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    The Forsyte Saga

    in General Fiction

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    Great review Vod, I read all the books quite a few years ago now and really loved them. Other authors I thought in a similar vein were RF Delderfield and Anthony Trollope. (we have a friend Jolyon, whose mother named him after Galsworthy's character, which In NZ is quite unusual. I put her pretty high on my 'impressed' list :D)

    Who Would You Dress Up As?

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    Wordsgood, your tiger costumes sounds fabulous, I love the swingy tail touch. If anyone was thinking suggestive things, it would purely be their dirty minds :giggle2:

     

     

    Hey poppy that would look great. Any particular outfit you like of those pictured?

     

    Poppy, I haven't read the book you're referring to, so what would this costume look like? If you can describe it, that is.

     

    Wordsgood, A Room With a View was set in the Edwardian period. The attached thumbnail shows her clothes (just click on it and it gets bigger) I'm afraid I can't decide which one I like best, I'll just have to go with the whole wardrobe. :cool:

     

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    Frankenstorm

    in General Chat

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    There was a 7.7 quake just off the Western coastline last night. Thankfully, there are no reported injuries, nor of major damage. (I didn't feel a thing myself, though some people in the next province reported having felt it. Must have been tired if they felt it and I slept through the whole thing!) I checked online to see if this had anything to do with storm Sandy, but at least as far as I can tell, it's unrelated. We are close to a major fault-line in the crust so it could have been just coincidence.

     

    I heard about that Wordsgood and there was a tsunami warning, but it was lifted, thank goodness. Talk about everything happening at once!! Hope you guys all stay safe and I'm keeping a close watch on your news :friends0:

    Notes from a Small Island by Bill Bryson

    in Previous Reading Circle Books

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    It's a while since I've read this particular Bryson book so I don't feel I can answer the questions accurately, but I'm another BIG fan of his and have enjoyed all his travel books immensely. I love his tongue-in-cheek humour and at times he's made me laugh till my stomach hurt ( that ow ow ooh, I can't stop laughing, ow it hurts hysteria type laughing :rolol: )

     

    I would thoroughly recommend his books and agree with Poppyshake that they are a real tonic.

     

    In an interview Bryson said his writing should never be taken seriously, and if he did choose to write about a place, it was because he had genuine affection and admiration for it.

    "Most of it is good-natured teasing."

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