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YES PLEASE!
I'm the Queen of Binge Watching TV Shows, so I'm sure I'll catch up in no time at all. I'll start tonight! Keep going at your own pace though...don't wait for me! Which seasons have you never seen before? I think I missed about half of the first season the first time around (if that's the one with the ice truck killer), so I'll be glad to finally see it.Hurraaaaah!!!!
I'm so psyched now!! 
I watched episode 7 last night. Let me know when you've caught up!! 
I've seen season 1 twice and I remember it pretty well. Season 2 I've only seen once and I don't remember all that much about it, except for
the wicked witch that was introduced.
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Cool! I've been thinking lately of rewatching the show from the beginning.
Ooooh!! Do you want to join me?
I've watched maybe 5 episodes now, you could totally catch up !! -
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... or packing one....
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Hello and welcome to the forum!
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I started reading The Lie by C. L. Taylor.
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And yes, I've made the word 'house' blue for a reason. In one of the book's many quirks, every time the word house appears (even if it's in a different language), it appears in blue. Why? Perhaps because the house is a character in the story. That's all I'll tell you.
Cool!
It's funny that this house being a character would come up ... because something like that happened today. I was asking the 'flatmate' where the building's garbage cans were, because I haven't found them yet and therefore haven't been able to take out the garbage. I thought they were in the neighboring building, and when I was talking to M, and trying to explain which house I meant, I said that it's the house where this guy with only one arm and one prosthetic arm lives. Turns out that it's the wrong house and I'm to take the garbage to another neighboring house... But later we referred to the house as 'the one armed house'.
This story may not be seen as a politically correct story and hence the spoiler tags. Thanks for researching my books bought in November 2010. Nowadays I make a note of the books I buy in the order I buy them, but back then I just wrote them in alphabetical order, so it makes it difficult to remember (I mean, if I had bought other books on the same day and listed them together, like I do now, then seeing what other books I bought on the exact same day might trigger a memory).
You're welcome, I like doing bookish research
Ah, I should've noticed the alphabetical order! 
I know I bought the Wordsworth Book of Horror Stories from the secondhand bookshop in Penrith, but I'm sure I didn't buy HoL from there. The more I think about it, the more I think that perhaps you bought it (probably at the book fair) and then left it behind with me when you left. I wonder if I made a note of the books you gave me when you left. It would explain the November date of acquisition, and why I can't remember picking it up somewhere. Also, you've always had a better memory regarding the books on the 1001 list, and I think back then that I had no idea what this book was. I have a feeling that the first I heard of it was when you were here and showing it to me. Does that ring a bell for you?
I don't remember where I found my copy of The House of Leaves, but one thing I know for sure: I took it with me to Finland! So you bought your own copy at some point. Must've been after the book fair, but that doesn't really help, because the book fair was during my first week in OZ!
What a way to start my stay...!!!Oh, are you talking about the antique shop? That had books downstairs. And they were playing a German opera record and I was in awe because you could translate what they were singing.
That town sucks now. ALL of the bookshops have closed down, but the antique store still has some books downstairs. I don't bother going there though. I never really liked their selection of books.Yeah, the antique shop! I'd forgotten about the German opera
What is the town called? I'm so sorry that they've closed all the bookshops 
The antique store had a big selection of books but I don't think the quality and variety of books were that great. What was the shop we went to, where you found the book for your Mom? What outing was that? Gosh we visited so many bookshops and charity shops and antiquarians
Amazeballs!!Those were the good ol' days!
The best!
(And I'm sorry I read HoL without you. I know we talked about a group read at some point. It just kind of happened. )
Don't apologize, at all, I was just being selfish
When the mood takes you, you have to go along! I know you've had your quarrels with your mojo for a while now and so you gotta do what you gotta do 
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I'd personally prefer the Halloween read-a-thon to coexist with the actual Halloween weekend
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We usually follow England rather than America with...pretty much everything, but in this case we call them zucchinis too.
Go zucchinis!!!
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Poor Kylie hehehe!
I didn't say anything so as not to embarrass her. Not to make fun of her! Should anyone have gotten the wrong impression...
Shame you didn't enjoy that one as much. I still haven't tried any of his yet, but I'll avoid that one I think!
Yep, definitely to be avoided unless one's a huge bridge fan or wants to learn the game.
I like that phrase "Nordic crime thrillers," Frankie! I've often wanted to learn a bit of Norwegian, just so I could do a more expanded search on my family history. If I knew Finnish though I'd definitely read some of the books on that list!
Scandinavian crime thrillers just doesn't work because it rules out Iceland and Finland and we can't accept that, can we
Are you going to frame your diploma?? You could hang it when you eventually get your own place. You could even put a spotlight on it! Yeah!
I love the spotlight idea
I don't know about the framing. You see, it's not a diploma that's just one sheet of paper, having all the info on that one a4. It's got a cover page with just the title 'degree diploma' and then all the needed information is on page three 
I want all the juicy stuff on the cover, man!! Put the rest at the back I'm pretty sure we call courgettes zucchini here, or zucchini squash. I just shredded some up tonight so I could make blueberry and raspberry zucchini bread this weekend, in fact! Yum.
Ah!! Because zucchini sounds a lot more familiar. It's again American English vs British English, and that's what cramped my style!
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And what do you know, the last book was by Pertti Koskinen, so that makes 3/7
Wohoo! 100% coincidental.
1. Read a book with blue on the cover -
Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn
2. Read a book by an author who shares the same first letter of your last name - ? -Vinttikamaripoika by Pertti Koskinen
3. Read someone else's favourite book - Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster - Group Read
4. Read the last book you acquired - What Katy Did by Susan Coolidge
5. Finish a book without letting go of it -The Suicide Club by Robert Louis Stevenson
6. Read a book you really want to read - The Opposite of Fate by Amy Tan ?
7. Read 7 books -
3/7 challenges completed - 11.9.2015 -
#58. Vinttikamaripoika by Pertti Koskinen
This book's title and cover caught my attention on the new acquired books list on the library's website. I don't read a lot of Finnish crime novel or thrillers or detective stories, so I thought it was about time. The book is about a nerdy 30something man who lives with his Mom and goes missing during the Midsummer celebrations. What I thought was really fresh and inspiring was that the private detective is a young woman, who's battled her own personal demons. This book is the fourth in the series, which I didn't know before starting the novel. It could be read as a standalone, too, so I wasn't spoiled in any way. What was also refreshing is that the private detective has studied psychology and she was always ready to part with psychological advice, but not in any kind of preachy or patronizing way. She was sometimes giving the people she met during her investigations some tough love, but on more than one occasion it worked for her and the other person's benefit.
A very interesting new acquaintance, this private detective called Maija Miilunkorpi!
3/5
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Him?! Ha! Every single time I've ever read that author's name I've apparently been adding a non-existent 'e' to the end, thinking it was Louise.
I noticed, but didn't say a thing
Edit: When I read your earlier message, I actually had to go back and see if I'd typoed the whole name and added an extra e
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Well, I read Holes a long time ago at school but other than that I haven't read any of his other novels. Would love to re-read Holes and read the sequel though - I'd probably get nostalgic for old English classes.
Nostalgia is always good
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I started reading a Finnish detective novel called Vinttikamaripoika by Pertti Koskinen. Very enjoyable so far!
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That's interesting
Thanks for looking it up! Like I said, I don't think I'd ever heard it before.... Amazeballs for the win -
Funny you should mention this, I've just finished The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett and there's a terrific scene in it where Death is trying to learn bridge and he says (I'm paraphrasing a bit): "HUMANS PLAY THIS FOR FUN? BUT THEY ONLY LIVE EIGHTY OR SO YEARS."
Not that I have anything against the game but it does highlight - quite amusingly - the fact that it's a bit long and complicated to try learn. I can't imagine I would've enjoyed The Cardturner much either.
Haha, Death's got a point!!
I can't imagine how long it would take to learn the game... And I know the game Hearts, and that's supposed to help a little, but even so! Nah, if you ever want to read a Sachar novel, go for something else
Aw, that's a shame.
I'm sure it was just a blip. 
Are you planning on reading another one of hers soon? Even before I started the book, I wasn't planning on reading anything else by him very soon, because I have loads of other library books I want to get to. I'd only borrowed Small Steps and The Cardturner from the library because they were there, and couldn't find anything else. I think I'd have to reserve his other novels, them being in other libraries. But I'm still going to read some of his other novels in the future. It didn't put me off from his other novels for good
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#57. The Cardturner by Louis Sachar
Blurb: The summer is looking bleak for Alton Richards. His girlfriend has dumped him to go out with his best friend, he has no money and no job. And then his parents insist that he drives Uncle Lester to his bridge tournaments four times a week.
Uncle Lester is old, blind, very sick ... and very rich. Which is why his parents are desperate for Alton to worm his way into his good books. But they're in competition with other distant relatives.
Not expecting much from the outings, Alton soon finds himself getting to know a lot about his uncle, his family's history, and pretty Toni Castaneda, another contender for Uncle Lester's inheritance.
Thoughts: I was very much looking forward to reading this, especially after just having read Small Steps, another book by Louis Sachar. Sachar has never disappointed, and he is one of my author finds this year. But this book...
The book started with a note from the author. This is how it ended: "My publisher, my editor, my wife, and my agent all said I was crazy. "No one's going to want to read a book about bridge!" they told me on more than one occasion. Still, I really love the game ...."
Well. The publisher, editor and wife were wrong: I did want to read the book, and I did finish. But by god how much bridge jabber there was! Don't get me wrong, I love card games, and I've been curious about bridge, but I couldn't keep up with all the rules. Are we sure that it's not just a made up game where you can invent new rules as you play along?! And it grew very tedious... I confess, I skipped some of the card talk.
I hope this is the one and only dud that Sachar's written and the rest will be smooth sailing for me...
2/5
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Amazeballs
:lol: Never heard that before! I'm assuming you just made it up Glad to hear your mojo's back!! -
I love that scene where they walk through the venders during the early morning flower delivery.
Yes
And when Frankie kicks some ass at that wall ball game whose name I don't remember. And when they eat chicken in bed. Everything -
I might be away this weekend or next, but maybe?? ~OR~ Maybe we can do a Halloween one
(in October).But that's ages away...
But sure, that's an idea, too! We had one impromptu Halloween read-a-thon last year and it was fun! -
It's a really sweet film, isn't it? Been years since I'd seen it but it lived up to the memories.
It is!
I recently re-watched it after probably a decade of not having watched it, and it was still as good as ever! -
I've been buying a lot of old DVD's from my local charity shop. All of them for a pound! I watched Frankie and Johnny yesterday. I'd forgotten how good an actor Al Pacino could be before he became a shouter.
Ah. I love Frankie and Johnny
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Married at First Sight, the Finnish edition.
What Are You Watching Now? - 2015
in Music / TV / Films
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I can't talk at the moment, I just (coincidentally) watched the last episode. I'm so sad that it's over
I'll have to get back to you later 