Member: flissp

thanks ever so much for your birthday wishes! I appreciate your outreach!

Hugs to you,
Linda

posted by Whisper1 at 9:10 pm (EST) on Sep 18, 2009

Thank you very much. Hopefully they'll be just the thing my poor tired brain needs. I really really appreciate it! Maybe someday we'll actually meet and talk books lol

posted by lunacat at 4:34 am (EST) on Sep 10, 2009

Thanks, I'd love to borrow them then. I'm in desperate need of some comfort reading!

I've read Charmed Life but that is all...........so I will leave it to you to decide as to what I should read next, whether to continue the series or something else...........

I really do appreciate this. And just let me know if there is anything you would like to borrow of mine. I'm more than happy to do so :)

posted by lunacat at 2:10 pm (EST) on Sep 9, 2009

Awww, thats a fab offer, thank you!! I really shouldn't keep borrowing books off you though, especially as I haven't got very far with the Sandman books..........

posted by lunacat at 12:27 pm (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 9:57 pm (EST) on Sep 8, 2009

Thank you very much, the books gave us a surprise when we went to the door to call the cats! You should have knocked though or called out and said 'hi', unless you did and we were just being deaf!!

posted by lunacat at 2:28 pm (EST) on Aug 24, 2009

Thats absolutely fine, 1 at a time suits me as well, otherwise my housemate will have a fit, even though they are only borrowed! Unfortunately I aquired 20 books today, which won't help!

posted by lunacat at 11:18 am (EST) on Aug 20, 2009

Hi flissp! I've seen you a lot on whisper1's 75 thread(s). I'm sure I'll see more of you there!

posted by MidnightTears at 10:25 am (EST) on Jul 10, 2009

Thanks for making the effort! AND for letting me know you'd been there :)

Have a great weekend! :)

posted by suslyn at 7:29 pm (EST) on Jun 5, 2009

Hi fliss - thanks so much for the offer of Easterly! I actually picked up a copy from work in the end (although I still haven't read it... same old story. I'm going home with 6 more today. It's a sickness.) But really appreciate the offer!

Cheers,

R.

posted by FlossieT at 1:36 pm (EST) on Jun 2, 2009

Was wondering if you'd be interested in reviewing my new novel and posting your comments here (as well as on a few other book-related sites). Saw you liked Trainspotting, and I thought you might like my novel since it's also about a group of disturbed kids and a bit dark. I could e-mail you the novel in an e-book format if you'd like. Let me know if you're interested. Here's a link to a summary in case you're interested:

http://christophertusa.com/blog/?page_id...

Thanks,

Chris

posted by cmtusa at 1:48 pm (EST) on Mar 30, 2009

Check out Severn's cat on a leash. Msg 71 (near the bottom) here: http://www.librarything.com/topic/59898#...

posted by suslyn at 10:36 pm (EST) on Mar 26, 2009

I'm simply stopping by to say I enjoy reading your posts and learning about the books you like.

posted by Whisper1 at 11:32 am (EST) on Mar 25, 2009

Thanks for adding my library!!! Hope you enjoy traipsing around in there and find some good titles. If you have any questions, just ask.

posted by blackdogbooks at 6:17 pm (EST) on Mar 6, 2009

*blushes*

I'm so happy you liked my library. I hope you find some interesting reads in there!

posted by RebeccaAnn at 10:17 pm (EST) on Mar 4, 2009

Re DWJ, aforementioned friend is Cambridge-based, and her house makes me catch my breath: she really has reached the point where there are nearly as many books in 3-feet tall tottering stacks on the floor as on the shelves (and there are a LOT of shelves). phew. I shall look forward to reading more this year...

posted by FlossieT at 10:05 am (EST) on Feb 23, 2009

Great , you definitely should! I particularly recommend it if you enjoy a good ol' depressing read ;)

posted by girlunderglass at 11:40 am (EST) on Feb 16, 2009

Just checking in to see how you are doing. I'm on vacation, my husband and I headed a little south with my Mom for a little warmer weather. Unfortunately, we took the cold weather with us. Hopefully, it will warm up a little later this week.While I'm here, I am starting my Harry Potter category for my 999 Challenge...so far I'm really enjoying them.

Take care!
Cheli

posted by cyderry at 3:04 pm (EST) on Feb 4, 2009

thanks flissp!
I love Kafka :)

posted by moiraji at 12:35 pm (EST) on Feb 3, 2009

Well I don't doubt your link might work better :) I just thought how long that would take (hours and hours usually to finally find the thing) so popped over to save you the trouble, just in case you were like me in that respect :)

posted by suslyn at 9:48 am (EST) on Jan 23, 2009

Flossie's got a link to Gaiman's reading right there in the thread, albeit not a great one, but you get there eventually :)

posted by suslyn at 10:43 am (EST) on Jan 22, 2009

Hi flissp!
I am sure you would like this one too, I plan to read The Castle this year, maybe in April. I for one will certainly not even aim for 10 Kafka books a year, 3-4 should be more than enough for me :)

posted by PiyushChourasia at 2:53 pm (EST) on Jan 20, 2009

Happy New Year snd happy reading for 2009! Cheli

posted by cyderry at 10:59 am (EST) on Jan 1, 2009

No I didn't see the John Adams series, it started before I realized it and I didn't want to jump in in the middle so I figured I see it when they re-ran it.

I've finished my ordinary library books and have started my President Challenge (I'm in the middle of George Washington) but now I'm finding more books that I want to read along with them. My TBRS are having babies! At the same time I am reading Benjamin Franklin. Hopefully, I'll get at least one done by 1/1/09 so then I'll really be able to concentrate on all my other books.

ave to finsih up some Christmas things...Have a great holiday!
CHELI

posted by cyderry at 8:23 pm (EST) on Dec 22, 2008

Hi, Fliss!

Just checking in with my friends to see that their reading is keeping them entertained.
I'm getting ready to start my US Presidents Challenge as soon as I finish the book I'm reading. Maybe another 120 pages to go. I'm starting with George Washington so that hopefully I can finish him before the 999 challenge starts and I'll be right on track for President #2 John Adams which is one of my 999 books. Juggling the two challenges is going to be a challenge in itself.
But hey, I'll being reading!

Have a great day!

posted by cyderry at 12:55 pm (EST) on Dec 16, 2008

Love your snowman!!

posted by ShannonMDE at 9:53 am (EST) on Dec 9, 2008

I'll put a pint on 3 November :) (although hmm, I'm not sure I can remember it being up at fireworks time last year)

posted by FlossieT at 4:16 pm (EST) on Sep 28, 2008

I think they'll wait until after October half-term - squeeze the maximum out of the dodgems/crazy golf/electric car attractions.

First time I saw it I did a very dangerous double-take at the Cherry Hinton Road lights - like that moment in Ghostbusters when they first catch sight of the Marshmallow Man :)

posted by FlossieT at 7:08 pm (EST) on Sep 11, 2008

Hello,

I wish I could comment more intelligently on Daughter of Time, but, frankly, it has been maybe two years since I read it, and since I didn't care for it, I the details haven't stayed with me. One thing is simply that I'm not a mystery buff, so even these histroical novels cum mysteries don't do much for me. And I thought the book was rather poorly written style-wise. I wish I could recall more specifics about the historical inaccuracy that struck me as I read it--sorry! (I do think that if Henry likely played a role in the princes' deaths, the Richard II Society would be all over it.)

posted by Cariola at 7:47 am (EST) on Sep 11, 2008

Love 'em to bits, flissp :-) Have the songbook on the piano and the box set in m CD rack...

Love the profile pic btw - I guess we must be near-neighbours judging by this and your favourites!

posted by FlossieT at 5:33 pm (EST) on Sep 8, 2008

I enjoyed your reply on whether you reread books, and my views are similar to yours. We even both mentioned C.S. Lewis.

posted by hangen at 7:34 pm (EST) on Aug 22, 2008

My students do often ask questions or point out details that I had not noticed in previous readings of a book. For instance, my sophomores read A Separate Peace. Students many times will dismiss the book because, they're, like, so gay. That had not even occurred to me when I read it. (Truthfully, some of them may not have thought of it either if Cliffs Notes hadn't said so. On rereading, it is very possible.) So we have discussions about that possibility and how that might affect the other themes. And then I try to steer them to look at some of the other aspects of the novel. You know, so I don't get fired, or get parents sicked on me. :) This was a book I didn't particularly like at first and these discussions actually made me appreciate it more. Thanks, kids!

posted by emaestra at 11:17 pm (EST) on Jul 23, 2008