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Susan, I do too now. I must see what else he has narrated. Do you have any suggestions to recommend?
I finished Solaris and have started The Minotaur Takes a Cigarette Break. Neil Gaiman has a section on Audible of books he loves and has helped produce. This was one of them.
Last night I couldn't sleep (I had 3 teeth pulled yesterday) so I started Angel's Peak
by Robyn Carr. It's one of my favourite series, and they're cozy reads so this one took my mind off the pain I read the first 200 pages in 2 hours before I could fall asleep.
Kimberly, I am so sorry you are suffering teeth woes. Take care. There is nothing like escaping into a book.
Thanks Chrissie,you're absolutely right escaping into a good book is probably one of the best cures for almost any ailment.
Kimberly wrote: "Thanks Chrissie,you're absolutely right escaping into a good book is probably one of the best cures for almost any ailment."Escaping into a good book also gives relaxation after a long tiresome day...You are right...
I'm currently reading Partials
and Torn
.Work has been SO busy this week that I've not finished a single book since Sunday - very unusual!
Kat wrote: "I'm currently reading Partials and Torn 
.Work has been SO busy this week that I've not finished a single book since Sunday - very unusual!"
How dare work interfer!
Kat wrote: "I'm currently reading Partials and Torn .Work has been SO busy this week that I've not finished a single book since Sunday - very unusual!"
Tell your job to butt out of your reading time lol :)
What if we all sign a petition for poor Kat!!! EMPLOYEE ABUSE.
I just finished Carnevale. It definitely grew on me. My review:http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...I do not know what paper book I will start now.....but I am listening to Cry, the Beloved Country. The narrator, Michael York, is fantastic. The lines in the book blow you a way. They are almost poetry, but not in verse.
I really hate reading two books at a time. I dislike being split.
Kat wrote: "I'm currently reading Partials and Torn .Work has been SO busy this week that I've not finished a single book since Sunday - very unusual!"
Work is important but reading gives comfort after a tiresome work..
I think that's why I'm so grumpy this week. I seriously need some escapism!
For my paper book I am reading The Genizah at the House of Shepher. I am not that impressed. Why? Well the writing style, how things are worded just is not that great. Today in the mail I got The House on Paradise Street which I REALLY want to read. I listened to the beginning on BBC radio, stopped and ordered it instead. I KNOW that if I change to this immediately I will never go back to The Genizah! I have not given Genizah a fair chance, so I must continue, but I know what I will grab next. :0)
I am reading Gone with the Wind for a BR, Me and My Ghoulfriends for a BR, A Dog Named Christmas for a challenge, Impulse because I am dieing to read it and The Book of Tomorrow for a challenge (which I hope to finish tonight).So now that supper is done and the kitchen cleaned, I have had my shower, and it is raining/storming outside I am off to snuggle down in my bed and READ!!!!! : )
Reading
for fun,Reading
for BR and
for Group Read.
Robin wrote: "I am reading Gone with the Wind for a BR, Me and My Ghoulfriends for a BR, A Dog Named Christmas for a challenge, Impulse because I am dieing to read it and The Book of Tomorrow for a challenge (wh..."Gone with the Wind..ahh, someday I will read it. I bought it many years back.
I will now begin The House on Paradise Street. I found out about it on BBC radio and zipped off and bought the paper book. I didn't want to listen to an abridged version.I am so happy that I have completed The Genizah at the House of Shepher.
My review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Two more down, 20 to go. Finished The Help
which I really liked, to my surprise. Finished Friday Mornings at Nine
which was ok. The story and ending were a little too pat for me. Reading Murder Your Darlings
and Simply Halston and about to start What Was She Thinking?: Notes on a Scandal
. Need a new audio, too-- it will either be The Rose Garden
or Bright Young Things
.
I feel a bit silly, but what does BR stand for?I'm reading And Then There Were None and restarting The Absentee, since it fell by the wayside when I couldn't finish it before the Toppler.
I thought Book Review for a second there, but it made no sense.Thanks, Kat!
I am about to start The Beauty of Humanity Movement
for in person book club. Just finished
which I really liked.
Read The Great Gatsby. It's short, and it's one of those books everyone says you should read.Of course, I don't understand why. I didn't like it.
Ah, then you can get started right away!I'll probably reread it though I was bouncing the entire time I was reading it (a sign of extreme boredom with the book)-- there has to be SOMETHING I missed that makes it good.
I'll try Wife 22 when I've read Catch-22. They must be related in some way, right?
I recall the movie (The Great Gatsby) with yummy Robert Redford. I have the book on iPad to be read someday, maybe in a Buddy Read or TBR Toppler.
I'm reading
which is HILARIOUS! I love Ellen :)
I finished Cry, the Beloved Country. I listened to the audio book narrated by Michael York. I recommend it to anyone who wants to read a book with gorgeous, wonderful writing. My review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...I will now start The Colour by Rose Tremaine. Why this audio book? I have heard such great things about the writer, and it takes place in New Zealand. That draws me too. I am addicted to reading books about places I know little about. It is an audio book.
I am also enjoying The House on Paradise Street, but this is in paper and takes place in Greece. Historical fiction about life in Greece from and through WW2, the civil war and up to today.
I had to suspend all my current reading to start The Sandalwood Tree. It's book club meeting on Thursday night and I'm woefully behind. I didn't get any reading done this weekend because I had my granddaughter here.
Janice wrote: "I had to suspend all my current reading to start The Sandalwood Tree. It's book club meeting on Thursday night and I'm woefully behind. I didn't get any reading done this weekend because I had my..."All the best for your meeting..
Thanks Abiha. At the rate I'm going, I won't be finished for the meeting. But that's okay. We're not strict about stuff like that. We just get together for fun... and wine... and laughs.
I am reading
for my offline book club.
I'm reading Parade's End by Ford Madox Ford. It's been on my to-read list for ages and I'm glad I finally got the courage to tackle it. Absolutely fantastic so far.
Janice wrote: "Thanks Abiha. At the rate I'm going, I won't be finished for the meeting. But that's okay. We're not strict about stuff like that. We just get together for fun... and wine... and laughs."What?!? Drinking WINE at a book club meeting. I have never heard of such a thing!
Susan wrote: "Janice wrote: "Thanks Abiha. At the rate I'm going, I won't be finished for the meeting. But that's okay. We're not strict about stuff like that. We just get together for fun... and wine... and..."My book club not only drinks wine but when we read Breakfast with Buddha we met in our pajamas and had breakfast and mimosas.
When our bookclub read Water for Elephants, we had popcorn, peanuts, candy floss, and corn dogs for snacks. It was lots of fun.
A friend of mine has a bookclub that meets on Saturday mornings. I asked how they could drink wine in the morning. She said they preferred bacon to wine.
After a little reading meltdown (the reader's equivalent of shouting 'I've got nothing to wear' whilst standing in front of an overflowing wardrobe), I realised I needed something very specific.Zombies! Dead City
Kat wrote: "After a little reading meltdown (the reader's equivalent of shouting 'I've got nothing to wear' whilst standing in front of an overflowing wardrobe), I realised I needed something very specific.Z..."
You are letting me start by day with a big laugh. Funny! Oh gosh, I think of someone in my family and I cannot stop laughing. I am thinking of clothes rather than books..... I am the sick book person. The other is the sick clothes person, but we are both equally sick. That is a comfort.
Stuart wrote: "I am reading for my offline book club."I have this one on my TBR!!! How are you liking it so far?
Chrissie wrote: "Kat wrote: "After a little reading meltdown (the reader's equivalent of shouting 'I've got nothing to wear' whilst standing in front of an overflowing wardrobe), I realised I needed something very ..."I'm actually BOTH which makes it even worse!
I am reading two books - and they are both excellent. I ought to be happy. Right? Well, I read one and do not want to close it. I read the other and do not want to close that either. This is horrible. I want to sink into the book, both books, and not climb out. I think I must choose to finish one at a time. Only because I am reading The Colour with another person will I finish that before finishing The House on Paradise Street. Colour has tremendous writing and characterization. All that bothers me a bit is the melancholy tone, yet it does fit the subject matter, emigration to New Zealand and the Gold Rush. The description of the Southern Alps, the difficulties of the new immigrants - this is all gripping.
But the House on Paradise Street is wonderful too. Why? Because I too emigrated to a new country at about the same age as the protagonist. Fascinating to compare my own experiences with hers! In addition the description of Greece, its customs and how an English woman relates to the Greek way of being and how it is to be foreign are fascinating. The story of the Resistance in Greece during WW2 is engaging when told through this fictional family. There is a grandmother who has been gone for almost 60 years, having fled to Russia. She returns and has grown grandchildren. How the grandmother and grandchildren feel toward each other talks to me too. And there is archeology. There is so much I can relate to in this book.
I cannot continue hopping from book to book. I cannot do it.
See, when I read Water for Elephants it was on a Tuesday (or Wednesday?) afternoon, rushing to finish befoer 6pm so I could go see the movie. My book club was some friends of the family who I met after the movie and exclaimed over the awesomeness of the book over. XDI wish I'd had wine!
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Just finished a great deal of books and am still euphoric about it, but I'm reading
North and South for the YLTO! challenge
Born Under The Paperbark Tree: A Man's Life because it was at the library and I was too!
And I'm really hyper now... it's not a good time to be hyper... my eyes have been closing since 7am this morning... and it's 11:30pm now!
I have just finishedThe Colour. Maybe I am beginning to like fiction! This was good.Review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Fantastic review Chrissie!I've just put this one on hold, thank goodness we have 17 copies in the library system and I should have it in a week or so.
Kimberly wrote: "Fantastic review Chrissie!I've just put this one on hold, thank goodness we have 17 copies in the library system and I should have it in a week or so."
Thank you.
I finished The Minotaur Takes a Cigarette Break on audiobook and have started A Cold Day for Murder. I had another of her books on my audible wishlist until I realized that it was one of a series. I decided I needed to read the first book in the series in order to get the background. This is the first book.
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I listened to the audio version several years ago and loved it, Chrissie. I hope ..."
Judy, I really like it. The narration is wonderful. The author's words are just beautiful and the narration couldn't be better. Michael York is the narrator.