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Susan wrote: "I am reading Fanny Stevenson: A Romance of Destiny by Alexandra Lapierre about the life of the wife of Robert Lewis Stevenson. This was recommended to me by someone in one of GR grou..."Susan, isn't Fanny something else!!! I also enjoyed The River of Doubt. We seem to like the same books.
Chrissie wrote: "Susan wrote: "I am reading Fanny Stevenson: A Romance of Destiny by Alexandra Lapierre about the life of the wife of Robert Lewis Stevenson. This was recommended to me by someone in ..."She's done more in the first chapter than I've done in my whole life. (Sorry I didn't give you the credit in my first post that you were the "someone" who recommended it.)
Susan, have you gotten to the part where she is in Panama? That is in the beginning. Have you gotten to the part where she goes with her daughter to France? And the relationship between mother and daughter is quite extraordinary. The author is renown in France. She has written other biographies, but I haven't read others.Judy, I think this book would be right up your alley!
Judy wrote: "Pragya wrote: "Judy wrote: "Cleopatra's Moon and Hunter Moon by moonlight? Are you turning vamp on us? :-)"Ha ha, Judy. You never know. ;)"
Please don't tell me y..."
Ha ha! Nope, that will never happen. ;)
I'm currently reading Left Neglected
by Lisa Genova. I am reading this one after buying one of her other books called Still Alice
in the kindle bargain books bit. There is a lot of psychology, trauma, family and emotion in these books. I like her style of writing, and as far as I know the author is a neuroscientist. I think this is the reason why the protagonists in both books suffer from something mentally, although both completely different scenarios.
Fanny is through Panama and in a stagecoach going to the silver mines right now. I, on the other hand, am going shopping with my husband.
Susan, me, I am at my desk laughing.
Hazel wrote: "I'm currently reading Left Neglected by Lisa Genova. I am reading this one after buying one of her other books called [book:Still Al..."I read that book and was really fascinated by how really complicated the brain is.
I'm starting
since I'm hosting a stop on the author's blog tour :)
I started
because I want to read this series and it is a library book that will be returned soon lol
Beverly wrote: "Hazel wrote: "I'm currently reading Left Neglected by Lisa Genova. I am reading this one after buying one of her other books called ..."It is amazing how something very complicated can be written within a fictional book like that, very talented writing!
Two more down. 27 left in this batch. I love when I get near the end of a set of 8 or 10, and I'm so close to being done with most of them that they fall like dominoes. Accomplishment, and off to a new bunch, all at the same time. The Reversal
-- didn't see the end of this one coming!The Winter Garden Mystery
-- the second in this series. Took me a bit to get absorbed in it but it paid off in the end. The first one was the same way for me.
Kat wrote: "I finished reading Forbidden today - the first book that ever made me cry!"Great!! I can't wait to see your review Kat!! Tat book was so intense!
Judy wrote: "Kat wrote: "I finished reading Forbidden today - the first book that ever made me cry!"Nah. You're kidding right?"
Completely serious! I'm not a crier really - takes a lot to move me to tears
I am definitely reading about Fanny Stevenson. It's on my to-read list!I'm currently reading
How To Read Literature Like a Professor, because I am a classics-addict and I should be able to actually use what I read.
Macbeth because we go to see the play tomorrow and I've no idea what goes on in it.
The Three Musketeers in French because French is a fantastic language. It's fallen by the wayside now, though, since I have so many other things to do.
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Kat, I looked at Forbidden, read a few reviews... it sounds really interesting, but at the same time... I dunno. I'd love to see your review on it!
I finished reading Mansfield Park and now I m readng Twilight because of immense recommendation at goodreads...
I love love love Jane Austen! Not sure just how much I liked Mansfield Park though, because it was a long time ago.
Mansfield Park is not my favorite Austen book.
I liked Pride and Prejudice, Persuasion, or Sense and Sensibility the most.Probably Persuasion at this point because I've read Pride and Prejudice SO many times.
One more done, 26 to go. Finished As The Pig Turns
and was busily congratulating myself that I'm all caught up on this author when I found out she has published not one, but two more Hamish MacBeth since last I checked. Sigh. This one wasn't bad. She's been phoning them in somewhat the last couple years but still highly readable.
I am still reading The Falcon Of Siam and have realized that it is indeed the one I hadn't read before. It is taking me awhile because it is over 400 pages of small type and is so engaging! Great book if you can get your hands on it.
Shannon, nice it was the unread one. Could you tell me a bit about it?
Maria wrote: "I liked Pride and Prejudice, Persuasion, or Sense and Sensibility the most.Probably Persuasion at this point because I've read Pride and Prejudice SO many times."
I like Pride and Prejudice ane Emma the most...Only because I like the leading female characters, Elizabeth and Emma...But in compare to these characters, Fanny is much less witty, and more sensitive too.
Chrissie wrote: "Shannon, nice it was the unread one. Could you tell me a bit about it?"I have to say that it is really the story and the setting that have grabbed my attention in The Falcon. Most simply it is a historical adventure story set in 17th Century Siam (now Thailand). It recounts the adventures of the Greek-born Constant Phaulkon who arrives in Siam in the 1670s as an employee of the British East India Company. There are all the predictable ingredients - fights, shipwreck, imprisonment, sex and love, courtly intrigue, redemption. The book is well researched and is written by someone who has fallen under the charms of Thailand itself. Phaulkon (the lead character and the Falcon of the title) was a real historical person who, astonishingly at a time when Siam was relatively secluded, rose to a position of great influence under King Narai and according to my Thai friends, the book mirrors this man's exploits fairly accurately (or at least as accurately as anyone knows). Apparently there is a sequel as well but I have no idea about it. Hope this helps.
PS I won't be able to finish it before it needs to go back through interlibrary loan so I am going to purchase it for myself.
On a lighter....er, no, on a different note my current read is The Lifeboat
I'm really enjoying this one - and it's just starting to get reaaaaally interesting...
Pam wrote: "I finished Legend and am continuing my dystopian journey with Divergent."I just started Divergent on audiobook yesterday.
Kat wrote: "On a lighter....er, no, on a different note my current read is The LifeboatI'm really enjoying this one - and it's just starting to get reaaaaally..."
I have that on my list for April reading.
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I'm reading Voices from the Titanic: The Epic Story of the Tragedy from the People Who Were There. It's the one hundred year anniversary today, very sad. :(
Fizzypops wrote: "I'm reading Voices from the Titanic: The Epic Story of the Tragedy from the People Who Were There. It's the one hundred year anniversary today, very sad. :("My grandfather was booked in steerage, but got bumped... lucky for me!
Welcome to our group Fizzypops. I hope you find lots here to keep you entertained.
A former room-mate of mine had folks who came from Ireland. While waiting for the Titanic - steerage - of course , one of the kids came down with measles or mumps and so her family never made that tragic fateful voyage.
I just finished Living Dead Girl. Reminded me of Room but even more disturbing (since it's told from the view of the child who's been abducted.) Hard to recommend unless you have the temperment for this type of literature.
I am currently reading The Phantom Tollbooth. This is the 50th anniversary of it. I can hear our 4th grade teacher's voice in my head as I read it. I teach elementary school and he read it to his class every year. Love the word play!
Janice wrote: I have that on my list for April reading. "I think you'll really like this one Janice - I finished reading it last night at some early hour, I had to find out what happened! There's some very interesting moral dilemmas in the story - certainly had me thinking 'what if'!
Pam wrote: "I just finished Living Dead Girl. Reminded me of Room but even more disturbing (since it's told from the view of the child who's been abducted.) Hard to recommend un..."This was a hard book to read, it really puts you through it emotionally. I thought it was much harder hitting than Room, and some parts left me quite breathless.
It's not a book I would ever want to read again though, too sad.
Oh we're a cheery bunch ;-)I started reading Between Shades of Gray
today.Maybe next I should read a comedy....
I finished The Baby Thief
and I liked it. Out of my normal genre and don't think I want to read another romantic thriller lol
Robin wrote: "I finished The Baby Thief and I liked it. Out of my normal genre and don't think I want to read another romantic thriller lol"I'm glad you tried something new :)
Kat wrote: "Oh we're a cheery bunch ;-)I started reading Between Shades of Gray
today.Maybe next I should read a comedy...."
I loved Between Shades of Gray
Kimberly wrote: "Robin wrote: "I finished The Baby Thief and I liked it. Out of my normal genre and don't think I want to read another romantic thriller lol"I'm gl..."
TY : ) I liked it...but I guess because it was something I wasn't used to and was a little on the scary side for me LOL I am a big chicken : )
Another one down. 25 to go. Finished Last Car To Elysian Fields
. James Lee Burke never disappoints.
Jennifer, what is this 30 books challenge? (I'm assuming it's 30).
He actually finished it in three days. And then he went through the 'sequel' about Private Life in three more days. And my mom took it over for five. Now I'll be racing throgh it before we leave on the 17th.
Thank you! I'm not too worried about it yet... the pressure will start tomorrow, maybe. ^_^
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I am listening on audio to Destiny of the Republic by Candice Millard. I enjoyed her The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey a while ago, and I am really enjoying this book about James Garfield, who I knew nothing about except that he was the president and he was shot.
I guess I'm into non-fiction and destinies right now.