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[Kimber]

Gretchen wrote: "Keith wrote: "This must be my month for books about women. I just finished


and now I'm into

"

I got abo..."

I've had Pope Joan in the queue on my kindle for over a year now. I just can't get around to it either.

[Allison]

Kimber wrote: "Allie wrote: "Almost halfway thru Not sure what to make of it yet but I've chuckled at a few parts."

I love lo..."


Ah. Don't know if I'll be doing that... I picked this up on a whim because another group of mine is reading it. Or they were supposed to, so far only me and one other girl is reading it! Hmm. Never read any of the discworld series and never really had any interest either. I just like Neil Gaiman.

[Kimber]

Allie wrote: "Kimber wrote: "Allie wrote: "Almost halfway thru Not sure what to make of it yet but I've chuckled at a few par..."

Killing me Allie...Terry Pratchett is my number one author favourite :D

[Allison]

I knew you liked him. Sorry lol.

[Bobby]

[Jane]

Orhan's Inheritance / Aline Ohanesian

[Eileen]

Jane wrote: " Orhan's Inheritance / Aline Ohanesian"

Jane - you really find the interesting books!

[Simona]

Kimber wrote: ".Terry Pratchett is my number one author favourite ..."

That's because you have really good taste in books :P
I'm with you Kimber!

Allie, maybe in a later time you could read a different book by Pratchett and you could like it: sometimes it's just the wrong time to try :)

[Jane]

Thank you, Eileen. A review in the Christian Science Monitor weekly news magazine suggested this one to me.
Reading the title and surname of the author, I wouldn't be surprised if she chose the personal name for her hero based on her own surname. :)

[Kimber]

Simona wrote: "Kimber wrote: ".Terry Pratchett is my number one author favourite ..."

That's because you have really good taste in books :P
I'm with you Kimber!

Allie, maybe in a later time you could read a dif..."

I agree completely!

[Ace]

I have Orhan's Inheritance on my TBR, are you enjoying it Jane?

I'm also just starting my first Pratchett discworld 1, I might be with you there Allie? Mr Ace adores his books, many a time he has read "funny" passages out to me but when I stare blankly at him he goes back to his reading :/

[Dawn]

I would like to point out that the first Discworld book isn't the best one, I'd try another if you don't like it. Maybe Guards! Guards! or Equal Rites, both are much better than the Rincewind books.

[Jane]

by Nicholas Nicastro

[Teanka]

I'm about 1/3 into our next month's book, A God Strolling in the Cool of the Evening, and enjoy it so far. It's written in first person perspective.

[May]

Can't wait to get started!!

[Jane]

Ace wrote: "I have Orhan's Inheritance on my TBR, are you enjoying it Jane?

I'm also just starting my first Pratchett discworld 1, I might be with you there Allie? Mr Ace adores his books, man..."

Ace, yes, I thought Orhan's inheritance very good! I hope you enjoy it.

[Kimber]

Dawn wrote: "I would like to point out that the first Discworld book isn't the best one, I'd try another if you don't like it. Maybe Guards! Guards! or Equal Rites, both are much bette..."

Completely agree. I started with the Guards series and it continues to be my favourite. If I hadn't read several of those before I went back and read the first two in the series I might not have continued. There are over 40 Discworld books and the first two were the FIRST TWO...before the author found his voice and his style. I'm not a huge Rincewind fan to this day but I do love The Luggage.

[Linda]

I just started The Walls of Troy by Cherry Gregory.
David Bishop's WHO KILLED GARSON TALMADGE I finished yesterday. For a no good reason the b/a will not work on the title.??

[Simona]

Dawn wrote: "I would like to point out that the first Discworld book isn't the best one, I'd try another if you don't like it. Maybe Guards! Guards! ..."

That's exactly the book I was going to suggest.
But I understand that each one of us has a different idea of humour, what I find to be funny can be indifferent for others or worse offensive.
Luckily there's a book for everyone out there :)

[Jane]

Alamut / Judith Tarr

[Ace]

Thank you Dawn, Kimber and Simona. I'm reading it as a buddy read (which I am Leading), so I will see it through, then move on to Guards! Guards! Appreciate the feedback..

[Jane]

Simona wrote: "Dawn wrote: "I would like to point out that the first Discworld book isn't the best one, I'd try another if you don't like it. Maybe Guards! Guards! ..."

That's exactly the book I was..."

Maybe someday I'll try this one. Years ago I tried one Discworld [I don't remember which one] and thought it was dumb.

[Gretchen]

Working my way through more Medieval Mysteries.

Valley of Dry Bones
and
A Killing Season

[Kimber]

Taking a break and reading some Christopher Moore - Secondhand Souls the sequel to A Dirty Job. If you've never read Moore but are in the mood for something not very serious check out the two books he has that are Shakespeare related: Fool and The Serpent of Venice based on King Lear and The Merchant of Venice.

[happy]

I'm starting this one by Cokie Roberts



It's a NF look at some prominent women of the American Civil War.

[May]

"Capital Dames" ? I truly enjoyed it! I have enjoyed all her books!! Hope you do also.

[Diego]

Well, my random pick algorithm lead me to Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco.

I guess this is a book I should better read in Spanish, but I found an English translation. 20 pages and my brain is already burning. Umberto's Baudolino is one of my favorite books, but I've read that Focault's is like one of the most difficult to understand. Hope I can make it.

[Jane]

Rereading A God Strolling in the Cool of the Evening.

[Allison]

Jumped on the bandwagon with:

[Jane]

Allie wrote: "Jumped on the bandwagon with: "

I'll let it pass me by.

[Kimber]

Jane wrote: "Allie wrote: "Jumped on the bandwagon with: "

I'll let it pass me by."

I have it sitting on my Kindle but it's surrounded by 104 other books I haven't gotten around to yet and I add to that every other day. I'm hopeless. Finished Secondhand Souls and moving on to a psychological thriller Black Chalk

[May]

I'm reading "A God Strolling In The Cool Of The Evening". Slow going...

[Ace]

Allie wrote: "Jumped on the bandwagon with: "

Hiw are you enjoying it Allie? It's sitting on my On-Hold shelf until I'm in the mood for it. I didn't get very far into it...

[Allison]

Ace wrote: "How are you enjoying it Allie? It's sitting on my On-Hold shelf until I'm in the mood for it. I didn't get very far ..."

Meh. I like the humor but all the science has me "zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz" I've been reading and reading and reading and I'm only on page 60 :/

[Teanka]

I thought The Martian was a very quick read. I think I read it in 2 days and couldn't stop. But I read a lot of sci fi.

[Mark]

Veiled hoping it's good

[Monica]

happy wrote: "I'm starting this one by Cokie Roberts



It's a NF look at some prominent women of the Americ..."

Sounds interesting. I've just added it to my "want to read" list. I really enjoyed her book Founding Mothers.

[happy]

So far it's been a good read.

If anyone is interested, here is Ms. Roberts appearence on BookTV talking about the book

http://www.c-span.org/video/?325820-1...

[Jane]

The Gendarme / Mark Mustian.Depressing but a page-turner.

[Simona]

Teanka wrote: "I thought The Martian was a very quick read. I think I read it in 2 days and couldn't stop. But I read a lot of sci fi."

Me too

[Linda]

I am reading The Summer Queen by Elizabeth Chadwick.

[Kimber]

Leaving Van Gogh by Carol McD. Wallace

[Allison]

Linda wrote: "I am reading The Summer Queen by Elizabeth Chadwick."

Ooooo. I keep waiting and waiting for it to go on sale for Kindle... I'm still waiting :/

[Eileen]

I am reading by Gillian Bagwell, which is about Bess Hardwicke who eventually (although not in this book which covers the first half of her life) became the gaoler of Mary, Queen of Scots for Elizabeth I. Based on the title, I expected something a little more romantic, but there isn't much of that in it. The author seems to have done an excellent job of researching what was going on during that period - I really enjoy getting a "street-level" view of history, rather than just the big picture.

[Gretchen]

That book has jumped up my tbr list as I am currently reading a biography of her granddaughter, Arbella Stuart.

[Kimber]

Eileen wrote: "I am reading by Gillian Bagwell, which is about Bess Hardwicke who eventually (although not in this book which covers the first half of her life) became the gaol..."

I've read the others by Bagwell and have had Venus in Winter on my list for quite some time. Too many books!!! Argh!

[Monica]

Jane wrote: "The Last Jew / Noah Gordon"

I enjoyed that book.

[Jaime]

I am reading Agincourt

[Allison]

40% into Henry IV: The Righteous King and I'm really liking it. It's actually very readable, you forget it's NF.

Also started Not only does every chapter switch characters POV but time periods too. Ugh.

[Jane]

Scourge of Rome by Douglas Jackson