Colleen McCullough

[primrose777]

3/4 the way through the Book Thief.... absolutely loving it. Parts of it has even profoundly moved me.

[Fran]

3/4 the way through the Book Thief.... absolutely loving it. Parts of it has even profoundly moved me.

I cried buckets over that book, glad you are enjoying it.

[primrose777]

3/4 the way through the Book Thief.... absolutely loving it. Parts of it has even profoundly moved me.

I cried buckets over that book, glad you are enjoying it.

I cried when I "read" the book that Max made for Liesel. The art work, with the underlying words of Mein Kampf, very moving.

[DATo]

@DATo
We'll all be in the therapist's waiting room together :lol: :lol: :lol:
Yea it is funny when someone changes their avatar how you kinda miss the old one .... guess it's a bit like someone you're familiar with getting a make over. On the other hand we can all do with a buff & polish occasionally. :lol:

Fran, Your new avatar has a touch of the private investigator look to it. We musn't let the Spellman philosophy take over our lives ... look what it did to them ... *LOL*.

[Fran]

@DATo
We'll all be in the therapist's waiting room together
Yea it is funny when someone changes their avatar how you kinda miss the old one .... guess it's a bit like someone you're familiar with getting a make over. On the other hand we can all do with a buff & polish occasionally.

Fran, Your new avatar has a touch of the private investigator look to it. We musn't let the Spellman philosophy take over our lives ... look what it did to them ... *LOL*.

It does right enough ... must be careful of that

[Gannon]

@Gannon
Any chance you'd drop by here & do a few more shelves for me .... the resident handyman is gone a tad workshy.

I really do admire your patience, there is no way I could wait so long for a book to arrive. I'm currently reading Madeleine Albright's memoir & she says when she got a Kindle for Xmas 2010 & the first book she downloaded & reread was War & Peace (one of my all time favorites). I was delighted to note that even a former US Secretary of State opted for the free downloads like the rest of us mortals!

Hope you, Maud & Primrose are enjoying your extended weekend .... have a good one

Fran, I would be happy to put up a few shelves for you. However do not put any valuable books on them, because they may fall down. My heart is in the right place but I am a pretty ordinary handyman, hence the reason it has taken me so long to work on it.

I too love "War an Peace". I have read it twice and am plannning to go and give it a third reading.
It's the last day of our long weekend and the plan is to put up some more shelves, however I am thinking of painting the room now so I may have to take down the three that I put up.

@Primrose

It really is a great book, I am so glad that you are enjoying it.

[Maud Fitch]

@Gannon
Any chance you'd drop by here & do a few more shelves for me .... the resident handyman is gone a tad workshy.

Fran, I would be happy to put up a few shelves for you. However do not put any valuable books on them, because they may fall down. My heart is in the right place but I am a pretty ordinary handyman, hence the reason it has taken me so long to work on it.

As stated in the Jasper Fforde post, I will supply afternoon tea once the hard work has been done.
FYI, there's a little place near me called IKEA and they do a pretty mean line in DIY shelving. Dare I suggest?

@ Primrose. If you get the chance, I'd enjoy reading your thoughts on "The Book Thief" in the Specific Books & Series Forum thread. Go for it!

<throws up arms> Aagghh.....Our long weekend is almost over.....

[Fran]

@Gannon
Any chance you'd drop by here & do a few more shelves for me .... the resident handyman is gone a tad workshy.

Fran, I would be happy to put up a few shelves for you. However do not put any valuable books on them, because they may fall down. My heart is in the right place but I am a pretty ordinary handyman, hence the reason it has taken me so long to work on it.

As stated in the Jasper Fforde post, I will supply afternoon tea once the hard work has been done.
FYI, there's a little place near me called IKEA and they do a pretty mean line in DIY shelving. Dare I suggest?

@ Primrose. If you get the chance, I'd enjoy reading your thoughts on "The Book Thief" in the Specific Books & Series Forum thread. Go for it!

<throws up arms> Aagghh.....Our long weekend is almost over.....

@Maud
I have suggested IKEA but my resident handyman is a bornagain DIYER (actually quite good but lacks motivation!) ... he reacts to a mention of IKEA the way you react to a mention of Kindle

[Maud Fitch]

@ Maud
I have suggested IKEA but my resident handyman is a bornagain DIYER (actually quite good but lacks motivation!) ... he reacts to a mention of IKEA the way you react to a mention of Kindle

Ah, a man after me own heart, to be sure, to be sure.....

[primrose777]

My library is quite small but I have managed to secure a copy of Curse of the Spellmans. They do not have a copy of The Spellman files except on audiobook, so I am having a crack at that. I am listening to it in the car as I go about my day. I live in a small place without peak hour traffic so my installments are relatively brief. I am however going to Orange next weekend which is a 10 hour drive. Should make a dent in it then.

[Maud Fitch]

Hope you enjoy The Spellmans, Primrose. The books are not cerebral, if you know what I mean, they have dialogue which reads like a sit-com, but they are humorous and highly enjoyable (and non-threatening because nobody gets murdered) and makes me realise how normal my family is by comparison!

[Gannon]

@Maud, I am very interested to know what you think of Kathy Lette? I have not read any of her work apart from "The Boy who fell to Earth" which I really enjoyed. I have found myself a new "Rome" author. I don't know how he has managed to elude me up until now. Douglas Jackson is his name and his first book "Caligula" is on it's way to me as I type. Of course none of them hold a candle to Colleen.

Hope you are having a wonderful weekend.

Ps You better answer this post promptly or, or, ahhrr, ahhm, just answer it promptly OK.

[Maud Fitch]

Douglas Jackson is not a name I know, but I'm completely sure that you will enjoy his book. Anything with a name like "Caligula" has to grab your attention - Rome's most tyrannical roman emperor and one sick puppy.

Kathy Lette I do know. Love her style! She first came to my attention with "Mad Cow" which I believe was made into a movie but I never saw it. "The Boy Who Fell To Earth" is party autobiographical because her son is autistic. I liked it although it was different to some of her earlier novels. I'm more for the silliness of "Altar Ego" and "Nip & Tuck".

Queensland is heading into schools holidays. Roads empty, beaches full.

[Gannon]

Douglas Jackson is not a name I know, but I'm completely sure that you will enjoy his book. Anything with a name like "Caligula" has to grab your attention - Rome's most tyrannical roman emperor and one sick puppy.

Kathy Lette I do know. Love her style! She first came to my attention with "Mad Cow" which I believe was made into a movie but I never saw it. "The Boy Who Fell To Earth" is party autobiographical because her son is autistic. I liked it although it was different to some of her earlier novels. I'm more for the silliness of "Altar Ego" and "Nip & Tuck".

Queensland is heading into schools holidays. Roads empty, beaches full.

I love her style as well. With your recommendation I think I will have a look into her other books. I did read that she has an autistic son who is now grown up. It must have been very hard for her while he was growing up. I wonder how closely her own life compares with Lucy's. Thanks for the prompt reply, I wonder what the others who populate this Colleen thread think of Lette's work. Well I am off to play Batman with my little nephew. He has a batman costume now so he really looks the part. The bad thing is he never tires, he is like the energiser bunny.

Hope everyone has a sensational week.

[Maud Fitch]

Douglas Jackson is not a name I know, but I'm completely sure that you will enjoy his book. Anything with a name like "Caligula" has to grab your attention - Rome's most tyrannical roman emperor and one sick puppy.

Kathy Lette I do know. Love her style! She first came to my attention with "Mad Cow" which I believe was made into a movie but I never saw it. "The Boy Who Fell To Earth" is party autobiographical because her son is autistic. I liked it although it was different to some of her earlier novels. I'm more for the silliness of "Altar Ego" and "Nip & Tuck".

Queensland is heading into schools holidays. Roads empty, beaches full.

I love her style as well. With your recommendation I think I will have a look into her other books. I did read that she has an autistic son who is now grown up. It must have been very hard for her while he was growing up. I wonder how closely her own life compares with Lucy's. Thanks for the prompt reply, I wonder what the others who populate this Colleen thread think of Lette's work. Well I am off to play Batman with my little nephew. He has a batman costume now so he really looks the part. The bad thing is he never tires, he is like the energiser bunny.

Hope everyone has a sensational week.

I love Batman. Can I come and play, please? I'll bring my wrist web shooters. Oops, sorry, that's Spiderman.
Please, please, can I come and play superheroes with you.....