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BelleZora · 10-11-2012, 05:42 PM

This week I read Carmilla (very interesting given all the vampire books I've read in the last year), Graverobbers Wanted, and True Detective by Max Allan Collins. I went on a KDD binge a few weeks ago and now have 11 in the Heller series on my TBR list. I spent a lot of time on Wikipedia learning about gangsters and Chicago in the early 30's while reading it. Nate Heller is complex and more ethically ambiguous than, say, Philip Marlowe or Spenser. It will be interesting to watch him develop over the series.

Today I started Mercury Falls by Robert Kroese. What a lot of fun! Highly recommended if you crave a mood enhancer.

sun surfer · 10-11-2012, 06:32 PM

Finished A Tangled Tale by Lewis Carroll (4/5) and then also read A Game of Logic by Lewis Carroll (3/5). A Tangled Tale is a great, funny book of mathematical logic puzzles. A Game of Logic is a short introduction to logic and syllogisms, somewhat like a very short textbook, even complete with quizzes. It's OK, but I still thought it was good because it explained the concepts well, though I do think I caught a few mistakes he made in the answers section.

And that finally completes all the Lewis Carroll I had on my challenge list for this year!

Now I'm on Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, and I expect to be reading this one awhile after rushing through so many short books. I had read part of it for the book club last year and never finished, so here I am back on it. I decided to start from the beginning again even though I read somewhere from 250-500 pages before (don't know the exact amount because my reader erased my progress).

It's also part of my challenge list for this year, one of the last few left that I'd picked out beforehand for 2012; only two left after it.

Nyssa · 10-12-2012, 03:10 PM

I'm finally back on the horse again..

I've started my reread of Dark Lover (Black Dagger Brotherhood #1) by J. R. Ward.

Hamlet53 · 10-12-2012, 03:21 PM

So I just recently read Sakoontala or The Lost Ring by Kalidasa. It was actually quite good, very moving and poetic if one likes very classic literature. The epub that I downloaded from Project Gutenberg was very good as far as no apparent errors in the text, but the formatting was awful. It is a play and hence the dialogue was intended to be in the format of Character: lines spoken, but this was very screwed up in the document. I think I will try and put a revised copy up here in the MR library within the next week.

dreams · 10-12-2012, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Nyssa

I'm finally back on the horse again..

I've started my reread of Dark Lover (Black Dagger Brotherhood #1) by J. R. Ward.

Yay Nyssa!

I'm in the deciding stage of what am I in the mood for next and just can't decide yet.

Nyssa · 10-12-2012, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by dreams

Yay Nyssa!

I'm in the deciding stage of what am I in the mood for next and just can't decide yet.

Thank you Dreams!

Well, can I intrest you in a series of books that offers warrior vampires vs soulless "lessers", strong females, and steamy nights!?!

alansplace · 10-12-2012, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Nyssa

Thank you Dreams!

Well, can I intrest you in a series of books that offers warrior vampires vs soulless "lessers", strong females, and steamy nights!?!

Hmm... sounds a lot like my neighborhood!

Bilbo1967 · 10-12-2012, 06:23 PM

I just finished The Secret Race by Tyler Hamilton.

It was interesting.

dreams · 10-12-2012, 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Nyssa

Thank you Dreams!

Well, can I intrest you in a series of books that offers warrior vampires vs soulless "lessers", strong females, and steamy nights!?!

except for the steamy nights, that sounds like a place I use to work.
*Humm, now that I think about it the steamy nights might fit in there also - according to workplace gossip*

I'm looking for light, fluffy, no thinking required reading for this weekend. I have another Stephanie Bond freebie I just picked up. I may give that a try or even put in a movie. It's one of those changing weather days and I always feel slightly unsettled when the weather goes suddenly from hot to cool/cold.

Nyssa · 10-12-2012, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by alansplace

Hmm... sounds a lot like my neighborhood!

LOL

I'd be curious to know if you'd like The Black Dagger Brotherhood. I'm not usually one for Romance type novels, but this series seems to go beyond that, although some of the scenes are pretty hot.

Dazrin · 10-12-2012, 06:44 PM

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Now, on to Carmilla to make sure I finish it in time to discuss.

That was a good read, apparently I should pay more attention to the MR book club selections.

Now on to The Wheel of Time book 11, Knife of Dreams, the last one published while Robert Jordan was alive. After this it will be two books left and two months to go before the final* book is published.

*I still (somewhat) hope that the other prequels RJ had planned get published some day. At least if they live up to the quality of the Sanderson books since it seems unlikely he will be writing them at this point.

Nyssa · 10-12-2012, 06:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dreams

except for the steamy nights, that sounds like a place I use to work.
*Humm, now that I think about it the steamy nights might fit in there also - according to workplace gossip*

I'm looking for light, fluffy, no thinking required reading for this weekend. I have another Stephanie Bond freebie I just picked up. I may give that a try or even put in a movie. It's one of those changing weather days and I always feel slightly unsettled when the weather goes suddenly from hot to cool/cold.

I know what you mean! Granted cold to me is 60F..but still.

Wishing you a warm and cozy weekend with a good book (or movie) and your favorite beverage!

alansplace · 10-12-2012, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Nyssa

LOL

I'd be curious to know if you'd like The Black Dagger Brotherhood. I'm not usually one for Romance type novels, but this series seems to go beyond that, although some of the scenes are pretty hot.

If I ever try a 'romance' novel it'll be one of Shannon K. Butcher's 'paranormal romance' novels, after all Jim Butcher taught her to write novels.

orlok · 10-12-2012, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Nyssa

I'm finally back on the horse again..

I've started my reread of Dark Lover (Black Dagger Brotherhood #1) by J. R. Ward.

For some reason the theme to Rawhide is playing in my head. Giddyup, and keep on riding! Or should that be reading?

Nyssa · 10-12-2012, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by orlok

For some reason the theme to Rawhide is playing in my head. Giddyup, and keep on riding! Or should that be reading?

Well, the Brotherhood sure does like their leather!

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Originally Posted by alansplace

If I ever try a 'romance' novel it'll be one of Shannon K. Butcher's 'paranormal romance' novels, after all Jim Butcher taught her to write novels.

Stop adding authors to my TBR, Alan..I'll be 100 before I get to half of them..

10-11-2012, 05:42 PM	#14356
BelleZora Wizard Posts: 1,432 Karma: 25151986 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Seattle, US Device: Kindle Oasis 3, Kobo Libra 2	This week I read Carmilla (very interesting given all the vampire books I've read in the last year), Graverobbers Wanted, and True Detective by Max Allan Collins. I went on a KDD binge a few weeks ago and now have 11 in the Heller series on my TBR list. I spent a lot of time on Wikipedia learning about gangsters and Chicago in the early 30's while reading it. Nate Heller is complex and more ethically ambiguous than, say, Philip Marlowe or Spenser. It will be interesting to watch him develop over the series. Today I started Mercury Falls by Robert Kroese. What a lot of fun! Highly recommended if you crave a mood enhancer. Last edited by BelleZora; 10-11-2012 at 05:43 PM. Reason: spelling correction

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10-11-2012, 06:32 PM	#14357
sun surfer languorous autodidact ✦ Posts: 4,235 Karma: 44637926 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: smiling with the rising sun Device: onyx boox poke 2 colour, kindle voyage	Finished A Tangled Tale by Lewis Carroll (4/5) and then also read A Game of Logic by Lewis Carroll (3/5). A Tangled Tale is a great, funny book of mathematical logic puzzles. A Game of Logic is a short introduction to logic and syllogisms, somewhat like a very short textbook, even complete with quizzes. It's OK, but I still thought it was good because it explained the concepts well, though I do think I caught a few mistakes he made in the answers section. And that finally completes all the Lewis Carroll I had on my challenge list for this year! Now I'm on Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, and I expect to be reading this one awhile after rushing through so many short books. I had read part of it for the book club last year and never finished, so here I am back on it. I decided to start from the beginning again even though I read somewhere from 250-500 pages before (don't know the exact amount because my reader erased my progress). It's also part of my challenge list for this year, one of the last few left that I'd picked out beforehand for 2012; only two left after it.

10-12-2012, 03:10 PM	#14358
Nyssa Series Addict Posts: 6,180 Karma: 167189477 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Florida, USA Device: Kindle Paperwhite (2nd Gen)	I'm finally back on the horse again.. I've started my reread of Dark Lover (Black Dagger Brotherhood #1) by J. R. Ward.

10-12-2012, 03:21 PM	#14359
Hamlet53 Nameless Being	So I just recently read Sakoontala or The Lost Ring by Kalidasa. It was actually quite good, very moving and poetic if one likes very classic literature. The epub that I downloaded from Project Gutenberg was very good as far as no apparent errors in the text, but the formatting was awful. It is a play and hence the dialogue was intended to be in the format of Character: lines spoken, but this was very screwed up in the document. I think I will try and put a revised copy up here in the MR library within the next week.

10-12-2012, 06:23 PM	#14363
Bilbo1967 Not scared! Posts: 13,424 Karma: 81011643 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Midlands, UK Device: Kindle Paperwhite 10, Huawei M5 10	I just finished The Secret Race by Tyler Hamilton. It was interesting.