Membro: Fluffyblue

Hi Michaela

I'm challenging you to read The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield. Someone challenged me to read this in 2009 and I never managed it so hopefully will read it this year.

Val x

publicado por valeriejt às 9:59 am (EST) em Dec 7, 2009

Hi Michaela

I'm challenging you to read The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield. Someone challenged me to read this in 2009 and I never managed it so hopefully will read it this year.

Val x

publicado por valeriejt às 9:59 am (EST) em Dec 7, 2009

Hi Michaela

I'd like to challenge you to read The Island by Victoria Hislop. Hope you enjoy it.

Caroline x

publicado por CarolineCC às 3:52 pm (EST) em Dec 4, 2009

Hi Fluffy
I'd like to challenge you to read The Observations by jane Harris as I've got it and not read it yet but heard it's a great read, liz x

publicado por seanat às 10:07 am (EST) em Dec 4, 2009

Phew!

publicado por louiseog às 5:59 am (EST) em Dec 4, 2009

Thanks Michaela. Great minds and all that....I was going to challenge you with Sophie's World, until I realised that it wasn't on your tbr list, and read it alongside, so looks like I might do anyway now!

Will

publicado por Willoyd às 4:29 pm (EST) em Dec 3, 2009

Thanks Michaela. Great minds and all that....I was going to challenge you with Sophie's World, until I realised that it wasn't on your tbr list, and read it alongside, so looks like I might do anyway now!

Will

publicado por Willoyd às 4:28 pm (EST) em Dec 3, 2009

Hi Michaela. My choice as your challenge from me is "The Siege of Krishnapur" by JG Farrell, a book I've been intending to read for some time, so maybe this year for me too?

publicado por Willoyd às 3:03 pm (EST) em Dec 3, 2009

I'll try again! How about Hide and Seek Clare Sambrook. Great book and the first I ever ordered from the Book People!

publicado por louiseog às 1:48 pm (EST) em Dec 3, 2009

Hi Michaela, My challenge for you is 'Mortal Engines' by Philip Reeve. I hope you enjoy it, love Shona [arkgirl]

publicado por arkgirl1 às 10:35 am (EST) em Dec 3, 2009

Hi Michaela,
My challenge for you is If Nobody Speaks of remarkable things - hope you enjoy.

Cheryl

publicado por crispychez às 9:01 am (EST) em Dec 3, 2009

Hi Fluffy,

For your 2010 reading challenge I have chosen 'Smoke and Mirrors' by Neil Gaiman. Hope that's ok and I look forward to see what you have chosen for me.

Tess
xxx

publicado por Teresa40 às 3:09 am (EST) em Dec 1, 2009

Hi Fluffy
My challenge to you is The Time traveller's Wife by Audrey N (cannot spell) I loved it
Louise

publicado por louiseog às 5:17 am (EST) em Nov 30, 2009

My pleasure, did find the postcard that I was going to put in with it on the kitchen table sorry!
Off to challenge you.
Louise

publicado por louiseog às 5:11 am (EST) em Nov 30, 2009

Thanks for your challenge, Michaela. Look forward to it. Vanessa x

publicado por VanessaCW às 6:17 pm (EST) em Nov 29, 2009

Thank you for your challenge, Michaela. I am glad to be challenged to read a sci-fi/fantasy book. nicx will be pleased too, as it is one she gave me. You are welcome to have it when I have read it.

publicado por hashford às 3:31 pm (EST) em Nov 29, 2009

Hi Michaela, I would like to challenge you to Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell.

publicado por BethanyG às 3:27 pm (EST) em Nov 29, 2009

Thanks Michaela, I'll let you know what I think of it.

ailie

publicado por silvercowrie às 2:59 pm (EST) em Nov 29, 2009

I'm going to challenge you to read 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff in 2010, as I loved it and it's a nice easy read.

Nicola

publicado por nicx27 às 1:34 pm (EST) em Nov 29, 2009

Hi Michaela, I would like to challenge you to read in 2010 The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski. It's a book on my TBR pile - I would be interested to know you thoughts! Love your Librarything picture by the way. Vanessa x

publicado por VanessaCW às 1:17 pm (EST) em Nov 29, 2009

Hi Michaela. Glad you have decided to join in the 2010 challenge. My challenge to you is Divine Secrets of the Ya-ya Sisterhood by Rebecca Wells. I chose it because it looks like ti should be a lightweight, fun read, and hopefully I will be able to read it with you.

Love, Helen

publicado por hashford às 12:57 pm (EST) em Nov 29, 2009

Hi Michaela, for your 2010 reading challenge could you read 'Surfacing' by Margaret Atwood? Cheers, Sam

publicado por SmithSJ01 às 12:48 pm (EST) em Nov 29, 2009

Hi Fluffy,

Glad you decided to join in. My challenge to you is to read On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan. I really enjoyed it and I hope that you do too.

ailie

publicado por silvercowrie às 12:39 pm (EST) em Nov 29, 2009

Hi Michaela,

I'm glad you've decided to join in the 2010 challenge. I have picked Bitter Sweets, by Roopa Farooki for you to read. It's on my tbr as well, so I'm also going to try and read it. Hope you enjoy it:
Ruth
xx

publicado por Book_Junkie às 12:30 pm (EST) em Nov 29, 2009

Hi
have finished In the Miso Soup, great do you want me to send it to you?
Louise

publicado por louiseog às 4:27 am (EST) em Nov 13, 2009

Hi Michaela.

Nice to hear from you and hope you are well. I'm pleased you enjoyed Season of the Witch. I remember starting out a bit slow with it then became hooked. I picked up her recent novel The Keeper a while back now.
How's work going?

Caroline xx

publicado por CarolineCC às 3:33 am (EST) em Nov 4, 2009

Thanks so much and brace yourself for good laughter and tears.

publicado por landoline às 5:55 pm (EST) em Oct 9, 2009

Buying? Me? Oh heavens no...I am using the Wishlist as a place to direct my friends in finding those so-hard-to-come-by gifts they'll know will please. The Amazon wishlist got too long and started to scare people.

This one bids fair to do the same. If I win the lottery, I'm going to turn on one-click buying at Amazon and just hit the "Yes" button. Ah, dreams....

Cheers
RMD

publicado por richardderus às 10:33 am (EST) em Sep 2, 2009

**smile**

Oh well, never mind, I'm sure you've read some great books this year anyway.

publicado por DubaiReader às 4:18 pm (EST) em Aug 24, 2009

No worries - we get about don't we??

Thanks for the books, I'd expect 8 to 10 weeks but it's very variable.
I hadn't realised you were a Moocher or that you were Michaella.

Hope you admired my new Profile pics - put up 2 days ago with the help of another member, I'm so proud of myself :)
I even posted on YOU about them!!

5 1/2 months left to complete your YOU reading challenge - do you think you'll make it??
I didn't enter as I only use this site for the books I've read. Plus I read too many Book Group reads.
But it's a great idea, especially if you're wondering what to read next.

How many Dickens Books have you managed - and how mwny are there? I've never read one **blush** but Global reads are my thing, not Classics so much. If I chose just one, which should it be??

Thanks for the friend invite :)
MaryAnne

publicado por DubaiReader às 3:00 pm (EST) em Aug 24, 2009

Hello Michaela, I hope all's well...just a drive-by hug....

publicado por richardderus às 4:27 pm (EST) em Aug 19, 2009

Hi,

Saw you liked Trainspotting, and I was wondering if you'd be interested in reading my new novel and posting your comments here (as well as on a few other book-related sites). Thought you might like my novel since it's also about a group of disturbed kids and a bit dark. I could e-mail you the novel in an e-book format if you'd like. Let me know if you're interested. Here's a link to a summary in case you're interested:

http://christophertusa.com/

Thanks,

Chris

publicado por cmtusa às 3:09 pm (EST) em Aug 12, 2009

Hi Michaela, we have quite a few books in common! We also share a surname and a liking for cats if your photo is anything to go by!

publicado por BooksPlease às 9:45 am (EST) em Jul 12, 2009

I see you have finished and enjoyed The Poisonwood Bible, Michaela I must get round to trying this author soon. Hope all is well with you. C x

publicado por CarolineCC às 3:48 pm (EST) em Jul 9, 2009

Hello stranger!
Where've you vanished off to recently? I had to drop by again because I've been madly catching up on cataloguing all my new buys of April and the start of May, and just about every one comes up with your name underneath it on its main page. Very spooky.
Hope all is wonderful up Sheffield way... as for me, I'm just happy that unless the nice carpet men chip the skirting board tomorrow when they're laying the new flooring, I don't have to look at a tin of Forest Green Homebase paint again for a loooooong time!
xxx

publicado por elliepotten às 3:15 pm (EST) em May 18, 2009

Michaela...I haven't seen much of you 'round the Thing...are you busy, busy or dead, dead?

Inquiring mind want to know, as our equivalent of The Sun advertises.

xoxo
RMD

publicado por richardderus às 8:02 am (EST) em May 17, 2009

The time-traveller's wife was one of the few books I've ever read where I've physically cried at the end - you were sad, yet glad he got the release he needed. I'm glad you enjoyed it too.
Annabel

publicado por gaskella às 4:16 am (EST) em Apr 27, 2009

I hope you like 'The Juggler' - I thought it was brilliant!
Annabel
x

publicado por gaskella às 6:25 am (EST) em Apr 17, 2009

I know what you mean, you might have to wade through the shelves of chick-lit but there are some real treasures to be found. And you get to help a worthy cause! I used to work in a bookshop, and there was always a box of books in the staff canteen (returns, promotional copies, damaged books etc) that you could help yourself to. Heaven! I still have shelves of books I haven't had time to read. What do you think of e-books, or do you prefer the real deal?

publicado por sarahksays às 6:49 pm (EST) em Apr 9, 2009

Hey, thanks! I've read all the books in my Library (what few I've posted so far), but next thing on my list is to tag them and rate them etc. I just found out about LibraryThing recently and love it. Have you been a member for long?

publicado por sarahksays às 6:05 pm (EST) em Apr 9, 2009

You're welcome, and I'm glad you enjoyed the reviews. I never can work out whether what I'm writing is interesting or not, or helpful or not! I am in awe of your 2009 Dickens read - I've always struggled to get into his books.

publicado por CatyM às 7:04 pm (EST) em Apr 7, 2009

Thanks for adding me to your interesting libraries.

publicado por CatyM às 6:51 pm (EST) em Apr 7, 2009

The e-book is all I have now. I've run out of physical copies. Is that okay? if so, send me your e-mail address (mine is mail@christophertusa.com) and I'll email you the e-book.

Thanks,

Chris

publicado por cmtusa às 5:51 pm (EST) em Apr 6, 2009

Hi,

Saw you liked Trainspotting, and I was wondering if you'd be interested in reading my new novel and posting your comments here (as well as on a few other book-related sites). Thought you might like my novel since it's also about a group of disturbed kids and a bit dark. I could e-mail you the novel in an e-book format if you'd like. Let me know if you're interested. Here's a link to a summary in case you're interested:

http://christophertusa.com/

Thanks,

Chris

publicado por cmtusa às 3:18 pm (EST) em Apr 6, 2009

You'll definitely be invited along! We need a beam fixing in the shop, then all it takes is for us to approve a draft contract and sign everything and it's ours. They've accepted our requests for some rent-free weeks and a lower annual rent too. I was going to invite you anyway - a nice fellow LibraryThinger living close by - and it'll be nice to meet you at last! Hopefully if we can get in soon to start doing fun stuff like laying flooring (!) we'll be able to open in mid-July to catch the kiddies off school, the tourists, and if we run an opening promotion Saturday to Monday, the market bunch as well. Got to start with a bang! How are you this pleasantly mild mid-week? xxx

publicado por elliepotten às 7:02 pm (EST) em Mar 31, 2009

I contribute to the increase of human knowledge in whatever little ways I can.

Cheers
RMD

publicado por richardderus às 6:19 pm (EST) em Mar 30, 2009

It canNOT be that easy. No! I refuse to think that I have given more credit to some crummy books than they deserved because I didn't know to double-click! No! Really...do I have to sacrifice a marmot under a full moon while dancing widdershins around a dolmen or something? C'mon...level with me....

publicado por richardderus às 12:17 pm (EST) em Mar 30, 2009

Michaela dearie-snoogles, will you please educate your elderly Auntie RIchard in how one gives half-stars to books? I am verschmeckled by this ability that some seem to have yet I have not. Quite upsetting.

Can't wait to hear what you think of "Vile Bodies" after it's run its course through your brain.

xo

publicado por richardderus às 11:46 am (EST) em Mar 30, 2009

Thanks for adding me to your interesting libraries!

publicado por skrishna às 7:14 pm (EST) em Mar 29, 2009

Pshaw! Faugh! I reject implcations that I might have other motives for disliking this self-important queen's book!

(Actually, I just like typing those words. I have no idea how to say them, but they *look* so good!)

Cheers
RMD

publicado por richardderus às 9:07 am (EST) em Mar 28, 2009

No, Rupert Everett is a favorite fantasy object of my former mate, Mr. Man, and since we had a habit of reading to each other in bed, he wanted me to read that book to him. I demurred. The book, more's the pity, came with me to New York from Texas, and now I have the dratted thing sitting here smirking balefully at me.

Maybe I'll send it back to Mr. Man, so his new girlfriend can read it to him. Hmmm...perhaps my irritation with M. Everett isn't all about him, what'cha think?

Cheers
RMD

publicado por richardderus às 10:23 pm (EST) em Mar 27, 2009

Hello! No, I've heard good things about it but I haven't read any of Winterson's books before, just her columns in the book section of The Times (before they made it over and turned it into a broadsheet menace, grrrr). I HAVE, however, frequently read your latest buy, the wonderful 'Notes from a Big Country' by Bill Bryson. It may be my favourite Bryson, and it's such a good book for dipping into when you're feeling a bit miserable. I took it to uni as well because I could fit in little sections between course reading! I had noticed that everything I add you seem to have too, it's getting rather spooky now! Hope you love your new book, and that everything is going well! xx

publicado por elliepotten às 8:14 pm (EST) em Mar 26, 2009

Hi there Michaela! The Pearl Rule is what I, and many others around the Thing, call uberlibrarian Nancy Pearl's "Rule of Fifty" when judging a book: Up to the age of fifty, to be fair in assessing a book's merits, a reader must go for 50 pages before placing, tossing, or hurling a book aside as unreadable...errr, that is, not to one's taste.

After the age of fifty, one subtracts one's age from fifty and that number is subtracted from fifty; this then is the number of pages that must be read before same. So at sixty-one, say, the reader is only to give a fair shake at thirty-nine pages. Advancing years should grant a degree of certainty to one's tastes, goes the theory, and so less is required to make a determination as to fit.

Nancy Pearl introduced me to this concept in her book "Book Lust," which I recommend to all and sundry. I hope that helped!

Cheers
RMD

publicado por richardderus às 10:22 am (EST) em Mar 26, 2009

Hello again! I just bought 'Swallowing Grandma' too - and Mum's lent me 'Wire in the Blood' because she really enjoyed it, so we have yet more books in common... I was very good today, I bought a few books for our growing stockpile, one for Mum, and only one for myself - though I did buy a beautiful golden and coloured framed artwork of Tutankhamen's funerary mask, and one of those little 'Me to You' teddy bears with a little bunch of roses in it's paws! Awww, I was feeling a bit miserable and saw the little bear and just had to take him home! Shop viewing tomorrow... xxx

publicado por elliepotten às 4:25 pm (EST) em Mar 11, 2009

I like to get the Early Reviewers ones out of the way quickly - this one looks great, but I've got to read a book all about a British coke dealer in a Columbian prison for my book group which I'm not very keen on next!

publicado por gaskella às 6:29 am (EST) em Mar 11, 2009

Aha! There you are! How are you getting on this week? Yes, I liked Addition - not one I'll read again but one I'm glad to have read once, if you know what I mean... Just cataloguing my newbies from my trip to a 'proper' town today (that is, a town with more than charity shops and a Boots) - I spent £30 of Waterstones vouchers and had a pretty good time all things considered! xx

publicado por elliepotten às 7:38 pm (EST) em Mar 5, 2009

Hi M, How are you doing with your reading of Dicken's books? I haven't read anything by him for so long, and I have nothing but great memories of that. I think one of my favorites would have to be "Great Expectations" I'm reading "The Post Birthday World" and LOVING it! I can't wait to read Shriver's other stuff. Have you read anything by her. I'm supposed to be reading "John Adams" for the Presidential Challenge but I am so involved in this book that I want to finish it so I can concentrate on the David Mccullough biography.

publicado por mmignano11 às 11:32 pm (EST) em Mar 2, 2009