tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79941567225843330172024-02-16T20:53:00.346+02:00 Just Reading For Fun. . . . . . and stuffI started off just reviewing books but have since added audiobooks and movies to my blog. So why not expand to other areas of my life too? So be prepared . . . "and stuff" will be added :)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01701197855614442856noreply@blogger.comBlogger115125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994156722584333017.post-60105213166318781232015-08-25T04:28:00.000+02:002015-08-25T04:28:16.019+02:00Please follow me back to my oldest home . . .As many of you know already, I have become quite ill over the last two years and in the last week and a bit, I have been diagnosed with brain cancer (which we are fighting with all our might!). <br />
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I expect to deteriorate a bit till all finally settles down in my body, so I am trying to just reconcile all my blogs into one big mush-up. I need to simplify my life.<br />
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I started blogging in 2009 already (I cannot believe it!) and my first blog was <a href="http://www.allthedaysof.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">ALL THE DAYS OF</a> - very inspired title for today, don't you think . . . :)<br />
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Anyway, I have decided that it is the one I will continue - everything will be there. My book and movie reviews (which I hope to continue) as well as all my crafty stuff and just the good old rant too.<br />
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If you decide to come on over, I would love to chat. Nothing is off limits.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01701197855614442856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994156722584333017.post-15610650651789541562015-06-21T11:27:00.000+02:002015-06-21T11:32:04.085+02:00Audiobook Challenge - April to June 2015 update<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I love audiobooks! As I have mentioned my goal is to listen to 50+ audiobooks (Look ma, no hands!) this year. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">At the six month mark, I have listened to 29 books - not too bad. I might just make it :)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">These three months have brought a mixed bag, some high points but also a few disasters. I have listened to only three five-star reads which is disappointing. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px;">17. We need to talk about Kevin by Lionel Shriver (07/04/2015) - <b><i>5 stars</i></b></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">18. UR by Stephen King (08/04/2015)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px;">19. On Writing by Stephen King (15/04/2015)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px;">20. The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides (27/04/2015)</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 18px;">21. Cell by Stephen King (08/05/2015)</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #181818;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px;">22. Testimony by Anita Shreve (15/05/2015) - <b><i>5 stars</i></b></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px;">23. Dracula by Bram Stoker (26/05/2015)</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px;">24. Yes Please by Amy Poehler (28/05/2015)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #181818;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">25. The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton (05/06/2015)</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px;">26. Authority by Jeff van Meer (08/06/2015)</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px;">27. The Geunsey Literary and Patato Peel Pie Society (08/06/2015) - <b><i>5 stars</i></b></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px;">28. Hitler by A.N. Wilson (10/06/2015)</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px;">29. Veronica Mars: Thousand Dollar Tan Line (19/06/2015)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Would love to hear from you if you have any suggestions :)</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01701197855614442856noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994156722584333017.post-88476877903630585022015-04-05T09:54:00.000+02:002015-04-05T09:54:42.557+02:00My Real Children<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.8400001525879px; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">My Real Children</b><br style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.8400001525879px; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.8400001525879px; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"><i><b>by</b></i> Jo Walton</span><br style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.8400001525879px; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.8400001525879px; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.8400001525879px; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.8400001525879px; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"><b>Genre:</b> Fantasy; Alternate History; Women Fiction</span><br style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.8400001525879px; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.8400001525879px; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"><b>Publisher:</b> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 15.8400001525879px; line-height: 17.234001159668px;">Tor Books</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.8400001525879px; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"> on </span><br style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.8400001525879px; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.8400001525879px; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">20 May 2014</span><br style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.8400001525879px; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.8400001525879px; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"><i><b>Reading with my ears:</b></i> Unabridged </span><br style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.8400001525879px; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.8400001525879px; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">9 hours 30 minutes</span><br style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.8400001525879px; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.8400001525879px; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">Narrator: </i>Alison Larkin<i style="font-weight: bold;"> </i> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It's 2015, and Patricia Cowan is very old. "Confused today," read the notes clipped to the end of her bed. She forgets things she should know—what year it is, major events in the lives of her children. But she remembers things that don’t seem possible. She remembers marrying Mark and having four children. And she remembers not marrying Mark and raising three children with Bee instead. She remembers the bomb that killed President Kennedy in 1963, and she remembers Kennedy in 1964, declining to run again after the nuclear exchange that took out Miami and Kiev.
Her childhood, her years at Oxford during the Second World War—those were solid things. But after that, did she marry Mark or not? Did her friends all call her Trish, or Pat? Had she been a housewife who escaped a terrible marriage after her children were grown, or a successful travel writer with homes in Britain and Italy? And the moon outside her window: does it host a benign research station, or a command post bristling with nuclear missiles?
Two lives, two worlds, two versions of modern history. Each with their loves and losses, their sorrows and triumphs. My Real Children is the tale of both of Patricia Cowan's lives...and of how every life means the entire world.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">I loved the first half of this book but it was the narrator that helped me through the last part that became very slow. If not for her, I might have started skimming or even giving up. The ending was not a surprise - the book starts with the main character's days in a nursing home - but I did want to read about the final stages of her life. I was hoping for a meaningful ending that did not come.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">LGBT is a large part of the story and it was just another relationship without much whoo-ha in this book, which was great. In fact it was the better relationship of the two but at times I felt it was a bit far fetched and not realistic at all. No relationship is roses and rainbows ALL of the time. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">I also felt that the author could not decide if she wanted to make this a religion based story or if it was more about the main's character's search for God. Every now and then there was sections where she had inner monologues with God but it did not add to the story in my opinion. It was just slid in without any follow up.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">In the end I just felt a bit cheated . . . </span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01701197855614442856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994156722584333017.post-90212899909652792092015-03-31T08:20:00.000+02:002015-03-31T14:07:58.344+02:00The Unleashing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15.8400001525879px; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">The Unleashing </b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15.8400001525879px; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">(Call of the Crows #1)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15.8400001525879px; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"><i><b>by</b></i> Shelly Laurenston</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15.8400001525879px; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15.8400001525879px; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15.8400001525879px; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"><b>Genre:</b> Paranormal Fantasy; Mythlogy</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15.8400001525879px; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"><b>Publisher:</b> Kensington on 31 March 2015</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.8400001525879px; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">Thank you <b style="font-style: italic;">NetGalley</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Kera Watson never expected to face death behind a Los Angeles coffee shop. Not after surviving two tours lugging an M16 around the Middle East. If it wasn’t for her hot Viking customer showing up too late to help, nobody would even see her die.
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In uncountable years of service to the Allfather Odin, Ludvig “Vig” Rundstrom has never seen anyone kick ass with quite as much style as Kera. He knows one way to save her life—but she might not like it. Signing up with the Crows will get Kera a new set of battle buddies: cackling, gossiping, squabbling, party-hearty women. With wings. So not the Marines.
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">But Vig can’t give up on someone as special as Kera. With a storm of oh-crap magic speeding straight for L.A., survival will depend on combining their strengths: Kera’s discipline, Vig’s loyalty… and the Crows’ sheer love of battle. Boy, are they in trouble.</span></blockquote>
<b><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My thoughts:
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I have to admit that I was afraid to start this one. Shelly Laurenston is my favourite (auto-buy) author but I was nervous that somehow her new series would not live up to <i>THE PRIDE series </i>which I love. I should not have hesitated. This new series features the same feisty, kickass women and the same humor all wrapped up in a new package. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This is Kera and Vig's story but I can tell some of the other women's stories are going to be awesome. There are lots of friction between the girls as the story starts but by the end of the book, they are a tight unit that would do anything for each other.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Even thought the sub-plot of the story are Kera and Vig's relationship (which I loved), the romance is light and does not take over the book - which is what I enjoy in my books.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>The Unleashing</b> is almost a guilty pleasure as the all male characters were automatically the supporting cast. This book was all about the women - The Crows. I am sure we will learn all about all of them and I can't wait. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This year my goal is to listen to 50+ audiobooks. At the rate I am going, I might have over extended myself a bit. So far I have only listened to 15 books. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The problem is not finding time to listen to books. In fact I have been home for about three weeks after an operation and I have only listened to three books this whole month. And now I have almost a month left of my sick leave but I am not listening to any books! Finding the right book for my mood is my problem. I am definitely a mood reader and to find something that I enjoy at a certain time is a problem for me. I have started so many books but have changed to something different after a hour or so for many, many books. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Here is my list so far:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px;">1. Red Rising by Pierce Brown (03/01/2015)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px;">2. Open and Shut by David Rosenfeldt (04/01/2015)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px;">3. The Silent Wife by ASA Harrison (07/01/2015)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px;">4. The Truth is a cave in the Black Mountains by Neil Gaimen (11/01/2015)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px;">5. Horns by Joe Hill (13/01/2015)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px;">6. Wolf in white van by John Darnielle (16/01/2015)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px;">7. The Ruins by Scott Smith (21/01/2015)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px;">8. Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel (23/01/2015)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px;">9. The Cry by Helen Fitzgerald (06/02/2015)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px;">10. A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning (10/02/2015)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px;">11. The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins (18/02/2015)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px;">12. Revival by Stephen King (25/02/2015)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px;">13. The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich (audiobook 57 hours and 13 minutes) - 05/03/2015</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px;">14. Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King (19/03/2015)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px;">15. In the tall grass by Stephen King and Joe Hill (27/03/2015)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px;">My favourites so far this year are The Ruins by Scott Smith and Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px;">Two very different books but I loved them. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I might have to find a favourite read and re-listen to it :) I have to do something to get myself listening again! </span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01701197855614442856noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994156722584333017.post-85826279697659760592015-03-01T15:55:00.001+02:002015-04-01T13:11:54.913+02:00Reading Stephen King <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</span><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #111111; font-size: 11.5pt; padding: 0cm;">‘Salem’s Lot (1975)</span><span style="color: #111111; font-size: 11.5pt;"><br />
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</span><s><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #111111; font-size: 11.5pt; padding: 0cm;">The Stand (1978)</span></s></span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
<s style="color: #111111;">The Long Walk (1979) [by Richard Bachman]</s><br /><span style="color: #111111;">
The Dead Zone (1979)</span><br /><span style="color: #111111;">
Firestarter (1980)</span><br /><span style="color: #111111;">
Roadwork (1981) [by Richard Bachman]</span><br /><span style="color: #111111;">
Danse Macabre (1981)</span><br /><span style="color: #111111;">
Cujo (1981)</span><br /><span style="color: #111111;">
The Running Man (1982) [by Richard Bachman]</span><br /><span style="color: #111111;">
The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger (1982)</span><br /><b><span style="color: red;">
Different Seasons (1982)</span></b><br /><span style="color: #111111;">
Creepshow (1982)</span><br /><span style="color: #111111;">
Christine (1983)</span><br /><span style="color: #111111;">
Cycle of the Werewolf (1983)</span><br /><span style="color: red;"><b>
Pet Sematary (1983)</b></span><br /><span style="color: #111111;">
The Eyes of the Dragon (1984)</span><br /><span style="color: #111111;">
The Talisman (1984) with Peter Straub</span><br /><span style="color: #111111;">
Thinner (1984) [by Richard Bachman]</span><br /><span style="color: #111111;">
Skeleton Crew (1985)</span><br /><span style="color: #111111;">
IT (1986)</span><br /><span style="color: #111111;">
The Dark Tower: The Drawing of the Three (1987)</span><br /><span style="color: #111111;">
Misery (1987)</span><br /><span style="color: #111111;">
The Tommyknockers (1987)</span><br /><span style="color: red;"><b>
The Dark Half (1989)</b></span><br />
<s style="color: #111111;">The Stand: The Complete & Uncut Edition (1990)</s><br /><b><span style="color: red;">
Four Past Midnight (1990)</span></b><br /><span style="color: #111111;">
The Dark Tower: The Waste Lands (1991)</span><br /><span style="color: #111111;">
Needful Things (1991)</span><br /><span style="color: red;"><b>
Gerald’s Game (1992)</b></span><br />
<s style="color: #111111;">Dolores Claiborne (1992)</s><br /><span style="color: #111111;">
Nightmares & Dreamscapes (1993)</span><br /><span style="color: red;"><b>
Insomnia (1994)</b></span><br /><span style="color: red;"><b>
Rose Madder (1995)</b></span><br /><span style="color: #111111;">
The Green Mile (1996)</span><br /><span style="color: #111111;">
Desperation (1996)</span><br /><span style="color: red;"><b>
The Regulators (1996) [by Richard Bachman]</b></span><br /><span style="color: #111111;">
The Dark Tower: Wizard and Glass (1997)</span><br /><span style="color: #111111;">
Bag of Bones (1998)</span><br /><span style="color: #111111;">
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon (1999)</span><br /><span style="color: red;"><b>
Hearts in Atlantis (1999)</b></span><br /><span style="color: #111111;">
Storm of the Century (1999)</span><br /><span style="color: #111111;">
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (2000)</span><br /><span style="color: #111111;">
Dreamcatcher (2001)</span><br /><span style="color: #111111;">
Black House (2001) with Peter Straub</span><br /><span style="color: #111111;">
Everything’s Eventual (2001)</span><br />
<s style="color: #111111;">From a Buick 8 (2002)</s><br /><span style="color: #111111;">
The Dark Tower: Wolves of the Calla (2003)</span><br /><span style="color: #111111;">
The Dark Tower: Song of Susannah (2004)</span><br /><span style="color: #111111;">
The Dark Tower: The Dark Tower (2004)</span><br /><span style="color: #111111;">
Faithful (2004) with Stewart O’Nan</span><br /><span style="color: #111111;">
The Colorado Kid (2005)</span><br /><span style="color: red;"><b>
Cell (2006)</b></span><br />
<s style="color: #111111;">Lisey’s Story (2006)</s><br /><span style="color: #111111;">
The Secretary of Dreams, Volume One (2006)</span><br /><span style="color: #111111;">
Blaze (2007) [by Richard Bachman]</span><br /><span style="color: red;"><b>
Duma Key (2008)</b></span><br /><span style="color: #111111;">
Just After Sunset (2008)</span><br /><span style="color: red;"><b>
Under the Dome (2009)</b></span><br /><span style="color: #111111;">
Blockade Billy (2010)</span><br /><span style="color: #111111;">
The Secretary of Dreams: Volume 2 (2010)</span><br /><span style="color: #111111;">
Full Dark, No Stars (2010)</span><br /><b><span style="color: red;">
11/22/63 (2011)</span></b><br /><span style="color: #111111;">
The Dark Tower: The Wind Through the Keyhole (2012)</span><br />
<s style="color: #111111;">Joyland (2013)</s><br /><span style="color: #111111;">
The Dark Man (2013)</span><br />
<s style="color: #111111;">Doctor Sleep (2013)</s><br />
<s style="color: #111111;">Mr. Mercedes (2014)</s><br />
<s style="color: #111111;">Revival (2014)</s><br /><span style="color: #111111;">
Finders Keepers (2015)</span><br /><span style="color: #111111;">
The Bazaar of Bad Dreams (2015)</span></span><span style="color: #111111; font-family: Tahoma;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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I have been taking a look at my TBR for a while and have at last finished making a list. <br />
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There are 110 physical copies of (e)books or audiobooks in my list. Not so bad. I thought it was much worse. I have also updated my Goodreads TBR list taking off books that I am no longer interested in. Life is too short . . . So now I have a total of 157 on my list including books I have not bought yet.<br />
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I am planning on drawing three books a month so that I can reduce my pile and then the rest of the month can be "this-is-what-I-feel-like" books.<br />
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My first three choices are:<br />
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<b><i>Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson</i></b><br />
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Everyone has been talking about Brandon Sanderson. I am not usually a fantasy fan but I am going to give it a shot :)<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">In a world where ash falls from the sky, and mist dominates the night, an evil cloaks the land and stifles all life. The future of the empire rests on the shoulders of a troublemaker and his young apprentice. Together, can they fill the world with colour once more?</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">In Brandon Sanderson's intriguing tale of love, loss, despair and hope, a new kind of magic enters the stage - Allomancy, a magic of the metals.</span><br />
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<i><b>Old Man's War by John Scalzi</b></i><br />
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John Scalzi is a favourite of many of my bookish friends, so I will try this one this month.<br />
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<span id="freeText3097191101693981281" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">John Perry did two things on his 75th birthday. First he visited his wife's grave. Then he joined the army.<br /><br />The good news is that humanity finally made it into interstellar space. The bad news is that planets fit to live on are scarce-- and alien races willing to fight us for them are common. So: we fight. To defend Earth, and to stake our own claim to planetary real estate. Far from Earth, the war has been going on for decades: brutal, bloody, unyielding.<br /><br />Earth itself is a backwater. The bulk of humanity's resources are in the hands of the Colonial Defense Force. Everybody knows that when you reach retirement age, you can join the CDF. They don't want young people; they want people who carry the knowledge and skills of decades of living. You'll be taken off Earth and never allowed to return. You'll serve two years at the front. And if you survive, you'll be given a generous homestead stake of your own, on one of our hard-won colony planets.<br /><br />John Perry is taking that deal. He has only the vaguest idea what to expect. Because the actual fight, light-years from home, is far, far harder than he can imagine--and what he will become is far stranger.</span><br />
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And then lastly a novel by I an author that I have enjoyed before.<br />
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<b><i>Lazarus Vault by Tom Harper</i></b><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">800 years ago, one man wrote the legend that became the greatest quest in history...</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Deep in the heart of London, the Monsalvat Bank is small, secretive and fabulously wealthy, with roots going far back into the middle ages. When Ellie Stanton, an impoverished graduate student, is unexpectedly invited to join the firm, the privileged world they offer looks too good to turn down.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">But the bank is more than it seems. Soon Ellie realises that her life belongs to her employers - and they're watching her every move. For buried in their medieval vaults lies a closely guarded treasure of immeasurable power - one inextricably bound up with Ellie's extraordinary history.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Now Ellie is in a race against time, hunted by the bank and pursued by her past. Her only hope of escape is to unearth the secret hidden in the vault. But getting in is only the beginning...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I am a bit of a techo-phobe. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It took me years to warm to Facebook. Today I love it but social media is hard for me to feel comfortable in. Even today, twitter is not my friend. I am hoping that Instagram will be a good fit for me. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The concept intrigues me. Taking photos and posting them - sounds like something I would enjoy. I have always felt a bit awkward posting random photos to Facebook, so this might be the perfect solution for me. I have only posted two photos so far. Hopefully things will pick up in the next few days, weeks . . . months.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I have been reading a few how-to articles and it does not sound too difficult. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Unfortunately I have a crappy phone, so I am sure the photos will not be of the quality that I would like but I am upgrading to a new phone in a few months. Until that time it will have to do.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I would love to hear what you think of Instagram and tips will be most welcome.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01701197855614442856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994156722584333017.post-82089414594643218472015-01-31T18:37:00.002+02:002015-01-31T18:37:54.327+02:00Station Eleven<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15.8400001525879px; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">Station Eleven</b><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15.8400001525879px; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"><i><b>by</b></i> Emily St. John Mandel</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15.8400001525879px; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15.8400001525879px; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15.8400001525879px; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"><b>Genre:</b> Science fiction; Suspense; Dystopia</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15.8400001525879px; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"><b>Publisher:</b> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15.8400001525879px; line-height: 17.234001159668px;">Random House Audio</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15.8400001525879px; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"> on </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15.8400001525879px; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">09 September 2014</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15.8400001525879px; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"><i><b>Reading with my ears:</b></i> Unabridged </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15.8400001525879px; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">10 hours 49 minutes</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15.8400001525879px; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"><b><i>Narrator: </i></b> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15.8400001525879px; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">Kirsten Potter</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">An audacious, darkly glittering novel set in the eerie days of civilization's collapse, Station Eleven tells the spellbinding story of a Hollywood star, his would-be savior, and a nomadic group of actors roaming the scattered outposts of the Great Lakes region, risking everything for art and humanity.
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">One snowy night Arthur Leander, a famous actor, has a heart attack onstage during a production of King Lear. Jeevan Chaudhary, a paparazzo-turned-EMT, is in the audience and leaps to his aid. A child actress named Kirsten Raymonde watches in horror as Jeevan performs CPR, pumping Arthur's chest as the curtain drops, but Arthur is dead. That same night, as Jeevan walks home from the theater, a terrible flu begins to spread. Hospitals are flooded and Jeevan and his brother barricade themselves inside an apartment, watching out the window as cars clog the highways, gunshots ring out, and life disintegrates around them.
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Fifteen years later, Kirsten is an actress with the Traveling Symphony. Together, this small troupe moves between the settlements of an altered world, performing Shakespeare and music for scattered communities of survivors. Written on their caravan, and tattooed on Kirsten's arm is a line from Star Trek: "Because survival is insufficient." But when they arrive in St. Deborah by the Water, they encounter a violent prophet who digs graves for anyone who dares to leave.
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Spanning decades, moving back and forth in time, and vividly depicting life before and after the pandemic, this suspenseful, elegiac novel is rife with beauty. As Arthur falls in and out of love, as Jeevan watches the newscasters say their final good-byes, and as Kirsten finds herself caught in the crosshairs of the prophet, we see the strange twists of fate that connect them all. A novel of art, memory, and ambition, Station Eleven tells a story about the relationships that sustain us, the ephemeral nature of fame, and the beauty of the world as we know it.
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<b><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My thoughts:
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I loved this one.</span><br />
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The story revolves around characters that were connected to Arthur Leander, an actor who's fame was starting to faze out. Arthurs dies on stage in the opening scenes of the book but he is the centre of this story. Almost everyone in the story can be traced back to him in one way or another.<br />
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On the night Arthur dies, a terrible flu starts to erase life as we know it. And civilisation dies.</div>
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Through flash backs we get to know Arthur, his friends and his ex-wives. His first wife, Miranda, created a comic book called Station Eleven. This comic becomes a favourite escape for Kirsten, twenty years after it was given to her by Arthur when she was a little girl in the King Lear production he dies in. </div>
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We do not get a lot of the epidemic and it's effects (the parts that I always love), this is more about the people and their relationships with each other almost twenty years after. It is all about how the past and actions taken then can impact today.<br />
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Another great narrator that added to my enjoyment of the book.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">The Ruins</b><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"><i><b>by</b></i> Scott Smith</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"><b>Genre:</b> Horror; Science fiction; Suspense</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"><b>Publisher:</b> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.234001159668px;">Simon & Schuster </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"> on </span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">18 July 2006</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"><i><b>Reading with my ears:</b></i> Unabridged </span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">14 hours 39 minutes</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"><b><i>Narrator: </i></b> </span>Patrick Wilson</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Trapped in the Mexican jungle, a group of friends stumble upon a creeping horror unlike anything they could ever imagine. Two young couples are on a lazy Mexican vacation–sun-drenched days, drunken nights, making friends with fellow tourists. When the brother of one of those friends disappears, they decide to venture into the jungle to look for him. What started out as a fun day-trip slowly spirals into a nightmare when they find an ancient ruins site . . . and the terrifying presence that lurks there.</span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>My thoughts:
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I saw the movie a few years ago, not great but very entertaining. I forgot all about it until I saw someone talk about the book on a Halloween video on BookTube. I was intrigued, I remembered bits and pieces of the horror and wanted to experience some of that suspense again. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Just let me start by admitting, the characters are all dumb assesses. Yeah, I said it! Don't get me wrong, they are not unlikeable, in fact you will be hoping they find a way out of this mess they got themselves into. But they had clues all through the beginning chapters, even Mayans trying to warn them away but no . . . they had to keep going. Just over the next hill . . . </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I loved this book. The atmosphere and the desperation were described so well that I was reaching for my bottled water a few times. I could actually feel the heat and the thirst. There are some gore and the descriptions get very detailed but it is all part of the story and nothing is there just for shock value.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The narrator builds the creepy atmosphere of people trapped in an awful situation with no way out. His voice was perfect for this story. He definitely added to the enjoyment for me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I can recommend this audiobook highly - it was an enjoyable ride.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01701197855614442856noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994156722584333017.post-14490644137122616532015-01-19T09:57:00.000+02:002015-01-25T09:23:49.076+02:00We are all Completely Fine<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We are all Completely Fine</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><b>by</b></i> Daryl Gregory</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Genre:</b> Horror; Speculative Fiction; Fantasy</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Publisher:</b> Tachyon Publications on </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">12 August 2014</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Source:</b> NetGalley - 182 pages</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><b>Reading with my ears:</b></i> Unabridged </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">04 hours 14 minutes</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Narrator: </i></b> Tavia Gilbert</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Harrison is the Monster Detective, a storybook hero. Now he’s in his mid-thirties and spends most of his time not sleeping.
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Stan became a minor celebrity after being partially eaten by cannibals. Barbara is haunted by the messages carved upon her bones. Greta may or may not be a mass-murdering arsonist. And for some reason, Martin never takes off his sunglasses.
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Unsurprisingly, no one believes their horrific tales until they are sought out by psychotherapist Dr. Jan Sayer. What happens when these likely-insane outcasts join a support group? Together they must discover which monsters they face are within and which are lurking in plain sight.</span></blockquote>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My thoughts:</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I have not been in therapy myself but this was exactly as I would imagine group therapy sessions to be. Awkward meetings that slowly turn into meetings that are looked forward to. Strangers that turn into friends or at least people you are comfortable with.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Off course it would have to include those in the group you would like and those that just want to share too much <i>all </i>the time. And even in this little group of trauma survivors, this is true. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">You will like some of the characters and others will leave you cold.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This small group has been the victims of some terrible crimes and slowly you begin to see that their perpetrators might not be all human all the time. You are given little tidbits of the crimes as the novella progresses and all seems a little "off". </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I don't want to give too much away - this is a story that you have to into blind. It is only a short novella so there is not much fluff to fill out pages. The story is presented to you in black and white.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I will recommend it for a few hours' escape.</span><br />
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I have been "away" from reviewing books for a while and what a shock when I returned to NetGalley. Almost all the "most requested/popular" books are only for American/European or Australian readers. <br />
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<i>Out-of-region-requests-will-most-probably-be-denied.</i><br />
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Once again we are the unpopular kids on the playground. If you are not in the "in crowd" it is unlikely you will get any hyped ARC's. I would think that an author would like his or her book to be given to many different types of readers as possible. But apparently I am wrong.<br />
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I saw a book from an South African author (BeastKeeper) on NetGalley today and I am keeping an eye on it. It is not open for request yet. It will be interesting to see if this book will also be "limited". If so, I might just stop coming back for a look . . . <br />
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What happened to this popular site?<br />
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Is it still worth being a member of NetGalley?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01701197855614442856noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994156722584333017.post-5961381393007250462015-01-15T21:27:00.002+02:002015-01-17T10:00:16.278+02:00Open and Shut<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"><b>by</b></i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"> David Rosenfelt</span><br />
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<b style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">Series:</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"> Andy Carpenter #1</span><br />
<b style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">Genre:</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"> Mystery, Crime, Humor</span><br />
<b style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">Publisher:</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"> Listen & Live on</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">03 April 2008</span><br />
<i style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"><b>Reading with my ears:</b></i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"> Unabridged</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">06 hours 50 minutes</span><br />
<b style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"><i>Narrator: </i></b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 14.7227602005005px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Grover Gardner</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Whether duelling with new forensics or the local old boys' network, irreverent defence attorney Andy Carpenter always leaves them awed with his biting wit and winning fourth-quarter game plan. But Andy prefers the company of his best friend, Tara, to the people he encounters in the courtroom. Tara, a golden retriever, is clearly smarter than half the lawyers who clog the courts of Passaic County. However, just as it seems Andy has everything figured out, his dad, New Jersey's legendary ex-D.A., drops dead in front of him at a game in Yankee Stadium. The shocks pile on as he discovers his dad left him with two unexpected legacies: a fortune of $22 million that Andy never knew existed . . . and a murder case with enough racial tinder to burn down City Hall. Struggling to serve justice and bring honor to his father, Andy must dig up some explosive political skeletons-and an astonishing family secret that can close his case (and his mouth) for good. </span></blockquote>
<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My thoughts:
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">What a fun read! Someone in my Facebook bookclub read one of the books later in this series and was telling us about this lawyer and his lovely golden retriever, Tara. (I love dogs so how could I resist taking a look!) I have a problem with not starting a series at the beginning, so I went in search of where it all started, way back in 2003 - with the audiobook published in 2008 - a lifetime ago. But it has not aged at all, I felt as if it could have been written yesterday. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Andy is not your usual buttoned-down lawyer. In the beginning of the book, he seemed too fond of dishonest (in my opinion) theatrics in the court room. I was doubting my choice but after a few chapters this disappeared and he got more serious about defending his client which I appreciated much more. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">All in all, Andy has a good heart, even taking payment in watermelons when defending a client :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">After the fiasco of my previous read, I needed something light and fluffy and that is exactly what I got. It left me with a huge smile on my face. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The narrator was great with a soothing voice not interfering with the story at all. I enjoyed this one and would recommend if for a fluffy read.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01701197855614442856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994156722584333017.post-3342513892153866742015-01-03T14:17:00.000+02:002015-01-03T14:25:00.015+02:00Red Rising<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Red Rising</b><br />
<i><b>by</b></i> Pierce Brown<br />
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<b>Series:</b> Red Rising Trilogy #1<br />
<b>Genre:</b> Science Fiction, Young Adult<br />
<b>Publisher:</b> Recorded Books on<br />
28 January 2014<br />
<i><b>Reading with my ears:</b></i> Unabridged<br />
16 hours 12 minutes<br />
<b><i>Narrator: </i></b> <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 14.7227602005005px;"> </span><span class="adbl-prod-author" style="background-color: white; line-height: 14.7227602005005px; margin-top: 3px;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Tim Gerard Reynolds</span></span><br />
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The Earth is dying. Darrow is a Red, a miner in the interior of Mars. His mission is to extract enough precious elements to one day tame the surface of the planet and allow humans to live on it. The Reds are humanity's last hope.
Or so it appears, until the day Darrow discovers it's all a lie. That Mars has been habitable - and inhabited - for generations, by a class of people calling themselves the Golds. A class of people who look down on Darrow and his fellows as slave labour, to be exploited and worked to death without a second thought.
Until the day that Darrow, with the help of a mysterious group of rebels, disguises himself as a Gold and infiltrates their command school, intent on taking down his oppressors from the inside. But the command school is a battlefield - and Darrow isn't the only student with an agenda.</blockquote>
<b>My thoughts:</b>
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I first saw this book on BookTube (a new addiction which my bandwidth hates) where most reviews raved about it. I could not wait to pick it up and the first few hours were wonderful. I enjoyed the world building of the Reds living underground on Mars. The characters were interesting and flawed. Unfortunately this was not what the story was really about and I was soon bored. <br />
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When Darrow infiltrates the Gold's world, the story changes. In some parts I found my mind wandering and I had to consciously remind myself to get my head back into the story. The story becomes one of the "dime-a-dozen" young adult books where the main character is prettier and smarter than most. He (or she) is thrown into a "school type setting" where he has to fight his classmates (to the death for the most part) for the top winner position. As in most dystopian young adult fiction there are lots of fighting, cruelty and death. Not my favourite characteristics of young adult books although I love dystopian/technology advanced worlds.<br />
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And then there is Darrow. . . I disliked Darrow. I mean I really disliked him which is a problem as he is our main protagonist. He claimed an undying love for his wife, Eo in the first few chapters of the book but this was very easily forgotten when he was immersed in the Gold's world. I also felt that he was a bit too comfortable in this new life and conveniently seems to forget what the true purpose of his presence is. <br />
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I loved the narration by Tim Gerard Reynolds. I really enjoyed his calm voice which starts with a vague Irish accent for the Reds and turns British-ish for the Golds.<br />
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I am in the minority with my thoughts above as the reviews on Goodreads almost all screams praise of this book. So you might have to read it for yourself to see . . .Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01701197855614442856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994156722584333017.post-68886403729807204352015-01-01T06:00:00.000+02:002015-01-24T12:17:29.418+02:00Challenges for 2015In 2015 I am planning on doing three challenges. Yep, only three. I am notoriously bad at sticking to them, so next year no pressure. <br />
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Firstly, I will off course be doing the <b><i>Goodreads challenge</i></b>. I will be trying for 50 books which is going to be tough - it means almost a book a week and that might be a bit ambitious for me. But it needs to be a challenge. For two years now I have stuck to 25 books and have reached that goal, so next year . . . a challenge. <br />
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Secondly, the <b><i>Audiobook challenge</i></b>. This year I made the challenge easily and next year will be the <i>"Look Ma no hands - 50+" </i>level for me. As I said previously, 50 books is a bit ambitious but hey, let's give it a go!<br />
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Lastly, I have made this list below. A fun idea for bringing a wider choice of books into your life. I have borrowed ideas for various lists and if you have any ideas to add, please let me know. The ones that I do not get to fill, will be moved over to next year. I want to try and keep the list going . . .<br />
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That is it - what are your challenges for the new year?<br />
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My own Challenge list (compiled from all the challenges out there)<br />
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1. A book with more than 500 pages.<br />
<strike>2. A book that became a movie.</strike><br />
<span style="color: red;"><i>The Ruins (21/01/2015)</i></span><br />
3. A book that became a TV series.<br />
<strike>4. A book with a number in the title.</strike><br />
<i><span style="color: red;">Station Eleven (23/01/2015)</span></i><br />
5. A book written by someone under 30.<br />
<strike>6. A book with non human characters.</strike><br />
<i><span style="color: red;">Horns by Joe Hill (13/01/2015)</span></i><br />
7. A funny book.<br />
8. A book with a one-word title.<br />
9. A book of short stories.<br />
10. A non-fiction book.<br />
11. A popular author's first book.<br />
12. A Prize winning book.<br />
13. A book based on a true story.<br />
14. A book chosen entirely based on the cover.<br />
15. A book with food/cooking featuring heavily.<br />
16. A trilogy.<br />
<strike>17. A book with a colour in the title.</strike><br />
<span style="color: red;"><i>Red Rising by Pierce Brown (03/01/2015)</i></span><br />
18. A book that made you cry.<br />
<strike>19. A graphic novel.</strike><br />
<span style="color: red;"><i>Saga Volume 1 (23/01/2015)</i></span><br />
20. A book set during Christmas.<br />
21. A book you started but never finished.<br />
22. A book by an "auto-buy-for-you" author.<br />
23. A book published this year.<br />
<strike>24. A book published in 2014.</strike><br />
<span style="color: red;"><i>The Truth of the cave in the Black Mountains by Neil Gaiman (11/01/2015)</i></span><br />
24. A book published before 2014.<br />
25. A book published before you were born.<br />
26. A book published within the last month.<br />
<strike>27. A book where you hated the main character.</strike><br />
<i><span style="color: red;">The Silent Wife by ASA Harrison (07/01/2015)</span></i><br />
28. A re-read.<br />
<strike>29. A book with a fun dog-character.</strike><br />
<span style="color: red;"><i>Open and Shut by David Rosenfelt (04/01/2015)</i></span><br />
30. A book written by a celebrity.<br />
31. A book you saw someone reading.<br />
32. A memoir.<br />
33. A biography.<br />
34. A horror book.<br />
35. A traditional/contemporary fiction book.<br />
36. A historical novel.<br />
37. A mystery book.<br />
38. A psychological thriller.<br />
39. A science fiction book set in future on earth.<br />
40. A science fiction book set in another world.<br />
41. A cozy mystery.<br />
42. A book with an angel.<br />
43. A book written by a South African author.<br />
44. A re-telling of a classic story.<br />
45. A book featuring books or a bookstore.<br />
46. A book where the main character is being hunted (can be a killer, a victim, etc)<br />
47. A book with a day of the week in the title.<br />
48. A book with a month in the title.<br />
<strike>49. A book with a game being a big part of the story (online games, TV show games, etc)</strike><br />
<i><span style="color: red;">Wolf in White Van by John Darnielle (16/01/2015)</span></i><br />
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<u>A - Z Location Challenge:</u><br />
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C - <i>Chicago, USA - </i>The Silent Wife (07/01/2015)<br />
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G - <i>Gideon, New Hampshire, USA</i> - Horns (13/01/2015)<br />
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M - <i>Mars </i>- Red Rising (03/01/2015)<br />
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S - <i>Scotland</i> - The Truth of the cave in the Black Mountains (11/01/2015)<br />
T - <i>Toronto, Canada</i> - Station Eleven (23/01/2015)<br />
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<u>A - Z Character Name Challenge:</u><br />
A - <i>Andy </i>- Open and Shut (04/01/2015)<br />
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D - <i>Darrow</i> - Red Rising (03/01/2015)<br />
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H<br />
I - <i>Ig </i> - Horns (13/01/2015)<br />
J - <i>Jodi </i>- The Silent Wife (07/01/2015)<br />
K - <i>Kirsten</i> - Station Eleven (23/01/2015)<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">It started off slow and I was beginning to doubt my choice but it turned into </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">"feel-good" film as the tagline assured us it would be.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Some of the earlier "abuse" scenes were a bit much for me but I understand how it is a necessary part of the story. The further the story unfolded, the more you are drawn in and at the end, I was a bit divided . . . where would the story lead? Would Jamal answer the last question correctly . . . I must admit that the story would have worked for me either way.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">For the past year, I have listening to audiobooks books almost exclusively. In the whole year, I read maybe only one or two physical books. It has just been so much easier to listen while sitting in the traffic to and from work. Does wonders for the road rage!</span><br />
<br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">But this book intrigued me, supposedly it is one of the new type of books which is interactive; </span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #141823; display: inline; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">showing photos, newspaper articles, websites, emails, etc. so I had to buy the physical book. Which sparked a buying frenzy but more about that in coming posts.</span><br />
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<b><i>The Good House by Ann Leary</i></b><br />
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Hildy Good has reached that dangerous time in a woman's life - middle-aged and divorced, she is an oddity in her small but privileged town. But Hildy isn't one for self-pity and instead meets the world with a wry smile, a dark wit and a glass or two of Pinot Noir. When her two earnest grown-up children stage 'an intervention' and pack Hildy off to an addiction centre, she thinks all this fuss is ridiculous. After all, why shouldn't Hildy enjoy a drink now and then?<br />
But as the story progresses, we start to see another side to Hildy Good, and to her life's greatest passion - the lies and self deceptions needed to support her drinking, and the damage she causes to those she loves. When a cluster of secrets become dangerously entwined, the reckless behaviour of one threatens to expose the other, with devastating consequences.</div>
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<u style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">My thoughts: </u> This audiobook was recommended to me by my bookclub quite some time ago but I just never got round to listening to it. <br />
I am so glad I made time for it in September. What a great book (and an awesome narrator!). <br />
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It is another thought provoking kind of book. Not loads of action, although enough to keep the story moving forward. It is more about the people. Looking back, it is also a little sad. Hildy just cannot admit to herself that she is an alcoholic even when she can see all the clues. The intervention (everyone else is wrong), the blackouts, the times and actions she cannot explain . . . She can still control her drinking or so she tries to convince herself.<br />
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Even though the subject matter is very serious, there are still some laugh out loud moments. Hildy is an awesome person even if she does have her faults (and bitchy) moments. <br />
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<b><i>Waiting to be heard by Amanda Knox</i></b><br />
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<u style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">My thoughts:</u> I love biographies and memoirs (I had to go and look up the difference - apparently a memoir is a just a piece of someone life . . . a little story from a life). <br />
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Anyway, I faintly remembered the name and face of Amanda Knox and that she was accused of killing her roommate while she was a student abroad. I did not remember the details although I did assume she was found not guilty seeing as she had written a book.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">But after listening to her book, I am not completely convinced that she is innocent. I will even go as far as to say that the book did not even provoke any sympathy for her. I will admit (if her point of view can be believed) that </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">i<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #181818;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">t is scary to think that the justice system could be so "twisted" (I might even suggest corrupt). But then other countries and their justice systems are mostly mysteries to most people. </span></span></span></span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01701197855614442856noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994156722584333017.post-43281462656598441352014-10-04T10:10:00.001+02:002014-10-04T10:10:37.225+02:00What I read in August 2014I decided that I need to get some reviews down but I am sooooooooooo behind that I thought I would start a monthly blog post until I am able to write reviews again. So let's start with August.<br />
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In August I read (listened to) 3 books.<br />
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<b><i>The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty</i></b><br />
Narrated by Caroline Lee<br />
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At the heart of The Husband’s Secret is a letter that’s not meant to be read.<br /><br /><b>My darling Cecilia, if you’re reading this, then I’ve died...</b></i>
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Imagine that your husband wrote you a letter, to be opened after his death. Imagine, too, that the letter contains his deepest, darkest secret—something with the potential to destroy not just the life you built together, but the lives of others as well. Imagine, then, that you stumble across that letter while your husband is still very much alive. . . .<br />
Cecilia Fitzpatrick has achieved it all—she’s an incredibly successful businesswoman, a pillar of her small community, and a devoted wife and mother. Her life is as orderly and spotless as her home. But that letter is about to change everything, and not just for her: Rachel and Tess barely know Cecilia—or each other—but they too are about to feel the earth-shattering repercussions of her husband’s secret.
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<i style="font-weight: bold;"><u><br />My thoughts:</u> </i>I do not usually enjoy contemporary novels but this one was a good fit for me. I have recently discovered that I enjoy these kinds of bookclub books on my daily commute to and from work. It does take a while to listen to all 13 1/2 hours but the narrator really made the time fly (and no road rage!).<br />
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About halfway through the book, I was really struggling to accept the choices that Cecilia was making. What would I do in a situation like this? Would I decide to keep my husband's secret? Would I be able to stay living with him, loving him, even though I could see the suffering of those affected by the secret?<br />
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I can highly recommend this one and Liane Moriarty has a new fan. I am currently listening to Big Little Lies . . . another good choice . . .<br />
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<b><i>The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North</i></b><br />
Narrated by Peter Kenny<br />
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Harry August is on his deathbed. Again.
No matter what he does or the decisions he makes, when death comes, Harry always returns to where he began, a child with all the knowledge of a life he has already lived a dozen times before. Nothing ever changes.
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As Harry nears the end of his eleventh life, a little girl appears at his bedside. 'I nearly missed you, Doctor August,' she says. 'I need to send a message.'
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<u style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><br />My thoughts:</u> This was something totally different. Science fiction with a twist. People must have thought I was a little strange sitting in my car a little longer after I arrived at my destinations. <br />
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I am a little lost as to how to describe this story without giving too much away. All I can say is that it is the biography of Harry - of his lives and of his deaths. Of his rebirths and of his efforts to change the past so that it may change the future. Confused? You won't be, the author (and narrator) leads you through it all and it all makes sense. Very entertaining. I recommend this one.<br />
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<b><i>Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas by James Patterson</i></b><br />
Narrated by Becky Ann Baker<br />
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<br /><u style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">My thoughts:</u> I enjoyed the first half of this book very much. Unfortunately after that it become all too soppy and lovey-dovey for me. Don't take this wrong, if you love heavy romances, you will adore this! It was just a little too much for me. I enjoy happy romances up to a point but then it just leaves me cold. I could not wait to get through it - I was invested in the story, so I wanted to know how it would end, so I persevered.<br />
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That was my August reads. A good month :)<br />
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1. I read a "Bookish and not-so-bookish" blog post recently where Lipsy was talking about bloggers that claim to read (and review) 25+ books a month. I agree, I am not sure how you could keep the stories straight if you read almost a book a day . . . and where do you get the time to live life and also review the books. How many books do you read in a month? And if you do hit the 25+ mark, yay for you. Please share your secret, how do you do it!<br />
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2. Read <i>THE GOOD HOUSE</i> by Ann Leary. Really enjoyed it and the narration was fabulous. It is about the day-to-day life of an alcoholic that is not ready to admit it to herself. And off course she is also a bit of a "busy body" that knows the secrets of the whole town. I highly recommend the audio book.<br />
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3. So many people recommended it after I finished THE HUSBAND SECRET that I got <i>BIG LITTLE LIES</i> by Liane Moriarty. I listen to a few chapters every day in my car while I commute to and from work. So far so good . . . the story takes place in Australia, so the narrator has a slight accent which I am loving.<br />
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4. I started my new chemo treatment this past week and the side effects are a bit easier to handle than the first try. Still nauseous but not as much. It is just much, much more expensive. This is what R 10,000.00 looks like . . . <i>EX-PEN-SIVE!!!!!</i><br />
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Till next weekAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01701197855614442856noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994156722584333017.post-72287501928935935432014-09-21T06:00:00.000+02:002014-09-21T06:00:00.677+02:00{Movie} Review: The Other Woman<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>The Other Woman (2014)</b><br />
Starring: Cameron Diaz, Leslie Mann and Kate Upton<br />
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After discovering her boyfriend is married, Carly Whitten tries to get her ruined life back on track. But when she accidentally meets the wife he's been cheating on, she realizes they have much in common, and her sworn enemy becomes her greatest friend. When yet another affair is discovered, all three women team up to plot mutual revenge on their cheating, lying, three-timing SOB.</div>
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This is a perfect chick flick for that lazy afternoon when you just want to enjoy a fun nonsense film. There is absolutely no way that this could ever represent reality and that is what makes it so enjoyable.<br />
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And off course they are all so beautiful. I loved how you could see the little laugh lines around Cameron Diaz' eyes. I am so happy that she has not fallen into the "face lift trend" that some of more mature stars have fallen into.<br />
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Don't forget, there are loads of bikini scenes to keep your husband or boyfriend glued to screen next to you.<br />
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The three stars look like they enjoyed making the movie and it definitely translates to the screen. I had some "spit-out-the-cooldrink" moments. And as you would expect, we get our happy ending with a little epilogue for each of our girls.<br />
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I would definitely recommend this one!<br />
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1. My next door neighbor and I talk more via Facebook that we do face-to-face. How life can changed! It is sad really.<br />
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2. Don’t you just hate it when some people can
get away with anything? In my workplace there are certain procedures
that have to be followed in certain scenarios. I have pointed this out
to a client but when she
complained to management, all rules were lifted so that she could get
her way . . . hate that! If something is enforced for me, it should
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3. Angela from <a href="http://angelasanxiouslife.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Angela's Anxious Life</a> spoke about the podcast of <a href="http://podbay.fm/show/536258179" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Welcome to Nightvale</a><span style="font-weight: bold;">. </span>Like her, I am not a bit fan of podcasts. But because she loved it, I listened to the pilot episode. Definitely crazy and weird but that is not a bad thing. I think I will listen to a few more episodes. Like one of the reviews said, it is like a modern twist on The Twilight Zone. It is a fictional story about the strange happenings in Nightvale told through the local radio show broadcasts.<br />
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4. I think I might be addicted to Ebay. This is what I bought this time. It is a little owl flashdrive.<br />
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6. I am currently listening to two books. The first one is in my car - <b><i>The Sixteen Lives of Harry August.</i></b><br />
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This is the story about a drug that makes it users discover (experience) an ever-present God. We meet Lyda who is a neuroscientist that was part of the group that developed a drug that sounds very similar but was abandoned because of the danger it caused. The story begins with her interview to be released from the mental hospital where she had been admitted after her multiple breakdowns. She needs to get out to stop this nightmare from repeating itself. </div>
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7. Tomorrow starts our training for a new computer program being introduced at work. Three hours a day for the next month or so on top of the daily work that needs to be completed. This is going to be interesting to say the least. But I love learning new computer programs, so maybe it will also be a little fun. We will see.</div>
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We watched this movie last night and I have to admit that I would not make a good philosophy student. Even though the questions and scenarios were all hypothetical, I really hated Mr Zimit for even the suggestions he made. I take things way to personally and I am sure I would have felt like some of the students in the class did. <br />
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The final game was led by one of the students making all the choices. In this game, I had a bit of an issue with the storyline that went off track a bit - only one point did not make sense for me. But it is just a movie, so I could overlook it to enjoy the story until the end. <br />
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1. My husband bought me a little Sansa-clip for Xmas so that I could enjoy the goodies from Audible (and I am) but I am not too fond of having to use little earphones all the time. Then I found this cute little speaker on eBay and I am loving it! No more having issues with losing my place in a book. If I am alone, I can just plug out the earphones and plug in the little blob (especially when driving!). Works great!! I love technology!! And yes, I got a pink one :)<br />
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2. Still <i>reading </i>the THE HUSBAND's SECRET and enjoying it a lot. I have gotten to the secret part :) I am not so sure of the actions of all the characters . . . I am hoping they will redeem themselves. On the other hand, what would I do in such a situation . . . difficult question. This would make a great bookclub book - the discussions that could come out of it! *update: just finished it now - a five star read!*<br />
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<span style="background-color: black;">By coincidence I have also watched some <i>Crime & Investigation TV</i> and it also featured a case where a young girl is murdered. In both incidents, the daughter is murdered and the mother's whole existence becomes the murdered daughter. I cannot imagine being in such a situation but I felt so sorry for the other siblings. The mothers just kind of forgot about the other members of the family. So sad . . . </span><br />
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4. Sunday was a super moon! Hubby took this photo - isn't it pretty! Apparently there is another super moon next month.<br />
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5. So sad to hear of Robin Williams' suicide this week. It is so sad that loads of comedians suffer from depression, we hear it more and more. They make us laugh but deep down inside, the are battling enormous illnesses. I am so grateful that this is one illness I do not suffer from. I can't even imagine how terrible it must be not to be able to lift yourself out of the darkness.<br />
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<b>Anna (2013)</b><br />
Starring: <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> </span><span class="itemprop" itemprop="name" style="font-size: inherit;">Mark Strong</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">, </span><span class="itemprop" itemprop="name" style="font-size: inherit;">Taissa Farmiga</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">, </span><span class="itemprop" itemprop="name" style="font-size: inherit;">Brian Cox</span><br />
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In the near future or an alternate reality, there are memory detectives, people who have the ability to enter other peoples' electronically aided memories. They often are used to resolve psychological conflicts, and sometimes to exonerate someone from a crime. John was at one time the top in this field but he has been recovering from the death of his wife, and a stroke. To get back into work the head of the small firm he works for offers him what is supposed to be a simple job, getting 16 year old Anna to start eating again. However, the "simple job" turns into his most challenging.</div>
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Why it that people that should know better always get sucked into bad situations. They are supposed to be trained professionals. John is a "memory detective" that get's sucked in by Anna's memories and don't see the signs. <br />
Unfortunately we saw it all and we guessed some of the vital facts of the movie early on. But it was still an enjoyable few hours watching John being manipulated by a very clever young girl.<br />
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