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It's the end-of-January reading thread

Lily Fairbairn
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Jan 29, 3:25pm


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End of January? Wasn't it New Year's Day, like, yesterday?

I've been reading the usual magazines, and I started a mystery novel that I didn't care for and put into the give-to-the-library box, so I won't mention it here. I tend to be very, very picky about fiction, I'm afraid, and am well aware that even though I don't care for a novel, someone else may like it a lot.

I read a delightful and informative non-fiction book titled Death by Petticoat, by Mary Miley Theobald. It's a series of very short essays exploding various historical myths, mostly from the 18th century. Theobald often writes for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and her book is illustrated by photos of interpreters and sites there.

The title comes from the myth that many colonial women died when their petticoats caught fire. Not so! These women grew up cooking over an open fire, and so forth, and knew how to avoid the danger. Not that it didn't occasionally happen---I'm trying to think of the wife of a prominent Victorian literary figure who died when her skirts caught fire---but disease was the number one cause of death.

What have you been reading?

PS to One Ringer: I haven't yet obtained a copy of Kidnapped, but it's on my list.


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It's the end-of-January reading thread Lily Fairbairn Send a private message to Lily Fairbairn Jan 29, 3:25pm
    Lots of reading... Angharad73 Send a private message to Angharad73 Jan 29, 3:49pm
        I imagine a death by petticoat... Lily Fairbairn Send a private message to Lily Fairbairn Jan 29, 4:53pm
            Always had troubling believing the burning-dress-death stats. Glad it's been refuted./ CuriousG Send a private message to CuriousG Jan 29, 9:33pm
    Frankenstein (ugh) and Pearls Blows Up NottaSackville Send a private message to NottaSackville Jan 29, 4:52pm
        It 's good to occasionally re-visit the classics Lily Fairbairn Send a private message to Lily Fairbairn Jan 29, 6:07pm
    Lord of the... BoromirOfWinterfell Send a private message to BoromirOfWinterfell Jan 29, 5:05pm
        Like many, I'm sure, that book changed a lot between my youth and, uh, adulthood NottaSackville Send a private message to NottaSackville Jan 29, 6:04pm
        I probably had to read that in school, way back when Lily Fairbairn Send a private message to Lily Fairbairn Jan 29, 6:09pm
        Eek! Starling Send a private message to Starling Jan 30, 8:16am
            It's really great. BoromirOfWinterfell Send a private message to BoromirOfWinterfell Jan 30, 12:14pm
                Oh wow, you are still at school Starling Send a private message to Starling Jan 31, 6:59am
                    It's great that these books BoromirOfWinterfell Send a private message to BoromirOfWinterfell Jan 31, 12:14pm
        I read that one a long time ago guitarzankansasfan Send a private message to guitarzankansasfan Jan 31, 2:35am
    Just finished Kidnapped yesterday... One Ringer Send a private message to One Ringer Jan 29, 6:17pm
        Interesting! Lily Fairbairn Send a private message to Lily Fairbairn Jan 29, 8:49pm
            From what I've found One Ringer Send a private message to One Ringer Jan 30, 4:36pm
        @ One Ringer and Lily Fairbairn kiwifan Send a private message to kiwifan Jan 29, 9:42pm
            Yes Lily Fairbairn Send a private message to Lily Fairbairn Jan 30, 2:48pm
            Canadian resident here, One Ringer Send a private message to One Ringer Jan 30, 4:38pm
                I found this Alassea Elensar Send a private message to Alassea Elensar Feb 2, 12:07am
                    As a matter of fact - One Ringer Send a private message to One Ringer Feb 3, 4:21am
    Re-reading The Hunger Games trilogy. Ataahua Send a private message to Ataahua Jan 29, 6:33pm
        Well, at least you know what to expect! // Lily Fairbairn Send a private message to Lily Fairbairn Jan 29, 8:49pm
        "about to get truly horrible"? CuriousG Send a private message to CuriousG Jan 29, 9:36pm
            The next two books are worth reading. Ataahua Send a private message to Ataahua Jan 30, 2:44am
        And I haven't even mustered the courage to read the first one yet... kiwifan Send a private message to kiwifan Jan 29, 9:51pm
            I don't think it would cause nightmares. CuriousG Send a private message to CuriousG Jan 29, 9:57pm
            I think it actually Laerasėa Send a private message to Laerasėa Jan 29, 10:51pm
    Blaze of Glory Rostron2 Send a private message to Rostron2 Jan 29, 6:49pm
        It's hard to get historical voices right Lily Fairbairn Send a private message to Lily Fairbairn Jan 29, 8:50pm
            Yup Rostron2 Send a private message to Rostron2 Jan 29, 9:19pm
    Petticoat danger... arithmancer Send a private message to arithmancer Jan 29, 7:38pm
        Well yes Lily Fairbairn Send a private message to Lily Fairbairn Jan 29, 8:54pm
    3 books CuriousG Send a private message to CuriousG Jan 29, 9:53pm
        Funny how many books... Lily Fairbairn Send a private message to Lily Fairbairn Jan 30, 2:51pm
    Mixed bag, as usual... kiwifan Send a private message to kiwifan Jan 29, 10:33pm
        The Hobbit---the gift that keeps on giving! Lily Fairbairn Send a private message to Lily Fairbairn Jan 30, 2:56pm
    Still on "A Memory of Light" (Wheel of Time) acheron Send a private message to acheron Jan 29, 11:42pm
        I hear quite often... Lily Fairbairn Send a private message to Lily Fairbairn Jan 30, 2:58pm
            Wow, I didn't know anyone else did this. Kassandros Send a private message to Kassandros Jan 30, 4:55pm
            Yes, we did much of LOTR too acheron Send a private message to acheron Jan 30, 5:24pm
    I'm trying to get through The House on the Strand... Patty Send a private message to Patty Jan 30, 12:55am
        Hmmm Lily Fairbairn Send a private message to Lily Fairbairn Jan 30, 2:59pm
            The beginning reminds me an awful lot of Rebecca... Patty Send a private message to Patty Jan 30, 5:15pm
    Finally finished Game of Thrones Magpie Send a private message to Magpie Jan 30, 4:34am
        "A satisfying read" is a good recommendation Lily Fairbairn Send a private message to Lily Fairbairn Jan 30, 3:01pm
        I started to read it shortly after sherlock Send a private message to sherlock Jan 31, 11:18am
        You know macfalk Send a private message to macfalk Jan 31, 10:26pm
            it must have been one of a Magpie with a person? Magpie Send a private message to Magpie Feb 2, 11:55pm
        Glad you liked the GoT book :) batik Send a private message to batik Feb 3, 10:25pm
            I feel some 'obligation' to read one of the dozen books I've received as gifts in the last few months Magpie Send a private message to Magpie Feb 3, 10:36pm
    The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe guitarzankansasfan Send a private message to guitarzankansasfan Jan 31, 2:38am
    almost done with The Last Chronicle of Barset Annael Send a private message to Annael Jan 31, 3:47pm
        Mountain-climbing Lily Fairbairn Send a private message to Lily Fairbairn Feb 1, 3:08pm
    A Storm of Swords macfalk Send a private message to macfalk Jan 31, 10:23pm
        You're in good company Lily Fairbairn Send a private message to Lily Fairbairn Feb 1, 3:09pm
    Getting outside my comfort zone with science fiction Kimtc Send a private message to Kimtc Feb 1, 3:39am
        Fear not CuriousG Send a private message to CuriousG Feb 1, 5:40am
        Ah, science fiction Lily Fairbairn Send a private message to Lily Fairbairn Feb 1, 3:12pm
            Thanks for the rec! Kimtc Send a private message to Kimtc Feb 1, 3:43pm
                You're very welcome Lily Fairbairn Send a private message to Lily Fairbairn Feb 1, 4:43pm
                    I'll second that... arithmancer Send a private message to arithmancer Feb 1, 7:07pm
                        You have excellent taste, I see! // Lily Fairbairn Send a private message to Lily Fairbairn Feb 1, 8:06pm
                            I'm always trying to get people to try Bujold!// arithmancer Send a private message to arithmancer Feb 2, 2:49am
        Another recommendation: Ender's Game Ataahua Send a private message to Ataahua Feb 2, 8:01pm
            I actually tried to get that first before Foundation Kimtc Send a private message to Kimtc Feb 2, 8:24pm
                I like Ender's Game much better than Foundation. // NottaSackville Send a private message to NottaSackville Feb 4, 3:50pm
        I found Foundation a bit dense Magpie Send a private message to Magpie Feb 3, 12:04am
        some other recs Annael Send a private message to Annael Feb 4, 7:10pm
    The Original Illustrated Sherlock Holmes Aragalen the Green Send a private message to Aragalen the Green Feb 3, 1:26am
    Finished 'The Annotated Hobbit' the other day... Otaku-sempai Send a private message to Otaku-sempai Feb 3, 8:44pm

 
 
 

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