Laura’s Comments (group member since Feb 10, 2012)

Laura’s comments from the Mount TBR Reading Challenge 2012 group.

Congratulations Jeannette!!

I've read 125 books off of my TBR list, you can see my list here.

One time at band/summer camp, I: A Breath of Fresh Air
Weekends at my house are: Beyond All Frontiers
My neighbor is: The Stranger from the Sea
My (ex) boss is: The Angel of Darkness
My ex was: The Glimpses of the Moon
My superhero secret identity is: Barnaby Rudge
You wouldn’t like me when I’m angry because: This Earth of Mankind
I’d win a gold medal in: Seabiscuit
I’d pay good money for: The Invisible Mountain
If I were president, I would: Captains And The Kings
When I don’t have good books, I: The Book Of Illusions
Loud talkers at the movies should: The Towers of Silence

124. Os Trabalhadores do Mar, by Victor Hugo
125. Solo de Clarineta, by Erico Verissimo

113. The Last Full Measure, by Jeff Shaara
114. Le Caravage, peintre et assassin, by José Frèches
115. Amberville, by Tim Davys
116. The Towers of Silence, by Paul Scott
117. A Division of Spoils, by Paul Scott
118. The Jacobite Trilogy, by D.K. Broster
119. Last of the Mohicans, by James Fenimore Cooper
120. Interview with the Vampire, by Anne Rice
121. Sins of the Fathers, by Susan Howatch
122. Wintercombe, by Pamela Belle
123. Consuelo, by George Sand

Thank you all, still more to come since we have 1,5 months left. And it is Bettie's fault since she is also passionate by books, like us.

93. The Glimpses of the Moon, by Edith Warton
94. What Maisie Knew, by Henry James
95. The Book Of Illusions, by Paul Auster
96. Une Double Famille, by Honoré de Balzac
97. La paix du ménage, by Honoré de Balzac
98. La Fausse Maîtresse, by Honoré de Balzac
99. Study of a Woman, by Honoré de Balzac
100. Albert Savarus, by Honoré de Balzac
101. The Mysterious Affair At Styles, by Agatha Christie
102. The Queen of Spades, by Alexander Pushkin
103. The Captain's Daughter, by Alexander Pushkin
104. Love-at-Arms, by Rafael Sabatini
105. Hell Comes on the Wind, by Anthony E. Bradbury
106. His Last Bow, by Arthur Conan Doyle
107. Casanova's Alibi and Other Stories, by Rafale Sabatini
108. The Old Man in the Corner, by Emmuska Orczy
109. The Years, by Virginia Woolf
110. The Mystery of Edwin Drood, by Charles Dickens
111. The Innocence of Father Brown, by G.K. Chesterton
112. Sugar Street, by Naguib Mahfouz

Yes, thanks Bev, but I just started La Comedie Humaine by Balzac which has only 96 books. And not to mention Les Rougon-Mouquart by Zola. Probably I'll finish both series only in 2013.

62. A Rainha Estrangulada, by Maurice Druon
63. Casanova's Women, by Judith Summers
64. The Conqueror, by Georgette Heyer
65. The Kingmaking, by Helen Hollick
66. Empires of Sand, by David Ball
67. A Breath of Fresh Air, by Amulya Malladi
68. Nada, by Carmem Laforet
69. The Last September, by Elizabeth Bowen
70. Beyond All Frontiers, by Emma Drummond
71. The Sorrows of an American, by Siri Hustvedt
72. Captains And The Kings, by Taylor Cadwell
73. Parnassus on Wheels, by Christopher Morley
74. Adam Bede, by George Eliot
75. Roxana, Or The Fortunate Mistress, by Daniel Defoe
76. This Shining Land, by Rosalind Laker
77. The Good Soldier, by Ford Madox Ford
78. The Invisible Mountain, by carolina De Robertis
79. À l'ombre des jeunes filles en fleurs, by Marcel Proust
80. The Proud Breed, by Celeste de Blasis
81. Lord of Sunset, by Parke Godwin
82. The Stranger From The Sea, by Winston Graham
83. The Miller's Dance, by Winston Graham
84. Barnaby Rudge, by Charles Dickens
85. Clair de Lune, by Guy de Maupassant
86. Le Violon D Auschwitz, by Maria Àngels Anglada
87. White Mughals, by William Dalrymple
88. Le bal de Sceaux, by Honoré de Balzac
89. La maison du Chat-qui-pelote, by Honoré de Balzac
90. La Bourse, by Honoré de Balzac
91. La Vendetta, by Honoré de Balzac
92. Madame Firmiani, by Honoré de Balzac

Enjoy your home town Hayes!!!

Jeannette wrote: "Just a heads-up! We have The Master and Margarita buddy-read planned for September 1. Hayes, Chris, Laura, and I are on the list. Is everybody still in?"

Yes, I am.

Dawn (& Ron) wrote: "Laura wrote: "I'm going to read Ride with Me with Dawn and Misfit as sons as Dawn manage to get this book."

Laura, I have one on order so keep your fingers crossed that this one works out. I didn'..."

Please let me know as soon as you get this book.

I'm going to read Ride with Me with Dawn and Misfit as sons as Dawn manage to get this book.

But I found a copy in UK of Listen to Danger, hope I'll get it.

No copies available for this combined edition.

many thanks.

Misfit wrote: "That's a Rosalind Laker I hadn't heard of.

#38. The Voice of the Dolls and Listen To Danger by Dorothy Eden. This is the two book edition I'd read and had counted Voice of the Dolls separately. T..."

Which one of these 2 books do you recommend Misfit?

Laura wrote: "keep going Dawn, we'll wait for you, I won't miss this book discussion for nothing in this world."

Dawn (& Ron) wrote: "Crown of Desire looks interesting, you and Karla both gave it high marks, another to add to my wishlist. And another case of HF masquerading under historical romance. What would we do without your ..."

not at all, I still have some mountains of books that must be climbed.....

Dawn (& Ron) wrote: "It looks like Marialyce and Laura are done already, no surprise there, and have made it sound like the ending turns around the book for Dickens. What a way to tease those of us still reading! LOL

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"Too many books, so little time..."

I read many books on the French Revolution but none can be compared with this one, splendid!!