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Joan Buell is reading Across the Rhine: The Things Our Fathers Saw-The Untold Stories of the World War II Generation-Volume VII
A compilation of oral histories as told by veterans of the ETO in WWII. Would have benefited from a narrative tying the stories together. Also, many passages were repeated word for word in two places.
— Dec 29, 2024 02:12PM Add a comment
Across the Rhine: The Things Our Fathers Saw-The Untold Stories of the World War II Generation-Volume VII




Joan Buell
Joan Buell is finished with Ipswich (Images of America: Massachusetts)
Interesting collection of photos covering much of the history of Ipswich. I enjoyed it, because my ancestors, Lydia Perkins Bennett and Henry Bennett settled there in the 1630's.
— Apr 09, 2024 01:15PM Add a comment
Ipswich (Images of America: Massachusetts)

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Joan Buell is 10% done with Russia
Fun reading so far...like hearing a friend describe his trip.
— Feb 09, 2017 05:10AM Add a comment
Russia

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Joan Buell is finished with The Kellys and the O'Kellys
Quit reading...didn't hold my interest
— Dec 31, 2016 06:11AM Add a comment
The Kellys and the O'Kellys







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Joan Buell is 30% done with Agnes Grey
Not too interesting yet...recounts her powerlessness as a governess to effect change in her charges. I want to tell her to buck up and act like a governess!
— Nov 14, 2015 06:20AM Add a comment
Agnes Grey

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Joan Buell is finished with Wish Me Luck As You Wave Me Goodbye (The Redcliffe Sisters #1)
I liked this book because it helps me understand pre WWII a bit more. It reflects how somehow life goes on in the midst of terrible times, but we cannot remain unchanged.
— Nov 13, 2015 09:24AM Add a comment
Wish Me Luck As You Wave Me Goodbye (The Redcliffe Sisters #1)

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Joan Buell is 80% done with The Count of Monte Cristo
First half was a little tedious as all the characters are introduced, but becomes more interesting as people begin to figure out who the Count is! Rather a vigilante for justice, it appears. Definite contrasts between the good people and the evil.
— Oct 28, 2015 08:45AM Add a comment
The Count of Monte Cristo

Joan Buell
Joan Buell is 80% done with The Count of Monte Cristo
First half was a little tedious, but becomes more interesting as people begin to figure out who the Count is!
— Oct 28, 2015 08:38AM Add a comment
The Count of Monte Cristo

Joan Buell
Joan Buell is finished with Frankenstein
Not at all what I expected (had never seen a movie version in completion), but thoroughly enjoyed it. Horror in an unanticipated way.
— Oct 14, 2015 01:45PM Add a comment
Frankenstein

Joan Buell
Joan Buell is 35% done with The Count of Monte Cristo
Enjoying it so far...slow bot steady progress; reading another book at same time.
— Oct 14, 2015 01:42PM Add a comment
The Count of Monte Cristo

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Joan Buell is 30% done with The Count of Monte Cristo
Enjoying it so far...
— Oct 12, 2015 01:03PM Add a comment
The Count of Monte Cristo

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Joan Buell is 20% done with The Count of Monte Cristo
Enjoying it so far...
— Oct 08, 2015 08:42AM Add a comment
The Count of Monte Cristo

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Joan Buell is 50% done with The Pickwick Papers
I continue to pick this book up whenever I can...love that it is easy to pick up after a week and carry on. The silly characters are fun, and Dickens' writing amazes me.
— Apr 07, 2015 06:54AM Add a comment
The Pickwick Papers

Joan Buell
Joan Buell is 35% done with The Pickwick Papers
Slow progress due to life, not the book.Growing to like characters more, especially Sam Weller. Nice light reading, which I need right now.
— Mar 01, 2015 09:53AM Add a comment
The Pickwick Papers

Joan Buell
Joan Buell is 30% done with The Pickwick Papers
No plot, but still fun to read!
— Feb 21, 2015 08:09AM Add a comment
The Pickwick Papers

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Joan Buell is 90% done with The Sign of the Four (Sherlock Holmes, #2)
So far so good! I believe this is my first Sherlock Holmes book and I am enjoying it.








Dropping this to a 3 star. Guess Sherlock takes some getting used to..but I will try others.
— Feb 09, 2015 08:49AM Add a comment
The Sign of the Four (Sherlock Holmes, #2)

Joan Buell
Joan Buell is 90% done with The Sign of the Four (Sherlock Holmes, #2)
So far so good! I believe this is my first Sherlock Holmes book and I am enjoying it.
— Feb 09, 2015 08:45AM Add a comment
The Sign of the Four (Sherlock Holmes, #2)

Joan Buell
Joan Buell is 90% done with The Sign of the Four (Sherlock Holmes, #2)
Sherlock Holmes book and I am enjoying it.






Dropping this to a 3 star...maybe Sherlock Holmes takes some getting used to. I am probably not the first to diagnose him with bipolar disorder?
— Feb 09, 2015 08:44AM Add a comment
The Sign of the Four (Sherlock Holmes, #2)

Joan Buell
Joan Buell is 30% done with The Sign of the Four (Sherlock Holmes, #2)
So far so good! I believe this is my first Sherlock Holmes book and I am enjoying it.
— Feb 03, 2015 07:39AM Add a comment
The Sign of the Four (Sherlock Holmes, #2)

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