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Tarana · 08-03-2022, 11:11 AM

I'm reading Six Weeks to Live by Catherine McKenzie. About half way through a good story. It's a mystery/thriller - main character with messy family is dying and has limited time to figure out if she had been deliberately poisoned. First time reading this Canadian writer's works.

pdurrant · 08-03-2022, 03:14 PM

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Next up: The Birthday of the World by Ursula K. Le Guin. A collection of shorter works.

And it was splendid. Excellent stuff.

Next up: Empress by Karen Miller. Epic sword and sorcery sort-of.

Fbone · 08-03-2022, 06:55 PM

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Next, library loan, The Bone Ships by R.J. Barker

A nautical fantasy with inventive people and culture. Both sad and hopeful. Great writing skill that makes this reader pause occasionally to let the MC's thoughts sink in. Unfortunately, I felt there was too much repetition and inactivity for me to enjoy this more. Plus, the ending was not surprising. Rated C [3 stars].

Next, another library book, The Thorn of Dentonhill by Marshall Ryan Maresca.

pdurrant · 08-04-2022, 01:38 PM

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Next up: Empress by Karen Miller. Epic sword and sorcery sort-of.

Which was OK, but as part one of a trilogy, it's rather hard to tell whether there'll be a satisfying conclusion.

Next up: Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Elliot. Which I picked up as a freebie back in 2012!

pdurrant · 08-05-2022, 07:36 AM

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Next up: Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Elliot. Which I picked up as a freebie back in 2012!

A light bit of fun. Good names, IMO. And a PG Wodehouse reference.

Next up: A random pick, Jamaica Inn by Daphne Du Maurier

SleepyCatgirl · 08-05-2022, 05:25 PM

I may be a lurker, but that shall change,
So,
Right now I am reading Otherside Picnic by Iori Miyazawa
Reminds me quite a lot of Roadside Picnic, but with a tiny bit less sci-fi
More or less, feels like an ideal book for me so far, as the more I read it, the more I love it.

Rumpelteazer · 08-06-2022, 07:53 AM

Ropes in the Attic by Edward J. Flora
A debut novel. It was both sloppy and it didn't make sense, especially the ending. The incident that happened at the start of the book is supposed to be a year before most of the book takes place. But later it's referred to as being two years ago and later it was even several years ago. I also felt that most of the book information was held back, that you didn't get the entire picture. It would have been better with that information; more history about the house and it's previous inhabitants.

I only finished it because it was a short book.

ReadingManiac · 08-06-2022, 08:45 AM

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Just started Paper Wife by Laila Ibrahim. I've read all her other books and the sample drew me in right away.

This was one of those books that makes me drop all my other reads until it's finished. I'm now following her on Amazon.

ReadingManiac · 08-06-2022, 08:48 AM

Reading A Threat of Shadows by JA Anderson now. Some good Fantasy!

acprinter · 08-06-2022, 10:44 AM

In the Market for Murder by T. E. Kinsey. This was a fun read.

A Column of Fire by Ken Follet. Book number 3 in the Kingsbridge series. A good book but not as good as the first two. I wish I could read faster, this book took me 11 days to read.

issybird · 08-06-2022, 05:35 PM

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I just started reading The Right Sort of Man by Allison Montclair, the first of the Sparks and Bainbridge series. Not one I'd heard of, but a review from a favourite author, Dana Stabenow, on Goodreads made me think I might enjoy it. Turns out I very much do enjoy it! About 2/3rds of the way through, but I had to stop and put the next couple on hold at my library.

The premise is that two women start up a marriage bureau business right after the end of WWII in London. But murder happens, and they end up having to solve it to protect their own business.

The period details read accurate (from an outsider's view, obviously)and the writing is funny, witty and really quite good.

OK, I have to differ here. Strongly. I abandoned it after two chapters because there were so many errors. A Detective Superintendent interviewing witnesses during the preliminary investigation! Referring to blood types (American) rather than blood groups (British). Using the phrase “reached out to me” as in getting in touch. In 1946! And my absolute peeviest of pet peeves, the author gets the titles wrong. Seriously, it’s not hard to get them right - and it shows the abysmal quality of her what might laughably be called “research”. There were other idiocies. I thought this was terrible.

As for the audiobook, the narrator was adequate. The women’s voices were a little stagey but fine; the men’s voices were dire at times. I suspect the narration added to my unhappiness, but it also meant I probably didn’t pick up on as many errors as I would have if I’d read it.

Are we still friends?

CRussel · 08-06-2022, 07:15 PM

Oh, yes. And we'll just have to agree to disagree on this one. Though we agree on the narrator. Adequate, but hardly inspired.

Uncle Robin · 08-06-2022, 08:46 PM

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And my absolute peeviest of pet peeves, the author gets the titles wrong. Seriously, it’s not hard to get them right - and it shows the abysmal quality of her what might laughably be called “research”.

I feel your pain! I read a lot of Regency and Victorian romances, and it seems maybe 1 author in 4 can be bothered attempting to get titles right. It's not even a US vs UK thing, it's just lazy authors versus those who care - one US author provided a very detailed breakdown of the research she'd done in learning how titles worked at the very start of her book. That predisposed me to enjoy the book.

issybird · 08-06-2022, 09:11 PM

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I feel your pain! I read a lot of Regency and Victorian romances, and it seems maybe 1 author in 4 can be bothered attempting to get titles right. It's not even a US vs UK thing, it's just lazy authors versus those who care

It's small comfort but there it is; British authors are as clueless as Americans when it comes to titles and correct usage. And it's not just that the authors are lazy, although that's certainly part of it; it's that they have been oblivious whenever they've run across it. Or in other words, it's sheer stupidity. Which earns a hard pass from me.

pdurrant · 08-07-2022, 05:13 AM

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It's small comfort but there it is; British authors are as clueless as Americans when it comes to titles and correct usage. And it's not just that the authors are lazy, although that's certainly part of it; it's that they have been oblivious whenever they've run across it. Or in other words, it's sheer stupidity. Which earns a hard pass from me.

It works the other way round too. Authors have to account for their readers' ignorance: The Tiffany Problem

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08-03-2022, 11:11 AM	#30886
Tarana Wizard Posts: 4,040 Karma: 38840460 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Minneapolis Device: PWSE, Voyage, K3, HDX, KBasic 7 & 8, Nook Glo3, Echos, Nanos	I'm reading Six Weeks to Live by Catherine McKenzie. About half way through a good story. It's a mystery/thriller - main character with messy family is dying and has limited time to figure out if she had been deliberately poisoned. First time reading this Canadian writer's works.

08-05-2022, 05:25 PM	#30891
SleepyCatgirl Member Posts: 10 Karma: 2157438 Join Date: Jun 2021 Device: Hisense A9, Onyx Tab Ultra(Broken), Kobo Clara HD	I may be a lurker, but that shall change, So, Right now I am reading Otherside Picnic by Iori Miyazawa Reminds me quite a lot of Roadside Picnic, but with a tiny bit less sci-fi More or less, feels like an ideal book for me so far, as the more I read it, the more I love it.

08-06-2022, 07:53 AM	#30892
Rumpelteazer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,342 Karma: 27919658 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	Ropes in the Attic by Edward J. Flora A debut novel. It was both sloppy and it didn't make sense, especially the ending. The incident that happened at the start of the book is supposed to be a year before most of the book takes place. But later it's referred to as being two years ago and later it was even several years ago. I also felt that most of the book information was held back, that you didn't get the entire picture. It would have been better with that information; more history about the house and it's previous inhabitants. I only finished it because it was a short book.

08-06-2022, 08:48 AM	#30894
ReadingManiac Genre Jumper Posts: 1,070 Karma: 11070900 Join Date: Dec 2015 Device: Kindle paperwhite	Reading A Threat of Shadows by JA Anderson now. Some good Fantasy!

08-06-2022, 10:44 AM	#30895
acprinter Groupie Posts: 163 Karma: 3141364 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: California Gold Country Device: Paperwhite 11th generation	In the Market for Murder by T. E. Kinsey. This was a fun read. A Column of Fire by Ken Follet. Book number 3 in the Kingsbridge series. A good book but not as good as the first two. I wish I could read faster, this book took me 11 days to read.

08-06-2022, 07:15 PM	#30897
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	Oh, yes. And we'll just have to agree to disagree on this one. Though we agree on the narrator. Adequate, but hardly inspired.