Hey!! Let's get some action going! What are we reading?

[Gazella]

Originally Posted by Rumpelteazer

I started it last night and read the first chapter. So far, so good.

Yes I'm enjoying it so far too.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by Rumpelteazer

I started it last night and read the first chapter. So far, so good.

The Bone Collector is very good. Much better then the movie.

[alansplace]

Originally Posted by alansplace

I completed my read of Death Before Wicket this evening. It was quite as enjoyable a read as the first 9 books in the series and I look forward to the last 9 that are still left. Now on to the Moriarty Trilogy and its first novel, The Devil's Grin.

I finished reading the Moriarty Trilogy's first novel, The Devil's Grin and since I enjoyed it immensely am launching directly into the second novel in the trilogy, The Fall!

I borrowed my one monthly Free Lending Library selection. I chose The Case of the Violent Virgin (Ed Noon, #7) by Michael Avallone. I'll fall back on this if I need a break from the Trilogy or will read it after I've completed reading the Trilogy.

[Tinkerbelle]

The Book of Lost & Found
by Lucy Foley.

I have to read it and give my comments on the book.

I will let you know how I get on.

Tinkerbelle.

[CRussel]

Originally Posted by CRussel

Arrgghhh. How am I supposed to keep my buying down if you keep reminding me that there are new books I really want to read out?? I thought I had a bit before The King of Shanghai was out. Sigh. Well, maybe I'll get lucky and the BC Library download site will get it in before I give in to temptation.

Originally Posted by ATDrake

At least it'd be money well spent on a book you're sure to enjoy (I'll note that there's less of the particular sort of personally-oriented violence that IIRC both you and I disliked in #5-6)? And on supporting homegrown award-winning Canadian authors as well?

If you can hold out until the next coupon contest comes around, and Kobo keeps it at the current competitive-with-iTunes-and-Amazon new release discount price of $10-ish CAD, maybe you'll luck out on a good code and can get it for a lower cost if the BC Library doesn't oblige in time.

Originally Posted by CRussel

Well, so much for good intentions. I broke down and bought it with a 35% coupon and am now 1/3rd of the way into it, having put Campion aside for a moment. Of course, this was woefully wanton, since I already had the latest Rivers of London/Peter Grant book coming (and it arrived overnight.) But so what - I have to excellent books to read, and I think I'll do the Aaronovitch book, Foxglove Summer, as an audio book first.

Finished and thoroughly enjoyed The King of Shanghai, the latest Ava Lee book from Canadian author, Ian Hamilton. This book is not available in the US Amazon store yet, but is available in the Canadian one, and on Kobo. Another excellent book in this fun series, and actually a definite improvement in a couple of areas that were beginning to bother me. The level of direct, personal violence is down, and the interminable and oft-repeated product placements are way down as well. But even the earlier books were great fun, and this one is even better. This really is one of my top two new finds of 2014.

Next up, #11 in the Campion series, Traitor's Purse. I'm about half way through (had to stop for the Ava Lee), and I'm enjoying it, but it's definitely not the action level of an Ava Lee book.

[Rev. Bob]

I finally finished reading the oh-so-British Space Captain Smith, and have moved on to Stephen King's Revival. Hallelujah!

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by pdurrant

Still reading Catweazle, but also reading the latest Grantville Gazette (#57!).

And I'm still reading Catweazle, but I've finished the Gazette. And very enjoyable it was too. I liked all the stories, except for the incomprehensible Virginia deMarco story, which just jumps about from place to place and person to person far too much, and assumes far too much knowledge of early 17th century european politics and rulers.

Next up: Mission to Minerva by James P. Hogan. Bought in a Baen bundle way back in April 2005. I fear I may abandon this one, but since I'm still only in the prologue, I'll give it a chance.

[HomeInMyShoes]

Currently reading Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki Murakami. Wonderland had been on my shelf for a year and a half and I decided to clear out a few TBRs. What a great read.

[HarryT]

Just finished "The Hub: Dangerous Territory" by James H. Schmitz. I originally bought this from Baen in May 2001.

This is the fourth and final volume of the collected "Hub Federation" stories of Schmitz and, to my mid, far and away the best volume in the series. A truly excellent collection of short (and not-so-short) stories which I'd highly recommend. It can be read in isolation, although characters do appear in it who showed up in earlier books in the series.

[missimpossible]

Currently reading Titus Groan and wondering why I didn't start it sooner. It's fabulous. Mervyn Peake is a cracking author and his illustrations are superb.

Also rereading Emma. I'd been meaning to do so for a while and I'm going to read the Alexander McCall Smith modernisation at some point following this.

[sakura-panda]

I finished Murder at Monticello by Rita Mae Brown, book 3 of a series that I am currently rereading. In its place -- because I alternate books in a series so that the stories don't run together in my head -- I'm reading Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories by Agatha Christie. This is the book that I read while I'm eating lunch at work; I like something fun, light and fluffy that I can easily stop when I'm "ready" to go back to work.

[Bilbo1967]

Currently re-reading Stephen Ambrose's Undaunted Courage.

It's an historical account of the first expedition across the American West by Lewis and Clarke. It is (IMO) very well written and includes a lot of quotes from both Lewis' and Clarke's contemporary journals and background information about the time (early 19th Century).

If you're a fan of consistent, correct spelling, the contemporary journals might drive you mad, but for me, they add character to the tale. As an example, just picked more or less at random from the book, from a description af a portage by Clarke;

The men has to haul with all their Strength wate & art, maney times every man catching the grass & knobes & Stones to give them more force...Some become fant for a fiew moments, but no man Complains all go Chearfully on...

I highly recommend this book!

[BelleZora]

Originally Posted by Bilbo1967

Currently re-reading Stephen Ambrose's Undaunted Courage.
....[snip]
I highly recommend this book!

Second this recommendation. I loved Undaunted Courage.

[MickeyC]

Just finished Monk's Hood by Ellis Peters, the third in the Brother Cadfael series and and a delightful mystery.

Next up, Zoo Station by David Downing.

[Dazrin]

Originally Posted by Dazrin

I like HP. A lot. I finished #3 on the 9th, took most of a week off (nothing sounded good) and then read #4, The Goblet of Fire, in 2 days. Now I am reading John Rain #5, Extremis, by Barry Eisler (originally published as The Last Assassin.) When I finish this I will start Hogfather, Discworld #20, by Terry Pratchett as my Christmas week read.

Wow, I am way behind here.

Extremis (The Last Assassin) was ok, not my favorite of this series. I am getting a little bored with this series so may not continue.

Hogfather was great, as usual from Sir Pratchett, and was an excellent Christmastime story.

I have been on a Harry Potter kick recently and have been doing a complete series re-read, my first re-read of any of these books. I started Harry Potter and the Order of the Pheonix in December and finished on January 2 giving my yearly goal a good boost. Then finished Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince yesterday and started Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows today. Right now my spreadsheet is projecting that I will read over 73,000 pages this year because of how fast I am reading these. That would be nice, but it's not going to happen.

I am considering continuing the James Potter series when I am done since I am enjoying this re-read so much but I am not sure yet. I read the first JP book (James Potter and the Hall of Elders' Crossing) in 2011 and enjoyed it but never picked up the second one.