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Posted by Cheryl Isaak on September 15, 2009, 7:30 am
On 9/14/09 10:19 PM, in article 7h8bt6F2t35ggU1@mid.individual.net, "Tia
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> Liz wrote:
>> I'm re-reading the Mary Balogh "Bedwyn" series AGAIN. :-) ...(snip)...
>> LIz from Humbug
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> I've done this with Diana Gabaldon's Outlander series. My first
> exposure was with the "last" book -- A Breath of Snow and Ashes -- which
> I bought in the airport in Prague in March or 2008. Finished that and
> knew I had to read the whole series. Got the other five books on eBay
> when we returned home and have read the whole series three (maybe four)
> times since then. VBS -- they are HUGE books and a great read if you
> like historical novels with a bit of a SF twist. CiaoMeow >^;;^<
>
>
> PAX, Tia Mary >^;;^< (RCTQ Queen of Kitties)
> Angels can't show their wings on earth but nothing was ever said about
> their whiskers!
> Visit my Photo albums at http://community.webshots.com/user/tiamary
Do they get better again? First three were great, bogged down in the 4th,
couldn't read the 5th.
Right now I'd like to find my copies of a sci-fi series I loved by Barbara
Hambly, I think it started with The Silicon Mage.... Or wait breathlessly
for Robin Hobb's Dragon Keeper.
Finished the Dick Francis - good, not his best or his worst.
Cheryl
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Posted by Tia Mary on September 15, 2009, 9:50 am
Cheryl Isaak wrote:
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> Do they get better again? First three were great, bogged down in the 4th,
> couldn't read the 5th.
>
> Right now I'd like to find my copies of a sci-fi series I loved by Barbara
> Hambly, I think it started with The Silicon Mage.... Or wait breathlessly
> for Robin Hobb's Dragon Keeper.
>
> Finished the Dick Francis - good, not his best or his worst.
>
> Cheryl
>
I didn't have any trouble with any of the books but do agree that the
middle ones weren't quite as engrossing as the first few. I think the
difference -- at least for MOI -- is that the middle ones dealt so much
with the beginnings of the American Revolution and weren't quite as
culturally "wild" as the first ones. The "last" one -- Breath of Snow &
Ashes -- deals more with the goings on at Fraser's Ridge and so were
interesting for me.
I'm glad to hear that the next book is to be released soon. I'll
have to wait for it to come out in paperback. I usually only read in
bed at night and it's just too difficult to hold a hard back book!
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CiaoMeow >^;;^<
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PAX, Tia Mary >^;;^< (RCTQ Queen of Kitties)
Angels can't show their wings on earth but nothing was ever said about
their whiskers!
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Posted by Cheryl Isaak on September 15, 2009, 7:25 am
On 9/14/09 9:07 AM, in article
6ed9d7ba-6e9a-415f-a5af-3dd291f09725@z3g2000prd.googlegroups.com, "Sandy
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>> I've got three books going, 5 if you count throne room reading
>>
>> Tears of Pearl is the latest Tasha Alexander offering and is set in the
>> Ottoman Empire of the Victorian era. I love this series
>>
>> Even Money - Dick Francis and Son - typical Francis plot - hero with life
>> issues rights wrong doing in the world of British horse racing
>>
>> The Canterbury Papers by Judith K. Healey - intrigue in the court of John
>> Lackland, now King of England.
>>
>> In the throne room - a book on Maine gardens and another on garden sheds as
>> storage and garden eye candy.
>>
>> Cheryl
>
> 2 books right now - well 1 and 1 I'm not sure I will ever finish!
> Have now read 350 pages of Moby Dick (only another 200 tp go) and we
> still haven't spotted the damn whale!!! Don't care if I'm confined to
> bed for another 6 weeks, this one may have just beat me!
> The second is Sense & Sensability by Jane Austin, much more
> enjoyable! Both books are on my bucket list and since I was unable to
> stitch reading became a life line!
> Sandy
I think I did finish Moby Dick. It all happens at the end.
Should I send a care package full of "fluffy" books?
Cheryl
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Posted by Sandy Bell on September 19, 2009, 9:19 am
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> On 9/14/09 9:07 AM, in article
> 6ed9d7ba-6e9a-415f-a5af-3dd291f09...@z3g2000prd.googlegroups.com, "Sandy
> >> I've got three books going, 5 if you count throne room reading
> >> Tears of Pearl is the latest Tasha Alexander offering and is set in th=
e
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> >> Ottoman Empire of the Victorian era. I love this series
> >> Even Money - Dick Francis and Son - typical Francis plot - hero with l=
ife
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> >> issues rights wrong doing in the world of British horse racing
> >> The Canterbury Papers by Judith K. Healey =A0- intrigue in the court o=
f John
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> >> Lackland, now King of England.
> >> In the throne room - a book on Maine gardens and another on garden she=
ds as
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> >> storage and garden eye candy.
> >> Cheryl
> > 2 books right now - well 1 and 1 I'm not sure I will ever finish!
> > Have now read 350 pages of Moby Dick (only another 200 tp go) and we
> > still haven't spotted the damn whale!!! =A0Don't care if I'm confined t=
o
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> > bed for another 6 weeks, this one may have just beat me!
> > The second is Sense & Sensability by Jane Austin, much more
> > enjoyable! =A0Both books are on my bucket list and since I was unable t=
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> > stitch reading became a life line!
> > Sandy
> I think I did finish Moby Dick. It all happens at the end.
> Should I send a care package full of "fluffy" books?
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Postage is a bitch but will gladly take suggestions. Have been stuck
on my back for several months now & stitching has been almost
impossible! When I have been able to do some they have been bright
and in your face (to match my nerve endings I think) so peaceful
reading would be good right about now, I need to find peace!!!!!!
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Posted by Cheryl Isaak on September 19, 2009, 10:52 am
On 9/19/09 9:19 AM, in article
7d66f2cd-53bf-4a14-919b-f5e63e7291e4@r24g2000prf.googlegroups.com, "Sandy
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>> On 9/14/09 9:07 AM, in article
>> 6ed9d7ba-6e9a-415f-a5af-3dd291f09...@z3g2000prd.googlegroups.com, "Sandy
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>>>> I've got three books going, 5 if you count throne room reading
>>
>>>> Tears of Pearl is the latest Tasha Alexander offering and is set in the
>>>> Ottoman Empire of the Victorian era. I love this series
>>
>>>> Even Money - Dick Francis and Son - typical Francis plot - hero with life
>>>> issues rights wrong doing in the world of British horse racing
>>
>>>> The Canterbury Papers by Judith K. Healey - intrigue in the court of John
>>>> Lackland, now King of England.
>>
>>>> In the throne room - a book on Maine gardens and another on garden sheds as
>>>> storage and garden eye candy.
>>
>>>> Cheryl
>>
>>> 2 books right now - well 1 and 1 I'm not sure I will ever finish!
>>> Have now read 350 pages of Moby Dick (only another 200 tp go) and we
>>> still haven't spotted the damn whale!!! Don't care if I'm confined to
>>> bed for another 6 weeks, this one may have just beat me!
>>> The second is Sense & Sensability by Jane Austin, much more
>>> enjoyable! Both books are on my bucket list and since I was unable to
>>> stitch reading became a life line!
>>> Sandy
>>
>> I think I did finish Moby Dick. It all happens at the end.
>>
>> Should I send a care package full of "fluffy" books?
>>
>> Cheryl- Hide quoted text -
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> Postage is a bitch but will gladly take suggestions. Have been stuck
> on my back for several months now & stitching has been almost
> impossible! When I have been able to do some they have been bright
> and in your face (to match my nerve endings I think) so peaceful
> reading would be good right about now, I need to find peace!!!!!!
Hmm- Janet Evanovich will make you laugh, so that might be out. Try The
Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer -
excellent read. Also The Thirteen Tale - both peaceful happy reads. I skip a
lot of the "chick lit" stuff, but will highly recommend Katie Fforde for a
light fun read. Also the 500 Kingdoms series from Mercedes Lackey
Cheryl
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>> I'm re-reading the Mary Balogh "Bedwyn" series AGAIN. :-) ...(snip)...
>> LIz from Humbug
>
> I've done this with Diana Gabaldon's Outlander series. My first
> exposure was with the "last" book -- A Breath of Snow and Ashes -- which
> I bought in the airport in Prague in March or 2008. Finished that and
> knew I had to read the whole series. Got the other five books on eBay
> when we returned home and have read the whole series three (maybe four)
> times since then. VBS -- they are HUGE books and a great read if you
> like historical novels with a bit of a SF twist. CiaoMeow >^;;^<
>
>
> PAX, Tia Mary >^;;^< (RCTQ Queen of Kitties)
> Angels can't show their wings on earth but nothing was ever said about
> their whiskers!
> Visit my Photo albums at http://community.webshots.com/user/tiamary