Random books from AdonisGuilfoyle's library
Firemaster's Mistress by Christie Dickason
The Greatest Knight: The Story of William Marshal by Elizabeth Chadwick
The mother hunt by Rex Stout
Mute Witness by Charles O'Brien
Anyone Who Had a Heart by Mia Dolan
Southern Mail / Night Flight (Penguin Modern Classics) by Antoine Saint-Exupery
Possession by Peter James
Members with AdonisGuilfoyle's books
Member connections
Interesting libraries: Kasthu, TrishNYC
LibraryThing authors: Sandra Gulland (SandraGulland), Sharon Kay Penman (Sharonkay), Deanna Raybourn (deannaraybourn), Joanna W. Bourne (jobourne), Sherry Thomas (sherrythomas)
RSS feeds
Recently-added books
AdonisGuilfoyle's reviews
Reviews of AdonisGuilfoyle's books, not including AdonisGuilfoyle's
Member: AdonisGuilfoyle
CollectionsYour library (277), Currently reading (3), To read (12), All collections (277)
Reviews157 reviews
Tags2009 (67), Nero Wolfe collection (40), French Revolution (19), TBR (18), Francophile booklist (17), borrowed (16), Biography (15), Scarlet Pimpernel collection (15), Borrowed (13), readitswapit (11) — see all tags
Cloudstag cloud, author cloud
GroupsProlific Plaidy, The Black Orchid (A Nero Wolfe Group), We Seek Him Here ...
Favorite authorsCarol Birch, Elizabeth Chadwick, Raymond Chandler, Michael Faber, Harper Lee, Baroness Orczy, Jean Plaidy, Deanna Raybourn, Rex Stout, Markus Zusak (Shared favorites)
About meI work in a library (though I'm not technically a librarian), and so naturally I buy most of the books that I read! I read as a frustrated amateur writer, inspired by characters, in biographies and fiction, and building my store of trivial knowledge through non-fiction.
About my libraryRandom. Eclectic. Historical fiction and biographies, modern-day 'pulp fiction', anything with a pretty cover. If an author's style or characters appeal to me, I will latch onto them and read their whole back catalogue, from Baroness Orczy to Rex Stout. I have a growing 'To Read' list, but still keep returning to treasured favourites, because I view books as escapism not a checklist. I derive immense satisfaction from buying spanking new copies of books, even if I know it will be a while before I can get to read any new additions.
Tagging books read this year with '2009', merely to keep an accurate tally of the number I get through (also indicating library books and other sources as 'Borrowed', to be honest).
Also onLiveJournal
LocationYorkshire, UK
Account typepublic, paid
Connection NewsConnection News
URLs
http://www.librarything.com/profile/AdonisGuilfoyle (profile)
http://www.librarything.com/catalog/AdonisGuilfoyle (library)
Common KnowledgeSeries (41), Awards (105), Characters (950), Places (163)
Member sinceNov 24, 2006
Currently readingThe Mill on the Floss (Penguin Classics) by George Eliot
Wideacre : A Novel by Philippa Gregory
Secret Service: British Agents in France, 1792-1815 (Modern History) by Elizabeth Sparrow
(
(
Leave a comment
Sign up or sign in to leave a comment.
I didn't forget you at all so please don't think so. I have been caught up with work, life and season 7 of Spooks arrived in my mail box so I was spending time loving Richard Armitage in a different forum. But I am taking the day off on Thursday and I plan to devote the day to re-watching North and South so I will have much to say about it soonest.
Gosh, it seems like we have many similar favorite moments. Like you I love that scene where Mrs. Thornton comes in and sees John, exhausted after a hard day with the troubles of the world on his shoulder, asleep at his desk. It is both sweet and heart breaking.
Again we are in agreement as to Gaskell taking away John's money. I totally get it but I can't say I am in love with it.
The imdb forum is a great place to talk about N&S. The ladies are hilarious with the things they come up with and the insights they have about various scenes. They also clued me into so many other period dramas that I may never have heard of on my own.
I love your wall paper. I love the moments it captures and I also love the write up you made. And no, I did not at all think it was amateurish. By the way the song you spoke about "All Time Love", who is it by? Youtube has some absolutely amazing videos made in honor of North and South. Some will bring you to tears.
Alrighty, I am off to get some reading done. Talk to you soon.
Trish.
I'm beginning to understand the impact of taking away John's money and power, now, but I still wish they could have met as equals. Still, with her money and his business sense, and their combined humanitarian instinct, they could build up the mill again as Thornton was starting to reform it - better working conditions, amenities for the 'hands', etc.
Oh, I've already been hunting the Internet for places to talk about this book (and the series) - the IMDB page looks a little full on, but I have posted (about favourite poignant moments). There are some good scenes and stories at fanfiction.net, too (I was looking for a satisfying conclusion or epilogue for the book!)
Although I'm too daunted to write anything about the characters myself, I have made a wallpaper for my PC, if you would like to see! I was inspired by a song called 'All Time Love'. The result is amateur level, and a copyright nightmare, but it's only for fun. Here's a link to my Livejournal gallery: http://pics.livejournal.com/madeleinestj...
Hope you like it,
Sarah
posted by TrishNYC at 10:23 pm (EST) on Nov 3, 2009