Katy’s Comments (group member since May 29, 2015)

Katy’s comments from the Retro Reads group.

And honestly, sometimes I just take a break from reading and do something else I love to do. Usually I miss reading and come back to it re-energized.

Thank you

I'm in!
1) Crimson Sails by Alexander Grin (28-Sep-2013) Paperback by Alexander Grin
2) The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
3) The Forty Days of Musa Dagh by Franz Werfel
4) Independent People by Halldór Laxness
5) Nicholas and Alexandra: The Classic Account of the Fall of the Romanov Dynasty by Robert K. Massie

Thank you

Abigail wrote: "Congratulations, Katy! According to message 109 above, you are in under the wire—book lists being accepted till the 31st. Good thing—I can see a couple of books on your list I’d love to read!"

Hooray! Thanks.

I've been MIA for the year; hope I'm not too late to join in with you.

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
The French Lieutenant's Woman by John Fowles
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
The Summer Book by Tove Jansson
The World According to Garp by John Irving

Lynnie wrote: "I'd like to join in! ...3. The Summer Book by..."

What a lovely book, I will be glad to reread this one.

Barb in Maryland wrote: "...Katy--hooray for some Sutcliffe! I'm a big fan...."

Oh good, I've been wanting to read this one for a while now.

I'll try again this coming year

1). Cosmos by Carl Sagan, 1980
2). Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson, 1977
3) Love is Eternal by Irving Stone, 1954
4). I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith, 1948
5). Sword at Sunset by Rosemary Sutcliff, 1963

A bit off of topic, but thanks to whoever put the Poldark books in the pool - I couldn't stop and have now read the entire delightful series.

I suppose I'd better check out some of the other books now to read.

Susan in NC wrote: "...Good point about the shallow characters, wish I’d seen your comments before I read, wouldn’t have been so bored with the characters! ..."

Yes, if you try to take the characters seriously it goes against all I believe about commitments.

#17 Katy Lou

Book #5
Frenchman's Creek by Daphne du Maurier
4 stars
Go into this one as an escapism adventure, the characters are very shallow as far as real world, but DuMaurier writes well as usual, just don't expect to sympathize with the characters. Otherwise a fun romance/adventure story.

Jenn, I haven't read Cold Comfort Farm, but after reading The Woods In Winter I have added CCF to my reading list.

#17 Kathy Lou
Book # 4
Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing
5-stars
Great reading, what an adventure!

#17 Katy Lou
Book #3 The Woods In Winter by Stella Gibbons

Read on my Kindle in a late night sitting. A curious story that is a wonderful description of an odd set of characters. 4-stars.

#17 - Katy Lou
Book # 2 - Demelza by Winston Graham- 4 Stars

Great read, I really love Demelza and her good impulses. Of course I am now hooked on this series and plan to read the rest leisurely during the rest of the year. I doubt it will take me until December to finish these.

#17 Katy Lou
Book #1 Ross Poldark - Couldn't put this one down and so I finished it in two days. So glad the next one is on our book pool also. 5-stars.

Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂ wrote: "Katy wrote: Yes, that is the one. Thank you."

No worries!"

Can you change my 5th choice. So sorry. It is listed correctly now.

Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂ wrote: "Good to see you, Katy!

Your first book has come up a bit scrambled for me, but I'm going to assume it is [book:Endurance: Shackleton's I..."

Yes, that is the one. Thank you. I think you caught me while I was still editing the post. Notice my 5th choice is different than when you first read it. So sorry, thought I was fast enough to catch the error, but you are faster.

I'd like to join in:

1. Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing
2. The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas S. Kuhn
3. Testament of Youth by Vera Brittain
4. Zorba the Greek by Nikos Kazantzakis
5. The Source by James A. Michener