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lady-sybil
17 yrs ago
I'm not sure if my PMs are getting through, I have a bookring with your name on it.
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What book would you like to read *for the first time* again, if you could?
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Re: the dark tower I-VII
lady-sybil
18 yrs ago
The ending was so disappointing for me that I will never enjoy books I-VI the same way again :-( I wish I could read the series again without knowing how it eventually ended.
lady-sybil
18 yrs ago
I know this announcement is a bit late but it's ice cream weather today! Why don't you drop by Tingley's (690 Dundondald street, close to the Smythe str. Superstore) at 7pm tonight for some of their yummy ice cream and s…
lady-sybil
18 yrs ago
My vote also goes to the Dark Tower Series, especially The Gunslinger. And The Stand gets a close second. I do not really enjoy his other books all that much
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What book have you re-read the most times?
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Too many books to remember all the titles or how many times they are re-read ....
lady-sybil
18 yrs ago
I'm a comfort reader (sort of like comfort food but less fattening) and I like to re-read my favorites. The most re-read books in my collection are probably Terry Pratchett's Discworld books (especially those about the W…
lady-sybil
18 yrs ago
Ooh this is my favorite Charles de Lint book! I should dig it up and read it again soon.
lady-sybil
18 yrs ago
I have just finished reading The lives of shadows -> the story is captivating and beautiful and the accompanying illustrations are exquisite.
Book Talk
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Do you try to get friends, family or co-workers to read a book you love?
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Re: Do you try to get friends, family or co-workers to read a book you love?
lady-sybil
18 yrs ago
I have had the same experience with The #1 Ladies' Detective Agency Series. For some reason everybody I have recommended it to / loaned my copy to became instant fans and had to read the rest. It is like viral marketing …
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Do you read in silence or with background noise?
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Re: I like quiet but the hubby likes music
lady-sybil
18 yrs ago
He always looks like a kicked puppy when I leave to read somewhere else :-) we do spend a lot of time reading together and I have the bad habit of reading passages out loud to him - which he finds just as distracting as …
Book Talk
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Do you read in silence or with background noise?
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Re: I like quiet but the hubby likes music
lady-sybil
18 yrs ago
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Earphones! What a great idea. I also like silence when I read because the lyrics of the music can be quite distracting. My husband, on the other hand, cannot function properly without music in the background. Next time w…
lady-sybil
18 yrs ago
He is one of the authors that thinks BookCrossing is an awesome idea
lady-sybil
18 yrs ago
Sam Vimes, Esmeralda Weatherwax, DEATH and all the Nac Mac Feegle from Terry Pratchett's Discworld
Mma Ramotswe and Mma Makutsi from #1 Ladies' Detective Agency
Enoch Root and Jack Shaftoe (sometimes) from Neal Stephen…
lady-sybil
18 yrs ago
> I would rather chew aluminum than read
> Atwood
LOL you took the words out of my mouth!
lady-sybil
18 yrs ago
When:
Tuesday, May 10, 2005 at 7:00 PM
Where:
Tingley's Traditions
169 Dundonald street
(Close to the Southside Superstore)
See you there!
lady-sybil
18 yrs ago
This book made a profound impression on me as a teenager. The prose is timeless and beautiful. Thanks for reminding me that I have not read this in years! I have to find my battered copy and see if my perspective has cha…
Book Talk
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What book have you read over and over again the most time?
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Re: Terry Pratchett's guards books
lady-sybil
19 yrs ago
Me too! I don't know how many times I have re-read Guards! Guards! and every time world events on the news start to overwhelm me I reach for Jingo. And all the other Discworld books on my shelf are re-read at least once …
lady-sybil
19 yrs ago
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BCFreddyBeach/
lady-sybil
19 yrs ago
Amelia Peabody is a pretty annoying character herself
lady-sybil
19 yrs ago
Does anybody know if cait017 is still active? Her bookshelf shows no activity since August 2004.
cait017, if you are out there, you are next up for The Black Jewels Trilogy bookring, I need your address :-)
Chit-Chat
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Do you read in the tub?
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Yes, there is no other way, how can you have good a bath without a good read? :-)
lady-sybil
19 yrs ago
One of the main selling points of our current apartment was the large clawfooted tub in the bathroom .... filling it up with lovely hot water, scented salts and soaking with a good book = pure bliss. I always keep a dry …
lady-sybil
19 yrs ago
