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ghodur · 10-22-2011, 08:21 PM

Currrently catching up on Michael Grant's Gone series. I'm almost done with Plague. Dithering about whether to put it in a middle school library or not. He has ramped up the sex and violence in this one.

amward · 10-22-2011, 11:02 PM

Just finished SJ Bolton's "Sacrifice", loved it. A mystery set in the Shetland Isles, a place i've always wanted to visit.

MickeyC · 10-23-2011, 06:59 AM

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Originally Posted by ocv1328

Greetings to all,

I have just joined and I am an avid reader.

I am currently reading:
John Saul: Cry for the Strangers
Douglas Adams: Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
Stephen King: Under the Dome
James Patterson: Kiss the Girls (Just started)
Richard Saphir/Warren Murphy: The Destroyer 63 "The Sky is Falling"
Darren Shan: Oceans of Blood

Plus I have several other authors that I like.
I have a collection of 450 ebooks

I look forward to receiving chats from other readers.

The Big O

Hi Big O, You're not into the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Universe until you can tell us the answer to life, the universe and everything!

kennyc · 10-23-2011, 07:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

Haruki Murakami: It all happens on October 25.

Be there. A number of members (including myself) will be waiting for you.

Don

Just saw this upcoming release listed in my newspaper.

maianhvk · 10-23-2011, 07:13 AM

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Originally Posted by cassidym

Hi Big O, You're not into the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Universe until you can tell us the answer to life, the universe and everything!

It's a lovely surprise to know that the Google Calculator knows it's 42.

(Google this: "the answer to life, the universe and everything")

MickeyC · 10-23-2011, 08:12 AM

Just finished The Affair by Lee Child and really liked it. It was classic Reacher that puts all the other books into perspective as this one takes place in 1997 and predates The Killing Floor.

benham · 10-23-2011, 09:57 AM

So is this chronologically between The Enemy and The Killing Floor?

pdurrant · 10-23-2011, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

Next up: A freebie (well, it was when I got it!). Cotillion by Georgette Heyer.

Well. That was fun. Perhaps slightly obvious resolutions, but so wonderfully done. I haven't checked the period terms and slang, but they sounded right, and I suspect that she's done her research on this.

And funny. I laughed aloud several times while reading it.

I had heard very good things about her books, but this is the first one of hers that I've read. I can see the rest of her books will have to go on my wishlist.

Next: Do Unto Others by Michael Z. Williamson. Science Fiction with bodyguards and an action adventure. Quite a change of pace from the previous book!

MickeyC · 10-23-2011, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by benham

So is this chronologically between The Enemy and The Killing Floor?

As near as I can tell, yes.

benham · 10-23-2011, 03:41 PM

Okay, thanks.

WT Sharpe · 10-23-2011, 03:56 PM

Just finished another Charlie Chan mystery, The Chinese Parrot by Earl Derr Biggers. It was an engaging and suspenseful tale; I give it ***½. This is the second story I've read from HarryT's wonderful Charlie Chan omnibus in our own MobileRead Library.

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Originally Posted by maianhvk

It's a lovely surprise to know that the Google Calculator knows it's 42.

(Google this: "the answer to life, the universe and everything")

Yes, but do you know the Ultimate Question?

kennyc · 10-23-2011, 04:05 PM

Yes

Spoiler:

It's all over baby blue.

poohbear_nc · 10-23-2011, 04:07 PM

I've become addicted to Patricia Wentworth's Miss Silver mysteries! The first one (Grey Mask) was a bit overdone & silly (trying to mix espionage, the supernatural, and a governess was a bit much), but once Wentworth settled into the cozy with a twist formula, the series takes off. Although the "discreet cough" can get a bit cloying. "Ahem!"

I'm currently on the twentieth installment, and still avidly reading. The ebooks from Open Road publishers are very nicely edited & formatted - very few typos or badly formatted spots. But pricey - 9.99 a book.

alansplace · 10-23-2011, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

Just finished another Charlie Chan mystery, The Chinese Parrot by Earl Derr Biggers. It was an engaging and suspenseful tale; I give it ***½. This is the second story I've read from HarryT's wonderful Charlie Chan omnibus in our own MobileRead Library.

i'm at the same place and i agree, it's a great well-formatted collection

and chinese parrot was excellent

pdurrant · 10-24-2011, 04:58 AM

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

Do Unto Others by Michael Z. Williamson. Science Fiction with bodyguards and an action adventure. Quite a change of pace from the previous book!

It was OK as an SF action adventure with bodyguards. But I wasn't particularly taken with any of the characters, and the villain's motivation seemed rather weak. It rolled along OK in terms of action.

I have now removed from my TBR list this year just as many books as I've added to it this year. Now if only I can keep this up, and hopefully improve on it. I might end the year with a smaller TBR pile than I started it with!

Next, one of the F&SF back issues I bought this year:
F&SF, January 2005 by Spilogale Authors

10-23-2011, 04:05 PM	#11112
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,903 Karma: 119230421 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	Yes Spoiler: Lacking a real question, the mice decide not to go through the whole thing again and settle for the out-of-thin-air suggestion "How many roads must a man walk down?" from Bob Dylan's protest song "Blowin' in the Wind". It's all over baby blue. Last edited by kennyc; 10-23-2011 at 04:08 PM.

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ghodur Librarian Posts: 16 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Medford, OR Device: iPhone and Kindle Touch	Currrently catching up on Michael Grant's Gone series. I'm almost done with Plague. Dithering about whether to put it in a middle school library or not. He has ramped up the sex and violence in this one.

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10-23-2011, 08:12 AM	#11106
MickeyC Grand Sorcerer Posts: 16,731 Karma: 12185114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Device: iPhone 6 plus, Sony T1, iPad 3	Just finished *The Affair* by Lee Child and really liked it. It was classic Reacher that puts all the other books into perspective as this one takes place in 1997 and predates The Killing Floor.

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benham Guru Posts: 882 Karma: 5565888 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Townsend, WI Device: Palm TX, PRS-505 (BLUE)	So is this chronologically between The Enemy and The Killing Floor?

10-23-2011, 03:41 PM	#11110
benham Guru Posts: 882 Karma: 5565888 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Townsend, WI Device: Palm TX, PRS-505 (BLUE)	Okay, thanks.

10-23-2011, 04:07 PM	#11113
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,470 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	I've become addicted to Patricia Wentworth's Miss Silver mysteries! The first one (Grey Mask) was a bit overdone & silly (trying to mix espionage, the supernatural, and a governess was a bit much), but once Wentworth settled into the cozy with a twist formula, the series takes off. Although the "discreet cough" can get a bit cloying. "Ahem!" I'm currently on the twentieth installment, and still avidly reading. The ebooks from Open Road publishers are very nicely edited & formatted - very few typos or badly formatted spots. But pricey - 9.99 a book.