10-08-2013, 10:30 AM | #17866 | |
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Interestingly, the horror it contains seems to resonate more in this day and age, especially with the increased awareness of serial killers and the propensity for continued violence from disturbed individuals. The novel, in my opinion, is very current and insightful - horrifyingly so. don |
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10-08-2013, 10:36 AM | #17867 | |
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This is only the second novel I've read by him. The other one was "The Magus," one that I read when in my mid-twenties. That novel, as they say, blew me away. It may be one of those novels that is more appropriate for a certain age group, such as discovering Thomas Wolfe, when at a young age. One that I have yet to read is "The French Lieutenant's Woman," but just haven't gotten around to it yet. Don |
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10-08-2013, 10:57 AM | #17868 | |
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I'm looking forward to the next volume, although I'll wait for it to become available at a good price. Next up: Why Shoot a Butler? by Georgette Heyer. Bought when they were on sale at the late BooksOnBoard shop. |
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10-08-2013, 01:31 PM | #17869 | |
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The Magus and The Collector were very different books, but I loved the way he wrote anything. |
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10-08-2013, 02:04 PM | #17870 | ||
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10-08-2013, 02:39 PM | #17871 |
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Just finished Before they are Hanged. Second in the First Law trilogy by Joe Abercrombie. I'm am really enjoying this gritty medieval sword and sorcery. Moving onto the last piece of the trilogy, The Last Argument of Kings.
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10-08-2013, 05:42 PM | #17872 | |
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I just bought it to read again. I'm curious to know what I will think of it 40+ years later. |
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10-08-2013, 07:22 PM | #17873 | |
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10-08-2013, 11:51 PM | #17874 |
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Anyone already read Scott Turow's "Identical"? I think I read some previews of the book. It is coming out October 13th.
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10-09-2013, 07:12 AM | #17875 |
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I am reading Along Came a Spider by James Patterson. I am ashamed to say that this is only the second book by him that I have read, with the first being NYPD RED. It's really good so far, and I am glad that I ordered the 2nd and 3rd titles in the series. I really like what he has done with the characterisation of Alex Cross.
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10-09-2013, 04:29 PM | #17876 |
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Re-reading for the umpteenth time W. Somerset Maugham's The Razor's Edge. I liked the 1984 movie starring Bill Murray as well ...
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10-10-2013, 12:56 AM | #17877 |
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Reading several novellas in the Honorverse before I finish up War of Honor and move on to Crown of Slaves. I want to cement some of that back story.
I must say, I'm really enjoying this re-read. Most of it is as an Audible book. |
10-10-2013, 11:20 AM | #17878 |
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I finished the first book in the new Star Trek series, The Fall: Revelation and Dust by David R. George III, which was a Deep Space Nine book. It was kind of slow but there were some good parts as well.
I have started Heir of Novron by Michael J. Sullivan, the last books in the Riyria Revelations series. Greatly enjoying these books. |
10-10-2013, 01:18 PM | #17879 |
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10-10-2013, 10:26 PM | #17880 | |
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It also completed my yearly page challenge almost a month earlier than last year. And that was with an increased goal. Maybe I need to up it again for next year. Nothing has arrived from the library yet so, I need to decide on something else tonight. |
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