SA Book & Challenge Lovers discussion

Where in South Africa is everyone from? Or where in the world are you from?

Good ole Jozi

Pretoria, but I'm in Durban half the time :)

Dublin, Ireland but have been in SA for 20 years, since I was 23. Joberg for 15, Pretoria for 5 (great place to live..)

i am in pretoria

Alberton - deep south -Gauteng

I am from Cape Town :)

I've just moved back to Durban from Cape Town

Brackenfell, Cape Town. I have stayed in Pofadder, Kuruman, Virginia, Grootfontein, Usakos, Sasolburg, Somerset West.

South Africa's Playground: Durban:)

Sadly Bloemfontein....

I be in Cape Town :)

I from Cape Town, but sadly I'm in Pretoria for now.

Onrus, I moved here from JHB in 2003.

I win. The best sea view around ... Mosselbay :-)

Hi everybody, just found this group. I'm from Tanzania currently in USA. Never been in SA but planning to visit there someday maybe during the world cup.

Welcome! Always nice to have people from other countries :) Hope you enjoy your stay!

Thanks Lu

sunny Durban

I'm not from South Africa. I'm from the Netherlands, namely Haarlem. It's between Amsterdam and the coast.

Glad you could join us :D

Fantastic, that is my sister in law's favourite place in the world!

Ooooh I'm the outsider...born & bred in the USA, Kansas to be exact...but try not to hold it against me ;-) I LOVE Wilbur Smith novels...especially River God...and this was the first group I found that is reading his work.

Welcome Steph! If you love Wilbur Smith this is the place for you! And hopefully we can introduce you to other wonderful authors!

I'm always open to suggestions! I'm reading The Time Traveller's Wife right now...keep hearing good things about it...so far so good. :-)

I grew up in Sasolburg, but now live in Pretoria.

Welcome! Another Gautenger :D

Jozi..The most beautiful place in the spring!

Steph wrote: "I'm always open to suggestions! I'm reading The Time Traveller's Wife right now...keep hearing good things about it...so far so good. :-)
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Please let me know if it was any good, just bought it and sort of regretting it?

From Cape Town

Amanda-jane wrote: "Steph wrote: "I'm always open to suggestions! I'm reading The Time Traveller's Wife right now...keep hearing good things about it...so far so good. :-)
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Please let me know if it was any good,..."

I enjoyed it! Hope you do too! Going to watch the movie in a few mins :D

Hi I just finnished a few days ago and really loved it. Something totally different but in a good way, it took me a few chapters to get into but once I did I couldn't put it down.


"I have just finished reading the book and I have to say I loved it. It’s been a long time since I have read a book with such real characters. Which is what made them so endearing to me. I think often we fall into the trap of reading books with these perfect hero's and heroine, whose flaws and faults, if they have any are always some how appealing or at least spun in there favour. (If you know what I mean) These Hollywoodesque icons that are all about fantasy and being bigger, better and more then your average man or woman. I suppose when you are reading a book about time travel that is what you expect, if the premise of the book is that of fantasy why not the characters? But for myself at least, I think it was the very realism of the characters that gave the book such credibility. And beside Clare and Henry weren't that bad! Well at least not the literary monsters some of you implied they were on earlier posts :)
I’m very interested to see if they have put a Hollywood spin on the characters for the movie!"

Lauren wrote: "Hi I just finnished a few days ago and really loved it. Something totally different but in a good way, it took me a few chapters to get into but once I did I couldn't put it down.


"I have just..."

Awesome, thank you!! Glad for the tip of of "a few chapters to get into it" Thats why when I first bought it I put it down and started another book instead.

Loved it!!

Amanda-jane wrote: "Steph wrote: "I'm always open to suggestions! I'm reading The Time Traveller's Wife right now...keep hearing good things about it...so far so good. :-)
"

Please let me know if it was any good,..."

Lu wrote: "Where in South Africa is everyone from? Or where in the world are you from?"

I am from Dowerglen, Johannesburg, Gauteng

i'm from port elizabeth =) moving to potchefstroom soon =S lol

Welcome!

I'm another Port Elizabethan ;)Not planning on going anywhere in the near future...

Hiya! Originally from Colorado, but have been enjoying life in Sunny (currently cloudy/windy)Durbs for the past 4+years! Thanks for the invite and looking forward to participating!

Glad to have you! :D

I am originally from the UK, I have been living in sunny humid filled Durban for the past 6 yrs. I love the winters here they are so mild, not like my -8 at home.BRRRR Anyway glad to be here.

I also love the winter's in Durban :) Moving there in 3 weeks! Can't wait :D

Curently living in Vredendal, Western Cape

Welcome!

Hi all, I'm living in Brackenfell, Cape Town

Hello there :D

Hi I'm from Paarl, in the Boland, with its beautiful vineyards...

Hi

I was born in Zimbabwe/Rhodesia, but lived most of my life in the Eastern Cape. :-) Now I'm in living Northern Scotland.

Welcome :D

Born in Cape Town, grew up in pretoria living in Joburg....lived in England and Ireland.