Socio: avatiakh

Hi again. It looks as though you have some excellent reads ahead of you! I have read the new Sarah Waters and I really enjoyed it - I would put it probably in my top 5 for last year. I haven't read much by the others either. My over all reading total for last year was somewhat pitiful, so I am hoping to read a lot more this year - at least 52 (I am pretty sure that I couldn't manage 75). For your book challenge do you nominate in advance what you are planning to read, or do you just add them as you read them?? I would imagine that having a goal like that would be quite motivating.
I am personally planning to read more NZ fiction, more YA fiction and more of the classics.

So many books, so little time...(sigh).

Jillian.

enviado por Lidbud a las 3:47 pm (EST) del Feb 27, 2010

Hi, Kerry. Yes, I know who you are. I have just discovered Library thing, and am enjoying it. I still post in T/M books, although it is very quiet over there at the moment!.

enviado por Lidbud a las 3:03 pm (EST) del Feb 27, 2010

Kerry!

The books came today!! What a surprise to get two. I didn't even realize that you're a Bookcrosser. Double surprise. When we did the Kensington Fair here in Maryland two years ago, we had a New Zealand BookCrosser visiting to help. That was otakuu.

I'm very excited about the two books you sent. I'm going to have to keep Dogside Story to read before I give it away as I've never before read a book by a New Zealand author.

Coming up Roses has such great cover art! Thanks for the bookmarks. They're very cool! Keep an eye on my available books at Bookcrossing. Those are books I'm collecting for the bookfairs. If you see any trade paperbacks you want, pick two or three and I'll send them to you in New Zealand. It's probably less expensive to ship more books at once, but I'd love to send a package down your way. If we do it via BookMooch, I can even get international points. I'll have most of my availables being collected between now and May.

Here's the BookCrossing link of may "availables" to check from time to time:

http://www.bookcrossing.com/mybookshelf/SqueakyChu/page_1/statusfilter_2

I'll go now and identify the books that are trade paperbacks. It'll say so in the first line of the book's journal entry.

Thanks again for sending the books!

Madeline

enviado por SqueakyChu a las 6:38 pm (EST) del Feb 22, 2010

stopping by to give you a BIG thank you for recommending The Man from the other side. I finished and reviewed the book a few minutes ago...wonderful, wonderful book.

next up..run, boy, run.

Thanks again!

enviado por Whisper1 a las 2:58 pm (EST) del Feb 12, 2010

Ohhhhhhhh, love your profile picture.
And thank you for the comment on my new username. I like it too. Seems easier for me.
I am looking forward to the group read of "The Three Musketeers". I'll be doing a group read of "The Count of Monte Cristo" at the same time so that will be a little strange; reading two by the same author at the same time, but both are very good. I think I have 7 or 8 going right now and it is easier than I thought it would be to keep up with all of them. I am having difficulty finding time to make comments on the G/R threads of all of them however.
Thanx for popping by. I wish you a great day.
later,
belva

enviado por rainpebble a las 1:33 pm (EST) del Feb 9, 2010

Hi Kerry,

I'd love to mooch Coming Up Roses! Reserve it for me (SqueakyChu MD:USA), and I'll mooch it. Thanks!

http://bookmooch.com/m/bio/squeakychu

Madeline

enviado por SqueakyChu a las 7:32 pm (EST) del Feb 6, 2010

Thank you for your kind reply. I've archived it and will make timme to look at those links/do the search soon.

Thanks again.
Susan

enviado por suslyn a las 1:04 am (EST) del Jan 25, 2010

Hi Kerry--Thank you for putting me on your list of interesting libraries--I'm very flattered. I enjoy following your reading, and I on occasion have snooped in your library.

Like you I have 5 kids, I think about the same ages as yours. A friend of mine (who had 4 kids) and I used to laugh at people who complained about how much work 1 or 2 children were. LOL.

I've always been fascinated with New Zealand, and hope to get there one day.

See you around LT.

Deborah

enviado por arubabookwoman a las 6:26 pm (EST) del Jan 18, 2010

Kerry.

Many thanks for your suggestions. It is wonderful to know that there are more of us on the 75 challenge group who enjoy YA fiction!

enviado por Whisper1 a las 6:22 pm (EST) del Jan 16, 2010

Hi Kerry - hope all's well. Noticed this a couple of days ago and remember you were planning to read more Israeli fiction this year. Sorry if you already saw it!

http://www.guernicamag.com/fiction/1480/our_messy_little_hot_corner_of/

Cheers,

Rachael

enviado por FlossieT a las 4:36 pm (EST) del Jan 11, 2010

Kerry

I just finished The Underneath and loved it. I re-read your review and it is stellar!

enviado por Whisper1 a las 3:09 pm (EST) del Jan 8, 2010

Hi! I was wondering if you could help me with something! I used to have the "Taste of Israel - A Mediterranean Feast" book, but lost it when I moved... Don't know where it went... And I remember (if I'm not wrong) there was a recipe with a rose... It was a dessert and as I recall it was called "frozen rose" or something... It was made with a whole rose and it looked amazing... Well, I wanted to try that out but I can't find that book here in Chile (where I'm currently living)... Could you please check for me if there's that recipe in that book? And if so, could you send it to me? You would save my life, really?! Thank you so much in advance!

PS.: Happy birthday to you too!!

enviado por caio.brmarques a las 11:49 pm (EST) del Jan 7, 2010

Happy Birthday to you!

I hope your day is as special as you are Kerry!

enviado por Whisper1 a las 12:21 pm (EST) del Jan 4, 2010

Happy Almost Birthday to you.

enviado por Whisper1 a las 9:48 pm (EST) del Jan 2, 2010

I just posted a comment on the YA strand/forum regarding [Banquo's Son]. It is several messages down from yours so thought I'd leave a note for you here as well. Your monikor is familiar to me - maybe it's just because I've noticed it before as we have books/reading interests in common. I'll watch for your postings in the 75 challenge and 1010 if you are a member of that.

enviado por Katethegreyt a las 6:39 pm (EST) del Jan 2, 2010

Your library just amazes me. I actually thought this was a library's catalogue at first when I started browsing through it. This is what I want my library to look like a few years from now. This is my goal. Shouldn't be too hard since I have a major book buying problem lol.

enviado por kelsyb2010 a las 3:17 pm (EST) del Dec 16, 2009

Thanks for the recs. I'll check them out. And--Wow! You really have a great children's book collection. I don't have all mine online yet, but when I do, it's going to still be paltry compared to yours. I was using yours for a few minutes to add books that I haven't added yet, and I'll come back to do that again. I've found that that's easier than going to my shelves and pulling each book of to type in title or ISBN.

And what a great idea--to get picture books as souvenirs. I don't travel all that much, but if/when I do, I'm going to steal your idea. I went *cold turkey* on buying children's books a few years ago--I won't even go in the children's book section anymore because I don't have enough self-control! ;-) But when I have grandchildren (hope, hope) I'll probably be haunting those departments again. :-)

enviado por bonniebooks a las 1:40 pm (EST) del Dec 14, 2009

Yep, an intro thread is a great idea. I'll get one going.

enviado por drneutron a las 8:25 am (EST) del Dec 14, 2009

Would love to have you read along with us in January. If you already have your copy of Storm Front, than you're one step ahead of me!

enviado por VictoriaPL a las 5:04 pm (EST) del Dec 13, 2009

Got you starred for 2010. Wasn't sure if you wanted to start discussing books there yet, so thought I'd post here. For a long time, [The Bone People] was the only book that I had read that was set in New Zealand. Some of my friends thought it was too depressing, but I loved it! Being a New Zealander, what did you think of it? Bonnie

enviado por bonniebooks a las 3:33 pm (EST) del Dec 13, 2009

Congratulations on finishing your 999 challenge!!

enviado por VictoriaPL a las 6:34 pm (EST) del Dec 8, 2009

Hello--I wanted to thank you for bringing attention to the Proust read. I've joined in, and I'm really enjoying it so far. The leader is providing us with some very helpful and interesting information. Thanks again,

Deborah

enviado por arubabookwoman a las 7:24 pm (EST) del Nov 6, 2009

Hello neighbour!
Thanks so much for your kind words about my review - I'm very glad you concurred with my thoughts. I feel this book may evoke many different responses.

I too, have The Angel's Cut and wanted to pick it up immediately, but my heart was a bit sore after finsihing the first, and I also wanted to hold the anticipation a little longer; so I thought I had best wait for a minute. But you have reminded me now so I'm thinking...hmmm...I'm on holidays... And it's been more than a minute - LOL!
~Lyn

enviado por Lman a las 8:59 pm (EST) del Oct 23, 2009

Just saw your post - I'm on the same mission, to find myself Swiss literature! As soon as we heard we were off I started looking for a Swiss Lt group on here. There is one, but it's even quieter than the NZ one. As soon as I get some of the most urgent jobs done I'll get hunting. LT is going to be really nice for when I'm over there with no real life friends to start with.

My German's not too bad so I'll look for that author. Any other recs?? I think I should start trying to do all my reading in German, because I'm really rusty. I'm doing an article a night from the Baslerzeitung online... last night's one was about chicken smuggling across the German border near Basel! it can only get better. But I learnt some good vocab ;)

enviado por cmt a las 9:13 pm (EST) del Sep 29, 2009

Thanks Kerry! That was a great compliment! And we are already heavy into the November/December issue. Best, Lois

enviado por avaland a las 7:47 am (EST) del Sep 14, 2009

Hi, Kerry!

Thanks for adding me to your interesting libraries! (Yours look pretty good too - I'll be sure to take a few suggestions!)

And I'm amazed to find someone else who owns 77 Prague Legends!

Rob

enviado por shearrob a las 9:43 pm (EST) del Sep 13, 2009

I guess I should have mentioned that we are doing the follow up to "Pillars of the Earth", "World Without End" in mid January. Perhaps
you will be free to join us then.
thanx again,
belva

enviado por rainpebble a las 12:23 am (EST) del Sep 9, 2009

Okey dokey Kerry.
Will do.
Thank you for getting back with me. Mark and I both appreciate it.
later dayz,
belva

enviado por rainpebble a las 12:21 am (EST) del Sep 9, 2009

Hi;
Mark and I have been discussing the possibility of another group read in November and want your input. We have narrowed it down to two books at this point. "The People of the Book" by Geraldine Brooks and "The Thirteenth Tale" by Diane Setterfield. So chat it up with friends or us and let us know if you are up for it and what you think. Probably the same plan as with "Pillars of the Earth" which seemed to work out perfectly for almost all of us.
Think it over and give one of us a shout.
hugs and looking forward to hearing from you,
belva

enviado por rainpebble a las 10:17 pm (EST) del Sep 8, 2009

Interesting! Thanks for letting me know about it... my copy is around here somewhere, still waiting to be read... I'm guessing I'll still like his fantasy stuff more, but at least Skeleton Creek is a little something different!

enviado por dk_phoenix a las 8:48 am (EST) del Aug 27, 2009

I have the first two books in the series, but haven't read them yet.

enviado por DragonLibrary8 a las 11:03 pm (EST) del Aug 23, 2009

Kerry - Thanks for those links. Much appreciated. As to the books related to the new TV series, I have "With the Old Breed", although these new editions will admittedly be different, being series tie-ins with such associated information contained therein.

Thanks again :)

enviado por petermc a las 8:36 pm (EST) del Aug 5, 2009

thanks for the interesting libraries add:)

enviado por Rubbah a las 7:29 am (EST) del Jul 1, 2009

Kerry- so sorry it took me so long to get back to you. I'm in the midst of a massive reading project (Les Miserables) so haven't been looking at my challenge threads as often.

How did you feel about Dracula? I believe you said you'd just finished it- I remember being slightly bored about 2/3 of the way through the first time I read it in high school- all of those letters going back and forth seemed tedious. That didn't bother me as much this time- perhaps my attention span has increased with age. I WAS bothered this time through by the portrayal of women- the women seemed to fall very sharply into the Madonna/Magdelene roles- and even when they were in their Madonna role, they couldn't be trusted too much as they might have been corrupted by the outlaw male. Anyway- a good read, but had some troubling aspects, many of which have been addressed by more recent incarnations of vampire stories.

If you haven't gotten to it yet, definitely read The Historian. It looks like a bit of an undertaking, but is a pretty fast read, and very well written and researched.

I've not read any of the Daylight series- I'll put it on my list-

As to Neil Gaiman- I just found him this year, and so far have loved most of what I've read. I believe you said American Gods was still on your TBR stack? Loved that one, as well as Neverwhere and Good Omens. Haven't yet started Anansi Boys, though that one is on my TBR stack. And if you like Good Omens, you should try Fool, by Christopher Moore- it might just be because I read them back-to-back, but the humor seemed very similar.

(And I agree with VictoriaPL- Didn't love Fragile Things - didn't even finish it.)

enviado por ravenous.reader a las 4:05 pm (EST) del May 31, 2009

Hi Kerry - thanks for adding me to your interesting libraries. Although we don't share a huge percentage of our libraries, I think we like reading a lot of the same genres - I've always been into fairy tales, and am currently loving many ya books. I'll check out your library in more detail soon ...
Cheers
Annabel

enviado por gaskella a las 4:19 am (EST) del May 19, 2009

Hi Kerry, hope you're well. I just dropped by to recommend Baby No-Eyes, as you said you were going to read more Patricia Grace, but I see that you've just added it! I hope you enjoy it. I've been meaning to read Tu for a while, maybe I'll get myself in gear and pick it up soon. Well done with the 100-book challenge, you're flying through them!
Eimear

enviado por MsMoto a las 7:28 am (EST) del May 6, 2009

I haven't read that one but I'll keep any eye for it. I agree with you regarding Fragile Things... so far, good not great. Have a wonderful weekend!

enviado por VictoriaPL a las 3:36 pm (EST) del May 1, 2009

Hi Kerry! What didn't you like about A Study in Emerald? Now that I've read it you can be specific. I haven't cared for the poetry so far. I just finished the story Closing Time, which I didn't particularly enjoy.

enviado por VictoriaPL a las 9:13 pm (EST) del Apr 28, 2009

Hi Kerry! I'm sorry to hear that. I didn't get started on it last night like I planned to. I thought I was going to read 1 chapter of my Early Reviewers book and ended up devouring it. I promise I'll start Fragile Things tonight!

enviado por VictoriaPL a las 8:28 am (EST) del Apr 28, 2009

Hey! How are things in your part of the world? Fragile Things sounds good. I'll start on it tonight!

enviado por VictoriaPL a las 7:20 am (EST) del Apr 27, 2009

hi there avatiakh! thanks for your comments on my 999 challenge. i came to check out your reading lists and noticed you live in NZ. i lived in Dunedin for a time! man how i miss it. well, just wanted to drop you a note and says CHEERS!

enviado por atlargeintheworld a las 12:38 am (EST) del Apr 27, 2009

Hi there, thanks for your message. And your offer. I always fancied myself as one of those 'my man on the ground in ...' individuals, thanks for helping me move one step closer!

I may well bother you for information and titles. As I'm sure you know, not much NZ lit makes it to Ireland, and nothing beats having hands-on knowledge. My research is on the representation of forced migration in contemporary children's literature produced within the former colonies of the British Empire, as was. There is a variety of material, but the NZ title I've worked on most so far is William Taylor's Land of Milk and Honey, which I think you have a copy of. I read it in the wee small hours in a strange motel in Nelson a couple of years ago and it changed the entire course of my academic career. The power of books, eh?!

Anyway, I too enjoy following your reading, it looks like we have an interest in common. Enjoy Buenos Aires. I hope you won't be content to just enjoy the Lloyd Jones title, but that you'll take your own spin on the dance floor too!

Best wishes,
Eimear

enviado por MsMoto a las 11:00 am (EST) del Apr 3, 2009

Hello Kerry! I'm going to go ahead and post my thoughts on Unwind in my 999 thread before I lose what I want to say. Just don't read it before you finish the book.

enviado por VictoriaPL a las 7:41 pm (EST) del Mar 29, 2009

Thank you for your kind words, and welcome to Golden Age Illustrators. I hope you will be tempted to join my other outfit at Flickr - Classic Illustrators. We are steadily building up a database of the great the good and the unfamiliar illustraors of the so-called Golden Age. It would be great if you had any images to share with us.
Best wiahes,
David

enviado por pageboy a las 9:35 am (EST) del Mar 29, 2009

Hello Kerry! I never know whether to wish you a Good Morning or a Good Evening. How many hours are you ahead of me? Maybe I should just say Good Day! Anyway, I finished Unwind last night. Didn't mean to read it all yesterday but I couldn't sleep. Let me know when you're done - no hurry - and we can discuss it.

enviado por VictoriaPL a las 7:27 am (EST) del Mar 29, 2009

That's fine, I'm still halfway in another book, so it works well. Looking forward to reading it with you!

enviado por VictoriaPL a las 2:52 pm (EST) del Mar 25, 2009

Hey Kerry! Unwind is at the library for me. Were you able to get your hands on a copy? Hope you're having a great day!

enviado por VictoriaPL a las 1:16 pm (EST) del Mar 25, 2009

Hey! Thanks for stopping by my thread. I was thinking of reading Unwind. Just have to check out a copy from the library. Let me know if/when you want to read it.

enviado por VictoriaPL a las 6:34 pm (EST) del Mar 21, 2009

I finished Inkheart! I put my thoughts down on my thread. Wow! So what did you think? The whole showdown inside the castle had me holding my breath. And who ever thought that Jacapo would be the hero of the tale, although his motives were selfish... I did feel bad for Meggie, she didn't have much to do in this book. What did you think?

enviado por VictoriaPL a las 8:23 am (EST) del Mar 21, 2009

I'll probably finish tonight - so I won't read your thread until then. I've enjoyed reading with you! I'll leave more comments later.

enviado por VictoriaPL a las 6:17 am (EST) del Mar 20, 2009

Hey! I'm on chapter 47. It is deliciously dark, isn't it? You're right about all the villans. Our little band of heroes have been cooling their heels in the forest, but I'm sure they'll pull through and give us a spectacular finale.

enviado por VictoriaPL a las 8:54 pm (EST) del Mar 18, 2009

I completely understand. I have another book started and I'll read in that for a day or two to give you some time to catch up so we can chat about it. Have a great week!

enviado por VictoriaPL a las 7:52 pm (EST) del Mar 15, 2009

Good Afternoon! Ok, where are you at in Inkdeath? I'm at page 359. Just want to know what I can talk about without leaving spoilers for you. It's getting good, don't you think?

enviado por VictoriaPL a las 6:12 pm (EST) del Mar 15, 2009

I noticed you said you watched the Inspector Montalban on TV...was that local TV in NZ? Do you know who produced it? Would love to find it in the US..

enviado por tututhefirst a las 10:58 am (EST) del Mar 15, 2009

Hey! Inkdeath is getting better. I think I've got traction now, I probably will keep going with it. Thanks for reading it along with me. It's funny, in the first book I felt closest to Meggie and in the second book it was Dustfinger. This time around, I'm identifying with Fenoglio the most. How about you?

enviado por VictoriaPL a las 8:41 pm (EST) del Mar 14, 2009

Hi, I just joined this site. I noticed that you're interested in Children's Books. Have you read The Fiscal Pear? Here's the site: http://fiscalpear.net/

enviado por OliviaBrooks123 a las 6:23 am (EST) del Mar 14, 2009

Good Morning! I'd love some company for Inkdeath! I'm about 60 pages in and there's a long way to go.

enviado por VictoriaPL a las 7:17 am (EST) del Mar 13, 2009

Welcome to the 75 book challenge. I admit that I'm a bit behind on reading all the posts. I'm looking forward to learning about your reading interests.

I'm a carry over from the 2008 75 book challenge group. I tremendously enjoy the group and it is nice to see so many new additions.

enviado por Whisper1 a las 11:12 am (EST) del Feb 3, 2009

Welcome to the 2009 75 Book Challenge group. Thanks for joining in!

enviado por drneutron a las 10:31 pm (EST) del Dec 14, 2008