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capira

capira

I grew up in post-war UK, lived for a short time in pre-Amin Uganda and moved to Canada in the 70s; We have lived in Ontario, Manitoba and are now in British Columbia.
I have been a reader for ever, usually with 2 or 3 books on the go, my tastes all over the place. I have read all my listed books but have not listed all the books I have... more »
  • BC, Canada
  • member since January 17 2007

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  • AvidReader

    AvidReader says

    Hi Capira. I'm just checking in to see how it goes with Villette. I honestly feel like the book is never going to end. I've only got about 120 pages left, but I'm going to have to force myself to read them.

    posted 10 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Jay C

    Jay C says

    Carolyn, Thank you so much for you note and support. I really appreciate it.
    I am going to try to hang on to, at least, one Shelfari group [ Alexandria Forum].
    I have made so many friends and cannot think what it would be like without them.
    Very best wishes, Jay

    posted 10 months ago. ( send a note )
  • AvidReader

    AvidReader says

    I forgot to add that I'm looking forward to finding out what you think of Through Black Spruce. I remember you posting about Three Day Road, and I'm curious to know which of the books you prefer. I've read both, too.

    posted 10 months ago. ( send a note )
  • AvidReader

    AvidReader says

    Ha Ha. I was telling one of my other Shelfari friends that reading Villette feels like a chore. I normally give up on books I'm not enjoying by about page 50 to 100, but I'm trying hard not to give up on this one. I'm halfway through now, and am starting to enjoy it a little - not much mind you, but I'm finding it easier going now. Still, I'd rather be reading something else.

    My photo is of Caerphilly Castle in Wales. Have you been? It hasn't been restored to the same extent as some other castles I've visited, but given its sheer size it is impressive nevertheless.

    posted 10 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Jay C

    Jay C says

    Many thanks for your good wishes,
    I am totally horrified at the thought of losing my driver's lic' as well as my other set-backs with this darn curse!. I had a rather unfortunate experience when I moved to Southern Ontario from the North 16 years ago. Obviosusly I had to find a new eye specialist and after six months got an oppointment. The original one did some laser surgey and I undertook a daily drop regime. This seemed to keep the problems at bay.This new fellow, however, decided that I not longer had glaucoma and took me off the drops!!! This was about 15 years ago. Last summer I started getting some bleariness so made another appointment. This time we discoved after three or four visits that my pressures were peaking..Not a good thing for the optic nerve. I am now back on the drops. I have never been sure whether this was a case of malpractice or what?!
    Anyway I am trying to do all I can to save my sight. My Dad became completely blind only six months after he retired. He has an avid reader and wonderful watercoulourist. He was devastated and gave up his zest for living. My Mum was blind for eight years before she passed away at 97. She was too stubborn to give up living or indeed her life. She left the nursing home in England following her second broken hip as cranky as ever, but full of vim and vigour.! All bang...no whimper from her..:)
    Thanks agian for your kind thoughts. Jay

    posted 11 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Artemis_98

    Artemis_98 says

    I am hardly even a lurker these days. I seldom come on here--just don't have the time, really. I do use shelfari to keep my wish list organized though! I came across Black Britain at, of all places, the Imperial War Museum in London. They had a small but interesting exhibition on West Indians in WWI and WWII and their post-war settlement in England. The book was in the bookshop but too heavy to lug in a suitcase, so I just ordered it on amazon!
    As for our athletes. What can I say? It is exhilirating and overwhelming and amazing! I am thinking I should quit my job and write the book about how we are such a running superpower...
    And I finally read Beyond a Boundary! Did I tell you...?

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Lord Manleigh

    Lord Manleigh says

    Dear Capira,

    I’ve missed your participation at Anglophiles Anonymous. I hope it wasn’t something Mrs. Danvers said. Please do drop in – we’re attempting to determine our Top Ten Favourite British Novels, amongst other vital matters. And feel free to start your own discussion threads if none catch your fancy.

    Yours faithfully,

    Tinky

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Artemis_98

    Artemis_98 says

    By the way, I also read The Kid and loved it!

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Artemis_98

    Artemis_98 says

    I got my copy of Beyond a Boundary from Amazon only to discover that there are shelves-full at the university bookshop where I work! I will be reading it for my "real life" bookclub next month. We are reading The Good Negress for this month -- we meet on Wednesday -- I'm almost finished, but I'm not exactly loving it.

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • one ordinary day

    one ordinary day says

    Please stop by the Celebrate Adoption group to vote for a group selection to read in April.

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Summersnow

    Summersnow says

    Wonderful idea to trace David Thompson's route on maps! I picked Epic Wanderer for the local history aspect and also an interest in map making and was surprised to learn what an interesting life he lead. What was your interest in reading this book?

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • pri

    pri says

    Hi Capira, You have a very interesting shelf. You have one of my all time favorites – Rebecca! Also read the review on Bharthi Mukherjee’s book and am surprised that I haven’t heard about her as yet… Am going to pick up a copy to read…

    posted 2 years ago. ( send a note )
  • tatra

    tatra says

    See you have "The Space Between Us" on your shelf, I read this a while back. Amazing book, just loved it......What did you think to it....

    posted 2 years ago. ( send a note )
  • Kinga

    Kinga says

    Hello.. :)
    So have you found anything interesting on my shelf? I've just joined safari so that's why my shelf looks rather poor. Plus I can't add many of the Polish books I've read, since they are not in the catalogue. :)
    And what happened to the shelf layout anyway? It used to show the books we share first and now I have to go look for them all over your shelf. And what do those numbers mean? Any idea?

    posted 2 years ago. ( send a note )
  • saguaro

    saguaro says

    Hi Capira: The Internet is indeed a wondrous thing. I was doing a search for Leonard Cohen and found photo sites about the house he bought on Hydra http://www.leonardcohenfiles.com/hydra2.html, then moved on to articles about his relationships with Marianne and Suzanne, then looked at his discography, then found a book on Amazon entitled "Hydra And The Bananas Of Leonard Cohen: A Search For Serenity In The Sun" by Roger Green which looks like a "must read" to me.

    I keep his album "I'm Your Man" in the car for my frequent listening enjoyment.

    The poetry books I have are "The Spice Box Of Earth", "Flowers For Hitler" and "Poemes Et Chansons" (the latter collection is bilingual).

    posted 2 years ago. ( send a note )
  • rumi

    rumi says

    Hi Carolyn, thanx for your note. We seem to share a lot of book loves. Enid Blyton was top of the list when I was growing up in India. Sadly, no one in the United States (and maybe Canada either?) seem to have even heard of her. There were no libraries when I was growing up, so I only had limited access to used books, mostly by British and American authors. It's after moving to the US that I finally got the chance to expand my reading to other world literature. Looks like you've moved around a lot too! I love travel (after reading, of course)!

    posted 2 years ago. ( send a note )


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