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Originally Posted by KathrynAragon
Oh my gosh, I must be insane. I just got a tip on a book and ordered it. "Three Men In A Boat." It's OLD, y'all - it was written in the late 1800s but my gosh, the humor...here are some quotes: https://www.goodreads.com/work/quote...ing-of-the-dog
I'm so glad that you're back on this forum, KA! I've been meaning to read that book FOREVER but it completely fell off of my radar. It's been pushed way up high on the "to read" list. Thanks again!
Just finished The Whisper Man by ,Alex North. Another creepy, scary, mystery for me which I liked. Young boys go missing and one is never found but 20 years later, he shows up.
This sounds good. Thanks for the referral. I like creepy, scary mysteries too.
Oh my gosh, I must be insane. I just got a tip on a book and ordered it. "Three Men In A Boat." It's OLD, y'all - it was written in the late 1800s but my gosh, the humor...here are some quotes: https://www.goodreads.com/work/quote...ing-of-the-dog
Okay, now I want to read this book, too! Or should I say "three?" lol I read some of the quotes and loved them. I especially loved this one:
“But who wants to be foretold the weather? It is bad enough when it comes, without our having the misery of knowing about it beforehand.”
― Jerome K. Jerome, Three Men in a Boat
I am reading, This Is Not Over by Holly Brown. Another Dollar Tree find and for a buck, it is really good. It starts out with one woman and her husband renting a house from another woman for the weekend. The owner claims the renter damaged her sheets and they start emailing each other back and forth in an attempt to resolve this issue. Each woman thinks she's right and their communications get increasingly more demeaning to each other. The tension is building and as it does you find out more about their individual lives. I have a sneaking suspicion they have a lot in common and if they could have met in a different way, they could have been good friends. They both have secret pasts.
I just finished another Dollar Tree find, "This Is Your Life, Harriet Chance! I really liked that one too. Surprise ending. Woman in her late 70's whose husband recently died, starts looking back at her life at different ages. Also finds out her late husband booked a cruise for 2 to Alaska, which is totally out of character. While on the cruise she finds out about the secret life her husband was leading.
Oh my gosh, I must be insane. I just got a tip on a book and ordered it. "Three Men In A Boat." It's OLD, y'all - it was written in the late 1800s but my gosh, the humor...here are some quotes: https://www.goodreads.com/work/quote...ing-of-the-dog
It is an absolutely marvelous little read. If you like it and enjoy Jerome's style, the book has a sequel, which can also be found on Gutenberg.
I am reading, This Is Not Over by Holly Brown. Another Dollar Tree find and for a buck, it is really good. It starts out with one woman and her husband renting a house from another woman for the weekend. The owner claims the renter damaged her sheets and they start emailing each other back and forth in an attempt to resolve this issue. Each woman thinks she's right and their communications get increasingly more demeaning to each other. The tension is building and as it does you find out more about their individual lives. I have a sneaking suspicion they have a lot in common and if they could have met in a different way, they could have been good friends. They both have secret pasts.
I just finished another Dollar Tree find, "This Is Your Life, Harriet Chance! I really liked that one too. Surprise ending. Woman in her late 70's whose husband recently died, starts looking back at her life at different ages. Also finds out her late husband booked a cruise for 2 to Alaska, which is totally out of character. While on the cruise she finds out about the secret life her husband was leading.
I liked Harriet Chance. Read it a couple years ago and would like to check out more by this author. One of his books was made into a movie.
Okay, now I want to read this book, too! Or should I say "three?" lol I read some of the quotes and loved them. I especially loved this one:
“But who wants to be foretold the weather? It is bad enough when it comes, without our having the misery of knowing about it beforehand.”
― Jerome K. Jerome, Three Men in a Boat
Thanks!!!
Right!
Hey, this writing style reminds me a lot of GK Chesterton's writing style. I am thinking specifically of "What's Wrong With the World?" which he wrote about the turn of the 20th century, maybe a bit before. HE WAS RIGHT! He writes in a very witty style like this guy does.
I just finished Swing Time..... I have no idea why I read that, except it was something to read before sleep, and it certainly wouldn't keep me up any longer than necessary.
Starting Bill Bryson's The Body in book format (I had listened to some on audio) and I am enjoying it much more.
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