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GeoffC · 08-21-2012, 06:42 AM

I'm surprising myself by enjoying Tale of Two Cities, just wondering what to follow it with ...

kennyc · 08-21-2012, 07:13 AM

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I'm surprising myself by enjoying Tale of Two Cities, just wondering what to follow it with ...

Stitchawl · 08-21-2012, 08:16 AM

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I'm surprising myself by enjoying Tale of Two Cities, just wondering what to follow it with ...

One of the very few books I really enjoyed reading in high school. So much so that I've read it again twice more since!

Stitchawl

BenG · 08-21-2012, 11:22 PM

Just finished "Captains Courageous" by Rudyard Kipling. It was pretty good. Kind of like a Robert Heinlein juvenile on a fishing boat instead of a spaceship.

alansplace · 08-21-2012, 11:52 PM

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Finished my re-read of Prisoner of Azkaban last night and am now on chapter 15 of Goblet of Fire. I guess I'm gonna' re-read the series!

Finished my re-read of Goblet of Fire earlier today and am now on chapter 5 of Order of the Phoenix.

alansplace · 08-21-2012, 11:55 PM

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Just finished "Captains Courageous" by Rudyard Kipling. It was pretty good. Kind of like a Robert Heinlein juvenile on a fishing boat instead of a spaceship.

Wow, that sounds kinda' interesting.

pdurrant · 08-22-2012, 04:50 AM

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F&SF January 2006 by Spilogale authors

A better than average issue for me., and I went straight onto F&SF February 2006 by Spilogale authors which was also a better than average issue for me. Although the end of the two-part story was a bit disappointing, other stories made up for it.

Now reading F&SF March 2006 by Spilogale authors. I think I'm just going to carry on through to the end of the backlog (the May issue is the last).

maianhvk · 08-22-2012, 08:10 AM

I finished HP and the Prisoner of Azkaban in a day. All characters are likeable, except HP.

Now I'm reading Colum McCann's Let the Great World Spin.

poohbear_nc · 08-22-2012, 09:57 AM

Just finished Crusoe's Daughter by Jane Gardam - as true of all of Gardam's works - a powerfully, beautifully, elegantly written novel - detailing the life of a truly odd but intriguing woman, the orphan Polly Flint and her series of bizarre homes. In her Forward, Gardam claims this as her personal favorite of all the books she's written - even though it won no prizes and did not sell well. Her love shows in her writing, as she creates a lonely girl child on a lonely shore line. Polly discovers the book Robinson Crusoe at an early age, and models her life after that of its hero. Themes of isolation, self-discovery, self-reliance, etc. run through this novel, as Polly continues to try to live her life according to Crusoe - an increasingly difficult endeavor as her life spans the two world wars.

My personal favorite scene describes Polly meeting the "Wolfs" (sic.) while she is living in a country house hosting salons for the indigent literarti. Her description of Virginia and Leonard Woolf is spot-on.

An odd but affecting read. Highly recommended.

tecweston · 08-22-2012, 10:41 AM

Just Finished:

- A Face in the Crowd by Stephen King and Stewart O'Nan (short story) - Not bad. Worth the $2.

Currently Reading:

- The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss (45%)
- The Moor by Laurie R. King (12%)

pdurrant · 08-22-2012, 12:57 PM

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Now reading F&SF March 2006 by Spilogale authors. I think I'm just going to carry on through to the end of the backlog (the May issue is the last).

Another good issue for me. More SF than fantasy. On to F&SF April 2006 by Spilogale authors

CRussel · 08-22-2012, 01:00 PM

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Wow, that sounds kinda' interesting.

I read it a couple of years ago, when I first got my Kindle and was looking for all the free stuff I could find. It was a Kipling I hadn't read, and I enjoyed it a lot. A good read.

alansplace · 08-22-2012, 01:05 PM

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I read it a couple of years ago, when I first got my Kindle and was looking for all the free stuff I could find. It was a Kipling I hadn't read, and I enjoyed it a lot. A good read.

What do you think about Ben's Heinlein comparison?

CRussel · 08-22-2012, 03:06 PM

Well, it's targeted at the same audience, certainly. But it's not "space opera", it's "Fisherman's Opera" if you will.

But certainly some of the same appeal. I _like_ Heinlein's YA books, in general, and I liked this in many of the same ways.

SuburbanSteve · 08-22-2012, 08:19 PM

Just finished the first two books in A Song of Fire and Ice series by George R R Martin, going to take a break and read Heart Shaped Box by Joe Hill before continuing with the series.

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08-21-2012, 06:42 AM	#14026
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	I'm surprising myself by enjoying Tale of Two Cities, just wondering what to follow it with ...

08-21-2012, 11:22 PM	#14029
BenG Home Guard Posts: 4,730 Karma: 86721650 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Alpha Ralpha Boulevard Device: Kindle Oasis 3G, iPhone 6	Just finished "Captains Courageous" by Rudyard Kipling. It was pretty good. Kind of like a Robert Heinlein juvenile on a fishing boat instead of a spaceship.

08-22-2012, 08:10 AM	#14033
maianhvk whimsical Posts: 2,779 Karma: 88193939 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: in darkness Device: current: PPW 4. brick: K3 & Voyage.	I finished HP and the Prisoner of Azkaban in a day. All characters are likeable, except HP. Now I'm reading Colum McCann's Let the Great World Spin.

08-22-2012, 09:57 AM	#14034
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,422 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	Just finished Crusoe's Daughter by Jane Gardam - as true of all of Gardam's works - a powerfully, beautifully, elegantly written novel - detailing the life of a truly odd but intriguing woman, the orphan Polly Flint and her series of bizarre homes. In her Forward, Gardam claims this as her personal favorite of all the books she's written - even though it won no prizes and did not sell well. Her love shows in her writing, as she creates a lonely girl child on a lonely shore line. Polly discovers the book Robinson Crusoe at an early age, and models her life after that of its hero. Themes of isolation, self-discovery, self-reliance, etc. run through this novel, as Polly continues to try to live her life according to Crusoe - an increasingly difficult endeavor as her life spans the two world wars. My personal favorite scene describes Polly meeting the "Wolfs" (sic.) while she is living in a country house hosting salons for the indigent literarti. Her description of Virginia and Leonard Woolf is spot-on. An odd but affecting read. Highly recommended.

08-22-2012, 10:41 AM	#14035
tecweston Comic book artist Posts: 553 Karma: 1760679 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Detroit Device: Nook Glowlight, iPad, iPhone	Just Finished: - A Face in the Crowd by Stephen King and Stewart O'Nan (short story) - Not bad. Worth the $2. Currently Reading: - The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss (45%) - The Moor by Laurie R. King (12%)

08-22-2012, 03:06 PM	#14039
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	Well, it's targeted at the same audience, certainly. But it's not "space opera", it's "Fisherman's Opera" if you will. But certainly some of the same appeal. I _like_ Heinlein's YA books, in general, and I liked this in many of the same ways.

08-22-2012, 08:19 PM	#14040
SuburbanSteve Enthusiast Posts: 37 Karma: 101010 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Over the Hills & Far Away Device: Kindel Touch, Xoom 2	Just finished the first two books in A Song of Fire and Ice series by George R R Martin, going to take a break and read Heart Shaped Box by Joe Hill before continuing with the series.