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Favorite authorsKate Atkinson, Jane Austen, Louis de Bernières, Benjamin Black, Michael Dibdin, David Ebershoff, Sebastian Faulks, Ernest Hemingway, Guy Gavriel Kay, Philip Kerr, Marian Keyes, Dennis Lehane, Henning Mankell, Ian McEwan, Denise Mina, Lucy Maud Montgomery, George Orwell, Dorothy Parker, Tom Perrotta, Ian Rankin, Cornelia Read, Ruth Rendell, David Sedaris, Carol Shields (Shared favorites)

About meCurrently in South Carolina, I grew up in Canada (Edmonton and London), went to university in Arizona and have lived since in England (Warwick and Wantage), France (Paris) and Germany (in and around Munich).

I'm setting down roots in this beautiful small city, accumulating pets and books, and watching my family grow. The picture on the right was taken on the westernmost tip of the Dingle peninsula in Ireland.

About my libraryRecommendations are always very welcome!

I am aware that my reading looks especially schizophrenic right now. None of us are sure what to do about that.

Best Books of 2009

The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafon. The highly awaited novel by the author of The Shadow of the Wind was every bit as good as its predecessor and worth the wait.

A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway. Paris between the wars and a young writer learning his craft. A perfect book.

Undress Me in the Temple of Heaven by Susan Jane Gilman. Gilman's account of a disastrous backpacking trip to China in the early 1990's.

The Likeness by Tana French. The excellent sequel to In the Woods is a clever Irish mystery.

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Did you not want the magazines? *confused*

posted by infiniteletters at 2:14 pm (EST) on Nov 19, 2009

Hey Kay! How are you?

posted by VictoriaPL at 2:15 pm (EST) on Nov 18, 2009

So good to hear from you! I was a tad worried. Never fear, I know a smattering of American Sign Language in case your voice does not make a hasty return.

The NaNo has stalled. I'm just wasting words chewing the fat, mostly.

Did I already tell you that Lis and Jack went on a road trip to FL for one of her races? They watch Shark Week on The Discovery Channel and Lis thinks Jack doesn't want to get in the ocean because he's scared of sharks or because he can't swim, but the truth is that he doesn't want to get his gun wet.

Let's see, what else.... Oh, Jack and Sam attend an abortion rally to scope out the scene and see if they can get a lead on Heckle & Jeckle. And Sam doesn't understand why it's inappropriate to hit on a girl named Sally while they're at the protest.

I did write the scene were Jack kisses Lis in the frozen seafood section of the grocery store, of all places for the man to lose his cool. I'm pretty pleased how that turned out. They were buying the ingredients for gumbo. I've never fixed it myself but now I want to.

Oh. And I made Lis a Big Sister. Her Little Sister is a farm worker's daughter named Maria. Lis is from Los Angeles so she knows Spanish fairly well and she's helping the girl with her English. You know, going into this I thought Lis was going to be a therapist but lately she's been feeling more like a social worker.

posted by VictoriaPL at 8:13 pm (EST) on Nov 16, 2009

I started Kate Atkinson's Case Histories while I was on the treadmill today. I think I could get lost in her, thanks for the suggestion. Hope you're feeling better!!

posted by VictoriaPL at 6:42 pm (EST) on Nov 15, 2009

Ack! I forgot about sending the magazines! Did you still need them?

posted by infiniteletters at 12:19 pm (EST) on Nov 13, 2009

I'm over at NaNo.

posted by VictoriaPL at 12:24 pm (EST) on Nov 10, 2009

and they are mooched! Thank you so much!

posted by SunnyLola at 9:18 am (EST) on Nov 10, 2009

You're on! 12:30 to 1:30 it is. Be careful out in the rain.

posted by VictoriaPL at 8:59 am (EST) on Nov 10, 2009

Thank you so much, I will mooch them asap. And please do feel free to read the romance novel - I hope you enjoy it!

posted by Lind at 5:10 pm (EST) on Nov 4, 2009

That was tasty!

So what color is this van? I read somewhere that several SKs drove white/gold/yellow VW Bugs. Tell me, is there anything hanging from the mirror?

posted by VictoriaPL at 2:04 pm (EST) on Nov 4, 2009

Okay, okay, I admit I took an hour away from NaNo to watch the premiere of V on ABC. I miss Diana. She was such a fun villain and the sheer volume of glitter hairspray they used on her was dazzling. No one could chew the scenery like Jane Badler.

posted by VictoriaPL at 10:24 pm (EST) on Nov 3, 2009

That is interesting.

posted by VictoriaPL at 9:09 pm (EST) on Nov 3, 2009

You're the best! Thanks so much. So nice of you to leave a note (never mind the awesome "gifts"!). I'm doing okay, thanks. You can't expect to send and mooch as many books as I do, without having the odd bad experience. Encouragement and support from people like you really helps. I'll send you some info about the two situations by e-mail. I don't want to go into too many details on the forum, because "two wrongs don't make a right".

Thanks again, doll.

Michelle

posted by michellereads at 6:27 pm (EST) on Nov 3, 2009

I think Modo added our luncheon to his calendar. He's such social butterfly! It's difficult for me to keep up. The other day he and Fenimore were conspiring to make a run for it. Luckily, Feni's an old dog and easy to catch!

posted by VictoriaPL at 4:50 pm (EST) on Nov 3, 2009

Good luck with that! A very good friend (?) suggested to me that psychotherapy might help... :-)

posted by SunnyLola at 10:43 am (EST) on Nov 3, 2009

I have Mirror Mirror in my TBR but I think it may be next year before I get to it. I loved Wicked and Son of a Witch.

posted by SunnyLola at 8:17 pm (EST) on Nov 2, 2009

ooooooooo!!!! was it The Drowned & The Saved? that's the only title I remember because I considered asking for that one instead of Tender at the Bone. I guess I'll go take a look...

posted by SunnyLola at 8:15 pm (EST) on Nov 2, 2009

Thank you so much for angel-mooching for me.
http://bookmooch.com/detail/0316013269 Julia & Julia
http://bookmooch.com/detail/0767903382 Tender at the Bone
I am immensely grateful!
lola

posted by SunnyLola at 8:11 pm (EST) on Nov 2, 2009

I did receive a No. Rejection is so hard *sniff*.

I received my copy of the Lace Reader last night. I'm so disappointed. A previous owner had removed a price label from the dust jacket, and in doing so, ripped part of the title off. Additionally, at some point moisture entered the picture and the blue of the flyleaf paper has leeched into the next two pages. On PBS there's not really a place to mark condition. You just have to agree that your book is in 'general good condition'. I guess that's an advantage BookMooch has going for it.

posted by VictoriaPL at 9:00 am (EST) on Oct 30, 2009

Congrats on your ER book! I'm beginning to think I've done something to offend Abby. I haven't gotten one since March.

Have a good time at the party! Eat an ear off the bunny for me.

posted by VictoriaPL at 8:51 am (EST) on Oct 30, 2009

I finished the second book in the Three Pines series, Dead Cold. I think the eccentric characters grew on me a little. The second book was an improvement over the first, imo.

posted by jonesli at 8:18 pm (EST) on Oct 29, 2009

Off to the dentist - my permanent crown (#3) has arrived and will be installed this afternoon. Did I tell you it was gold this time? I told D that just because he bought me gold in October, this is no excuse for skimping come birthday and Christmas!

posted by VictoriaPL at 3:38 pm (EST) on Oct 29, 2009

Oh! Rabbit cake? Is it carrot cake? You should apply a nice shade of green icing! Modo says Hi, by the way.

posted by VictoriaPL at 2:01 pm (EST) on Oct 29, 2009

Ha! That is hilarious. Obviously less so if it's available in child-sizes, but still.

Nope, the bathroom is not done. We watched Fringe instead. Six episodes in one go. Yeah, it's a little addictive. We're still applying primer, should finish tonight. Aiming for a Saturday finish date.

posted by VictoriaPL at 1:59 pm (EST) on Oct 29, 2009

The way I see it, if buying books when I already have too many to read is the worst problem I have in life, then I'm probably doing okay!

The Keep verdict: I'm ambivalent. It had the potential to be better, but at some points it felt like the author gave up trying - and then the editor couldn't figure out how to fix it. I feel it's best kept for a beach read or some other time when you don't want anything too profound. As far as it being the atmospheric, spooky Halloween read I was looking for, it missed the mark.

I'm off to read your review of The Spirit Catches You.

posted by starfishian at 11:05 pm (EST) on Oct 28, 2009

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