Feb 2009 - What are you reading?

Madeleine · Post by **Madeleine** » Tue February 10th, 2009, 6:01 pm

[quote=""EC2""]When it was on TV with Derk Jacobi, they had the 'V' way of writing 'U' as on the book cover illustrated on your avatar. My dad used to call it 'I 'Clavdivs' for a joke. I can never see the book title now without hearing my dad's pronounciation in my head![/quote]

We called it Clavdivs at school, and, yes, I can never think of it being called anything else

diamondlil · Post by **diamondlil** » Tue February 10th, 2009, 7:24 pm

This morning I am starting The Founding by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles

Vanessa · Post by **Vanessa** » Wed February 11th, 2009, 3:01 pm

I'm just about to start Loving Frank by Nancy Horan.

Amanda · Post by **Amanda** » Thu February 12th, 2009, 7:28 am

I just started Silver Phoenix by Cindy Pon!

chuck · Post by **chuck** » Thu February 12th, 2009, 3:49 pm

Just started Bernard Cornwell's "Azincourt".......

red805 · Post by **red805** » Thu February 12th, 2009, 11:04 pm

I'm listening to an audiobook called "Portrait of an Unknown Woman" by Vanora Bennett about Thomas More's adopted daughter Meg Giggs. I'm about half way through, & on the way into work today I had to laugh & gasp for air at the same time at a plot twist that is craaazy! Has anybody else read this one?

Ash · Post by **Ash** » Fri February 13th, 2009, 1:00 am

Reading The Invention of Everything Else, about Nikolai Tesla, and Needle in the Blood for this month's discussion. Also am trying to finish Mrs Lincoln, a new bio on Mary Todd Lincoln but while its interesting, I'm finding it dry and a drudge to read. The Hambly novel was so much more fun!

Ludmilla · Post by **Ludmilla** » Fri February 13th, 2009, 1:04 pm

Ash, let me know what you think about The Invention of Everything Else when you're done. It's yet another novel I've really wanted to read but was waiting for the paperback.

SonjaMarie · Post by **SonjaMarie** » Fri February 13th, 2009, 7:28 pm

I've finished "Thunderstruck" by Erik Larson.

Review here: http://www.historicalfictiononline.com/ ... #post20448

SM

steffercat · Post by **steffercat** » Fri February 13th, 2009, 7:35 pm

Jack London published the first book in his WWII trilogy today.
It's called French Letters, Book One.

This author, who is an aviation attorney in Austin, Texas, is a direct descendant of THE Jack London.

His first book is set in west Texas in 1944 and has an air of mystery about it.

Check it out at
www.virepress.com