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

[captkjaneway]

Originally Posted by captkjaneway

Trying Painless by Derek Ciccone, an Amazon freebie. Slow to get into and the plot jumps about a bit, but starting to get interesting...

Sorry to quote myself ....... over a third of the way into this book and sadly it does not improve. Indeed drivel is being kind.....rejected and deleted, now going to try another freebie The Case of the Missing Boyfriend by Nick Alexander - fingers crossed!

[bevdeforges]

Originally Posted by SeaBookGuy

Earlier today I started At Home by Bill Bryson (Overdrive download) - interesting so far.

I finished that a couple weeks ago and really enjoyed it. Like most of his books, it's a fun read - nothing earth-shattering but lots of little "oh wow" moments.

[amward]

Just finished "Shakespeare's Will" by Meredith Whitford one of my RAEBW freebies from BeWrite books, loved it. Can't wait to start "Treason" by the same author.

[lozanmb]

Is "The next decade" by George Friedman available somewhere in this site?

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Originally Posted by amward

Just finished "Shakespeare's Will" by Meredith Whitford one of my RAEBW freebies from BeWrite books, loved it. Can't wait to start "Treason" by the same author.

I enjoyed Shakespeare's Will immensely, but think Treason is more powerful; I too look forward to reading more of this Australian author's fine work.

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by lozanmb

Is "The next decade" by George Friedman available somewhere in this site?

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004DEPF1S/

Don't ask for unauthorised copies of ebooks on this site.

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Originally Posted by lozanmb

Is "The next decade" by George Friedman available somewhere in this site?

Welcome to the MobileRead lozanmb.

Whilst the book that you asked about is not available, you might find something else that interests you!

You can search for books, by title or author, using the Advanced Search option, in the drop-down menu entitled Search, on the blue bar located under the MobileRead logo.

On the Advanced Search page, in the section headed Search Forums, go to the box entitled Search in Forum(s), then scroll down, and under the item E-Book Upload - Patricia Clark Memorial Library, which is highlighted in white, select your preferred e-book format. Type the book's title, or author's name, in the box entitled Search by Keyword: Keywords(s). Finally, click on the Search Now button, at the bottom of the section.

[GraceKrispy]

Seems I haven't been around much lately, and I don't think I've mentioned several of the last books I've read on here, but you can always find them on my blog. I did want to post about "Vestal Virgin," a book by our very own Suzanne Tyrpak. It was a great read, definitely recommended!

[GeoffC]

Originally Posted by amward

Just finished "Shakespeare's Will" by Meredith Whitford one of my RAEBW freebies from BeWrite books, loved it. Can't wait to start "Treason" by the same author.

I've got them on my TBR pile - I've just finished Day of the Triffids - an excellent read, and different to the TV series.

I've started a BeWrite book - The Ballad of Johnny Madigan by John Bray. A very descriptive writer; the story (so far) is of a 16 year old enlisting as a Union soldier in the Civil War.

[Latinandgreek]

I'm reading Brandon Sanderson's "Warbreaker". Really good (as I expected - I've been saving it for a stressful time, and so far it's not disappointing.)

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Originally Posted by GeoffC

... I've started a BeWrite book - The Ballad of Johnny Madigan by John Bray. A very descriptive writer; the story (so far) is of a 16 year old enlisting as a Union soldier in the Civil War.

Here's I wrote after reading The Ballad of Johnny Madigan. I look forward to reading your comments.

[BearMountainBooks]

Originally Posted by bevdeforges

I'm really enjoying The Autobiography of Mark Twain (though I admit I skipped the 200 page "introduction"). It's like sitting down for a chat with the old guy - and sometimes he sounds so much like my father! Especially with all the weird stuff going on in the news lately, I just felt so good after reading his little dissertation on how the "latest big news story that everyone is all concerned with" will be forgotten in a mere three months so no point getting too agitated about it at the time.

I think I'm going to have to add both Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn to my TBR pile. Reading Twain's autobiography makes me realize how little I have read of his. I think I may have missed something.

Classics for a reason. And I don't love all the classics, but his are awesome.

[pilotbob]

Drove up to Gainesville to pick up my son at UF for spring break. It's 4 hours in the car so I decided to listen to _Red Mars_ by Kim Stanley Robinson, an audio book I picked up from Audible quite a while ago.

I've gotta say, it is quite a slow start. Not at all what I expected. Seems like a lot of politics and blah blah background, etc.

I'm not sure if I should give it a bit longer. I listened to the first two hours.

BOb

[Michael McLovin]

Originally Posted by captkjaneway

Sorry to quote myself ....... over a third of the way into this book and sadly it does not improve. Indeed drivel is being kind.....rejected and deleted, now going to try another freebie The Case of the Missing Boyfriend by Nick Alexander - fingers crossed!

there's a reason why some books are free.
sometimes you find something good but it doesn't happen often.

[kennyc]

Originally Posted by pilotbob

Drove up to Gainesville to pick up my son at UF for spring break. It's 4 hours in the car so I decided to listen to _Red Mars_ by Kim Stanley Robinson, an audio book I picked up from Audible quite a while ago.

I've gotta say, it is quite a slow start. Not at all what I expected. Seems like a lot of politics and blah blah background, etc.

I'm not sure if I should give it a bit longer. I listened to the first two hours.

BOb

That's kinda what I got from reading it as well....didn't get very far into it...