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Offline Mama Fergie

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Re: What book are you reading?
« Reply #600 on: December 29, 2012, 01:37:55 am »
I haven't read anything over the past few weeks other than magazines as no time to really get into a book.
I am like you Gert. I keep adding to my kindle collection and now have around 40 unread  books .  :)
Still look on the kindle store and of course I find another  ;)
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Re: What book are you reading?
« Reply #601 on: December 29, 2012, 05:14:16 am »
Gert, I gave up on my online subscription to Vanity fair since I was not enjoying it as much as the paper version. Call me strange...even I can't understand it.

Really enjoying The Elephant Kepper's Children by Peter Hoeg. Fabulous quirky book by a Danish author.
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Re: What book are you reading?
« Reply #602 on: December 29, 2012, 05:25:33 am »
I dont think any of us have alot of will power when it comes to purchasing one thing or another gert 😁
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Re: What book are you reading?
« Reply #603 on: December 29, 2012, 07:19:17 am »
My daughter keeps buying me the  paper version. One year it is the English version and the next it is the US version. I do prefer the paper version though I can download the US version as well as for nix. i think I prefer mags  in paper as I like to pass them around .

There is a lot of  things to read in Vanity Fair once you wade through the ads and  the wanker self indulgent American social crapola.

Also I always find a book I want to read from one of the articles.

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Re: What book are you reading?
« Reply #604 on: December 29, 2012, 07:32:40 am »
😄😄😄😄😄gert love your description of vanity fair and its contents!!
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Re: What book are you reading?
« Reply #605 on: December 29, 2012, 07:49:24 am »
Quote from: courton on December 29, 2012, 05:14:16 am
Gert, I gave up on my online subscription to Vanity fair since I was not enjoying it as much as the paper version. Call me strange...even I can't understand it.

LOL Gert. I am just the opposite. I don't like read books online or on kindle but I prefer my magazines on the iPad.  ;D
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Re: What book are you reading?
« Reply #606 on: December 29, 2012, 07:53:43 am »
Quote from: CreamPuff63 on December 28, 2012, 01:42:46 pm
Just started "The 100 year old man who jumped out of  the window and disappeared"

I'll be keen to hear your opinion CP - that one is on my list.

Gert - similar problems with my Kindle, although I've always enjoyed Julian Fellows writing.

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Re: What book are you reading?
« Reply #607 on: December 29, 2012, 08:18:42 am »
CP I saw that book in Dymocks this morning. If you enjoy it I may use one of my gift vouchers.
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Re: What book are you reading?
« Reply #608 on: December 29, 2012, 09:46:54 am »
Just finished "The Other Woman's House" by Sophie Hannah - I do love a good murder mystery!
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Re: What book are you reading?
« Reply #609 on: December 31, 2012, 02:39:04 am »
Just finished The Secret Keeper - enjoyed it - a good holiday read.

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Re: What book are you reading?
« Reply #610 on: January 03, 2013, 01:28:48 am »
I read 2 books while on holiday, both 'chick lit', both had the word 'beach' in the title! Now to choose something a bit meatier to read....
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Re: What book are you reading?
« Reply #611 on: January 03, 2013, 08:05:06 am »
Nothin wrong with chick lit occasionally, especially on holiday.
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Re: What book are you reading?
« Reply #612 on: January 03, 2013, 09:23:45 am »
Just finished "The Dinner" by Herman Koch.

A much hyped book compared to "We Need to Talk About Kevin", but a poor shadow of that novel.

Implausibly contrived, and predictable, but had some clever and witty prose.  The descriptions of the pretentious meal were amusing.
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Re: What book are you reading?
« Reply #613 on: January 03, 2013, 12:23:09 pm »
I read another Donna Leon book set in Venice, and then today I have just finished Flock by Lyn Hughes. The cover describes it as "A seductive novel of family, destiny, love and wallpaper". I really enjoyed it. I even visited the authors' website and there was a link to a video that showed all of the wallpapers that are described at the beginning of each chapter. Now I want to hang wallpaper in my house :o
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Re: What book are you reading?
« Reply #614 on: January 03, 2013, 12:31:34 pm »
Must've been a good book ES
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