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Lisa wrote: "Finished The Devil in the White City Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America. I read lots of great things about it here and gave it a try. I really enjoyed it. ..."Lisa wrote: "Finished The Devil in the White City Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America. I read lots of great things about it here and gave it a try. I really enjoyed it. ..."
We read TDITWC for book club a few months' ago, and I loved it; however, a lot of the ladies didn't. Said it waas too journalistic, had no emotion. That's what
I liked about it.
Blaine wrote: "Jennifer wrote: "Hello!
I am finally reading The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows! :)"
I just got around to reading it last ..."
I loved TGL&PPPS. One of my sons lives in Scotland, and I'm trying to get him to take a trip down to those Channel Islands so he can tell me if they're as
beautiful as the pictures I pulled up when I Googled.
Vonney wrote: "Lisa wrote: "Finished The Devil in the White City Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America. I read lots of great things about it here and gave it a try. I really ..."I host a bookclub, and that was one of the books I had on my list to read and discuss in 2010. I better give it a read before I have the ladies of the club read it. I do not need a mutiny. We are only in our 4th month of books, but so far thing have been going well and being in South Carolina we must be a little careful with some choices since we are in the middle of the Bible Belt.
Lori wrote: "Beth wrote: "I read the first chapter of Last Night in Twisted River, Lori, and it does seem like it's going to be good."Im a little over the 100 page mark (im reading slowly, lots of distracti..."
Thanks for this Beth and Lori. I've been thinking about adding it to my ever-growing TBR list.
The month of December is so chaotic for everyone, andI'm a postal worker, which magnifies the hullaballoo 20x, so I don't get much reading or listening done. In what little spare time I steal I try to do some half-hearted research on the ebook Readers: Sony at Borders, Nook at B&N, and the Amazon Kindle. Let me know if there are any others out there. Couldn't confuse me any more than I already am. Anyway, while
looking around I read the first chapters of "The Girl
Who Played With Fire" and "The Brutal Telling". Both
very good reads, but with the former I want to read the first in the trilogy, "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo." Didn't realize the author died, and the third one is not available in the US yet.
Vonney wrote: "We read TDITWC for book club a few months' ago, and I loved it; however, a lot of the ladies didn't. Said it waas too journalistic, had no emotion. That's what I liked about it."I didn't feel there was no emotion about The Devil in the White City. In fact, I felt as far as nonfiction goes, it was less dry than a lot of other nonfiction. I'm surprised more people wouldn't be attracted by the nice flow.
Currently still plugging away at Under the Dome (I've never taken this long on any Stephen King book - wondering what my problem is here??) and recently began re-reading The Princess Bride for the first time in 15 or 16 years. I love it as much as the first time, and can't help but visualize the movie the entire time. :)
I love that movie. Strange I have never read the book. HMMMM wonder if the library has it.
El wrote: "Vonney wrote: "We read TDITWC for book club a few months' ago, and I loved it; however, a lot of the ladies didn't. Said it waas too journalistic, had no emotion. That's what I liked about it."..."
Don't worry, I'm still plugging away on Under the Dome as well! Its a long book and this is such a busy time of year - its hard to fit in good chunks of reading time! I'm enjoying it though - hope you are too!
I just started Columbine by Dave Cullen and it's really interesting. I'm not too far into it yet, but I have a feeling that this will read a lot faster than other non-fiction books I've read. I'm also going to start reading Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. The Christmas season is going by so fast and I've only read one Christmas book and it was a bit of a dissapointment.
I'm going to start Louisa May Alcott's Eight Cousins today, which I'm excited for because she's one of my favorite authors! Has anyone else ever read this?
The nasty weather kept me at home yesterday, so I finished A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. LeGuin and The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman, both of which were 4 star reads for me. Today, I'm focusing on East by Edith Pattou, which is a YA re-telling of the fairy tale "East of the Sun, West of the Moon." I'm a little more than halfway through, and I'm enjoying it a lot.
With work and a very annoying head cold (how on earth do you get a head cold in summer!!!) Still plugging away with David Copperfield. Taking it slowly, knew it would take a while, but want to read it, and keep falling asleep. It's the head cold not the book.
I have heard that summer colds are the worst. For whatever reason.
I know! There are so many different characters in DC. Miss Betsy Trotwood with her antagonism with Donkeys passing through her green. The forever in debt Mr Wilkins Micabwer, Mr Dick trying to write his memorials with nasty King Charles I trying to make his way in there, or the snake like Uriah Heep, who is forever very 'umble'. All I want to is sit down and spend time with these characters.
Vonney wrote: "The month of December is so chaotic for everyone, andI'm a postal worker, which magnifies the hullaballoo 20x, so I don't get much reading or listening done. In what little spare time I steal I t..."
Just wanted to say that I am a postal worker in England Vonney so I know what you are going through. When I finish work and get home, I am that tired when I try reading I either fall asleep or I keep losing track of what I am trying to read and can't concentrate. The other day I had a bath and fell asleep in the bath !!
I am currently reading The Daughter Of Time by Josephine Tey. A wonderful book about the misconception of Richard III and the boys in the tower. It's kind of a history lesson written like a detective novel. I highly recommend it, although it may be hard to find a copy as it's quite old.
I'm technically still reading "Something Wicked This Way Comes" by Ray Bradbury, but I've been stalled in the middle for literally months. However, I did manage to race through all the Jonathan Tropper novels, all excellent. He writes sort of quiet family dramas but from a male perspective. "How to Talk To Widowers" is very good.
Kittylitter wrote: "I am currently reading The Daughter Of Time by Josephine Tey. A wonderful book about the misconception of Richard III and the boys in the tower. It's kind of a history lesson written like a detecti..."I recently finished a book about Richardlll. The Splendor in the Sunne. I need to read your book recommendation now. I hope I can find it.
Just went on line and put a hold at the library for it. yea.
I finished Heat and Dust by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala and Wuthering Heights. I enjoyed both novels, even thogh I rushed through Wuthering Heights at the really annoying parts, and I'm currently reading Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer, Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris and Persuasion by Jane Austen.
Jason wrote: "Vonney wrote: "The month of December is so chaotic for everyone, andI'm a postal worker, which magnifies the hullaballoo 20x, so I don't get much reading or listening done. In what little spare ti..."
Hey Jason, glad to make your acquaintance. I heard the
Royal Mail was on strike a few weeks ago. I take it everything is settled and all is moving right along? I ask because I have a son who lives in Dundee, Scotland, and I need to mail something to him.
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You know it is probably a forerunner to the communist idea, but not as radical. It is good and worth the time. He was a funny guy, to bad Henry didn't think so.
carol (akittykat) wrote: "Just went on line and put a hold at the library for it. yea."I'm so glad. You will love it.
Thanks for the recommendation. I will let you know how I like it.
I picked up Why We Hate Us American Discontent in the New Millennium by Dick Meyer again and hope to finish it in the next few days.
I'm on the last 100 pages of The Red Scarf, which I'm thoroughly enjoying. It has the terror and hunger of Stalinist Russia books with a touch of mysticism thrown in. I'm also listening to Sacred Time A Novel. So much pain and sorrow!!! Wow! Sometimes it's hard to listen to.
I am reading
So far Im only 70 pages in but I think its really good.Im not reading as much as I was a few months ago, but i just finished Garden Spells and thought that was also really good, I cant wait to pick up Sugar Queen!
carol (akittykat) wrote: "Thanks for the recommendation. I will let you know how I like it. "Carole, I really like The Splendor in the Sunne also.
Marti wrote: "carol (akittykat) wrote: "Thanks for the recommendation. I will let you know how I like it. "Carole, I really like The Splendor in the Sunne also."
Are you going to read The Daughter of Time also. It does sound like a companion to the Sharon Penman book.
I just started A Brutal Telling. So far so good.
El wrote: "Vonney wrote: "We read TDITWC for book club a few months' ago, and I loved it; however, a lot of the ladies didn't. Said it waas too journalistic, had no emotion. That's what I liked about it."..."
I read The Devil In the White City. Initially I was intrigued by all the architectural details but two thirds of the way through it became a little tedious. I still very much enjoyed the book though.
Vonney wrote: "Blaine wrote: "Jennifer wrote: "Hello!
I am finally reading The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows! :)"
I just got around to r..."
I was totally taken with the distinct voices of each of the characters. Great book.
Julie wrote: "Linda wrote: "Julie wrote: "I just started The Weight of Silence, i'm also reading King's Different Seasons, i just finished Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption, ..."That is exactly how I felt about The Weight of Silence. I thought it was going to be too light, but I was pulled in emotionally, very good book.
Linda wrote: "I read The Devil In the White City. Initially I was intrigued by all the architectural details but two thirds of the way through it became a little tedious. I still very much enjoyed the book though...."That's how I felt about it, too. I enjoyed the book but the details of the technical side of the fair got a bit tedious.
I rent my books at booksfree.com its better then buying them and checking them out of the library cause you can only keep it for a few weeks but at booksfree.com you can keep it longer
I've been out of the reading scene the last couple of months because of my huge heaping pile of Biology and French homework but I've started picking up books again recently to keep me sane. I'm on a bit of a victorian romance kick, which is out of character for me. I read Pride and Prejudice and loved it! After that I moved on to Jane Eyre and I honestly think it might be one of my favorite books now; I really identified a lot with her character and despite its legnth I was able to finish it very quickly.
And, come on, Mr Rochester seems totaly hot, which helps ;)
I've just started Wuthering Heights but am moving through it slower than the other two because upcoming finals and such. I hope I like it half as much as Jane Eyre :D
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Different writer, different theme. Some do not like the psychological aspect of Wuthering Heights. A great book about human drama. We will be discussing this book in Jan. 2010, please feel free to join in.
carol (akittykat) wrote: "Different writer, different theme. Some do not like the psychological aspect of Wuthering Heights. A great book about human drama. We will be discussing this book in Jan. 2010, please feel free to ..."I wasn't sure how close to Jane Eyre it would be since, obviously, it is a different author but may people seem to categorize them together. I started it a couple years ago but didn't get very far because (surprise surprise!) I got consumed by school work.
If the psychological aspect of it is some how morally ambiguous or dark, I have a feeling I will like Wuthering Heights just fine since I have a pretty high tolerance for that. Still, I suppose we'll see how that turns out.
I'll be sure to hit up the discussion board in January then ;)
Jacqueline wrote: "I've been out of the reading scene the last couple of months because of my huge heaping pile of Biology and French homework but I've started picking up books again recently to keep me sane. I'm..."
Have you heard of Lady Audley's Secret by Mary Elizabeth Braddon? It's a bit romance, sort of a thriller, but I think you might enjoy it. I just finished it this past weekend and really liked it.
carol (akittykat) wrote: "Different writer, different theme. Some do not like the psychological aspect of Wuthering Heights. A great book about human drama. We will be discussing this book in Jan. 2010, please feel free to ..."If anyone is interested, there is a limited edition of Wuthering Heights with a gorgeous artist drawn cover by Ruben Toledo available at the moment.
Jacqueline wrote: "carol (akittykat) wrote: "Different writer, different theme. Some do not like the psychological aspect of Wuthering Heights. A great book about human drama. We will be discussing this book in Jan. ..."Jane Eyre. I'm with you... one of my all time favourite books ever. Have just started Wuthering Heights as well.
I'm currently reading A Thousand Splendid Suns and I'm completely into it. I loved The Kite Runner, and like this one just as much so far.
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