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I have a few books to update, myself: The Secret of Chimneys by Agatha Christie. A fairly preposterous thriller, probably not one of Christie's best works, but still quite good fun. The Bohr Maker by Linda Nagata. Imaginative nanotechnology SF which I really liked. I'll definitely be pursuing the rest of the series. (It does stand alone. I think the next one is set a long time later.) My Booky Wook by Russell Brand. Very funny autobiographical tale of self-destruction and heroin abuse. I'm not especially a fan, I just picked this up cheaply on a whim, but I enjoyed it. Gallow: The Crimson Shield by Nathan Hawke. The first in a brand new action fantasy series, which I happened to win in a competition. I didn't necessarily mean to read it straight away, but it was very easy to get into. Kind of reminded me of David Gemmell and Bernard Cornwell. Good fun. Only the Linda Nagata was an ebook. The rest were paper, and gain me back some shelf space (although I'm keeping the Nathan Hawke. It has a nice cover.) |
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09-03-2013, 05:20 PM | #17567 | |
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On September 1, I finished two books which I had been reading for most of August. First finished was a Kindle book, Flesh of the God, the 7th in Lauren Haney's mystery series set in ancient Egypt. There's only one more book in the series. Then, I finished reading A Killer Read, a cozy mystery by Erika Chase. According to Goodreads, I'm still 2 books behind schedule to meet my goal of 150 for the year. |
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09-03-2013, 05:20 PM | #17568 |
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I used my lunch break to read The Man Who Bridged the Mist by Kij Johnson. It is a Nebula and Hugo Award winning novella (although my word count puts it into the "novelette" range). It was an interesting story, although I am not sure I like the ending. Maybe that is the engineer in me speaking out. I would love to see a longer version of this story or something else that explains some of the mysteries in their world.
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09-03-2013, 08:50 PM | #17569 |
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I have been reading Melmoth the Wanderer by Charles Maturin but at 20% in, my attention is lagging. At this point in the book, the main character is hearing the life story of a man he saved from a shipwreck, who himself is quoting a letter handed to him in secret from within the convent where they were staying. The letter recounts various conversations and actions of the past.
This layering of narrative seems to be typical for this particular book. The book seemed intriguing enough at first but now it feels unrelentingly negative. Negativity is part and parcel of gothic fiction but I am beginning to feel I want some more variation, more shades of grey. No, not those shades of grey! I'll look around in my TBR pile and see if anything piques my interest. Reading suggestions are also always welcome. |
09-04-2013, 12:41 AM | #17570 | |
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Meanwhile, I finished reading the first Anne McCaffrey Dragon bookDragonflight, and rolled right on to them second one, Dragonquest. It's interesting to read these now, many years later, and knowing what an impact these had on a whole generation of writers and readers. |
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09-04-2013, 07:24 AM | #17571 |
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And what a long book it is! But I'm enjoying it more than the previous one in the series. I not sure if that's because I'm in a better mood, or because there's a bit more action in this one.
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09-04-2013, 09:02 AM | #17572 |
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09-04-2013, 09:05 AM | #17573 |
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I have just started Under a Graveyard Sky by John Ringo and it is one I do not want to put down. I do not usually read Zombie books per se, but I do like most of John Ringo's works. I think the last Zombie book I read was I Am Legend by Richard Matheson.
This is well worth getting even if you are not a Zombie Fan. Apache |
09-04-2013, 09:07 AM | #17574 |
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Has he dropped the ultra-right-wing political rhetoric? I used to like Ringo, but the last couple of books of his that I read were more like extremist political manifestos than SF, which really put me off him.
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09-04-2013, 11:41 AM | #17575 |
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Just finished "We Few" to finish off the Empire of Man series.
Now I am switching gears and will start "Reamde" by Neal Stephenson. |
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09-04-2013, 12:32 PM | #17577 | |
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I have absolutely no problem with any author holding whatever political views they wish; what I object to is when they use their fiction to try to evangelise those views, and that's what Mr Ringo did in several of his recent works. Last edited by HarryT; 09-04-2013 at 12:36 PM. |
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09-04-2013, 03:05 PM | #17580 |
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I finished The Day of the Jackal, which was a remarkable book, though the end was not as climactic as the build-up deserved. But that is genre-specific, I guess. Staying with the genre, but changed the author for the next novel: Jackdaws by Ken Follett.
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