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PurpleStar · 05-31-2018, 11:50 AM

I just finished The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena. One of those suspense novels with lots of twists and turns. What a ride! Somewhat predictable, but an enjoyable, light read. I seem to enjoy these types of books lately.

Now to finish Monster Hunter Alpha. I'm 50% through it.

Dngrsone · 05-31-2018, 03:15 PM

Finished Echo Burning. Suspenseful, kept me guessing (in a good way). Best Reacher book I've read so far.

Now reading The Ghost Brigades by John Scalzi.

bfisher · 05-31-2018, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by BenG

I'm not sure. I haven't read the others yet. A Naturalist at Large is a collection of magazine articles, especially from Natural History.

Probably little overlap then. Thanks.

radbaddude · 06-01-2018, 08:41 AM

Reading The Stone Sky by NK Jemisin, the third book of the trilogy.

pdurrant · 06-01-2018, 08:51 AM

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Next up: The Hippopotamus Pool by Eliabeth Peters. The 8th in her Amelia Peabody series.

Which was most enjoyable.

Next up: A freebie: The King's Justice. Set in 1176, during the rule of Henry II*. Looking good so far.

*(William, William, Henry, Stephen,
Henry, Richard, John, Oi!
Henry, Ed, Ed, Ed, Rich II,
Then 3 more Henry's join our song
Edward, Edward, Rich the 3rd,
Henry, Henry, Ed again,
Mary I, Good Queen Bess,
Jimmy, Charles, and Charles and then
Jim, Will / Mary, Anna Gloria,
George, George, George, George, Will, Victoria,
Edward, George, Edward, George Six,
And Queen Liz 2 complete the mix.)

CRussel · 06-01-2018, 02:53 PM

Currently taking a short break from The Three Musketeers, and reading an Elspeth Huxley memoir of her time in Kenya in the 1930's -- Out in the Midday Sun. This covers her return to Kenya as an adult, during the depression, with a commission to write a biography of Lord Delamere, and now married to Gervas Huxley (cousin of Aldous Huxley). It's a time and place I've always enjoyed returning to, and I look forward to this interlude before trudging back into The Three Musketeers.

astrangerhere · 06-01-2018, 03:23 PM

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<snip> I look forward to this interlude before trudging back into The Three Musketeers.

Trudging is the word, isn't it? I keep finding myself drawn to reading other things when I should be working through Dumas. I am really struggling with the female characters all falling into the maiden or villain/crone tropes and it is just hard.

I am trying to finish up Nnedi Okorafor's Who Fears Death so I can get it back to the library and am listening to Scott Kelly read his memoir Endurance: A Year in Space, A Lifetime of Discovery.

latepaul · 06-01-2018, 06:30 PM

Just finished Sourdough by Robin Sloan, which was a book I borrowed to read as a replacement for Will Wiles' The Way Inn, which I may come back to but wasn't able to get into right now.

Anyhow, Sourdough is weird and may well be a better/funnier book if I were more familiar with San Francisco and its tech and foodie subcultures. Not bad though.

I am now going to attempt to scale the mountain that is The Three Musketeers - 67 chapters! 240,000 words!!

Bookpossum · 06-01-2018, 09:26 PM

I am well through The Three Musketeers (up to Chapter 52) and I have found it an enjoyable read. It really isn't all that mountainous, latepaul. I admit it's a long book, but it goes at a rollicking pace.

drjd · 06-02-2018, 05:21 AM

The Three Musketeers is one of the rare books which I could never finish reading. I must be around halfway when I left it a decade away.

I need to go back to it soon.

Bookpossum · 06-02-2018, 05:35 AM

You should have another crack at it and join in the discussion starting in mid June, drjd!

BenG · 06-02-2018, 08:59 AM

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Originally Posted by drjd

The Three Musketeers is one of the rare books which I could never finish reading. I must be around halfway when I left it a decade away.

I need to go back to it soon.

Most of the movie adaptations only do the first half of the book about the queen's diamond necklace.

ReadingManiac · 06-02-2018, 11:12 AM

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I decided to read Beyond the Shadows by Brent Weeks to finish up the trilogy while I still remembered what happened in book two.

However, this was my least favorite of the series. Much of the first half was people wandering around gathering information, scheming or training for battle. Not much action to keep me interested. The ending was hurried and, frankly, silly. The impossible became possible because of love. That sums up the whole trilogy. Sappy.

Next TBD

Still got this series on my tbr. :P

Dngrsone · 06-02-2018, 10:56 PM

Finished The Ghost Brigades by John Scalzi. Now it's my turn to tackle The Three Musketeers

Luffy · 06-03-2018, 05:44 AM

I'm reading the 3 musketeers as well, and it's a reread!

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05-31-2018, 11:50 AM	#27226
PurpleStar Wizard Posts: 1,625 Karma: 11387182 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Clara BW, Kindle Paperwhite (11th Gen)	I just finished The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena. One of those suspense novels with lots of twists and turns. What a ride! Somewhat predictable, but an enjoyable, light read. I seem to enjoy these types of books lately. Now to finish Monster Hunter Alpha. I'm 50% through it.

05-31-2018, 03:15 PM	#27227
Dngrsone Almost legible Posts: 1,457 Karma: 4611110 Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: In a high desert, CA Device: Galaxy Note 9, Galaxy Tab A (2017), Likebook P78	Finished Echo Burning. Suspenseful, kept me guessing (in a good way). Best Reacher book I've read so far. Now reading The Ghost Brigades by John Scalzi.

06-01-2018, 08:41 AM	#27229
radbaddude Addict Posts: 302 Karma: 4611756 Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: USA Device: Kindle Oasis 3	Reading The Stone Sky by NK Jemisin, the third book of the trilogy.

06-01-2018, 02:53 PM	#27231
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	Currently taking a short break from The Three Musketeers, and reading an Elspeth Huxley memoir of her time in Kenya in the 1930's -- *Out in the Midday Sun. This covers her return to Kenya as an adult, during the depression, with a commission to write a biography of Lord Delamere, and now married to Gervas Huxley (cousin of Aldous Huxley). It's a time and place I've always enjoyed returning to, and I look forward to this interlude before trudging back into The Three Musketeers*.

06-01-2018, 06:30 PM	#27233
latepaul Wizard Posts: 1,270 Karma: 10468300 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: a variety (mostly kindles and kobos)	Just finished Sourdough by Robin Sloan, which was a book I borrowed to read as a replacement for Will Wiles' The Way Inn, which I may come back to but wasn't able to get into right now. Anyhow, Sourdough is weird and may well be a better/funnier book if I were more familiar with San Francisco and its tech and foodie subcultures. Not bad though. I am now going to attempt to scale the mountain that is The Three Musketeers - 67 chapters! 240,000 words!!

06-01-2018, 09:26 PM	#27234
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,146 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	I am well through The Three Musketeers (up to Chapter 52) and I have found it an enjoyable read. It really isn't all that mountainous, latepaul. I admit it's a long book, but it goes at a rollicking pace.

06-02-2018, 05:21 AM	#27235
drjd The Couch Potato Posts: 34,509 Karma: 230999999 Join Date: Aug 2015 Device: Kobo Glo, Kobo Touch, Archos 9, Onyx Boox C67ML Carta	The Three Musketeers is one of the rare books which I could never finish reading. I must be around halfway when I left it a decade away. I need to go back to it soon.

06-02-2018, 05:35 AM	#27236
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,146 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	You should have another crack at it and join in the discussion starting in mid June, drjd!

06-02-2018, 10:56 PM	#27239
Dngrsone Almost legible Posts: 1,457 Karma: 4611110 Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: In a high desert, CA Device: Galaxy Note 9, Galaxy Tab A (2017), Likebook P78	Finished The Ghost Brigades by John Scalzi. Now it's my turn to tackle The Three Musketeers

06-03-2018, 05:44 AM	#27240
Luffy Wizard Posts: 4,464 Karma: 429063498 Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Mauritius Device: Kindle Paperwhite 4	I'm reading the 3 musketeers as well, and it's a reread!