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PurpleStar · 02-08-2021, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Paperbackstash

I read the first 2 books in Dresden and they didn't grab me. I want to continue the series someday, but I would need to re-read the first 2 to recall what happened. My memory blows and it's been too long to have proper continuation of the series if I just suddenly started up again with book 3. They are pretty popular, glad you enjoyed. Have no idea how long the series is at this point.

Battle Ground was book #17. Long series!!!! I read them a few years ago.

cc_in_oh · 02-09-2021, 09:47 AM

I've read about 40 Maigret's now, skipping a dozen or so that my libraries don't have in ebook form. I have to admire Simenon's knack for avoiding repetition book after book. Best example so far IMO is Maigret Enjoys Himself, where Maigret is on leave and so not involved when a sensational case arises. Instead he follows the case through detailed but incomplete newspaper accounts, gradually zeroing in on the key questions and figuring out the answers with no access to the resources he would normally have at his disposal. It's a brilliant change of perspective for the series.

Rev. Bob · 02-09-2021, 11:20 AM

After spending some time discussing some QAnonsense online, I have a sudden urge to reread Heinlein’s Double Star.

SeaBookGuy · 02-10-2021, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by cc_in_oh

I've read about 40 Maigret's now, skipping a dozen or so that my libraries don't have in ebook form. I have to admire Simenon's knack for avoiding repetition book after book. Best example so far IMO is Maigret Enjoys Himself, where Maigret is on leave and so not involved when a sensational case arises. Instead he follows the case through detailed but incomplete newspaper accounts, gradually zeroing in on the key questions and figuring out the answers with no access to the resources he would normally have available. It's a brilliant change of perspective for the series.

I've taken a bit of a break from the series, but my next will be Maigret's Revolver; I've skipped a few titles as well that just didn't seem interesting. Simenon truly varied the characters among books, never seeming stock/cardboard at all. I'm listening to the audio, which while a bit of an extravagance at $10 a book, are outstandingly narrated!

cc_in_oh · 02-10-2021, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by SeaBookGuy

I've taken a bit of a break from the series, but my next will be Maigret's Revolver; I've skipped a few titles as well that just didn't seem interesting. Simenon truly varied the characters among books, never seeming stock/cardboard at all. I'm listening to the audio, which while a bit of an extravagance at $10 a book, are outstandingly narrated!

That's good to hear - a few of the ones I've missed are available in audio so when I get back into walking this spring I might mix those in with my Wodehouse listens...

astrangerhere · 02-10-2021, 02:55 PM

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I'm currently reading:

City of Blades by Robert Jackson Bennett on my Kobo
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman in audiobook
The Complete Stories by Clarice Lispector in paper form

I'm still reading all three of these and enjoying all of them immensely. I project I will slowly work through the Lispector all year. Each story is such a gut punch that I would not want to read a big pile in a row. They deserve to be savored.

I'm reading the Robert Jackson Bennett titles as part of one of my goals for the year to read books that my wife wants me to read for discussion or things that have come into the house as "hers." It has been a very pleasant experience so far!

Paperbackstash · 02-10-2021, 03:13 PM

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For me, the first three books were the hardest to get through. Book 4 hooked me though. Really felt like they came together there. I wouldn't worry too much about re-reading before moving on. As long as you have the gist it should come back to you. See if you get hooked first, then go back and re-read if you want to. If you make it past book 4 and still feel ambivalent, then don't bother.

So far, there are 17 books and a couple short story anthologies.

Gotcha, I may just do that. I remember Bob the talking skull and the jist of it.

Paperbackstash · 02-10-2021, 03:14 PM

A group of people on a Discord group I'm in are reading the Dark Tower series. It's tempting me for a re-read, even though I haven't finished my re-read of The Stand yet.
Hm.

Will I be able to resist? Probably not.

pdurrant · 02-11-2021, 01:52 AM

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Next up: Lightspeed Magazine #4. 1 and 3 scored 3/5, 2 scored 4/5. If this isn't a 4/5 or better I think I'll take the rest off my TBR.

But this was a solid 4/5. So they stay.

Next up: Call for the Dead by John le Carré.

Luffy · 02-11-2021, 02:31 AM

My 4 star review of Hercule Poirot: The Complete Short Stories by Agatha Christie:-

Spoiler:

CRussel · 02-11-2021, 02:58 PM

Just started reading Tracks: One Women's Journey Across 1,700 Miles of Australian Outback. So far, so good, except that I can tell that I'm going to have to have my Aussie neighbour on speed-dial for some of the vocabulary. It's full of Australian slang, some of which I haven't run across before.

issybird · 02-11-2021, 03:23 PM

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Just started reading Tracks: One Women's Journey Across 1,700 Miles of Australian Outback. So far, so good, except that I can tell that I'm going to have to have my Aussie neighbour on speed-dial for some of the vocabulary. It's full of Australian slang, some of which I haven't run across before.

I read that decades ago and remember I liked it very much.

CRussel · 02-11-2021, 06:02 PM

Half way through, and positively devouring it.

ReadingManiac · 02-12-2021, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Rev. Bob

After spending some time discussing some QAnonsense online, I have a sudden urge to reread Heinlein’s Double Star.

I'm so stealing that term!

wachuko · 02-12-2021, 10:31 AM

I still have not read The Order (Gabriel Allon Series) by Daniel Silva... I hope to take some time this weekend to start it...

02-09-2021, 09:47 AM	#29702
cc_in_oh Bob's my uncle Posts: 984 Karma: 17073086 Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: NE OH Device: Kindle	I've read about 40 Maigret's now, skipping a dozen or so that my libraries don't have in ebook form. I have to admire Simenon's knack for avoiding repetition book after book. Best example so far IMO is Maigret Enjoys Himself, where Maigret is on leave and so not involved when a sensational case arises. Instead he follows the case through detailed but incomplete newspaper accounts, gradually zeroing in on the key questions and figuring out the answers with no access to the resources he would normally have at his disposal. It's a brilliant change of perspective for the series. Last edited by cc_in_oh; 02-11-2021 at 09:54 AM. Reason: fix

02-11-2021, 02:31 AM	#29710
Luffy Wizard Posts: 4,464 Karma: 429063498 Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Mauritius Device: Kindle Paperwhite 4	My 4 star review of Hercule Poirot: The Complete Short Stories by Agatha Christie:- Spoiler: My review is bound to be boring. Have I lost you already? Anyway, if I had read the book recently for the first time, then I'd have set the rating at 5 stars. But who's counting? The brain behind this series is long dead. If only the life span of us humans was 200 or 300 years. Imagine Agatha Christie now in her prime, trying to write (and easily succeeding) stories that enchant the mind and ensnare the senses. This is the second best collection of short stories I've ever read. What's the first? Stay tuned.

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Rev. Bob Wizard Posts: 1,760 Karma: 9918418 Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Here on the perimeter, there are no stars Device: Kobo H2O, iPad mini 3, Kindle Touch	After spending some time discussing some QAnonsense online, I have a sudden urge to reread Heinlein’s Double Star.

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02-11-2021, 02:58 PM	#29711
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	Just started reading *Tracks: One Women's Journey Across 1,700 Miles of Australian Outback*. So far, so good, except that I can tell that I'm going to have to have my Aussie neighbour on speed-dial for some of the vocabulary. It's full of Australian slang, some of which I haven't run across before.

02-11-2021, 06:02 PM	#29713
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	Half way through, and positively devouring it.

02-12-2021, 10:31 AM	#29715
wachuko eBook Worm Posts: 205 Karma: 2745996 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Orlando, FL Device: Kindle Paperwhite/ Sony PRS-505/PRS-600 Silver/PRS-T1	I still have not read The Order (Gabriel Allon Series) by Daniel Silva... I hope to take some time this weekend to start it...