02-02-2015, 11:29 AM | #21676 |
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I'm only about 1/2 way through, so I'll hold out judgement. But my thoughts at this point are that it needs more history, less Max acting out. But I sort of thought that about the first book, and it didn't stop me using an Audible credit on this one.
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02-02-2015, 11:53 AM | #21677 |
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Well, that was fun. And, in the continuing theme of old favourites, another in my pass through the oeuvre of Ross Thomas - The Procane Chronicle. This is the third of the Philip St. Ives books written under the pen name of Oliver Bleeck, and should be reliably fun, if I can actually find time to read it. Life is a bit hectic right now.
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02-02-2015, 12:05 PM | #21678 |
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I've been having trouble settling on something, after really liking (finding very readable at least judging by how fast I read them) The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry, The Rosie Effect, and Making History. Right now I am trying The Man in the High Castle. I got both the eText and the eAudio, the prices were right and it seems to be sticking.
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02-02-2015, 12:11 PM | #21679 |
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Just finished Reaper's Gale, book 7 of the Malazan: Book of the Fallen. Good stuff as usual, only 3 books left in the series!
Break time though, I think I am going to start Shaman by Kim Stanley Robinson. I'm a big fan of Robinson and this book seems like an interesting change of pace. Although his next book, Aurora, looks like it will get back to hard sci fi and I can't wait. |
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I read straight through Kemelman's books 10 years or so ago. Not only were these delightful mysteries, but I found that I was learning something as well. |
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02-02-2015, 06:40 PM | #21681 |
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I've put all my pending lists on hold because I just purchased Oprah's What I know for sure and because I'm more biased on Oprah, I plan on loving this book, but slowly indulging myself to a few chapters only per day. Haha.
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02-02-2015, 11:30 PM | #21682 |
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I'm glad that Hamish is so different to Agatha Raisin. Apart from Christie's works, I've never read two detective franchises by the same author. I hope every single Hamish book is a good one.
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02-03-2015, 12:31 PM | #21683 | |
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02-04-2015, 05:01 AM | #21684 | |
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02-04-2015, 09:27 AM | #21685 |
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Finished The True History of the Elephant Man 3rd edition, by Michael Howell & Peter Ford; I think I will try The Dead Key by D.M. Pulley next.
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Now for Saint Peter's Fair by Ellis Peters. Her 4th Cadfael book Last edited by pdurrant; 02-05-2015 at 04:56 AM. |
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02-05-2015, 04:49 AM | #21689 |
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The Vicious Vet (Agatha Raisin #2)
by M.C. Beaton - 2/5 Reading this book proved to be a forgettable business. The author must have been inspired at the beginning and might have had severe bouts of writer's block at about the middle, where the plot began to run out of steam. IT's sensible to acknowledge that any decently written cozy looks exciting in the beginning. That's because the fan of the genre knows that the pieces on the board are being arranged and soon there will be murder, mayhem, suspects, wash rinse repeat. The exact moment of me losing interest in The Vicious Vet was from the break in. From that moment, the book lost me. I also happen to think that on paper, the entire motives and hidden events of the murderer and his accomplice was humane enough. It's just that the author didn't fully tug on our collective heartstrings. There was some wasted potential there. I know lots of people must have enjoyed this book. But as someone who doesn't excuse uninspired writing and let it pass for 'fluff' or 'harmless fun', I must say I was disappointed. The only strong image left from spending three days with the book was where James was in the disco, waving his arms about and making his way towards a suspect. That was priceless. The book itself, not so much. Last edited by Luffy; 02-05-2015 at 05:07 AM. |
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Just finished "March to the Stars", the third book in the "Empire of Man" military SF series by David Weber and John Ringo. Excellent, just as the first two books in the series were. Now on to the final book, "We Few", which unlike the first three, I haven't previously read. Looking forward very much to the conclusion of this excellent story.
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