Litsy

Tombland | C. J. Sansom

#shardlakebr

Hi, Shardlakians~
Full disclosure here. I am wwwaaaayyyy far behind! 🤪 I don't know if I'll be finished by 9/30 TBH. I have three options:
1. Still discuss on 9/30--thought the questions might be more open-ended.
2. Postpone discussion until 10/30 (not on Halloween, of course).
3. Finish on your own with no discussion unless you post your own review.
Where are you? What do you want to do? Comment below when you can. 💛💜🧡

Daisey, Cuilin, Amiable, PurpleyPumpkin, Texreader, AnneCecilie, Gissy, Centique, OutsmartYourShelf, jenniferw88, Deblovestoread, Librarybelle, batsy, Chrissyreadit, kwmg40, Mollyanna, curiouserandcurioser, dabbe, Fr3NcHtOaSt, RaeLovesToRead, bthegood, lil1inblue, PageShifter, LiseWorks, The_Book_Ninja, Karisimo, BookWrym

lil1inblue I'm at on Chapter 54 - 61%. I have to say, this one is a super slow read for me compared to the previous books. I'm good with postponing until October or reading at our own pace and discussing in comments on reviews. 2w

LiseWorks Well I'm at chapter 52-59%. I agree it's a slow read, but I'm enjoying the book. I'm also good at postponing and reading at my own pace and discussing reviews. 2w

Mollyanna I agree. This one is a little slower, but still very good. I am also okay with postponing the discussion to October 30. 2w

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OutsmartYourShelf Oct is usually pretty much booked up with Halloween readathons for me so I‘ll probably finish reading this one in Sept, but I‘m ok with waiting until Oct for the discussion. 2w

Karisimo I'm starting the audiobook today! But I'm sure I can finish by Sept 30. 2w

kwmg40 I've finished, but I don't mind waiting until end of October to discuss. I really tried hard to pace myself to read this over 3 months. However, despite the slow start, I couldn't stop reading once I reached the halfway point and just kept going! I'm currently reading Sansom's essay about reimagining the rebellion that's at the end of my edition. 2w

Daisey I downloaded the audio and got caught up for August with a lot of listening this weekend, so I should now finish on schedule. I‘m fine with waiting longer to discuss though. 2w

Librarybelle I am so way behind in the series it‘s not funny. Any delays in a final discussion just *may* get me one step closer to the final book. But, I have my doubts. 😂 2w

AnneCecilie I‘ll probably finish on time, but discussion in October works fine for me 1w

Deblovestoread Finished today. But happy to discuss whenever. I would have loved for this series to move into Elizabeth‘s reign. (edited) 5d

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Daisey

Tombland | C. J. Sansom

I haven‘t made as much reading time for this book as hoped, so I gave in and downloaded the audio. It‘s fine, but when I‘ve read books by an author before, a perfectly good narrator just doesn‘t sound right in my head. I‘m finally far enough in that I‘m getting adjusted and into the story. I started Part 2 today, and it‘s good to see Shardlake meet Barak again.

📷: My #audiowalk with Luthien this evening

#ShardlakeBR #audiobook

dabbe

dabbe I think we all deserve an award when we finish this one! 🩶🤍🖤 2w

Daisey @dabbe I am enjoying the story, but it‘s definitely a long one. I will catch up through the July chapters this weekend, but I‘m not sure I‘ll get all the way through to the planned chapters for August even with audio. 2w

dabbe @Daisey I'm way behind myself. I hope I can finish it by September, but it'll definitely have to be more than one chapter a day now. 😂 2w

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charl08

Perspective(s) | Laurent Binet

Cosimo de' Medici, Duke of Florence, to Giorgio Vasari
Livorno, 20 March 1557

So, if I understand correctly, Florence, the city that God entrusted to my care, is now infested not only with conspiracies of murderous nuns but with seditious plebs too? Enough. I must put an end to all this. Find me this Marco Moro, arrest him and throw him in a damp cell.

I regret getting rid of those lions that were stinking up the palace.

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charl08

Perspective(s) | Laurent Binet

Do love a map (even one that looks like it needs a chapter of context to be understood....)

Graywacke Cool! 4w

humouress MAP! 💟 4w

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bibliothecarivs

The First and Second Prayer-books of King Edward the Sixth | Church of England

Recent acquisition for our personal library.

#english #christianity

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LitsyEvents

Tombland | C. J. Sansom

repost for @Dabbe

#ShardlakeBR

Thanks to all of you who gave me your thoughts. Here are the results! I can't believe we're on the last book! Its is a humdinger!!!

#BuddyRead

dabbe TY! 😍 1mo

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dabbe

Tombland | C. J. Sansom

#ShardlakeBR #LitsyEvents

So sorry I'm late, Shardlakians! I just got home from vacation yesterday? How are we doing on TOMBLAND? And thoughts or comments? I am wwwaaayyy behind, so I have nothing to say except that I hope to be catching up this month! If you're like me, no worries! You're definitely not alone! Next check-in will be 8/31 with a final discussion on 9/30 over the entire book. Have a great week! 🩵💙🩵

LiseWorks I love this book. This time, it seems to be all about the legal system, and boy, it's sad. 1mo

AnneCecilie I love this one as well, as I‘ve mentioned before this series is a reread for me. But I had completely forgotten why Shardlake was in Norwich. I remember more of what happens later. I completely agree @LiseWorks about the legal system, imagine being put in trial and not being allowed to pay for someone to defend you. I can‘t imagine how many have been wrongly convicted because of it 1mo

kwmg40 I‘m enjoying this book very much. The length is a bit daunting but it is interesting learning about the legal system in that time. 1mo

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dabbe @LiseWorks It is stunningly sad, isn't it? 1mo

dabbe @AnneCecilie Pretty much everything about living during the Tudor times was tough, whether you were poor or the wife of the king. As bad as our modern times may be, nothing compares to that! 1mo

dabbe @kwmg40 🩵🎯🩵 And thank goodness for 3 months! 😂 1mo

Daisey I‘m also way behind and currently working on catching up on Kristin Lavransdatter as well, so we‘ll see how that goes with school about to start as well. 1mo

dabbe @Daisey 🩵🎯🩵 1mo

lil1inblue I'm plugging along! I like the book, but compared to some of the others I feel it's dragging just a bit. But I still have 65% to go, so we'll see what happens! 1mo

lil1inblue @liseworks @annececilie The legal system is infuriating! And the punishments are so excessive for many of the crimes! Yet again, those with means can game the system, and those without suffer - often wrongly. 1mo

dabbe @lil1inblue I hear ya! 🩵🎯🩵 1mo

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Texreader

Daughter of Venice | Donna Jo Napoli

Daughter is helping me organize and add my new-to-me books to my database including this one.

Butterfinger Beautiful cover 1mo

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KellyHamHer

Fools and Mortals | Bernard Cornwell

pick

July reading done!! The winner this month was Fools and Mortals. I don‘t know why I was drawn to this book but I thoroughly enjoyed the story and the banter of all the characters. The Likeness was a close 2nd and The Kingdom of Sweets came in last. Beginning vacay in 2 days and headed to South Dakota. Whoot Whoot!!

TheAromaofBooks, PuddleJumper

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2mo

PuddleJumper 🎉🎉 2mo

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Butterfinger

Courtesan | Diane Haeger

so-so

I chose this for two reasons. It was free, and it was about Henri's mistress. Watching The Serpent Queen, I wanted to visit the perspective of Catherine de Medici's nemesis.

I didn't learn anything new, except Dianne raised all of Henri's children and Queen Mary of Scotland.

I might as well have read a Danielle Steele.

TrishB That last line made me snort! 2mo

Butterfinger @TrishB I should not have been so harsh 2mo

TrishB You definitely should 😁 2mo

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