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

[xg4bx]

The Butlerian Jihad by Kevin J Anderson and Brian Herbert.

i've heard them get a lot of hate for "meddling" with the Dune series but i'm not seing it so far. what i'm seeing is interesting characters and scenarios.

perhaps its because i'm pretty fluid, i'm not die hard about anything. yes i respect Frank Herbert but by the end of Chapterhouse i was practically crying tears of sheer boredom.

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by Fbone

The reviews on Amazon aren't flattering.

I'm about 1/4 of the way through, and it's fun but not brilliant. I won't read the Amazon reviews until I've finished though.

[rwillmer]

I'm just about to start "Though Not Dead", #18 in the Dana Stabenow's Kate Shugak series.

Who says that giving away books for free doesn't make money - I tried the first in the series as a freebie, got seriously hooked and spent Christmas enjoyably working my way through the rest of the series....

And then it's onto Sara Paretsky's new one "Body Work", which has just dropped from £8.99 to a rather more reasonable £4.49...

If anyone has suggestions for others like these, I'd love to hear about them.

Rachel

[CarolineNH]

Originally Posted by The Terminator

I'm reading

2. Transfer of Power by Vince Flynn

Just looked this up, and downloaded a sample. I may have found a new series! Thanks! (As if my TBR list wasn't long enough...)

[DanielKoehler]

Reading T.C. Boyle's Drop City, a terrrific look at the 60s through the eyes of two sets of characters, itinerant communards in So. Cal and a husband and wife in Alaska. Both are seeking to flee conventional society. Snappy and well-written dialogue and lovely long, rhapsodic exposition.

[alansplace]

Originally Posted by rwillmer

I'm just about to start "Though Not Dead", #18 in the Dana Stabenow's Kate Shugak series.

Who says that giving away books for free doesn't make money - I tried the first in the series as a freebie, got seriously hooked and spent Christmas enjoyably working my way through the rest of the series....

And then it's onto Sara Paretsky's new one "Body Work", which has just dropped from £8.99 to a rather more reasonable £4.49...

If anyone has suggestions for others like these, I'd love to hear about them.

Rachel

I just finished Play With Fire #5 so am a bit behind you and sure agree with the hooked part.

[The Terminator]

Originally Posted by CarolineNH

Just looked this up, and downloaded a sample. I may have found a new series! Thanks! (As if my TBR list wasn't long enough...)

They're great you won't be disappointed. Also he wrote a prequel last year and another prequel is coming out next month (Kill Shot) so on his site he list "American Assassin" as the first book in the series, but I'm still going to read them in the order they came out.

[waggy27]

Originally Posted by CRussel

Next up: Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb. I'm somewhat reluctant, since I had a bad experience with the first Robin Hobb I tried to read, but others have suggested that this, her first book, is worth the read. So, we'll try it. If I don't like it, it's clear that I can just drop her off my list entirely.

I read this quite recently, I really liked it and thought some of the characters were endearing, although I'm by no means a fantasy buff!

For my part, I have just finished The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan. Quite fun and had a nice pace, but the plot was so implausible that it detracted from the immersion a little. Next up is The Redbreast by Jo Nesbo (an Xmas freebie from iTunes) about which I know very little.

[Fbone]

Originally Posted by waggy27

For my part, I have just finished The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan. Quite fun and had a nice pace, but the plot was so implausible that it detracted from the immersion a little.

The movie was entertaining.

[tecweston]

Just finished:

The Woman in Black by Susan Hill: A very quick read at 127 pages, but unfortunately it's not anywhere near as scary as the trailer for the forthcoming movie adaptation makes it seem. It follows the conventions and structure of a Victorian era horror novel. Which means it's written entirely in first-person, with long periods of descriptive or introspective narration, and a supernatural plot device (in this case a ghost) which makes very few appearances. I also saw the ending coming a mile away. Not that Victorian era horror novels are bad, but for a book written in 1983 I expected more scares.

Currently reading:

- 11/22/63 by Stephen King (41%)

- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain (37%)

- A Feast for Crows by George R.R. Martin (31%) [on hold]

- A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin (20%) [on hold]

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by benham

Excellent series! Term Limits used to be considered part of the Mitch Rapp series even though Rapp isn't in it. If you plan to read the series, Term Limits is a good one to start with or read early on because it defines the recurring background characters.

Term Limits is also referred to without recapping. And as you said, some characters are recurring and are introduced/defined there and that is important.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by Joy736

I'm starting The Sinner by Tess Gerritsen (Rizzoli Isles series, book 3).
I've already read some of her books before (obviously books 1 and 2 of the Rizzoli Isles series among others) and I've always loved them. I know I'll love this one too.

I've read the first 8 in the Rizzoli & Isle series. Very good. I'm up to the last one to be finished sometime in February. There's another due out sometime in September 2012.

[Joy736]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

There's another due out sometime in September 2012.

Thanks, I'll keep an eye on that and be sure to read it.

[HarryT]

Originally Posted by Fbone

The movie was entertaining.

The movie is a very different story to the book. Do try the book - it's very short.

[HarryT]

Originally Posted by tecweston

Just finished:

The Woman in Black by Susan Hill: A very quick read at 127 pages, but unfortunately it's not anywhere near as scary as the trailer for the forthcoming movie adaptation makes it seem. It follows the conventions and structure of a Victorian era horror novel. Which means it's written entirely in first-person, with long periods of descriptive or introspective narration, and a supernatural plot device (in this case a ghost) which makes very few appearances. I also saw the ending coming a mile away. Not that Victorian era horror novels are bad, but for a book written in 1983 I expected more scares.

I've seen the stage play three times. Wonderful! Do see it if you get the chance.