Jane in NC Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 Funny what a new day brings. Yesterday I immediately dismissed the idea of the HoAW read-a-long but today it sounds like a brilliant idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onceuponatime Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 This morning I was reading in Looking at Philosophy (I'm taking a stab at finishing by the end of the day) when it suddenly hit me between the eyes: This book is totally Western-and-Male. Perhaps it was Heidegger and his "German is the most expressive language in the world" that made me realize it. So, does anyone have suggestion for books that encompass Eastern Philosophy, in a not-too-heavy manner? (Did anyone notice my Heidegger-ish dashes?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mothersweets Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 I love the Minday Kaling book and, like you, I gave up on Outlander probably way sooner than you did. I honestly have never been able to understand what all the fuss is about with that series. Every now and again, I go to Good Reads and read the 1-Star Reviews for that book and laugh my head off. :lol: and that is just what I did yesterday afternoon. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rosie_0801 Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 So, does anyone have suggestion for books that encompass Eastern Philosophy, in a not-too-heavy manner? I'll bet KarenNC would have some good recommendations. I'm not sure if she's on this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam in CT Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 So, twice today I sat down to post my last week's books, but both times it took so long to read through that scintillating Hobby Lobby thread that I plumb ran out of time... I actually didn't finish much. I finally got through Robert Alter's The David Story: A Translation with Commentary on Samuel I and II. The notes and commentary are so extensive that this was a rather a dense slog for me, which is why it took so long, but it's very good; and I'm cautiously optimistic that I'll now be better able to read Psalms in greater context. And the kids and I finished both The Subtle Knife and Amber Spyglass, the last two in Philip Pullman's trilogy. I had read these years ago and liked them well enough, but I didn't understand the raves that they were getting at the time... They certainly are very well written, but I felt that as with the Narnia books, too much time was given to too many characters promulgating their author's worldview at too great length, to the extent that the worldview explications interfered, imo, with the storytelling. I almost had the impression, then, that Pullman had written the trilogy as a kind of response to Narnia... anyway, maybe it was because I was doing a very long drive, but I liked them a good deal more this time around. The audio version is excellent -- it's unabridged, but different actors read the dialogue of the different characters. Still in progress, I'm on an Israel unit...: Like Dreamers: The Story of the Israeli Paratroopers Who Reunited Jerusalem and Divided a Nation, by Yossi Klein Halevi, which follows a division of paratroopers in the 1967 and 1973 wars; The Promised Land by Ruhama Veltfort, which Shukriyya recommended here and which I am enjoying; and (oy) my 26-hour audiobook of David Grossman's novel, To the End of the Land. This really is a lovely book, but I look ahead at the next three weeks (I only have one renewal left) and I just cannot imagine how I can possibly finish it... I may end up having to take out the hard copy or, gasp, actually buy it if I ever am going to get through it... And finally, my 11 year old, bless her sweet tween heart, has consented to reading A Tree Grows in Brooklyn with me. Aaaahhhh.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shukriyya Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 This morning I was reading in Looking at Philosophy (I'm taking a stab at finishing by the end of the day) when it suddenly hit me between the eyes: This book is totally Western-and-Male. Perhaps it was Heidegger and his "German is the most expressive language in the world" that made me realize it. So, does anyone have suggestion for books that encompass Eastern Philosophy, in a not-too-heavy manner? (Did anyone notice my Heidegger-ish dashes?) I will ask my dh who is a PhD in philosophy as well as a teacher of world religions, among other things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shukriyya Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 So, twice today I sat down to post my last week's books, but both times it took so long to read through that scintillating Hobby Lobby thread that I plumb ran out of time... I actually didn't finish much. I finally got through Robert Alter's The David Story: A Translation with Commentary on Samuel I and II. The notes and commentary are so extensive that this was a rather a dense slog for me, which is why it took so long, but it's very good; and I'm cautiously optimistic that I'll now be better able to read Psalms in greater context. :lol: to your opener I love that you're able to consider something a dense slog and very good at the same time. Do you have special boots you don for this kind of material? ;) Still in progress, I'm on an Israel unit...: Like Dreamers: The Story of the Israeli Paratroopers Who Reunited Jerusalem and Divided a Nation, by Yossi Klein Halevi, which follows a division of paratroopers in the 1967 and 1973 wars; The Promised Land by Ruhama Veltfort, which Shukriyya recommended here and which I am enjoying; Glad to hear you're enjoying Ruhama's book. She'll be presiding over our Seder this year so I'll pass along your positive feedback. It requires a broad view, IMO. and (oy) my 26-hour audiobook of David Grossman's novel, To the End of the Land. This really is a lovely book, but I look ahead at the next three weeks (I only have one renewal left) and I just cannot imagine how I can possibly finish it... I may end up having to take out the hard copy or, gasp, actually buy it if I ever am going to get through it... That's a considerable length for such a dramatic book. I have yet to find my groove with audiobooks. I recently read an article about whether it was as edifying to listen as to read a book. One of the things that was mentioned was that there is actually a way to listen to audiobooks, that one has to train the mind not wander. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shukriyya Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 I am sooooo over the captchas that keep being required to post on this thread :thumbdown: :thumbdown: :thumbdown: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uff Da! Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 La la la la. Testing to see if security thingie is gone. Negin or anyone else still having issues? No problems for me. I've had to do the security thing a couple times now and am so glad I'm not the only one! I thought I had been flagged for some reason. LOL I'm still on my Charlotte Mason kick here. :seeya: We will see if I can stop long enough to finish Gulliver's Travels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane in NC Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 :lol: to your opener I love that you're able to consider something a dense slog and very good at the same time. Do you have special boots you don for this kind of material? ;) Pam probably has a dashing cape to wear as she enters the foray whereas I don a stylish foil hat. ;) ETA a styling image! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onceuponatime Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 I did it! I finished Looking at Philosophy 10 minutes ago. Wouldn't you know, he ended with a woman who took a degree in Philospohy in order to deconstruct the "phallocentrism" in philosophy and in the structure of language. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shukriyya Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 This morning I was reading in Looking at Philosophy (I'm taking a stab at finishing by the end of the day) when it suddenly hit me between the eyes: This book is totally Western-and-Male. Perhaps it was Heidegger and his "German is the most expressive language in the world" that made me realize it. So, does anyone have suggestion for books that encompass Eastern Philosophy, in a not-too-heavy manner? (Did anyone notice my Heidegger-ish dashes?) Though not a traditional philosophy text dh suggests Ka by Roberto Calasso because it gives one a depth look into the evolution of the world view of Hinduism, Buddhism and the whole vedic tradition from the most ancient times. Dh's approach is to go tradition by tradition, preferring primary sources over a text. Ka is a mixture of philosophy, mythology. Another one he recommends is Zen in the Art of Archery. Also anything Suzuki. And the Tao Te Ching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shukriyya Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 I want to add that the above post took me forever to post because everytime I edited to make sure the links worked I was asked for captchas that have become increasingly difficult to decipher. Is anyone else having this problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onceuponatime Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 Though not a traditional philosophy text dh suggests Ka by Roberto Calasso because it gives one a depth look into the evolution of the world view of Hinduism, Buddhism and the whole vedic tradition from the most ancient times. Dh's approach is to go tradition by tradition, preferring primary sources over a text. Ka is a mixture of philosophy, mythology. Another one he recommends is Zen in the Art of Archery. Also anything Suzuki. And the Tao Te Ching. Thanks! P.S. I haven't had any issues posting. Have you contacted the moderators? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 Not having the posting problems that some of you are mentioning, but I am on an iPad instead of a PC this week. Finished Reaper Man by Terry Pratchett. Have to rank it right up there with my other favorites of his (The Wee Free Men; Hogfather). Love all of Pratchett's work, but this one is in the top three (of his) for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shukriyya Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 Switching over to the iPad to see if the captcha gremlins are hereabouts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 Some fun quotes in "10 Famous Writers Who Hated Writing":http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bill-cotter/post_7211_b_5044571.html (The last 3 quotes are my favorites.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shukriyya Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 A rather intense, depressed bunch, those writers. Not a group who would score well on job satisfaction :smilielol5: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negin Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 I don't think it was because of an image, Negin, cause I had trouble, too, and I am not an image girl. Glad to know that it's not just me. and that is just what I did yesterday afternoon. :) :smilielol5: Those reviews are so entertaining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumto2 Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 When I saw this bookhttp://austenprose.com/2012/03/07/jane-vows-vengeance-a-novel-by-michael-thomas-ford-a-review/ in my e library I had to download it after our discussions regarding Abraham Lincoln Vampire Slayer (hunter) last week. I started it last night and it is fun to read. All I can say is I wish I could find the other two at a library. ;) I am afraid I will jinx myself but I haven't had problems posting beyond the fact my old fire quit letting me post on WTM mid last week. Still works everywhere else, so ??????? ETA Just realized I should have told those who don't want to click that the title of my find is "Jane Vows Vengeance". The series apparently is based on the fact that Jane Austen and some other famous figures like Byron are living among us as vampires. Jane owns a bookstore in the US and has apparently written a best seller......She is telepathic with dogs......that is as far as I got. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shukriyya Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 It appears that I have no problems posting on the iPad but that has its own set of limits, pecking posts out on the touch keyboard being one of them. Still, it's better than having to try and decipher what the gremlin captchas are asking for. Heading into chapter 1 of HotAW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 I remember having those security issues a long time ago. At the time, I think it had to do with the browser & version having some kind of trouble with some updates they did here on the board. (And they just did board updates about a week ago.) Don't remember the fix, but it was fairly simple at the time. Post a general question on the main or tech help boards, & you will probably get an answer... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 ETA Just realized I should have told those who don't want to click that the title of my find is "Jane Vows Vengeance". The series apparently is based on the fact that Jane Austen and some other famous figures like Byron are living among us as vampires. Jane owns a bookstore in the US and has apparently written a best seller......She is telepathic with dogs......that is as far as I got. Sounds pretty fun. Will have to keep this one in mind. If you are in the mood for more Byron along with supernatural beings, you might want to check out The Stress of Her Regard by Tim Powers. I read it last October & liked it, esp because it worked in quite a bit of historically accurate info about Byron, Keats, & Shelley.http://www.amazon.com/Stress-Her-Regard-Tim-Powers-ebook/dp/B004E9UB3O/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1396363831&sr=1-1&keywords=The+stress+of+her+regard FromPublishers Weekly: "Set early in the 19th century, Powers's ( On Stranger Tides ) seventh novel is a horror story that wonderfully evokes the period. On the stormy night before his wedding, Dr. Michael Crawford, in an ill-advised moment while drinking and carousing with two of his friends, slips his intended's ring on the finger of a statue of a woman in the inn's courtyard. The next morning the statue has disappeared. Disturbed, Crawford purchases a new ring and goes to his wedding. The night's celebrations are followed by a morning infinitely more horrifying than the previous one--Crawford awakens to find his bride murdered. Doubting his own sanity, he flees England, becoming aware that he is pursued by a lamia --a malignant female spirit. He seeks help from his friends, the poets Byron and Shelley, who, it turns out, have experience with such a monster. Strewn with literary personages and allusions, the book is entertaining on several levels, but most particularly as a chilling horror-adventure." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 A rather intense, depressed bunch, those writers. Not a group who would score well on job satisfaction :smilielol5: See, they don't sound depressed to me at all. I think they sound pretty pragmatic about the pitfalls of their particular profession, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAMom Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 I finished Champion by Marie Lu over the weekend. Not overly impressed with the series but it was OK. :) Almost done with The Testament by John Grisham. I know this one is old but I haven't read a Grisham in a long time. I'm enjoying it. Also reading a couple of books on Paleo eating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shukriyya Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 See, they don't sound depressed to me at all. I think they sound pretty pragmatic about the pitfalls of their particular profession, lol. I'm where you were last week so I likely need to give myself a little pep talk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumto2 Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 Sounds pretty fun. Will have to keep this one in mind. If you are in the mood for more Byron along with supernatural beings, you might want to check out The Stress of Her Regard by Tim Powers. I read it last October & liked it, esp because it worked in quite a bit of historically accurate info about Byron, Keats, & Shelley.http://www.amazon.com/Stress-Her-Regard-Tim-Powers-ebook/dp/B004E9UB3O/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1396363831&sr=1-1&keywords=The+stress+of+her+regard FromPublishers Weekly: "Set early in the 19th century, Powers's ( On Stranger Tides ) seventh novel is a horror story that wonderfully evokes the period. On the stormy night before his wedding, Dr. Michael Crawford, in an ill-advised moment while drinking and carousing with two of his friends, slips his intended's ring on the finger of a statue of a woman in the inn's courtyard. The next morning the statue has disappeared. Disturbed, Crawford purchases a new ring and goes to his wedding. The night's celebrations are followed by a morning infinitely more horrifying than the previous one--Crawford awakens to find his bride murdered. Doubting his own sanity, he flees England, becoming aware that he is pursued by a lamia --a malignant female spirit. He seeks help from his friends, the poets Byron and Shelley, who, it turns out, have experience with such a monster. Strewn with literary personages and allusions, the book is entertaining on several levels, but most particularly as a chilling horror-adventure." I remember hunting for this book when you were reading this and not being able to find it. I just checked the library where I get most of my kindle downloads and they now have it! I have it on the list and will get it eventually. Yeah! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onceuponatime Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 Since we have permission to armchair travel in England this month, I plan on taking full advantage by catching up on some of the mystery series I've enjoyed in the past. First up: Aunt Dimity Vampire Hunter, picking up where I left the series a few years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggieamy Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 Since we have permission to armchair travel in England this month, I plan on taking full advantage by catching up on some of the mystery series I've enjoyed in the past. First up: Aunt Dimity Vampire Hunter, picking up where I left the series a few years ago. We need permission to do that?!?!? Call border security because I've been illegally hanging out there for years! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onceuponatime Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 We need permission to do that?!?!? Call border security because I've been illegally hanging out there for years! I meant to say "encouragement." Really. :o ( England is one of my all time favorite places to read about, but I've been trying to branch out more lately.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggieamy Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 I meant to say "encouragement." Really. :o ( England is one of my all time favorite places to read about, but I've been trying to branch out more lately.) To use a term Kareni coined ... I live at Flufferton Abbey. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 I just finished a historical romance set in England (of course). It was a good read and the third in a series, but it can be read independently of the others. No Good Duke Goes Unpunished by Sarah MacLean "A rogue ruined . . . He is the Killer Duke, accused of murdering Mara Lowe on the eve of her wedding. With no memory of that fateful night, Temple has reigned over the darkest of London’s corners for twelve years, wealthy and powerful, but beyond redemption. Until one night, Mara resurfaces, offering the one thing he’s dreamed of . . . absolution. A lady returned . . . Mara planned never to return to the world from which she’d run, but when her brother falls deep into debt at Temple’s exclusive casino, she has no choice but to offer Temple a trade that ends in her returning to society and proving to the world what only she knows...that he is no killer. A scandal revealed . . . It’s a fine trade, until Temple realizes that the lady—and her past—are more than they seem. It will take every bit of his strength to resist the pull of this mysterious, maddening woman who seems willing to risk everything for honor . . . and to keep from putting himself on the line for love." Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin M Posted April 2, 2014 Author Share Posted April 2, 2014 I'm still on a paranormal binge. Finished Patricia Briggs Night Broken and I wanted to turn around and read it all over again once finished it. Adding it to the pile for reread month. Jumped back into C.E. Murphy's Walker Paper series with Spirit Dances. Also read the first two chapters in History of the Ancient World and liking it so far. For fans of Sena Jeter Naslund, The Fountain of St. James Court, or Portrait of the Artist as an Old Woman will be released in paperback on May 13th. Layers by Stanley Kunitz I have walked through many lives, some of them my own, and I am not who I was, though some principle of being abides, from which I struggle not to stray. When I look behind, as I am compelled to look before I can gather strength to proceed on my journey, I see the milestones dwindling toward the horizon and the slow fires trailing from the abandoned camp-sites, over which scavenger angels wheel on heavy wings. Oh, I have made myself a tribe out of my true affections, and my tribe is scattered! How shall the heart be reconciled to its feast of losses? In a rising wind the manic dust of my friends, those who fell along the way, bitterly stings my face. Yet I turn, I turn, exulting somewhat, with my will intact to go wherever I need to go, and every stone on the road precious to me. In my darkest night, when the moon was covered and I roamed through wreckage, a nimbus-clouded voice directed me: “Live in the layers, not on the litter.†Though I lack the art to decipher it, no doubt the next chapter in my book of transformations is already written. I am not done with my changes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennW in SoCal Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 While reading on-line last night about George Eliot and Mill on the Floss, I discovered, much to my dismay, that the audio version I got from the library is ABRIDGED! Arggghh! Here I had been impressed, thinking I had found a Victorian novel with taut and concise story-telling!! Wrong! All the fun characters apparently were left on the cutting room floor leaving a tightly told tragic love story. Ah well, I enjoyed it anyway. I'm not surprised at my thinking it was the full version -- the cover doesn't say "abridged" except in small print on the side with the copyright information. Audible, where I usually download my listens, tells you right up front whether it is abridged or not. Actually I just looked the book up on Audible, and my library wasn't just abridged, it was purged!! The complete Mill on the Floss is about 20 hours of listening and I only had 4 hours, total! This is what comes of sharing my Audible credits with my college boy -- he used them on books he wanted during spring break... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shukriyya Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 While reading on-line last night about George Eliot and Mill on the Floss, I discovered, much to my dismay, that the audio version I got from the library is ABRIDGED! Arggghh! Here I had been impressed, thinking I had found a Victorian novel with taut and concise story-telling!! Wrong! All the fun characters apparently were left on the cutting room floor leaving a tightly told tragic love story. Ah well, I enjoyed it anyway. I'm not surprised at my thinking it was the full version -- the cover doesn't say "abridged" except in small print on the side with the copyright information. Audible, where I usually download my listens, tells you right up front whether it is abridged or not. Re the bolded...does such a beast exist? :lol: Actually I just looked the book up on Audible, and my library wasn't just abridged, it was purged!! The complete Mill on the Floss is about 20 hours of listening and I only had 4 hours, total! This happened to me with Bronte's Villette. I was none too happy to discover I'd paid for something that was 1/4 of the original. Needless to say I feel your annoyance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoseInABook Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 I had to pick up Outlander a second time before I could get through it. And then, yes, I loved it. There are parts that I rolled my eyes at and felt weren't necessary but... Hi, I'm Lexi, and I'm an Outlander fan. ;) Finished up Raising Stony Mayhall. It was interesting. I did enjoy it even if it was lot of zombie politics in the middle of the book. It was interesting to see a different perspective on the zombie, brrraaaaiiiins storyline. Starting Gillian Flynn's Dark Places. I've decided I'm going to be on a fiction kick for a bit even though I have stacks of non-fiction to read. I almost forgot how much I truly enjoy just a good story instead of gathering information. Now I'm adding a ton of the Aunt Dimity and the Jane triology to my Amazon wishlist. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onceuponatime Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 Kind of/sort of on topic: Yesterday my daughter asked me, "What do zombie vegans eat?" Me: I don't know. Daughter: Grrraaaiiins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 I am back from being with my mom as she recovered from heart surgery. There were complications so she had to go back into the hospital. She came home two days before I left but I left with a heavy heart as I wondered if that would be the last time I saw her. The happenings of the last 6 months have finally taken it's toll on me and I am just a weepy, hot mess. I even cried at dd's gymnastics meet yesterday. I was utterly embarrassed but her routine was so graceful and beautiful that it struck deep. Robin's haiku even made me cry a few minutes ago. :confused1: The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches by Alan Bradley. I loved this latest Flavia book as well. I read Angel's comments about this book in last week's thread and I felt the same way as she regarding this book. The book didn't start out the way that I thought it was going to and I was darn angry about that. I felt like Bradley tricked me. I had looked forward to this beginning for almost a year and then I find out that it isn't going to be like that at all. I didn't want to finish the book due to my feeling tricked but I am glad that I persevered. What a wonderful story it turned out to be. I am more in love with Flavia than I was before this book. First of all :grouphug: and prayers! I, too, was so disappointed at the outset of the book! But I agree with you, I adore Flavia even more now! I have misplaced the other non-fiction book I was reading, Hare with the Amber Eye. It must off on some harebrained adventure in another space/time dimension with other misplaced books and single socks :tongue_smilie: Wasn't it Angel who had a textbook missing in action? I tell you, there is a space/time rift and these books are falling through the cracks!! :lol: I shared this with my dd. The science book is STILL missing! I like where you are going, though. It could have slipped into the crack in Amelia Pond's wall. Or it could be caught in Wesley Crusher's Warp Bubble. LOL! Yes, I'm such a geek ;) We need permission to do that?!?!? Call border security because I've been illegally hanging out there for years! Yes! Me too! :seeya: I am kind of upset that I can't count how many times I read a book set in one country...I've already read plenty in England :D Our dear friends are now back in Africa. My cousin and her boys came for a short visit (for Spring Break) and headed home today. Dd and I are taking the rest of the day off to just recoup. I'm now caught up on the thread here and now to tackle some laundry that has been piling of for 2 weeks. In book news, I will be starting The Last Battle today for my Narnia class next Monday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shukriyya Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 I had to pick up Outlander a second time before I could get through it. And then, yes, I loved it. There are parts that I rolled my eyes at and felt weren't necessary but... Hi, I'm Lexi, and I'm an Outlander fan. ;) I was having coffee with a friend the other day and we got to talking books. She had recommended this series to me last year and was raving about it so I picked it up, read several pages, skimmed a bit farther and then happily divested myself of the idea that I needed to read it. Fast forward to the other day and she started to recommend it again when I reminded her that she'd done so already and I told her, nope, not for me. She assured me that if I read the first 100 pages by then I'd be hooked and that the author was a really good writer. But from my initial perusal I would have to disagree with that. At any rate, Nose in a Book, her experience mirrors yours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tullia Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 I'm still reading for pleasure but way behind with blogging and posting. It's the time of year when I review proposed, in progress and just passed legislation. :blink: It's tedious and I have 10 days to complete the last item on my list. :crying: It's reading, but not suitable for BaW. Last week I finished a bio of C.S. Lewis that I'd bought to share with my mom. That led me down the rabbit trail (again) of Charles Williams. For some reason, he appeals to me more this year than last. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennW in SoCal Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 :lol: I shared this with my dd. The science book is STILL missing! I like where you are going, though. It could have slipped into the crack in Amelia Pond's wall. Or it could be caught in Wesley Crusher's Warp Bubble. LOL! Yes, I'm such a geek ;) :thumbup: BaW geek squad, that's us! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 Halfway through & I am totally in love with Boy, Snow, Bird. That is all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shukriyya Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 Finished up Raising Stony Mayhall. It was interesting. I did enjoy it even if it was lot of zombie politics in the middle of the book. It was interesting to see a different perspective on the zombie, brrraaaaiiiins storyline. Zombie politics? Clearly that needs elaboration...I seem to be missing something essential here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucyStoner Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 I just finished The Testament of Mary (very short) and started Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel today. I've never read anything by her before. I am also reading a book of essays called Pro-Life Feminism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiegirl Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 Halfway through & I am totally in love with Boy, Snow, Bird. That is all. Yay! I am glad that you are enjoying it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shukriyya Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 Popcorn and book chat over at Shukriyya's. C'mon ladies... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shukriyya Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 And I promise there will be none of this going on... :w00t: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shukriyya Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 Or this... :lol: (there are some *strange* popcorn gifs out there) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodland Mist Academy Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 Even popcorn gets a pretty bowl at Shukriyya's! Popcorn and book chat over at Shukriyya's. C'mon ladies... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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