Member: valkylee

Hi - you have won Introduction to Mythology Myths and Legends from member give-away, sorry for the delay I will be sending it out tomorrow morning. Hope you enjoy.
Angelikat

posted by angelikat at 2:40 pm (EST) on Jul 2, 2009

You're very welcome! I hope you enjoy. :-D

posted by PhoenixTerran at 8:14 am (EST) on Jun 8, 2009

Hello! I noticed you on my connections-y list, and was just looking at your library...you have so many interesting things!

posted by Mellifica at 9:18 pm (EST) on Jun 2, 2009

We bathe your palms
In the showers of wine,
In the crook of the kindling,
In the seven elements,
In the sap of the tree,
In the milk of honey,

We place nine pure, choice gifts
In your clear beloved face:

The gift of form,
The gift of voice,
The gift of fortune,
The gift of goodness,
The gift of eminence,
The gift of charity,
The gift of integrity,
The gift of true nobility,
The gift of apt speech.

- traditional gaelic

posted by theoldman at 11:42 am (EST) on May 29, 2009

Thanks

posted by kevmalone at 10:28 pm (EST) on Apr 19, 2009

fyi Your BM link comes up as Member name: Suzi (USA: CA)

posted by kevmalone at 9:58 pm (EST) on Apr 19, 2009

Ah shoot I didn't have your name so I thought it was you. Ah well

posted by kevmalone at 9:55 pm (EST) on Apr 19, 2009

Suzi
I've been sick this weekend so did not get to the mail. Will mail the Vogue book Monday/Tuesday.

posted by kevmalone at 3:05 pm (EST) on Apr 19, 2009

Hi
The Vogue covers book is out there but I can't find your BM username. valkylee doesn't exist. Suzi goes to someone in GA and copying (cut/paste) your BM id "Suzi (USA: CA) says "not found".
Try and mooch maybe?

posted by kevmaloneBM at 9:17 pm (EST) on Apr 14, 2009

It's perfect for you Suzi! You've got all those ideas and you are very articulate.

posted by Garp83 at 7:42 pm (EST) on Apr 1, 2009

Hey Valky, it's me Garp from the ancient history thread. I happened to notice that you and I coincidentally share a large number of books. You have some very unique novels that I rank very highly: Birdsong: A Novel of Love and War by Sebastian Faulks (outstanding!), Watership Down by Richard Adams, Perfume by Patrick Suskind (also outstanding), A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole, and several others. One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez us one of my favorite novels of all time. Ursula K. LeGuin is one of my favorite authors, especially Lathe of Heaven and The Left Hand of Darkness, though the Disposessed is a fine novel, as well. I used to be a big HP Lovecraft fan and I remember his stuff scared the hell out of me the first time I read them. Yours is the only list I've seen The Pirate's Daughter by Margaret Cezair-Thompson on -- have you read it? And I am currently in the middle of Helen of Troy: Goddess, Princess, Whore by Bettany Hughes, and I am conflicted as to how I feel about it. I did read A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini and didn't care for it, though Kite Runne was masterful! Well, just stopped by to say hi & compare book notes ...Ciao!

posted by Garp83 at 7:14 am (EST) on Mar 9, 2009

Hi Valkylee:

Yes. The site is: www.BrothersKeptApart.wordpress.com. He alone responds to comments made there.

posted by BrotherSka at 11:46 pm (EST) on Mar 7, 2009

Hi there!
niamh_sage from LJ here. You mentioned the other day you were on LibraryThing, so I thought I'd pop over and take a look. :D

*waves*

posted by FamilieBrokking at 1:43 pm (EST) on Feb 14, 2009

Thanks hon! :) I don't much write on my LiveJournal... would like to try to get back to it but just too many other priorities. I have a hard enough time getting all the reviews written for my blogger blog. heh
PS - You have to fix the link to your Facebook profile on your LT profile, rather than your actual name, you need to put in your userid. (I just found you via search and friend requested you there anyway since FB is one of my main chillin' spots. :)

posted by CheriePie69 at 10:24 pm (EST) on Feb 12, 2009

Hi, it's CheriePie from BookCrossing. I just friended you on LJ as well. I write my own bookblog at books.cheriepie.com, maybe you've visited before. *shrug* In any case, on following up on a way old message from you about your Other Queen giveaway, I followed your links around and noticed you lived in San Jose, which is where we plan on moving to within the next 3-6 months, so I figured hey, let me go say hello and stuff now. *waves*

posted by CheriePie69 at 8:19 am (EST) on Feb 12, 2009

I saw your Frances Parkinson Keyes book on offer. What a major surprise. Have you read many of her books? My best friend and I read everything of hers on offer in the Covington [Louisiana] High School Library - it was our introduction to Romance - and Sex! Do you know her history? Living with the Ursulines and writing such steamy novels? I always wondered if the Sisters read her books. I had a bit of trouble understanding some of them myself. If you do read her, my personal favorite was 'Came a Cavalier.' Makes my knees weak just to remember Tristan deFremont, the hero....
Thanks for the memory.

posted by skankycat at 7:27 pm (EST) on Feb 11, 2009

They're from my days doing Classics at Melbourne University:). I did Ancient Greek and Roman literature, and I had fantastic teachers. I don't remember any of their names, but I remember a lot of what they taught me.

posted by gunung at 7:56 pm (EST) on Jan 24, 2009

Hi Suzi,

Many apologies. I didn't know we couldn't post about our own books, so I deleted the message. You have an interesting site, but I'm out of books at the moment. I'll keep you in mind :)

posted by HannahHolborn at 8:03 pm (EST) on Jan 1, 2009

I'm sorry it took so unbelieveably long! Postage from Australia to anywhere is extortionate.

Happy reading!

posted by dreamlikecheese at 4:31 pm (EST) on Dec 2, 2008

Hello there! :) Hmm...well, where to start? Thus far I've only read the original trilogy, but very much enjoyed it (but then again, I'm not terribly picky about my manga as long as the artwork is good.) I didn't go into the series with any expectations, but I will admit that the story was, in my mind, fairly predictable and the characters fairly one dimensional. Regardless, it was still a fun, fluffy read full of "the healing power of love" and lots of wonderful eye-candy. My only real complaint is that when the original trilogy was over I felt like there was a lot of story left to tell (which is why I'm still buying the new Princess AI stuff. LOL!) I hope that answers your question satisfactorily, but if not please feel free to message me again. :)

posted by purpledragon42 at 4:17 pm (EST) on Oct 21, 2008

thank you very kindly- although I'm really not sure how interesting I'll turn out to be. ;)

posted by moiraji at 4:01 pm (EST) on Oct 5, 2008

'Tis arrived a couple of days ago. Thank you so much for sending it so quickly! Now I feel even worse for sending your book so slowly. International shipping is VERY expensive from Australia. I noticed it had a Book Crossing ID in it, so I'll release it when I'm finished with it and we can track where it goes from here.

I hope The Winds of Tara arrives soon,
Steph

posted by dreamlikecheese at 12:35 am (EST) on Oct 3, 2008

Just thougt I should let you know that The Winds of Tara has been posted and is on its way. Unfortunately, due to postage costs vs my income, I had to send it sea mail so it may take quite some time to reach you. Let me know when you get it. The post office lady said it could take anywhere up to 8 weeks or more! Sorry :(

posted by dreamlikecheese at 1:40 pm (EST) on Sep 16, 2008

Hiya!
[Forgotten Fashion] arrived today. Just looked it over briefly but it did look fun. I read your review, so I wanted to let you know that I enjoyed it.

Oh, and I think I figured out the mighty Al's thinking. No fashion books in my library, but plenty of funny. Including a funny graphic novel, [How to be a villain]. So I think it was the snarky factor, not the fashion factor.

posted by ealaindraoi at 6:03 pm (EST) on Sep 15, 2008

Thanks for the offer! Surprisingly though, The Fire arrived on my doorstep yesterday, direct from the publisher. I'm not sure how I got it, but happy that I did. I too need to read "The Eight" first, but I was lucky to find a copy on BM a few weeks ago.

posted by jenlaw77 at 5:34 am (EST) on Sep 10, 2008

I'd love to do the book exchange! I had a look at your Bookmooch inventory, and Tis by Frank McCourt really caught my eye. I loved Angela's Ashes. If that's not available, or too heavy to reasonably post to Australia, I'd love to see a list of any available ARCs you have. Let me know and then we can exchange addresses through a PM or something. Thanks!

posted by dreamlikecheese at 9:49 am (EST) on Sep 3, 2008

Hiya,

Although I'm saving Forgotten Fashion for you, if it ever gets here, I did stumble across this blog contest for a copy - thought you might be interested:
Forgotten Fashion contest

Brenda

posted by ealaindraoi at 9:43 am (EST) on Sep 2, 2008

Well, I finished The Winds Of Tara. You can check out the review I posted. Overall it was a good read....certainly much better than one of the authorised Gone With The Wind sequels that I've read (*cough*Scarlett*cough*). I hope you get a chance to read it...though I think it's at least another 25 years before the copyright expires in the US. Perhaps we could arrange some sort of book exchange...I'll send you The Winds of Tara and you could send me something...

Let me know what you think.

posted by dreamlikecheese at 12:43 am (EST) on Aug 29, 2008

I've been waiting for Creepers. I have a copy of Suicide Notes if you're interested in trading.

posted by monkimom at 12:42 am (EST) on Aug 27, 2008

You wanted to know when I reviewed I, robot. I've been putting it off as I needed to figure out how to say what I wanted to say without sounding like I was slamming it as the worst book I ever read. Cause it's not. It's bad, but I'm pretty sure I've read worse. Just not sure what, yet. Anyway, I've posted it in my library.

posted by DianeS at 5:46 pm (EST) on Aug 23, 2008

Hi! Because you're a Moocher, I decided to leave a message. :)
I have the Forgotten Fashion book coming on ER - I doubt it's a keeper for me, I only requested it so I could laugh about silly fashion with my Project Runway addicted daughters. So, I'll save it for you after we're done giggling.

I don't know what the algorhythm was thinking this time, I have NO remotely fashion books and am about as anti-fashionista as you can get! (maybe it's trying for converts!)

Brenda

posted by ealaindraoi at 5:15 pm (EST) on Aug 22, 2008

Yes, tailored clothing is great!!! I have no fashion sense, but love clothes, so a fashionista who works in my favourite store has taken on the task of dressing me. The first thing she did was find two words that describe my style. After much brain storming, we came up with 'tailored charm'.

Hannah

posted by HannahHolborn at 11:13 am (EST) on Aug 20, 2008

Thanks for the comment on my review! You have an interesting library. I also see that you also have The Chinatown Death Cloud Peril in there. Have you read it yet? I haven't gotten to it yet, and was wondering if it's good.

posted by zibilee at 10:33 pm (EST) on Aug 4, 2008

No, I had not heard about the book, thank you for letting know about it.

posted by LucasTrask at 10:25 pm (EST) on Aug 2, 2008

Thanks, exceedingly!

posted by tanstaafl at 4:13 pm (EST) on Jul 24, 2008

Thanks for the comment about my review of The Sky Village. Actually, I didn't get it through ER, either. It was the one I was hoping for, and when I didn't get it, I decided to try requesting it from the publisher directly. You might give that a try. I simply emailed publicity@candlewick.com, and told them that I really had wanted to read and review the book on my blog and here on librarything, and did they maybe have an extra ARC? They sent me a nice hardback copy. I had never contacted a publisher directly before, but I thought it was worth a shot.

posted by virginiahomeschooler at 12:36 pm (EST) on Jul 19, 2008

Hello- Yes I will post both books and reserve them for you. Enjoy! Kathy

posted by katbook at 12:09 am (EST) on Jul 18, 2008

(God, I can't remember the last time I logged on here! Sorry.) I have just been reading the Dresden Files. Good fantasy stuff. Might I steer you more towards Uncle Orson's sci-fi than his historical fiction? His characters and plotting tend to be stronger than when he lets religion take center screen. :)

posted by Spiraling at 11:45 pm (EST) on Jul 6, 2008

I will be happy to do that! I hope to get started on it, at least, in a few days!

DianeS

posted by DianeS at 2:03 am (EST) on Jul 6, 2008

Definitely! I'm actually editing my blog right now, so it's the perfect time to add a new link to my blogroll!

posted by skrishna at 1:20 pm (EST) on Jun 28, 2008

Hey, I saw your blog link on lovemybooks' profile and thought I'd check it out! Great blog! If you want to see mine, it's http://skrishnasbooks.blogspot.com

posted by skrishna at 1:01 pm (EST) on Jun 28, 2008

So sorry both C. Moore books have been taken.

posted by budrfly9 at 10:17 pm (EST) on Jun 26, 2008

I think it's because manga has so many volumes in a series. It's worse than a horror movie franchise!

posted by polarmouse at 2:49 am (EST) on May 28, 2008

Hi! Thanks for your compliment about my booklog. Yes, I did see the Boys Over Flowers anime and liked it quite a lot. I don't remember everything about it, though, since it's been a few years. Right now the manga is in a place I don't remember being animated—do you recall something about a politician's son? Anyway, I appreciate the feedback. :)

posted by swanjun at 8:01 pm (EST) on May 18, 2008

I actually haven't read that one yet either! I think I'll get to it soon though, so I will let you know then. The reviews make it sound so good.

posted by littlebookworm at 8:41 pm (EST) on Apr 10, 2008

Thanks! I think it's fascinating too, hehe. We've got some good books in common, too. I'll have to keep an eye on your library for future reads!

posted by littlebookworm at 3:23 pm (EST) on Apr 10, 2008

Hi Suzi, thanks for the post on Mary, Queen of Scots. I will be adding it to my tbr pile! Take care, Erin

posted by Rarcar1 at 7:09 pm (EST) on Mar 6, 2008

Hey, thanks for your nice comments on my review of "Jezebel." That was such an interesting book, don't you think? I'm definitely going to go back and read her earlier historical books as well.

posted by jasonpettus at 4:13 pm (EST) on Feb 28, 2008

Hello- just browsing and noticed you and I love a lot of the same books and authors, in particular, Rebecca, Wuthering Heights, Gone with the Wind, Roald Dahl, The Other Boleyn girl and Princess Bride.

I love finding other people who have enjoyed the same books, you must read Thorn Birds and Girl with a Pearl Earring I know you'll like them, also, try Katharine by Anya Seton, an historial novel, better than Philippa Gregory, but only just. Are you going to see the film of The Other Boleyn Girl?? it was filmed near where I work and I'm really looking forward to it.

Anyway, hope you enjoy those books and i look forward to seeing if we share any other favourites in the future.

Lou

posted by LibraryLou at 6:34 am (EST) on Feb 16, 2008

My message disappeared! I'll try again.

I know you from my other BC bookrays!!

I already have you signed up for the Gossip of the Starlings bookray. You don't need to do anything else until you are asked for your mailing address by the person ahead of you in the participant list.

Here's the link to the bookray:
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/5865...

Thanks for joining!

Madeline (aka SqueakyChu)

posted by SqueakyChu at 10:26 pm (EST) on Feb 10, 2008

Hi Suzi! Glad that you noticed that your fingers were positioned incorrectly before you got further into the comment. It would have been funny if the entire post had been one key to the left. You may be amused to know that I read your greeting as "gross weight BS", which seems strangely appropriate.

The angel mooches are so much fun. I just angeled one that i'm interested in myself, and the person is happy for me to read it before i send it on - everybody wins :-D

Nice to see you over here. This site is so cool.

~~Andrew.

posted by MrAndrew at 4:51 pm (EST) on Feb 10, 2008

Hi,
Paperbackswap is going with a new WL in a few months that lets you rank your books. If you use any of their sister sites like SaCD or SaDVD, it's already in use over there. So it's changing from a strick "first in, first out" system to where you rank what you want most, and you accrue points for that each day. It's kind of confusing, but if you search the discussion forums there, there is more info. A lot of people aren't happy about it, including me! I have a large WL and can't imagine ranking one over the other...

Suzanne

posted by suzanimals at 10:50 am (EST) on Dec 12, 2007

OH MY GOD IT'S YOU! --the OD Spiraling. :D

posted by Spiraling at 2:23 am (EST) on Jun 8, 2007

I tried to leave a comment in the thread you started in the BookMoochers group about the situation where you had a book listed on two sites and a moocher left you a negative feedback because someone had already claimed the book through PaperBackSwap, but the comment posting wasn't working (either that, or it will show up 3 times tomorrow). Here's what I wanted to say:

I think that, given your situation (a 1 hour difference between the requests), the feedback was unjustified. Clearly, BM is trying to stop people from getting unjustified points by adding books to their inventory that they actually don't have, but you should be allowed to list your book on multiple swap sites at once. (I mean, listing it on eBay and BM at the same time would not be OK, since there's a timeframe for eBay where the book is definitely no longer available.) Additionally, if there had been a longer delay between the requests (like more than a day), the negative might have been justified. Perhaps BM, like eBay, should allow users to respond to feedback to tell your side of the story when another user leaves negative feedback.

I agree with ErinRebekah - talk to the other person and see if they will change the negative to a neutral. But, if not, I really don't think it will affect your credibility that much.

posted by jaimelesmaths at 1:32 am (EST) on Dec 6, 2006

That was quick ! Hope you enjoy it.

posted by nickhoonaloon at 5:07 am (EST) on Oct 19, 2006

Hi,

My wife and I are booksellers in the UK. By co-incidence, we have a couple of Keyes books we were about to get rid of due to low interest in the author. One is Dinner at Antoines, which I`ve offereed to one of the other people on your thread.

The other is called Gold Slippers. It`s currently for sale on EBay Uk but ends in less than two hours. If it doesn`t sell, presuming you have PayPal, we`d be glad to let you have it just in return for the estimated cost of postage.

If you`re not interested, we won`t be offended or anything. I was just struck by the co-incidence that we`d decided to get rid of her books, then lo and behold, two people are interested in her.

Best wishes,

Nick + Ann-Marie
Hoonaloon Boks and Bits
hoonaloon@ntlworld.com

posted by nickhoonaloon at 12:18 pm (EST) on Oct 5, 2006

No,I haven't heard of BookCrossing- but it sounds great and very useful. You have to read the Into the Wilderness series! You will absolutely fall in love with all of the characters and not want to put the books down. There are currently four books out in the series and the fifth one is coming out in October. I also have "The Queen's Fool" but have not read it yet - it is next in line after I read "Homeland" by John Jakes. I also want to read The Constant Princess by Gregory but can't find it at any local bookstore so i might just get it online. Happy reading!

posted by northandsouth at 3:47 pm (EST) on Jul 9, 2006

Just wanted to say that your review of "The Virgin's Lover" was right on! I liked the book, but definitely not as much as "The Other Boleyn Girl". You sound a lot like me, but I wish my catalog was as big as yours! Unfortunately, I spent my high school days and two years of college stuck in a textbook instead of a novel. Shopping is definitely my #2 favorite pastime, so if you know of any up and coming trends or cool stores let me know!

posted by northandsouth at 11:01 am (EST) on Jun 30, 2006