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Cuilin
Napoleon: A Biography | Frank McLynn
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#BookedInTime November Reads Napoleons Era

DNF‘d the Glass Blowers, may read at a different time.
Still reading Finding Napoleon which is a bit meh.
Finished The Secret Life of Country Gentlemen which is a total blame it on Litsy read. Spicy 🌶️ not my usual read but it was great. How were your Napoleon Era Reads? See the movie?

Bookwormjillk I really wanted to get to Jonathan Strange but didn‘t. I do plan to see the movie soon! 5mo
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Cuilin @Bookwormjillk looking forward to your thoughts on the movie. I have comments!!!! 5mo
AnnR I finished The Glass Blowers but I'm not sure that I'd recommend it to others. The beginning third of the book was the most interesting but after that the political/family drama really dragged on. 5mo
Desha We are going to see Napoleon but haven‘t yet! Looking forward to it! 5mo
TheBookgeekFrau How is it the last day of November??? There was just no time to read about Napoleon 😣 5mo
Cuilin @TheBookgeekFrau I get it!!! 5mo
dabbe It only took me 11 months, but I finally finished WAR AND PEACE, thanks to the translation recommended by @Cuilin. A definite pick for all the obvious reasons, but I did like ANNA KARENINA more. 🤩 5mo
dabbe Reminder:
Here is the link to our spreadsheet: https://tinyurl.com/tzx2rza5
If you have a moment at this SLOW time of year (ha), please look over all of the books from all of our eras and make sure I have them in the right spot. Also, let me know how you would rate it for the benefit of all of us. We are quite an impressive group! Thanks, @Cuilin, for your magnificent leadership. 🩵❄️🩵
Is the Victorian era next up for December or January? ⬇️
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dabbe P.S. I also made all of you editors on the document, so you can add/change what you'd like, too ... or just let me know, and I'll be happy to do it, too! 🤩 5mo
Deblovestoread Well it‘s another failed month for me. I didn‘t get very far into my book and set it aside for other things. Hope to give it more time in the future. Looking forward to seeing the movie. 5mo
Cuilin @Deblovestoread no failure here. It‘s all good. 😊 5mo
Cuilin @dabbe Victorian for December. Thanks for all your work on the spreadsheet Denise. 🫡 You are a star. 5mo
Cuilin @dabbe congratulations 🎉 I loved W&P. 5mo
Deblovestoread @dabbe I‘m the weirdo who LOVES W&P and has read it more than once. Congrats on finishing! 5mo
dabbe @Cuilin 🩵❄️🩵 5mo
dabbe @Cuilin 🤩🤗😍 5mo
dabbe @Deblovestoread You're not a weirdo AT ALL! I loved the characters and their storylines; I just didn't fare so well with the “war“ part or the epilogue where Tolstoy shared his thoughts of Napoleon and the other leaders for PAGES AND PAGES! 🤣🤩🤗 5mo
Cuilin @Deblovestoread I love that. I‘d definitely reread!! 5mo
julieclair I plan to watch the movie. I actually visited the house where Napoleon was born in Corsica a few weeks ago, so I‘m extra excited about the movie! 5mo
julieclair I haven‘t started my Napoleon book, Tree of Gold, but really want to read it. I never seem to get to all the books I want to read in any given month. I have decided that for 2024, I will cut down on the number of buddy reads I‘m doing. But I am definitely keeping this one, as it‘s one of my favorites! 5mo
julieclair @dabbe Congrats on W&P! It‘s inspiring to think it took you a year. That means there‘s hope for me, lol. 5mo
dabbe @julieclair I could only handle about 10 pages a day. I felt like the tortoise against the hare: #slowandsteadywinstherace 🤩🤗😍 5mo
Cuilin @julieclair How wonderful to visit Corsica! I always think I have more time to read than actual reality. 5mo
rwmg @dabbe Just to point out that on the spreadsheet “The Building of Jalna“ is included in lmmigration to Canada and in the Napoleonic Era while it should only be on the Immigration to Canada page. 5mo
dabbe @rwmg Got it fixed! Thanks! 5mo
Bluebird @dabbe congrats on reading W&P! Quite the chunkster! 5mo
Bluebird I finally read Naomi Novik‘s his Majesty‘s Dragon! Historical Fantasy. Napoleonic War with dragons. Hee hee. Excellent start to a new series for me! 5mo
Cuilin @Bluebird I love that. 🐉 5mo
Mollyanna I am about a third of the way through The Tide Watchers. It‘s a little slow as all the characters are introduced (there are a LOT of characters…), but the pace is picking up. Hope to get it done soon. @dabbe Congrats on W&P, it‘s on my TBR 5mo
Cuilin @Mollyanna sounds like an exciting read. 5mo
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Rissa1
Looking for Alaska | Green, John
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I have been sick this week but, I wanted to show my progress. #BFCr2 #BFCr3 have helped me drop 5 lbs. #slowandsteadywinstherace I appreciate this group for helping me stay motivated to keep moving.

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carys14
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Three years ago tonight I told my son that he had to read every night during the summer. It could be for one minute or twenty, graphic novel or chapter book, one sentence or many pages. He could choose the book. By the end of summer it got the the point where he did not want to break his streak. And three years later I think we can still count the number of missed nights on one hand. #howtocreateareader #readingchallenge #summerreading

TrishB Cool 👍 7y
Cinfhen If only....I applaud you & your son!!! 7y
Reviewsbylola I love that! 7y
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Reviewsbylola lol I know you have one daughter that's a reader. Not so much your other kids? @Cinfhen 7y
carys14 @Cinfhen I never expected it to actually work! But I think because I gave him complete control over Book choice (he read all three Pokémon graphic novel series) and how much he read, plus making him read BEFORE I would read to him, it slowly became a habit. He rarely reads any time other than at bedtime or for more than 5 min but hey that's better than nothing 7y
Cinfhen I have two boys 21 & 15. The 15 yr old NEVER reads & my 21 yr old likes to read but he's the slowest reader....he's got about 6 books going from 4 years ago! @Reviewsbylola 7y
carys14 @Cinfhen yeah. I am not sure if I would have been successful had we started this year. He was 10 when we started and a bit more malleable. Lol. He is also a very slow reader. He is working on a 4 book series and I think it is taking close to a year to finish each one. #slowAndsteadywinstherace🐢 7y
Cinfhen Like that hashtag🙃truth! 7y
Reviewsbylola Ha! My 17 yo stepdaughter rarely reads either. @Cinfhen My mom just bought her a new book so 🤞🏻🤞🏻 7y
Cinfhen You guys will convert her yet! My own daughter didn't start really reading until after she graduated college @Reviewsbylola so there's still hope❣️ 7y
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