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ficbot · 08-07-2010, 07:58 PM

Interesting, I just downloaded Dune from the library. Have not started it yet. I want to finish Radium Halos and then read the Patricia Ryan books.

Also bought the new Daniel Silva today for my mom. She still has no idea how to operate her Kobo, and I have it with me right now since I was borrowing it to update the firmware for her. So after several subtle hints along the lines of her saying things like 'I wonder if the Daniel Silva is even available' and 'if the Daniel Silva was in ebook, I wonder how hard it would be to get it on the Kobo' I told her I would just buy it and she could pay me back. I gave it a cursory glance as I was liberating it, and it absolutely does not interest me in the slightest, so I am okay with taking the $10 from Mom even though I suppose I could keep a copy of the book.

Marioninyc · 08-07-2010, 11:55 PM

Just finishing Blood Moon by PD Allan, Next on the cue: Spolit by Jo Ellis and then Remix by Lexi R(can't spelll her last name) All are easy to find on Smashwords.

GeoffC · 08-08-2010, 05:10 AM

I felt Dune and it's first sequel a very interesting read - but once he'd reached Godhood the succeeding story lines became less entertaining .

kennyc · 08-08-2010, 06:28 AM

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Originally Posted by GeoffC

I felt Dune and it's first sequel a very interesting read - but once he'd reached Godhood the succeeding story lines became less entertaining .

Yes. I concur.

MickeyC · 08-08-2010, 06:57 AM

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Originally Posted by kennyc

Yes. I concur.

Me too.

pdurrant · 08-08-2010, 07:54 AM

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

A good collection. I definitely prefer the first half to the second, but all good.

Now for something a friend recommended. Dissolution by C. J. Sansom.

A Tudor murder mystery. It sounds like a good read.

It was a good read. I'll probably get the next in the series at some point.

I'm not sure what I'll read next, perhaps the latest Analog.

Libby Cone · 08-08-2010, 10:57 AM

I just finished The Professor and Other Writings by Terry Castle. It was wonderful! Also, this is the first book I have read in its entirety using text-to-speech. I cannot read a dead-tree book and knit at the same time; being immersed in an exciting sideways-knit twinset pattern, I wanted to make the most of my couch time. I plugged the Kindle in (TTS eats up the battery), selected a slow, male voice, and kept knitting. I found I had to glance at the screen to get over the mispronounced words, but I was able to knit and read at the same time, and retain what I read. Perhaps next time I will turn the voice volume all the way down and see if I can read and knit as long as the pages are turned for me.

Steve Anderson · 08-08-2010, 09:19 PM

Agents of Treachery, a collection of short fiction by top espionage/mystery and spy-genre writers. An anthology like this is pretty rare — most authors in this genre don't bother because it's tough to tell a complicated tale of intrigue in often foreign lands and sometimes historical periods in short form. It's working for me. The first story's by Charles McCarry and it's great writing and reading.

Steve

DixieGal · 08-08-2010, 09:40 PM

I'm reading a book that is very surprising. "The Book of Adam: Autobiography of the First Human Clone". It is hard scifi wrapped in a very human story. It is one of the discount books that Karen (Koland) does such a great job with in the "Kindle Freebies" thread. I got it free at iBooks just because I prefer the reading app. It's probably the same everywhere else as well

jgaiser · 08-09-2010, 11:50 AM

Ever walk through a bookstore and have a cover grab you? Happened this past weekend with Confederates in the Attic: Dispatches from the Unfinished Civil War. New York Times review here.

An interesting look at the sometimes obsessiveness of the South with the Civil War. Kindle version will be available on August 18

suecsi · 08-09-2010, 11:54 AM

Nothing to Envy - Real Lives in North Korea

One of the few books to nearly reduce me to tears in places and I am only 65% through

WT Sharpe · 08-09-2010, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by jgaiser

Ever walk through a bookstore and have a cover grab you? Happened this past weekend with Confederates in the Attic: Dispatches from the Unfinished Civil War. New York Times review here.

An interesting look at the sometimes obsessiveness of the South with the Civil War. Kindle version will be available on August 18

Tell me about it! I can't travel 10 miles in any direction from my house without passing at least a dozen Confederate flags.

The book sounds interesting. I'll have to go to Amazon on August 18 to download a sample.

Sparrow · 08-09-2010, 12:17 PM

I've been struggling with Colleen McCullough's 'Antony and Cleopatra' and finally given up on it. I always feel a bit sad when I abandon a book.

Started 'Ordinary Thunderstorms' by William Boyd - one of my go-to authors when I'm a bit down about reading. Superb so far.

poohbear_nc · 08-09-2010, 12:33 PM

I've finally given up trying to finish "Julian Comstock" by Robert Charles Wilson. He creates a really intriguing alternate future world ruled by fundamentalist religious sects after the collapse of oil-based economies, but the writing and plot are so flat! Just not worth the time.

WT Sharpe · 08-09-2010, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by suecsi

Nothing to Envy - Real Lives in North Korea

One of the few books to nearly reduce me to tears in places and I am only 65% through

Thanks for that. I downloaded a sample.

08-08-2010, 09:19 PM	#5903
Steve Anderson Addict Posts: 226 Karma: 260821 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Portland, Oregon USA Device: iPhone, laptop, more	*Agents of Treachery, a collection of short fiction by top espionage/mystery and spy-genre writers. An anthology like this is pretty rare — most authors in this genre don't bother because it's tough to tell a complicated tale of intrigue in often foreign lands and sometimes historical periods in short form. It's working for me. The first story's by Charles McCarry and it's great writing and reading. Steve Last edited by Steve Anderson; 08-08-2010 at 09:22 PM. Reason: Fixed link*

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ficbot Wizard Posts: 2,409 Karma: 4132096 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: Kindle Paperwhite/iOS Kindle App	Interesting, I just downloaded Dune from the library. Have not started it yet. I want to finish Radium Halos and then read the Patricia Ryan books. Also bought the new Daniel Silva today for my mom. She still has no idea how to operate her Kobo, and I have it with me right now since I was borrowing it to update the firmware for her. So after several subtle hints along the lines of her saying things like 'I wonder if the Daniel Silva is even available' and 'if the Daniel Silva was in ebook, I wonder how hard it would be to get it on the Kobo' I told her I would just buy it and she could pay me back. I gave it a cursory glance as I was liberating it, and it absolutely does not interest me in the slightest, so I am okay with taking the $10 from Mom even though I suppose I could keep a copy of the book.

08-07-2010, 11:55 PM	#5897
Marioninyc Marion Posts: 62 Karma: 70000 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: NY NY Device: KindleDX	Just finishing Blood Moon by PD Allan, Next on the cue: Spolit by Jo Ellis and then Remix by Lexi R(can't spelll her last name) All are easy to find on Smashwords.

08-08-2010, 05:10 AM	#5898
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	I felt Dune and it's first sequel a very interesting read - but once he'd reached Godhood the succeeding story lines became less entertaining .

08-08-2010, 10:57 AM	#5902
Libby Cone scribbler Posts: 117 Karma: 246 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Philadelphia USA Device: Kindle	I just finished The Professor and Other Writings by Terry Castle. It was wonderful! Also, this is the first book I have read in its entirety using text-to-speech. I cannot read a dead-tree book and knit at the same time; being immersed in an exciting sideways-knit twinset pattern, I wanted to make the most of my couch time. I plugged the Kindle in (TTS eats up the battery), selected a slow, male voice, and kept knitting. I found I had to glance at the screen to get over the mispronounced words, but I was able to knit and read at the same time, and retain what I read. Perhaps next time I will turn the voice volume all the way down and see if I can read and knit as long as the pages are turned for me.

08-08-2010, 09:40 PM	#5904
DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	I'm reading a book that is very surprising. "The Book of Adam: Autobiography of the First Human Clone". It is hard scifi wrapped in a very human story. It is one of the discount books that Karen (Koland) does such a great job with in the "Kindle Freebies" thread. I got it free at iBooks just because I prefer the reading app. It's probably the same everywhere else as well

08-09-2010, 11:50 AM	#5905
jgaiser Omnivorous Posts: 3,283 Karma: 27978909 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Rural NW Oregon Device: Kindle Voyage, Kindle Fire HD, Kindle 3, KPW1	Ever walk through a bookstore and have a cover grab you? Happened this past weekend with Confederates in the Attic: Dispatches from the Unfinished Civil War. New York Times review here. An interesting look at the sometimes obsessiveness of the South with the Civil War. Kindle version will be available on August 18

08-09-2010, 11:54 AM	#5906
suecsi Rock Chick Posts: 429 Karma: 4965 Join Date: May 2009 Location: near Heathrow Device: Kindle 2i, Kindle DX, Kindle 3G	Nothing to Envy - Real Lives in North Korea One of the few books to nearly reduce me to tears in places and I am only 65% through

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poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,502 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	I've finally given up trying to finish "Julian Comstock" by Robert Charles Wilson. He creates a really intriguing alternate future world ruled by fundamentalist religious sects after the collapse of oil-based economies, but the writing and plot are so flat! Just not worth the time.