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WT Sharpe · 07-28-2010, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by kennyc

Hmmmm......

Oh well 89 cents at Amazon clinches it!

http://www.amazon.com/White-Seed-Unt.../dp/B002SN9GF2

It would still be a bargain at their regular new book rates! I loved that book!

Plus, the author's a MR member! But I'm not recommending it for that, but because it tells a great story!

poohbear_nc · 07-28-2010, 11:36 AM

Am reading another Georgette Heyer mystery "Duplicate Death" - Heyer's mysteries are quite fun - witty, satirical, with well designed plots.

GeoffC · 07-28-2010, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

Am reading another Georgette Heyer mystery "Duplicate Death" - Heyer's mysteries are quite fun - witty, satirical, with well designed plots.

They have those in parts of Derbyshire during the spring and early summer months ....

oh !

Wait ....

not that kind of plot .....

poohbear_nc · 07-28-2010, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by GeoffC

They have those in parts of Derbyshire during the spring and early summer months ....

oh !

Wait ....

not that kind of plot .....

Egad - you're speaking like one of her characters!

Ea · 07-28-2010, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by ShortNCuddlyAm

I've been dithering about dipping my toes into this series, and this I think has made me decide to try

It actually took me a few tries, but then one day I found myself in a waiting room with nothing but my Touch to read on, and I gave it another try. And I was hooked after the first chapter.

Quote:

Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

Am reading another Georgette Heyer mystery "Duplicate Death" - Heyer's mysteries are quite fun - witty, satirical, with well designed plots.

I think you just made me want to try one of these. Any particular favourite?

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeoffC

They have those in parts of Derbyshire during the spring and early summer months ....

poohbear_nc · 07-28-2010, 11:57 AM

Inspector Hannasyde
Death in the Stocks (1935)
Behold, Here's Poison (1936)
They Found Him Dead (1937)
A Blunt Instrument (1938)

Inspector Hemingway
No Wind of Blame (1939)
Envious Casca (1941)
Duplicate Death (1951)
Detection Unlimited (1953)

Start with the Inspector Hannasyde series - if you like them move on to the Inspector Hemingway (he starts out as Hannasyde's junior in the first series) series. Available in Kindle editions.

Ea · 07-28-2010, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

Start with the Inspector Hannasyde series - if you like them move on to the Inspector Hemingway (he starts out as Hannasyde's junior in the first series) series. Available in Kindle editions.

Thank you!

WT Sharpe · 07-28-2010, 12:23 PM

I'm currently reading The Risen Short Stories by Jan Strnad. They're free at Smashwords as a way for MR member J. Strnad to promote his novel, Risen. The short stories are quite funny and offbeat tales of resurrection in a town where Death seems to have taken a holiday. I'm sold big time; this is really fun stuff! I'll have to but the novel!

For links to the free SmashWords short stories download and info where you can buy the novel, check out the author's signature in this post:

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...en#post1025353

TC Beacham · 07-28-2010, 02:42 PM

I'm reading SUMMER'S CHILD by Diane Chamberlain - my second book by her, after really enjoying THE SECRET LIFE OF CEECEE WILKES.

Enjoying this one too - very beachy.

Ea · 07-28-2010, 03:13 PM

I'm currently reading Mobileread.com. It offers something for every taste, though some parts can drag a bit, or parts of the story appears left unfinished.

I can recommend it, even if the author seems at numerous times to be talking with multiple voices and often contradicts her/himself. In any case, if you are looking for an engaging, action-filled, interactive multi-format e-book, it's certainly worth a look.

neilmarr · 07-29-2010, 05:06 AM

Hya Tom, if you liked Jan Strnad's short stories, I reckon you'd love the novel, *Risen*. Zombies ain't my cup o' joe as a rule, but this one is very, very different from run-of-the-mill tales of the living dead. The characters are well defined and motivated and the scenario is scaringly real. I ran a short review on *Risen* here and remember saying that the fear wasn't so much that it could happen, but that it was already happening. A superb novel. Highly recommended. Cheers. Neil

jgaiser · 07-29-2010, 04:58 PM

Finished the "Long Goodbye" and on to "Guns of August".

I really enjoyed the Chandler book. Only my second time with him (first was "The Big Sleep"). With lines like An hour crawled by like a sick cockroach, how can you not love him...

carld · 07-29-2010, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by BearMountainBooks

If he did mean Mistborn, I'd have to say it was pretty "meh" the whole way through...I mean, it was an okay book and I actually liked the premise and the plot--except it was slow and there were some disconnects...let's just say I didn't run out to get the next one.

And I did do some skimming. There were some rather drawn out points that just weren't cutting it for me...

Your Mileage will vary. Lots of people LOVE this book/series.

That does surprise me, I'm one of the LOVE its.

I just finished "Dog Days" and now I'm working on Gaiman & Pratchett's "Good Omens," also in paper as it's not available from Amazon or Fictionwise as an ebook. I'm really enjoying the Crowley and Aziraphale bits, but finding the rest of the book kind of tedious.

I'm waiting impatiently for the fourth Sookie Stackhouse book to show up from the library. I've also downloaded the sample for Dragons and Dwarves: Tales of the Cleveland Portal. It's the only urban fantasy I know of set in Cleveland.

bjones6416 · 07-29-2010, 10:56 PM

I've just started reading "The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet," by David Mitchell, and it is pretty much delighting me so far. It's one of the first books I've read on my Kindle that I've actually had to use the dictionary on, and it's been fun trying out that feature. Example: "propinquity" (the state of being close to someone or something: proximity.) And it has lines like this: "A wisp of black hair is escaped from her headscarf: Jacob wants it."

All in all I'm really enjoying it. I was a fan of Cloud Atlas as well.

Kurt · 07-29-2010, 11:18 PM

sad but true - i've never actually read "Dracula"
(until now)

half way through

hey, it was included with the 150 free books

good read but i find "Mina" really annoying

07-28-2010, 12:23 PM	#5753
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.	Risen I'm currently reading *The Risen Short Stories* by Jan Strnad. They're free at Smashwords as a way for MR member J. Strnad to promote his novel, *Risen. The short stories are quite funny and offbeat tales of resurrection in a town where Death seems to have taken a holiday. I'm sold big time; this is really fun stuff! I'll have to but the novel! For links to the free SmashWords short stories download and info where you can buy the novel, check out the author's signature in this post: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...en#post1025353 Last edited by WT Sharpe; 07-28-2010 at 02:45 PM.*

07-29-2010, 11:18 PM	#5760
Kurt Connoisseur Posts: 81 Karma: 500000 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Nook Color, Nook HD+, Kobo Aura HD, Kobo Aura One	sad but true - i've never actually read "Dracula" (until now) half way through hey, it was included with the 150 free books good read but i find "Mina" really annoying Last edited by Kurt; 07-30-2010 at 12:17 AM.

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07-28-2010, 11:36 AM	#5747
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,467 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	Am reading another Georgette Heyer mystery "Duplicate Death" - Heyer's mysteries are quite fun - witty, satirical, with well designed plots.

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poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,467 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	Inspector Hannasyde Death in the Stocks (1935) Behold, Here's Poison (1936) They Found Him Dead (1937) A Blunt Instrument (1938) Inspector Hemingway No Wind of Blame (1939) Envious Casca (1941) Duplicate Death (1951) Detection Unlimited (1953) Start with the Inspector Hannasyde series - if you like them move on to the Inspector Hemingway (he starts out as Hannasyde's junior in the first series) series. Available in Kindle editions.

07-28-2010, 02:42 PM	#5754
TC Beacham Great Beach Reads! Posts: 202 Karma: 300000 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Kindle 2	I'm reading SUMMER'S CHILD by Diane Chamberlain - my second book by her, after really enjoying THE SECRET LIFE OF CEECEE WILKES. Enjoying this one too - very beachy.

07-28-2010, 03:13 PM	#5755
Ea Wizard Posts: 3,490 Karma: 5239563 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Denmark Device: Kindle 3\|iPad air\|iPhone 4S	I'm currently reading Mobileread.com. It offers something for every taste, though some parts can drag a bit, or parts of the story appears left unfinished. I can recommend it, even if the author seems at numerous times to be talking with multiple voices and often contradicts her/himself. In any case, if you are looking for an engaging, action-filled, interactive multi-format e-book, it's certainly worth a look.

07-29-2010, 05:06 AM	#5756
neilmarr neilmarr Posts: 7,215 Karma: 6000059 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Monaco-Menton, France Device: sony	Hya Tom, if you liked Jan Strnad's short stories, I reckon you'd love the novel, Risen. Zombies ain't my cup o' joe as a rule, but this one is very, very different from run-of-the-mill tales of the living dead. The characters are well defined and motivated and the scenario is scaringly real. I ran a short review on Risen here and remember saying that the fear wasn't so much that it could happen, but that it was already happening. A superb novel. Highly recommended. Cheers. Neil

07-29-2010, 04:58 PM	#5757
jgaiser Omnivorous Posts: 3,283 Karma: 27978909 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Rural NW Oregon Device: Kindle Voyage, Kindle Fire HD, Kindle 3, KPW1	Finished the "Long Goodbye" and on to "Guns of August". I really enjoyed the Chandler book. Only my second time with him (first was "The Big Sleep"). With lines like An hour crawled by like a sick cockroach, how can you not love him...

07-29-2010, 10:56 PM	#5759
bjones6416 ↓↓ Skirt!! Earrings!! Posts: 3,394 Karma: 17432172 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Georgia, USA Device: Acer netbook, JetBook Lite, Sony PRS-300, Kindle 2, Kindle Fire	I've just started reading "The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet," by David Mitchell, and it is pretty much delighting me so far. It's one of the first books I've read on my Kindle that I've actually had to use the dictionary on, and it's been fun trying out that feature. Example: "propinquity" (the state of being close to someone or something: proximity.) And it has lines like this: "A wisp of black hair is escaped from her headscarf: Jacob wants it." All in all I'm really enjoying it. I was a fan of Cloud Atlas as well.