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The Reading Record for Wed 22 and Thurs 23 Feb '12
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I'm reading The Railway Detective by Edward Marston.
Of course, I remember where it came from - a Christmas gift from you, Nu-Knees :)
I started yesterday and read over 200 pages - very entertaining! Mr. G. has already read it (yes, I kindly let him have first go, when…
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A series should be no more than eight books
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RE: RE: As far as I'm concerned they can write as many as they like.
I read "Death in a Strange Country" by Donna Leon and really enjoyed it, mainly for the sense of place (Venice...sigh!). Do you have a favourite Brunetti book, Mrs Gaskell?It is the sense of …
from The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton - which I actually finished last night.
I finished The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton last night. It will definitely find a place among my top reads for the year. And now I don't know what to follow up with.
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The Nineteenth Set It Yourself Reading Challenge (SIY19), January to March 2012
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¶ SIY 19 Fifth Progress Report
I finished A Girl of the Limberlost by Gene Stratton-Porter. I really enjoyed this American children's classic which I missed when I was younger, a very good story. I enjoyed the information about moths and the Limberlo…
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The Nineteenth Set It Yourself Reading Challenge (SIY19), January to March 2012
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RE: House of Mirth
I finished reading House of Mirth by Edith Wharton..... This was another book club read. I was not taken by this book because I found the heroine, Lily Bart, so unsympathetic. Wharton is a great writer but he…
"if she'd shoved her papa down the stairs I'd have stood up and cheered"
Oh, yes!! Thanks for sharing your review, Gory Details. I probably would enjoy the film adaptations.
Couldn't agree more mrsgaskell :) A certain female detective is up to No 12 and I personally hope that Mma Precious Ramotswe is out and about for a while yet :)Oh, that's another series …
Gene Stratton Porter, don't know how I missed this American classic when I was younger, but glad to have discovered it now. Now, I'm back to The Window at the White Cat by Mary Roberts Rinehart.
Mr G is reading Dead…
I finished Little Dorrit a few days ago - definitely not a contender for my favourite Dickens. The pace was slow, the book was just way too long, and I didn't particularly take to any of the characters. Little Dorrit was…
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A series should be no more than eight books
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As far as I'm concerned they can write as many as they like.
If a series continues to interest me, I'm quite prepared to read beyond eight books, If the series deteriorates or if I lose interest I have no problems giving up on it. I don't feel compelled to read additional books if…
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Think I'll start another 'Who's your favourite character' thread. No 1: Your Favourite Fictional Detective?
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I'm never able to committ myself to a favourite in any category!
But certainly some of the contenders for my favourite detective have been mentioned here already: Armand Gamache, Guido Brunetti, Mathew Shardlake, Barbara Havers, Flavia de Luce, Mma Ramotswe.
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The February First Sentence Thread
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"In my criminal work anything that wears skirts is a lady, until the law proves her otherwise."
- from The Window at the White Cat by Mary Roberts Rinehart
BTW, what happened (I wonder) to the other CD-novel readers? Are they staying mum till they've reached the end of their book, whatever it may be? We had/have a good sample going...I have …
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Has anyone read "Bird by Bird" by Anne Lamott?
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RE: Has anyone read "Bird by Bird" by Anne Lamott?
I liked it, too.
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/4928405/
My book notes for The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim include the comment that "reading this book was like taking a vacation".
and also have an old-fashioned mystery on the go on my Kindle, The Window at the White Cat by Mary Roberts Rinehart.
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The February First Sentence Thread
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"Boo, hoo! Ow, ow; Oh!oh! Me'll die. Boo, hoo. The pain, the pain! Boo, hoo!"
- from My Brilliant Career by Miles Franklin. I suppose that's technically more than one sentence but it didn't seem logical to break it up.
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The Nineteenth Set It Yourself Reading Challenge (SIY19), January to March 2012
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¶ Correction
Just a minor correction required, Ibis3. My classics total should be 5 of 9. Thanks!!
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Who are you today?
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I'm Sybylla, a rebellious, passionate sixteen year old Australian girl.
It's 1901 and I'm staying with my grandmother, falling in love with the neighbouring landowner, although I'm an early feminist and never plan on marrying - besides, I think I'm ugly.
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The Reading Record for Mon 6 and Tues 7 Feb '12
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I've read my daily instalment of Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens.
I'm reading fifty pages per day and having reached beyond the 350 page mark, I am still finding it a chore.
Now that my "assigned reading" is done, I'm turning back to My Brilliant Career by Miles Franklin which I'm …
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The February First Sentence Thread
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"I don't expect to be believed; I certainly don't expect to be understood."
- from The Land of Later On by Anthony Weller.
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The February First Sentence Thread
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"Not more than five days after she had dispatched an urgent missive to her brother,
the Marquis of Alverstoke, requesting him to visit her at his earliest convenience, the widowed Lady Buxted was relieved to learn from her youngest daughter that Uncle Vernon had just driven up to the house, wearing a co…
I'm reading Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens in honour of his birthday this month, trying to read 50 pages per day. So far, I don't think it's going to rank among my favourites. It's been on my TBR shelf for at least sev…
