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

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by pdurrant

Oh, the first was good. Now onto Sunstorm which I'm also enjoying.

And I wooshed through that, and now I'm onto the third, Firstborn.

And interesting trilogy (if occasionally a bit cinematic).

[GraceKrispy]

Originally Posted by BearMountainBooks

It would have actually been okay with me if it had devolved into "romance" if that romance implied picking a guy and then solving mysteries. I'd have to say it evolved into a high school-like soap opera...

I agree with that- I am so over with her not picking. Really? She's that amazing that she's worth two really hot and amazing guys just waiting on her?

Originally Posted by BearMountainBooks

Not to pick on Storyteller, but it just happens to be about one of those themes I detest reading (past lives.) Past lives??? Who the heck has time for a past life??? I can't keep up with the one I've got!!!!

Yeah, I can't keep up with the one I've got either.

[Rumpelteazer]

Originally Posted by BearMountainBooks

If the first few Evanovich's don't grab you, the rest probably won't either. They were super good (IMO) for the first maybe 8. After that, they really get silly. Thus...

I like them enough to want to continue the series, but I'm not going to buy the complete series at once. I like that the humour and that the stories aren't uncomplicated, it's the busiest time of the year now so I don't feel like reading complicated things at the moment in the short moments I have time to read.

Originally Posted by SeaBookGuy

You can only carry the slapstick so far, so the series devolved into romance genre, with Stephanie playing Ranger and Morelli off against each other - would serve her right if they became interested in each other and cut her out entirely!

LOL, this made me think of the Anita Blake series. I think I've read the first five or so books, all the sex started to get in the way of the story IMHO.

[Rumpelteazer]

Originally Posted by DiapDealer

I agree; it's rather unique to hear an author be so straight-forward about this. But if you really think about it, it's not all that surprising. Fans in that particular country can't currently buy his book (legally) at all, so telling them to download it illegally isn't taking money out of his own pocket... and good word of mouth might even increase sales when a publishing deal is eventually worked out. It's advertising!

I'm one of those weird people that'll buy it if it's possible. As I said I've got a huge TBR list at the moment so I'm not allowed to buy any ebooks at the moment, so hopefully by the time I've read those I can buy it legally.

Another option is asking the pbook for Christmas (which is available for me); my mother is panicking that she doesn't know what to buy for me since because I've switched to ebooks.

[caleb72]

I'm now reading Radix by Attanasio. Been meaning to read it for a while.

I'm depressed by how little his works are available in Australia in eBook and in print form. Wyvern was one of my favourite books of all time.

Regards
Caleb

[GraceKrispy]

I just read our very own Tom Lichtenberg's (pigeonweather) "Freak City." Overall, I enjoyed it- a quirky, quick read.

[WT Sharpe]

I jst finished 33 A.D. by David McAfee. I rather enjoyed it, but the ending seemed rather abrupt and unsatisfying. Then the was the final bit of advice offered by Jesus to Tarus. Not only did it seem out-of-character, but it seemed to conflict with his appeal to Theron and the earlier experience of Ephraim.

[Latinandgreek]

Originally Posted by DixieGal

I have been reading a lot lately, but got lost reporting on them here. So here goes with the most recent:

The book-before-last was Child of the Northern Spring. It is a sympathetic re-telling of Queen Guinevere's childhood. I enjoyed very much and recommend it to readers who are interested in Arthurian legends.

Sounds neat, I'll try to check that one out.

I'm reading the last book (third) in the "Mistborn" series by Brandon Sanderson. (Misborn: The Hero of Ages) I can't wait to see how he concludes the story.

[Zyzomys]

I just finished The Confession, by John Grisham. It was OK but I think that will be the last of his novels I read. I really had to force myself to finish the book which is never a good thing.

Next up is Lion of Senet by Jennifer Fallon.

[DixieGal]

Originally Posted by Latinandgreek

Sounds neat, I'll try to check that one out.

I'm reading the last book (third) in the "Mistborn" series by Brandon Sanderson. (Misborn: The Hero of Ages) I can't wait to see how he concludes the story.

Get it quickly, because it was one of the freebies in Nov.

MISTBORN!!! I loved it! But forgot that it was going to be a series. Those are a couple of books I need to get.

[kennyc]

This looks interesting:

The power of words in politics is well known, and Lend Me Your Ears, the fourth edition of the Oxford Dictionary of Political Quotations, brings together both words of wisdom and things that might have been better left unsaid. This unique reference not only charts the most influential political events of recent times through the things people said about them - including an international financial crisis and a watershed in American presidential politics - but also digs deeper than ever into the rich heritage of political history from around the world.

http://www.amazon.com/Lend-Your-Ears...1565929&sr=1-2

[WT Sharpe]

Originally Posted by kennyc

This looks interesting:

The power of words in politics is well known, and Lend Me Your Ears, the fourth edition of the Oxford Dictionary of Political Quotations, brings together both words of wisdom and things that might have been better left unsaid. This unique reference not only charts the most influential political events of recent times through the things people said about them - including an international financial crisis and a watershed in American presidential politics - but also digs deeper than ever into the rich heritage of political history from around the world.

http://www.amazon.com/Lend-Your-Ears...1565929&sr=1-2

The book sounds interesting, but is the cover a visual joke?

[kennyc]

Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

The book sounds interesting, but is the cover a visual joke?

I was wondering about that myself. Apparently this has been around and is a revised release....so why not update the cover as well.

[WT Sharpe]

Those are the most prominent set of ears to grace the White House since the days of Lincoln!

[FlorenceArt]

Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

The book sounds interesting, but is the cover a visual joke?

Originally Posted by kennyc

I was wondering about that myself. Apparently this has been around and is a revised release....so why not update the cover as well.

There are Oxford Dictionaries for lots of different things it seems. I bought the Oxford Dictionary of World History in mobi format a long time ago, but unfortunately it is not structured like a dictionary so I can't access the entries on my Opus, I'd need a device with a type and search function for that.