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Terry wrote: "
I'm currently reading Doctor Zhivago because of all the snow!!! Trekking back and forth to work reminds me of scenes of Siberia - working from home today, though...."

Wow, you actually have a real winter! Nothing but rain for us this 'winter' - it feels more like a very long autumn... (well, of course we also have some sunny days, but no frost...)

Oh, by the way: I'm reading Wives and Daughters

Executive Power by Vince Flynn R.I.P.

Has anyone here read either Daisy Miller by Henry James or Howard's End by Forrester? If so... thoughts?

Just finished reading Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

Mike wrote: "Executive Power by Vince Flynn R.I.P.

Has anyone here read either Daisy Miller by Henry James or Howard's End by Forrester? If so... thoughts?"

Howard's End is on my to-read list, so I can't say anything about it yet.

I will be starting The Kill by Emile Zola this evening. I have been cooking and baking all morning as I am trapped inside the house by yet another snowfall. Officially, I am very tired of snow.

The Kill

Wanda wrote: "I will be starting The Kill by Emile Zola this evening. I have been cooking and baking all morning as I am trapped inside the house by yet another snowfall. Officially, I am very tired of snow.
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The Kill sounds interesting. Have you read more by Emile Zola? Was it good?

Wanda wrote: "I will be starting The Kill by Emile Zola this evening. I have been cooking and baking all morning as I am trapped inside the house by yet another snowfall. Officially, I am very tired of snow.
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I know how you feel about the snow, Wanda!
Going on 3 days working at home, not leaving the house.
My mother cancelled her visit, so I just ate almost all of the chocolates I was going to give her for Valentine's Day...made my husband take the rest away from me.

Elsbeth wrote: "Oh, by the way: I'm reading Wives and Daughters"

How is "Wives and Daughters"? I've wanted to read that for a while - I think there was a BBC mini series on this as well.

Lucy wrote: "Just finished reading Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children"

How was it? I have had that one on my to read list for a while now.

Elsbeth wrote: "Terry wrote: "
I'm currently reading Doctor Zhivago because of all the snow!!! Trekking back and forth to work reminds me of scenes of Siberia - working from home ..."

I returned my copy to the library because I thought that it looked like it was going to be nominated for April.

Terry wrote: "Elsbeth wrote: "Oh, by the way: I'm reading Wives and Daughters"

How is "Wives and Daughters"? I've wanted to read that for a while - I think there was a BBC mini series on this as..."

I like it. Its very readable. A lot of nice and less nice characters. And I'm wondering how the story will evolve (I'm on page 200 or so from the more than 600)...

Elsbeth wrote: "Oh, by the way: I'm reading Wives and Daughters"

I loved Wives and Daughters! (The Barnes & Noble edition has a helpful introduction, IMO)

There is a BBC mini-series, too. Very well done -- they had to invent the ending, since Gaskell died before it was quite finished.

I just finished reading Dickens' "Little Dorrit." Very patient, sweet, and valiant main characters. Now to watch Matthew Macfadyen in the BBC mini-series!

The Comfort of Strangers by Ian McEwan

Elsbeth wrote: "Wanda wrote: "I will be starting The Kill by Emile Zola this evening. I have been cooking and baking all morning as I am trapped inside the house by yet another snowfall. Officially, I am very tir..."

No, Elsbeth, I have not read any Zola previously. I am excited. More snow has fallen today. Now the wind has picked up and all is "blizzardy."

Terry wrote: "Wanda wrote: "I will be starting The Kill by Emile Zola this evening. I have been cooking and baking all morning as I am trapped inside the house by yet another snowfall. Officially, I am very tir..."

Terry, I swear the snow piles made by the plow are taller than our townhouse. We were closed on Thursday and the office was open yesterday. Limited rail service makes getting to work difficult for some of my co-workers. What a rough winter. Please bring me Spring.

Elsbeth wrote: "Oh, by the way: I'm reading Wives and Daughters"

This is one of my favorite books, Elsbeth. I adore Molly. I love Middlemarch and Daniel Deronda too. And, I need to read more Dickens. If only work did not compete with my reading time, I believe I could accomplish a reading goal of some sort.

I just started The Portrait of a Lady. I have also got Dragonwyck to read and keeping my fingers crossed it holds the lead in the polls.

What a rough winter? All this talk about snow makes me long for a real winter! Here it feels like it is almost spring, but we skipped winter - we just had a very long autumn (no snow, hardly any frost). Which I don't really mind, but it feels a bit weird all the same...

Yes, Wanda, work can be a real handicap. It interupts with reading ;)! And yes, Molly is really nice!

Hahaha, I LOVE Oscar Wilde - Maybe he really is my soul mate.

Click on the link below to find which classic author is your soul mate:

I got Anton Chekhov.

For one outside book group: The Girl on the Cliff.
For the other: The Birth House.

Terry wrote: "Hahaha, I LOVE Oscar Wilde - Maybe he really is my soul mate.

Click on the link below to find which classic author is your soul mate:


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Mine is Virginia Woolf. I just read her book Mrs. Dalloway, which I didn't really like that much... Well, I did think it was beautifully written, but really hard to get through. Maybe I should try one of her other books...

The Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon. Phenomenal!

Thanks, Terry! The quiz was just what I needed today. :)

Unsurprisingly, Jane Austen is my soulmate. Tea, anyone?

Hi Michelle, I just bought the first Outlander book and I am trying to get a chance to read it!

She is an awesome writer, the story line is exceptional, I just can't say enough good about it. I just finished part 1 of the second book and am picking up part 2 on Wednesday. [So excited, I'm bouncing in my chair.]

One Hundred Names by Cecelia Ahern

Other than starting on Emma I am also reading The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James.

I am 60 pages into Tolstoy's War and Peace. I always get on well with the Russians.

I loved War and Peace. Actually wouldn't mind reading it again.

I am at the part where Pierre finds he has inherited a fortune.

I found Portrait of a Lady so wordy I could not continue - all those long sentences!

John wrote: "I am at the part where Pierre finds he has inherited a fortune.

I found Portrait of a Lady so wordy I could not continue - all those long sentences!"

I thought so too when I first started reading Portrait but now it is moving along quite well and I am really enjoying it. I can't say the same thing for Emma. I haven't made it past 60 pages. I just can't get into the story so I may just pass it up for now.

I'm reading North and South. Really good.

Hi Glenna, I don't blame you for passing on Emma. Jane Austen is my favorite author, but I don't see why this book has to be over 500 pages long - nothing happens that cannot be summed up in half those pages!

Hi Maria Laura, which "North and South" are you reading? We read the one by Elizabeth Gaskell a few months ago and I loved it.

Terry wrote: "Hi Maria Laura, which "North and South" are you reading? We read the one by Elizabeth Gaskell a few months ago and I loved it."

I'm reading the one by Elizabeth Gaskell. I really like her writing style.

Yes, I found Elizabeth Gaskell's style easier to read than some other 19th century writers. We discussed the book here as a group last September. You can find the discussion if you scroll down on the group home page.

Sabriel by Garth Nix

Glenna wrote: "John wrote: "I am at the part where Pierre finds he has inherited a fortune.

I found Portrait of a Lady so wordy I could not continue - all those long sentences!"

I thought so too when I first st..."

I know what you mean about Emma - I've started it several times and quit reading just as many times. I'm reading it again now and so far I've struggled to page 214 - so I'm halfway and I really want to finish it this time (it's a matter of honour now ;)...). But I have to say I've read several other books in between.
I'm also reading The Gods of Mars - the sequel to A Princess of Mars. I never thought I'd read an adventure/sci-fi book. But I have to say I even enjoy it more than Emma...

I am currently reading by Bee Ridgway. It's a historical adventure-romance with time travel.

Oh, that sounds like a good one! I just put it on my "to read" list.

I love the idea of Terry reading Zhivago in the snow.

I'm trying to decide if it's the right time for me to reread War and Peace.

I can never decide if the love stories are sexist. Of course, it's a work of genius.

Shelley

I'm reading Crime and Punishment

Thanks Terry for the broadcast message. My husband and I are in the middle of complete renovation of our entire home. Our part is painting ALL walls and ALL ceilings! And flooring, beds, comforters, etc. As well as purging as much stuff we no longer need! Our youngest took a week off from work to help us (we started yesterday). In 10 days, he flies back to Austin; my older son will come 1 day during the last week.

I have the book --Far from the Madding Crowd, but I don't have the time to read/ discuss it because of this house "makeover" which should be finished by June 1st. If things go quickly, I will do my best at catching-up. I also voted -- the first 3 books I've read, so I picked

The Hunchback of Notre-Dame -- Victor Hugo

Oscar Wilde ::: Collected Works :::Damn Good !

I have a new favorite book - I just finished reading "The Enchanted April" by Elizabeth Von Arnim, published in 1922.
It is a story of love lost and found and all it's different permutations. Most of the dialog takes place in each character's mind. The point of view changes from chapter to chapter. All of the characters, from the major to the minor, are so well developed this way that it is a pleasure to read. I also am a passionate gardener and the intimate descriptions of all gardens blossoming around the stone castle in Italy, where most of the story takes place, is wonderfully sensual. The story starts out on a dreary, rainy, winter day in England when two unhappy housewives meet over a newspaper ad which describes a lovely place to retreat from their disappointments. They book the castle for the month of April and realize it will be more affordable if they advertise for two more women, so it starts off with each woman and their preconceived ideas about how the month will be spent. It is funny and poignant and I highly recommend reading this book.

Chasing Stars by Helen Douglas

I'm reading The Great Gatsby

The Edwardians by Vita Sackville-West is a good book if you like The Great Gatsby.
Currently reading Longbourn by Jo Baker.
The Enchanted April is available free on Kindle. Thanks Terry for recommendation, will check it out.
regards, Jaye.