bobblybear Posted January 23, 2016 Posted January 23, 2016 (edited) New year, new thread. "The gunman is useless" - I Am The Messenger by Markus Zusak Edit: Oh, crud! I messed up the title. Can someone please fix it for me? It should read 2016. Edited January 23, 2016 by bobblybear Quote
Onion Budgie Posted January 23, 2016 Posted January 23, 2016 "Theoretically, it was one of the happiest days of my life." The Duchess of Bloomsbury Street, by Helene Hanff Quote
Kylie Posted January 24, 2016 Posted January 24, 2016 Edit: Oh, crud! I messed up the title. Can someone please fix it for me? It should read 2016. Done 'When Captain James Cook stood on the deck of the Endeavour in March 1770 and felt the hot dry winds filling her sails off Australia's southern coast, he declared that the country's interior would be nothing but desert'. The Dig Tree by Sarah Murgatroyd Quote
Anna Begins Posted January 24, 2016 Posted January 24, 2016 The first time I took Ritalin I had been clean for four months. More Now Again/ Elizabeth Wurtzel Quote
Lara Posted January 24, 2016 Posted January 24, 2016 "Anyone living in the United States in the early 1990s and paying even a whisper of attention to the nightly news or a daily newspaper could be forgiven for having been scared out of his skin". Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner Quote
Athena Posted January 24, 2016 Posted January 24, 2016 "Claire: It's hard being left behind. I wait for Henry, not knowing where he is, wondering if he's okay. It's hard to be the one who stays." Audrey Niffenegger - The Time Traveler's Wife Quote
chesilbeach Posted January 24, 2016 Posted January 24, 2016 Those two girls, Constance and Sophia Baines, paid no heed to the manifold interest of their situation, of which, indeed, they have never been conscious. The Old Wives' Tale by Arnold Bennett Quote
woolf woolf Posted January 24, 2016 Posted January 24, 2016 After supper my father says, "Want to go down and see if the Lake's still there?" Selected Stories by Alice Munro Quote
bookbug3 Posted January 25, 2016 Posted January 25, 2016 His lips biting at my sleeve is what wakes me. Reborn by Tara Brown Side note: The main character has a pet wolf...Just thought I'd point that out so the sentence didn't sound kind of weird Quote
bobblybear Posted January 25, 2016 Author Posted January 25, 2016 "Her name is Melanie." - The Girl With All The Gifts - M R Carey Quote
chesilbeach Posted February 1, 2016 Posted February 1, 2016 It all began with William's aunt, who was in a good temper that morning, and gave him a shilling for posting a letter for her and carrying her parcels from the grocer's. Just William by Richmal Crompton Quote
Onion Budgie Posted February 1, 2016 Posted February 1, 2016 "Weidmann appeared before you in a five o'clock edition, his head swathed in white bands, a nun and yet a wounded pilot fallen into the rye one September day like the day when the world came to know the name of Our Lady of the Flowers." Our Lady of the Flowers, by Jean Genet Quote
Emmabbooks Posted February 2, 2016 Posted February 2, 2016 "The letter lay on the table before her." Death Comes First by Hilary Bonner (psychological thriller) Quote
frankie Posted February 4, 2016 Posted February 4, 2016 "I am Rose Howard and my first name has a homonym." How To Look for a Lost Dog by Ann M. Martin Quote
chesilbeach Posted February 4, 2016 Posted February 4, 2016 My father was a king and the son of kings. A Song for Achilles by Madeline Miller Quote
Kylie Posted February 5, 2016 Posted February 5, 2016 The train tore along with an angry, irregular rhythm. Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith Quote
sadya Posted February 19, 2016 Posted February 19, 2016 'I hold Charles Dickens responsible for the death of my father.' Might not be accurate, as I've translated these originally English words from Dutch to English, because I'm reading a Dutch library book of John Boyne, This house is haunted. So far it's an exciting read, though I'm not scared (yet?), just curious to find out what is actually going on there. Of course it faintly echoes The turn of the screw, but it's still a different story and certainly worth reading so far. I've reached chapter 10. Quote
Sonea Posted March 17, 2016 Posted March 17, 2016 The leather-bound vulume was nothing remarkable. A discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness Quote
chesilbeach Posted March 18, 2016 Posted March 18, 2016 The first Callanish knew of the Circus Excalibur was the striped silk of their sails against the grey sky. The Gracekeepers by Kirsty Logan Quote
Onion Budgie Posted March 18, 2016 Posted March 18, 2016 "A boy with a parrot on his shoulder was walking along the railway tracks." The Final Solution by Michael Chabon This book features an 89-year-old Sherlock Holmes. Every time he appears, the author goes on and on about how creaky, decrepit, frail and wobbly he now is. It's making me a little sad, so I'm having to pretend that this guy isn't Sherlock Holmes at all, just an old, retired no-name detective. Quote
bobblybear Posted March 20, 2016 Author Posted March 20, 2016 The eleventh apartment had only one closet, but it did have a sliding glass door that opened onto a small balcony, from which he could see a man sitting across the way, outdoors in only a T-shirt and shorts even though it was October, smoking. A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara Quote
chesilbeach Posted March 20, 2016 Posted March 20, 2016 I woke suddenly, not sure where I was. Once Upon A Time In The West... Country by Tony Hawks Quote
Simon39 Posted March 21, 2016 Posted March 21, 2016 I worked for a tree surgeon, fell out of an oak tree and landed on a dog. Peter Benson-Two cows and a vanful of smoke. Quote
Simon39 Posted March 21, 2016 Posted March 21, 2016 Sorry I double posted again.I blame me fone and a poor rural internet connection Quote
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