I am reading Katherine by Anya Seton. I'm 3/4 of the way through and it is starting to get a bit ridiculous. Or rather, I've been rolling my eyes a lot.
I'm running by the library to pick up "Vienna Waltz" by Tracy Grant today and will probably start on it sometime this weekend.
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[quote=""oldhousejunkie""]I am reading Katherine by Anya Seton. I'm 3/4 of the way through and it is starting to get a bit ridiculous. Or rather, I've been rolling my eyes a lot.
[/quote] This is probably the most popular of Anya Seton's books, and while it was not my favorite of her works, I did enjoy it. I'm just curious what it is about it that has you rolling your eyes?
[/quote] This is probably the most popular of Anya Seton's books, and while it was not my favorite of her works, I did enjoy it. I'm just curious what it is about it that has you rolling your eyes?
[quote=""Berengaria""]I've just finished Garden of Beastsabout Ambassador Dodd and his family's experiences in Nazi Germany between 1933 and 38. Very riveting tale that has been well researched![/quote]
I've just finished that one as well. I don't know if I wanted to be angry at, or sorry for Ambassador Dodd, and as for his daughter! Talk about feckless...
I've just finished that one as well. I don't know if I wanted to be angry at, or sorry for Ambassador Dodd, and as for his daughter! Talk about feckless...
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[quote=""Michy""]This is probably the most popular of Anya Seton's books, and while it was not my favorite of her works, I did enjoy it. I'm just curious what it is about it that has you rolling your eyes?[/quote]
It is overly sentimental at times, which I suppose is telling of the era it was written in. And then this morning, I was reading a section when Katherine started psychoanalyzing John of Gaunt. It just seemed a little unbelievable for time. On the whole, I have enjoyed it though.
It is overly sentimental at times, which I suppose is telling of the era it was written in. And then this morning, I was reading a section when Katherine started psychoanalyzing John of Gaunt. It just seemed a little unbelievable for time. On the whole, I have enjoyed it though.
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I've finished "Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883" by Simon Winchester (394pgs, 2003). A interesting book about this amazing event. Though when the book went into the more sciencey stuff, I didn't understand most of it.
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[quote=""noodles""]I started reading Sacred Hearts by Sarah Dunant and it's quite good so far.
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I really liked that one, noodles.
I just finished Lynne Olsen's "Citizens of London: The Americans Who Stood with Britain in Its Darkest, Finest Hour" - NF. I enjoyed much of it and learned a lot. I'd have probably liked it better had a little more been edited out.
Just started Jacqueline Winspear's 2nd in the Maisie Dobbs series entitled "Birds of a Feather". Enjoying it so far.

I really liked that one, noodles.
I just finished Lynne Olsen's "Citizens of London: The Americans Who Stood with Britain in Its Darkest, Finest Hour" - NF. I enjoyed much of it and learned a lot. I'd have probably liked it better had a little more been edited out.
Just started Jacqueline Winspear's 2nd in the Maisie Dobbs series entitled "Birds of a Feather". Enjoying it so far.
I just finished The Pillars of the Earth.
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[quote=""pixiedust""]I just finished The Pillars of the Earth.[/quote]
What did you think? I really enjoyed it, but it got so much hype (thanks, Oprah) that I was somehow expecting to be more blown away. I figure the hype meant it was read by a bunch of people that normally don't read HF and therefore don't realize that there's sooo much other great, epic HF out there. Still really worth reading, though.
What did you think? I really enjoyed it, but it got so much hype (thanks, Oprah) that I was somehow expecting to be more blown away. I figure the hype meant it was read by a bunch of people that normally don't read HF and therefore don't realize that there's sooo much other great, epic HF out there. Still really worth reading, though.