Welcome to Litsy!

Went to a used book sale spur of the moment today and got quite a haul. This is one of them

I finished my final tome for #ChunksterChallenge2023 just under the wire: late on New Year‘s Eve! This has been waiting on my TBR since a long-ago library book sale in grad school days, & I‘m glad I finally read it.

It follows the history of London (naturally), beginning in pre-Roman times and finishing with a brief epilogue set in 1997 (the year the book was published). Rutherfurd follows several fictional families through each subsequent era.⤵️

“If perhaps there had been moments when she felt like screaming with boredom and frustration, those moments had passed. Marriage was about not screaming; and the rewards of marriage—the comfort, the children—had been blessings indeed.”

Marriage was about not screaming…😂😂🤣

The question for today: will I finish the last 100 pages of this 829-page tome before midnight? I think yes. Stay tuned. #ChunksterChallenge2023

Three books I haven‘t read but should all have one thing in common: a very high page count!

#3Books
#BooksIHaventReadButShould

#3books #borrowedfromthelibrary

So, not just a 2020 problem...

Well, that‘s one way to introduce a flock of new characters.😜

Starting another book, so #firstlinefridays part 2. ;)

Finished about 50 hours of history of London. Superinteresting, and I enjoy his storytelling. It reminded me a bit of James Michener's style, and I have thoroughly enjoyed his books as well. I struggle with concentrating on reading these days so Audible is a great way of escaping ❤

#audiostitching on my niece's national costume.

Am listening to London on audible while enjoying a spring day in my own hometown, and suddenly I got this extreme confusion "where am I?" moment...? London 1066 or Ålesund 2020?? No matter where, I am thoroughly enjoying NOT wearing winter shoes.

I‘m doing a year-long buddy read of this with my new bookish friend from YouTube. I started last night and was underwhelmed by the first chapter. Has anyone read this? Does it get more readable and like less of a slog as we move through time? I want to at least partially enjoy this 1,100 page book.

It has been over 8 months since I posted on Litsy!! I guess having a baby will do that 😂

I finished this nearly 50 hour audiobook this past Friday!! It was okay - I only stuck with it because I tried to read the physical book twice and each time didn‘t get more than 150 pages in, so I was determined to finish this time. I found my mind drifting a lot - the story was good but didn‘t hold my attention like the New York and Paris books did.

#wanderlust #letstraveljuly @OriginalCyn620 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

I know #Broadchurch and #Dibley don‘t exist, but the shows make me want to go there so bad. I suppose I could‘ve included #Narnia and #Fantastica/#Fantasia, too.

#WanderingJune

(Day 15 - #LondonCalling)

*Okay, so no points for originality here, but the book is good, and hey—how many times can I be expected to come up with an original idea for this song? Seems loads of Littens love The Clash....😂🥰♥️

This book, London, has been calling me for some time. I really enjoyed the first 100 pages awhile ago but again intimidated by 859 pages. I do want to finish it though.

#LondonCalling #Marchintothe70s

I'd consider London to be my #CityOfDreams. I love books set in London. I can follow the characters around without checking a map.

#septemberdanes @Cinfhen @Kalalalatja

I will start reading this one tomorrow, so that I‘ll finish it before my next trip to London. If anyone in London would like to meet up, Litzy style, let me know! I‘ll be there September 4-9. Will visit as many second hand bookstores as possible! ❤️📚

"Rutherfurd brings this vibrant city's long and noble history alive through the ever-shifting fortunes, fates, and intrigues of half-a-dozen families, from the age of Julius Caesar to the twentieth century.
Generation after generation, these families embody the passion, struggle, wealth, and verve of the greatest city in the world."

Very good. Been on my TBR for years and I'm glad I finally got to it.

#readingresolutions #julytbr #photochallenge

Summer reading ☀️

My next listen! Loved Princes of Ireland, I‘m sure to love this too!

What a surprise! Thank you @jhod for the super cool postcard, I love it!

Two kitties ready to help me read 1126 pages of London. #kittiensoflitsy #cats #kitties #london# historicalfiction

#MelodiousMusicals #MaryPoppins #Feedthebirds With this musical, and particularly this song there are two key elements - 1. The Birds 2. London. I've chosen to go with London and the book that tells London's story by Edward Rutherfurd. Obviously London has been around for a long time so this is not a short story, and is therefore not for the feint-hearted at over 1300 pages. I have yet to read this but do want to do so. I lived in London 1965 - 86

_London_ by Rutherford is pretty high on my #tbr list...really, anything having to do with London or its history is. I‘m obsessed. Normally, crowds of people stress me out, but this place...

I‘m too lazy to go get a picture of the book, so you get an upside-down picture of my blanket instead.

#acityinthetitle #cityinthetitle #london #uncannyoctober

My collection is complete. All of Edward Rutherfurd novels in first edition hard cover.
#edwardrutherfurd #london
#read #wordsarepowerful #imagine #escape #bibliophile #bookworm #books

Just finished London. All 1124 pages of it. Rutherford has quite a talent for both giving the big sweeps of history and personalizing it. He breaks the time into manageable chunks, following a few families through the millennium. I also read Sarum quite a few years ago and enjoyed that as well. I was entertained to see a large display of new editions of his work in Costco yesterday. Apparently he's trendy.

I'm looking for a long audiobook about London to get me in the mood for our upcoming trip to London. I've read this one and Sarum. Anyone have suggestions of an awesome well-narrated story that will last while I'm on the road a lot next week for work and then the plane ride? Thanks in advance y'all!!

My first two prizes from the library's #SummerReadingProgram ????????!!! Level 1, after reading 600 pages, is a book of your choice. Level 2, after reading 1,200 pages, is a book light and raffle ticket for the grand prize, which is a $50 Amazon gift card. We already have "New York" and "Paris", so I figured that we might as well at "London" to the growing collection. ??? #LitsyLovesLibraries

My sister got me this amazing bag of famous London sites at Harrods this past spring. And I do have this book lurking in my apartment somewhere. One can never enough bags.

Oh my goodness! Worth every page! I didn't get bored once during the 1100 pages! Recommend to anybody! I'd recommend ANY of Edward Rutherfurd's books--and I haven't even read them a yet!

Thought for #LondonCalling I would go for a historical fiction book about the history of London which is simply called London. I liked the one Edward Rutherford book I have read about Dublin/Ireland and keep meaning to get to this book, and I have heard positive things about it, although it is long at 1328 pages! I'm planing to get to this at my break in the Summer. Has anyone read it?

Today's #RockinMay, not #RochinMay, is #LondonCalling

While I put together this little collage, the song was playing in my head.

Let me just say, I could come up with quite a lot of books on the topic London. There are so many #romance novels set in London - well, think of a genre and you'll certainly find a book set in London.

@Cinfhen

Another epic history of a city by Rutherfurd. It made me want to visit London.

I'm enjoying today's #booktober posts of #greatfirstlines for #day16. I'm probably going to post a few more today.

1302 pages. Start this epic saga and you will commit quite some time. But that is the only way to adequately, colorfully, and sometimes poetically describe the evolving history of London from 54 BC to 1997, along with it's cast of ever-growing characters. So many historical monuments and world events so vividly brought to life. A remarkable used book sale find. 5/5 💙📚⏳

"First came the tip of his nose." ???

It's a giant novel! About London! For $5! #impulsebuy #augustphotochallenge

Took a 9-mile guided stair walk in downtown LA--and took a detour to The Last Bookstore. Here are our $18 in purchases, woot! We had to carry this pile 2.5 miles to the end, which curtailed our choices. Living Downtown is the husband's. Outcasts United is the adult version--and signed!

So I didn't get to take part in #ibw2016 but I thought my good book with a view was worth it!
Loved this book- it was a wonderful way to look at the whole history of London. It is written in a linear fashion (unlike Paris) and was easy to follow the families. Excellent.