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#14,071
tabbi001 said:
Is the book Belgravia any good? I think I need to destress and find a good book... I kinda miss being a nerd. When I was in 5th grade I started reading Anne Rice (way before Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt made it into a movie) and I had to have a dictionary by my side because the words were so difficult! I miss that... and I miss being a bookworm :)
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#14,072
tabbi001 said:
Is the book Belgravia any good? I think I need to destress and find a good book... I kinda miss being a nerd. When I was in 5th grade I started reading Anne Rice (way before Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt made it into a movie) and I had to have a dictionary by my side because the words were so difficult! I miss that... and I miss being a bookworm :smile:
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I love it. JF is so good at creating all of the rich details of another time--the clothes, the houses, the mannerisms. It's a fun escape. Waiting for the next installment...
 
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tabbi001 said:
Is the book Belgravia any good? I think I need to destress and find a good book... I kinda miss being a nerd. When I was in 5th grade I started reading Anne Rice (way before Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt made it into a movie) and I had to have a dictionary by my side because the words were so difficult! I miss that... and I miss being a bookworm :smile:
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Wow, Tabbi, you were way ahead of me! I think in 5th grade I was still reading Nancy Drew mysteries, or maybe starting on Judy Blume. Didn't get to Anne Rice until my 20s. Loved the world she created!
 
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eagle1002us said:
I will look up Belgravia.
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tabbi001 said:
Is the book Belgravia any good? I think I need to destress and find a good book... I kinda miss being a nerd. When I was in 5th grade I started reading Anne Rice (way before Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt made it into a movie) and I had to have a dictionary by my side because the words were so difficult! I miss that... and I miss being a bookworm :smile:
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I've enjoyed Belgravia, so far. Here's a link to a New York Times review, for anyone interested.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/17/b...wnton-abbey-creator-julian-fellowes.html?_r=0

And for those needing an alternate way to de-stress, there's Slow TV from Norway, via Netflix!
https://www.visitnorway.com/media/n...-world-can-experience-the-slow-tv-phenomenon/
 
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etoile de mer said:
I've enjoyed Belgravia, so far. Here's a link to a New York Times review, for anyone interested.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/17/b...wnton-abbey-creator-julian-fellowes.html?_r=0

And for those needing an alternate way to de-stress, there's Slow TV from Norway, via Netflix!
https://www.visitnorway.com/media/n...-world-can-experience-the-slow-tv-phenomenon/
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Sounds interesting. Thanks for sharing Etoile.
I am watching Blacklist on Netflix with DH but making very slow progress ( only a couple of episodes a week). Drama or suspense or thriller or sometimes action could all be interesting to me. I just cannot do horror movies. [emoji33][emoji33]

We escaped from the kids and watched Sully on the weekend. I love Tom Hanks that I want to see all his movies [emoji23][emoji23]though his recent ones are not as great as Forrest Gump etc.

I missed Hugh Grant new movie and have to rent DVD later.
 
#14,078
tabbi001 said:
What's your favorite book? I loved the tale of the body thief but didn't really like memnoch so much so didn't the follow the series anymore. I did enjoy vittorio and pandora :)
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I was reading the one with Tarquin Blackwood some (oh my gosh, 10) years ago while I was still in high school!! I believe its name in English is the Blackwood Manor or something? In Italian it was "il vampiro di Blackwood" :D Blackwood's vampire!

I love every single character!! Armand is amazing [emoji173]️
 
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tabbi001 said:
Is the book Belgravia any good? I think I need to destress and find a good book... I kinda miss being a nerd. When I was in 5th grade I started reading Anne Rice (way before Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt made it into a movie) and I had to have a dictionary by my side because the words were so difficult! I miss that... and I miss being a bookworm :)
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I am probably the slowest reader on earth. :)) I still have not finished the books that I started 8 months ago, a book related to cooking/restaurant, kitchen confidential, and another one Almost French.
 
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catsinthebag said:
Wow, Tabbi, you were way ahead of me! I think in 5th grade I was still reading Nancy Drew mysteries, or maybe starting on Judy Blume. Didn't get to Anne Rice until my 20s. Loved the world she created!
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But my favorite books then were that of Sweet Valley :lol: anyone else has a love/hate relationship with Wakefield twins?
cremel said:
Sounds interesting. Thanks for sharing Etoile.
I am watching Blacklist on Netflix with DH but making very slow progress ( only a couple of episodes a week). Drama or suspense or thriller or sometimes action could all be interesting to me. I just cannot do horror movies. [emoji33][emoji33]

We escaped from the kids and watched Sully on the weekend. I love Tom Hanks that I want to see all his movies [emoji23][emoji23]though his recent ones are not as great as Forrest Gump etc.

I missed Hugh Grant new movie and have to rent DVD later.
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I used to watch Blacklist until probably season 3 first few epidoes then got lazy. I initially thought that James Spader was Lizzie's real father then forgot about the series until you mentioned it.
Serena88 said:
I was reading the one with Tarquin Blackwood some (oh my gosh, 10) years ago while I was still in high school!! I believe its name in English is the Blackwood Manor or something? In Italian it was "il vampiro di Blackwood" :biggrin: Blackwood's vampire!

I love every single character!! Armand is amazing [emoji173]️
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Yes it's entitled Blackwood in English. That and Blood and Gold I haven't read.
 
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tabbi001 said:
But my favorite books then were that of Sweet Valley :lol: anyone else has a love/hate relationship with Wakefield twins?

I used to watch Blacklist until probably season 3 first few epidoes then got lazy. I initially thought that James Spader was Lizzie's real father then forgot about the series until you mentioned it.

Yes it's entitled Blackwood in English. That and Blood and Gold I haven't read.
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Oh, I LOVE The Blacklist! One of the few TV shows that repeatedly surprises me. Also, I've been a fan of James Spader since Boston Legal.
 
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catsinthebag said:
Oh, I LOVE The Blacklist! One of the few TV shows that repeatedly surprises me. Also, I've been a fan of James Spader since Boston Legal.
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Yes Tabbi I was thinking the answer would come in the third season about Liz.
I watched all Boston legal and now at the third season for Blacklist. We still don't know if Liz is his daughter.
 
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OMG, gk, I read Cherry Ames, too! I remember the first book started with her about to leave home for nursing school, and if I remember rightly she was sitting at a dressing table in her room that was skirted with white organza. I thought that seemed the most luxurious thing imaginable. Also, of course, Cherry Ames had dark curls and naturally rosy cheeks--didn't the matron keep upbraiding her for wearing blush? (which she wasn't, natch)--while I was blonde and pale. She sounded soooo exotically beautiful to me!
Ah, thanks for the memories.
Did anyone else read Marguerite Henry's horse books?
 
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