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[Ace]

I plan to start on this series "soon" too. Been saying that for a while...

[happy]

To many books, to little time :)

[Jane]

Orthokostá: A Novel

[Patricia]

I am almost finished with Helen Hollick's The Forever Queen. It took me awhile to get into it; plus, I would put it aside for library books, but I am enjoying it. I've also started Arms of Nemesis. I may have read it years ago since I did read most of this series, but long enough ago that I don't really remember it specifically.

[Jane]

Catullus' Bedspread: The Life of Rome's Most Erotic Poet

[Carol]

Jane wrote: " Catullus' Bedspread: The Life of Rome's Most Erotic Poet"

That's an attention-getting title if ever there was one. :)

[Rafael]

The Lords of the North. 3rd book from The Saxonic Chronicles series by Bernard Cornwell.

[Jane]

Carol wrote: "Jane wrote: " Catullus' Bedspread: The Life of Rome's Most Erotic Poet"

That's an attention-getting tit..."

True! Apparently Catullus wrote a poem about a bedspread: #64. So far I'm enjoying the book; the author has reconstructed a biography mainly from what he says in his poems; each chapter starts with a quote from the poem. It's certainly different from any other biography of anyone I've read.

[Paul]

Rafael wrote: "The Lords of the North. 3rd book from The Saxonic Chronicles series by Bernard Cornwell."

For everyone reading and enjoying Cornwell's Saxon Tales series, you may also enjoy the video series on Netflix, "The Last Kingdom." I don't know if the several episodes cover just the first book of the nine-book series or not. I have only watched the first episode. It was okay, maybe 3, maybe 4 stars. I've read all nine books and would rate most of the novels 5 stars.

[Gretchen]

Just finished The Hourglass Factory while out on the boat today. I can't recommend it enough. I know so little about the Suffrage movement and this has me digging to find out more.

[May]

Oooh, I'm intrigued. Now on my TR list!
Thank you!!

[Ace]

Paul wrote: "

For everyone reading and enjoying Cornwell's Saxon Tales series, you may also enjoy the video series on Netflix, "The Last Kingdom." I don't know if the several episodes cover just the first book of the nine-book series or not. I have only watched the first episode. It was okay, maybe 3, maybe 4 stars. I've read all nine books and would rate most of the novels 5 stars. ."

Paul, we had a thread on this, either under Bernard Cornwell or under Vikings or under TV shows, I can't be sure, let me check.

Found it about here:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Barbara]

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar children by Ransom Riggs

[Gretchen]

May wrote: "Oooh, I'm intrigued. Now on my TR list!
Thank you!!"

I was hesitant to even check it out. Considering the subject content, I expected something more chick lit. That cover sold me. I was pleasantly surprised to read a book about women that wasn't actually chick lit. I think it is one of those books that both men and women can enjoy.

[Rafael]

Paul wrote: "Rafael wrote: "The Lords of the North. 3rd book from The Saxonic Chronicles series by Bernard Cornwell."

For everyone reading and enjoying Cornwell's Saxon Tales series, you may also enjoy the vid..."

Hi, Paul. I watched the first season. I enjoyed it. This season covers the first and the second books. I didn't know that this season was on netflix, but I read about the second season and it will be on netflix

[Bobby]

[Ace]

Bobby wrote: ""

I loved this book. Enjoy!

[Rafael]

I started today to read "Sword Song", 4th book from The Saxon Chronicles by Bernard Cornwell.

[Lariela]

Just started Stormbird by Conn Iggulden.

[happy]

Lariela,

I really enjoyed that one. The third in the series



is sitting on my nightstand waiting me right now, actually it sitting on the floor next to the bed :)

[Allison]

^^I loved that one too!!

[Lariela]

I've ordered the other two books from the library. For contrast, I'm also reading The Lady of the Rivers by Philippa Gregory.

[Ace]

Free course on Richard III

https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/e...

[Allison]

Lariela wrote: "also reading The Lady of the Rivers by Philippa Gregory."

That was the only one I liked out of that whole series...

[Jane]

The Confessions of X

Memoirs of Augustine's concubine in her words, before he became St. Augustine. Beautifully written and sad in places. It's nearly 4 am and I can't put it down. By Suzanne M. Wolfe

[Paul]

Jane wrote: " The Confessions of X

Memoirs of Augustine's concubine in her words, before he became St. Augustine. Beautifully written and sad in places...."
Jane, my review, at https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2.... I think you may be feeling the same way. . .

[Jane]

Paul wrote: "Jane wrote: " The Confessions of X

Memoirs of Augustine's concubine in her words, before he became St. Augustine. Beautifully written and s..."

I read your review. You may well be right.

[Lariela]

Allie wrote: "Lariela wrote: "also reading The Lady of the Rivers by Philippa Gregory."

That was the only one I liked out of that whole series..."

I decided to read the whole series in chronological order.

[Bobby]

Ace ⚓ wrote: "Bobby wrote: ""

I loved this book. Enjoy!"

Thanks Ace...have heard good things!!

[Ace]

Sharon Penman blog mentions some new goood reads that may be of interest to this group...

https://www.goodreads.com/author_blog...

[Sunny]

I'm reading "Empress" about Empress Wu, the only female empress to rule China, 7th century. I didn't know it was based on a real person when I picked it up. Beautiful writing, the author is Shan Sa, also Chinese. An excellent glimpse of a piece of history we know little about and beautifully written.

[Jane]

Ten for Dying : a John the Lord Chamberlain mystery concerning a missing relic. Set in Byzantine Empire of Justinian.

Also Salt of the Air: short stories--fantasy. Two I've read so far have been retellings of fairy tales from a different viewpoint.

[Sunny]

Ace ⚓ wrote: "Sharon Penman blog mentions some new goood reads that may be of interest to this group...

https://www.goodreads.com/author_blog..."

Thanks for the share. Some new titles and authors to check out.

[Alice]

I've finished Antigone by Jean Anouilh. A very intense play - 4 stars.

My Review

I'm starting The Confessions of Catherine de Medici.

[siriusedward]

The Odyssey by Homer and enjoying it.

[Edward]

Silk Road by Colin Falconer

[Alice]

siriusedward wrote: "The Odyssey by Homer and enjoying it."

I loved that book. I read Robert Fagles' translation and it was wonderful :)

[siriusedward]

I am really liking it .though i am reading the Lattimore translation...

[Lariela]

Just started Warriors of the Storm by Bernard Cornwell.

[Kimber]

The Pilgrim of Hate - the 11th Brother Cadfael. Loving it as always but by now I can figure out 'whodunit' almost by the third or fourth chapter. Still fun to read and I'll definitely finish the series in time. Just purchased a set of Erma Bombeck books. I've read them all before but not since the 8O's. I love her humour and it will be interesting to see how it stands up to the current world as we know it. The Grass Is Always Greener over the Septic Tank, If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries What Am I Doing in the Pits?, and Motherhood: The Second Oldest Profession

[Jane]

Mysteries--often when I'm about half way through, I peek at the last few chapters to see "whodunit" then go back and read from where I left off. I like tracing out "whydunnit." Yes, I know it's cheating. I'm terrible at figuring out the villain on my own.

[Ace]

Jane, I used to read the end of the book first ( the last page ) to make sure it was worth the effort. I don't do that anymore but I do find myself skimming to the bottom of the page when I really really want to know what happens next. I have to put my hand across the page to cover it up and slow myself down. It's not cheating really. Is it?

[Carol]

Jane wrote: "Mysteries--often when I'm about half way through, I peek at the last few chapters to see "whodunit" then go back and read from where I left off. I like tracing out "whydunnit." Yes, I know it's che..."

I almost always read the end first, at least with new authors, and across all genres. I don't give a hoot for spoilers or knowing what happens. It's all about the quality of the journey for me, so I want to know where the journey ends, not because I want to know whodunnit per se, but I want to trust that the author has a map and a plan that's credible.

[Jane]

Ace ⚓ wrote: "Jane, I used to read the end of the book first ( the last page ) to make sure it was worth the effort. I don't do that anymore but I do find myself skimming to the bottom of the page when I really ..."

You have to read the last few chapters. I've found most of the time in the ones I've read, the solution isn't given on the very last page, but pages before.

[Sunny]

Just started "Auriel Rising" by Elizabeth Redfern and "My Just Desire" by Anna Beer. Both have Sir Walter Raleigh in them. I found I know little about the man. The second book is non-fiction about his wife.

[Rafael]

I am reading the portuguese edition of The Burning Land, fifth book from Saxon Chronicles series by Bernard Cornwell.

[C.P.]

Between reading for challenges, reading in preparation for interviews, reading for the library book club I joined, and reading for work, I haven't had two minutes to post about anything I read. That's why I've been such a terrible group member the last few months. Sorry about that. I'll try to do better.

But right this minute I am reading The Play's the Thing by Ann Swinfen, book 7 in a series I just love. I recently finished Stephanie Cowell's Claude & Camille: A Novel of Monet and Linda Kass's Tasa's Song (about WWII on the Eastern Front), and I'm reading Black Sheep by Georgette Heyer just so I can finish the last challenge I signed up for and actually catch a breath!

And although they are not historical, some people in this group might like Adam's Rib: A Rocco Schiavone Mystery, which just came out, and its predecessor, Black Run: A Rocco Schiavone Mystery—both brilliantly translated into English from Antonio Manzini's Italian originals. If nothing else, for those of us sweating through 90+ degree weeks, the prospect of the Italian Alps is very appealing. But Rocco Schiavone is a sort of 21st-century Uhtred, if one can imagine Uhtred as a detective: in short, quite a character. And the mysteries are snappy, complex, and as fun as anything involving dead bodies can be.

[happy]

I'm currently reading T.J. Stiles Pulitzer Prize winning biography of the American Civil War General and Indian Fighter - Geo A. Custer

[Sherry]

I'm reading an Ann Swinfen novel, too: The Bookseller's Tale, which I believe is her newest. Very good so far. It's about a bookseller in Oxford around 1350, widowed by the ravages of the Black Death, compelled by a sense of justice to investigate a student's mysterious stabbing death.

[C.P.]

Sherry wrote: "I'm reading an Ann Swinfen novel, too: The Bookseller's Tale, which I believe is her newest. Very good so far. It's about a bookseller in Oxford around 1350, widowed by the ravages ..."

Yes, I have that one on my TBR, too. Glad to hear that it's good!