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How wild is that, we were all going to the same book next! When I first ordered Peter’s book and had all the troubles, it was November 2018. Perhaps there has been another printing to relieve the demand. I ordered it again in paperback yesterday from Amazon, I like having the actual book and not just an e version. It was only $15, we shall see if this one arrives.

Sorry you are battling illness Amidds, hoping you get over it soon!

I'm running back and forth between the Golden Globes and my computer and stopped in here. Am I reading correctly that you guys are going to read Phoebe's book next? I was just thinking of giving that a reread so maybe I will join you!

Which Phoebe book? His first or his second?

Hi Katy!!! Yep!! How great!!! This is so cool.

MHZ that’s exactly what I ended up getting from Amazon. Woo hoo! I’ll bet that’s exactly what happened. So cool all the way around.

Hi Katy!!! Yep!! How great!!! This is so cool.

MHZ that’s exactly what I ended up getting from Amazon. Woo hoo! I’ll bet that’s exactly what happened. So cool all the way around.

Hi Galileo!. The 1st Phoebe book. We were having difficulty getting it but suddenly there have been reasonably priced paperback copies available on Amazon :-)). So great that we will have a book club all digging in together. You too? Yay!

I have tried to figure how those suppliers made money on that Amazon scam, they must somehow get granted the visibility as supplier rather easily, get the money from our book order, and then run off of Amazon with the money. Perhaps Amazon (or credit card companies) provide the refund and then turn to the supplier for that money back and....poof, they have disappeared. I don’t know how sites like Amazon work but that’s about all I can figure. Very annoying for those of us that just wanted to get the book!

I was watching the Golden Globes last night and missing the fun of last year, watching the awards shows and rooting for BoRap and the actors, and hoping for a glimpse of Brian and Roger. It’s not nearly as nice this time around...which makes me remember why I don’t typically watch awards shows!

Thanks for the well wishes! If I can feel better long enough to get back to my reading, I will count it as a win! I now have 4 books started: Queen Complete Works (I pick up sporadically like you MHZ, it's a lot at one time), Illustrated Lyrics (got for xmas), a book on Paris (got from my daughter for our Paris/Montreux trip) and now Phoebe's first book. My husband just looked at me last night like I was insane. Usually I'm a one book at a time girl- start to finish only- before I move on to the next. Prob a good sign I'm still not at 100% lol!!!

JB, hope your illness doesn't advance - we've got discussions to have :) !

MHZ, sorry you had such a problem getting the book. I know it's been well over a year since I got mine so I think I just got lucky. I think Amazon has gotten so big it's hard for them to catch/regulate all their sellers and what's a few hundred or thousand in refunds when you make billions?

What do you know, my book arrived today! That makes me happy! Perhaps Amazon figured it out after a year, or maybe a new printing helped. I’m sure lots of people were ordering Freddie books in the aftermath of the BoRap movie so that probably created an insufficient supply at the time. It just amazes me that those big companies make so much money that they can brush off so many losses.

I am normally the same Amidds, reading one book at a time cover to cover but I also have several open at the moment. I think there are so many Queen books I want to read and re-read that I now have one going at all times and just weave in some other ones at the same time so I can keep them all going!

MHZ- that’s amazing your book arrived! Great timing!!! yes last year’s awards were so exciting. I was glad to see Elton’s movie get recognized.

Amidds and MHZ— that’s right...”nothing’s gonna stop us now” I love that you have a pile of books around you. I’m impressed that you can usually stay with one at a time all the way through. I also have a few I am rotating between.

Amidds, hope you are feeling better! I'm boring, I can only handle one book at a time. I used to try to keep one going upstairs for bedtime reading, and one downstairs, but I just could not do it. Kept getting the characters confused.

So, I did start Phoebe's book. I had originally intended to reread it because there was something I was looking for. I've long forgotten what that was, but figured I'd go ahead anyway. One thing I appreciate is that I always find new information each time I read it because my own knowledge base keeps growing. For example, I'll come across a name that I didn't recognize one of the first times around, but now I know exactly who it is.

I forget, is this a first time read for the rest of you? I'm sure you've answered this before, but since I don't read this page faithfully, I don't remember. Sorry! I want to make a comment about something that drives me nuts about the book but I don't want it to be a spoiler. I'll wait to see what you all say.

Side note...……………….if you follow Rudi's Instagram, you can keep up with progress on his Freddie book. Fair warning......he's in love and he talks more about that, but book details are there.

http://www.instagram.com/rudi_dolezal/

Katydyd, pretty sure this is a re-read for all of us. It is for me. I've been re-reading all the FM/Queen books I have over the past couple of months to refresh my memory and, like you said, because I keep finding new info or some info will click into place better as I have better knowledge. Think it's safe to start discussing unless you want to hear from others first.

Also, thanks for the link to Rudi's instagram! I haven't heard anything in so long about his book, I forgot all about it! Hasn't it been a year since he announced or am I confusing him with someone else.....lol, this is why I need to re-read things!

Peter’s book is a re-read for me too, Katydid, so you are free to discuss, I think. It’s interesting as I noticed the same thing going through the book this time, there are names I now recognize and even described scenarios sort of “fit” better as my knowledge has increased.

Amidds, I do think it has been months since we first knew Rudi was going to write a book about Freddie. Rudi has started to post some of his Instagram photos on a Queen site I follow on FB and that's why I checked his account. At least we know now that the book really is being written. There are a couple of pictures on Instagram that show pages from the book and they are in German. I hope someone is translating as he goes or the wait will be even longer.

I notice that some of you call our author Phoebe and some Peter. I'll probably stick with Phoebe because it's always been the way I've thought of him. I'll bet he never expected to be stuck with that nickname for a lifetime! The so-called spoiler I started to mention is his repeated use of the phrase "we were not amused" or some variant of that. It absolutely drives me nuts. The first time or two were ok but after that it's like nails on a chalkboard for me. It makes the teacher in me want to grab a red pen and strike the phrase every time he uses it. I wonder why his editor let that pass. BTW, I tend to be terrible at book discussions. I need to bounce off someone else so I hope someone brings up a discussion point.