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BearMountainBooks · 07-15-2010, 08:22 PM

Wow, that orange...was ORANGE. Yikes!

Next on the reading pile for me is quite a bit outside my norm--paranormal romance (I read a lot of urban fantasy, but not much romance, but that is what shows on the spine of the book.) I won the book. It's

A Curious Affair by Melanie Jackson

I don't know if it's available in eformat or not!

There's this cute little phrase: "Cat got your ear?" on the cover. And a picture of a cat. No idea what this is about.

JSWolf · 07-15-2010, 10:04 PM

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Well said Sir!
Bandwidth is important to me, where in the world I live. Not only is internet access very slow it is also Very, very expensive.

(Still, I suppose there is always the ignore user option).

But if everyone posted covers, you'd be all alone on MR.

Quake1028 · 07-15-2010, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by BearMountainBooks

Wow, that orange...was ORANGE. Yikes!

Fixed it for you.

nomesque · 07-15-2010, 10:29 PM

I just bought:

No Irish Need Apply (Ed Patterson)
Mud and Gold (Shayne Parkinson)
Dark Matters (Ryan Williams)
Tell No Lie, We Watched Her Die (Richard Sanders)
The Second Coming (David Burton)
My Blood Approves (Amanda Hocking)
A Shunned Man (Thea Nilsson)
Cameo the Assassin (Dawn McCullough White)
Resurrection, Inc. (Kevin Anderson)
Parable of the Forgotten (Simon Fenn)

... all books that caught my eye on Smashwords recently. All indie, too, except Resurrection, Inc. - not sure if that's KJA's personal imprint or a publisher.

And from Baen:

Against the Odds (Elizabeth Moon)
Farmer in the Sky (Robert Heinlein)
Farnham's Freehold (Robert Heinlein)
The Ship Who Saved the Worlds (Anne McCaffrey)

*droooooooool*

But right now, I'm reading Bardic Voices: The Lark and the Wren (Mercedes Lackey). I like her work - light, fun to read without being too fluffy. And I had to chuckle at the use of 'Tonno' for the name of a music teacher - 'tis Italian for tuna... tuner... get it?

beppe · 07-16-2010, 12:31 AM

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Originally Posted by nomesque

And I had to chuckle at the use of 'Tonno' for the name of a music teacher - 'tis Italian for tuna... tuner... get it?

Buongiorno nomesque.
At work we have a Sicilian guy, by the name of Salvatore (the Savior), affectionately called Totonno by us non-Southerners, who might shrink it to Tonno. Some go down to Toh. One or two refer to him with the tiniest lowering of the eyelids, exactly like Don Vito Corleone (both Brando and De Niro). At the same time unscrutable and expressive.

nomesque · 07-16-2010, 03:30 AM

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Originally Posted by beppe

Buongiorno nomesque.
At work we have a Sicilian guy, by the name of Salvatore (the Savior), affectionately called Totonno by us non-Southerners, who might shrink it to Tonno. Some go down to Toh. One or two refer to him with the tiniest lowering of the eyelids, exactly like Don Vito Corleone (both Brando and De Niro). At the same time unscrutable and expressive.

G'day beppe!

Does Salvatore like his nicknames? And the Godfather impressions?

FlorenceArt · 07-16-2010, 10:50 AM

In addition to everything I'm reading already (Seneca - bought the book this morning btw, Olivier Rolin and China Miéville), I suddenly had an urge to read some light romance and bought Undead and Uneasy, book 6 of the Queen Betsy series. I was amused to read that a character is stuck in Paris because there are riots and all planes are canceled. I suppose that's a reference to the 2005 riots in the suburbs, but I'm pretty sure they didn't affect air traffic. Otherwise, I have a feeling the quality of the books is declining in this part of the series (I already had a similar feeling when I read #5), especially they are not as laugh-out-loud funny. But still a nice easy read for a summer holiday

Ea · 07-16-2010, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by FlorenceArt

In addition to everything I'm reading already (Seneca - bought the book this morning btw, Olivier Rolin and China Miéville), I suddenly had an urge to read some light romance and bought Undead and Uneasy, book 6 of the Queen Betsy series. I was amused to read that a character is stuck in Paris because there are riots and all planes are canceled. I suppose that's a reference to the 2005 riots in the suburbs, but I'm pretty sure they didn't affect air traffic. Otherwise, I have a feeling the quality of the books is declining in this part of the series (I already had a similar feeling when I read #5), especially they are not as laugh-out-loud funny. But still a nice easy read for a summer holiday

Hm... I tought I'd read all eight, but I must have missed no. six - think I would have remembered a Paris trip. Well, light-weight as they are, I guess I haven't missed much

FlorenceArt · 07-16-2010, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Ea

Hm... I tought I'd read all eight, but I must have missed no. six - think I would have remembered a Paris trip. Well, light-weight as they are, I guess I haven't missed much

It's Tina who's stuck in Paris, does that jog your memory?

beppe · 07-16-2010, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by nomesque

G'day beppe!

Does Salvatore like his nicknames? And the Godfather impressions?

If you call him Salvatore he thinks that he has done something wrong. His nicknames are all very affectionate. And the Godfather ways are his ways also.
They are working in my property and the guy handling the excavator is from Partinico, hometown of Frank Zappa and of few famous men of influence. He talks to me and I answer him a la Godfather and he is perfectly at ease with it.
Yesterday there was a couple of kids with Australia written all over them with big baggages in the metro, obstructing the door. Nicely though. They were going to the train station for the Airport which is also my stop. I passed them saying sorry mate and he looked at me like I was from Mars. Power of frequenting Marc and you Aussie kids. Big smile. Ciao

Ea · 07-16-2010, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by FlorenceArt

It's Tina who's stuck in Paris, does that jog your memory?

No - I'm quite sure now I haven't read it

(Tina is the werewolf, isn't she?)

poohbear_nc · 07-16-2010, 11:28 AM

Just finished Jasper Fforde's "Shades of Grey" - an odd book - wildly inventive yet based in fact (Munsell was real, as was his numeric code for colors) - slap stick funny but with very somber undertones - this is a futuristic wacko society based on color perception - that kills its members for not preserving stasis. The first volume of a trilogy. Very odd.

BearMountainBooks · 07-16-2010, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by columbus

So have you listened to/read playing for pizza? it's very light & easy also.

That was actually in the car with us at the same time (rec'd by the same librarian friend of mine) but we didn't get to it. We have a car trip coming up probably later this year and we might take that CD. I'm really in the mood for a good thriller though and that sort of thing seemed to work better for us (we've done some good non-fiction, Put a Lid on it by Donald Westlake--a favorite, and some Robert Crais.) The only thing that absolutely did not work was short stories!!! I thought those would be great, but we took a few CDs of "The best of" from...oh what was the editor...he's semi-famous in NY...anyway, he picked the best of for this year and that in mystery shorts from magazines like Hitchcock and Ellery Queen and so on.

I tell you what it was the most boring drivel I've ever had the displeasure of reading or hearing in my life, bar none! We tried several "years" different authors. Once in a while a story was "okay" but not a one got above that bar. I mean this was serious drivel and when it wasn't that it was violent and disgusting. One of the longest stories meandered so badly we thought there was something wrong with the CD! Horrible.

Maria

columbus · 07-16-2010, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

But if everyone posted covers, you'd be all alone on MR.

Thanks for sharing your wisdom with us Jon !

FlorenceArt · 07-16-2010, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Ea

No - I'm quite sure now I haven't read it

(Tina is the werewolf, isn't she?)

No, Tina is a vampire, sort if Sinclair's Grand Vizir, or sidekick, or... something

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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

Just finished Jasper Fforde's "Shades of Grey" - an odd book - wildly inventive yet based in fact (Munsell was real, as was his numeric code for colors) - slap stick funny but with very somber undertones - this is a futuristic wacko society based on color perception - that kills its members for not preserving stasis. The first volume of a trilogy. Very odd.

Sounds intriguing...

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07-15-2010, 08:22 PM	#5611
BearMountainBooks Maria Schneider Posts: 3,746 Karma: 26439330 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Near Austin, Texas Device: 3g Kindle Keyboard	Wow, that orange...was ORANGE. Yikes! Next on the reading pile for me is quite a bit outside my norm--paranormal romance (I read a lot of urban fantasy, but not much romance, but that is what shows on the spine of the book.) I won the book. It's A Curious Affair by Melanie Jackson I don't know if it's available in eformat or not! There's this cute little phrase: "Cat got your ear?" on the cover. And a picture of a cat. No idea what this is about.

07-15-2010, 10:29 PM	#5614
nomesque Snooty Bestselling Author Posts: 1,485 Karma: 1000000 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Ipswich, QLD, Australia Device: PRS-650	I just bought: No Irish Need Apply (Ed Patterson) Mud and Gold (Shayne Parkinson) Dark Matters (Ryan Williams) Tell No Lie, We Watched Her Die (Richard Sanders) The Second Coming (David Burton) My Blood Approves (Amanda Hocking) A Shunned Man (Thea Nilsson) Cameo the Assassin (Dawn McCullough White) Resurrection, Inc. (Kevin Anderson) Parable of the Forgotten (Simon Fenn) ... all books that caught my eye on Smashwords recently. All indie, too, except Resurrection, Inc. - not sure if that's KJA's personal imprint or a publisher. And from Baen: Against the Odds (Elizabeth Moon) Farmer in the Sky (Robert Heinlein) Farnham's Freehold (Robert Heinlein) The Ship Who Saved the Worlds (Anne McCaffrey) droooooooool But right now, I'm reading Bardic Voices: The Lark and the Wren (Mercedes Lackey). I like her work - light, fun to read without being too fluffy. And I had to chuckle at the use of 'Tonno' for the name of a music teacher - 'tis Italian for tuna... tuner... get it?

07-16-2010, 10:50 AM	#5617
FlorenceArt High Priestess Posts: 5,761 Karma: 5042529 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Montreuil sous bois, France Device: iPad Pro 9.7, iPhone 6 Plus	In addition to everything I'm reading already (Seneca - bought the book this morning btw, Olivier Rolin and China Miéville), I suddenly had an urge to read some light romance and bought Undead and Uneasy, book 6 of the Queen Betsy series. I was amused to read that a character is stuck in Paris because there are riots and all planes are canceled. I suppose that's a reference to the 2005 riots in the suburbs, but I'm pretty sure they didn't affect air traffic. Otherwise, I have a feeling the quality of the books is declining in this part of the series (I already had a similar feeling when I read #5), especially they are not as laugh-out-loud funny. But still a nice easy read for a summer holiday

07-16-2010, 11:28 AM	#5622
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 64,228 Karma: 135242149 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	Just finished Jasper Fforde's "Shades of Grey" - an odd book - wildly inventive yet based in fact (Munsell was real, as was his numeric code for colors) - slap stick funny but with very somber undertones - this is a futuristic wacko society based on color perception - that kills its members for not preserving stasis. The first volume of a trilogy. Very odd.