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Re: What ya reading
« Reply #3120 on: July 10, 2011, 06:48:49 PM »
Quote from: Andee on July 10, 2011, 05:33:29 PM
Her stuff gets donated to my charity shop frequently.  Don't know if that means it's not good enough to keep. 

That's where I bought my copy, a charity shop  [smiley=laugh4.gif]
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Re: What ya reading
« Reply #3121 on: July 10, 2011, 06:49:38 PM »
Quote from: Nicole5446 on July 10, 2011, 06:48:49 PM
That's where I bought my copy, a charity shop  [smiley=laugh4.gif]
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Re: What ya reading
« Reply #3122 on: July 10, 2011, 07:51:52 PM »
I think Dan Brown is the highest donated author.... no surprise there!  :P
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Re: What ya reading
« Reply #3123 on: July 10, 2011, 10:59:08 PM »
Quote from: elle.davis on July 10, 2011, 07:51:52 PM
I think Dan Brown is the highest donated author.... no surprise there!  :P
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Re: What ya reading
« Reply #3124 on: July 11, 2011, 02:57:55 AM »
Quote from: elle.davis on July 10, 2011, 07:51:52 PM
I think Dan Brown is the highest donated author.... no surprise there!  :P

Haha....Catherine Cookson too.
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Re: What ya reading
« Reply #3125 on: July 11, 2011, 07:21:33 AM »
Quote from: Nicole5446 on July 11, 2011, 02:57:55 AM
Haha....Catherine Cookson too.
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Re: What ya reading
« Reply #3126 on: July 11, 2011, 05:16:49 PM »
Those Guys Have All the Fun: Inside the World of ESPN. For any die hard ESPN fans in your life this makes a great gift. It tells all about the history of the network.

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Re: What ya reading
« Reply #3127 on: July 11, 2011, 05:45:27 PM »
Quote from: Nicole5446 on July 08, 2011, 09:16:30 AM
Just finished Philippa Gregory's White Queen. I had never read any PG before, but I found the characters in this one a bit wooden. Are any of her other works worth reading, or is it always like that?
That one was definitely a dud. The Boleyn sisters ones are pretty good. I also like Earthly joys and Virgin earth about the plant hunter Thomas Tradescant. (Think I got those from a charity shop!  ;))
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Re: What ya reading
« Reply #3128 on: July 11, 2011, 06:31:32 PM »
I think the Philippa Gregory stuff can get quite repetitive quite quickly.  I just finished an ARC of "Johannes Cabal: The Fear Institute". I was AWESOME.  If you like quirky/clever/sarcastic central characters, this may be the series for you. (We have reviews of the other two up on bookgeeks:
http://www.bookgeeks.co.uk/?s=johannes)

Next, I'm reading "The Pleasure of Reading in an Age of Distraction". Looking forward to it.

I've also recently read the Caravaggio bio: A life sacred and profane.  It was excellent.
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Re: What ya reading
« Reply #3129 on: July 14, 2011, 08:32:27 AM »
something blue--giffen
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Re: What ya reading
« Reply #3130 on: July 14, 2011, 05:36:15 PM »
Quote from: Jennie on July 11, 2011, 06:31:32 PM
I think the Philippa Gregory stuff can get quite repetitive quite quickly.  I just finished an ARC of "Johannes Cabal: The Fear Institute". I was AWESOME.  If you like quirky/clever/sarcastic central characters, this may be the series for you. (We have reviews of the other two up on bookgeeks:
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The Johannes Cabal stuff sounds very interesting. My favorite book of all time is Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell...and it seems a bit along these lines!

Thanks for the recommendation!
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Re: What ya reading
« Reply #3131 on: July 14, 2011, 05:56:24 PM »
Quote from: Nicole5446 on July 14, 2011, 05:36:15 PM
My favorite book of all time is Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell...

Oh, I love that book!  I wish the author would write something else (do you know if she has?)
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Re: What ya reading
« Reply #3132 on: July 14, 2011, 06:11:00 PM »
The Little Women Letters by Gabrielle Donnelly ... interesting so far and it makes me nostalgic for Little Women.
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Re: What ya reading
« Reply #3133 on: July 14, 2011, 07:31:29 PM »
Quote from: historyenne on July 14, 2011, 05:56:24 PM
Oh, I love that book!  I wish the author would write something else (do you know if she has?)

She had a collection of short stories too, but I haven't read them. I don't fault her for not publishing much else though, that book is so exhaustive and completely epic! I would probably just call it a day after that one :D
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Re: What ya reading
« Reply #3134 on: July 14, 2011, 08:10:23 PM »
Quote from: Nicole5446 on July 14, 2011, 07:31:29 PM
She had a collection of short stories too, but I haven't read them. I don't fault her for not publishing much else though, that book is so exhaustive and completely epic! I would probably just call it a day after that one :D

I read the short story collection after really loving Jonathan Strange ... but the stories just didn't measure up. It was odd because I generally adore short stories, but I honestly thought hers were a bit rubbish.  :-\\\\
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