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Bill Kupersmith made a comment in the groupKindle British & Irish Mystery Book Club—November 2024 Group Read: The Blue Hour, by Paula Hawkinstopic "I enjoyed this. What appeared to be an animal bone in a contemporary sculpture made of found objects turned out to be human. An employee from an art g I enjoyed this. What appeared to be an animal bone in a contemporary sculpture made of found objects turned out to be human. An employee from an art gallery is despatched to a remote Scottish island where the artist’s executor lives alone. The sculptor’s prodigal spouse strangely vanished. Is there a connexion? ...more"
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**Bill Kupersmith**rated a book it was amazing The Radetzky March by Joseph Roth The Radetzky March (Von Trotta Family, #1) by Joseph Roth Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
I so loved Mikos Banffy's They Were Counted that I had to continue my imaginary sojourn in the Habsburg Empire on eve of the Great War. Joseph Roth's The Radetzky March is probably the most famous novel set in that period. Today if you visit Austria, I so loved Mikos Banffy's They Were Counted that I had to continue my imaginary sojourn in the Habsburg Empire on eve of the Great War. Joseph Roth's The Radetzky March is probably the most famous novel set in that period. Today if you visit Austria, you will be shown the empty palaces and told that Franz Josef still symbolizes the good old days, recalling when Vienna was the powerhouse of central Europe and the Empire extended into the Ukraine and Bosnia. Actually I found this ironically titled novel a little disappointing; we felt more the stultifying boredom of bureaucratic officialdom and of regimental duty in remote garrison towns than experiencing the grandeur of a great empire, but that was surely the intent of the original author. He perhaps was too close to the lost days to feel nostalgia and Hitler represented current reality. Still a classic though, it deserves its five stars and the Emperor exemplifies his reputation for goodness. ...more
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After learning of terrible cases of sexual abuse of young athletes, such as the Michigan State gymnasts, we can scarcely find anything implausible in fictional accounts of similar crimes. This tale of Coach McQueen's treatment of swimmers and hockey After learning of terrible cases of sexual abuse of young athletes, such as the Michigan State gymnasts, we can scarcely find anything implausible in fictional accounts of similar crimes. This tale of Coach McQueen's treatment of swimmers and hockey players at a posh Dublin girls' school is totally believable, especially as a coach is often the first important adult person who is not a parent to be a major influence on a teenager. Unfortunately, too likely as well is the response of the nuns who run the school and blame the whistleblower who narrates this novel. Lou is the teenaged daughter of an alcoholic single mother, whose BF committed suicide after being raped and impregnated by her coach. Having myself written a novel with a main character who goes undercover to expose sexual predation, I felt thoroughly involved in the plot. But I found the time frame too big and the cast of characters too numerous to maintain my focus. It is only years later that Lou's story is resolved. But the irony of an Olympic-sized swimming facility being named in honour of a sex criminal is all too likely. ...more
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Jeanette Winterson

“I had no one to help me, but the T. S. Eliot helped me.

So when people say that poetry is a luxury, or an option, or for the educated middle classes, or that it shouldn’t be read at school because it is irrelevant, or any of the strange stupid things that are said about poetry and its place in our lives, I suspect that the people doing the saying have had things pretty easy. A tough life needs a tough language – and that is what poetry is. That is what literature offers – a language powerful enough to say how it is.

It isn’t a hiding place. It is a finding place.”
― Jeanette Winterson, Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?

C.G. Jung

“The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed.”
― Carl Gustav Jung

Samuel Johnson

“The distance is commonly very great between actual performances and speculative possibility. It is natural to suppose, that as much as has been done to-day may be done to-morrow; but on the morrow some difficulty emerges or some external impediment obstructs. Indolence, interruption, business, and pleasure; all take their turns of retardation; and every long work is lengthened by a thousand causes that can, and ten thousand that cannot, be recounted. Perhaps no extensive and multifarious performance was ever effected within the term originally fixed in the undertaker's mind. He that runs against Time, has an antagonist not subject to casualties.

From Samuel Johnson's Lives of the Poets series, published in 3 volumes between 1779 and 1781, on Alexander Pope”
― Samuel Johnson, Lives of the Poets, Vol. 1

Jane Austen

“But there certainly are not so many men of large fortune in the world as there are pretty women to deserve them.”
― Jane Austen, Mansfield Park

Tana French

“No one needs a relationship. What you need is the basic cop-on to figure that out, in the face of all the media bullshit screaming that you're nothing on your own and you're a dangerous freak if you disagree. The truth is, if you don't exist without someone else, you don't exist at all. And that doesn't just go for romance. I love my ma, I love my friends, I love the bones of them. If any of them wanted me to donate a kidney or crack a few heads, I'd do it, no questions asked. And if they all waved good-bye and walked out of my life tomorrow, I'd still be the same person I am today.”
― Tana French, The Trespasser

48703 Kindle British Mystery Book Club — 1202 members — last activity Nov 07, 2024 02:25AM
This is a book club for people who love British Mysteries both modern and classic. You do not have to own a Kindle. We have a monthly reads and these This is a book club for people who love British Mysteries both modern and classic. You do not have to own a Kindle. We have a monthly reads and these selections can be read on Kindle for PC or other app or even pick up a paperback copy. ...more

37567 The Readers Review: Literature from 1714 to 1910 — 3572 members — last activity 33 minutes ago
This is a group for discerning readers looking to discover, explore, and critically discuss some of the World’s literature, with a primary emphasis on This is a group for discerning readers looking to discover, explore, and critically discuss some of the World’s literature, with a primary emphasis on the great books, short stories and poetry of the early-18th century to the early-20th century. You can expect to find intelligent discussions associated with literary periods and movements; major and minor authors and their works; and potential connections and relationships with other artistic movements and periods (e.g., music, visual arts, architecture, etc.).We encourage participants to bring their intellectual curiosity and a willingness to share their knowledge and engage in critical thinking and discussion. This group is intended to be a safe, comfortable, yet stimulating haven for those looking to learn more and share their love for some of the World’s great literature. ...more

59349 Reading the Classics — 4073 members — last activity Nov 06, 2023 06:31AM
This is a group for people who want to read the classics and discuss them as a group. Each month we will choose as a group a book to read. Everyone is This is a group for people who want to read the classics and discuss them as a group. Each month we will choose as a group a book to read. Everyone is welcome who loves to read and talk about classic literature! ...more

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This is a book club/group for ALL books about crime, mysteries, and thrillers. From romantic suspense, to pulp fiction, to cozy mysteries, british det This is a book club/group for ALL books about crime, mysteries, and thrillers. From romantic suspense, to pulp fiction, to cozy mysteries, british detectives, true crime and more! ...more

88212 A Good Thriller — 19875 members — last activity 1 hour, 5 min ago
Action packed gripping, exciting and tense thrillers, mysteries, that's what we like reading. So many great authors out there to read. Let's share our Action packed gripping, exciting and tense thrillers, mysteries, that's what we like reading. So many great authors out there to read. Let's share our thoughts and opinions. Let's recommend to each other the best books, have some fun and be friendly. Lots of great and varied topics. Please do take part in all the different topics, add you book count to our totals, see all the great recommendations, take part in our "Pick It For Me". Have fun ...more

19126 The Mystery, Crime, and Thriller Group — 29224 members — last activity 2 hours, 22 min ago
“It was a dark and stormy night. Lightning flashed and thunder rolled across the sky. Rain spattered a mysterious, hooded stranger who peered over the “It was a dark and stormy night. Lightning flashed and thunder rolled across the sky. Rain spattered a mysterious, hooded stranger who peered over the hedgerow at the darkened, quiet house.” Do lines like these quicken your heartbeat and pique your interest? Then Welcome to the Mystery, Crime and Thriller Group! This is the place for you. Join our intrepid moderators as we read and discuss our favourites, recommend new authors and explore the Genre. This is the meeting place for readers to discuss their favourites and recommend new authors, and the place for budding and established mystery, crime and thriller writers to introduce us to their efforts. You can travel into the past to discover great characters like Sherlock Holmes, Inspector Maigret and others; journey around the world to other countries and meet Aussie Phryne Fisher, Norwegian Harry Hole and so many others; just relax on your couch and experience the wonders of Hercule Poirot, Lord Peter Wimsey, etc; or hard-boiled, tired gumshoes like Travis McGee and Kinsey Milhone. Of course, this is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the wonderfully varied world that is Mystery, Crime and Thrillers. Join us and have a great time! Your Moderators: Randy and Nancy. ...more

88722 Donna Tartt — 251 members — last activity May 10, 2024 04:29PM
For readers who, like me, love both of Donna Tartt's novels, The Secret History (1992) and The Little Friend (2002) and may be wondering what happened For readers who, like me, love both of Donna Tartt's novels, The Secret History (1992) and The Little Friend (2002) and may be wondering what happened to her 2012 book if she was going to do one every 10 years... I think both books are works of genius, but flawed in many respects. I'm not sure what there is to discuss, in a way, but would like to know if fans of either or both books have found anything that reminds them of them, and whether they'd recommend them or not. I also wouldn't mind seeing how people's favourite parts of the books compare. ...more

2059 THE WORLD WAR TWO GROUP — 2523 members — last activity 1 hour, 48 min ago
A chance to discuss books covering the Second World War, the battles, campaigns, leaders and weapons. Tantum librorum, tam brevi tempore (So many A chance to discuss books covering the Second World War, the battles, campaigns, leaders and weapons. Tantum librorum, tam brevi tempore (So many books, so little time) One small note: we know there were Nazis in the war, but this group is in no way a place to celebrate their existence or praise anything but their military tactics & weapons! “The warrior merely carries the sword on behalf of others. His task is a lordly one because the warrior still agrees to die for the mistakes of others.” ― Alexandre Sanguinetti ...more

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132506 Just Literature — 328 members — last activity May 04, 2020 02:38AM
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