tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post5860844665183135576..comments2024-03-24T13:45:25.132-05:00Comments on Bookfoolery : The Ballad of Gregoire Darcy by Marsha AltmanBookfoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-46547493180647927372012-01-10T20:02:36.029-06:002012-01-10T20:02:36.029-06:00Okay, got it. I'm impressive and so is the nos...Okay, got it. I'm impressive and so is the nose. *snicker*Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-80296905433821395122012-01-10T20:00:21.108-06:002012-01-10T20:00:21.108-06:00Carrie,
I'm only on lesson 1!!!! I have no i...Carrie,<br /><br />I'm only on lesson 1!!!! I have no idea what you just said. I just know things like "Bon giorno" and "Il bambina mangia." Even those are probably wrong. LOLBookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-68194379432433056662012-01-10T18:49:21.447-06:002012-01-10T18:49:21.447-06:00You' re così impressionante!
Il naso è impres...You' re così impressionante!<br /><br />Il naso è impressionante, anche!!Carehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06478474870247729611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-50680953409156671372012-01-10T17:56:13.633-06:002012-01-10T17:56:13.633-06:00Cherri,
I'm one of those people who panic at ...Cherri,<br /><br />I'm one of those people who panic at the thought that if I start buying only e-books, paper books will disappear. Doing without Borders has been miserable -- miserable, I tell you! It was my happy place!!Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-68457823867249270412012-01-10T17:03:12.688-06:002012-01-10T17:03:12.688-06:00Bookfool,
Thats why I love my Kindle, my entire li...Bookfool,<br />Thats why I love my Kindle, my entire library fits in my purse :)Cherri T.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-10991769337963482272012-01-10T15:07:33.591-06:002012-01-10T15:07:33.591-06:00Cherri,
That's good thinking. I have a tende...Cherri,<br /><br />That's good thinking. I have a tendency to bury books I've already read (if I do keep them). I've kept this series because I love them so much, but Lord knows where I've put them. I absolutely love Marsha's wild imagination, too!Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-41812855925917768542012-01-10T14:59:41.989-06:002012-01-10T14:59:41.989-06:00I quite agree, Marsha is one of the best out there...I quite agree, Marsha is one of the best out there for Darcy fanfiction. Love, love, love her take on the Darcy clan. I can hardly wait for book 5! If it's been awhile between books I read the last one in the series to brush up on the charaters, there are so many. Marsha has quite the imagination. Go Marsha go!Cherri T.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-35378560175311538262012-01-10T12:36:49.973-06:002012-01-10T12:36:49.973-06:00Anna,
Hurry up and shove it up to the top of your...Anna,<br /><br />Hurry up and shove it up to the top of your TBR! It's absolutely loads of fun, just like the rest of the series. In fact, I think this book is one of my favorites from the series. Yes, same here. I always find myself picking other spin-offs to pieces but the characters in Marsha Altman's books somehow manage to be both true to Austen and unique, at the same time. Altman's a master, IMHO.<br /><br />Zibilee,<br /><br />I've read quite a few of them and, honestly, there are very few that I love. One other author came close. I think Marsha Altman's books are the only Austen spin-offs in which the characters' dialogue makes them sound just as they did in Pride and Prejudice (Mr. Bennet is one of my favorites - he retains that same sarcastic wit, throughout) but at the same time she manages to go spectacularly off the rails in a good way. They're all adventurous reads. I hope you'll at least give The Darcys and The Bingleys a go, just to see if you like them!<br /><br />The Nose is awesome. I really need 6 noses because I have reading glasses, reading sunglasses, distance sunglasses, distance glasses, bifocals, etc. I have not succeeded in getting myself used to bifocals, so I do a lot of switching.<br /><br />Les,<br /><br />Yes, same here. I need to go back to Nashville to get more noses. LOL Right now, I'm keeping my distance glasses perched on The Nose on the mantle because I really only use distance glasses while watching TV. My eyes aren't all that bad. But, I can no longer read without reading glasses. Bummer. This getting old business kind of sucks. <br /><br />It takes me forever to write up my end-of-year posts because I have a pretty lengthy format that I've used since the beginning and I have to do a lot of pondering to narrow down. It's fun, though, and I continue to use that same format because it's great for looking back at past years. <br /><br />Yes, I do believe it means what you think. Huzzybuns says I chose Japan for his milestone birthday (note that I'm avoiding the number -- it makes my skin crawl) so he gets to choose our destination for mine. And, he's saying Italy is IT. I guess I should start reading about Italy, too.Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-13797085815211802352012-01-10T09:23:41.185-06:002012-01-10T09:23:41.185-06:00Rod has several pairs of reading glasses and sungl...Rod has several pairs of reading glasses and sunglasses scattered all over the house. He could use a half dozen "noses"!<br /><br />I still have to write up my Top Ten for 2011 post. At least I finally got all my reviews for the posted.<br /><br />Studying Italian, eh? Does that mean what I think it means? :)Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08345657431432380804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-24704592972379726212012-01-10T07:41:55.774-06:002012-01-10T07:41:55.774-06:00I like the Nose, and could certainly use it in the...I like the Nose, and could certainly use it in the evenings when I take off my glasses and go to sleep.<br /><br />Haven't read much in the way of Austen spinoffs, but I do have quite a stockpile of them on my Kindle! I perhaps need to read these as well. I am glad that you enjoyed it so much!Zibileehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07443338685890187334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-14406066407580785972012-01-10T07:03:25.070-06:002012-01-10T07:03:25.070-06:00I should hang my head in shame because I've ha...I should hang my head in shame because I've had this book on my shelf for several months and haven't read it yet. I plan to do so soon because I loved the 1st 3 books! I love how Altman has made these characters her own while staying true to the original.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08046635675540466183noreply@blogger.com