08-25-2013, 01:57 PM | #17491 |
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Just finished "The Lost World, " by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
A pleasant read with some nice character development of Professor Challenger. Now onto reading "Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore: A Novel." This, too, seems harmless and pleasant, and is perhaps more geared to the geek crowd and the '20-somethings' in the world. --- But I'll persevere with it. Don |
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------------------ For now, I'm reading Black Magic Sanction by Kim Harrison, the eighth in her Hollows paranormal series. I can't seem to catch up since #13 is being released in October and #14 is scheduled for next year! I'm also listening to Room by Emma Donoghue. It's absolutely fascinating! Last edited by Hampshire Nanny; 08-25-2013 at 06:02 PM. |
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08-26-2013, 06:13 AM | #17494 | |
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Next up: The latest issue of Asimov's Science Fiction, October/November 2013 |
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08-26-2013, 08:40 AM | #17495 |
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I have to admit that this is the way that pretty much all of Norton's books strike me. She wrote an awful lot of books, but they're all pretty "lightweight" (IMHO).
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08-26-2013, 08:49 AM | #17496 |
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08-26-2013, 12:37 PM | #17497 |
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Have you read the "Dreamers" series?
My libarary does not have the "The Belgariad" ebooks but they do have "Dreamers" - figured i would give that a try and if i find that enjoyable i would fork over the money for the series you are quite enthusiastic about |
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08-26-2013, 04:36 PM | #17500 | |
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Finished Frost Burned by Patricia Briggs today. I was a bit tired of Mercy Thompson after Silver Borne, but the two last instalments of the series have been enjoyable. This one was more action-packed than River Marked. I've started The Killing Moon by N.K. Jemisin, the first book in a duology called Dreamblood. It's a fantasy set in a world loosely based on ancient Egypt. |
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hmmm
well, i have three of the four books of the dreamers so will give the first book a bit of time but will have my amazon card in hand |
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It seems to be an odd mix of romance and police procedural but completely failing in both aspects. As a procedural it failed mainly because the main character followed absolutely no procedure. She was a bundle of reactions, gut feelings and snap judgements. It seemed so bizarre to me that I started coming to the conclusion that this was perhaps a romance with a crime mystery background. However, it really didn't work as a romance either. There was really nothing in the main character that generated any sort of sympathy. I'm not a romance reader, but I'm assuming that's a fairly important aspect. And although a significant portion of the novel seemed invested in her struggle with her marriage, her emotional turmoil over the handsome pathologist with a sexy French accent and even her romantic past with another character which comes into the story, I can't imagine any of it resolving enough to satisfy a romance reader. The book has a large number of 5 star reviews on Amazon which at least shows that people out there like it, but I'm definitely not one of them. OK - now I'm moving on to The Anubis Gates. I've had this on my bookshelf for a couple of years now and it's been recommended to me several times, so I thought I'd finally find the time to read it. Feel free to chime in and tell me how much I'm going to love it. |
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It's a fantasy classic. I'm sure you'll enjoy it very much. I certainly did.
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08-27-2013, 04:15 AM | #17504 |
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Fellowship of the Ring. Don't think I have to mention the author... My first read of this one for 20 years, and enjoying it thoroughly.
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08-27-2013, 07:57 AM | #17505 |
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Finished up "2312" by Kim Stanley Robinson. I enjoyed it and thought several of the ideas (especially for transport between the planets) were quite interesting.
Now to finish off the Prince Roger series by Weber and Ringo by starting "We Few". |
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