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Uncle Robin · 02-01-2022, 03:14 AM

Just starting The Apollo Murders by Chris Hadfield. Authenticity shouldn't be a problem, at least

spacepope · 02-01-2022, 07:27 AM

Finished Anne of Green Gables and that ending just means I have to read Anne of Avonlea next. Dangit. Thankfully it's a free book.

astrangerhere · 02-01-2022, 07:35 AM

I've updated my 2022 List Post with everything I've read since the last time I updated here.

issybird · 02-01-2022, 08:03 AM

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Finished Anne of Green Gables and that ending just means I have to read Anne of Avonlea next. Dangit. Thankfully it's a free book.

Anne of Avonlea is a letdown. You’re really going to have to continue to the much better Anne of the Island once you’re done with it!

poohbear_nc · 02-01-2022, 11:46 AM

I've finally returned to reading and enjoying poetry. My reading habits changed drastically in 2020, and have been out of whack ever since. One change being a complete loss of interest in poetry.

Picked up my doorstop of a DTB copy of The Collected Poems of Louis MacNeice -- 800+ pages of wordplay bliss. MacNeice's poems demand to be read aloud - the rhymes, sounds, and cadences need to be heard and seen. Revisited old favorites like "Snow" and "Death of an actress" as well as the beautiful "Autumn Journal." Discovered the eerie "Corpse Carousal" - evoking the music of Poe's "The Bells".

Uncle Robin · 02-02-2022, 07:31 AM

3.75/5 for Chris Hadfield's The Apollo Murders - a little overlong and over-clever for my tastes. Now onto something fun and fast: Karen Baugh Menuhin's The Tomb of the Chatelaine, book 6 in the Heathcliff Lennox series

spacepope · 02-03-2022, 10:54 PM

Now reading:

The Phantom Tollbooth - Never read this before, and saw it recommended somewhere. I think I will finish this today after work considering it's length. Need something lighthearted after recent events in my life.

Friendship of Christ: Exploring the Humanity of Jesus Christ by Fr. Robert Hugh Benson. This is a collection of thirteen homilies that Fr. Benson did on the subject of friendship with Christ. Only 20% in and it's already made me cry a LOT. I will absolutely be reading more by Fr. Benson, especially since his work is out of copyright. Thankfully this book has been made available for free on the Notre Dame website.

pdurrant · 02-04-2022, 02:31 AM

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Next up: The Ebb Tide by Robert Louis Stevenson & Lloyd Osbourne. His tenth novel, and second collaboration. I hope it's better than The Wrong Box.

It was better than The Wrong Box, but that's about all that can be said for it. There's a character introduced towards the end who would have made a much more interesting protagonist. I hope this is their last collaboration!

Next up: Dragon Time and Other Stories by Ruth Nestvold. A freebie I picked up from Amazon back in 2014.

ReadingManiac · 02-06-2022, 10:47 AM

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The later ones are also very good, IMO.

Thank you! I'm on the second one now and will start looking for a good price on the others.

Meanwhile pushing a Frenchman's Creek by Daphne duMaurier read because one of my bookclubs is reading it and it's suddenly on sale for .99 at Amazon UK!

pdurrant · 02-06-2022, 02:48 PM

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Next up: Dragon Time and Other Stories by Ruth Nestvold. A freebie I picked up from Amazon back in 2014.

Which were enjoyable fantasy stories with a touch of romance. 4/5. I've picked up a freebie novel that's the first in a series.

Next I read Hard Fought by Greg Bear. Far future interstellar war. I found the story ultimately unsatisfying. 3/5.

And now I'm reading Postmortem by Patricia Cornwell.

spacepope · 02-07-2022, 06:24 PM

Lonesome Dove finally came through Libby so starting that. Only one chapter in but I am enjoying it so far.

I'm leaving my job in 2 weeks, so I decided to get a gift for my coworker who's English is quite fluent and she always loves practicing with me. I've decided to give her one of my childhood favorites, Charlotte's Web, and I'm going to reread it so that I can relive that story and then write a nice note in the front of the book appreciating the time she spent with me over the past 2 years. I don't expect her to read it, but it might be a nice memento of me.

pdurrant · 02-08-2022, 02:03 AM

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And now I'm reading Postmortem by Patricia Cornwell.

Definitely not a "cosy"! Rather detailed, and with some dwelling on people's reactions to the crime. But overall, a good police/medical examiner procedural murder mystery.

Next up: The Empty Throne by Bernard Cornwell. The eighth in his Last Kingdom series set in and after the time of King Alfred.

pdurrant · 02-09-2022, 02:08 PM

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Next up: The Empty Throne by Bernard Cornwell. The eighth in his Last Kingdom series set in and after the time of King Alfred.

Splendid historical drama. Most enjoyable.

Next up: A Capitol Death by Lindsey Davis. The seventh in her Flavia Albia series, which follows on from her Falco series, set in 1st century Rome.

Fbone · 02-09-2022, 07:56 PM

From the library I read Libriomancer by Jim C. Hines.

Interesting and original. The main characters were likable and nicely developed. The idea of pulling a real authentic ray gun and sword from a book is supreme coolness. The mystery angle was good, comedic touches nicely done but the romance bit made me recoil. Basically, this author used other author's dei ex machina to solve his insurmountable problems. All good in the end. Strong C [3 stars].

ReadingManiac · 02-11-2022, 07:32 AM

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From the library I read Libriomancer by Jim C. Hines.

Interesting and original. The main characters were likable and nicely developed. The idea of pulling a real authentic ray gun and sword from a book is supreme coolness. The mystery angle was good, comedic touches nicely done but the romance bit made me recoil. Basically, this author used other author's dei ex machina to solve his insurmountable problems. All good in the end. Strong C [3 stars].

I've had my eye on that one for a long time because I really enjoyed his goblin books. One of these days I'll have to try it.

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02-01-2022, 03:14 AM	#30511
Uncle Robin Diligent dilettante Posts: 3,661 Karma: 52758936 Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: in my mind Device: Kobo Sage; Kobo Libra Colour	Just starting The Apollo Murders by Chris Hadfield. Authenticity shouldn't be a problem, at least

02-01-2022, 07:27 AM	#30512
spacepope Zealot Posts: 117 Karma: 5915366 Join Date: Jun 2021 Location: USA! USA! 🇺🇸 Device: Kobo Libra H2O, Kobo Clara, Kindle Paperwhite 3, Smartphone	Finished Anne of Green Gables and that ending just means I have to read Anne of Avonlea next. Dangit. Thankfully it's a free book.

02-01-2022, 07:35 AM	#30513
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	I've updated my 2022 List Post with everything I've read since the last time I updated here.

02-01-2022, 11:46 AM	#30515
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,601 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	I've finally returned to reading and enjoying poetry. My reading habits changed drastically in 2020, and have been out of whack ever since. One change being a complete loss of interest in poetry. Picked up my doorstop of a DTB copy of *The Collected Poems of Louis MacNeice* -- 800+ pages of wordplay bliss. MacNeice's poems demand to be read aloud - the rhymes, sounds, and cadences need to be heard and seen. Revisited old favorites like "Snow" and "Death of an actress" as well as the beautiful "Autumn Journal." Discovered the eerie "Corpse Carousal" - evoking the music of Poe's "The Bells".

02-02-2022, 07:31 AM	#30516
Uncle Robin Diligent dilettante Posts: 3,661 Karma: 52758936 Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: in my mind Device: Kobo Sage; Kobo Libra Colour	3.75/5 for Chris Hadfield's The Apollo Murders - a little overlong and over-clever for my tastes. Now onto something fun and fast: Karen Baugh Menuhin's The Tomb of the Chatelaine, book 6 in the Heathcliff Lennox series

02-03-2022, 10:54 PM	#30517
spacepope Zealot Posts: 117 Karma: 5915366 Join Date: Jun 2021 Location: USA! USA! 🇺🇸 Device: Kobo Libra H2O, Kobo Clara, Kindle Paperwhite 3, Smartphone	Now reading: The Phantom Tollbooth - Never read this before, and saw it recommended somewhere. I think I will finish this today after work considering it's length. Need something lighthearted after recent events in my life. Friendship of Christ: Exploring the Humanity of Jesus Christ by Fr. Robert Hugh Benson. This is a collection of thirteen homilies that Fr. Benson did on the subject of friendship with Christ. Only 20% in and it's already made me cry a LOT. I will absolutely be reading more by Fr. Benson, especially since his work is out of copyright. Thankfully this book has been made available for free on the Notre Dame website.

02-07-2022, 06:24 PM	#30521
spacepope Zealot Posts: 117 Karma: 5915366 Join Date: Jun 2021 Location: USA! USA! 🇺🇸 Device: Kobo Libra H2O, Kobo Clara, Kindle Paperwhite 3, Smartphone	Lonesome Dove finally came through Libby so starting that. Only one chapter in but I am enjoying it so far. I'm leaving my job in 2 weeks, so I decided to get a gift for my coworker who's English is quite fluent and she always loves practicing with me. I've decided to give her one of my childhood favorites, Charlotte's Web, and I'm going to reread it so that I can relive that story and then write a nice note in the front of the book appreciating the time she spent with me over the past 2 years. I don't expect her to read it, but it might be a nice memento of me.

02-09-2022, 07:56 PM	#30524
Fbone Is that a sandwich? Posts: 8,297 Karma: 101697116 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Nook Glowlight Plus	From the library I read Libriomancer by Jim C. Hines. Interesting and original. The main characters were likable and nicely developed. The idea of pulling a real authentic ray gun and sword from a book is supreme coolness. The mystery angle was good, comedic touches nicely done but the romance bit made me recoil. Basically, this author used other author's dei ex machina to solve his insurmountable problems. All good in the end. Strong C [3 stars].