Kell
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Devil in Gray has quite an opening! I won't spoil it for anyone by telling anything about it, but I was in the bath & when I finished the first couple of chapters, I actually said, out loud, "what an opening!" Let's just hope Masteron can keep up the pace, because if he does, it'll be an exciting read, that's for sure!
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What an opening! Just read the 1st couple of chapters in the bath & that's quite a startling start! If it carries on with this kind of thing, I think we'll be in for a bit of a rollercoaster ride...
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...Actually at one point Kay is talking to EAP, and she keeps telling him "Hello Edgar Allan", and "How are you Edgar Allan?" I found that rather irritating - no one will call a person by two full names if they are saying hello I would think!
Isn't that a particularly American thing, though? You get a million Mary Kates & Loura Louises & Marylin Mays. If I were over there I would most likely be Kell Andrea all the time - that would drive me nuts!
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The review for JABC is now posted, my list has been updated, & I'm planning on making a start on The Devil in Gray tonight. There's a feeling of satisfaction in that, actually. Wish I could go & get started on the book now, but there's so much to do today!
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Author: Karen Joy Fowler
ISBN # CN132199
Publisher: QPD
1st Published: 2004
288 pages
When a group of six completely different people come together to read the books of Jane Austen, they find that each one has, as well as their own favourite book, their own Jane. As they read together, they grow together, & as their lives entwine through their love of Austen, they learn more about each other
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Well, I finished JABC last night (I'll do the review later on) & was planning on starting The Sunday Philosophy Club by Alexander McCall Smith, but as the Reading Circle book for February has been decided & I am between books, I think I'll start on The Devil in Gray by Graham Masterton instead.
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I've just downloaded the PDF files of all the Kelley Armstrong e-fiction - I'm going to print it all off so I can flick through it all at my leisure in between all the other stuff (forever adding to my "to read" shelf - LOL!)
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No problems, my friend - anything for a buddy in need!
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I do tend to read the same books over and over again because they're like a security blanket or something...
...When even I feel down, unsettled, insecure, etc, I'll go back to an old favourite for comfort - I'm a freak, but that's me.
Ditto. It's not so unusual, methinks. It's nice to have something familiar to hand when you're feeling down. It's like if you know what to expect, you can be prepared for anything - it's a bit of a bolster.
But reading new things can be exciting too - and can provide future favourites to reread when the need takes you...
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No way! I didn't realise that - what a shame! Tell you what, Mau - if you want to forward the money to me via paypal, I can always order them for you & send them on if you like. It's no problem.
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They're both available on Green Metropolis at the moment if you're quick, Mau!
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Move onto Bad Mothers Handbook today - have been looking forward to it
Another one joins the club - I really enjoyed this one.
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About 2/3rds of the way through JABC now. I think I really will try some Austen myself. I printed off two of the downloaded books today, along with a couple of other books I've downloaded, so I've added them to my list too (I erally must stop doing that till I've read a few more off the list - it's getting crowded at home - LOL!). I always think it's nice when one book inspires you to read another...
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I now have so many books unread that I've had to divide my original list (back at the beginning of my log) into sections:
- On My Shelf
- Downloaded
- On Their Way (via swaps)
- For the Book Club Forum Reading Circle
- For the Posh Club Reading Group
Otherwise I'd have ended up all over the place - LOL! I gues I realy AM anal about these kinds of things!
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Whizzing through JABC - it's a really easy, fun read. I feel I'm really getting to know the characters & like them all as friends. Really nice atmosphere to it. Very friendly book.
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Started The Jane Austen Book Club last night & got through a bit more today during lunch. It's a really easy read so far & rather enjoyable - a bit of light relief & entertaining, even to someone who's never read any Austen. That said, I did download 3 Austens today, so I may well read them yet...
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Just had 2 more books arrive via the Read it, Swap it site (honestly, I'll have no books left to swap at this rate - LOL!): The Robber Bride by Margaret Atwood & The Reading Group by Elizabeth Noble.
The Robber Bride is registered on the Book Crossing site, so I've nipped along & registered that I've got it. That makes 2 "travelling" books that've made their way to me via RISI now (the other one is 24 Hours by Greg Iles, which is the one that got me to register over there myself.)
They both look rather good & are going to make choosing which books to read next from the list even more difficult than it already was! Still, mustn't complain - at least I've got plenty of good reading material to keep me going for some time yet!
I'm still waiting to hear whether or not another couple of swaps will be accepted too, so there may be even more on their way to me shortly!
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With Armstrong, start at the beginning with Bitten & work your way through (there's an article on the new articles page with a link to her official site). With Brookmyre, Try starting with Quite Ugly One Morning - it's the 1st one with Jack Parlabane in it (most of them have him in) & work your way through them. Both excellent writers with very different genres & styles.
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Have you read any Kelley Armstrong? (I've lost track of who has & who hasn't these days - LOL!).
Or if you like crime with wit & humour, try Chrostopher Brookmyre...
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have posted the review for Morality Play,so now I'm off to start The jane Austen Book Club...
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Morality Play
Author: Barry Unsworth
ISBN # 0140175741
Publisher: Penguin
1st Published: 1995
188 pages
A group of travelling players is touring England in 1390 in the years following the Black Death. Tired of presenting the usual Mystery& morality plays they decide to re-enact a murder that has recently taken place in the town they are visiting. This has unforeseen consequences as they are forced to confront the real story of death.
Morality Play was short listed for the 1995 Booker Prize - & rightly so! This is a finely crafted piece that feels very old & very much of the period in which it
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The only one I never enjoyed so much was The Horse & His Boy. In my mind, it just didn't fit in with the rest of them, seeing as there were no "our world" kids in it (as far as I can remember - it's been a while as I usually skip it nowadays - LOL).
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Kell let me know what you think of it because I was debating whether to get it or not. I have read Jane Austen and she was OK
Will do, Angel - looking forward to getting into it, as I've heard pretty good things. No over-the-top-great reviews, but good, strong, recommendations from folks who know my tastes.
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I'll post the review for Morality Play later on - probably tomorrow (I like to have a bit of a think about it after finishing a book - LOL!). Unexpectedly good read - rather impressed, despite it all being in the 1st person!
Graham Masterton - The Devil In Grey
in Previous Reading Circle Books
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I was just checking out Masterton's official site & I think I HAVE actually read one of his books before - Charnel House. It must have been almost 6 years ago, because I got it from the library on the corner of our street in our 1st flat together. Looking at the brief synopsis on the site, I think it's the same book I read. I wasn't overly impressed with it at the time, but I remember feeling slightly sick when reading it, so it might be indicative of a certain amount of particularly descriptive gore. However, so far I'm rather enjoying DIG...