11-07-2012, 12:10 PM | #14521 |
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11-07-2012, 12:49 PM | #14522 |
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Just Finished:
- A Drink Before the War by Dennis Lehane - not bad. I've only ever read Lehane’s Shutter Island and Mystic River but my library has all the Kenzie/Gennaro mysteries so I think I'll go through the rest of them. Currently Reading: - The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Web Weaver by Sam Siciliano (71%) - The Passage by Justin Cronin (second time) (46%) - Joseph Anton by Salman Rushdie (23%) |
11-07-2012, 12:54 PM | #14523 |
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11-07-2012, 01:19 PM | #14524 |
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I will. Like WT Sharpe, I'm finding the novel very interesting but somewhat confusing. But I will be reading it till the end.
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11-07-2012, 02:28 PM | #14525 |
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11-07-2012, 02:38 PM | #14526 |
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Philip Jose Farmer's 'Dayworld'.
I read long ago his 'Riverworld' series and found it fascinating; whereas 'Dayworld' requires a little more from this reader to keep the story intact in mind |
11-07-2012, 04:01 PM | #14527 |
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With the electricity out I was able to read a bit more than normal.
Read A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness. Very well done although the weak ending was not as I expected. Interesting how Ness developed each character's flaws and their response to each others actions. Good word skill. Gave it a B [4 stars]. Also, read Sleight Malice by Vicki Tyley. This one was only so-so. The plot, I felt, was not plausible. A lot of holes. C- [2 stars] |
11-07-2012, 04:40 PM | #14528 | |
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Also I've read the fist two chapters of Cold Days. Two more chapters will be made available one-at-a-time on the next two Tuesdays. And then the entire novel will be released on Tuesday the 27th. Hooray!! |
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11-07-2012, 08:03 PM | #14529 |
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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.
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11-07-2012, 09:33 PM | #14530 |
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I'm chugging along with the Black Dagger Brotherhood series, having finished all of the rereads and starting the "new to me" novels in the set. I've just finished the short story "Father Mine" (Black Dagger Brotherhood 6.5).
I'm still trying to decide if I want to start book 7 tonight, or wait until tomorrow night. |
11-08-2012, 03:34 AM | #14531 | |
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I'm finishing up In Cold Blood by Truman Capote, and am in a quandry what to move on to next. The choice is between: Wolf Hall: Bring Up the Bodies - Hilary Mantel The Twelve - Justin Cronin Monster Hunter Legion - Larry Correia Rabbit, Run - John Updike Bit of an eclectic mix, I know. Will have to see what kind of mood I'm in when I finish the Capote. |
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11-08-2012, 04:36 AM | #14532 |
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Some of my recent reads:
"Last Seen Wearing" by Colin Dexter. 2nd book in the "Inspector Morse" series. This is arguably one of the best detective stories I've ever read, I think. The plot twists and turns, and we share Morse's frustration as one theory after another turns out to be a dead end, before the final solution is unveiled. A much darker and more complex plot than the TV adaptation. "Off With His Head" by Ngaio Marsh The 19th book in the "Inspector Alleyn" series. A man is decapitated during a folk dance, and Alleyn has to discover how and why. Very ingenious plot. I very much enjoyed this one. "The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn" by Colin Dexter 3rd book in the "Inspector Morse" series. Still reading this one. A deaf man who works for a foreign examination board in Oxford is found dead from cyanide poisoning. Morse and Lewis are on the case. A complex web of jealousy and interpersonal relationships complicate the case. Not as good as "Last Seen Wearing", but still very enjoyable. "The Curse of the Pharaohs" by Elizabeth Peters The 2nd book in the "Amelia Peabody" series. An enjoyable romp in turn of the 20th century Egypt, with a Pharaoh's curse and a newly-discovered tomb. Extremely enjoyable, and very appropriate for reading while in Egypt, as I did . |
11-08-2012, 05:56 AM | #14533 |
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Finished the Farseer trilogy by Robin Hobb, 3 books. It was a good series.
For the moment I'm feeling a little bit tired of Fantasy so I've started on Fall Of Giants by Ken Follett one of my favorite authors for his historical fiction books. The thing I like about Follett is that he lures you in right away. I'm already hooked to the story and people after only a few chapters. |
11-08-2012, 08:03 AM | #14534 | |
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11-08-2012, 08:13 AM | #14535 | |
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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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