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The Terminator · 03-03-2012, 02:00 PM

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Picked up Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson.
Brilliant book, but its taking quite some time. I'm halfway through it, and every page is as interesting as it can get!
Also reading "The Partner" by John Grisham (20%), seems interesting so far!

The Partner was good, much better than the stuff he writes now.

Stitchawl · 03-03-2012, 11:07 PM

I've just begun 'The Beekeeper's Apprentice.' What a delight!

Stitchawl

pdurrant · 03-04-2012, 03:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Stitchawl

I've just begun 'The Beekeeper's Apprentice.' What a delight!

Stitchawl

They're on my wishlist. I'm waiting for a good deal on them (or for my TBR pile to get down to (say) under 20).

pdurrant · 03-04-2012, 01:38 PM

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Grantville Gazette, Vol. #40 edited by Paula Goodlett. The latest in the long-running series of books of short stories set in Eric Flint's 1632 Universe.

Another good set of short stories in the 1632 universe. Although the episode of the Dodo serial almost seemed filler (in that it didn't really advance the story very much).

Next up: F&SF, July 2005 by Spilogale Authors

Only of the back issues I picked up cheaply from Fictionwise a while back.

alansplace · 03-04-2012, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Stitchawl

I've just begun 'The Beekeeper's Apprentice.' What a delight!

Stitchawl

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

They're on my wishlist. I'm waiting for a good deal on them (or for my TBR pile to get down to (say) under 20).

When I saw the two above posts I whipped out my copy (which I'd never really looked at with any interest since it came into my possession) and read the 'Editor's Preface' and 'The Prelude' after which it went directly into my TBRs (sounds just fascinating). Now back to 'James Potter'.

Jim Chaseley · 03-04-2012, 02:12 PM

In hardcover, Conn Iggulden's Conqueror, the last of his fantastic Mongols series.

On Kindle, a fantasy story with a bit of humour by an Indie author called David Graham. A Sword For Hire. Less than 10% in so far, but it looks like a bit of fun.

CRussel · 03-04-2012, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Stitchawl

I've just begun 'The Beekeeper's Apprentice.' What a delight!

Stitchawl

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Originally Posted by alansplace

When I saw the two above posts I whipped out my copy (which I'd never really looked at with any interest since it came into my possession) and read the 'Editor's Preface' and 'The Prelude' after which it went directly into my TBRs (sounds just fascinating). Now back to 'James Potter'.

Yup, an excellent book, and there are many more in the series. There were a couple of so-so books in the middle, but they are back to being excellent.

Also, when you finish The Beekeeper's Apprentice, you might want to read Beekeeping for Beginners. A short story in thesame timeframe and characters, but a shift in viewpoint.

the-golden-ones · 03-04-2012, 06:22 PM

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I just finished that one. I really enjoyed it.

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I'm reading Cassandra Clare's Infernal devices book 2: Clockwork Prince

Never too old for a bit of YA fiction!

Just finished it myself. Highly recommended! Hmm.. what to read next... I have too much choice!!

Stitchawl · 03-04-2012, 06:48 PM

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On Kindle, a fantasy story with a bit of humour by an Indie author called David Graham. A Sword For Hire. Less than 10% in so far, but it looks like a bit of fun.

I read that!! What a delightful romp! He has a second one, but I haven't been able to get it yet.

Stitchawl

AlexGrama · 03-05-2012, 11:06 AM

I just started Brothers Karamazov. It's a delight.

alansplace · 03-05-2012, 12:55 PM

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Last evening I completed a re-read of James Potter and the Hall of Elders' Crossing and this morning I started a re-read of James Potter and the Curse of the Gatekeeper.

Last evening I finished my re-read of both James Potter and the Curse of the Gatekeeper and the associated short story Petra's Getaway which takes place in the middle of Curse of the Gatekeeper and fills in a bit of information about a character in Curse of the Gatekeeper. There's a novella, The Girl on the Dock that takes place during the Summer between Curse of the Gatekeeper and the next book in the series, James Potter and the Vault of Destinies, and I'll re-read both the novella and the novel next.

caleb72 · 03-05-2012, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by AlexGrama

I just started Brothers Karamazov. It's a delight.

I've always wanted to read that. I must find room for it somewhere in my reading schedule.

tecweston · 03-05-2012, 11:05 PM

- A Feast for Crows by George R.R. Martin (78%)

- Whitechapel: The Last Stand of Sherlock Holmes by Bernard J. Schaffer (60%)

- A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin (51%)

- Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain (~20%) [on hold]

Well, my plan of alternating chapters between A Feast for Crows and A Dance with Dragons finally blew up in my face. I read 5 pages of a chapter in Dance before realizing it was about a Feast character, and I hadn't found out what happened to them yet at the end of that book.

So basically, if you follow my lead and alternate chapters between books 4 and 5, once you get to "The Watcher" chapter in Dance, stop reading and go back to Feast. I'm going to read the next-to-last Cersei chapter and then the "Princess in the Tower" chapter, then probably go back to alternating between books again until I'm done with Feast.

CRussel · 03-06-2012, 12:46 AM

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Next up: To Serve Them All My Days by R. F. Delderfield. This is the story of the son of a Welsh miner who is invalided out of WWI with "shell-shock" and becomes a teacher in a small, remote public school. Which doesn't begin to do it credit. I read this 30 years ago, as well as watching the BBC/PBS version of it. But I really remember very little of it and am very much looking forward to this reread.

5 Stars. A beautifully crafted and written book. This was a wonderful read, and I cam away with an increased understanding of the era but that was purely a bonus. This is a big book, 750 pages or so, but I never got bored or tired of it. Highly recommended.

Currently "reading" the Audible version of Dana Stabenow's Restless in the Grave. Well read, and I'm enjoying it.

Next up: Aran Sweater Design by Janet Szabo. I've got some lovely blue-faced leicester yarn, and need to create something worthy of the wool.

Also next up: Gallows View, the first of the Inspector Banks books by Peter Robinson.

pdurrant · 03-06-2012, 10:44 AM

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Next up: F&SF, July 2005 by Spilogale Authors

A good issue. I especially liked "Think So?" by Robert Reed.

Next up: N or M? by Agatha Christie. Her 38th book.

03-05-2012, 11:05 PM	#12583
tecweston Comic book artist Posts: 553 Karma: 1760679 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Detroit Device: Nook Glowlight, iPad, iPhone	- A Feast for Crows by George R.R. Martin (78%) - Whitechapel: The Last Stand of Sherlock Holmes by Bernard J. Schaffer (60%) - A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin (51%) - Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain (~20%) [on hold] Well, my plan of alternating chapters between A Feast for Crows and A Dance with Dragons finally blew up in my face. I read 5 pages of a chapter in Dance before realizing it was about a Feast character, and I hadn't found out what happened to them yet at the end of that book. So basically, if you follow my lead and alternate chapters between books 4 and 5, once you get to "The Watcher" chapter in Dance, stop reading and go back to Feast. I'm going to read the next-to-last Cersei chapter and then the "Princess in the Tower" chapter, then probably go back to alternating between books again until I'm done with Feast. Last edited by tecweston; 03-05-2012 at 11:08 PM.

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03-03-2012, 11:07 PM	#12572
Stitchawl Opsimath Posts: 12,344 Karma: 187123287 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand Device: Sony PRS-650, iPhone 5, Kobo Glo, Sony PRS-350, iPad, Samsung Galaxy	I've just begun 'The Beekeeper's Apprentice.' What a delight! Stitchawl

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Jim Chaseley Enthusiast Posts: 32 Karma: 569252 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Surrey, UK Device: Android	In hardcover, Conn Iggulden's Conqueror, the last of his fantastic Mongols series. On Kindle, a fantasy story with a bit of humour by an Indie author called David Graham. A Sword For Hire. Less than 10% in so far, but it looks like a bit of fun.

03-05-2012, 11:06 AM	#12580
AlexGrama Writer Posts: 275 Karma: 345042 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: UK Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Nexus 7	I just started Brothers Karamazov. It's a delight.