Member: avatiakh

Hello--I wanted to thank you for bringing attention to the Proust read. I've joined in, and I'm really enjoying it so far. The leader is providing us with some very helpful and interesting information. Thanks again,

Deborah

posted by arubabookwoman at 7:24 pm (EST) on Nov 6, 2009

Hello neighbour!
Thanks so much for your kind words about my review - I'm very glad you concurred with my thoughts. I feel this book may evoke many different responses.

I too, have The Angel's Cut and wanted to pick it up immediately, but my heart was a bit sore after finsihing the first, and I also wanted to hold the anticipation a little longer; so I thought I had best wait for a minute. But you have reminded me now so I'm thinking...hmmm...I'm on holidays... And it's been more than a minute - LOL!
~Lyn

posted by Lman at 8:59 pm (EST) on Oct 23, 2009

Thanks for letting me know about the PD James book!

posted by VictoriaPL at 8:05 pm (EST) on Oct 13, 2009

Just saw your post - I'm on the same mission, to find myself Swiss literature! As soon as we heard we were off I started looking for a Swiss Lt group on here. There is one, but it's even quieter than the NZ one. As soon as I get some of the most urgent jobs done I'll get hunting. LT is going to be really nice for when I'm over there with no real life friends to start with.

My German's not too bad so I'll look for that author. Any other recs?? I think I should start trying to do all my reading in German, because I'm really rusty. I'm doing an article a night from the Baslerzeitung online... last night's one was about chicken smuggling across the German border near Basel! it can only get better. But I learnt some good vocab ;)

posted by cmt at 9:13 pm (EST) on Sep 29, 2009

Thanks Kerry! That was a great compliment! And we are already heavy into the November/December issue. Best, Lois

posted by avaland at 7:47 am (EST) on Sep 14, 2009

Hi, Kerry!

Thanks for adding me to your interesting libraries! (Yours look pretty good too - I'll be sure to take a few suggestions!)

And I'm amazed to find someone else who owns 77 Prague Legends!

Rob

posted by shearrob at 9:43 pm (EST) on Sep 13, 2009

Kerry

Thank you ever so much for thinking of me in mentioning the book Ruined. It is so nice to know that there are kind, considerate wonderful people in the world!

Thanks again!

Linda

posted by Whisper1 at 10:52 am (EST) on Sep 10, 2009

I guess I should have mentioned that we are doing the follow up to "Pillars of the Earth", "World Without End" in mid January. Perhaps
you will be free to join us then.
thanx again,
belva

posted by nannybebette at 12:23 am (EST) on Sep 9, 2009

Okey dokey Kerry.
Will do.
Thank you for getting back with me. Mark and I both appreciate it.
later dayz,
belva

posted by nannybebette at 12:21 am (EST) on Sep 9, 2009

Hi;
Mark and I have been discussing the possibility of another group read in November and want your input. We have narrowed it down to two books at this point. "The People of the Book" by Geraldine Brooks and "The Thirteenth Tale" by Diane Setterfield. So chat it up with friends or us and let us know if you are up for it and what you think. Probably the same plan as with "Pillars of the Earth" which seemed to work out perfectly for almost all of us.
Think it over and give one of us a shout.
hugs and looking forward to hearing from you,
belva

posted by nannybebette at 10:17 pm (EST) on Sep 8, 2009

Interesting! Thanks for letting me know about it... my copy is around here somewhere, still waiting to be read... I'm guessing I'll still like his fantasy stuff more, but at least Skeleton Creek is a little something different!

posted by dk_phoenix at 8:48 am (EST) on Aug 27, 2009

I have the first two books in the series, but haven't read them yet.

posted by DragonLibrary8 at 11:03 pm (EST) on Aug 23, 2009

Thanks for the Edinburgh book suggestion - I'll definitely look that one up!

posted by FlossieT at 5:18 am (EST) on Aug 10, 2009

Kerry - Thanks for those links. Much appreciated. As to the books related to the new TV series, I have "With the Old Breed", although these new editions will admittedly be different, being series tie-ins with such associated information contained therein.

Thanks again :)

posted by petermc at 8:36 pm (EST) on Aug 5, 2009

It's interesting to learn about your family's connection to the book called Yahrzeit. I have a cousin who was featured in Come from the four winds: The story of Youth Aliya by Chasya Pincus. Robert Stein and his wife Helen were instrumental in smuggling and transferring children from war torn Europe to Palestine. In a way, we each have a wold of stories to tell others, don't we?

I will persevere with The Yiddish Policemen's Union. I don't care for the story or writing style much but want to be fair to the book. I haven't read anything by Ayelet Waldman yet but I'm pretty sure I have a book of hers somewhere in my house.

Madeline

posted by SqueakyChu at 8:00 pm (EST) on Jul 12, 2009

thanks for the interesting libraries add:)

posted by Rubbah at 7:29 am (EST) on Jul 1, 2009

Kerry- so sorry it took me so long to get back to you. I'm in the midst of a massive reading project (Les Miserables) so haven't been looking at my challenge threads as often.

How did you feel about Dracula? I believe you said you'd just finished it- I remember being slightly bored about 2/3 of the way through the first time I read it in high school- all of those letters going back and forth seemed tedious. That didn't bother me as much this time- perhaps my attention span has increased with age. I WAS bothered this time through by the portrayal of women- the women seemed to fall very sharply into the Madonna/Magdelene roles- and even when they were in their Madonna role, they couldn't be trusted too much as they might have been corrupted by the outlaw male. Anyway- a good read, but had some troubling aspects, many of which have been addressed by more recent incarnations of vampire stories.

If you haven't gotten to it yet, definitely read The Historian. It looks like a bit of an undertaking, but is a pretty fast read, and very well written and researched.

I've not read any of the Daylight series- I'll put it on my list-

As to Neil Gaiman- I just found him this year, and so far have loved most of what I've read. I believe you said American Gods was still on your TBR stack? Loved that one, as well as Neverwhere and Good Omens. Haven't yet started Anansi Boys, though that one is on my TBR stack. And if you like Good Omens, you should try Fool, by Christopher Moore- it might just be because I read them back-to-back, but the humor seemed very similar.

(And I agree with VictoriaPL- Didn't love Fragile Things - didn't even finish it.)

posted by ravenous.reader at 4:05 pm (EST) on May 31, 2009

Hi Kerry - thanks for adding me to your interesting libraries. Although we don't share a huge percentage of our libraries, I think we like reading a lot of the same genres - I've always been into fairy tales, and am currently loving many ya books. I'll check out your library in more detail soon ...
Cheers
Annabel

posted by gaskella at 4:19 am (EST) on May 19, 2009

Hi Kerry, hope you're well. I just dropped by to recommend Baby No-Eyes, as you said you were going to read more Patricia Grace, but I see that you've just added it! I hope you enjoy it. I've been meaning to read Tu for a while, maybe I'll get myself in gear and pick it up soon. Well done with the 100-book challenge, you're flying through them!
Eimear

posted by MsMoto at 7:28 am (EST) on May 6, 2009

I haven't read that one but I'll keep any eye for it. I agree with you regarding Fragile Things... so far, good not great. Have a wonderful weekend!

posted by VictoriaPL at 3:36 pm (EST) on May 1, 2009

Hi Kerry! What didn't you like about A Study in Emerald? Now that I've read it you can be specific. I haven't cared for the poetry so far. I just finished the story Closing Time, which I didn't particularly enjoy.

posted by VictoriaPL at 9:13 pm (EST) on Apr 28, 2009

Hi Kerry! I'm sorry to hear that. I didn't get started on it last night like I planned to. I thought I was going to read 1 chapter of my Early Reviewers book and ended up devouring it. I promise I'll start Fragile Things tonight!

posted by VictoriaPL at 8:28 am (EST) on Apr 28, 2009

Hey! How are things in your part of the world? Fragile Things sounds good. I'll start on it tonight!

posted by VictoriaPL at 7:20 am (EST) on Apr 27, 2009

hi there avatiakh! thanks for your comments on my 999 challenge. i came to check out your reading lists and noticed you live in NZ. i lived in Dunedin for a time! man how i miss it. well, just wanted to drop you a note and says CHEERS!

posted by atlargeintheworld at 12:38 am (EST) on Apr 27, 2009

Hi there, thanks for your message. And your offer. I always fancied myself as one of those 'my man on the ground in ...' individuals, thanks for helping me move one step closer!

I may well bother you for information and titles. As I'm sure you know, not much NZ lit makes it to Ireland, and nothing beats having hands-on knowledge. My research is on the representation of forced migration in contemporary children's literature produced within the former colonies of the British Empire, as was. There is a variety of material, but the NZ title I've worked on most so far is William Taylor's Land of Milk and Honey, which I think you have a copy of. I read it in the wee small hours in a strange motel in Nelson a couple of years ago and it changed the entire course of my academic career. The power of books, eh?!

Anyway, I too enjoy following your reading, it looks like we have an interest in common. Enjoy Buenos Aires. I hope you won't be content to just enjoy the Lloyd Jones title, but that you'll take your own spin on the dance floor too!

Best wishes,
Eimear

posted by MsMoto at 11:00 am (EST) on Apr 3, 2009

Hello Kerry! I'm going to go ahead and post my thoughts on Unwind in my 999 thread before I lose what I want to say. Just don't read it before you finish the book.

posted by VictoriaPL at 7:41 pm (EST) on Mar 29, 2009

Thank you for your kind words, and welcome to Golden Age Illustrators. I hope you will be tempted to join my other outfit at Flickr - Classic Illustrators. We are steadily building up a database of the great the good and the unfamiliar illustraors of the so-called Golden Age. It would be great if you had any images to share with us.
Best wiahes,
David

posted by pageboy at 9:35 am (EST) on Mar 29, 2009

Hello Kerry! I never know whether to wish you a Good Morning or a Good Evening. How many hours are you ahead of me? Maybe I should just say Good Day! Anyway, I finished Unwind last night. Didn't mean to read it all yesterday but I couldn't sleep. Let me know when you're done - no hurry - and we can discuss it.

posted by VictoriaPL at 7:27 am (EST) on Mar 29, 2009

That's fine, I'm still halfway in another book, so it works well. Looking forward to reading it with you!

posted by VictoriaPL at 2:52 pm (EST) on Mar 25, 2009

Hey Kerry! Unwind is at the library for me. Were you able to get your hands on a copy? Hope you're having a great day!

posted by VictoriaPL at 1:16 pm (EST) on Mar 25, 2009

Hey! Thanks for stopping by my thread. I was thinking of reading Unwind. Just have to check out a copy from the library. Let me know if/when you want to read it.

posted by VictoriaPL at 6:34 pm (EST) on Mar 21, 2009

I finished Inkheart! I put my thoughts down on my thread. Wow! So what did you think? The whole showdown inside the castle had me holding my breath. And who ever thought that Jacapo would be the hero of the tale, although his motives were selfish... I did feel bad for Meggie, she didn't have much to do in this book. What did you think?

posted by VictoriaPL at 8:23 am (EST) on Mar 21, 2009

I'll probably finish tonight - so I won't read your thread until then. I've enjoyed reading with you! I'll leave more comments later.

posted by VictoriaPL at 6:17 am (EST) on Mar 20, 2009

Hey! I'm on chapter 47. It is deliciously dark, isn't it? You're right about all the villans. Our little band of heroes have been cooling their heels in the forest, but I'm sure they'll pull through and give us a spectacular finale.

posted by VictoriaPL at 8:54 pm (EST) on Mar 18, 2009

I completely understand. I have another book started and I'll read in that for a day or two to give you some time to catch up so we can chat about it. Have a great week!

posted by VictoriaPL at 7:52 pm (EST) on Mar 15, 2009

Good Afternoon! Ok, where are you at in Inkdeath? I'm at page 359. Just want to know what I can talk about without leaving spoilers for you. It's getting good, don't you think?

posted by VictoriaPL at 6:12 pm (EST) on Mar 15, 2009

I noticed you said you watched the Inspector Montalban on TV...was that local TV in NZ? Do you know who produced it? Would love to find it in the US..

posted by tututhefirst at 10:58 am (EST) on Mar 15, 2009

Hey! Inkdeath is getting better. I think I've got traction now, I probably will keep going with it. Thanks for reading it along with me. It's funny, in the first book I felt closest to Meggie and in the second book it was Dustfinger. This time around, I'm identifying with Fenoglio the most. How about you?

posted by VictoriaPL at 8:41 pm (EST) on Mar 14, 2009

Hi, I just joined this site. I noticed that you're interested in Children's Books. Have you read The Fiscal Pear? Here's the site: http://fiscalpear.net/

posted by OliviaBrooks123 at 6:23 am (EST) on Mar 14, 2009

Good Morning! I'd love some company for Inkdeath! I'm about 60 pages in and there's a long way to go.

posted by VictoriaPL at 7:17 am (EST) on Mar 13, 2009

Welcome to the 75 book challenge. I admit that I'm a bit behind on reading all the posts. I'm looking forward to learning about your reading interests.

I'm a carry over from the 2008 75 book challenge group. I tremendously enjoy the group and it is nice to see so many new additions.

posted by Whisper1 at 11:12 am (EST) on Feb 3, 2009

Welcome to the 2009 75 Book Challenge group. Thanks for joining in!

posted by drneutron at 10:31 pm (EST) on Dec 14, 2008