Ooh you’ve got a treat in store. The first time I started that book I got bogged down, but then I had a lot of down time breastfeeing my oldest kid and read the whole series. (I was also living in Germany at the time and happy to read anything in English after five years of being good and practicing my German!) Historical romance and intrigue at its finest. It’s one of those series where you sort of wish you’d could just reread it right away so you’d notice all the clues you missed the first time through.
@ignatius, I guess you were the naysayer and someone else in that thread loved these books. I liked things about Among Others, but I also understand why it annoyed you.
Regarding the Dunnett duel - I can’t say I remember much about it, but Tor.com is a wealth of cool stuff.
^^^ Well, the Dunnett books should keep me happily busy. I’ve wanted to start her Lymond Chronicles for quite some time now. I’ve heard not to give up easily - make it through the first 100 pages or so. I paid no attention to the warning: I read all the time, varied genres, etc. Well, I read the first chapter and realized quickly that I’d have to slow it down. I started the book over the next day. I plan to meander through the series, rereading at times. I can already tell I’ve got a treat in store.
This is Southjersey checking in from colorado, where we’ve been for two weeks. Not your normal vacation visiting father in law with alzheimers in assisted living.
Have not read much here, haven’t finished Sleepwalkers and trying to glance at this thread without reading spoilers.
^ Hi SJCM, I hope all is well with your father-in-law. This thread isn’t going anywhere, so please check back again when you finish Sleepwalker’s Guide and let us know what you thought about it. I’m glad you’re on board with A Spool of Blue Thread!
I’ll speak up for the lurkers. I read station eleven and joined in, but then this one came around, I was tight on time and the book didn’t really interest me and I just couldn’t get into it so I skipped it.
I could go for a good read like Anne Tyler - her last book she plans on writing? Kind of fitting. Sometimes people’s choices start getting a bit obscure for me or heavy duty english lit. I know you can’t please all the people all the time, but I’m down for A spool of blue thread.
I lurked through the first few books chosen and finally kicked it up to active participation. While it’s true you can’t please everyone, next time jump into the selection process. Our fearless leader Mary values input - suggestions, vetoes, ranking choices - and the more who throw their two cents in the better. I keep hoping a lurker or two or three will chime in. I think “the more, the merrier” philosophy works best.
Oh me too. I haven’t been a regular here for long at all. I used this group in general to stretch me a bit, so I don’t expect to like everything, but I’ve liked everything more than I did initially after having discussed it with this group.
Looking forward to reading this discussion, yesterday read for hours on plane ( escaped denver before big snow
Today). Page 400. Thoroughly enjoying this book. Thanks, again for selecting this one.
I’ve been back for a week from our latest warm weather adventures, but finally just caught up on this thread this morning. I’m good with the next selection – haven’t read any Anne Tyler for a while.
I, too, was really ticked at Dimple for blatantly disobeying Amina about the photos – even though in the end it turned into the kick in the pants she (Amina) needed. And it was interesting that in the end Dimple ended up doing the “traditional” thing by marrying a nice/family approved Indian guy.
Re: “staying power” of the book – at my age, I’m not sure if many books have that any more!
Mary13 – where in RI? The beaches here were the big draw for us when we bought a summer place almost 20 years ago.
^ Newport. We had been doing college visits in the area (Providence and Holy Cross) and spent one afternoon meandering along Ocean Drive and walking on Gooseberry Beach.
I am traveling and finishesd thi book a few days ago. It was a great choice for traveling. Otherwisee, I would give it an average score. The editing was good, which I appreciated. It is not a story that I will always remember though.
I am interest in Anne Tyler’s new book but waiting to hear from some of you as the reviews are all over the map.
Nightingale is my currant read— really do not understand the good reviews at all and would not recommend it.
All the Light was amazing and also enjoyed Norwegan at Night.
I just finished the book this week and know you all have “moved on” but wanted to ask…
Am I the only one who thinks there is a link between Sunil Uncle’s sleepwalking, Dad’s episodes, brother’s narcolepsy and even the narrator’s seeing of her brother? It seems to me that it could be either that they come from a culture where people “see” things/have deep relationships with past ancestors OR there is a medical basis but not BOTH. It strikes me as totally unlikely that Dad has a brain tumor but the others are all some other explanation.
^ agree tempemo, I kept waiting for a genetic brian disorder which would explain the Brother’s and Sunil’s medical issues. But, Amini’s vision seemed like a stress, grief, pot smoking reaction, which seemed like overkill, except, as a plot device it allowed Amini, to better understand her father’s delusions.
( I’m surprised how much I’ve forgotten, and I finished the book much later than others ;(
@TempeMom, I love questions like yours – they always send me to interesting places on the internet. Looks like sleep disorders have a genetic basis, although it is not yet fully understood. So it makes a lot of sense that Sunil, Thomas, Akhil and possibly Amina are linked in that way.
If anyone out there (with a lot of time on their hands ) is slowly working their way through the CC Book Club list, The Sleepwalker’s Guide to Dancing is $1.99 today on Amazon.
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