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« Reply #25 on: February 11, 2009, 05:29:14 PM » |
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Oh, that's awful. My cousin just got laid off after 10 years. I hope you find something quickly.
Thanks gertie, I hope your cousin got a good severance package! I have yet to made it at a job past 5 years. I always get laid of at 4 or 5 years. This is the first i'm laid off within 6 months of another lay off. I'm praying God has something in the works. theresam thanks |
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« Reply #26 on: February 11, 2009, 05:34:50 PM » |
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Well, I'll have plenty of time to get caught up know! I've just been laid off----again in less than 6 mo.  Oh, that sucks SO bad! As much as my job aggravates me sometimes, I'm overjoyed to have it. The federal government is hosed up in a lot of ways, but it gives good job security (at least for the twenty or so years I've been there). I hope you get a GOOD job soon!! on a happy note...
I'm on chapter 13..I'm on chapter 13..I'm on chapter 13..I'm on chapter 13..I'm on chapter 13..I'm on chapter 13..I'm on chapter 13..
LOL.. just realized I'd better explain - chapter 13 in the book not filling chapt 13. Well hopefully not filing chapt 13
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« Reply #27 on: February 11, 2009, 05:44:57 PM » |
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How did you feel when Reza and Esah-Zhurah expressed their feelings toward one another?
Until she saved him in the cold, I wasn’t sure how exactly Esah-Zhurah really felt about Reza. It was as if there was always a part of her that didn’t respect him and didn’t want to care if he was hurt or killed. She allows her pride to place them both in danger at the beginning of Chapter 10. I think by the end of the chapter, she finally gives up the part of her that wanted to see him as an animal.
Brilliant story: part Romeo and Juliet, part black widow! It seems like there must be a lot of truth to it, but makes me wonder whether the Empress still possesses magical powers. Like, can she un-curse her race?
Romeo and Juliet + Black Widow! I like that! As for the curse, there's more to come...  3949-55 -Tesh Dar, as she concludes her discussion with Esah-Zhurah, has the thought "...Esah-Zhurah was more than just another young warrior to her. Far more." What could make her so important to her?
I don’t know! A few guesses: Esah-Zhurah is her daughter or related in some other way; there is a prophecy about Esah-Zhurah, for which she was singled out to be Reza’s tresh; she is the only one who has managed to bond with a human partner (I am thinking the other kids saved form Hallmark were also put through Reza’s training regimen and must be out there somewhere if they have not all been killed already). No spoilers! Hold those thoughts and see how they pan out as the story unfolds... |
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« Reply #28 on: February 12, 2009, 12:16:25 AM » |
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Well, I'll have plenty of time to get caught up know! I've just been laid off----again in less than 6 mo. So sorry to hear about your job. Good luck with the job hunt! In the meantime, sit down and read with us awhile, won't you? N |
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« Reply #29 on: February 12, 2009, 12:20:04 AM » |
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Romeo and Juliet + Black Widow! I like that! As for the curse, there's more to come... No spoilers! Hold those thoughts and see how they pan out as the story unfolds... Not even a little hint? No? I'd better get back to reading then! N  |
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« Reply #30 on: February 12, 2009, 09:20:01 AM » |
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Thanks N. I plan to at least get caught up on my reading during the job hunt. Though I have to say, I just made it to the middle of chpt 16 last night. I would have read more but wasn't feeling very well and a lot had happend in the prior chapters so I went to bed. Slept in, tried hard to be late, stopped one last time at starbucks (they gave me a free drink - I had developed a relationship with them all there the past 6 mo.) and still made it to work 2 mins early. Sheesh! Guess I'll try harder tomorrow which is my last day. I am enjoying the book. theresam |
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« Reply #31 on: February 14, 2009, 11:10:37 PM » |
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I had planned on sticking to the reading schedule, but suddenly found myself on Chap 37 today....
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« Reply #32 on: February 15, 2009, 04:17:28 AM » |
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I had planned on sticking to the reading schedule, but suddenly found myself on Chap 37 today....
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« Reply #33 on: February 15, 2009, 07:59:39 AM » |
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I had planned on sticking to the reading schedule, but suddenly found myself on Chap 37 today....
This has to be the ultimate compliment for any author!! "Reading your book is so enjoyable that I am literally not able to stick with a reading schedule." I am here and reading with you..... just may not be able to do much posting due to health issues/testing etc. But, I'm totally enjoying everyone's thoughts/posts and thank all of you for your insight. Being able to read and discuss a book with the author is "over-the-top" for me!!! Thanks once again Mike & Jan!!! |
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« Reply #34 on: February 15, 2009, 09:40:15 AM » |
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This has to be the ultimate compliment for any author!! "Reading your book is so enjoyable that I am literally not able to stick with a reading schedule."
Hey, I'm all smiles about it! I am here and reading with you..... just may not be able to do much posting due to health issues/testing etc. But, I'm totally enjoying everyone's thoughts/posts and thank all of you for your insight. Being able to read and discuss a book with the author is "over-the-top" for me!!! Thanks once again Mike & Jan!!!
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« Reply #35 on: February 15, 2009, 12:08:56 PM » |
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Thanks, Mike! The cardiologist has me going for testing and they'll get this figured out eventually and then I'll know where we go from here. I've been reading In Her Name this morning and just when I think it can't get any better...... it does!! More cardiologist appts this upcoming week..... and I'll be reading!!
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« Reply #36 on: February 15, 2009, 03:30:48 PM » |
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Thanks, Mike! The cardiologist has me going for testing and they'll get this figured out eventually and then I'll know where we go from here. I've been reading In Her Name this morning and just when I think it can't get any better...... it does!! More cardiologist appts this upcoming week..... and I'll be reading!!
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« Reply #37 on: February 15, 2009, 04:46:05 PM » |
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« Reply #38 on: February 15, 2009, 05:25:27 PM » |
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Actually the kindle will be the cure! The book is part of the good tasting medicine involved I know every time I pick up Little Gertie, I feel loads better. |
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« Reply #41 on: February 22, 2009, 06:23:36 PM » |
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Boy, I need to do a better job of answering these questions! Sorry for the delay. What did you think of the Kreelan city? Did you expect them to understand beauty, after seeing how they treated the human civilizations? No, I didn't expect them to understand beauty. I was surprised by the whole concept of the Kreelan world, the magenta sky, etc.How do you think you might feel if you were in Reza's place when Esah-Zhurah takes him through the city? The same as he, wanting to look around the first time out of that room, wanting to take it all in.We have seen Tesh Dar spare Reza's life once and save it twice now. Why do you think she is so tolerant of Reza, when all she had done before is kill humans at first sight? She obviously senses something in him or about him that stays her hand.How did you feel when Reza and Esah-Zhurah expressed their feelings toward one another? Wondered what their kids might look like!  What did you think of the curse of the First Empress that Esah-Zhurah recounted to Reza? Wow! What a story! How does he come up with these things!Why do you think Esah-Zhurah fears dying most of all by being eaten by a creature ignorant of everything but hunger and primal instincts? Because she wants to die as a warrior, honoring the Empress, not be taken out by some mindless beast.3949-55 -Tesh Dar, as she concludes her discussion with Esah-Zhurah, has the thought "...Esah-Zhurah was more than just another young warrior to her. Far more." What could make her so important to her? Any number of things. She's a relation of some sort, or she has some sort of role to play in the Empire.Okay, on to the next ones. |
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