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ReadingManiac · 02-02-2019, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by astrangerhere

Might I suggest The Right Stuff?

If you go back but so far, we aren't there at all, unless we are summarily lumped into the pederast category. I struggle more with the post-modern era forward when at some points we are criminal, still categorized as child predators, novelty, our just plain to be hated.

I don't expect to see myself in places like Hawthorne, save for being burned at a stake - that is historical accuracy.

That so sucks. Many of my friends are on the rainbow spectrum and I wouldn't hesitate to trust any of them with my children. Books need to reflect real life in modern times better.

PurpleStar · 02-03-2019, 10:52 AM

I just finished Star Trek Stargazer: Enigma by Michael Jan Friedman and it ended in a cliffhanger. Grrrrrr. So I guess I'll go right on to the next book Maker. Also the last book in the series!

Dngrsone · 02-03-2019, 11:06 AM

I am not quite halfway through the Beastie Boys memoir, and I need a break.

The book is done in an artsy style that might be good in a coffee table book, but annoying as an ebook, because I am turning formatting on and off regularly just so I can read it.

I need something comfortable and amusing right now.

Fbone · 02-03-2019, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Fbone

I'll finish the trilogy with Lost Souls also by David Mack.

This was a great ending to the trilogy. Lots of action and suspense. This book explains where and how the Borg came into existence. Good stuff. Easily the best of David Mack I've read. Also, I appreciate Simon & Schuster's 99 cents promotion. Without it I would have never discovered this wonderful trilogy. Rated B+ [4 stars].

Next a 2017 purchase, Medicus by Ruth Downie.

stuartjmz · 02-03-2019, 08:59 PM

Monday is a braindead day for me after a 10 hour night shift, neither neuron up to reading non-English material. So instead I'm relaxing with Lauren Willig's The Secret of the Pink Carnation and really enjoying it! It's FUN - unpretentious, undemanding, but still competently written, it's a very promising sart to a new "timepass" series for me

Pulpmeister · 02-04-2019, 02:29 AM

Reading the Memoirs of Vidocq, though not in French. Will eventually put up an ebook of it.

Policing ain't what it used to be!

mewmartigan · 02-04-2019, 10:42 AM

Finally decided to start The Expanse since the series is almost at the end. I liked the series as well and will be interested to see how it does on Amazon.

Dngrsone · 02-04-2019, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Pulpmeister

Reading the Memoirs of Vidocq, though not in French. Will eventually put up an ebook of it.

Policing ain't what it used to be!

It wasn't the most engaging read... but I recall I did finish it.

haertig · 02-04-2019, 10:35 PM

Finished Shift by Hugh Howey. Next up, West of Eden by Harry Harrison.

Shift was not quite as good as its predecessor Wool, but it was still quite good. I'll come back to finish the trilogy - third book is Dust - soon.

HarryT · 02-05-2019, 07:56 AM

I've been away on a long trip, during which I read the following:

"The Penguin Book of Hebrew Verse", by T. Carmi.
Books 19.5, 20, 21, 22 of the "Jack Reacher" series.
"Crocodile on the Sandbank" by Elizabeth Peters.
"Music to my Sorrow", by Mercedes Lackey & Rosemary Edghill.
"Twilight at the Well of Souls", by Jack L. Chalker.
"Old Soldiers", by David Weber.
"Bridge of the Separator" by Harry Turtledove.

HarryT · 02-06-2019, 04:12 AM

Yesterday I read "The Cross-time Engineer" by Leo Frankowski, which comprises the first third of the Baen "Conrad Starguard" omnibus that I bought in 2004. A very enjoyable time travel romp about a young engineer accidentally transported back to 13th century Poland, and his attempts to kick-start an early industrial revolution to hold off the Mongol invasion he knows will be coming in a few years' time. Extremely enjoyable.

astrangerhere · 02-06-2019, 08:37 AM

It took me a month, but i FINALLY finished Nicola Griffith's sweeping Hild. I was somewhat blindsided by the ending as it felt like she just stopped, rather than ending the story. I know there is meant to be another book, but I am not holding my breath with Griffith's health.

Then I promptly started devouring Ada Palmer's The Will to Battle (the third in her Terra Ignota series, which I love).

DiapDealer · 02-06-2019, 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by mewmartigan

I liked the series as well and will be interested to see how it does on Amazon.

SyFy was foolish for cancelling it, in my opinion. But then ... it's a great scifi show that fans love, so why would SyFy keep it?

I purchased the first 3 seasons through Amazon Video anyway, so nothing much is going to change for me with season 4.

I enjoy the books, too. Eagerly awaiting Tiamat's Wrath in March.

issybird · 02-06-2019, 08:55 AM

After starting the year with several duds, I feel as if I've hit my stride, as my current reads all seem likely to end up four stars and will do much to pull my mean ranking to a respectable level.

The Royal Road to Romance by Richard Halliburton, a classic travel book from a century ago
The Coming of the Third Reich by Richard Evans, which is what it says it is
Blott on the Landscape by Tom Sharpe (audio), which is every bit as funny as I remember from reading it decades ago
Entering the Silence by Thomas Merton, the second of his journals

Next up (once I finish Halliburton) will be A Delicate Truth by John le Carré for the February discussion at the New Leaf Book Club.

Fbone · 02-06-2019, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by DiapDealer

SyFy was foolish for cancelling it, in my opinion. But then ... it's a great scifi show that fans love, so why would SyFy keep it?

I purchased the first 3 seasons through Amazon Video anyway, so nothing much is going to change for me with season 4.

I enjoy the books, too. Eagerly awaiting Tiamat's Wrath in March.

Syfy's contract only gave them live broadcast rights. Most fans stream or download the show which didn't benefit Syfy.

I believe Netflix had worldwide streaming rights so I'm surprised they didn't pick up the series in US.

02-04-2019, 10:35 PM	#28029
haertig Wizard Posts: 1,899 Karma: 31522252 Join Date: Sep 2017 Device: PW3, Fire HD8 Gen7, Moto G7, Sansa Clip v2, Ruizu X26	Finished Shift by Hugh Howey. Next up, West of Eden by Harry Harrison. Shift was not quite as good as its predecessor Wool, but it was still quite good. I'll come back to finish the trilogy - third book is Dust - soon. Last edited by haertig; 02-04-2019 at 10:37 PM.

02-06-2019, 08:55 AM	#28034
issybird o saeclum infacetum Posts: 21,331 Karma: 234636059 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New England Device: Mini, H2O, Glo HD, Aura One, PW4, PW5	After starting the year with several duds, I feel as if I've hit my stride, as my current reads all seem likely to end up four stars and will do much to pull my mean ranking to a respectable level. *The Royal Road to Romance* by Richard Halliburton, a classic travel book from a century ago *The Coming of the Third Reich* by Richard Evans, which is what it says it is *Blott on the Landscape* by Tom Sharpe (audio), which is every bit as funny as I remember from reading it decades ago *Entering the Silence* by Thomas Merton, the second of his journals Next up (once I finish Halliburton) will be *A Delicate Truth* by John le Carré for the February discussion at the New Leaf Book Club.

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02-03-2019, 10:52 AM	#28022
PurpleStar Wizard Posts: 1,625 Karma: 11387182 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Clara BW, Kindle Paperwhite (11th Gen)	I just finished Star Trek Stargazer: Enigma by Michael Jan Friedman and it ended in a cliffhanger. Grrrrrr. So I guess I'll go right on to the next book Maker. Also the last book in the series!

02-03-2019, 11:06 AM	#28023
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	I am not quite halfway through the Beastie Boys memoir, and I need a break. The book is done in an artsy style that might be good in a coffee table book, but annoying as an ebook, because I am turning formatting on and off regularly just so I can read it. I need something comfortable and amusing right now.

02-03-2019, 08:59 PM	#28025
stuartjmz Nameless Being	Monday is a braindead day for me after a 10 hour night shift, neither neuron up to reading non-English material. So instead I'm relaxing with Lauren Willig's The Secret of the Pink Carnation and really enjoying it! It's FUN - unpretentious, undemanding, but still competently written, it's a very promising sart to a new "timepass" series for me

02-04-2019, 02:29 AM	#28026
Pulpmeister Wizard Posts: 2,831 Karma: 29145056 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Perth Western Australia Device: kindle	Reading the Memoirs of Vidocq, though not in French. Will eventually put up an ebook of it. Policing ain't what it used to be!

02-04-2019, 10:42 AM	#28027
mewmartigan Guru Posts: 852 Karma: 8242060 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: Kindle Oasis (2019)	Finally decided to start The Expanse since the series is almost at the end. I liked the series as well and will be interested to see how it does on Amazon.

02-05-2019, 07:56 AM	#28030
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,557 Karma: 93980341 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	I've been away on a long trip, during which I read the following: "The Penguin Book of Hebrew Verse", by T. Carmi. Books 19.5, 20, 21, 22 of the "Jack Reacher" series. "Crocodile on the Sandbank" by Elizabeth Peters. "Music to my Sorrow", by Mercedes Lackey & Rosemary Edghill. "Twilight at the Well of Souls", by Jack L. Chalker. "Old Soldiers", by David Weber. "Bridge of the Separator" by Harry Turtledove.

02-06-2019, 04:12 AM	#28031
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,557 Karma: 93980341 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Yesterday I read "The Cross-time Engineer" by Leo Frankowski, which comprises the first third of the Baen "Conrad Starguard" omnibus that I bought in 2004. A very enjoyable time travel romp about a young engineer accidentally transported back to 13th century Poland, and his attempts to kick-start an early industrial revolution to hold off the Mongol invasion he knows will be coming in a few years' time. Extremely enjoyable.

02-06-2019, 08:37 AM	#28032
astrangerhere Professor of Law Posts: 3,755 Karma: 68428716 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Chapel Hill, NC Device: Kobo Elipsa, Kobo Libra H20, Kobo Aura One, KoboMini	It took me a month, but i FINALLY finished Nicola Griffith's sweeping *Hild. I was somewhat blindsided by the ending as it felt like she just stopped, rather than ending the story. I know there is meant to be another book, but I am not holding my breath with Griffith's health. Then I promptly started devouring Ada Palmer's The Will to Battle* (the third in her Terra Ignota series, which I love).