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    Your Book Activity - May 2016

    in Past Book Logs

    Posted

    Kylie, I hope you don't mind, but I think you meant to post this in the "Your Book Activity" thread rather than the "Books you can't finish" thread, so I moved your post here. If you disagree, feel free to move it back but I thought this is what you meant to do as it didn't make any sense to me in the other thread.

     

    Oops, thanks! That's what happens when you have so many tabs open at once. :)

    Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch

    in Horror / Fantasy / SF

    Posted

    :) Ignoring the joke part of your comment, The Book Depository, who publication date I first quoted, is based in the UK, as is Orion Publishing. I also confirmed it with Amazon UK before writing my post. So there. :P

     

    I'm happy to be proven wrong with the release date, and maybe it will indeed be made available before then, but I'm just going by what I can find online, not by what you wrote on 20 April and the first thing that Google shows (I saw the same thing, but scrolled past it for more info :P).

    Top 5 (or 10) Wednesday

    in General Book Discussions

    Posted

    I didn't get around to answering the last question, but I'd said I'm most like Rebecca from the novel of the same name. I could identify with her lack of self-confidence and uncertainty in social situations, among other things. :)

     

    'Summer reads' makes me think of books that are light reading and shortish, such as Agatha Christie and YA books. I'd generally veer away from anything that's non-fiction, although some autobiographies would fit the bill, I think.

    Litsy

    in General Book Discussions

    Posted

    I've just found out about yet another social media platform for book nerds. This one is called Litsy, and it's only available as an app for the iPhone (although I suppose Android will follow eventually). It's been described as a cross between Goodreads and Instagram.

     

    I don't need another one of these sites/programs to distract me from actually reading...but I can't resist! I'm on there as KylieL, if anyone else joins. :) I've literally only just joined, so I don't know too much about it yet, but it looks kinda cool.

     

    I'm off to play...  :cool:

    Kylie's Literary Adventures in 2016

    in Past Book Logs

    Posted

    Thanks Athena. :) We had our first two performances yesterday and they went really, really well. The first show was close to sold out and the second one was completely sold out. We only have a few seats left for the remaining 8 shows. I think it's going to completely sell out!

     

    Today is Mothers Day here, so Mum and I went to the city to spend the day shopping. :) I bought a few pieces of clothing and then we went to our favourite bookshop. Mum had some vouchers to spend, so she bought about 10 books I think, and I bought two (I could have bought dozens, but I'm broke and tend not to buy many full-priced books from Aussie bookstores, as they're really expensive!) But I wanted to treat myself, so I bought:

     

    Robert Galbraith Cormoran Strike #3: Career of Evil (the checkout girl was super excited when she saw I was buying this, as she had just finished the first one in the series and loved it :smile:)

     

    Terry Pratchett & Stephen Baxter The Long Earth #2: The Long War

     

    We also went to one of Adriano Zumbo's patisseries and stocked up on delicious cakes and Zumbarons. Yum! I'm trying not to devour them all at once. :)

    Your Book Activity - May 2016

    in Past Book Logs

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    I thought that might be the case, but there is always room for pointless optimism! It's a Counties Challenge book or I'd give up!

     

    I sincerely hope it does turn around for you!

     

    Nor me - it's one of the few (four) counties for which I decided to choose an alternative, and the only one where it's because I thought the book not worth rereading.

     

    I disliked it so much that I swore off DH Lawrence for life...until a couple of years ago, when I found that he had written a book set in Australia. I've decided to give him one more chance, but it'll probably be a while before I get to it!

    Your Book Activity - May 2016

    in Past Book Logs

    Posted

    I started the fourth book in the Rivers Of London / Peter Grant series of books. I am enjoying these clever books so much.  :smile:

     

    What a coincidence! I started the second book, Moon Over Soho, last night. :)

     

    I'm struggling with Lady Chatterley's Lover by D H Laurence. I'm 20% in and it's so dull... :sleep: It might improve, I suppose.

     

    Dull dull dull. I don't remember it improving much, I'm afraid. :(

    The Last Film You Saw - 2016

    in Music / TV / Films

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    I finally got to watch Deadpool last night. Excellent movie. :D Lots of great jokes, and I loved the 4th wall nod to Ferris Bueller at the end. :D

     

    I also watched about half of The Grand Budapest Hotel before falling asleep (not the movie's fault—I've seen it before and loved it). So I'll have to finish that one today.

    Kylie's Literary Adventures in 2016

    in Past Book Logs

    Posted

    Hi Julie! Long time no see. :) I hope you're well.

     

    Today I bought Graeme Simsion's The Rosie Effect. I haven't really done any reading since finishing my Bill Bryson book (which was excellent). I had a really big job last week.

     

    In between working I was attending rehearsals (including a full-day dress rehearsal last Saturday) for The Sound of Music. We have one more rehearsal tomorrow and then open on Saturday (yikes!) We'll be doing two shows each Saturday for 5 weeks. It's come along really well and is going to be a fantastic show. We've had a few friends in to watch it and the reviews have been positive. My job backstage is kind of difficult. We have a few big props that take up at least half of the space in the wings (which is a very small space to begin with), leaving very little room to move for the cast and crew (and there are dozens of cast members!) I also never seem to have the same backstage crew twice, and whenever someone new arrives to help out, it adds another layer of stress because I have to watch/teach them instead of just focusing on my job. It's challenging but also fun. :)

    Your Book Activity - May 2016

    in Past Book Logs

    Posted

    I hope you enjoy it, Kylie :). I liked it, though not quite as much as the first book. Have you read the first book (I can't remember :blush2:)? I hope you enjoy your new purchase :).

     

    Thanks Gaia! Yes, I read the first one a couple of years ago and really enjoyed it. :)

    Your Book Activity - April 2016

    in Past Book Logs

    Posted

    Aww, that's lovely. Hopefully one day you'll be able to come and fly over (and come to Bath to see me the beautiful city!

     

    Me too! I've actually visited England before (including Bath), but that was several years before I joined BCF, so I didn't know about all of you lovely people. :( To think now how close I was to you! I may have even passed you in the street! :o

     

    I started work on a tile mosaic last weekend so I haven't had time to start a new book.  I'm going into the city on Saturday though and plan on visiting my favorite used book shop so I hope to find something then!  Stay tuned...

     

    Ooh, cool! I used to do mosaics. Would love to get back into it but never seem to find the time. Fingers crossed that you find something great in the bookshop. :)

     

     

    I received a few lovely books in the mail yesterday (by Boris Akunin) and read yet more of The Road to Little Dribbling.

    Kylie's Literary Adventures in 2016

    in Past Book Logs

    Posted

    I've received a few books in the mail this week. :) Yesterday I received Peter Ackroyd's biography of Alfred Hitchcock, and today I received three Erast Fandorin books (which I think now completes my collection): 

     

    Boris Akunin Erast Fandorin #6: The State Counsellor

    Boris Akunin Erast Fandorin #7: The Coronation

    Boris Akunin Erast Fandorin #9: He Lover of Death

    Your Book Activity - April 2016

    in Past Book Logs

    Posted

    I loved The Thirteenth Tale too which is why I picked this one up when it caught my eye. The premise sounds fascinating as well. :smile:

     

     

    I couldn't get on with Notes From A Small Island when I tried re-reading it a couple of years ago. I can't recall why but it just didn't agree with me. I still want to read this one though, I just need to wait for it to be available at the library.

     

    I also loved The Thirteenth Tale, and I recently bought Bellman & Black. I hope it's as good as TTT!

     

    I've read another 150 pages of The Road to Little Dribbling in the past few days. It's a bit slow going because I have to keep stopping so I can Google the places Bryson visits. :D Sometimes he describes a particular view or place so nicely that I just have to see it for myself (and I can't afford to fly over, so Google will have to do). :)

     

    Nearly finished Darkly Dreaming Dexter. I think I will finish it tonight. Then I will start Go Set A Watchman by Harper Lee, which is a library book. I figure I better read it quick-smart because it someone reserves it I won't be able to renew it. After that I think I will start Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates, which I've had on my Kindle since 2014, and sounds like something I'd enjoy.

     

    Ooh, I really enjoyed Darkly Dreaming Dexter and Go Set a Watchman, so I'll be keen to read your thoughts on them. I've had Revolutionary Road on my TBR pile for years. Maybe if you enjoy it, it will inspire me to bump it up the pile (no pressure though! :) )

     

    today tore through The 39 Steps

     

    Look forward to your review on this!

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