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Darcy wrote: "That`s what I mean, that it must be different because there is no debate about which book it is. I find it refreshing. :)"Yes, imagine if Amanda had asked for this..
Romans in Britain, the MC is a Roman hiding from another life or a running away from a secret. He must hide his identity and join an isolated Consort in Northern Britain somewhere. Fights the native population. Lots of battles and blood.
I may not be posting my book reviews properly. I go to Goodreads, My Books, where I am either reading, read, to read, etc. My reviews are put under the 'read' section. I post review on Amazon, B&N,
Terri, you're not showing up in my feed!
Margaret wrote: "Terri, you're not showing up in my feed!"Hmm..I have been unticking the Add to my Update Feed on my comments when I am in group making a lot of comments. :) To avoid my profile updates being swamped by group comments.
I checked. I just started letting some comments go to my profile now that I am caught up with all the 'new' posts from last night. The Uhtred one went through to my feed. Can you see that one?
Linda wrote: "I may not be posting my book reviews properly. I go to Goodreads, My Books, where I am either reading, read, to read, etc. My reviews are put under the 'read' section. I post review on Amazon, B&N,"Sorry, Linda, I am not entirely sure what you mean.
Oh man. I need to get the hell out of this study. It is like a sauna in here.Speak later everyone. (If I haven't melted)
Terri wrote: "I checked. I just started letting some comments go to my profile now that I am caught up with all the 'new' posts from last night. The Uhtred one went through to my feed. Can you see that one?"Yes. You're showing up again. :)
Terri wrote: "Lots of battles and blood."lol I think that could go for most HF out there. I'm not complaining, of course. I love a good battle scene :). But it's hard to get scenes to stick in your mind when there are just so many bloody battles out there.
Amanda wrote: "Terri wrote: "Lots of battles and blood."lol I think that could go for most HF out there. I'm not complaining, of course. I love a good battle scene :). But it's hard to get scenes to stick ..."
Sometimes I feel as though battle scenes are redundant, in any time period. Is it possible there are only a finite way of describing battles? Or is that me? It seems you have similar feelings sometimes, Terri.
Jane wrote: "Amanda wrote: "Terri wrote: "Lots of battles and blood."lol I think that could go for most HF out there. I'm not complaining, of course. I love a good battle scene :). But it's hard to get s..."
Kind of like some of the descriptions about sex!
Eileen wrote: "Jane wrote: "Amanda wrote: "Terri wrote: "Lots of battles and blood."lol I think that could go for most HF out there. I'm not complaining, of course. I love a good battle scene :). But it's ..."
True, with the latter, my eyes glaze over and I just skim those scenes.
Is anyone else having the same problem as I? GR is extremely slow in its change from one screen to another after you've clicked on the one you want to see next. I don't have this problem with other websites. I clean my cache every 3 weeks or so.
Didn't GR do a software update sometime around November 11-13? I think the 12th was the day that it took forever to get that little circular thingy to stop turning and the screen I requested to come up. Then the next day everything looked different, at least on my iPhone app. It seems to me that ever since that update there have been times when the site is somewhat slow though not as intense or as prolonged as last week.
That is a possibility, but mine's been going on for days now--it seems like forever,but of course it isn't. Between one and another just now I threw clothes in the drier and hung up stuff I wanted to air dry; that's how long it takes.I also have to refresh after it's normal [though slow]3 or 4 times. That doesn't seem right. :(
Thanks, Portia, then I'm not completely alone. Maybe the fact I have Windows XP makes some kind of difference?
I'm a MacPerson: laptop, iPad and iPhone, so I'm thinking the issue is with GR and not the end users.
Morning all. Will be around today, but then not until mid next week.
Portia wrote: "Doing something you enjoy, I hope?"Yes. Going to visit a friend who is leaving Australia to live in London.
have a wonderful time!But I'm sure you will miss your friend. Still, this gives you another good excuse to visit London and check out its undergrounds, yes?
I will. We have a full few days planned. :)
Jane wrote: "Amanda wrote: "Terri wrote: "Lots of battles and blood."lol I think that could go for most HF out there. I'm not complaining, of course. I love a good battle scene :). But it's hard to get s..."
I get so sick of battles. There is definitely a market for it though. Which is annoying. I would guess that the majority of action adventure HF readers will be disappointed at a book that doesn't include a battle of some sort.
I wish more authors could nail action/adventure where the action might be one or two fights between small groups or individuals and the rest of the story made up of strong adventure elements.
But, alas, the fight scenes these days seem to have to be major battles and wars. Which means the book is approximately a third battles. I don't like that kind of book.
A long winded battle is the quickest way to make me skip pages or not finish a book.
Darcy wrote: "For anyone fascinated by aircraft carriers http://blogs.defensenews.com/intercep..."I'm interested.
She sure is different in design. Impressive.
Margaret wrote: "Yes. Going to visit a friend who is leaving Australia to live in London."
They are leaving at the right time. With a hot stormy summer bearing down. :)
That will be quite the transition. from our Aussie heat to the start of Winter in the UK.
My posting question confused me too. I post reviews on Goodreads after the book is read. Am I supposed to post reviews in the folders that mark the time period, Early Modern, Ancient, etc.,? Remember I am using a Nook to write and post review, so I might not have all the features a cp offers.
One feature I don't have is edit. My grammar was pretty bad in my last comment.
Do you mean in this group? In our era/time period discussions? You don't have to post a link to your review in any of the discussions.People are welcome too of course. If the link to the review is on GR and it is not self promotional. And of course if the book is only straight HF (not fantasy or romance etc..)
Terri wrote: "Margaret wrote: "Yes. Going to visit a friend who is leaving Australia to live in London."
They are leaving at the right time. With a hot stormy summer bearing down. :)
That will be quite the tr..."
She's used to it. She's lived in the UK before. :)
Ah. I see. :) Not such a culture shock then.
Terri wrote: "Ah. I see. :) Not such a culture shock then."No. She's just thankful she didn't give all her really heavy winter clothes away when she came home.
Hi all..I am looking for a book I read close on 20 years back, so unfortunately I do not recall the author's name, or the title of the novel. Was hoping someone could help me locate the book if I gave (what I hope is) a fairly detailed plot outline.
The book is set in England of the middle ages, as far as I recall, during the Angevin period (reign of Henry III?). The plot revolves around a young boy whose father (a baron or an earl who, I think, is blind...) is opposed to the King. A wily rival nobleman uses this to bring about their downfall.
The boy is sent to work as an apprentice/ squire in another sympathetic nobleman's palace. He trains in jousting, fighting and the like, enlists to go to France as part of a military corps (all part of preparation for ultimately challenging and defeating his father's enemy).
He returns, and with some tacit support from the heir to the throne, challenges the rival noble to a jousting duel. I recall there's a scene where he challenges their enemy by flinging his glove at him...
Anyway, it was a pretty good read, would have liked to catch up with it again, so any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
Sorry Vijay. I don't think I have read anything with that storyline. And I am not sure i ahve seen anything with that storyline. I will keep my eyes open though. :)
Hi TerriFound it! Turns out its 'Men Of Iron' by Howard Pyle...
Thanks..
I'm good. How are you Vanessa?
I am ok...kinda tired. I will be glad when this shift is over.
How some land masses are created. I hope the link works for everyone because it's from the Canadian Weather Network. oak.ctx.ly/r/i4bc If not, hmmm.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPwgxb... this is a UK one on Youtube, so if I can access it, then perhaps everyone else can.
Waah! my review won't save. I wonder if it's just me.
Love this spoken-word poet's take on Girl's Who Read: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmEbF...Only 2:30 minutes long and it's quite good. :)
And he's an English teacher who has rap battles with his students, which makes him a pretty cool teacher.
Vijay wrote: "Hi TerriFound it! Turns out its 'Men Of Iron' by Howard Pyle...
Thanks.."
Oh really? Men of Iron? I should have known that one seeing as I have read it. *oops* Sorry Vijay. :)
Hope you found it in our era topics. It is mentioned in the actual 'Men of Iron' thread.
Can't believe there are all these red 'news' on topics. I have only gotten one email notification for a new post since yesterday lunchtime. *grumbles* :{
To those interested in the history of the USA, read Leon Uris' REDEMPTION. He puts a different spin on wars and politics applicable to the Irish Troubles and The War Between the States.
I got my outside Christmas lights up and I have half of one string out. DAMN! I tested the things before I put them up. Funny thing is the lights that are out are perfectly centered over the front door, almost like a planned it :)
Thanks Linda, I do like Leon Uris.Happy is this a Griswald Xmas, and are there photos?
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I sure do know that one. It's [book:Island of ..."
Lol. Funny, because I was thinking that was it too, even though I haven't read it. It was the horsemen in Britain thing that made me think it was that one.