dtrpath27 Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 The title has me intrigued, I hope you enjoy it ! Athena, that's so funny! I hadn't yet read your post when I replied. Apparently great minds think alike! We find the title to be intriguing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleonora Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 I finished a 988 pages book with ALL Edgar Alla Poe's works! Every poem, every novel .. there are some pictures too, mainly Caspar David Friedrich's wonderful paintings. I'm highly satisfied! Then I started The Marriage Plot, Jeffrey Eugenides and The Secret Life of Bees, S.M. Kidd. So far, so good, both of them. But there's a huge volume of american literature waiting for me in my library, it arrived yesterday, but I couldn't go to pick it up .. Faulkner, Steinbeck, the beat generation.. oh, I wish it was monday. Never thought I'd say something like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtrpath27 Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 Way to go! I'm quite impressed. Just hang on, Monday's almost here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pontalba Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 Not much reading going on here, I've started several, and not continued seriously any of them. I'd thought our Library Sale was this weekend, but it wasn't. It won't happen till weekend after next. Skipping for the Easter weekend. Really, don't they know that the bibliophiles of the area are simply being ignored?? It was kind of amusing though. We walked into the Hall where the sale is held, and wondered at how empty the place was. A little man came out of waaaaay in the back and rather gruffly asked if we were looking for anything in particular. I said, no, just mucking about. Well! He said, I'm getting ready to leave, so......... Then he said they were not really open, he'd just come in to do some work. I suggested he lock the door if he didn't want people in there. Nicely, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtrpath27 Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 Oops! I'm sure you were very kind in your observations. We had our sale this weekend. We're going to head back again tomorrow to see what else we can find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 Athena, that's so funny! I hadn't yet read your post when I replied. Apparently great minds think alike! We find the title to be intriguing. x ! x I finished a 988 pages book with ALL Edgar Alla Poe's works! Every poem, every novel .. there are some pictures too, mainly Caspar David Friedrich's wonderful paintings. I'm highly satisfied! Then I started The Marriage Plot, Jeffrey Eugenides and The Secret Life of Bees, S.M. Kidd. So far, so good, both of them. But there's a huge volume of american literature waiting for me in my library, it arrived yesterday, but I couldn't go to pick it up .. Faulkner, Steinbeck, the beat generation.. oh, I wish it was monday. Never thought I'd say something like this. x Ele, well done on finishing the big book! I hope you enjoy your new books . x I'd thought our Library Sale was this weekend, but it wasn't. [...]x I hope you have lots of fun at the sale in a few weeks! It's a shame it wasn't this weekend, don't you just hate to turn up somewhere and then it turns out there isn't a sale? I've had that happen too, we travelled all the way to Rotterdam (2 hours by train) to then find out there was nothing and the site we looked at had the date wrong and it was actually already finished. x We had our sale this weekend. We're going to head back again tomorrow to see what else we can find.x I hope you find something nice ! I've read about 3/4ths of Nathan Filer - The Shock of the Fall, I should be able to finish it today. It's quite good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 I finished a 988 pages book with ALL Edgar Alla Poe's works! Every poem, every novel .. there are some pictures too, mainly Caspar David Friedrich's wonderful paintings. I'm highly satisfied! Wow, that's massive! I also have a copy of the complete works... It's big and intimidating... Was it good? Would you encourage me to get on with it? Then I started The Marriage Plot, Jeffrey Eugenides and The Secret Life of Bees, S.M. Kidd. So far, so good, both of them. But there's a huge volume of american literature waiting for me in my library, it arrived yesterday, but I couldn't go to pick it up .. Faulkner, Steinbeck, the beat generation.. oh, I wish it was monday. Never thought I'd say something like this. I hope you enjoy The Marriage Plot, and The Secret Life of Bees, especially! Great books And yep, you don't often hear someone say they wished it was Monday... I finished New Moon last night and started reading Eclipse. I'm a bit worried, because Eclipse will not be a re-read for me. I wonder how mojo will take it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peacefield Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 I'm not sure if I posted that I was reading Dr. Sleep, but I finished that and then read I am Half-Sick of Shadows by Alan Bradley. Currently I'm ready Hollow City by Ransom Riggs. I recently picked up copies of Inferno by Dan Brown and The Glass Blower of Murano (Marina Fiorato) and am very excited to read both! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtrpath27 Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 Just finished A Town Like Alice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 I finished New Moon last night and started reading Eclipse. I'm a bit worried, because Eclipse will not be a re-read for me. I wonder how mojo will take it.x I hope it will go okay . I'm almost finished with Nathan Filer - The Shock of the Fall and am thinking about what kind of book I feel like reading next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 x I hope it will go okay . I'm almost finished with Nathan Filer - The Shock of the Fall and am thinking about what kind of book I feel like reading next. Thanks Athena! Hehe, the title The Shock of the Fall sounded familiar and I started wondering where I'd seen it... On Goodreads, of course, as the book you're reading Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 Several people on here have read it too, I bought it based upon their recommendations. But yes . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 (edited) EDIT: I have no idea what's going on with my internet, I've been waiting for 10 mins but somehow it posted twice. Sorry about that. Edited April 13, 2014 by Athena Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobblybear Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 I'm about 30% through Pandora's Star. Such a brilliant book! It will take me a while to finish it, but it's well worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 That's great to hear! I really should read it some time.. even though my copy is huge. I finished reading Nathan Filer - The Shock of the Fall and am now going to write my review. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleonora Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 Wow, that's massive! I also have a copy of the complete works... It's big and intimidating... Was it good? Would you encourage me to get on with it? I definitely encourage you to get on with Dear Old Edgar !! And tell your mojo to behave with Eclipse! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesilbeach Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 I did read a bit more of Angel Fire by L. A. Weatherly last night, but have just realised it's over 700 pages long! That's the drawback of a Kindle book, unless I actively remember to check when I start, I often don't realise how long a book is. It wouldn't normally matter, but I don't have much time for reading at the moment, so I've been trying to avoid long books or those that require dedicating time to, and thought this would be a good one to pick off my TBR, but looks like I'll be sticking with it for the rest of the week now. Been busy all day, so have been listening to an audio book as I couldn't sit down and read. I've been meaning to read more of Gail Carriger's The Parasol Protectorate series after really enjoying the first one, Soulless a few years back, and thought it would be nice to refresh my memory of it by listening to the audio book. A new narrator for me, but I have to say, Emily Gray had done a great job, and I'm enjoying it a lot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kidsmum Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 Over the last week or so i've finished A Very Long Engagement Sebastien Japrisot for next months Reading Circle....hope i can still remember what i want to say about it by May ..... & On The Beach Nevil Shute finally turned up at the library so i've read that as well & put my thoughts on the relevant thread but just to say that it was a very enjoyable read Not sure what i'm going to pick up next, i do need to read Stolen Rebecca Muddiman for my face to face book group as we're meeting the author next month but i do want to read something off my own TBR pile as well. Decisions, decisions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordie9 Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 Im halfway through Chase Novak's Breed, its one of those books where i feel like im only reading a little bit at a time as theres just not much going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleW Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 I finished the first part of the Night School series today. It wasn't bad, but I don't know if I'd ever touch the sequels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dex Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 I finished vendetta by micheal dibdin today. I'm going to start cities in flight by James Blish tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kidsmum Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 I'm sticking with short reads at the moment so yesterday i started & finished Smut Alan Bennett, it was only two short stories but very funny & naughty, it's a long time since i've managed to read a whole book in one day unlike my teenage daughter who can lay on her bed all day & read...... lucky thing My next read is going to be The Daughter Of Time Josephine Tey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virginia Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 I just finished another Hamish MacBeth book. I'm now debating whether to start up with another Elizabeth George book Pat Conroy or something of a classical bent. Choices, choices, choices! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Begins Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 I finished The Bloodletters Daughter by Linda Lafferty (good, 3/5) and started Black Hawk Down by Mark Bowden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virginia Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 On second thought, I think I'll finish Gone With The Wind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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