napoleonicwars

Temeraire (The Temeraire Series, Book 1) | Naomi Novik

Many might not know his name, but may have heard his voice! Simon Vance has narrated many an #audiobook from the Temeraire series to the Aubrey/Maturin series to the Dune series! His voice is grand in style, comfortable in both male and female voices and dialects. When I listen to his stories I‘m transported inside the narrative thanks to his voice.

His in-house recording studio burned along with his house in the Eaton, California fires. ⬇️

CrowCAH He has a GoFundMe https://gofund.me/4854373f 2w

bookishbitch Thanks for sharing. Sadly we will be seeing a lot more of these since so many people have been affected. 2w

Ruthiella He‘s a fantastic narrator. I‘m sorry to hear he‘s one of the many affected by the fire. 2w

marleed Ohhh, thanks for sharing this. 2w

AnnCrystal 😢🙏💝. 2w

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rabbitprincess

The Inshore Squadron | Alexander Kent

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Overall, I'd say this was a Pick. The pace was good for a historical novel, and I enjoyed reading about the Battle of Copenhagen given that I visited the city this past summer. The only downside to this book: few female characters, and what ones exist are not well rounded. (I don't expect many given the setting, but it would be nice for the ones there ARE to be interesting.)

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LitsyEvents

Mrs. Adams in Winter: A Journey in the Last Days of Napoleon | Michael O'Brien

Repost for @julieclair

Looking forward to a year of great reading ahead with #FictionalTraveler! My January selection is Mrs. Adams in Winter. I‘m excited to see what everyone else has chosen!

Original post - https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2824328

julieclair Thanks for sharing! 1mo

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julieclair

Mrs. Adams in Winter: A Journey in the Last Days of Napoleon | Michael O'Brien

Looking forward to a year of great reading ahead with #FictionalTraveler! My January selection is Mrs. Adams in Winter. I‘m excited to see what everyone else has chosen!

Tagging those who have expressed interest, but all are welcome. 😃

DebinHawaii, Cuilin, kspenmoll, Amiable, Deblovestoread, thebacklistbook, DogMomIrene, majkia, Lauredhel, Booksblanketsandahotbeverage, Read4life, Sace, BarbaraBB, dabbe, Enchanted_Bibliophile, TheAromaofBooks, PuddleJumper, bthegood, Zuhkeeyah, LiseWorks

TheAromaofBooks I think I'm going with Manhunt by Janet Evanovich - it's been on my shelf forever and is set in Alaska!! 1mo

Amiable Do I have to finish the book in January? Because I‘m fairly certain I‘ll be reading “Anna Karenina” (set in Russia) every day of the month —and into the next one. Or maybe two. 😄 (edited) 1mo

Booksblanketsandahotbeverage I picked a reread, but it‘s been like six years since I last read it -

Winter Town

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dabbe 🤩🥳🤗 1mo

BarbaraBB Yes I‘m in. I‘ll be reading a book that‘s been on my shelves forever

Random Acts of Heroic Love

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julieclair @TheAromaofBooks Sounds perfect! 1mo

julieclair @Amiable You can finish the book whenever you want. This is a very casual challenge. I‘m reading Anna Karenina too, for the #KareninaWinter buddy read, and I‘m woefully behind. It will be a miracle if I finish it by the end of January. 🤪 1mo

julieclair @Booksblanketsandahotbeverage If you‘re anything like me, rereading a book after 6 years will feel like a first-time read. I never do remember anything! 😎 1mo

julieclair @BarbaraBB That one looks fascinating! Looking forward to your review. 1mo

Liz_M @LitsyEvents 1mo

DebinHawaii This looks good! I just posted mine. Part of a mystery series set in Alaska that I love & didn‘t get to in December, so this is perfect! ❄️

Perfect Storm: A Mystery

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LiseWorks Oh I have to pick a book 1mo

julieclair @BarkingMadRead Welcome! Looping you in. 1mo

BarkingMadRead Thank you!!! 1mo

BarkingMadRead I‘m going to use this one, for obvious reasons (if you‘ve read it or seen the movie)

The Shining

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julieclair @BarkingMadRead Oooohhh, just seeing the title gives me the shivers! ❄️ 1mo

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GinaKButler

Napoleon: A Life | Andrew Roberts

Getting ready for our first #chunksterchallenge2025 read for tomorrow! 10 pages per day until we‘re done!

Thank you for hosting again, @Amiable We look forward to this challenge every year!

This one only counts as a Chunkster…not a Colossal Chunkster! We‘ll have to pick a longer one next! 😂
@Kelly326

Amiable I think we‘re going to run out of qualifying colossal chunksters before too long! 😄 1mo

Kelly326 It was hard enough to find one that long. 😂 Excited about this one!! 1mo

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quietjenn

War and Peace: Translated by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky | Leo Tolstoy

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Among other things, on a personal level 2024 will go down as the year I read War and Peace. I did it chapter a day (kind of/theoretically) with the Footnotes and Tangents Substack. I can't say I really loved it, or think it's one of the greatest novels ever, but I'm glad to have read it and found the online discussion and commentary enriching.

Tamra 👏🏾👏🏾 That‘s an achievement! 1mo

AmyG 🙌🏻🎉 1mo

dabbe I felt EXACTLY the same way about this one. #welldone! 🤩🙌🏻🤩 1mo

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Andrew65

The Armour of Light | Ken Follett

Here we go with the #12Booksof2024.

January was a tricky month to choose one. In the end I went for The Armour of Light by Ken Follett.

Notable other mentions : Diva by Daisy Goodwin, The Appeal by Janice Hallet, The Family Remains by Lisa Jewell, The Poet by Michael Connelly. A good reading month!

Mollyanna You can never go wrong with Ken Follett. I haven‘t read this one, I‘ll have to put it on my TBR. 1mo

Andrew65 @Mollyanna I totally agree, such a wonderful series. Such big books but I almost fancy starting all over. 1mo

Mollyanna I have book two queued up for next year, but it‘s been such a long time since I read book one I may have to re-read first. 1mo

Andrew65 @Mollyanna Sounds a good plan. 1mo

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HeyT

His Majesty's Dragon: A Novel of Temeraire | Naomi Novik

HAPPY #BOOKSPIN DAY TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE!

It is my favorite day of the month and I am excited at what the draw has picked for me. It's nice that this month there's fantasy and scifi rather than just one or the other. My selections are the tagged and Red Mars. We'll see how far I get with my backlog this month as well.

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Born.A.Reader

The Painter's Daughter | Julie Klassen

#paint #schoolspirit
One of several books I got from my neighbor-but haven't read yet.
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Pretty 🎨 4mo

Eggs Beautiful 🤍 🎨 🩵 4mo

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Therewillbebooks

Master and Commander | Patrick O'Brian

Did an episode on The Wager. We talked scurvy, old timey wooden ships, and whether it'd be okay for Jerry Jones to press gang Tom Brady out of retirement.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6C6qxwj0c4CJPNJsiUMCgy?si=sSTl1vC0S5i8kIQB2vern...

BkClubCare 🤣🏈⚓️ 5mo

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