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#Weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

"He began to die when he was twenty-one, but tuberculosis is slow and sly and subtle."

#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

Very good

Book: Doc
Author: Charles Dickens
Movie: Die Hard, Dead Poets Society
Singer: Celine Dion
Song: Dance With My Father (Luther Vandross), I cry every time I listen
#manicmonday

Mary Doria Russell has written my favorite western (tagged) sci fi (The Sparrow) and historical fiction (A Thread of Grace)
#LetterD #AlphabetGame

Westerns are not one of my go-to genres, but I enjoy an occasional one. The Sparrow by this author is one of my favorite books, and I met the author at Booktopia Petoskey a number of years ago. She is a fascinating person and an excellent writer. This book will not tell you the story of the shootout in Tombstone, instead it tells the story of Doc‘s early days in Dodge. This is an absorbing character study rather than an adventure novel. Very good.

#PoetryMatters - Daisy:
I really wanted to post a nice poem and a lovely picture of a daisy for this prompt. I like daisies! But all I could think of is Val Kilmer in the role of Doc Holliday in the movie Tombstone and his words, “You‘re a daisy if you do!” So there you have it.
BTW...if it had been up to me, Val Kilmer would have been nominated for an Oscar in the year of 1994 and I would gladly have given it to him as the winner! 🎞🎥 🏆

Ms Russell does not disappoint. A much more nuanced look at Dodge and Doc Holliday than the legend you might have heard. He was so very young! And she lets you see the youth and the fear and the pain. But also the joy. There were places I had to read out loud (her take on Bartok!) and places that broke my heart. So glad I found this at a library sale and that it was my #doublespin @TheAromaofBooks

“Yes, she was young. And yes, he suspected that she had learned all her manners by reading Ms. Austen‘s books” Doc Holiday, describing one of the young ladies of Dodge City. 😀 #pemberlittens

Mary Doria Russell is a wonderful story teller. I liked this look at the life of Doc Holiday and the Earp brothers. Definitely more of a character story than a romping western adventure, I learned a lot about Dodge and it‘s inhabitants!

#bookreport @Cinfhen

I‘m close to finishing both of my current reads. Interesting that I wound up with two “Old West” feeling books going at the same time... neither is a traditional western: Doc is about Doc Holiday and his friends, but it‘s as much about daily life in Dodge, quiet at times but danger often lurks. And Simon the Fiddler takes place in Texas just after the civil war, as Simon and his pals try to find their place after the war.

Stayed up way past my bedtime last night finishing this one. Although I would say this book moves more slowly than I expected it would, I was still interested every step of the way. Have already ordered Epitaph so I can continue on with the characters.

With roads closing and the storm blustering outside, it's a good time to sit and read in the warmth with the best reading buddy ever #mybestboy

Husband wants to watch Meat Eater - think I'll start reading Doc instead. The Sparrow and Children of God are two of my favourite books - not sure if I'll enjoy Doc though.

#IFoughtTheLaw #AngliophileApril
This brought to mind Doc Holliday and Wyatt Earp, and the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral.

If you have read The Sparrow (Jesuits in space) then I don‘t have to tell you how beautiful words can put you in place. Doc is no exception. Russell puts you in Georgia, in Texas, in Dodge City, in hope, in friendship, in love and in death.

In Glenwood Springs, CO at the Hotel Colorado for a work training, enjoying the night :)

I keep meaning to get to this one. #ownitbuthaventreadit #allthebookssept18

I wasn‘t planning to buy anything at McKay‘s tonight, but we all know how that goes... I‘ve been thinking of reading this since I loved The Sparrow so much. MDR hasn‘t written a lot of books, so I grabbed this when I saw it.

#McKays

(Disclaimer: I listened to the audio) Doc is a story about Doc Holiday, close friend to Wyatt Earp. Part fact, part fiction, and not entirely about Doc, the story maintains momentum but often loses focus as the narrator follows the path of an Earp family member, not coming back to Doc for a chapter or two. I liked the author‘s writing style, and the narration of the audio was great, but I am not sure I will re-read this one.

Book: Doc by Mary Doria Russell
Author: Charles Dickens
Movie/TV show: Daria
Food: Dark chocolate

#ManicMonday @JoScho

This was an entertaining & informative listen, though the narrator‘s voice for some of the female characters was grating. Her follow-up book, Epitaph, was better from my perspective because the OK Corral shoot-out provided a specific point in time to structure the narrative around and just felt more complete as a story. This reads more like a biography of Holliday.

Came upstairs to read in bed tonight and found the cat using my daughter‘s foot as a pillow. 😻

I‘m having such a hard time reading this book. It‘s just not grabbing me! But I need a western for the @bookriot #readharderchallenge. Ugh.

I‘m making my way through the @bookriot #readharderchallenge. This is my selection for a western book. I‘m only 35 pages in but I‘m already battling. #thestruggleisreal

Beautifully written. I had no idea that a book about the early days of Doc Holliday could be so interesting. His story is actually pretty heartbreaking.

January Wrap up #3

First 5 star book of the year. I loved it. Funny and heartwarming and tragic. I felt like I was right there in Dodge City.

Really loving this book. Harry would like y'all to know that 🤣

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#chapterone

First book of the new year. I can promise you I'll be picturing Val Kilmer the entire time 😍

I'm reading this right now for my Library book club, I think it is definitely meant to be a #slowburn, I'm not feeling it yet but I hope to enjoy it more as it goes on! And thanks to today's #springishere tonight's dinner is #icecream and wine 🍷 (yes my wine glass is a mason jar, because I'm classy like that!) #septembowie

#TBRtemptation post 4! Born into the life of a Southern gentleman, and trained as a dentist, Dr. John Henry Holliday heads to Texas's frontier for recuperation. He takes up professional gambling with Mária, a classically-trained Hungarian prostitute. In Dodge City's saloons, they strike up a friendship with a lawman named Wyatt Earp. He rest is legend. #blameLitsy #blameMrBook ?

What could be more symptomatic of #wildworld, or at least the Wild Wild West, than Doc Holliday and Wyatt Earp. There is also the follow-up novel, Epitaph, which covers the gunfight at the O.K. Corral.

I spent the afternoon making this.

So slow. Just could not get into this one. Loved The Sparrow. Maybe I'll pick it up again later

Day 16: Bookmark. Bookmark from one of my favorite Indie Bookstores, Flyleaf Books in Chapel Hill, NC #bookmark #riotgrams #indiebookseller #flyleafbooks

Settled in with my kindle #litsypartyofone.

First significant snow of the season! Beautiful! Wish I could stay home all day and read! ❄️📚

Loving this so far. Her writing is always fantastic and the characters are so much more interesting when portrayed as people instead of larger-than-life legends.

I love finishing a book, but choosing the next one is always tough! I just came outside to read for a bit and brought two books and a Kindle...indecisive much?

My second favorite by this author. I heard her speak at a book festival when she was in the process of writing this one and her enthusiasm for the character made me fall in love with him too. Enjoyed the details and writing immensely.

Historical fiction, Doc Holliday and Wyatt Earp before the gunfight at "that there " corral. Get the heck out of Dodge.

I had to let this one go. I love the premise but it was too easy for me to put down to read a different book and too hard to pick back up. So slow and dull and just not for me.

Just started. Can't wait to get into it.

This is a review of the audio book. I recommend this book to anyone who likes historical fiction about the American West. The storytelling drew me in night after night. I enjoyed listening to all 16 hours. Really good narration. Can't wait to start the sequel, Epitaph.

I'm really enjoying listening to this book about the Old West. Every night before bed I am transported to the frontier - the brothels and saloons, gambling and gunfights - and drawn into the colorful lives of legendary characters like Doc Holliday and Wyatt Earp. Great narration by Mark Bramhall.