tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578764475698868093.post2655102199954363432..comments2023-10-08T03:32:33.151-04:00Comments on bookeywookey: History Re-lived (The Great Fortune by Olivia Manning)Tedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05511240514127283024noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578764475698868093.post-60916310908181079822007-12-19T22:20:00.000-05:002007-12-19T22:20:00.000-05:00Thanks, Heather. All done now!!Thanks, Heather. All done now!!Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05511240514127283024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578764475698868093.post-9127809123809870092007-12-19T12:24:00.000-05:002007-12-19T12:24:00.000-05:00Sounds wonderful! It's a great book that can draw ...Sounds wonderful! It's a great book that can draw you in even though you know what will happen. I love running into authors with that skill.<BR/><BR/>Good luck!heather (errantdreams)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08867100188239630970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578764475698868093.post-82092538359029482832007-12-18T22:35:00.000-05:002007-12-18T22:35:00.000-05:00That was truly one of my funnest nights ever!That was truly one of my funnest nights ever!Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05511240514127283024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578764475698868093.post-81371080255728829022007-12-18T21:21:00.000-05:002007-12-18T21:21:00.000-05:00Ted - of course!! The very first time we went out...Ted - of course!! The very first time we went out together - the night of Harold and Maude and Play it Again Sam at the Music Box - we met up at Southport Lanes beforehand and WE BOTH arrived an hour early so we could read at the table. So hilarious. Like: Ohhhh, you're here an hour early too? To .... read??? Okay, I know you're a kindred spirit.Sheila O'Malleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05859697259996394827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578764475698868093.post-17341129427322114392007-12-18T19:51:00.000-05:002007-12-18T19:51:00.000-05:00S - I'm glad to hear someone else is strategizing ...S - I'm glad to hear someone else is strategizing about reading shorter books in the last days of the year to make their count (ha-ha-ha)! Why you care about such things is why we're getting drinks tomorrow and why, whoever arrives 2nd will find the other one reading at the bar!Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05511240514127283024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578764475698868093.post-49189705809766068922007-12-18T19:47:00.000-05:002007-12-18T19:47:00.000-05:00You can do it! I'm 2 books short of 52 - one book...You can do it! I'm 2 books short of 52 - one book per week. I started the 7000 page Rob Chernow biography of Alexander Hamilton the other day - and while I am loving it, I am putting it aside for now - because no WAY will I finish it by the new year.<BR/><BR/>Why do I care about such things?? I don't know but I do.Sheila O'Malleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05859697259996394827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578764475698868093.post-33544831831163828442007-12-18T18:45:00.000-05:002007-12-18T18:45:00.000-05:00GC - I haven't seen the series but I just love Emm...GC - I haven't seen the series but I just love Emma Thompson and I've heard it's good so after I read it, I may get it from the library.<BR/><BR/>Eva - Thanks! One down, one more tomorrow.Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05511240514127283024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578764475698868093.post-39593722399596034742007-12-18T14:42:00.000-05:002007-12-18T14:42:00.000-05:00Ohhh. I already wanted this trilogy, and now I'm ...Ohhh. I already wanted this trilogy, and now I'm lusting for it! Good luck with your finals. :)Evahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06703372903532502944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578764475698868093.post-82189463400321715402007-12-18T12:24:00.000-05:002007-12-18T12:24:00.000-05:00Have you seen the BBC series Fortunes of War, base...Have you seen the BBC series Fortunes of War, based on Manning's books? If not, I do recommend it - Kenneth Branagh and Emma Thomson turning in exquisite performances. And, although I think Manning's writing of Prince Yakimov is superb, Ronald Pickup was completely convincing as a man too innocently charming to be resisted. <BR/><BR/>Good luck!Jodie Robsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02442935205880334932noreply@blogger.com