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On a whole I like this book as well but I was surprised and somewhat put off by the repetitive language. This is my first D.H. Lawrence book and so I'm not sure if it is common in his works or just used as a device in this story but I don't like it, I did read somewhere this was his first major...

I'm noticing that they all hate a lot, the term is used more in this book than any other I can recall reading. The only true joy, love, openness, they show is towards nature but in all of the relationships so far amongst the characters there is hate. I do think Gertrude shows selfishness in...

Passion by Peter Gabriel, this has been my primary bedtime music for years now.

I liked Perfume best of the books you listed, I have also read On Beauty and the Kite Runner off the list.

Well I think that was mostly it but she could have just said he was not there and made no more of it but she went out of her way to embarrass the girl. It just took her from being disappointed, judgmental and bitter to being cruel and dishonest in my view.

Another part that made me dislike Gertrude was her treatment off the girl from the dance, that struck me as particularly and intentionally cruel and then she later claimed she forgot the whole episode when William asked her about it.

Most likely, I've only read the first part and there is so little mention of her family in it, just her father's sternness and her sister's making William clothes. She also seems to just be a watcher, she does no seem to be able to pursue relationships well, not only does she have problems...

I didn't notice that before now that you mention it there's also the letters William cuts the flowers off for Paul to keep before he burns them.

I agree with the not liking either of these characters and I think that they both feed the family's dysfunction. They seem to go back and forth a lot at first with trying to please and trying to hurt each other.

Ah, here's a link :) Amazon.com: Magic for Beginners: Kelly Link, Shelley Jackson: Books I really enjoyed this collection of stories but must forewarn you that they tend to be like bizarre dreams, they don't make always a lot of sense, they have a strange mix of reality and fantasy and yet I...

I have those on my wishlist :) I also like the novels about Josephine by Sandra Gulland Amazon.com: The Many Lives & Secret Sorrows of Josephine B.: Sandra Gulland: Books

That was one of my favorite movies did you see the second one, the Golden Age?

The contrast between Elizabeth and her Cousin Mary are quite interesting as well. They had so much in common and yet their fates were so very different. Some books I've read and enjoyed about these women were, Amazon.com: Elizabeth and Mary: Cousins, Rivals, Queens: Jane Dunn: Books...

Have you read Elizabeth & Mary; Cousins, Rivals, Queens by Jane Dunn? I enjoyed it very much last year Amazon.com: Elizabeth and Mary: Cousins, Rivals, Queens: Jane Dunn: Books

I like that same type of historical nonfiction and so for my third and final book suggestion I'll add this one as I've been wanting to order it for awhile now :) But I'm not sure if the book would have a wide appeal. My Lady Scandalous: The Amazing Life and Outrageous Times of Grace Dalrymple...

Speaking of dictionaries there's the Simon Winchester books about the making of the Oxford English Dictionary, I think we may have suggested them before but I liked the Professor and the Madman Amazon.com: The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford...

I often take notes on books I read for my book club, we only meet once a month and I may finish the book weeks before the discussion so it's always good to have record of the main points I want to talk about. Some books stick with me very well and I have no trouble recalling the details but...

We are hooked on the Spyro games too, my son got it for Christmas awhile back and now we play it and the Neopets Darkest Fairie game way too much probably:blush:

There is a non-fiction book recommended to me by a former member here that's about a topic we all share an interest in books :) Amazon.com: The Book on the Bookshelf: Henry Petroski: Books I have it on my TBR shelf and have not had a chance to get to it yet.