had to laugh. On The Reading Room they had a quiz about what if you could be re-incarnated as a book, which book you would come back as? Unable to resist ..."I got Harry Potter as well Marianne :)
Marianne wrote: "Now can anyone teĺ me how much the first series covers of the book?"I haven't read the books Marianne so can't tell you? :(
Omg, Outlander is one of my very favourite shows! I had never heard of the books before, but I love the series so much that I'm now in the process of buying the book series!
☼♄Jülie wrote: "Marianne wrote: "Now can anyone teĺ me how much the first series covers of the book?"I haven't read the books Marianne so can't tell you? :("
Ah, what would we do without the internet?
It tells me the second series will cover Dragonfly in Amber, so I guess that means the first series covers Outlander aka Cross Stitch.
Now I know what I need to read before I view the DVDs!
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Well done Marianne:) I haven't done that since the kids were at home;)