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What Are You Reading? January 2012

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Post by LoobyG » Sun January 29th, 2012, 3:55 pm

DNF 'The Duchess of Windsor' by Diana Mosley, I don't know if it was Mosley's style or that I wasn't really in the mood for it - I found the style very stilted and it didn't flow easily enough for me to continue reading. Picked up 'Surviving Tenko - the story of Margot Turner' by Penny Starns from the Imperial War Museum on Friday and devoured that in a day, so am now on 'Twenties Girl' by Sophie Kinsella for a bit of light reading :)

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Post by lauragill » Sun January 29th, 2012, 6:19 pm

DNF "New York" by Edward Rutherford. I usually love Rutherford's books, but the characters in this one were so flat, and the narrative such a dull info dump, that I gave up almost halfway through.

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Post by Brenna » Sun January 29th, 2012, 7:49 pm

Mary Sharatt's The Daughter's of Witching Hill. Really good so far.

Finally finished Nigel Tranter's Bruce Trilogy!
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Post by Misfit » Sun January 29th, 2012, 8:04 pm

[quote=""Brenna""]Mary Sharatt's The Daughter's of Witching Hill. Really good so far.

Finally finished Nigel Tranter's Bruce Trilogy![/quote]

I seem to recall doing some serious sniveling at the end of that.

DNF The Rose Legacy (CF set in Colorado Rockies). Going to try Roanoke Hundred by Englis Fletcher.

A lot of DNF going on around here, isn't there?
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Post by lauragill » Sun January 29th, 2012, 8:09 pm

It's really rare that I don't finish a book.

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Post by LoobyG » Sun January 29th, 2012, 9:15 pm

[quote=""Misfit""]

A lot of DNF going on around here, isn't there?[/quote]

I was just thinking that as I scrolled down the page lol :D

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Post by Brenna » Mon January 30th, 2012, 2:34 pm

[quote=""Misfit""]I seem to recall doing some serious sniveling at the end of that.

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well that doesn't sound too promising does it?
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Post by Misfit » Mon January 30th, 2012, 3:53 pm

[quote=""Brenna""]well that doesn't sound too promising does it?[/quote]

Sniveling as in crying at a sad ending. :o
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Post by Brenna » Mon January 30th, 2012, 4:16 pm

Well most stories regarding witches don't end well, do they?
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Post by Misfit » Mon January 30th, 2012, 5:44 pm

[quote=""Brenna""]Well most stories regarding witches don't end well, do they?[/quote]

Oops, I was talking about sniveling at the end of The Bruce Trilogy. :o ;)
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