Devi Posted January 5, 2014 Author Posted January 5, 2014 I hope you have a great reading year in 2014, Devi, and a great year health-wise as well! That's a great-looking pile of books you got for Christmas. I like Tim Ferguson; I had no idea he has MS! I'm off to check out your updated lists now. I didn't either until i saw his book featured in an MS magazine. It contained a snippet from the book which mentioned he never wanted to really acknowledge it till he had to - like starting to walk with a stick. Much like me, i never told my friends till I started having to use a cane. Quote
Devi Posted January 5, 2014 Author Posted January 5, 2014 (edited) Happy New Year Deborah and Happy reading in 2014! Hope it's a much better year for you Thank you I am hoping it will be a better year. Feels like it will be. I am not someone who is superstitious but after the year I had last year (health wise), I am ready to believe that 13 might be a bad luck number! Edited January 5, 2014 by Devi Quote
julie Posted January 5, 2014 Posted January 5, 2014 Devi 13 was definitely unlucky for me as well,so we both have to keep up our spirits that this year will be better . Maybe we can lean on each other a bit if need be . I'll try not to lean too much on you . I'm older and tougher than an old buzzard I have a lot of things in my life that I don't share on here ,but let's just say that I am used to living with bad news . Some days are better than others, as I'm sure you know . So drop me a note if you need a shoulder to lean on . I have some pretty wide ones .. Quote
Devi Posted January 6, 2014 Author Posted January 6, 2014 (edited) Devi 13 was definitely unlucky for me as well,so we both have to keep up our spirits that this year will be better . Maybe we can lean on each other a bit if need be . I'll try not to lean too much on you . I'm older and tougher than an old buzzard I have a lot of things in my life that I don't share on here ,but let's just say that I am used to living with bad news . Some days are better than others, as I'm sure you know . So drop me a note if you need a shoulder to lean on . I have some pretty wide ones .. Awww thanks Julie. Lean all you like! I don't mind, that's what friends are for. If you ever need to talk you know where to find me. Edited January 6, 2014 by Devi Quote
julie Posted January 6, 2014 Posted January 6, 2014 Thanks Devi You are such a really good person ! Quote
Devi Posted January 6, 2014 Author Posted January 6, 2014 Thanks Devi You are such a really good person ! Awww shucks I don't know what to say. Quote
Devi Posted January 6, 2014 Author Posted January 6, 2014 Can someone tell me how you do quick link to posts within your thread? I would like to set up a menu option in my first post that lets people click to other sections such as to be read, wish list, have read etc. Thanks in advance! Quote
Kidsmum Posted January 6, 2014 Posted January 6, 2014 Lovely book pics Devi, i have Oryx & Crake on my TBR pile as well, although my copy's not as nice & new looking as yours Sorry i missed your question my copy is a paperback & half the cover is a pixelated face & the other half is just black with the title on it, it's probably an old one as i picked it up in a charity shop years ago Devi i hope this year is a great year for you bookwise & healthwise as well Quote
julie Posted January 6, 2014 Posted January 6, 2014 Devi See the little sideways V doohickey over on the right beside your post NUMBER ? Click on that to give you the specific link for the post . then I copy and paste it into the box when you click the little chain link at the top of your new post .. that should work for you . Quote
Kidsmum Posted January 6, 2014 Posted January 6, 2014 Devi's looks great, doesn't it? What does yours look like? Mine's purple with a green rabbit on the front. Sorry this was the post i meant to reply to, i am truly losing it See above for reply Quote
Kylie Posted January 6, 2014 Posted January 6, 2014 For what it's worth, I loved all of these books. The Handmaid's TaleMargaret Atwood Pride and PrejudiceJane Austen Fahrenheit 451Ray Bradbury Wuthering HeightsEmily Bronte A Clockwork OrangeAnthony Burgess In Cold BloodTruman Capote The Count of Monte CristoAlexandre Dumas The Crimson Petal and The WhiteMichel Faber The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night TimeMark Haddon To Kill a MockingbirdLee Harper Catch-22Joseph Heller Brave New WorldAldous Huxley 1984George OrwellFight ClubChuck Palahniuk All Quiet on the Western FrontErich Maria Remarque Stiff: The Curious Lives Of Human CadaversMary Roach Of Mice and MenJohn Steinbeck Dr Jekyll & Mr HydeRobert Louis Stevenson DraculaBram Stoker Eats, Shoots & LeavesLynne Truss Slaughterhouse-FiveKurt Vonnegut The Day of the TriffidsJohn Wyndham Quote
Devi Posted January 6, 2014 Author Posted January 6, 2014 Devi See the little sideways V doohickey over on the right beside your post NUMBER ? Click on that to give you the specific link for the post . then I copy and paste it into the box when you click the little chain link at the top of your new post .. that should work for you . Thank you Julie, I managed that much. Still haven't worked out how people turn the links into their own text though. Quote
Devi Posted January 7, 2014 Author Posted January 7, 2014 For what it's worth, I loved all of these books. Most of those are higher on my TBR pile. Glad to know they are good. Quote
Kylie Posted January 7, 2014 Posted January 7, 2014 Thank you Julie, I managed that much. Still haven't worked out how people turn the links into their own text though. Try typing your text first and then highlight it, and then click on the linky in the address bar and paste your web address. Quote
Devi Posted January 7, 2014 Author Posted January 7, 2014 Try typing your text first and then highlight it, and then click on the linky in the address bar and paste your web address. Thanks Kylie, I will try it once I get a hold of my partners laptop again. Quote
Devi Posted January 8, 2014 Author Posted January 8, 2014 Well I found another book I really want to get. It's called Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse, its full of mini stories written by various authors - see below. Synopsis from BD: Famine, Death, War, and Pestilence: The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, theharbingers of Armageddon these are our guides through the Wastelands...From the Book of Revelations to The Road Warrior; from ACanticle for Leibowitz to The Road, storytellers have long imaginedthe end of the world, weaving tales of catastrophe, chaos, and calamity.Gathering together the best post-apocalyptic literature of the last two decadesfrom many of today's most renowned authors of speculative fiction, including George R.R. Martin, Gene Wolfe, Orson Scott Card, Carol Emshwiller, Jonathan Lethem, Octavia E. Butler, and Stephen King, Wastelands exploresthe scientific, psychological, and philosophical questions of what it means toremain human in the wake of Armageddon Quote
Ruth Posted January 9, 2014 Posted January 9, 2014 Well I found another book I really want to get. It's called Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse, its full of mini stories written by various authors - see below. Synopsis from BD: Famine, Death, War, and Pestilence: The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, theharbingers of Armageddon these are our guides through the Wastelands...From the Book of Revelations to The Road Warrior; from ACanticle for Leibowitz to The Road, storytellers have long imaginedthe end of the world, weaving tales of catastrophe, chaos, and calamity.Gathering together the best post-apocalyptic literature of the last two decadesfrom many of today's most renowned authors of speculative fiction, including George R.R. Martin, Gene Wolfe, Orson Scott Card, Carol Emshwiller, Jonathan Lethem, Octavia E. Butler, and Stephen King, Wastelands exploresthe scientific, psychological, and philosophical questions of what it means toremain human in the wake of Armageddon That sounds great. I have always enjoyed post-apocalyptic/dystopian fiction. I think I'm adding that to my wish list Quote
Devi Posted January 9, 2014 Author Posted January 9, 2014 That sounds great. I have always enjoyed post-apocalyptic/dystopian fiction. I think I'm adding that to my wish list Well I took the plunge and bought it on my kindle for $7 aus. Book depository had it for $18. Quote
Athena Posted January 9, 2014 Posted January 9, 2014 It sounds great to me too, I'll have to look it up some time. I hope you enjoy it . Quote
Signor Finzione Posted January 9, 2014 Posted January 9, 2014 This sounds great! Apocalyptic/dystopian is a bit overdone these days but still great to read. Quote
Devi Posted January 10, 2014 Author Posted January 10, 2014 This sounds great! Apocalyptic/dystopian is a bit overdone these days but still great to read. It was published in 2008, so I am hoping they will be decent stories compared to the ones published today. Quote
Devi Posted January 11, 2014 Author Posted January 11, 2014 I had a good reading session last night. I read just over 80 pages in 2 hours, a sign of things to come I hope. Quote
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