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Barcey · 03-08-2008, 11:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Basqueman

I'm about half way through Ken Follett's "The Pillars of the Earth". It's the best book I've read in along time and it is the first Ken Follett book I've ever picked up. Not sure how his other books stack up since from what I understand, they are all thrillers. I am really impressed with his writing and how richly descriptive his prose is. I feel like I'm sitting down and watching a movie instead of reading. The pictures created in my mind by his words are very detailed.

If you like this you'll like "World Without End". It's a sequel but just covers a single generation. I read it last month and really enjoyed it.

Barcey · 03-08-2008, 11:46 PM

I just finished Jack Whyte's "Standard of Honor". If you like historical fiction and are interested in the time period around the Crusades I would highly recommend it. This is book 2 of a planned Trilogy on the Knights Templar and I can't wait for the third book.
http://www.jackwhyte.com/

I really enjoyed his previous books where he took the King Arthur legend and tried to set it in history. Unfortunately they're not don't seem to be available as ebooks.

HarryT · 03-09-2008, 03:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Basqueman

I'm about half way through Ken Follett's "The Pillars of the Earth". It's the best book I've read in along time and it is the first Ken Follett book I've ever picked up. Not sure how his other books stack up since from what I understand, they are all thrillers. I am really impressed with his writing and how richly descriptive his prose is. I feel like I'm sitting down and watching a movie instead of reading. The pictures created in my mind by his words are very detailed.

A superb book; I completely agree with you.

paula_jayne · 03-10-2008, 12:29 PM

Hi all i'm new here and am currently reading -nothing because im not able to get any books as im not in US

PJ

HarryT · 03-10-2008, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by paula_jayne

Hi all i'm new here and am currently reading -nothing because im not able to get any books as im not in US

PJ

"Not being in the US" doesn't mean that you can't get any books. There are 10s of thousands of out of copyright books, many of them classics (over 1000 of which can be downloaded free from this site, hand-formatted for the Sony Reader.

For commercial e-Books you can (where legal) buy any Microsoft Reader book, trivially remove the DRM, and convert to Sony Reader format with free tools.

Finally, if you send "Leaping Gnome" a PM, he will happily buy Sony eBook store vouchers for you (pay him by PayPal) which can be used by anybody, regardless of their location.

So what's with the "I can't get any books" stuff?

Lobolover · 03-11-2008, 04:45 PM

also started Frankenstein.

Dr. Drib · 03-13-2008, 06:41 PM

I'm currently reading Middlesex, a Pulitzer novel that I purchased from Sony just before I left the U.S.

Middlesex is an interesting story, but if you like your stories linear in development, then I don't think you'd find this novel to your liking. For me, however, I like the narrator's way of telling the story, as (s)he weaves the narrative strands together.

But I also just finished reading one of the hard-boiled mysteries that I recently posted. I'm about to start another one - but not certain which one - and also continue my reading of Middlesex.

Don

jacksonunit · 03-14-2008, 08:04 AM

I finished Cormac Mcarthy's "The Road" about a month ago now and so I am never ever ever going to read another book as long as I live.

Kidding.

I'm actally back to reading Moby Dick and I'm about three quarters through. It really IS turning out to be one of my favorite books ever, even with all the pedestrian dissertations on whales and whaling.

I took a break from Moby Dick to read The Road because Moby had become kind of tiring but, after Cormac drug me down The Road, I was eager to get back to all the wonders of cetology.

I really like Ahab's instructions for cooking a whale steak. "Hold the steak in one hand, and show a live coal to it with the other; that done, dish it! Ever since I read that I have had a craving for sushi.

aj

Lobolover · 03-14-2008, 05:01 PM

stil better then to read about every single action,every day,and every single hole passing in those days,in the Night Land,also written in a forced archaic manner.But I DO love the book,its just-

Lobolover · 03-22-2008, 09:46 AM

well,began reading "The door of the unreal" by Gerald Biss.

mazzeltjes · 03-26-2008, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by jacksonunit

I finished Cormac Mcarthy's "The Road" about a month ago now and so I am never ever ever going to read another book as long as I live.

Kidding.

I'm actally back to reading Moby Dick and I'm about three quarters through. It really IS turning out to be one of my favorite books ever, even with all the pedestrian dissertations on whales and whaling.

I took a break from Moby Dick to read The Road because Moby had become kind of tiring but, after Cormac drug me down The Road, I was eager to get back to all the wonders of cetology.

I really like Ahab's instructions for cooking a whale steak. "Hold the steak in one hand, and show a live coal to it with the other; that done, dish it! Ever since I read that I have had a craving for sushi.

aj

Whale sized sushi

MickeyC · 03-28-2008, 12:54 PM

Just finished Vince Flynn Protect and Defend and about halfway through The Faithful Spy.

nekokami · 03-28-2008, 02:47 PM

I'm reading Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts, but in paper from the library, because it wasn't available as an ebook. I just finished Disgrace by J. M. Coetzee, again, in paper, same reason. Both are assigned reading for a course I'm taking, so I don't have the choice to just read something available as an ebook instead.

Elsi · 03-28-2008, 07:13 PM

On my Kindle, I'm currently reading the second book in the Deeds of Paksenarrion trilogy by Elizabeth Moon. I downloaded the first book, Sheepfarmer's Daughter as a free book from the Baen library. Read it, liked it, then went back to buy the trilogy. Almost finished with Divided Allegiance and will take a temporary break from eBooks to catch up with a couple of paper-back swaps that I've promised.

Since receiving the Kindle in mid-February, I've read the following eBooks:

Stone Cold by David Baldacci
Sheepfarmer's Daughter by Elizabeth Moon
Snow Ball by April Hamilton
Liaden Unibus I by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller
Maelstrom by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough and Anne McCaffrey
Deluge by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough and Anne McCaffrey

Only one of those was a free download, and I later bought the book in the trilogy. I've purchased Steve Jordan's complete bundle, and I have my eyes on several other books, not to mention the 50 or so that I've downloaded that I want to get to -- Anthony Trollope in particular.

But, I do need to read a couple of paperbacks and get them mailed off to my swapping pals. Since I get such a kick out of swapping books, I don't think I'll ever go totally to the eBook format. I think I own enough paper books now to keep myself in fresh reading matter (those still unread and what I can trade them for) for many years. My Kindle is simply going to make it much easier for me to pack a variety of books for a long trip without having to cope with the weight of the paper.

Sparrow · 03-29-2008, 04:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Elsi

.....I've purchased Steve Jordan's complete bundle, and I have my eyes on several other books, not to mention the 50 or so that I've downloaded that I want to get to -- Anthony Trollope in particular.

I've just started Trollope's 'The Duke's Children', posted here by Strether - to whom many thanks

When I'm looking round for something to read, I often think Trollope might be a bit dry for the mood I'm in; but if I actually start on one, I wonder why I'd ever bother reading anything else. He's one of those authors where the hardest part is picking up the book in the first place; after that it's pure delight

.

03-10-2008, 12:29 PM	#259
paula_jayne Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: sony PRS-505	Hi all i'm new here and am currently reading -nothing because im not able to get any books as im not in US PJ Last edited by paula_jayne; 03-10-2008 at 12:30 PM. Reason: forgot what country im in

03-28-2008, 07:13 PM	#269
Elsi Wizard Posts: 2,366 Karma: 12000 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Texas, USA Device: Kindle; Sony PRS 505; Blackberry 8700C	On my Kindle, I'm currently reading the second book in the *Deeds of Paksenarrion* trilogy by Elizabeth Moon. I downloaded the first book, *Sheepfarmer's Daughter* as a free book from the Baen library. Read it, liked it, then went back to buy the trilogy. Almost finished with *Divided Allegiance* and will take a temporary break from eBooks to catch up with a couple of paper-back swaps that I've promised. Since receiving the Kindle in mid-February, I've read the following eBooks: *Stone Cold* by David Baldacci *Sheepfarmer's Daughter* by Elizabeth Moon *Snow Ball* by April Hamilton *Liaden Unibus I* by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller *Maelstrom* by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough and Anne McCaffrey *Deluge* by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough and Anne McCaffrey Only one of those was a free download, and I later bought the book in the trilogy. I've purchased Steve Jordan's complete bundle, and I have my eyes on several other books, not to mention the 50 or so that I've downloaded that I want to get to -- Anthony Trollope in particular. But, I do need to read a couple of paperbacks and get them mailed off to my swapping pals. Since I get such a kick out of swapping books, I don't think I'll ever go totally to the eBook format. I think I own enough paper books now to keep myself in fresh reading matter (those still unread and what I can trade them for) for many years. My Kindle is simply going to make it much easier for me to pack a variety of books for a long trip without having to cope with the weight of the paper.

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03-08-2008, 11:46 PM	#257
Barcey Wizard Posts: 1,531 Karma: 8059866 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Canada Device: Kobo H2O / Aura HD / Glo / iPad3	I just finished Jack Whyte's "Standard of Honor". If you like historical fiction and are interested in the time period around the Crusades I would highly recommend it. This is book 2 of a planned Trilogy on the Knights Templar and I can't wait for the third book. http://www.jackwhyte.com/ I really enjoyed his previous books where he took the King Arthur legend and tried to set it in history. Unfortunately they're not don't seem to be available as ebooks.

03-11-2008, 04:45 PM	#261
Lobolover Gorosei Posts: 421 Karma: 334 Join Date: Feb 2008 Device: Microsoft Word	also started Frankenstein.

03-13-2008, 06:41 PM	#262
Dr. Drib Grand Sorcerer Posts: 45,449 Karma: 59592133 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Peru Device: KINDLE: Oasis 3, Scribe (1st), Matcha; KOBO: Libra 2, Libra Colour	I'm currently reading Middlesex, a Pulitzer novel that I purchased from Sony just before I left the U.S. Middlesex is an interesting story, but if you like your stories linear in development, then I don't think you'd find this novel to your liking. For me, however, I like the narrator's way of telling the story, as (s)he weaves the narrative strands together. But I also just finished reading one of the hard-boiled mysteries that I recently posted. I'm about to start another one - but not certain which one - and also continue my reading of Middlesex. Don

03-14-2008, 08:04 AM	#263
jacksonunit Sand Bender Posts: 107 Karma: 35218 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: San Antonio, Tx Device: Kindle1/iPhone/iPad/Droid/KindleDX/Kindle 3G/Kindle Touch/Kindle Fire	I finished Cormac Mcarthy's "The Road" about a month ago now and so I am never ever ever going to read another book as long as I live. Kidding. I'm actally back to reading Moby Dick and I'm about three quarters through. It really IS turning out to be one of my favorite books ever, even with all the pedestrian dissertations on whales and whaling. I took a break from Moby Dick to read The Road because Moby had become kind of tiring but, after Cormac drug me down The Road, I was eager to get back to all the wonders of cetology. I really like Ahab's instructions for cooking a whale steak. "Hold the steak in one hand, and show a live coal to it with the other; that done, dish it! Ever since I read that I have had a craving for sushi. aj

03-14-2008, 05:01 PM	#264
Lobolover Gorosei Posts: 421 Karma: 334 Join Date: Feb 2008 Device: Microsoft Word	stil better then to read about every single action,every day,and every single hole passing in those days,in the Night Land,also written in a forced archaic manner.But I DO love the book,its just-

03-22-2008, 09:46 AM	#265
Lobolover Gorosei Posts: 421 Karma: 334 Join Date: Feb 2008 Device: Microsoft Word	well,began reading "The door of the unreal" by Gerald Biss.

03-28-2008, 12:54 PM	#267
MickeyC Grand Sorcerer Posts: 16,731 Karma: 12185114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Device: iPhone 6 plus, Sony T1, iPad 3	Just finished Vince Flynn Protect and Defend and about halfway through The Faithful Spy.

03-28-2008, 02:47 PM	#268
nekokami fruminous edugeek Posts: 6,745 Karma: 551260 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northeast US Device: iPad, eBw 1150	I'm reading Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts, but in paper from the library, because it wasn't available as an ebook. I just finished Disgrace by J. M. Coetzee, again, in paper, same reason. Both are assigned reading for a course I'm taking, so I don't have the choice to just read something available as an ebook instead.