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coderserdar · 02-09-2012, 04:41 AM

short stories of the sir arthur conan doyle

the adventure of the three students
the adventure of the crooked man
the adventure of the yellow face

AlexGrama · 02-09-2012, 07:11 AM

I have in queue 3 books:

1. re-re-re-reading LoTR (the 1 volume with 1500~ pages version)
2. Dance Dance Dance by Haruki Murakami
3. Mein Kampf - Adolf Hitler

CRussel · 02-09-2012, 02:13 PM

Finished reading The Tattooed Girl: The Enigma of Stieg Larsson and the Secrets Behind the Most Compelling Thrillers of Our Time by Dan Burstein, et al. I admit, I skimmed over vast portions of this, but there were some interesting nuggets mixed in that made me finish the read. Overall? Probably a 3 out of 5. But just barely. Way too much dross for the few flecks of gold in it. On the other hand, we had just finished watching the Extended Edition of the Swedish version of the Millenium Trilogy, which made me want a bit more, though I don't think I'm in a position to start rereading it yet. (Afraid I'll lose a few days of work as I get totally engrossed again.)

The movies, by the way, are FAR superior to the shortened versions that were shown in the US. Each about 3 hours long, instead of roughly two hours long, they remind me, yet again, of what a great character Lisbeth Salander is.

Next up: Bruno, Chief of Police by Martin Walker. I got a pointer to this from Dana Stabenow's site, and I'm roughly 40% into it already, and liking it.

pdurrant · 02-09-2012, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

An excellent issue. Some very interesting and entertaining stories in this issue. Usually I can pick one as my favourite, but this month there are three or four that I really liked.

Next: Analog SFF, April 2012 by Dell Magazine Authors.

An average issue, helped by the serial which I'm still enjoying.

Next I read: F&SF, June 2005 by Spilogale Authors

Another from the backlist issues I bought a while back in a big Fictionwise sale.
A good issue. I liked "The Legend of the Whiney Man" and "The Gist Hunter"

Currently: First Contacts by various authors.

A collection of first contact short stories. I thought that this might be a collection of stories whose copyright has expired in the US, but it seems not.

alansplace · 02-09-2012, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by CRussel

....just finished watching the Extended Edition of the Swedish version of the Millenium Trilogy, which made me want a bit more, though I don't think I'm in a position to start rereading it yet. (Afraid I'll lose a few days of work as I get totally engrossed again.)

The movies, by the way, are FAR superior to the shortened versions that were shown in the US. Each about 3 hours long, instead of roughly two hours long, they remind me, yet again, of what a great character Lisbeth Salander is..

Boy, concerning Lisbeth Salander, that's a

!!

Don't forget the fantastic actress who portrayed Lisbeth Salander, Noomi Rapace, who has since appeared in Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows and soon will be featured in Ridley Scott's prequel to Alien, Prometheus!

Fbone · 02-09-2012, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

Just finished "Last Bus to Woodstock", by Colin Dexter; the first of the "Morse" books. It's many years since I read this series, and I'd forgotten just how very good it is. The first few books were written before Morse was televised, and the literary Morse is somewhat different to the TV depiction. Morse is described as a "lightly-built, dark-haired man" and is several years younger than Sergeant Lewis. He drives a Lancia - this transformed into the familiar Mk 2 Jaguar in the books written after the TV series became popular!

I can't recommend this highly enough. It's a truly excellent book. It's a pity that Colin Dexter wrote so few books compared to many of his fellow crime-writers; there are 13 Morse novels, plus a collection of short stories. All very well worth reading.

Not available on Amazon US. Fortunately, my library has a paper copy.

Hamlet53 · 02-09-2012, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

Just finished "Last Bus to Woodstock", by Colin Dexter; the first of the "Morse" books. It's many years since I read this series, and I'd forgotten just how very good it is. The first few books were written before Morse was televised, and the literary Morse is somewhat different to the TV depiction. Morse is described as a "lightly-built, dark-haired man" and is several years younger than Sergeant Lewis. He drives a Lancia - this transformed into the familiar Mk 2 Jaguar in the books written after the TV series became popular!

The actual story is excellent, concerning the murder of a girl found dead in a pub carpark. The story is well-told; the resolution has a "sting in the tail" which took me by surprise.

I can't recommend this highly enough. It's a truly excellent book. It's a pity that Colin Dexter wrote so few books compared to many of his fellow crime-writers; there are 13 Morse novels, plus a collection of short stories. All very well worth reading.

My only exposure to the Inspector Morse books is from the wonderful series of TV adaptions. From your description I would love to read the books. Unfortunately it seems that some of the ebooks are available for purchase in the US, while some are not. It appears Last Bus to Woodstock is not.

CRussel · 02-09-2012, 08:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alansplace

Boy, concerning Lisbeth Salander, that's a

!!

Don't forget the fantastic actress who portrayed Lisbeth Salander, Noomi Rapace, who has since appeared in Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows and soon will be featured in Ridley Scott's prequel to Alien, Prometheus!

It's going to be hard to see Ms. Rapace as anyone else. She totally owned the Salander part.

alansplace · 02-09-2012, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by CRussel

It's going to be hard to see Ms. Rapace as anyone else. She totally owned the Salander part.

(that's Mrs. Rapace, by the way).

tecweston · 02-09-2012, 10:58 PM

Just Finished:

- The House of Silk: The New Sherlock Holmes Novel by Anthony Horowitz

An excellent Holmes story, I thought. Horowitz captured the feel of Conan Doyle's stories and characters, and until it was revealed I had no idea what the House of Silk could be.

Currently reading:

- A Study in Sherlock by Laurie R. King, et al (16%)

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

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

bcgirl · 02-10-2012, 01:01 AM

Since I got a Sony PRS-t1 for Christmas I read the Hunger Games trilogy, The Lovely Bones (I wanted to read this book for so many years, but never did) and The Girl with the dragon tattoo trilogy, most of them borrowed from the public library. Soooo awesome how easy that goes with the Sony. Haven't been in the library for years. I just started James Pattersons' "Double Cross" but after the Stieg Larsson series the book its not what keeps me going. Am going to see here what everyone's reading to get an idea. How is Stephen Kings 11/22/63? Good?

thinkpad · 02-10-2012, 02:24 AM

Started reading the third: "The Kingdom of Gods" and last book in the Inheritance Trilogy by N.K Jemisin.

Can't say I remember much of the plot from book 2 but I didn't feel like re-reading the previous book. So far it seems to be an interesting read.

Note to self. Don't start reading series before every book is out.

coderserdar · 02-10-2012, 04:34 AM

from sir arthur conan doyle

the adventure of the greek interpreter
the adventure of the copper beeches
the adventure of the musgrave ritual
the adventure of the stockbroker's clerk

killdanzig · 02-10-2012, 06:02 AM

just got into "Divergent" by veronica roth.

so far this has me just as captivated as the hunger games did.

i went into it thinking it would be another quickly written hunger game-ish derivative, though i am VERY pleasantly surprised at its originality.

hopefully this trilogy can hold up over the long haul.

lemurfist · 02-10-2012, 10:18 AM

I read A Multitude of Catherines by John Green and am in the midst of The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle.

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02-09-2012, 04:41 AM	#12316
coderserdar Groupie Posts: 186 Karma: 37852 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Türkiye Device: Amazon Kindle 3 Wifi, İpod Touch 4th Generation	short stories of the sir arthur conan doyle the adventure of the three students the adventure of the crooked man the adventure of the yellow face

02-09-2012, 07:11 AM	#12317
AlexGrama Writer Posts: 275 Karma: 345042 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: UK Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Nexus 7	I have in queue 3 books: 1. re-re-re-reading LoTR (the 1 volume with 1500~ pages version) 2. Dance Dance Dance by Haruki Murakami 3. Mein Kampf - Adolf Hitler

02-09-2012, 02:13 PM	#12318
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,296 Karma: 80074820 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), iPad Air M3	Finished reading The Tattooed Girl: The Enigma of Stieg Larsson and the Secrets Behind the Most Compelling Thrillers of Our Time by Dan Burstein, et al. I admit, I skimmed over vast portions of this, but there were some interesting nuggets mixed in that made me finish the read. Overall? Probably a 3 out of 5. But just barely. Way too much dross for the few flecks of gold in it. On the other hand, we had just finished watching the Extended Edition of the Swedish version of the Millenium Trilogy, which made me want a bit more, though I don't think I'm in a position to start rereading it yet. (Afraid I'll lose a few days of work as I get totally engrossed again.) The movies, by the way, are FAR superior to the shortened versions that were shown in the US. Each about 3 hours long, instead of roughly two hours long, they remind me, yet again, of what a great character Lisbeth Salander is. Next up: Bruno, Chief of Police by Martin Walker. I got a pointer to this from Dana Stabenow's site, and I'm roughly 40% into it already, and liking it.

02-09-2012, 10:58 PM	#12325
tecweston Comic book artist Posts: 553 Karma: 1760679 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Detroit Device: Nook Glowlight, iPad, iPhone	Just Finished: - The House of Silk: The New Sherlock Holmes Novel by Anthony Horowitz An excellent Holmes story, I thought. Horowitz captured the feel of Conan Doyle's stories and characters, and until it was revealed I had no idea what the House of Silk could be. Currently reading: - A Study in Sherlock by Laurie R. King, et al (16%) - A Feast for Crows by George R.R. Martin (31%) [on hold] - A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin (20%) [on hold]

02-10-2012, 01:01 AM	#12326
bcgirl Groupie Posts: 197 Karma: 996872 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Vancouver, BC,Canada Device: iPad2-64gb, Sony PRS-T1, KOBO mini	Since I got a Sony PRS-t1 for Christmas I read the Hunger Games trilogy, The Lovely Bones (I wanted to read this book for so many years, but never did) and The Girl with the dragon tattoo trilogy, most of them borrowed from the public library. Soooo awesome how easy that goes with the Sony. Haven't been in the library for years. I just started James Pattersons' "Double Cross" but after the Stieg Larsson series the book its not what keeps me going. Am going to see here what everyone's reading to get an idea. How is Stephen Kings 11/22/63? Good?

02-10-2012, 02:24 AM	#12327
thinkpad David Posts: 1,808 Karma: 8916183 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Norway Device: Kindle, E.Edge (sold), Irex Iliad (retired)	Started reading the third: "The Kingdom of Gods" and last book in the Inheritance Trilogy by N.K Jemisin. Can't say I remember much of the plot from book 2 but I didn't feel like re-reading the previous book. So far it seems to be an interesting read. Note to self. Don't start reading series before every book is out.

02-10-2012, 04:34 AM	#12328
coderserdar Groupie Posts: 186 Karma: 37852 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Türkiye Device: Amazon Kindle 3 Wifi, İpod Touch 4th Generation	from sir arthur conan doyle the adventure of the greek interpreter the adventure of the copper beeches the adventure of the musgrave ritual the adventure of the stockbroker's clerk

02-10-2012, 06:02 AM	#12329
killdanzig Member Posts: 23 Karma: 3422 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: Sony PRS-600	just got into "Divergent" by veronica roth. so far this has me just as captivated as the hunger games did. i went into it thinking it would be another quickly written hunger game-ish derivative, though i am VERY pleasantly surprised at its originality. hopefully this trilogy can hold up over the long haul.

02-10-2012, 10:18 AM	#12330
lemurfist Member Posts: 11 Karma: 44984 Join Date: Jan 2012 Device: nook	I read A Multitude of Catherines by John Green and am in the midst of The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle.