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What Are You Reading Right Now? ( Hwæt béon ðu bocrædung?)
Terri wrote: "Jeanne inspired this thread in The Crusades thread.I thought we really should have a What Are You Reading thread as most groups do."
Right now I am reading a series called The Final Prophecy or the Nightkeepers novels by Jessica Andersen. I know they are romance as well as fiction, but the Mayan, Aztec, Olmec, and Toltec are the main basis for these books. Because of these books, I have been looking more into these cultures and peoples from the general area of Mexico where my father and his people are from. These books are filled with historical information and also mythology. They are making me feel sort of good about my ancestors on my dad's side. I want to find more books about these subjects whether they are historical romance or regular historical fiction and the like.
Yolanda wrote: "Right now I am reading a series called The Final Prophecy or the Nightkeepers novels by Jessica Andersen. I know they are romance as well as fiction, but the Mayan, Aztec, Olmec, and Toltec are the main basis for these books...."Wait a minute: Isn't this the day the world is supposed to end, according to the Mayan Calendar?
No point in rushing out to get that Xmas shopping I hadn't bothered with then.
Tim wrote: "No point in rushing out to get that Xmas shopping I hadn't bothered with then."Yes, and eat your Christmas dinner NOW.
Tim wrote: "Yolanda wrote: "Right now I am reading a series called The Final Prophecy or the Nightkeepers novels by Jessica Andersen. I know they are romance as well as fiction, but the Mayan, Aztec, Olmec, an..."I find it fascinating but that doesn't mean that I believe the world is going to end. LOL. You can think information or something is intriguing and interesting and not actually believe that is going to happen. But it is interesting to read about the other stuff behind all of that. Also, there were quite a few facts about the cultures that I looked up and found to be neat as well. But, thank you for your comment. I had my Christmas shopping done weeks ago, because I have no doubt that I will see my girls open their presents this coming up week.
Did the world end in Australia, Terri? It's already the 21st there I understand-LOL.I will be starting
a Christian thriller by Davis Bunn for my bedtime book.
Hi Anne, yes, it ended, but luckily I had built a very good spaceship and escaped. The moon looks really nice up close... :D
I missed the boat, though, and talk to you now as a puff of smoke
In New Zealand it is 1 in the afternoon and still hasn't ended. It had better wait till after 10 tonight if it is going to end, as a mate has free tickets to a T20 cricket game and I didn't want to miss the end of the game. Sorry better do a brief translation for those not blessed enough to live in a nation where cricket has a high profile. A T20 is a very short form of the game. Where each side bowls 20 overs of 6 balls each to the opposition who try to score more runs than the other team in their 20 overs.
Just got back from re-reading the tablets in Chichen Itza and found that the dates were misread. Not 2012 but 2210...so all is well for a couple hundred more years. Hope this puts your minds at ease. Dammit, guess I better go Christmas shopping now!!
Bryn wrote: "I missed the boat, though, and talk to you now as a puff of smoke"Bryn is only here in spirit now. :D
Chris F wrote: "In New Zealand it is 1 in the afternoon and still hasn't ended. It had better wait till after 10 tonight if it is going to end, as a mate has free tickets to a T20 cricket game and I didn't want to..."hahaha! I completely understand. I was hoping the world would last until after Xmas...not for the presents, but because of the Boxing Day Test Cricket match starts...you guessed it...on Boxing Day.
Bobby wrote: "Just got back from re-reading the tablets in Chichen Itza and found that the dates were misread. Not 2012 but 2210...so all is well for a couple hundred more years. Hope this puts your minds at eas..."I was looking at the box of chocolates I bought Dad as part of his xmas present. It is under the tree and I feel like chocolates...I was kind of hoping the 'Armageddon' excuse would work if I ate them. But my guilt has gotten the better of me. I won't eat them...still three days to fight off the urge though...:/
I feel like chocolates...I was kind of hoping the 'Armageddon' excuse would work if I ate them.LOL, Terri! My thoughts exactly. If the world is coming to an end, I am most certainly not going to miss out on just one last slice of cheesecake, drizzled in chocolate. Made a special trip to the bake shop to get one single slice...and I savored every last delicious bite! Yum! If (when) I wake up tomorrow and find the world still exists, I will be hitting the gym to work off my indulgence! But, oh so worth it!
Terri wrote: "Bobby wrote: "Just got back from re-reading the tablets in Chichen Itza and found that the dates were misread. Not 2012 but 2210...so all is well for a couple hundred more years. Hope this puts you..."The urge will win...trust me!! Was saving this bottle of Dom Perignon for the last moment. Oh well, someone's got to drink it!! Bottoms up!! Mayan shmayan.
Did you like his other stuff, Marina? I have copies of The Godfather and The Sicilian on my bookshelf but I haven't worked up the crime appetite for them yet.
Huh. I love the movies and I was always curious about the novels. I'll get around to them sometime this decade.
I agree re the Godfather. I have read it and liked the story and the characters (some of them) but the writing was so very cumbersome I never revisited them.
It must be the 21st in the US by now isn't it?? Are you all still there??Hello?
I assured my kids last night before bed that it was already the 21st in parts of the world and so IF it was going to happen it would have already happened before last night. That calmed them down and things returned to 'normal'. ;)
I'm getting my latest book back from my copyeditor today, so I have cheered myself with the thought that if the world ends, at least I won't have to work on my copyedits.
Meadowland: A Novel of the Viking Discovery of America was so-so. I need to read. What can tide me over Christmas?
Might go Memoirs of Hadrian since I undertook to do so and it's as guaranteed as can be not to let me down.
Tasha wrote: "I assured my kids last night before bed that it was already the 21st in parts of the world and so IF it was going to happen it would have already happened before last night. That calmed them down a..."Ha! Mums are smart! :D
Kate wrote: "I'm getting my latest book back from my copyeditor today, so I have cheered myself with the thought that if the world ends, at least I won't have to work on my copyedits."...and now you have to do your copy edits. No avoiding it. :-)
:-) Blame the Mayans...
I have just finished
by Dan Jones. Decent enough but a little disappointing. I am toying with what to read now.
With the festive season here, it is hard to pick a book to get me passed New Years. That's why I am taking so long to read my current book. No hurry. I kind of don't want to finish it too soon and get stuck wondering what I can read next when the next week or so will be busy. I might not find the time to do the next book justice due to being preoccupied.
So I am cruising with my current read, trying to drag it out. :-)
Chris F wrote: "In New Zealand it is 1 in the afternoon and still hasn't ended. It had better wait till after 10 tonight if it is going to end, as a mate has free tickets to a T20 cricket game and I didn't want to..."I'm out here in New Hampshire and starved of rugby. I just heard England beat the All Blacks? Is that true?
Tim wrote: "Chris F wrote: "In New Zealand it is 1 in the afternoon and still hasn't ended. It had better wait till after 10 tonight if it is going to end, as a mate has free tickets to a T20 cricket game and ..."Sorry just remembered this is a literary forum. Please forgive that last comment. I was just a bit stunned. At least Ulster beat Leinster in the Heinekin cup though.
Bryn wrote: "Meadowland: A Novel of the Viking Discovery of America was so-so. I need to read. What can tide me over Christmas?
Might go Memoirs of Hadrian since I undertook to do so and it's as guaranteed as ..."
I would love to read a book about the vikings (Giles Kristian and Robert Low aside) that wasn't about the discovery of America. I mean come on authours! There is so much else that could go into a book about vikings than that.
Anyway, the Irish got there about 500 years before the vikings, so its not exactly a big deal.
@Tim Yes, I'm tired of the story, after only two novels about it. I'd like more about their eastern explorations. Rus and further afield.
Robert Low's Oathsworn series will get you to Rus and the Middle east and nearly everywhere you want to go, Bryn. At one stage they even have a Nubian in the Oathsworn. :)
Tim,Hey, I feel that ANY thread is okay for talking Rugby (although at the moment it is more about the Cricket over here).
here you are Tim..
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugb...
Or maybe this is a better link...after all, it is an Australian link and the journalists called England as they were beaten by the Aussies a 'callow English' team. That amuses me so. :D
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-12-02...
Terri wrote: "Robert Low's Oathsworn series will get you to Rus and the Middle east and nearly everywhere you want to go, Bryn. At one stage they even have a Nubian in the Oathsworn. :)"Oh, well, I didn't know that. Lucky I have a few more of them up my sleeve.
Ah, four more I do believe...:)
Terri wrote: here you are Tim..
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugb......"
Oh dear god, we'll never hear the end of this. Glad I'm in America
I do delight in seeing the All Blacks lose. :) (sorry Kiwi A&M members)
Don't worry Terri we feel exactly the same about the Aussie cricket team. Besides in the last few years they haven't given you much delight.
Tim wrote: "Chris F wrote: "In New Zealand it is 1 in the afternoon and still hasn't ended. It had better wait till after 10 tonight if it is going to end, as a mate has free tickets to a T20 cricket game and ..."It is Tim and I have to say they thoroughly deserved the win, best performance I've seen from the English rugby team in a long time.
Chris F wrote: "Don't worry Terri we feel exactly the same about the Aussie cricket team. Besides in the last few years they haven't given you much delight."I can't deny it. It is true. :)
Terri wrote: "I have decided I can do without reading Wolf Hall."Pray tell what prompted that decision. How far did you get into the book?
Terri wrote: "It must be the 21st in the US by now isn't it?? Are you all still there??Hello?"
Today is the 23rd in USA. On the chance that the world might end, we seriously indulged ourselves beginnig on the 20th. Came to our senses today. I can't remember anything. I am supposing we had a good time.
I finished
, very fun book if anyone else likes zombies.I started
, second book in a mystery series that I think will be very good.
Hi Linda,Since Wolf Hall's release, many people that I know well and trust know me fairly well as far as book tastes go, have been uncomplimentary about the book. Dawn, Bryn and bobby (and you too Linda) had the same opinion of it as others who have gone before them.
As I have a limited interest in Tudor times I was looking for an excuse to skip Wolf Hall. Dawn and Bobby not liking it was the tipping point. I am glad to finally have enough people tell me it is too dry and I am not going to read it.
I will leave it on my tbr..easier to find that way.
I don't always have the mental aptitude for Memoirs of Hadrian so I'm beginning The Crusader. I like the first pages. I've had it sitting around, and Terri suggested it to me.
I will be watching to see what you think. As I mentioned last week, I can't guarantee you will love it, but it is not your everyday HF and I found it quite unique.Which cover do you have bryn?
I wanted this cover..
but could only find this boring cover when i bought it..
I have the second cover. I like both -- unfortunately the second is a tiny image here. It's an illustration from the times of a knight's equipment. That first cover is great, though.
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