Has anyone read/is anyone reading Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell right now?
Me! Me! I'm quite enjoying it.
I'm going to see to Wesley, see if he's still whimpering.
Giles ,'Chosen'
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P.M. Marc - Sep 24, 2004 9:18:44 am PDT #6013 of 10002
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Anne W. - Sep 24, 2004 9:20:39 am PDT #6014 of 10002
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
I have a feeling I'll finish it over the weekend. In a way, I wish that I had acquired this as an audiobook, since the prose is of the sort that would sound wonderful read aloud, preferably by a member of the RSC.
lisah - Sep 24, 2004 9:24:47 am PDT #6015 of 10002
Punishingly Intricate
In a way, I wish that I had acquired this as an audiobook, since the prose is of the sort that would sound wonderful read aloud, preferably by a member of the RSC.
I heard the writer read a section of it on the Diane Rehm show last week and it was completely mesmerizing! I'm so looking forward to reading it but I have a big, newly purchased TBR pile and so am restraining myself. Right now I'm reading the Time Traveller's Wife. It's pretty good.
Susan W. - Sep 24, 2004 9:36:33 am PDT #6016 of 10002
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
Has anyone read/is anyone reading Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell right now?
DH bought it and has started it, but I'm waiting until I've caught up a little more on my library books. (Also, it just doesn't work for us to read a book at the same time. We've been known to buy two copies of new Harry Potters to lessen marital bickering.)
beathen - Sep 24, 2004 10:13:33 am PDT #6017 of 10002
Sure I went over to the Dark Side, but just to pick up a few things.
We've been known to buy two copies of new Harry Potters to lessen marital bickering.Have you thought about buying one and borrowing the second copy from the library? That way you still keep one when you both are done.
(btw I love the Harry Potter books!)
Sue - Sep 24, 2004 10:20:56 am PDT #6018 of 10002
hip deep in pie
Has anyone read/is anyone reading Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell right now? I'm about 200 pages into it and enjoying it muchly.
Megan bought it for me for my birthday, and I just started it... I am only a few pages in, but I am really looking forward to it.
Susan W. - Sep 24, 2004 10:33:21 am PDT #6019 of 10002
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
Have you thought about buying one and borrowing the second copy from the library? That way you still keep one when you both are done.
Well, the only way that would work when the goal is to read the book the instant it comes out would be if I were lucky enough to be one of the first twenty or so people to put it on hold. Takes a lot of luck with anything popular.
beathen - Sep 24, 2004 11:44:10 am PDT #6020 of 10002
Sure I went over to the Dark Side, but just to pick up a few things.
You could buy two copies, be reeeeaaalllllyyyy careful with one and return it when you're done!
Betsy HP - Sep 24, 2004 12:01:46 pm PDT #6021 of 10002
If I only had a brain...
Susan, I worried about that, too, but she turns out to be okay.
Susan W. - Sep 24, 2004 1:55:57 pm PDT #6022 of 10002
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
Oh, good. Though, between Sophie writing Jack that the baby seemed a little strange and Diana was drinking too much, and Diana writing Stephen not to expect too much, because the baby seemed rather stupid, that's a lot of foreshadowing for naught.