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PurpleStar · 07-09-2019, 09:17 PM

I finished Memory Man by David Baldacci. Not sure what's up next.

rainerm · 07-10-2019, 07:19 AM

Just began Gregory Mankiw's Principles of Macroeconomics. It's lucid and approachable, yet it's not patronizing in tenor. It is quite thought-provoking, too. However, I wish this was written more in the style of non-fiction (it's in the textbook format). This is just a personal preference, though.

astrangerhere · 07-10-2019, 08:36 AM

Re-Read Mary Robinette Kowal's "The Lady Astronaut of Mars" short story and then went right into The Calculating Stars. I enjoyed it so much that I read a third of it in one sitting.

DiapDealer · 07-10-2019, 10:48 AM

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I'm first going to do a little palate cleansing via K.J. Parker's latest release: Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City.

Should be fun. It's my first K.J. Parker book since his real identity--Tom Holt--was revealed (a secret that was kept for seventeen years!).

There's rumors that this book might be the beginning of a new series, but it doesn't matter. The ending of this otherwise wildly entertaining work was complete and utter crap. The wheels simply fell off the bus. The best followup in the world wouldn't be able to change that. This from a long time Parker fan.

Dazrin · 07-10-2019, 08:44 PM

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Re-Read Mary Robinette Kowal's "The Lady Astronaut of Mars" short story and then went right into The Calculating Stars. I enjoyed it so much that I read a third of it in one sitting.

The Calculating Stars is one I have really wanted to nominate for the NLBC

CRussel · 07-11-2019, 12:56 AM

So, why haven't you? I'm sure we can make it fit into one of the categories!

Dazrin · 07-11-2019, 03:26 PM

It wasn't old/inexpensive enough until recently. Now just waiting for an appropriate category.

CRussel · 07-11-2019, 07:56 PM

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It wasn't old/inexpensive enough until recently. Now just waiting for an appropriate category.

Well, not September, certainly, but I'll certainly give it a second when you decide to do it.

For my own reading right now, I'm well along through a re-read of comfort books. In this case, the Liaden Universe series. I'm at #19, Alliance of Equals. Not my favourite, but still very much enjoyable. And no stress -- honestly, I've had enough stress the last 3 months, so that's why the choice to re-read.

HudsonSpike · 07-12-2019, 09:02 AM

Just finished 2 very good books on Holmes by Lyndsay Faye, Dust and Shadow and The Whole Art of Detection: Lost Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes. Both are excellently written and very enjoyable.
Also just finished, Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Poisoned Lilly by Roger Riccard. Am in the midst of Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Twain Papers by Riccard also, and it's better than I expected.
I guess I'm having a Sherlock Holmes summer reading fest.

mlewis78 · 07-13-2019, 01:46 AM

Last week I read a paperback I've had for years: Ruth Reichl's first memoir, Tender at the Bone. I put a hold on the digital version of Comfort Me with Apples early this week and did not expect it to become available so soon, but I just started reading last night. I feel as if I know too much about her life now! Nice breezy summer read.

pdurrant · 07-13-2019, 04:50 AM

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Next up: Asimov's Sf Magazine for July/August 2019.

And a very good selection of stories is was. Most enjoyable.

And now I'm reading "A Fistful of Elven Gold" by Alex Stewart.

ReadingManiac · 07-15-2019, 09:00 AM

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Originally Posted by PurpleStar

I finished Memory Man by David Baldacci. Not sure what's up next.

Any good?

pdurrant · 07-15-2019, 10:04 AM

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And a very good selection of stories is was. Most enjoyable.

And now I'm reading "A Fistful of Elven Gold" by Alex Stewart.

Which was OK. But not good enough for me to look out for more from this author.

Next up: Grantville Gazette #84

PurpleStar · 07-15-2019, 01:35 PM

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Any good?

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It was a pretty good mystery. Definitely going to read the next book. Especially since I bought the whole series. (on sale)

(Now reading That Night by Chevy Stevens.)

orlok · 07-15-2019, 04:37 PM

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Should be fun. It's my first K.J. Parker book since his real identity--Tom Holt--was revealed (a secret that was kept for seventeen years!).

Wow! Really? I've been a long-time Tom Holt fan and I had no idea he'd written under another name (pseudonym?). Thanks for this.

07-12-2019, 09:02 AM	#28389
HudsonSpike Member Posts: 21 Karma: 25 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: The Catskills, Upstate NY Device: Kindle Fire HD10	Excellent New Sherlock Holmes stories Just finished 2 very good books on Holmes by Lyndsay Faye, Dust and Shadow and The Whole Art of Detection: Lost Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes. Both are excellently written and very enjoyable. Also just finished, Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Poisoned Lilly by Roger Riccard. Am in the midst of Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Twain Papers by Riccard also, and it's better than I expected. I guess I'm having a Sherlock Holmes summer reading fest.

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07-09-2019, 09:17 PM	#28381
PurpleStar Wizard Posts: 1,625 Karma: 11387182 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Clara BW, Kindle Paperwhite (11th Gen)	I finished Memory Man by David Baldacci. Not sure what's up next.

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07-10-2019, 08:36 AM	#28383
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	Re-Read Mary Robinette Kowal's "The Lady Astronaut of Mars" short story and then went right into The Calculating Stars. I enjoyed it so much that I read a third of it in one sitting.

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Dazrin Wizard Posts: 2,730 Karma: 75825105 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: PDXish Device: Kindle Voyage, various Android devices	It wasn't old/inexpensive enough until recently. Now just waiting for an appropriate category.

07-13-2019, 01:46 AM	#28390
mlewis78 Guru Posts: 910 Karma: 6449772 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New York City Device: Kindle Oasis 2 (7"); HDX 8.9"; Ipad2	Last week I read a paperback I've had for years: Ruth Reichl's first memoir, Tender at the Bone. I put a hold on the digital version of Comfort Me with Apples early this week and did not expect it to become available so soon, but I just started reading last night. I feel as if I know too much about her life now! Nice breezy summer read.