Member: Catreona

Kerry,

Did you know that there is a group discussing NLS books online? You can find it at db-review@emissives.com.

Anne

posted by AnneH at 4:12 pm (EST) on Sep 2, 2009

Yes, the two books in a row totalled 1400 pages so I've spent weeks immersed in vampires, werewolves and teenage angst. Breaking Dawn is my 200th book for NLS and I'm pretty sure that the Twilight series will be among the most read of any of the books I've recorded so far. You aren't alone in waiting for these last two of the series so I'm delighted that they'll be out there soon.

Anne

posted by AnneH at 12:02 am (EST) on Aug 29, 2009

Kerry,

I'm the narrator for NLS' Twilight series and I want to thank you for your kind comments. I also wanted to let you know that I have just finished Eclipse which should be appearing on the BARD site soon. I'm currently finishing up the final chapters of Breaking Dawn which still has to be proofed but will probably be available in about a month. I hope that you enjoy them both.
Happy reading!
Anne H.

posted by AnneH at 9:56 am (EST) on Aug 27, 2009

Funke = German, spot on! "Venis"...think "Venera"...always a big thing with Germans. Russian translations?! *eep* Such a language. Any language that has a word for "someone one used to love, but has mixed feelings for now" {razbliuto} has some 'splainin' to do.

Will mass mail the recipe later. Possibly tomorrow. A new book is being born. Research is a bugger!

Cheers
RMD

posted by richardderus at 10:39 pm (EST) on Aug 23, 2009

Thanks for your comment about [Little Dorrit]. I listened to it as an audiobook many years ago, so I know I will enjoy it. [Bleak House] is my favorite Dickens too.

Deborah

posted by arubabookwoman at 11:17 pm (EST) on Aug 16, 2009

Thanks Cat, we are all well here. THe storm did not really effect the north of the island. I and my loved ones are all well and safe.

posted by tomcatMurr at 8:24 pm (EST) on Aug 11, 2009

copacetic. I never saw that before.

posted by tomcatMurr at 8:07 pm (EST) on Aug 4, 2009

Well, I had to look that one up! I learnt a new word today!
Thanks Cat. That doesn't happen often to me!

posted by tomcatMurr at 9:11 pm (EST) on Aug 3, 2009

Is this Jesuitism or just carelessness on your part? Please note that I did not say anything against liberation of the soul and transcendence, but spoke out against angry skygods only. It is you who have assumed that liberation of the soul and transcendence can only go together with a belief in a sky god and a belief in salvation, not me. Neither me nor billions of other people around the world.

You say a great many religions and belief systems boil down to these elements. And those who don't accept them are a distinct minority of the world's population.

This is quite wrong, catreona, and this is exactly the kind of erroneous thinking that Catholics (are taught to) indulge in, which is why I don’t usually get into debates with them. There are many, many places in the world where the religious beliefs you lump together are simply either not subscribed to, or not lumped together the way you lump them together.

Most of the educated middle classes of Europe have been atheist since at least the Enlightenment (admittedly the Catholic Church still has its deathlike grip on Italy and also in South America). England is also a secular country. Most Europeans and English people look on the weird Christian fundamentalism of Middle America with mild bemusement/amusement. And regard the political power they have with something of a mixture of anxiety and incredulity.

Here in Taiwan, most people are a mixture of Taoist, Buddhist, and animistic beliefs. Over the Taiwan straits in mainland china, there are 1,338,612,968 people some of whom who are Taoist, but most of whom are atheist. (hardly a small minority, catreona.)

The people of the Japan archipelago are predominantly Shinto Buddhist or animist; the people of the huge south Asian peninsula are predominantly Theravada Buddhist (as am I). The Hindus and Sikhs of India are not monotheists. And around the world in every country and in every culture there is a good solid belt of reasonable people who only worship the blind god of consumerism.

It’s the sky gods who are in the minority in most parts of the world. Not everywhere is America.

I've been interested in Russian literature ever since I could read. There is of course great 20th century literature in Russian, but the 19th and to some extent the 18th is where my main interests lie. I cannot read Russian.

posted by tomcatMurr at 9:36 am (EST) on Jul 19, 2009

and you must have led a very sheltered life indeed if you think my views are strong. They're quite normal in my circles.
You should get out more, meet new people, you know, stuff like that.

posted by tomcatMurr at 12:02 am (EST) on Jul 17, 2009

It's just Christianity (and Islam) that makes me throw up - any wussy sky god religion really. And the attitude that everyone sees things through the same lense.

posted by tomcatMurr at 11:56 pm (EST) on Jul 16, 2009

Thanks for the thought, the neck is slowly on the mend. Don't think I've done any permanent damage. Looks like it will be back to work for me in 2-3 weeks.

I'll have to choose smaller books then :-)

Regards

Mark

posted by BookMarkMe at 4:21 am (EST) on Jul 14, 2009

I can never remember what a league is, except for the red-headed league, I think it was, of Sherlock Holmes. Except for half a league, half a league, half a league onward. Problem with English units, which I normally prefer to metric. Based on powers of two, which are more natural than powers of ten.

Could never see the sense of fortnight, then discovered that it's half a lunar month, and a week is half a fortnight. Then it all makes sense.

Ok, the web makes everything easy. Except for understanding the league. A unit of length or width. Say what? As a length, the distance a horse can walk in an hour. Hmm. So, how deep into the ocean can a horse walk in an hour? Not too far. 20,000 not-too-fars may be pretty far.

Slept through the fireworks. The whole esplanade thing is made-for-tv now. Silly, really. Fireworks on tv? Standing at the end of the Longfellow bridge wondering if the fireworks would go out before they landed on you--that was exciting.

posted by WilfGehlen at 2:33 pm (EST) on Jul 7, 2009

Hey Cat,
Thanks for your comments. Hope you had a great 4th!
Wilf

posted by WilfGehlen at 8:26 pm (EST) on Jul 5, 2009

did a search on Librarything Groups for an NLS group and no luck in finding one, but there is a link to starting a new group on the group page. LibraryThing is almost always up on my computer at work because I use it all the time to make recommendations for patrons. Especially the ones who've read all the books by a particular author and are looking for read-alikes.

posted by ShannonMDE at 3:16 pm (EST) on Jul 2, 2009

No, no insider information on when Eclipse and New Moon are going to be available. I groan a little when people ask for Twilight because I know without looking it up that we don't have copies on the shelf and the patron will have to wait their turn for the book. I know there are a few other NLS readers and I've found the library director for the program in Iowa on here. My grandpa used the talking books for years, then I moved to Texas and was hired in circulation and now I do reader's advisory / answering the phones in the call center. Talking Books is a great service and I'm very happy to be involved with them.

posted by ShannonMDE at 9:00 am (EST) on Jul 2, 2009

You're an NLS library user? I work for the Talking Book Program in Texas. I'm currently listening to Wicked while testing out the new book machines. Happy reading!!

Shannon

posted by ShannonMDE at 11:27 am (EST) on Jul 1, 2009

I see you've added Moby-Dick. Hope you enjoy it!

posted by WilfGehlen at 9:25 am (EST) on Jun 28, 2009