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What Are You Reading Right Now? ( Hwæt béon ðu bocrædung?)
Terri wrote: "Deborah wrote: "And the amount of fan fiction they generate! Some of the Austin fan fiction I have read was very good indeed, though some of it was hogwash.And in other news I have finishedByzant..."
Terri. I heard you didn't win, but I'd like to donate to you an ebook copy of my HF book "flower from Castile Trilogy." You can reach me through http://www.flowerfromcastile.com
Ireney wrote: "I started reading A Place Called Armageddon by C.C. Humphreys, which is set in 1453. The focus of the novel are the dying throes of the Byzantine Empire, which culminated with the conquest of Cons..."The Religion: A Novel (Tannhauser Trilogy, #1) by Tim Willocks. Haven't been able to find the rest of the series locally, but this one is a can't-put-down.
I'm reading some more of Eric Flint's alternative history series. Light reading for resting my brain while I'm in tech rehearsals this week. 1635: The Eastern Front And found another one I hadn't known about while adding the book to my post!!! Sheesh! Can you say prolific? LOL
Us lot here are very consistent tbr collectors. :)
Dawn wrote: "Linda, that is a bizarre book. I added it to GR's for you......The Plot to Overthrow :)"Can not find this book on Google ereads!
As far as I can tell you can get it on the authors website or here: http://www.free-ebooks.net/ebook/The-...
Finshed
enjoyable read - one of his better ones IMO
I know I am a day late and a dollar short, but I just started
I'm reading The Mapmaker's Dream by James Cowan.
happy wrote: "I know I am a day late and a dollar short, but I just started
"lol. Always more fashionable to be late to the party isn't it?
Lilian wrote: "I'm reading The Mapmaker's Dream by James Cowan."Here you are Lilian. :) the link for that book.
A Mapmaker’s Dream: The Meditations of Fra Mauro, Cartographer to the Court of Venice
(we always try and add a link for the book or the author if the book or author hasn't been linked in the last 4 posts. Here is a thread in our group which explains how to do it: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/8...)
Terri wrote: "Lilian wrote: "I'm reading The Mapmaker's Dream by James Cowan."Here you are Lilian. :) the link for that book.
A Mapmaker’s Dream: The Meditations of Fra Mauro, Cartographer to the Court of Veni..."
Thanks Terri. I'm a new member and haven't read the details on posting a book. Now I have. Thanks again.
No problem Lilian. :)
Terri wrote: "Deborah wrote: "And the amount of fan fiction they generate! Some of the Austin fan fiction I have read was very good indeed, though some of it was hogwash.And in other news I have finishedByzant..."
It is my first goodreads freebie and I just finished it and reviewed it! I didn't even know you could see who won them...
Now that I have finished it would you like me to send it on to you? It is well worth reading.
Terri wrote:... Old Dickens. :-) There's always someone reading a Dickens. If only authors like Dickens and Jane Austen knew how much their books are read to this day. This is not fiction, but I found it fascinating never the less
It is a short bio of Ms Austen ( She was only moderately successful during her lifetime ) and then traces the growth of popularity of her novels over the years
Deborah wrote: " Now that I have finished it would you like me to send it on to you? It is well worth reading. ..."Thanks for the lovely offer, Deb. You being just down the road from me (2 hours) it would not have far to come :-) , but I am not sure how badly I want to read it. I was curious about it and flush with the desire to win a GR giveaway!
I have so many books on my tbr that I don't think I want to fit it in. I never think of that when I am clicking madly trying to win a giveaway. :-)
I'm not sure where this should go but, Ken Follett was on CSPAN's BookTV this past weekend interviewed by Charlie Osgood.It thought it was interesting. He talks about his career, his theory of writing, what he does for fun, research and alot of other stuff.
Here is a link to the interview. It is just over a hour long.
http://www.booktv.org/Program/13808/W...
(view spoiler)
Interesting happy. :)We have a media watch folder http://www.goodreads.com/topic/group_... that you could put this stuff in next time.
Dawn wrote: "Interesting happy. :)We have a media watch folder http://www.goodreads.com/topic/group_... that you could put this stuff in next time."
will do, thnx
Fitting in a quick read: Pressfield's Last of the Amazons. I'm loving it. I was a bit dubious after The Virtues of War: A Novel of Alexander the Great, my only other Pressfield, but I needn't have been.
Yes, Virtues was not an example of Presfield's skill. He can do much better than Virtues, that's for sure.
Betty wrote: "The Religion: A Novel (Tannhauser Trilogy, #1) by Tim Willocks. Haven't been able to find the rest of the series locally, but this one is a can't-put-down. ..."I second that. It's one of my favourites. I don't beleive he ever got round to writing any more in the series, sadly.
I'm reading The Fort by Bernard Cornwell. I've just moved to New Hampshire so its enjoyable to read a bit of HF set locally.
Terri wrote: "Yes, Virtues was not an example of Presfield's skill. He can do much better than Virtues, that's for sure."Amazons is so different - and fantastic, on p.48 - that I now believe Virtues was a subtle attempt to stultify us and undercut Alexander. I am joking.
I notice Last of the Amazons has mixed reviews. What doesn't, of course.
Indeed, what doesn't. (Says she who is about to give 2 stars yet again to a book that consistently gleans 4 and 5 stars from GR members)
Terri wrote: "Indeed, what doesn't. (Says she who is about to give 2 stars yet again to a book that consistently gleans 4 and 5 stars from GR members)"Everyone has different tastes. I am constantly surprised that every book that I have read that has one the Booker prize, has bored me to tears.
Ah yes, I often wonder about best seller lists. I've tried to read one so-called best seller about 6 times now. I can not get through it. I got further the last time than ever before, and put it down with relief when I finally made it to the used bookstore. Ok, when it drove me to get off my butt and go there instead of continuing to read that thing! LOL And, it's a re-telling of the Arthur legend, one of my favorites. Gack! Awful.
It is nice that we are all different isn't it, Margaret? :-) ......until someone tries to make out that we are 'wrong' just because the majority did not have the same issues with the book. LolOh, and by the way, I am with you and Dawn on Jack Whyte now that I have tried him. :)
Crystal wrote: "Ah yes, I often wonder about best seller lists. I've tried to read one so-called best seller about 6 times now. I can not get through it. I got further the last time than ever before, and put it..."I had this issue with a book I just finished. Conqueror
All the books in the series are rated 4 and 5 by the masses. They are always bestseller list material.
Conqueror was 5th in the series. I enjoyed the first two and have read the following three in an effort to recapture whatever it was that I liked in the first two bestsellers in the series...but I can't...I find that it isn't there anymore. And yet others continue to rate the other books highly.
It is confusing.
Terri wrote: "It is nice that we are all different isn't it, Margaret? :-) ......until someone tries to make out that we are 'wrong' just because the majority did not have the same issues with the book. LolOh..."
I'm not sure whether to congratulate you or commiserate with you. LOL
Hahaha! How about a little of both!
Terri wrote: "Hahaha! How about a little of both!"Works for me. :)
I'm about to start Conn Iggulden's The Death of Kings tonight. I'm excited to get moving on this series!
I am keen to hear what you think! Keep me posted- :-)
I will! I'm really hoping I'm happy with it.
Ordered Crowbone from the book depository a couple of days ago. hopefully should take just over a week to get here.
Terri wrote: "Nearly in time to join Justin ,Dawn and I on the buddy read of Crowbone!! :-)"Sounds good, although I may have to catch you up as it will probably take a week or so to arrive. At the moment I'm reading an exellent non-fiction history called THE LAST CRUSADE: How Vasco da Gama's Epic Voyages Turned the Tide in a Centuries-Old Clash of Civilizations, so far reads as smoothly as a good novel and the history seems sound.
I just finished Atomic Summer. It was a free book, and you know how much I like those freebies. I gave it four stars. The style was tip top! (Tired of using 'excellent.') All the reviews were by females and 4 to 5 stars. Book reminded me of TV NEWS admonition to not eat the snow that had fallen overnight. Radiation--dirty snow. Of course my baby brother and I had already eaten the snow. In my 8 year old mind, my brother and I eere dying from radiation sickness. I got in bed and made him get in bed where we stayed all day because we were dying! Well, we didn't die, but the fear of radiation sickness is still with me. I don't know if my brother has had the same fear because on that day we lay in bed, I didn't tell him we were dying because we ate the snow.
The book has some great ratings already Chris. Looks pretty interesting history wise.
Linda wrote: "......not eat the snow that had fallen overnight. Radiation--dirty snow. Of course my baby brother and I had already eaten the snow. In my 8 year old mind, my brother and I eere dying from radiation sickness. I got in bed and made him get in bed where we stayed all day because we were dying! "This is hilarious Linda! :D
That is a funny story, Linda. :D
I just finished
which is a great book and makes you really feel what the english put the irish through during the patatoe famine.Have just started
Good luck with Virtues, Ben. It had mixed reviews during the group read of it a couple months back.
I began Druids by Morgan Llywelyn which stars Vercingetorix (thank God, his mates call him Rix in this one). Maybe I can only mention it here, because the druidry is written as of real effect and people have souls. Qualifies as fantasy? Not to a druid of course.Otherwise it certainly belongs in the Barbarians thread, as these are fighters against Rome and its influence.
It's pretty catchy. Maybe a bit too much druid teaching, but that's while our hero learns, and I want Rix back who I haven't seen for fifty pages.
That would be a relief that he is called Rix. lol.
Terri wrote: "Good luck with Virtues, Ben. It had mixed reviews during the group read of it a couple months back."Ive just started getting into it, but so far Im really enjoying it.
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The Scourge of God is in next months polls, it's not the one I votes for but I'll be interested to see what you think.