Member: sarahemmm

Sarah
Just thought I'd let you know I have now finished the Kushiel's Dart trilogy.
Halfway through the first volume that you so generously sent me as a Bookmooch, I wasn't sure what I thought - but I pushed on and very soon was hooked. I'd ordered the next two books before I finished the first volume. I ploughed through these in short order and finished all three in not quite three weeks - which is some serious reading when you considered the size of the books.
When I put the last one down, I was disappointed that I would have to elave behind this complex world and the characters that had captured my imagination. Then I found out there is another trilogy - which I have just ordered from Book Depository, along with everything else she has written.
You can see my reviews on my shelf.
So thanks once again - through your assistance I ahve found another author whoi has leapt onto my 'must read' list!
regards
Jan

posted by Jawin at 5:46 am (EST) on Jul 6, 2009

Yes, I really admire your Georgette Heyer collection. I didn't mean to give you a homework assignment with the ghost romance list-I don't know that your book is on it. It's really annoying how hard it is to find information on old romance novels, even on the internet. We need obsessive fan sites, like comic books!

posted by rebecca.days at 10:34 am (EST) on Jun 18, 2009

Hiya. I've not actually read The Green Gallant, but you will find it linked to Dinah Dean's Russian series on a couple of sites (the one I think I relied on is no longer online).

Here's a good summary of the connections.... note that it doesn't seem to be a purly a romance (possibly why the pseudonym was used??).

"This is really a historical novel, not a traditional romance. Both Vladimir Karachev and Boris Kalinsky have secondary romances that begin in The Ice King and conclude in Tatya's Story. Vassily Karachev is the hero of Tatya's Story.The story is an intergral part of Dinah Dean's Russian series despite the fact that it was published under the name Jane Hunt."
http://www.thenonesuch.com/dbooks.html

There's also a longer description here:
http://www.romancewiki.com/The_Green_Gal...

posted by gemmation at 7:29 pm (EST) on Jun 4, 2009

Hi Sarah - I am after a copy of Kushiel's Dart. Your Bookmooch page shows you have a copy available, but for some reason I can't get in to check and see if you'll send it to me downunder. I've sent a lot of Bookmooches out, but only ever asked for one - until now. I'd be really grateful if you could send it on - but of course I'll understand if it is too far. I am Jawin here in Librarything and also Bookmooch. Thanks!

posted by Jawin at 4:23 am (EST) on Jun 3, 2009

Painted Lives by Charlotte Vale Allen was my best book so far this year, and possibly better than any from last. My 'box of books' was several holding about 1000 volumes :) Painted Lives was one of them. Also read The Marriage Mart, a regency by Norma Lee Clark. Several books and a week or two later I find I'm still thinking about the characters and the issues raised by the author. Not your usual regency.

posted by suslyn at 12:12 pm (EST) on Feb 19, 2009

I was thinking about you today and ho[e you're doing great. Oooh african cuisine :) That's my fav for cooking from north african to interior to sephardic recipes -- yummy!

posted by suslyn at 10:45 pm (EST) on Feb 18, 2009

Thanks for dropping by earlier... you were one of the first folks I met here on LT and I remember your warm welcome :)

posted by suslyn at 7:25 pm (EST) on Feb 7, 2009

Durrell seems enjoyable. Still only about 50 pages in or so. Right now nothing seems to be holding my interest...

posted by suslyn at 10:11 am (EST) on Feb 7, 2009

Thanks for the nudge about Cordelia's Honor. I'm taking the "safe way" to try it out. I will request it from my library system to read for my 999 challenge. If I really love it I can always buy it later. I'm sort of experimenting with "current" scifi and fantasy authors. After Lord of the Rings it seemed anything else I tried was just derivative so I haven't read much ot that kind of book in the last many, many years. I just keep re-reading LotR! But LT has some good discussions about this genre so I'm trying to find some new authors to explore.

posted by MusicMom41 at 2:08 pm (EST) on Nov 14, 2008

Haven't checked in with you for several months. I see you've been adding Bujold books, so I assume you've carried on with reading her. What do you think? Favorites? (books or characters or series) I reread Curse of Chalion a week or two ago, just for fun. But I love the sequel, Paladin of Souls, even better.

posted by ronincats at 11:50 pm (EST) on Nov 12, 2008

one star... i'm thinking it could be the subject matter. this one deals with false memories of childhood sexual abuse. I'd recommended it to someone and then remembered that was their history and withdrew my recommendation. Apparently it's a series. I imagine/hope the pathos which I enjoyed so much would be in the other stories too.

posted by suslyn at 4:22 pm (EST) on Nov 7, 2008

Yes I do :) The link was somewhat disguised under "connections" but I've added it under "homepage" now. Feel free to visit -- photos of our cats & home in Bucharest there as well. I'm starting Melanie Rawn's Dragon Star trilogy today. I enjoyed the first trilogy a lot.

Romania? The people are lovely. The roads are horrible. There is a lot of new construction in our area and a result is that we have frequently interrupted phone, electricity and internet service. Our water pump is electric too so we have bottles of water in each bathroom for use in case we need to flush when there isn't water! Food shopping is challenging, because of the labels (Romanian, some Slavic language, Turkish, etc.) and the limited choices.

Hope you have a great weekend.

Susan

posted by suslyn at 9:48 am (EST) on Nov 7, 2008

Just read the best book! Not my usual style but absolutely marvelous: Unbreathed Memories by Talley.

posted by suslyn at 11:59 am (EST) on Nov 6, 2008

That's okay. You are in the middle of Bujold right now. Just remember when that fades and you want to experience that glow again, to try the Lee and Miller books.

posted by ronincats at 12:01 am (EST) on Jul 11, 2008

I saw Georgette Heyer in your list of favorite authors. It was only a few days ago that I looked sadly at my small collection of Heyer books and thought that she must be forgotten by now. How nice to see someone still enjoys her books.

You furry neck warmer is such a cutie!

posted by Bmat at 3:09 pm (EST) on Jul 8, 2008

Sorry, I forgot. Have you read the Sorcery and Cecelia series by Pat Wrede and Caroline Stevermer? They combine fantasy and regency.

posted by ronincats at 9:42 pm (EST) on Jul 5, 2008

I must confess, my geography of England is not that precise. I know where Bath and Salisbury and Leeds and Yorkshire and Oxford and Dover are. As much English literature as I read, I really should be better at it. The Dark is Rising series, Alan Garner's books, Elizabeth Goudge's books, Jasper Fforde, as well as Heyer, really should make me more aware. I think The Dean's Watch is set in Ely, which is somewhat near you.

Which reminds me to ask you if you have read two very different authors, who are favorites of mine. Have you read any of the Liaden series by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller? Carpe Diem is the first of their series. www.korval.com is their website. Another author I really enjoy is Jasper Fforde, both his Thursday Next and his Nursery Crimes series.

posted by ronincats at 9:40 pm (EST) on Jul 5, 2008

Thanks for your message, I really appreciated.

posted by MarcoCantu at 1:24 am (EST) on Jun 8, 2008

I'd have no hesitation recommending the book - its practical, detailed & has a scientific bent, meaning there are explanations offered for various methods and/or steps - I'm familiar with preserving olives & making salami and these topics are well covered with a number of different approaches (my Italian connections gave it the nod too)

best wishes

john

posted by 39south at 7:34 am (EST) on May 27, 2008

Hello and Thanks Sarah

Yes, the gardening books take up a lot of space. I haven't even got them all on LT yet. Not to mention the rest of the collection.

Hope to write more gardening/self-sufficiency reviews as time allows.
You have some very nice gardening books yourself - is there an envious grin symbol? :)

posted by Gdeadtrees at 5:09 am (EST) on May 26, 2008

Yes I go to a local book group based on a mums and toddlers group I used to go to. Books supplied by Norfolk Librarys and on the whole not impressive. We are branching out (or rebelling at present) mainly due to a library supply problem - could not get enough Joanna Trollope for us - personally think this may be a blessing. Current book group read is Random Acts of Heroic love which I really enjoyed. The good thing about the book group is the fact that it has introduced me to a couple of new authors - especially Carlos Ruiz Zafron.
I am curretnly putting my girls books on there, thought we should start them young!

Cath

posted by CliveRayner at 3:18 pm (EST) on Apr 10, 2008

Hi;

We're up and rolling on the GEB read at http://www.librarything.com/talktopic.ph...
Looking forward to your comments. Jim

posted by torus34 at 7:35 am (EST) on Apr 1, 2008

Hi Sarah,

Thanks for the message!

Erastes is only a penname, I'm a woman really. I'll have to check out the local thing,I'd love to meet other authors in this area.

Erastes

posted by erastes at 3:11 am (EST) on Apr 1, 2008

Yep, afraid so. I guess it's obvious from my book choices. :-)

posted by catsmeat at 8:06 pm (EST) on Mar 9, 2008

Re. your invitation here to nag you about little flaws in your catalog.

In the normal course of things, I might look at your profile and catalog because of shared works in general, or a shared obscure work, or because of something you had posted in a forum. Then you would get a message like this:

-- start of example --
Looking at your library because of our shared works; I see that one of your books by Dorothy Sayers, Ask a Policeman, has "L., Sayers Dorothy" in its author field, rather than "Sayers, Dorothy L.". This separates it from the others, when sorting by author, and for this and other reasons I suspect it is not what you want.
A further minor point about your Sayers books is that some of them have the middle initial L with and some without the period, "L" or "L.". This is doing no harm, except that, depending on how you formulate a search for books by Sayers, you might get confusing results.
-- end of example --

It took me well under a minute from opening your catalog to noticing these discrepancies. It took much longer to write a message about it. If Tim forbids this, I will save time - not in your case, of course, because you actively invited it, but generally.

posted by jimroberts at 3:02 pm (EST) on Feb 27, 2008

I see you have given 5 stars to A Spanish Bride, but there don't seem to be any reviews - is it that good? Will I like it?

If you like Regency romances at all, you should like A Spanish Bride. It's a bit old-fashioned, but very good.

posted by readinggeek451 at 7:10 pm (EST) on Jan 28, 2008

Re Ann Bridge's books set in China. They weren't as interesting to me as the ones set in Portugal and Albania, which is why I don't have them anymore. Actually just realized that The Ginger Griffin is set in China, but I haven't read it. I think I've kept it because I have it with the dustjacket.

posted by SaintSunniva at 2:05 pm (EST) on Jan 16, 2008

I like Ann Bridge's books too -- I just added a cover for Singing Waters, in case you like to add it too.

posted by SaintSunniva at 11:27 pm (EST) on Jan 14, 2008

Hi! Yes it seems my quest in life is to gather more cats and books around me. As for visiting England, at the moment I'm too strapped to even visit Florida at the moment, so for now I'll have to be satisfied with reading about it.

posted by ladygata at 10:15 pm (EST) on Oct 24, 2007

Dr. Mirabilis looks good. Thanks for posting that recommendation.

posted by NativeRoses at 9:21 pm (EST) on Oct 1, 2007

Aga and Indian cookery.

Unfortunetly we don't own an Aga, we were looking for recipes to use with our slowcooker. It doesn't get used much, the recipes are all very similar, chuck in meat and veggies cover with liquid of choice and leave till cooked!

I was fortunate enough to be sent to India on a business trip and really loved the food. It is difficult to describe, but very different from what we get at an 'Indian' restaurant here. However the reciples in the cookbooks show why - the wife stays at home and cooks all day making several different dishes that go towards one meal. ALso requires alot of guords and other ingrediants that are hard to find.

What's the issue with Todd (Mccaffery)'s book that you haven't finished it? I haven't bought it because in general I find different authors are poor at continuing an established series. But I'm interested to know if that is the case this time?

posted by reading_fox at 6:50 am (EST) on Sep 27, 2007

Hi Sarah,

Thank you! Yes, Far from the Sodding Crowd is great fun and there are quite a few places in there that I've been to (we always went camping in the UK for family holidays so have visited all sorts of tourist 'attractions'!). I keep intending to get the first one, too (B******s to Alton Towers) as I like the authors' style.

Looking forward to getting to know you!
Allie

posted by AllieW at 5:48 am (EST) on Sep 27, 2007

I actually think there are two more books about Carbonel, but I have yet to read them.

posted by desideo at 12:59 pm (EST) on Sep 17, 2007

> [Peking Bridge]

Thanks, sounds like I should dig that up; would be interesting to get an idea what the country was like before the Opium Wars.

posted by wyrdchao at 6:49 am (EST) on Aug 21, 2007

> R3, cats, my catalog...

R3 is brand new to me.. LT user 'antimuzak' clued me in on it and I'm pretty glad he did; now I can listen to Celtic music and have the commentary in Gaelic! Not that I understand Gaelic but... (bwahaha)

Not currently in thrall...My last master, Io, would have been too upset by my move to California a few years ago, and she is now running my sister's household. I've moved back to Oregon since, but my brother-in-law would lose all purpose in life if she left him now. My current land-lady is controlled by five or six, and I'm a little worried about the neighborhood population if a new kitten adopts me now. One of these days tho....

As for my catalog: I've been ill for a week or so, and had little else to do. My tags and review will have to trickle out a little slower, since I've got to get back on the treadmill pretty soon...

posted by wyrdchao at 6:41 am (EST) on Aug 21, 2007

>Simak

Yep, I have. Only have a few in my library now, tho. Sigh.

posted by wyrdchao at 6:28 am (EST) on Aug 21, 2007

Just passing by.

I'm curious that you are in the Weyr and Hold group without having cataloged any of the Pern books? Are they still to be added?

posted by reading_fox at 5:29 am (EST) on Aug 21, 2007

Cool! Is there a programming/cat group somewhere? I'm there! (Bwahahaha)

posted by wyrdchao at 1:14 am (EST) on Aug 21, 2007