Stacia Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Michele, the review you linked contains an interesting typo. "But incredibly, Renny found herself drawn towards Carl's powerful, magnetic personality like a moth to a flame. Could she extricate herself from this potentially dangerous situation? Or would her love be the weapon by which he would vengefully destory her?" Imagine the horror of a character in a story being destoried! Where would she go? :lol: Now, see, this is where cool experimental fiction enters the scene. It explores topics & scenarios such as these. From The Complete Works of Marvin K. Mooney (by Christopher Higgs): I began writing this story by subverting the dominant discourse, but that did not last long. My story decided to assert its independence. I tried to rupture all vestiges of received form, but my story fought back. It wanted to go live with its Aristotelian parents. "I'm sick of being experimented on," it said. "What's so lame about catharsis?" Then it stormed out of the barber shop, mid trim, and fumbled down the sidewalk, weak from surgery, thin in description, gaping with holes, and absolutely riddled with bruised sentences. I watched it with binoculars, but decided not to chase after it. I never liked that story anyway. :D ETA: (I don't really find the idea of destorying her so weird, but I do read some strange books. LOL.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlbuchina Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Ahem. How many of the tunes immediately pop into YOUR head when you look at the list of cheesy hits of the 70s? It's too long a list to count but I must be in the 90% range. Yes I am that old... I never read any of the titles from the Good Reads list, but my high school bff and I somehow got in to see the movie of The Other Side of Midnight -- we must have been 15 or 16 and it was most definitely R rated. It was an eye opening experience to say the least. As in :eek: :blink: :blink: :blink: :eek: but we were totally :cool: about it. Well, I only spent about 4 years in the 70s, but my parents provided me with a proper education. I was seriously thinking about heading over to Youtube so I could listen to a lot of those. Some of my favorite songs are on that list. :) I didn't know some of his books were made into movies! I wonder if any of them are on Netflix... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Ahem. How many of the tunes immediately pop into YOUR head when you look at the list of cheesy hits of the 70s? It's too long a list to count but I must be in the 90% range. Yes I am that old... I'm a teen of the 80s, so not that many are familiar to me. However, my dh is a guy of the 1970s & he loves 70s music, fashion, & more. ( :ack2: ) I had to remind him before the film started that he was NOT to take any sort of fashion tips from the movie. :p (Of course, Brit pop tunes from the eighties & punked out, big hair are perfectly acceptable because I'm a hypocrite like that. :laugh: ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunnyDays Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Loving the cheesy 70's bit. Not reviewing the songs right now, I don't need those in my head all night! Thanks to Robins post about her Book Lust christmas presents, *I* of course had to immediately request them from the library. I have since decided I have to buy those 2 or more books. For sure Book Lust and the Book Lust travel book. So much for not buying any books :P But... Those are books *about* books. Surely they receive some sort of exemption... :D Since we've been cat heavy this week, here's one for the dog fans... [img=http://gifs.gifbin.com/052009/1242138450_dog_on_a_trampoline. Oh man, my dog would love this. He's a standard poodle, who bounds and gallops more than he walks. We suspect he's part Tigger!! ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 ETA And now I have "knock three times on the ceiling if you want me...." stuck in my head. Kareni...just gah!!! I am ashamed to admit I do know some 70s songs (like this one). Tony Orlando & Dawn, right? P.S. It's just cruel to post those lyrics here because I will be singing them in my head now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 And now I have "knock three times on the ceiling if you want me...." stuck in my head. Kareni...just gah!!! Now it's stuck in mine, too! Well, I only spent about 4 years in the 70s, but my parents provided me with a proper education. I was seriously thinking about heading over to Youtube so I could listen to a lot of those. Some of my favorite songs are on that list. :) Likewise. I love One Tin Solider and Cats In The Cradle. In general, I'm ignorant of music; however, I recognize a large percent of songs from that list of seventies hits. But... Those are books *about* books. Surely they receive some sort of exemption... :D Hear, hear! I'm in total agreement. Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Gah! I clicked on the link for the70s music & it's horrifying how many of the songs I recognize!!! (Fortunately I haven't read or seen the books/movies in the linked 70s list. Whew!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin M Posted January 4, 2014 Author Share Posted January 4, 2014 Here's an enticing piece on the book Slow Reading in a Hurried Age by DAVID MIKICS as reviewed by Adam Kirsch. Regards, Kareni Great Article: I love the part below. I do have to remind myself to slow down with ebooks and not skim them like I do the internet. Yet the "new idea of slowness" is really a very old idea. It is the humanistic belief that a good book can teach us, improve us, even edify us, if we submit to its just demands on our attention. Fast reading is goal-oriented; slow reading is an end in itself, the way art is supposed to be. Indeed, there is an art of reading, which Mikics insists will reward those who take the time to learn it: "Literature repays our attention because it is finely worked, because we can take it inside ourselves, sustain ourselves on the aptness and strength of its words." It is possible to be a great reader, just as it is to be a great writer, and the latter couldn't exist without the former. This was me several times today. Your thoughts are much appreciated! (as are the illustrations!) Who'd have guessed what one could find by using a search engine?! Cheesy 70s Books movies: Cheesy 70's Post Apocalyptic Classics music: Cheesy Hits of the Seventies Regards, Kareni Oh my god! I'm such a seventy's child. Glorious teenage years and I was addicted to Harlequins. I read most of those. I loved Sidney Sheldon back then and had the two harlequins by Violet Winspear and Charlotte Lamb. And the music. I was in love with Barry Manilow and Tony Orlando and Dawn. And Mac Davis - :001_tt1: :leaving: :smilielol5: the Mt. Washmore pics. Is that guy supposed to be Green Lantern, or something? LOL Harrison Ford :001_wub: You can post gifs of him for no reason at all. The first thing that came to mind for cheesy 70s reading was old Harlequin romances. :D Here's the perfect one Stacia! Dang, I read that one! Copa Copa Cabana - Her name was Lola, she was a showgirl,with yellow feathers in her hair and a dress cut down to there, she would merengue and do the cha-cha, and while she tried to be a star, Tony always tended bar. La la la la la la. I still have the albums. :hat: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shukriyya Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Gah! I clicked on the link for the70s music & it's horrifying how many of the songs I recognize!!! (Fortunately I haven't read or seen the books/movies in the linked 70s list. Whew!) Bay City Rollers :lol: or maybe I should use this smilie :leaving: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Because I'm having heart palpitations from being dumped into the 70s (& because I don't want Robin to boot me off the threads for constantly derailing the book threads, i.e. not talking about books this week), I skimmed through the feng shui book that gives me the giggles. Here's a little quote treasure for you where the author, Karen Kingston, is talking about some of her qualifications & skills in relation to clutter: I can also smell it in a person's aura (the energy field around the body) if he or she stands near me, because the aura becomes imbued with the smell of it. But don't worry about this if you ever meet me in person -- there is so much clutter in the world that I don't tune in this way too often! Dang. So if you ever meet this author (& you are hiding some clutter in your house), you're going to need more than just deodorant. :lol: See why this book makes me laugh? I'm really glad I requested it through PBS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennW in SoCal Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 I am ashamed to admit I do know some 70s songs (like this one). Tony Orlando & Dawn, right? P.S. It's just cruel to post those lyrics here because I will be singing them in my head now. Mwa ha ha! The only way to get rid of an ear worm is to pass it onto someone else! :sneaky2: I've got more to share if you need to get rid of "(boom boom boom) means you'll meet me in the hallway" But oh my, Tony Orlando -- what hair!! The guys at music camp (mid 1970s) were the ones up early to wash and blow dry their hair -- those feathered cuts required a lot of work. We'd be woken up on the floor above to the sounds of their dryers!! I loved the guy in American Hustle with his little perm curlers in his hair! Just a ridiculous era for fashion, almost outdone by the shoulder pads and big hair of the 80s! The only books I remember reading as a teen of the 1970s were Jane Austen and Gone with the Wind. Maybe Jane Eyre, but I hated Wuthering Heights (still do!). I may have discovered a few historical romance series, but I have no literary touchstones for the era. My memories are of polyester, dippity do, classic tv comedies like Mary Tyler Moore and dramas like Hawaii 5-0, and of course the movies -- Jaws, Star Wars and Saturday Night Fever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin M Posted January 4, 2014 Author Share Posted January 4, 2014 That's okay - I'll derail it for a time http://youtu.be/mPaSDpJhqY0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Copa Copa Cabana - Her name was Lola, she was a showgirl,with yellow feathers in her hair and a dress cut down to there, she would merengue and do the cha-cha, and while she tried to be a star, Tony always tended bar. La la la la la la. I still have the albums. :hat: OMGosh, I actually *like* that song. It's depressing when you have to face the horrifying realities of your hidden inner self. Can I really be someone who might (just a teensy-weensy bit) like something related to the 1970s???? Too much introspection! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlbuchina Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Gah! I clicked on the link for the70s music & it's horrifying how many of the songs I recognize!!! [edited to remove picture] (Fortunately I haven't read or seen the books/movies in the linked 70s list. Whew!) I thought everyone had seen Planet of the Apes and Logan's Run. You sure you aren't holding out on us? LOL I'm a teen of the 80s, so not that many are familiar to me. However, my dh is a guy of the 1970s & he loves 70s music, fashion, & more. ( :ack2: ) I had to remind him before the film started that he was NOT to take any sort of fashion tips from the movie. :p (Of course, Brit pop tunes from the eighties & punked out, big hair are perfectly acceptable because I'm a hypocrite like that. :laugh: ) [edited to remove picture] vs. [edited to remove picture] Yes, I'm ashamed to say that my dh would probably consider all the selections in the first photo to be viable fashion choices. :lol: I'm going to have nightmares from those 70s clothes, Stacia. Thanks! I'll be sure to call you in the middle of the night to comfort me. :laugh: The 80s and very early 90s are definitely more my style, and my dh is like you. We nicknamed him 80s King years ago. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin M Posted January 4, 2014 Author Share Posted January 4, 2014 Ahem. How many of the tunes immediately pop into YOUR head when you look at the list of cheesy hits of the 70s? It's too long a list to count but I must be in the 90% range. Yes I am that old... Practically all of the them. There are a couple I don't recognize or not hearing the beginning of the song in my head. I'll join you on the rocking chair on the porch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 I thought everyone had seen Planet of the Apes and Logan's Run. You sure you aren't holding out on us? LOL I'm going to have nightmares from those 70s clothes, Stacia. Thanks! I'll be sure to call you in the middle of the night to comfort me. :laugh: The 80s and very early 90s are definitely more my style, and my dh is like you. We nicknamed him 80s King years ago. :lol: Um, no I haven't seen those because I rarely watch tv. So, if I don't see a movie when it's in the theater, I usually haven't seen it at all. (Those were both movies, right???) I mean, I know what the Planet of the Apes dudes look like & all (remember seeing a scene of them briefly on tv when I was young & it creeped the carp out of me). How about some soothing 70s pj styles to get you settled for sleeping & pleasant dreams? (Notice it's by the company Plaid Stallions. Whatever that is. :lol:) You & your dh sound like hip people I can relate to! :hurray: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlbuchina Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 music: Cheesy Hits of the Seventies Regards, Kareni I have to do it now. I love Brandy (You're a Fine Girl), Killing Me Softly With His Song, My Eyes Adored You, I'm Not in Love, and so many more. LOL One of my dd10's favorite songs is Me and You and a Dog Named Boo. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennW in SoCal Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 I'm actually going to pick up my book now and, you know, read. This is so very fun, but I'm never going to make it to 52 books if I spend every Friday night on this thread!! Stacia and Michele will be happy to know I'm heading into the 80s with my book, W is For Wasted. Sue Grafton has kept her series firmly rooted in the same time period it started in. It is wild to realize how much has changed since she published A is for Alibi. I think I started around the time D was published. But no cell phones, she has quarters for the pay phone; no internet -- she goes to the library for heaven's sake!! Film in the camera. It takes me back to grad school and typing my thesis on a Smith Corona selectric... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Michele, I dare you not to click: http://plaidstallions.blogspot.com/ :smilielol5: ETA: This is the better link: http://plaidstallions.blogspot.com/search/label/fashion%20mockery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlbuchina Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 How about some soothing 70s pj styles to get you settled for sleeping & pleasant dreams? [edited to remove picture] (Notice it's by the company Plaid Stallions. Whatever that is. :lol:) You & your dh sound like hip people I can relate to! :hurray: Ah!! The hounds tooth is burning my eyes!!!! :smilielol5: Yeah, and we don't live too far away, either. :thumbup1: To bring it back around to books, though, three of my favorite books are from the 70s: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Princess Bride, and The Trumpet of the Swan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlbuchina Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 I'm actually going to pick up my book now and, you know, read. This is so very fun, but I'm never going to make it to 52 books if I spend every Friday night on this thread!! Stacia and Michele will be happy to know I'm heading into the 80s with my book, W is For Wasted. Sue Grafton has kept her series firmly rooted in the same time period it started in. It is wild to realize how much has changed since she published A is for Alibi. I think I started around the time D was published. But no cell phones, she has quarters for the pay phone; no internet -- she goes to the library for heaven's sake!! Film in the camera. It takes me back to grad school and typing my thesis on a Smith Corona selectric... I keep thinking this, myself. LOL I didn't realize that Sue Grafton's alphabet mysteries were that old. I may have to start reading them to walk down memory lane. I've been having flashbacks while watching The X Files on Netflix. I didn't watch it while it was on tv, and seeing their computers, cell phones, and doing research with mimeograph is hilarious. Scully said she did research on the internet, and her computer screen was the black-with-green-letters screen of DOS! Michele, I dare you not to click: http://plaidstallions.blogspot.com/ :smilielol5: ETA: This is the better link: http://plaidstallions.blogspot.com/search/label/fashion%20mockery I did it, I did it! Oh. My. Gosh. Can you believe the things people used to think was so stylish. LOL!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlbuchina Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Good night all! I'm going to go on to bed, and maybe get a little more into The Wind-Up Bird Chronicles. So far, I'm really enjoying it. Yay! One last thing, though before I head to bed. Michele, I dare you not to click: http://plaidstallions.blogspot.com/ :smilielol5: ETA: This is the better link: http://plaidstallion...fashion mockery [edited to remove picture] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Awesome. Thanks for the fun tonight, gals. Goodnight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tress Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 I also started Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson. Having a bit of a hard time getting into it, but it's highly recommended by a good friend so I'm giving it a go. I'm probably going to echo your friend :D, but Steven Erikson is definitely, absolutely, completely worth the energy it takes to get into the series! Gardens of the Moon was written 10 years before the other books, so it's a bit different. If you don't like it, you can of course drop it, but if you still think 'maybe' after Gardens of the Moon you really need to read the second book. If that doesn't hook you, nothing will :lol:. I stalled out in book 6 (I think) and now I'm scared to start again, because I have forgotten so much. Maybe I need to start at the beginning again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumto2 Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 I woke up this morning and discovered you had time traveled back to the seventies. Of all the nights to fall asleep.... The lists were fun -- I think I read them all, saw most of the movies (dh and I bought Logan's Run a couple of years ago since we had been huge fans, we already hd the Planet of th Apes :lol: ), and I know and like most of the songs. What fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane in NC Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 How have I missed this series? Just placed a hold on Game of Kings. I need several of you to be my neighbors so we could be trading books, then talking about them over coffee, tea or wine while we knit. I suspect that you will be completely charmed by Lymond. I have the Dunnett companion books so that I can look up geographical, literary and historical references. And I would love to have you for a knitting neighbor!! Jane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane in NC Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Well y'all were busy last night as I was tucked into bed with my book. Speaking of weird time travel...the melodramatic life in a socialist New England commune in 1850 is such an oddity. Perhaps something is lacking in my genetic makeup because I fail to appreciate Nathaniel Hawthorne. Speaking of fashion statements...Shall we discuss facial hair? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onceuponatime Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 I woke up this morning and discovered you had time traveled back to the seventies. Of all the nights to fall asleep.... The lists were fun -- I think I read them all, saw most of the movies (dh and I bought Logan's Run a couple of years ago since we had been huge fans, we already hd the Planet of th Apes :lol: ), and I know and like most of the songs. What fun! Aw, man! (as dh would say) I missed it too. I'm a 70's girl. I used to sit with my portable cassette player/radio ready listening for songs I loved so I could put them on cassettes. 70's music is the only kind I am totally familiar with. I was in one of those album clubs and had every Barry Manilow, Carpenters, and John Denver record that existed. (I've since dropped Barry for personal reasons.) :glare: Talk about cheesy: I used to sing Paper Roses and You Light Up My Life at the top of my lungs while I washed dishes. I've seen half the movies. After I was married, because my parents were very strict about the movies we saw. I was absolutely mortified when I was not allowed to see Jaws with my friends. I read none of those books. I was a good girl and read Grace Livingston Hill instead of Harlequins. Also popular: Joni, the Cross and the Switchblade, and Coma (which I hid under my mattress.) Because I didn't read most of the current stuff, I read off a list of "classics" my 8th grade teacher had given me. So, I was reading Brave New World, 1984, and others like that. Those were okay with my parents because they were on a school list. :001_rolleyes: My brothers had pajamas like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runningmom80 Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Is anyone keeping track of their books on Pinterest? My board is here: http://www.pinterest.com/ambercam/52-books-in-2014/ I'm going to go easy for January and read The Casual Vacancy and the Hunger Games Trilogy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuanitaL Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 I'm jumping in this year with two books that I picked up after gleaning from these lists. The Power of Habit - Charles Duhigg Call the Midwife: Farewell to the East End - Jennifer Worth (I read the first two in December.) After seeing everyone's end of year totals I really wish I had kept track of last year's books. I've started a spreadsheet for this year (I love spreadsheets). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladydusk Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 So, I was born in the 70s, and my mom must've loved the music of the day, because I know it all. I remember buying music so we could learn You Light Up my Life. I loved Barry Manilow; we had the blue Barry Manilow LIVE album and I listened to it over and over and over. And, most shamefully, I suspect this group is where I got my name: I am ashamed to admit I do know some 70s songs (like this one). Tony Orlando & Dawn, right? I can't believe I missed the fun last night; I was up for some of it watching my beloved Buckeyes lose the Orange Bowl. This morning I finished The Nine Tailors by Sayers. Book #1 for 2014. I thought the first parts were slow, but parts III and IV were awesome and enthralling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tress Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 I just picked up Murakami's Wind-up Bird Chronicle. People, this better be good....because I'm still reading The Goldfinch (936 pages) and I'm not going to read another Chunky book (Wind-up Bird = 890 pages) if it isn't good! :toetap05: Oh, and because when you request ILL books, they always arrive all at the same time, The Historian also arrived today. Right. :svengo: I did finish Eye of the World, book 1 of the Wheel of Time serie. ---- 1. Eye of the World - Robert Jordan. Dutch: 0 Greek Hero: 0 Whim: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumto2 Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 You will love the Historian especially after Dracula last fall. One of my favorites. I have read it twice so far..... Wind Up Bird is going along fine for me so I hope you will like it. I learned with 1Q84 to read Murakami in chunks. I try to read a couple of chapters each time I pick it up. I can't imagine sitting down an just reading that for hours. I am 21% done and have absolutely with no idea where the story is going but enjoying waiting for "it" because I am pretty sure "it" will be amazing. I just picked up Murakami's Wind-up Bird Chronicle. People, this better be good....because I'm still reading The Goldfinch (936 pages) and I'm not going to read another Chunky book (Wind-up Bird = 890 pages) if it isn't good! :toetap05: Oh, and because when you request ILL books, they always arrive all at the same time, The Historian also arrived today. Right. :svengo: I did finish Eye of the World, book 1 of the Wheel of Time serie. ---- 1. Eye of the World - Robert Jordan. Dutch: 0 Greek Hero: 0 Whim: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmandaVT Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 I'm probably going to echo your friend :D, but Steven Erikson is definitely, absolutely, completely worth the energy it takes to get into the series! Gardens of the Moon was written 10 years before the other books, so it's a bit different. If you don't like it, you can of course drop it, but if you still think 'maybe' after Gardens of the Moon you really need to read the second book. If that doesn't hook you, nothing will :lol:. I stalled out in book 6 (I think) and now I'm scared to start again, because I have forgotten so much. Maybe I need to start at the beginning again. Thank you for this! We're doing 20-30 min of quiet reading during school time and I'm reading Gardens of the Moon during that block of time. I am noticing that I have to read it a lot slower than other books or I get lost quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbeym Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 I have already pre-ordered it from Amazon. I fully expect it to be at my door on the day of release. LOL If not, Amazon has a lot of explaining to do. I'll pre-order then and hope it gets here on release day. I'm currently reading The Scottish Prisoner (it's taking me forever because I don't care for Lord John, I know, sacrilege!), and finished my rererereread of Outlander, Dragonfly in Amber, and Voyager. I need to get started on Drums of Autumn. I was hoping to have them all reread before MOBY comes out, but I may not get to them with all this other reading I want to do. I'm not a huge Lord John fan either. I don't mind him as a minor character, but I have no real desire to read an entire series based on his character. I only have Prisoner because it has Jamie in it. I meant to read it in order with the series but I forgot so now it can wait until the end. How much of it is Jamie-centric? Does it get into how John married? Oh, yes, I've been keeping up with all the news from facebook groups to twitter followings to Pinterest. It's all so exciting!! I love how Diana and the cast and crew are so interactive with the fans. It makes the series even more personal to me. We've been waiting a long time for this, and I really believe it's going to be great! Yes, I think so too!! Did you see this fan-made poster? Don't you just want to run up there and pull Randal off his high horse?? Ahh, Randall. The man everyone loves to hate. Speaking of time travel, if y'all like time travel and historical fiction then you really really really need to read Outlander if you haven't already. Photo removed per SWB request :svengo: :svengo: :svengo: :svengo: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tress Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Thank you for this! We're doing 20-30 min of quiet reading during school time and I'm reading Gardens of the Moon during that block of time. I am noticing that I have to read it a lot slower than other books or I get lost quickly. Yes, Erikson definitely makes you work, he never explaines a thing, things you assume are trivial will be of great importance in later books and -looking back- Gardens of the Moon is one of the easier ones :lol:. But the thrill, the thrill...if you figure it out, when it all comes together! Just keep reading. I heard from other fans, that even after several re-reads they are still finding new things they completely missed the first few times. It does spoil you for other fantasy series, though :D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlbuchina Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 I'm not a huge Lord John fan either. I don't mind him as a minor character, but I have no real desire to read an entire series based on his character. I only have Prisoner because it has Jamie in it. I meant to read it in order with the series but I forgot so now it can wait until the end. How much of it is Jamie-centric? Does it get into how John married? There is a lot of Jamie in it. Some of the scenes with him in them are heartbreaking. I'm only about half way through, and John isn't married yet. I don't know if it will end with that, or not. I think one of the reasons I don't care for the Lord John books, is because they don't read like the Outlander series. They don't feel the same. I know that they are more along the line of mysteries, but it just seems that when she is in John's head, the tone of writing changes. Which would be appropriate, I guess, since he is a different character. But, I don't feel that way when she changes perspectives in the main series. Does that make any sense? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlbuchina Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 That's okay - I'll derail it for a time http://youtu.be/mPaSDpJhqY0 Oh, I love America! The girls love their song You Can do Magic. I woke up this morning and discovered you had time traveled back to the seventies. Of all the nights to fall asleep.... The lists were fun -- I think I read them all, saw most of the movies (dh and I bought Logan's Run a couple of years ago since we had been huge fans, we already hd the Planet of th Apes :lol: ), and I know and like most of the songs. What fun! I remember my dad watching Planet of the Apes on tv, and hating it. I wanted to watch cartoons! LOL I suspect that you will be completely charmed by Lymond. I have the Dunnett companion books so that I can look up geographical, literary and historical references. And I would love to have you for a knitting neighbor!! Jane OK, y'all have talked me into it. I've put this on my TBR list. Knitting... Did someone say knitting? :bigear: Well y'all were busy last night as I was tucked into bed with my book. Speaking of weird time travel...the melodramatic life in a socialist New England commune in 1850 is such an oddity. Perhaps something is lacking in my genetic makeup because I fail to appreciate Nathaniel Hawthorne. [edited to remove picture] Speaking of fashion statements...Shall we discuss facial hair? [edited to remove picture] I love facial hair, but only full beards and mustaches. I don't like one without the other, sole patches, goatees, or crazy long beards, though. Apparently, I'm very picky. :D Is anyone keeping track of their books on Pinterest? My board is here: http://www.pinterest.com/ambercam/52-books-in-2014/ I'm going to go easy for January and read The Casual Vacancy and the Hunger Games Trilogy. I never thought to keep a list on Pinterest. Neat! I'll be sure and follow your board. You will love the Historian especially after Dracula last fall. One of my favorites. I have read it twice so far..... Wind Up Bird is going along fine for me so I hope you will like it. I learned with 1Q84 to read Murakami in chunks. I try to read a couple of chapters each time I pick it up. I can't imagine sitting down an just reading that for hours. I am 21% done and have absolutely with no idea where the story is going but enjoying waiting for "it" because I am pretty sure "it" will be amazing. I'm glad to hear that I'm not the only one to not have a clue where Wind-Up Bird is going. I'm 13% in, and am clueless, but I know that I'm enjoying this one more than 1Q84. I think it's because I know what to expect with his style now, and can just sit back and enjoy the ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 I just picked up Murakami's Wind-up Bird Chronicle. People, this better be good....because I'm still reading The Goldfinch (936 pages) and I'm not going to read another Chunky book (Wind-up Bird = 890 pages) if it isn't good! :toetap05: Oh, and because when you request ILL books, they always arrive all at the same time, The Historian also arrived today. Right. :svengo: :eek: Wow. Those are 3 big chunksters right in a row. Agreeing w/ mumto2 about The Historian. You will love it (esp. if you love Dracula). I'm still working on The Goldfinch too (at the halfway mark now) & figure the library will have the Murakami book in for me very soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Well y'all were busy last night as I was tucked into bed with my book. Speaking of weird time travel...the melodramatic life in a socialist New England commune in 1850 is such an oddity. Perhaps something is lacking in my genetic makeup because I fail to appreciate Nathaniel Hawthorne. Speaking of fashion statements...Shall we discuss facial hair? I've never really read Hawthorne (other than The Scarlet Letter when I was in high school) & know nothing about him. You're not making him sound too enticing, lol. Facial hair. Well, I guess it depends on the person & how he carries it. The photo does make me think of A. J. Jacobs' book The Year of Living Biblically, though. Aw, man! (as dh would say) I missed it too. I'm a 70's girl. I used to sit with my portable cassette player/radio ready listening for songs I loved so I could put them on cassettes. 70's music is the only kind I am totally familiar with. I was in one of those album clubs and had every Barry Manilow, Carpenters, and John Denver record that existed. (I've since dropped Barry for personal reasons.) :glare: Talk about cheesy: I used to sing Paper Roses and You Light Up My Life at the top of my lungs while I washed dishes. I've seen half the movies. After I was married, because my parents were very strict about the movies we saw. I was absolutely mortified when I was not allowed to see Jaws with my friends. I read none of those books. I was a good girl and read Grace Livingston Hill instead of Harlequins. Also popular: Joni, the Cross and the Switchblade, and Coma (which I hid under my mattress.) Because I didn't read most of the current stuff, I read off a list of "classics" my 8th grade teacher had given me. So, I was reading Brave New World, 1984, and others like that. Those were okay with my parents because they were on a school list. :001_rolleyes: My brothers had pajamas like that. If you're both 70s people, maybe American Hustle is the movie date night for you guys! Even though I was a kid in the 70s, I was the oldest child in my family & most of my friends were also the eldest (or only) children in their families. So, I think during that time period that I didn't really get a lot of exposure to music/fashion fads because we weren't really around teens; I was in my pre-teen years & was still spending all my time outside running around, biking, swimming, etc.... My dh is the last of the baby-boomers, I'm the first of the Gen Xers. Duran Duran anyone? :laugh: So, I was born in the 70s, and my mom must've loved the music of the day, because I know it all. I remember buying music so we could learn You Light Up my Life. I loved Barry Manilow; we had the blue Barry Manilow LIVE album and I listened to it over and over and over. And, most shamefully, I suspect this group is where I got my name: Ah! (Light bulb goes on!) :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumto2 Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 I remember my dad watching Planet of the Apes on tv, and hating it. I wanted to watch cartoons! LOL I'm glad to hear that I'm not the only one to not have a clue where Wind-Up Bird is going. I'm 13% in, and am clueless, but I know that I'm enjoying this one more than 1Q84. I think it's because I know what to expect with his style now, and can just sit back and enjoy the ride. The Planet of the Apes was a bit odd but you just weren't cool if you didn't watch it at my school. My BF had to come to my house and spend the night because her mom wouldn't let her watch it. My parents had no clue what we were watching....we had a great time. I am glad to know that you aren't sure what is going on either. I really wish I knew what cats are supposed to be symbolic of in Japanese culture. There was a cryptic cat sighting in The Tale for The Time Being too - on one of the trips to visit the grandmother at the monastery I think. I have googled -- they like cats, maybe lucky? I think there is more. Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shukriyya Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 OMG, 'You Light Up My Life' I haaated that a song and sang it constantly :lol: I'm taking a little trip down memory lane to a place where K-Tel flourished. I had a K-Tel record which I loved with things by 'Sonny & Cher' -- Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves springs to mind, Donny Osmond 'Sweet and Innocent' 'Maggie May' by Rod Stewart, 'Sealed with a Kiss' by Bobby Vinton and all kinds of other saccharine clutter on that old black vinyl. I loved that record and the little white plastic record player I used. Okay, no more 70s music talk from me....back to books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlbuchina Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 The Planet of the Apes was a bit odd but you just weren't cool if you didn't watch it at my school. My BF had to come to my house and spend the night because her mom wouldn't let her watch it. My parents had no clue what we were watching....we had a great time. I am glad to know that you aren't sure what is going on either. I really wish I knew what cats are supposed to be symbolic of in Japanese culture. There was a cryptic cat sighting in The Tale for The Time Being too - on one of the trips to visit the grandmother at the monastery I think. I have googled -- they like cats, maybe lucky? I think there is more. Any ideas? I have no idea about the cats, either, but cats were mentioned in 1Q84 as well. I just thought he had a thing for cats. LOL I like the idea of them being lucky. OMG, 'You Light Up My Life' I haaated that a song and sang it constantly :lol: I'm taking a little trip down memory lane to a place where K-Tel flourished. I had a K-Tel record which I loved with things by 'Sonny & Cher' -- Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves springs to mind, Donny Osmond 'Sweet and Innocent' 'Maggie May' by Rod Stewart, 'Sealed with a Kiss' by Bobby Vinton and all kinds of other saccharine clutter on that old black vinyl. I loved that record and the little white plastic record player I used. Okay, no more 70s music talk from me....back to books. My mom and her BF love Rod Stewart. They used to say he was so sexy! :ack2: I do like a lot of his songs, though. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shukriyya Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Just for you, Michele :lol: Okay, I'm posting pictures of 70s Rod Stewart on a classical homeschooling forum for a Book Thread...what has happened :willy_nilly: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAMom Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Well, if we can share dog pictures now.... :D This is my Bassett named Willerbee. He's very smart you see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAMom Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Just for you, Michele :lol: Okay, I'm posting pictures of 70s Rod Stewart on a classical homeschooling forum for a Book Thread...what has happened :willy_nilly: Rod the Bod! I saw him in concert about 2-3 years ago and he is awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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shukriyya Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Well, if we can share dog pictures now.... :D This is my Bassett named Willerbee. He's very smart you see. Something about the juxtaposition of Willerbee and 'Rod the Bod' has me trying to make connections...is it me or is there a certain resemblance in the glance between these two? :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoot Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Beowulf What keeps bringing you back to it? ...I've only read it a few times, and only really started to love it when I read it with dd#1 & dd#2... maybe 7 years ago. I read it for the first time in a high school honors English class. My teacher was AMAZING. He really brought every book to life and made me excited about literature. For some reason, Beowulf just stuck with me. I've loved it from the very first time I read it. Even after so many years and so many translations, both the story and the actual words just feel so alive and authentic. I find myself on the edge of my seat every single time. It really is the ultimate action and adventure story. Every time I read it, I find myself sympathetic to Grendel's mother (I mean, who wouldn't avenge her own son's murder) while also crying at Beowulf's eventual death. The Seamus Heaney version is, by far, the best, but I've read many others as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Now I can see Willerbee. He looks like a great reader. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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