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[Gretchen]

Finished - glad to be done with that series. Ugh
Needed to travel outside of Europe for a while
And last but not least

[Linda]

The Yearling by Marjorie Kinnon Rawlings. It's been years since I read the book, but I just watched the movie which is probably better than the book. I hope all of you who get Turner Classic Movies are taking advantage of 31 Days of Oscar which will end March 2. All of the movies being shown are Oscar winners or nominations in some category. THE YEARLING has more cry power than BAMBI or MADAM X. CASABLANCA and GASLIGHT will air tonight for the Ingrid Bergman fans.

[Jane]

Yes, they've had some hum-dingers!!

Started Carthage Must Be Destroyed: The Rise and Fall of an Ancient Civilization this evening.

[Diane]

I just started Medicus. I'm only 20 pages into it, but I like Ruso already. I have two more books in the series - Terra Incognita: A Novel of the Roman Empire and Caveat Emptor: A Novel of the Roman Empire. I'm really surprised I never heard of this series until I came across it here on Goodreads.

[Allison]

Ingrid Bergman fan right here! Dvr all set :)

[happy]

Diane wrote: "I just started Medicus. I'm only 20 pages into it, but I like Ruso already. I have two more books in the series - Terra Incognita: A Novel of the Roman Empire and [book:C..."

GR has a way of doing that, my TBR list has exploded since I've found A&M and a couple of other groups! - I also really like the Medicus series.

[Victor]

happy wrote: "Diane wrote: "I just started Medicus. I'm only 20 pages into it, but I like Ruso already. I have two more books in the series - [book:Terra Incognita: A Novel of the Roman Empire|679702..."

Same here, I use to have trouble finding the next thing to read, now there is too much that I want to read.

[Diane]

Well, I'm enjoying Medicus to the point where I'm sorry to put it down. I haven't had that happen in a while. I preordered the paperback of Tabula Rasa: A Crime Novel of the Roman Empire. And, yes, my TBR list has gotten very large. I really need to work on it!

[Histolicious]

I want to finish today and then start with

[Paula]

Just finished

Loved it. Here's my review

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Jane]

Diane wrote: "I just started Medicus. I'm only 20 pages into it, but I like Ruso already. I have two more books in the series - Terra Incognita: A Novel of the Roman Empire and [book:C..."

My favorite Roman series!!!!

[GeneralTHC]

Victor wrote: "Same here, I use to have trouble finding the next thing to read, now there is too much that I want to read. "

Have the same problem. I have so many going and so many I wanna read. I need to finish like 15 books this month just to keep it together.

[Jane]

Diane wrote: "I just started Medicus. I'm only 20 pages into it, but I like Ruso already. I have two more books in the series - Terra Incognita: A Novel of the Roman Empire and [book:C..."

Terri, Blame Ruso and Tilla for my Roman fetish! :)

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Oh, so its all their fault. Now I know who to point the finger at. :)

[Linda]

I finished Avalon by Any Seton and am starting
nBy the SwordChristian Kachel. I stand by my lonesome in being disappointed in AVALON. I liked the first half, but not so much the latter half. Still, it was good reading

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Hope you like, By the Sword, Linda.

[Linda]

I am to page 18 and find the book witty and provacative. Earlier today I checked the reviews and all were positive. At the time I moved this book to my currently reading shelf I rated the book I had just finished. I mistakenly rated both books. Thank you for catching my error, Terri. For me, that is a coherent explanation! lol I hope my error is not showing up at some other place. If so, let me know. Warning, I am reading BY THE SWORD through email on tablet. Ergo, I am using Nook for email, notices, reviews and everything else.

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

I thought it odd. I had just seen your post saying you were starting it. Then suddenly you rated it 3 stars!~ LOL! I thought gee, quick reader. ;)

[Judith]

Martha wrote: "Reading "

You'll love The Price of Blood! Really good. My review here https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Jane]

Wolf Winter / Cecilia Ekbäck

[Margaret, Sherlockian Sheila]

What do you think of it so far, Brian? I loved it. The parakeets are awesome. :D

[Darcy]

Brian wrote: "Started . Not HF, more alternate history/steampunk."

Loved that book!

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Damn, what is wrong with the rest of the world.
They are Budgerigars!

(they are native to Australia, so I may be a little precious about the name). :)

[Margaret, Sherlockian Sheila]

Umm Terri.... there are both budgerigars AND parakeets. Two different species. Calling a parakeet a budgerigar is a little like calling a cockatoo a budgerigar. All parrots, but different gens.

Parakeets are of South American origin, from memory.

[Margaret, Sherlockian Sheila]

Okay. Just did a little research. Budgies are parakeets... as are rosellas. Parakeet is the gens.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parakeet

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

I don't want to open up this can of bird seed...:)

What they are calling a Parakeet is a Budgerigar.
Parakeet is only a term. Their genus is Melopsittacus

[Darcy]

All I care about is that they sh!t not on me or mine. Little amonia vessels the lot :-P

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

haha. I'm with you there! our Budgie likes to run around on my shirtless husbands chest tapping on his iPad and sending garbled messages on his Twitter, all while soiling himself like some sort of little purple faeces machine! (and I mean the Budgie, not the hubby)

[Margaret, Sherlockian Sheila]

Never been fond of budgies. Prefer rosellas.

[Mark]

Brian wrote: "Started . Not HF, more alternate history/steampunk."

As mentioned its very good, and they get better.

Harry pins a warning sign to his front door saying, ‘Beware of the budgie’. A passer-by sees this and says, ‘Excuse me, but I didn’t know budgies could be dangerous.’ ‘They’re not,’ says John. ‘But this one can whistle for the Rottweiler.’

:D

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

rofl! Nice one!!

[Diane]

I finished Medicus and loved it! I'll try to get my review up on Friday or Saturday. Things are a little crazy here right now. I started reading A Day in the Life of Ancient Rome in an effort to get a better understanding of the period. I know this covers Rome, but there should be some similarities. On a non-historical side, I'm reading One, Two, Buckle My Shoe by Agatha Christie.

[Victor]

Just started by Christian Kachel

[Histolicious]

Victor wrote: "Just started by Christian Kachel"

Okay. More and more people reading this book. We should make a group read :D

The extract is already on my Kindle. This weekend I read it :D

[Simona]

Mark wrote: "Harry pins a warning sign to his front door saying, ‘Beware of the budgie’. A passer-by sees this and says, ‘Excuse me, but I didn’t know budgies could be dangerous.’ ‘They’re not,’ says John. ‘But this one can whistle for the Rottweiler.’..."

Ok, now I want to read the book

[Andy]

starting & has come highly recommended

[Gretchen]

Bring Up the Bodies

[Andy]

Brian wrote: "Andy wrote: " starting & has come highly recommended"

I just bought a copy of this for a dollar the other day. It's been on my TBR list for awhile. Hope you ..."

Ditto Brian

[Diane]

I'm about halfway through Terra Incognita: A Novel of the Roman Empire, and I'm enjoying it as much as I did Medicus. I like the relationship between Ruso and Tilla.

[Sandra]

Just started by Caroline Moorehead. It seems to be a popular read.

[Bobby]

[Histolicious]

I finished enjoyed it.

Started yesterday and I´m still quite unsteady about this one. Do I like it ... or not. I always want to read a book about Elisabeth, but I dont know if I like this one :D

[Linda]

By the SwordChristian Kachel

[Gretchen]

Anell wrote: "I finished enjoyed it.

Started yesterday and I´m still quite unsteady about this one. Do I like it ... or not...."

I had an arc of The Accidental Empress. I felt rather lukewarm after I finished. After further research into the life of Empress Elisabeth, I was unimpressed with the novel. Pataki really skipped over large chunks of Elisabeth's early life with Franz and completely left out people who played important roles in the couple's marriage.

[Andrew]

Just finished reading Saturnalia. I love this series and the wicked English humor which is probably not at all Roman-like. I believe the hero Falco is based on a true historical character, so it hopefully cuts the criteria. I find this series a light relief after the darma and intensity of the Colleen McCulloch Rome series which is however my very favorite.

[Diane]

I finished Terra Incognita: A Novel of the Roman Empire - which I really enjoyed - and have started on The Corpse Reader by Antonio Garrido. Despite the title, it's not a horror novel. It's about Ci Song, considered to be the founder of CSI-style forensic investigation. It's set in 13th century China.

[Histolicious]

@Gretchen.
I´ve read 20% of it now, and I am still not hooked. I´m not the greatest Sisi-Fan on earth (honesty, I just dont like her) and this book is just ... meh ... I think I take a break.

I read the extract of this evening and damn, this was impressive. I went to amazon to buy that book ... turns out ... I already own it :D Best Sunday this year so far.

[Jane]

Nemesis: A Novel of the Spartan Gylippos and the Battle of Syracuse / Jon Edward Martin

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Anell wrote: "I read the extract of By the Sword (Spoils of Olympus, #1) by Christian Kachel this evening and damn, this was impressive. I went to amazon to buy that book ... turns out ... I already own it :D Best Sunday this year so far.


..."

How'd that happen? Did you get it while it was a freebie or something?

[Kimber]

Attempted The Bathory Legend but couldn't continue it beyond the first few chapters. Might have been my mood but the translation just seemed...horrible. Campy, even.
Read Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution instead and enjoyed it very much considering I normally hate reading about 'The Terror'. Moved on to Geoffrey Hardgrave's The Painter of Florence .