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Comment on ‘Fables: Legends in Exile’ by Bill Willingham by Fables: Legends in Exile by Bill Willingham | Iris on Books

Fables: Legends in Exile by Bill Willingham | Iris on Books — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 08:06:09 +0000

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Comment on ‘April Lady’ by Georgette Heyer by Rema

Rema — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 16:35:49 +0000

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Comment on Review: ‘Dark Magic’ by Christine Feehan by Jo

Jo — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:28:06 +0000

I personally loved this book. It was enthralling and showed the insecurities and fears both Savannah and Gregori have to overcome in order to be happy before it’s too late. Savannah has to make a lot of sacrifices to save Gregori not only from destroying himself but humans and Carpathians alike. Gregori is also battling his own fears and the beast within himself threatening to consume him. Savannah is the light to his darkness and one cannot survive without the other. This book is about unconditional love, trust, sacrifices and hardships.

Comment on Review: ‘The Warden’ by Anthony Trollope by The Warden by Anthony Trollope | A Good Stopping Point

The Warden by Anthony Trollope | A Good Stopping Point — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 13:37:36 +0000

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Comment on ‘The Nutmeg Tree’ by Margery Sharp by eileen o'reilly

eileen o'reilly — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 01:56:30 +0000

Try “The Flowering Thorn” if you can get hold of it. I wish someone would reprint all her novels. I discover this writer when I first ventured into the “Adult ” section of the public library , sometime in the early sixties and I still buy any copies of her novels I find in second hand book shops but the supply is drying up .

Comment on The Classics Club: 101 Classics by oldenglishrose

oldenglishrose — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:43:00 +0000

Thank you for the suggestion! I’ve got it queued up on my Amazon wishlist.

Comment on The Classics Club: 101 Classics by oldenglishrose

oldenglishrose — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:42:05 +0000

As I’ve commented elsewhere, medieval lit is what I really love. These are also almost all books that I’ve read before, either wholly or partially, so it’s a chance for me to revisit old friends. A lot of people have the same reaction as you though, so I’ll have to see if I can do something about that as they’re really great texts.

Comment on The Classics Club: 101 Classics by oldenglishrose

oldenglishrose — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 15:24:54 +0000

Thank you. The problem with finding authors in another language seems to be that unless you speak that language it’s really rather difficult to find anything, and so you keep coming up with the same ones. Still, there are plenty of famous names that I haven’t tried yet, so I’ll start from there and see how I go.

Comment on The Classics Club: 101 Classics by Amy@bookmusings

Amy@bookmusings — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:21:42 +0000

I hope you enjoy The Pillow Book as much as I did. I read it with my daughter after reading (excerpts from) The Tale of Genji. It really gives you a sense of Japanese court life of the period, and is full of sly humor.

Comment on The Classics Club: 101 Classics by FleurFisher

FleurFisher — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 22:41:57 +0000

What a wonderful list. We have a few books in common in the 19th century, but I wasnlt brave enogh to commit to those early classics. Maybe you can inspire me!