Kell
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"On Saturday, I will slaughter them for the party.You and Lucy must come." He wipes his hands clean.
~ Disgrace by J M Coetze (My Olympic Challenge entry for South Africa, which arrived today)
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Finished Percy Jackson & the Sea of Monsters by Rick Riorden & now I have nothing left to read during my afternoon coffee break - waahh! Will have to fnid some e-fic to print out & read while I have my cuppa.
Will start on Hitler's Canary by Sandi Toksvig next (again, for CBUK, but also my Danish entry for the Olympic Challenge)...
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...Neverwhere, however, is a fantastic read.
I agree - I loved Neverwhere - refreshingly different!
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Another one to get hold of for me too!
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Glad to hear you enjoyed it so much, Mau - I certainly did.
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I've never read Lightning Thief, but I'm rather enjoying Sea of Monsters.
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Sounds interesting - I'll lok forward to hearing what you think of it when you're done.
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The Mob turned out to be rather good too - got a really good batch this time from CBUK!
Now moving onto Percy Jackson & the Sea of Monsters which proises to be equally interesting, as it features Greek Gods living in modern-day America & stars the half-blood offspring of these gods & humans!
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Looks like there are a couple of folks reading this just now. I remember watching the film & finding it slightly bizarre but really enjoying it (this was years ago now!). I might have to pick up the book too at some point!
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Hope you enjoy it, Kat.
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"Yes, Percy, I know all about that. And about your plan to find the Fleece. What were those co-ordinates again... thirty, thirty-on, seventy-five, twelve?"
~ Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters by Rick Riorden
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Nice mix you have there. I've read a few of them myself & the ones I've read, I've enjoyed. There are a few on my own tbr list too...
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I'll look forward to seeing your to read list!
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She felt herself go hot at the exalted company and managed to mumble something respectful as the small man greeted her, thanked Chymes, retrieved his small sherry and departed to the other side of the room.
"Charming man, Hercule," said Chymes with a winning grin, adding as soon as the small foreigner was out of earshot, "but a tad overrated. All that 'little grey cells' stuff he goes on about..."
~ The Big Over Easy by Jasper Fforde (which Louise very kindly lent me)
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Finished The Cleopatra Curse at lunch time today - not bad at all. I'll give it 7/10 I think. Started The Mob by Clem Martini (for CBUK). Seems quite interesting - all told from the point of view of a crow. I'm only a few chapters in but so far so good.
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I'm looking forward to Cold Granite later this month - it's the Posh Club read for August, so we'll be discussing it in a nice pub on te last Tuesday of the month. For july we went tp The Hogshead on Little Belmont Street - t'was a great laugh.
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I wondered a bit about that top Michelle - everything about Orchid & Nuharu seemed to be at opposite ends of the spectrum: Orchid had a poorer, harder upbrining, despite her family's noble hostory, Nuharu had everything handed to her & lacked nothing; Orchid was eager to learn & had very little in the way of an education deemd "proper" for a lady, whereas Nuharu was educated in etiquette & royal history by the finest tutors; Nuharu was prepared for her role as Empress, Orchid came to it by chance & by her own decision. All these things added up to create two women in a very tough situation who reacted completely differently from each other under their circumstances.
Personally, I thought Orchid was the stronger of the two, but then I thought again about how Nuharu dealt with Orchid's pregnancy - it took a lot of strength to go & congratulate Orchid & to deal with the prospect of bringing up Orchid's son, rather than having a much-longed-for child of her own - it must have been very difficult.
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Glad you enjoyed it, Carole - I agree, it's a particularly warm story & the opposite viewpoints of Vianne & the priest make for an interesting twist.
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I read & enjoyed it a while ago (review here, but I got the feeling I'd have appreciated it more if I'd actually read Austen's novels beforehand. I then resolved to read them all, but since reading Emma & really not enjoying it at all, I've pretty much abandoned the idea...
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Ah, maybe I'll gie this one a miss then...
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Hmmm - bit of a role reversal with the parents & Hannah then? Sounds interesting, but it looks like a big thick wedge of a book too at over 600 pages!
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Sounds rather interesting - I might look this one out...
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Ooh - good idea with the perfume strips!
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I loved Neverwhere too - excellent book. have you read Good Omens? He wrote it with Pratchett & it's absolutely fantastic!
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Finished Hitler's Canary by Sandi Toksvig at lunchtime. WHat a wonderfully moving story! I've never really been a fan of the comedienne, but this book was great. It's the story of a family in Denmark during the German occupation in WWII & their efforts to help the underground resistance movement in gettnig Jewish families to safety. ALthough the characters are fictional, the story & many of the characters are based on fact - specifically on Sandi Toksvig's family according to the author's notes in the back. Told from the point of view of a young lad, Bamse, (starting when he's 10 & finishing when he's 13), this is highly recommended for kids of around that age, as well as adults who enjoy an unusual slant on things.