styxgirl
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Post by styxgirl on Apr 9, 2023 15:05:53 GMT
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dawnnikol
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'A life without books is a life not lived.' Jay Kristoff
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Post by dawnnikol on Apr 9, 2023 21:08:52 GMT
This is the only one of the three I could get within a reasonable amount of time from the library. LOL! Thanks styxgirl for keeping us on track! |
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Post by eventhinker on Apr 9, 2023 22:02:54 GMT
I listened on audible. (Shame on me, but eye floaters!). Very good choice!
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Post by pjaye on Apr 9, 2023 22:12:56 GMT
I made you an administrator as well styxgirl and I deleted my posts just to keep the thread on track for the book discussion |
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pantsonfire
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Post by pantsonfire on Apr 9, 2023 22:26:51 GMT
This is the one I will be reading. It has been on my list.
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Post by cindyupnorth on Apr 10, 2023 1:08:07 GMT
Me either. I’ll sit the 1st book out. But enjoy!
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Post by Scrapper100 on Apr 10, 2023 1:08:43 GMT
This is the only one of the three I could get within a reasonable amount of time from the library. LOL! Thanks styxgirl for keeping us on track! Same here I have put holds on several other books but the other two for this month are 7-14 weeks out lol. I put a few other books on hold that were in the long list that sounded interesting hoping to be prepared for a future month. |
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sueg
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Post by sueg on Apr 10, 2023 6:36:28 GMT
Not going to lie - I have zero interest in reading about The Vanderbilt family. Same here. I am going to read on of the other books |
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Post by cat2007 on Apr 10, 2023 20:28:05 GMT
I read this when it first came out. I still don't know what my feelings are about the Vanderbilt's as a group. They had everything they could ever want except for happiness, it seems to me. What are everyone's thoughts?
The hold requests for Mad Honey are outrageous so I'm going to sit that one out.
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styxgirl
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Post by styxgirl on Apr 15, 2023 14:47:42 GMT
Bump for weekend readers ... Anyone get started on this one?
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Post by librarylady on Apr 15, 2023 14:58:12 GMT
I am reading, already at page 123. He begins with the history of high society in NYC.
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Post by cat2007 on Apr 15, 2023 16:52:00 GMT
I am reading, already at page 123. He begins with the history of high society in NYC. I found that part of the book extremely interesting. |
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Post by Lexica on Apr 15, 2023 20:49:14 GMT
I just downloaded this to my Kindle and will get started tonight. I think I will get an audible account to listen to the other books while I’m working on unpacking.
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Post by pepperwood on Apr 16, 2023 23:29:25 GMT
I am about halfway through the book and I am really glad I chose to read it. It is much more than a book about the Vanderbilts. I really enjoy reading about the history of New York and Newport. I watched "The Guilded Age" streaming show, and I was surprised how much the fictional characters resembled some of the Vanderbilt family members. Also, marriages like Consuelo's to the Duke of Marlborough inspired Downton Abbey. (I read about that in the book "To Marry and English Lord," which I recommend if you are enjoying Vanderbilt.
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Post by mom on Apr 17, 2023 15:25:30 GMT
How is this on Audible? Is the narrator bearable? I need something to listen to while I walk.
Edit:: never mind. I see that it's Anderson. I will listen.
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Post by andreasmom on Apr 17, 2023 19:03:39 GMT
Just downloaded it on Kindle Unlimited (free!)
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Post by littlemama on Apr 29, 2023 22:06:48 GMT
Just got this one today and Im struggling to keep everyone straight. It really seems to bounce around and there are a lot of players.
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iowgirl
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Post by iowgirl on Apr 29, 2023 22:19:27 GMT
Just got this one today and Im struggling to keep everyone straight. I'm listening on Audiobook, and get a bit distracted. So many Cornelius's! |
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Post by pepperwood on Apr 30, 2023 0:54:26 GMT
I read it on Kindle. I think there was a family tree at the end. I wished that I had found it when I started because it did help to keep everyone straight.
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Post by littlemama on Apr 30, 2023 14:34:39 GMT
I read it on Kindle. I think there was a family tree at the end. I wished that I had found it when I started because it did help to keep everyone straight. I wish the family tree had had dates on it. It would have helped keep people straight. The book also jumped around a lot, which I did not like. |
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Post by fotos4u2 on May 1, 2023 16:56:50 GMT
Finished this a couple of weeks ago. Seems like not many people decided to read this one even though it was the top pick according to the poll.
Anyway, it wasn't what I was expecting at all. I was thinking more memoir format and instead, it was more history textbook. I felt like the Vanderbilts really thought very highly of themselves. The constant jumping around made it really hard to keep track of who was who (especially given the habit of naming kids/grandkids the same name) and when the events were taking place. The hardcover had the family tree at the front but since it didn't have dates it was sometimes hard to figure out which Cornelius Vanderbilt they were referring to.
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