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thinkpad · 07-13-2010, 05:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Ea

Just got that, too. Whee!

Yes I'm very glad it's finally out, can't wait to get started.

Not often I feel this excited about starting on a new book.

bevdeforges · 07-13-2010, 05:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Michizzle

Just finished The Kitchen House - a good read. Currently reading Let the Great World Spin, good so far but a bit depressing so I started Tinkers last night and will toggle between the two.

I really loved Tinkers - can see why it got the Pulitzer. Just finished Parrot and Olivier in America by Peter Carey and enjoyed it so much that I'm starting Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville in the original French, no less. Alternating with La Belle France; a short history by Alistair Horne.

WT Sharpe · 07-13-2010, 11:48 AM

Just finished The Sheepfarmer's Daughter: Book I of The Deed of Paksenarrion by Elizabeth Moon, this month's book club selection.

kennyc · 07-13-2010, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by bevdeforges

I really loved Tinkers - can see why it got the Pulitzer. Just finished Parrot and Olivier in America by Peter Carey and enjoyed it so much that I'm starting Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville in the original French, no less. Alternating with La Belle France; a short history by Alistair Horne.

I've picked Tinkers back up due to the mention here....

Ea · 07-13-2010, 12:21 PM

Just started Tongues of Serpents - the sixth novel in the 'Temeraire' series by Naomi Novik.

Michizzle · 07-13-2010, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by bevdeforges

I really loved Tinkers - can see why it got the Pulitzer. Just finished Parrot and Olivier in America by Peter Carey and enjoyed it so much that I'm starting Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville in the original French, no less. Alternating with La Belle France; a short history by Alistair Horne.

Seems a bit all over the place so far but I'm interested enough to keep reading.

JSWolf · 07-13-2010, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Trebro

Just finished Sheepfarmer's Daughter, and I can't say I have any interest in reading further into the series. It's just too darn slow and the fantasy elements, while they may be coming, needed to be *here* instead of promised later.

Next up is Bryson's "A Walk in the Woods" since I need a little non-fiction break.

I may finish it. May not. The thing is, the slow bits are supposed to be at the beginning of the book, not the entire book.

JSWolf · 07-13-2010, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by pilotbob

Did you read Sheepfarmers Daughter? I am liking it so far. Yes, you can tell it is a first book of a trilogy because 1/2 way in the story is still building up.

BOb

I'm almost 1/2 done and while it's picking up, it's picking up too slowly. We should not have to wait till the second book to maybe get to the good bits.

pilotbob · 07-13-2010, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

I'm almost 1/2 done and while it's picking up, it's picking up too slowly. We should not have to wait till the second book to maybe get to the good bits.

I think there have been good bits so far. When I read it I want to keep reading it. So, it is keeping my interest. Yes, nothing major has happened yet... but the book is still enjoyable.

BOb

JSWolf · 07-13-2010, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by glowhappy

LOL

Okay okay...sheesh! I'll follow your lead and vote accordingly IF you promise that whatever you nominate will be a good read. Hopefully August will be a good month for the book club.

August is any genre of book. So we'll have to see what gets nominated. But really, I found June's voting to be a problem. Too many people were voting on a book because of reasons there were not appropriate. They were voting because the author was on MR, the book was free, or the author was an indie author. The reason to vote on a book is because you actually want to read it. I've voted on what I wanted to read which has nothing to do with cost or where the author posts and if the author is with a big publisher or not.

So as long as we nominate books we actually want to read, we'd have a better list with less chance of a dud.

JSWolf · 07-13-2010, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Latinandgreek

The Princess Bride is a great book! Actually, I voted for The Sheepfarmer's Daughter mainly because I had read all of the books up for vote this month save that one and one other, and I don't like to vote for things I've already read. And now I'm re-reading American Gods, go figure.

The reason I didn't consider American Gods was that not too long ago, I finished The Graveyard Book and found it to be so-so. Now from what I have been reading about American Gods, maybe it would have been a good choice had it won. But the book we have now is a dull plodding nothing doing book. It's reminding me of A Passage to India in some ways.

JSWolf · 07-13-2010, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Ea

Two months is not exactly overwhelming evidence

But you can read "American Gods" instead - I'll start a discussion thread on it on Friday

Here's proof of one more month I was right...

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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

I don't know--the man was pulling for Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore back in April when the majority went with The Egg and I by Betty MacDonald. Maybe Jon's onto something there!

Lamb was excellent and fun to read!

As I said before, vote for books you WANT to read, not because they are free or the author is indie or the author posts on MR.

FlorenceArt · 07-13-2010, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

The reason I didn't consider American Gods was that not too long ago, I finished The Graveyard Book and found it to be so-so. Now from what I have been reading about American Gods, maybe it would have been a good choice had it won. But the book we have now is a dull plodding nothing doing book. It's reminding me of A Passage to India in some ways.

IMO, The Graveyard Book is not one of Gaiman's best. In fact it's probably the weakest I have read from him. American Gods is far, far better. But of course your mileage may vary

JSWolf · 07-13-2010, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by thinkpadx

Starting on the 6th book: Tongues of Serpents in the Temeraire series by Naomi Novik.

Thanks for the reminder that it is now out so I can try to get it before I get that far in the series.

JSWolf · 07-13-2010, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

Just finished The Sheepfarmer's Daughter: Book I of The Deed of Paksenarrion by Elizabeth Moon, this month's book club selection.

Did you like it?

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07-13-2010, 11:48 AM	#5553
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,072 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	Just finished *The Sheepfarmer's Daughter: Book I of The Deed of Paksenarrion* by Elizabeth Moon, this month's book club selection.

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Ea Wizard Posts: 3,490 Karma: 5239563 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Denmark Device: Kindle 3\|iPad air\|iPhone 4S	Just started Tongues of Serpents - the sixth novel in the 'Temeraire' series by Naomi Novik.