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maianhvk · 01-19-2011, 06:53 AM

finished book no. 2 of 007 but tired with Bond and his girls, I'm reading Hugh Laurie's 'The gun seller'

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Care · 01-19-2011, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by kennyc

Just saw your avatar in New Artist International magazine. An article about doing book cover art.

Cool. It is my favourite in the series so far. The artists picked for these new covers are extremely talented.

ProfCrash · 01-19-2011, 09:55 AM

LOL I own all the Bond Novels. They are a fun read but I need to take breaks from time to time.

FlorenceArt · 01-19-2011, 11:39 AM

Getting a little impatient to finish Ulysses. Not that I'm not enjoying it, but there are so many other books I want to start reading

Finished What the Buddha Taught, and gave up on Queen Lucia, it's not bad I guess but not my kind of thing really.

Still reading a Maupassant short story once in a while to take a break from Joyce

kennyc · 01-19-2011, 11:48 AM

You could give up on Ulysses and get on with something good.

FlorenceArt · 01-19-2011, 12:05 PM

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You could give up on Ulysses and get on with something good.

Ulysses is good! I'm really enjoying Bloom's voice. I like Bloom. Stephen too, but I like Bloom better

linda9918 · 01-19-2011, 12:19 PM

I am reading "Forgotten Garden" by Kate Morton. I am only 40 pages into the book; not sure what I think yet. A bit slow starting but appears to be an interesting story. This is the next selection for my book club.

SeaBookGuy · 01-19-2011, 12:24 PM

Speaking of Ulysses (which I have as an audiobook, but won't get to for a while @ 28 hours!), I've been listening to Joyce's Dubliners, one story at a time, not in order (if that makes a difference), now and then. The language is beautiful, but I don't "get" a whole lot of "meaning" from them, just vignettes of Dublin life 100 years ago.

ProfCrash · 01-19-2011, 12:33 PM

I have known many people who started but never finished Ulysses. Good luck with that!

birdbrainbb · 01-19-2011, 12:47 PM

Finished Brain Jack yesterday (at 3am-- it was exciting!). The ending was disappointingly blah.

Am now somewhere into The Odyssey. I'm liking it! It took me a while to get into the rhythm of it, but it's a good translation (Fagles) and I think that helps.

FlorenceArt · 01-19-2011, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by SeaBookGuy

Speaking of Ulysses (which I have as an audiobook, but won't get to for a while @ 28 hours!), I've been listening to Joyce's Dubliners, one story at a time, not in order (if that makes a difference), now and then. The language is beautiful, but I don't "get" a whole lot of "meaning" from them, just vignettes of Dublin life 100 years ago.

Exactly

LCEvans · 01-19-2011, 03:03 PM

Right now I'm reading Hard Day's Knight by John G. Hartness. It's about vampire detectives and it's pretty funny.

Rumpelteazer · 01-19-2011, 04:34 PM

I said I would read the first Dexter book but I realised I was more in the mood for something with a historic setting, so I read What Angels Fear by C.S. Harris. It's the first in the Sebastian St. Cyr series. I liked this book, still room for improvement but it's the first of the series. I liked how London was a (moody) character, with its constant weather changes.

I'll continue Darkly Dreaming Dexter from where I stopped.

pdurrant · 01-19-2011, 04:59 PM

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Carousel Tides by Sharon Lee. This is a present-day fantasy, set in Maine. Looking good so far.

And very enjoyable. An interesting fantasy setup, and a good story.

Next up: The Lure of the Basilisk by Lawrence Watt-Evans. I really like his Ethshar series, and I've been meaning to read these for ages.

phenomshel · 01-19-2011, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Rumpelteazer

I said I would read the first Dexter book but I realised I was more in the mood for something with a historic setting, so I read What Angels Fear by C.S. Harris. It's the first in the Sebastian St. Cyr series. I liked this book, still room for improvement but it's the first of the series. I liked how London was a (moody) character, with its constant weather changes.

I'll continue Darkly Dreaming Dexter from where I stopped.

This sounds good... will look them up. I'm heavy into the historical mysteries lately, it seems. Currently reading Diane Gilbert Madsen's Hunting for Hemingway, about lost Hemingway manuscripts.

01-19-2011, 12:19 PM	#7912
linda9918 Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Idaho Device: nook	what I am reading I am reading "Forgotten Garden" by Kate Morton. I am only 40 pages into the book; not sure what I think yet. A bit slow starting but appears to be an interesting story. This is the next selection for my book club.

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maianhvk whimsical Posts: 2,779 Karma: 88193939 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: in darkness Device: current: PPW 4. brick: K3 & Voyage.	finished book no. 2 of 007 but tired with Bond and his girls, I'm reading Hugh Laurie's 'The gun seller' :

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ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	LOL I own all the Bond Novels. They are a fun read but I need to take breaks from time to time.

01-19-2011, 11:39 AM	#7909
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	Getting a little impatient to finish Ulysses. Not that I'm not enjoying it, but there are so many other books I want to start reading Finished What the Buddha Taught, and gave up on Queen Lucia, it's not bad I guess but not my kind of thing really. Still reading a Maupassant short story once in a while to take a break from Joyce

01-19-2011, 11:48 AM	#7910
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,903 Karma: 119230421 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	You could give up on Ulysses and get on with something good.

01-19-2011, 12:24 PM	#7913
SeaBookGuy Can one read too much? Posts: 2,029 Karma: 2487799 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Naples, FL Device: Kindle PW 3, Sony 350 and 650	Speaking of Ulysses (which I have as an audiobook, but won't get to for a while @ 28 hours!), I've been listening to Joyce's Dubliners, one story at a time, not in order (if that makes a difference), now and then. The language is beautiful, but I don't "get" a whole lot of "meaning" from them, just vignettes of Dublin life 100 years ago.

01-19-2011, 12:33 PM	#7914
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	I have known many people who started but never finished Ulysses. Good luck with that!

01-19-2011, 12:47 PM	#7915
birdbrainbb Addict Posts: 287 Karma: 2191035 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Anaheim, CA Device: Kindle Oasis, Kindle Paperwhite 5	Finished Brain Jack yesterday (at 3am-- it was exciting!). The ending was disappointingly blah. Am now somewhere into The Odyssey. I'm liking it! It took me a while to get into the rhythm of it, but it's a good translation (Fagles) and I think that helps.

01-19-2011, 03:03 PM	#7917
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01-19-2011, 04:34 PM	#7918
Rumpelteazer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,331 Karma: 27919658 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	I said I would read the first Dexter book but I realised I was more in the mood for something with a historic setting, so I read What Angels Fear by C.S. Harris. It's the first in the Sebastian St. Cyr series. I liked this book, still room for improvement but it's the first of the series. I liked how London was a (moody) character, with its constant weather changes. I'll continue Darkly Dreaming Dexter from where I stopped.