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caleb72 · 11-08-2012, 08:03 AM

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Originally Posted by covingtoncat73

My current read is Beggars in Spain by Nancy Kress. Its a pretty good book so far. It is a novel about how genetic engineering in the future creates a caste of people who don't need sleep. It is 99 cents on Kindle. I got it awhile back but never started reading it. I decided to try it when the historical fiction I got from the library didn't keep my attention.

Tell us how you go. I also picked this one up for 99 cents and have it in my "one day" pile.

HarryT · 11-08-2012, 08:13 AM

One I just remembered I also read when I was away on holiday, and thoroughly enjoyed: Brandon Sanderson's "Warbreaker". This is a standalone fantasy and, as with all of Sanderson's books, has an ingenious magic system and strong world-building (which people tend to either love or hate - I very much like it). Description from Wiki:

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Warbreaker tells the story of two princesses, Vivenna and Siri. Vivenna was contracted through treaty to marry the God-King of rival nation Hallendren. Instead Siri is sent to meet the treaty. Vivenna then follows to Hallendren in hopes of saving Siri from her fate. Both sisters become involved in intrigues relating to an imminent war between their home nation of Idris and Hallendren.

The book is available in full, for free, on Brandon Sanderson's web site, under a Creative Commons licence, although I bought it from Amazon.

Gazella · 11-08-2012, 08:37 AM

Marie Antoinette: The Journey by Antonia Fraser (really good so far, very absorbing)

Storm Front by Jim Butcher (first book in The Dresden Files, enjoying it)

HomeInMyShoes · 11-08-2012, 08:50 AM

Third Palahniuk title this year: this time Invisible Monsters.

fantasyfan · 11-08-2012, 09:39 AM

I read Neil Gaiman's wonderful Coraline. Terrific book! Imaginative. Happy. Funny. Scary

Here's what Gaiman himself said about it:

"It's the strangest book I've written, it took the lingest time to write, and it's the book I'm proudest of.'"

I see why he feels that way.

pilotbob · 11-08-2012, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

Some of my recent reads:

"Last Seen Wearing" by Colin Dexter.

"Off With His Head" by Ngaio Marsh

"The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn" by Colin Dexter

"The Curse of the Pharaohs" by Elizabeth Peters

STOP! My to read list is long enough. Could you start with Last Seen Wearing... or should you really read the first one first?

I also just bought 11/22/63 by King... seeing how it dropped below $10 in the Kindle store.

But, still on book two of A Game of Thrones.

BOb

Dazrin · 11-08-2012, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

One I just remembered I also read when I was away on holiday, and thoroughly enjoyed: Brandon Sanderson's "Warbreaker". This is a standalone fantasy and, as with all of Sanderson's books, has an ingenious magic system and strong world-building (which people tend to either love or hate - I very much like it).

I'm glad to hear you liked it, but I am not sure what it is about that book, I have started it twice and still not been able to get beyond the prologue. I normally really like his books (reading The Gathering Storm right now) so I am not sure what it is. Maybe I just need to give it a couple more chapters to get drawn in. I may try again next year.

HarryT · 11-08-2012, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by pilotbob

STOP! My to read list is long enough. Could you start with Last Seen Wearing... or should you really read the first one first?

Reading "Last Seen Wearing" in isolation would be no problem at all.

pdurrant · 11-08-2012, 11:30 AM

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Just started: Analog SFF, December 2012 by Dell Magazine Authors.

Well, actually I find I started Asimov's SF, December 2012 by Dell Magazine Authors.

Which was an above-average issue. Now I am reading the Analog.

Gazella · 11-08-2012, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by pilotbob

I also just bought 11/22/63 by King... seeing how it dropped below $10 in the Kindle store.

I'll be getting 11/22/63 as well. Sounds really good!! It will be my first time reading an 800+ paged book

HarryT · 11-08-2012, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Dazrin

I'm glad to hear you liked it, but I am not sure what it is about that book, I have started it twice and still not been able to get beyond the prologue. I normally really like his books (reading The Gathering Storm right now) so I am not sure what it is. Maybe I just need to give it a couple more chapters to get drawn in. I may try again next year.

I found it a slow start, too, but I stuck with it, and I'm pleased that I did. It really picks up after the first couple of chapters.

maianhvk · 11-08-2012, 12:18 PM

I just finished Master and Margarita the other day. I admit I didn't catch half of the subtleties. It needs many rereadings, I suppose.

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Finished the Farseer trilogy by Robin Hobb, 3 books. It was a good series.

I'm about to finish it, too.

Right now I'm at the first pages of Memories of Hadrian (Marguerite Yourcenar). And I want to read Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, I've never read John Le Carré before. Those who did, how is the book?

HarryT · 11-08-2012, 12:47 PM

It's not an easy read, but it repays the effort it takes. I've read almost all Le Carre's books; excellent author.

CRussel · 11-08-2012, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

Some of my recent reads:

"Last Seen Wearing" by Colin Dexter.

"Off With His Head" by Ngaio Marsh

"The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn" by Colin Dexter

"The Curse of the Pharaohs" by Elizabeth Peters

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Originally Posted by pilotbob

STOP! My to read list is long enough. Could you start with Last Seen Wearing... or should you really read the first one first?

BOb

Sigh. It's been years since I read the Morse books, but now you've gone and done it. I'm going to have to go back and read them. They were excellent, even better than the series, and that's saying a lot.

And the Elizabeth Peters books. My wife has read them all, but I've somehow never gotten in to them. Time to give them another try.

While we're at it, may I suggest the R. D. Wingfield Inspector Frost books? They're available in the UK on Kindle, but NOT in the US, unfortunately, or I'd buy some. I remember reading them 20 years ago and being quite pleased with them.

(This thread is the pits for those of us trying to control our eBook habit!)

NickyWithNook · 11-08-2012, 03:09 PM

I'm reading The House at Tyneford by Natasha Solomons. It's kind of like Downton Abbey but with a refugee from Nazi Europe.

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Gazella Diavazophile Posts: 436 Karma: 1156414 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Marie Antoinette: The Journey by Antonia Fraser (really good so far, very absorbing) Storm Front by Jim Butcher (first book in The Dresden Files, enjoying it) __________________ “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go."

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HomeInMyShoes Ginormous Intergalactic Posts: 10,022 Karma: 33625427 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: junkyard Device: Kindle3	Third Palahniuk title this year: this time Invisible Monsters. __________________ Reading Lists: 2011 \| 2012 \| 2013 “Reading one book is like eating one potato chip.” - Diane Duane

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fantasyfan Fanatic Posts: 588 Karma: 3511438 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Ireland Device: Kindle Paperwhite Wi-Fi only, iPad, iPod Touch 3G	I read Neil Gaiman's wonderful Coraline. Terrific book! Imaginative. Happy. Funny. Scary Here's what Gaiman himself said about it: "It's the strangest book I've written, it took the lingest time to write, and it's the book I'm proudest of.'" I see why he feels that way. __________________ The Heart's a Heavy Burden--Howl's Moving Castle "Time and Relative Dimension in Space" Last edited by fantasyfan; 11-08-2012 at 09:42 AM.

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HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 54,666 Karma: 26165759 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Touch, PW, Fire HD, iPad 3, iPhone 4, Samsung Tab 2 7 + More	It's not an easy read, but it repays the effort it takes. I've read almost all Le Carre's books; excellent author. __________________ Harry Currently proofreading The Poison Belt, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

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NickyWithNook Addict Posts: 315 Karma: 1867822 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Michigan, USA Device: Nook STR, iPad2, Kindle 4S, Nook Tablet, Nook Color	I'm reading The House at Tyneford by Natasha Solomons. It's kind of like Downton Abbey but with a refugee from Nazi Europe.

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