Member: ArmyAngel1986

I like your profile photo.

posted by Collectorator at 2:33 pm (EST) on Mar 13, 2009

I have not read that Lincoln book but I have read a lot about Lincoln. One of the best is "Re-Electing Lincoln" by Waugh. I visited the Lincoln Memorial in DC a couple weeks back & picked up a new title: "The Great Comeback" by Ecelbarger, which I hope to dive in after I finish the other 8 or 9 titles I'm working on. Definitely read Handmaid's Tale - it is outstanding, and as a woman you will appreciate it even more than a guy would. By the way, I misidentified myself thru a typo in my first message -- I am Garp83 (not93!)

posted by Garp83 at 9:16 pm (EST) on Mar 10, 2009

Hey ArmyAngel -- its me Garp93 from the ancient history thread. I see we share The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood. Did you read it? One of my favorite books of all time!

posted by Garp83 at 9:35 pm (EST) on Mar 9, 2009

Hey ArmyAngel1986 -

I finished Justinian's Flea and to be perfectly honest, was very disappointed. If you want a book about The Roman Empire and wars and a biography of Justinian and his generals and wife, read this book. If you want a book on the larger context of protoEuropean history, go for it. Most of the book was about battles and money and different groups and their rise and fall.

If you want a book about plague, its epidemiology and its impact at a microeconomic, agricultural, psychological, and personal level, this is not the book for you. For that I'd read The Black Death by Robert S. Gottlieb.

It never picked up for me, sad to say. I had such high hopes for it.

It may be perfect for you and your paper, though - I'm just responding honestly about what I thought about it.

karenmarie

posted by karenmarie at 3:58 pm (EST) on Feb 7, 2009

Hi ArmyAngel1986 -

I'm about 66 pages into Justinian's Flea and it's sloooooow going. I've heard from several folks that it takes a while to pick up and we haven't talked about a single flea yet.

I'll keep you posted!

karenmarie

posted by karenmarie at 11:30 am (EST) on Feb 4, 2009

Hey ArmyAngel1986 -

I'm very proud of Justinian's Flea - I had been trying to get it on BookMooch and kept looking at the Thrift Store and couldn't find it - I finally broke down and bought it when it was on a special sale at Amazon for $7.98 - brand new, no shipping (I have Amazon Prime).

But I don't know when I'll read it. It's on my 999 challenge Epidemiology category and I want to read it sooner than later. It just depends on my mood. Right now I'm reading a book called Napoleon's Pyramids, historical fiction, and need to read Too Soon Old, Too Late Smart for my January 11th bookclub meeting.

I'm going to put a comment on my book to let you know when I read it.

Thanks for writing!

karenmarie

posted by karenmarie at 5:45 am (EST) on Jan 2, 2009

Thanks for the comment! I spent quite a number of years working the two big Texas faires (Texas Renaissance Festival and Scarborough Faire), beginning as a contracted performer back in 1986. I went on to teaching character, costuming, improv, dance and scriptwriting workshops, writing and producing specialty shows, and working as a full-time marketing and promotions staffer in addition to performing. Here's "the short version" of my renfest resume.

http://www.geocities.com/bestine2/

Now that you're back in Louisiana, you're just hours away from more fun than the law doth normally allow: Scarby in the spring (scarboroughrenfest.com) and TRF in the fall (texrenfest.com). Come on out and play!

posted by Bestine at 5:58 pm (EST) on Dec 17, 2008

Hi thanks for your comment and good wishes. So far we seem to be doing well and fingers crossed we will stay that way for the next 25 weeks (and beyond too).

I'm just enjoying my time resting now, lots of books to keep me entertained.

posted by Jodyreadseverything at 1:49 pm (EST) on Oct 12, 2008

Thanks for adding BannedBooksLibrary to your Interesting Libraries. Happy Reading!

posted by PhoenixTerran at 12:51 pm (EST) on Sep 15, 2008

Bella is good . . .the story of a young woman who has to struggle with her options when she finds herself pregnant and alone, and the strength she finds through her friendship with a man haunted by the consequences of a dark moment in his own past. The DVD of the movie also just came out this month. The website's at http://www.bellamoviesite.com

posted by kcasada at 3:58 pm (EST) on May 27, 2008

Saw from one of your comments that you liked Juno; haven't seen it myself, but have you read Bella by Lisa Samson?

posted by kcasada at 1:58 pm (EST) on May 27, 2008

Saw your comment in awful lit about being an army brat. I'm a coast guard brat & can totally relate to the moving around. Mine was all in the states, though, in the 60's & 70's. Thirteen school from K-12. Moving in the middle of 10th grade almost made me flunk geometry. 27 years after leaving the nomadic life, I've lived in one state for 25 years & have actually lived in 2 houses for 7+ years each. Moving around gives a body such a different perspective. Oh well, I'm rambling. It's late & I have a toddler who'll be up early. Later!

posted by valleymom at 11:10 pm (EST) on May 23, 2008

P. S. Excuse my bad typing. I need to slow down . D.

posted by Dragonfly at 8:34 pm (EST) on Apr 9, 2008

ArmyAngel, re GWTW, I don't remember how far I got. (It was many years ago.) I just thought Scarlett was the silliest woman. Yes, we have Accelerated Reader here. It sounds like you were a student who actually read more books because of it. However, our Children's staff tell me that sometimes parents won;t let a child check out a book they're intrested in because it's not on a reading list. I think that's sad. D.

posted by Dragonfly at 8:33 pm (EST) on Apr 9, 2008

ArmyAngel, are you still on Flickr? I tried to follow the link but it didn't work. I enjoy reading what you have to say and I wanted to see some photos.

If you'd like to see my work on Flickr (its new to me) my name there is Photomaggie.

posted by maggie1944 at 4:00 pm (EST) on Apr 8, 2008

Hey ArmyAngel...

Thanks for taking over MostDisturbingBooks.

All the books or stories in What is the most disturbing book you have read? through message 245 are already in the library.

I was in the Army for 13 years, I got aut SSG in 2005. Never was stationed at any of your posts. I have been (briefly) to the posts you were stationed at in Germany. I have also been to Bragg and Jackson. I was also in Tashkent once but as a civilian.

posted by petersfamily at 12:50 pm (EST) on Apr 8, 2008

Dear ArmyAngel1986,
I was very amused by your comment on Gone with the Wind. Way back in the early 70s I got my first professional librarian job as a genealogy and local history specialist in a small town in Georgia. Gone with the Wind was right up there in the local pantheon with War and Peace. So I tried to read it. Scarlett was not only annoying but boring (still one of my top insulting epithets). I finally skipped the middle, read the last few pages to find out what happened, and put the thing down with a great sigh of relief.
Haven't thought about that in years! Thanks for the smile.

posted by Dragonfly at 8:46 pm (EST) on Apr 5, 2008

Hi, ArmyAngel1986.

Thanks for your interest in my library, although I haven't as yet worked out what piqued your interest in it.

Grammath

posted by Grammath at 5:26 pm (EST) on Jan 23, 2008

Hehe, I should have just wrote on your wall instead of hijacking your 50 to read thread.

Seriously, just thinking of you the other day. Hope school is going well and hope I get to chat with you more this year! :Þ

posted by punkypower at 4:51 pm (EST) on Jan 23, 2008

I couldn't read two of Churchill's books at a time either. :) I'm happy if I read two a year, one from each series. I also have his biography of his mother in two volumes. I'm saving that for when I finish the others.

posted by MrsLee at 12:58 am (EST) on Jan 9, 2008

Wow, we have a lot of books in common. I came to say "hi" because I saw that you read The Gathering Storm. I just finished Their Finest Hour a couple of months ago. It's nice to find someone else who reads Churchill. Do you like his writing? I enjoy it, I'm also reading through his History of the English Speaking Peoples, though I'm not presently reading one. I think I'm up to volume 3.

posted by MrsLee at 3:44 pm (EST) on Jan 8, 2008

Oh, ok. That makes sense. I accidentally do things all the time :)

I'm fine, feeling my way around... lots of places to go, topics to read. This place can be addictive I think... in fact, I should be doing laundry and running the vacuume (I can never spell that word right) right now... but I'm not.

I should at least put some soup on...

I hope you are having a wonderful holiday season!

Bonnie

posted by bereader at 12:02 pm (EST) on Dec 25, 2007

Hi, I just got a message saying something to the affect of you inviting me to be your friend or something? I'm so new here, I don't know what I'm doing yet. Anyway, I clicked accept and then LT went to a page saying the invitation had expired?

So, thank you for inviting me, I feel honored. I'm not sure why the accept part didn't work, but I tried (insert confused grin here).

Bonnie

posted by bereader at 10:32 am (EST) on Dec 25, 2007

Hi, I usually miter the corners, tucking material under, makes it a bit bulky, but it works. I sometimes work those corners in by hand, then machine stitch over them. I often do the same thing with detail work on clothing, especially when I'm not lining a jacket. Hope this helps, I'll look at my sewing books to see if there is a more complete explanation.
siubhan

posted by siubhank at 1:05 pm (EST) on Dec 23, 2007

I've found that Oscar Wilde uses words rather than a plotline to interest the reader. Dorian Gray is a wonderfully written book, from what I've read so far.

posted by trinah at 10:58 pm (EST) on Nov 13, 2007

Hey thanks!

I'm in Vienna now and having a great time getting to know the city. The whole
etiquette thing isn't that difficult to remember, just have to rewire things a little.

The city is gorgeous, the food is amazing and I'm having a blast. Love your library.

Cheers,

sollocks

posted by sollocks at 6:26 am (EST) on Nov 8, 2007

Someone else who hates Gone With the Wind? I salute you! I've never made it all the way through the movie, let alone all the way to the end of the book. I might, someday, if the right person drags me back to it, but I'm not going to pick it back up voluntarily. Bleck. It is not, however, as painful as Faulkner. I reserve the greatest part of my literary distain for him. Yes.. yes... I did hate The Sound and the Fury. A LOT.

posted by seimeis at 1:15 am (EST) on Nov 4, 2007

Happy 21st! Enjoy a beer for me ;)

posted by philosojerk at 10:41 am (EST) on Nov 1, 2007

Hello back! Between Book Lust, More Book Lust & Newbery there are so many books and so little time! *sigh*

posted by SeriousGrace at 5:47 pm (EST) on Oct 14, 2007

I'm curious about your Virginia tag. Did you live there? Is that where the tagged books are currently stored? Did the authors of those books live in Virginia? Did you put in that tag to drive curious individuals to the brink of insanity trying to figure it out? :)

posted by buchleser at 10:22 am (EST) on Oct 9, 2007

Thanks for the comment! The cat on top of the chair is Bear, and we were doubtful that she was part Maine Coon because she's quite petite. Your Norwegian Forest Cat is interesting, I'll have to read up on that breed.

posted by shannahc at 10:47 pm (EST) on Oct 8, 2007

Thanks for the comment! The cat on top of the chair is Bear, and we were doubtful that she was part Maine Coon because she's quite petite. Your Norwegian Forest Cat is interesting, I'll have to read up on that breed.

posted by shannahc at 10:47 pm (EST) on Oct 8, 2007

Interesting that you read the HP series in German.
Must be the army brat thing had you over there.
Tell me how you found the new series you discovered.

posted by kennethrbesser at 5:20 pm (EST) on Aug 24, 2007

Thanks for the recommend!

posted by DeputyHeadmistress at 3:40 pm (EST) on Aug 24, 2007

Hello ArmyAngel,

Thanks for taking a look at my library. Please accept my apology for my delay in responding to you.

I've been trying to decide what interested you about my library. At first, I thought it might be Aaron Alston, but after seeing your cat pictures, I think it may be my comment about wanting a cat (probably in combination with some books too)?? I'm quite envious of your cat(s), I have to say. My wife won't let us get one at the moment because we have new couches, and I won't stand for declawing a cat, so we're at an impass (sigh! The compromises one must make in a marriage are sometimes disheartening).

Judging from your reading list, you're a much more well-rounded reader than I was at your age (or now, for that matter). You don't need me to tell you to keep it up, but I will wish you good luck with your studies.

Take care,

bookstothesky

posted by bookstothesky at 4:55 pm (EST) on Jul 28, 2007

*Meow* Thank you for the book suggestion. I will have to look into Shirley Rousseau Murphy. It sounds like something I could relate to. *Purrrrrr*

Catalog

posted by catalog_theLTcat at 8:53 pm (EST) on Jul 2, 2007

Hi ArmyAngel,
You pointed me in the right direction for a book search I was doing and helped me joined my group. I never came back and said Thank You, so here I am. It was rude of me when you were so helpful and I apologize. Thank you so much for your courtesy.

posted by DaintyC at 2:07 pm (EST) on May 31, 2007

I have just stumbled upon your profile, and I have shamelessly stolen your idea of placing a visitors' map. I do not think that many people will look at my books, but it is a neat idea, all the same. Thanks !

posted by Romanus at 9:51 am (EST) on May 3, 2007

You said,

"but I want to be able to say, "Why, yes, I have" when people ask me, "Have you really read all these books?!" :)"

There's a quote (and wish to goodness I could remember who said it) that goes something like this:

"If someone can walk into your home and ask you if you have really read all of your books, you don't own enough books."

(Take that with a grain of salt. I own a ridiculous number of books and I show no signs of stopping my buying soon. In my defense, if this can really be used as a defense, most of them are used. So in a way I am recycling.)

posted by inkdrinker at 8:20 am (EST) on May 3, 2007

Terri Windling and Ellen Datlow have edited two fairy tale series, and Jane Yolen's "Briar Rose" is in one of them. (I have another in the series by Charles de Lint called "Jack of Kinrowan," which I have yet to read.) I think I was just expecting something different from "Briar Rose" based on my reading experiences from the other series, which I loved. I got the idea of a Zzzz tag from Tim.
I'm glad to hear you liked "Under the Black Flag" - I have to start reading it by Friday. At the beginning of this term, my history instructor had us each pick one of about seven books to read during the semester, do chapter reviews of, and do a group presentation on. I was one of the last to reach the desk, and was stuck with this one. (My other choice was called "Cod," I think, about a type of fish.) I figure at least I'm familiar with some of the terms in "Under the Black Flag" because of the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' movies. Thank you for the happy reading note - hope you have this as well!

posted by Kerian at 1:42 pm (EST) on Apr 3, 2007

Why do you think Gone with the wind should never be read?

posted by aluvalibri at 7:46 am (EST) on Mar 13, 2007

ArmyAngel1986: I started a master's in Egyptian language at U. of Toronto, but abandoned it when I discovered I didn't want to be poor for the rest of my life ;) I particularly recommend John Romer's [Ancient Lives], which is about the rank and file of Egyptian society, rather than the royalty.

posted by stringcat3 at 2:34 am (EST) on Mar 12, 2007

Yes.I would luv 2 see the movie.I saw the prevwies like once but i gope 2 see it to see if its as good as the book.And i luv reading supernatral books like "Blood and Chocolate" it was my fav book I have ever read! :)

posted by MrsKroeger at 10:39 am (EST) on Mar 3, 2007

Hi,we have some books in common.One of them is "Blood and Chocolate" Did u enjoy reading it?

posted by MrsKroeger at 12:14 pm (EST) on Feb 22, 2007

H Army Angel!

I'm loving our discussion on banned books, and just realized another thing we have in common--we're both from Louisiana!!

I'm also doing the 50 book challenge--I think I'm going to need another bookshelf by the time I'm done!

Since I've had "Gone With the Wind" on my bookshelf with the intention to be read for years, curious to know why you think it shouldn't be... ;)

Have a great weekend!!
Tanya

posted by punkypower at 2:41 pm (EST) on Feb 3, 2007

ArmyAngel-

You left me a comment that I think was meant for another person (avaland). I copied and left it for them, explaining that you had meant to give the message to them.
What I'd left you was a comment on the possibility that you may like a group I've created on LibraryThing. It's called "Fabalous Emerald City." I was going through a list of people who have Gregory Maguire's books, and saw you have all five. Suspecting you as a fan, or someone who greatly enjoys his books, I sent you an invitation to the group. I'm sort of trying to annouce it to readers of Gregory Maguire, or fans of the "Wicked" musical. Anyhow, feel free to join (or read comments of) the group. It's new, so things are kind of slow right now, but I'm hoping it will build up as people become more aware of it.

posted by Kerian at 6:40 pm (EST) on Jan 18, 2007

ArmyAngel, I saw your post about CLEPs on the Recommend one of your Unshared books thread. I CLEPed four subjects (Humanities and 3 English/Literature) many years ago. While my state institution was only going to give me credit for one, (the only one that corresponded to a specific class I had), a private college gave me 6 credits each for them, for a total of 24 credits! I found that the references listed in the Clep book were very accurate for study, although the only test I really had to do much studying for was Humanities. I knew alot about art and literature but alot less about music history and drama.

Good for you! Best of luck! - Lois

posted by avaland at 9:58 am (EST) on Jan 17, 2007

Thank you so much. I looked for it on two separate occasions and couldn't find it.

posted by laytonwoman3rd at 7:46 am (EST) on Jan 10, 2007