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It's 2018 somewhere, what are you reading in January?

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Nefret
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Re: It's 2018 somewhere, what are you reading in January?

Post by Nefret » Sat January 6th, 2018, 11:49 pm

I just started Roma by Steven Saylor.
Into battle we ride with Gods by our side
We are strong and not afraid to die
We have an urge to kill and our lust for blood has to be fulfilled
WE´LL FIGHT TILL THE END! And send our enemies straight to Hell!
- "Into Battle"
{Ensiferum}

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Re: It's 2018 somewhere, what are you reading in January?

Post by Misfit » Sun January 7th, 2018, 10:49 am

Susan wrote:
Misfit wrote:
Susan wrote:Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House by Michael Wolff arrived on my Kindle an hour ago, thanks to a pushed-up publication date. Should be a fun read!
I have it as well. I was able to time the purchase request to library for digital edition to be first in line. The waiting list now for dead tree and ebook grows every day.
That was a good strategy. I probably would not have read it without all the publicity. I figured I'd have to wait forever for a digital copy at eLibraryNJ or for a hardback copy at the local library so I pre-ordered it at Amazon the other day. I actually didn't mind paying for it. $14 for something that upsets you-know-who is worth it!
The...erm...tantrums certainly sold more books :rolleyes:
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MLE (Emily Cotton)
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Re: It's 2018 somewhere, what are you reading in January?

Post by MLE (Emily Cotton) » Sun January 7th, 2018, 3:57 pm

Hey--let's keep the discussion away from current politics. This forum is a haven where I DON'T have to think about them.

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Re: It's 2018 somewhere, what are you reading in January?

Post by Misfit » Sun January 7th, 2018, 7:49 pm

MLE (Emily Cotton) wrote:Hey--let's keep the discussion away from current politics. This forum is a haven where I DON'T have to think about them.
Sorry, my bad. :oops: :oops: :oops:
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Re: It's 2018 somewhere, what are you reading in January?

Post by princess garnet » Mon January 8th, 2018, 10:08 pm

The Disappearance of Winter's Daughter by Michael J. Sullivan
"Riyria Chronicles" series #4

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Re: It's 2018 somewhere, what are you reading in January?

Post by Madeleine » Tue January 9th, 2018, 9:59 am

"Thin Air" by Michelle Paver, a ghost story about an expedition in the Himalayas.
Currently reading "Mania" by L J Ross

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Re: It's 2018 somewhere, what are you reading in January?

Post by Vanessa » Thu January 11th, 2018, 2:10 pm

The Boy Made of Blocks by Keith Stuart, contemporary fiction about an autistic boy and it’s a Book group read.
currently reading: My Books on Goodreads

Books are mirrors, you only see in them what you already have inside you ~ The Shadow of the Wind

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Re: It's 2018 somewhere, what are you reading in January?

Post by Vanessa » Tue January 16th, 2018, 1:53 pm

I’m reading The Secret Wife by Gill Paul, dual timeframe, an imagining of Tatiana Romanova’s romantic involvement with a Russian soldier.
currently reading: My Books on Goodreads

Books are mirrors, you only see in them what you already have inside you ~ The Shadow of the Wind

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Re: It's 2018 somewhere, what are you reading in January?

Post by red805 » Thu January 18th, 2018, 2:18 am

I'm listening to Grant by Ron Chernow. I had really liked his Alexander Hamilton book & was very interested in learing more about Grant, as my grandfather was named for US Grant. I don't know if I could get through the book if it wasn't an audiobook. Although I am enjoying it, some of the Civil War battle sequences are so detailed & drawn out that I might have put down the hardback. What I'm finding very interesting & eerily timely is the description of Andrew Johnson as president. Some interesting similarities to the current office holder I think. Also, it's so fascinating how the Republican & Democrat parties have flipped from progressive to conservative & vice-versa. I would definitely recommend the book to those who have the stamina for it. I think I'll have to pick up Chernow's Washington now.

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Re: It's 2018 somewhere, what are you reading in January?

Post by princess garnet » Thu January 18th, 2018, 9:32 pm

Little Women, Little Men, Jo's Boys by Louisa May Alcott, edited by Elaine Showalter
I'm reading the Library of America omnibus edition. It also has the original illustrations with each novel. With the new adaptation of Little Women coming to PBS's "Masterpiece" in the spring, it seemed a good time to read the complete trilogy of the March family. The show has had its UK broadcast.

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