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PlatinumWarlock · 05-12-2023, 12:23 AM

Currently listening to Chuck Wendig's Wayward, sequel to Wanderers. Very much enjoying it, although I caught myself thinking yesterday that there's NO WAY he's going to finish this without a third book.

Not sure what to read next... I have a KU subscription and downloaded a bunch of new stuff a few days ago, so something from there. Beyond That, The Sea is looking promising.

pdurrant · 05-12-2023, 02:21 AM

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Next up: The Royal Show by Anton Du Beke. A recent purchase, and a bit of light entertainment.

Which was fun. Set in his alternate universe with the Buckingham Hotel and now introducing the Forsyth Variety Company. The ending was a bit weak.

Next up: Exile's Honor by Mercedes Lackey. Another in her Valdemar series.

Bookstooge · 05-12-2023, 07:51 PM

Currently reading Atomic-Age Cthulhu. When cosmic horror is written correctly, man, it is horrific(ly good) stuff.

pdurrant · 05-14-2023, 07:35 AM

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Next up: Exile's Honor by Mercedes Lackey. Another in her Valdemar series.

Most enjoyable, self-contained. Straight on to Exile's Valor.

pdurrant · 05-15-2023, 02:42 AM

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Most enjoyable, self-contained. Straight on to Exile's Valor.

Another quick read and a self-contained story. On to Take a Thief.

alansplace · 05-15-2023, 06:06 PM

This past weekend I began reading The Aleutian Portal by Christopher Cartwright. As of now I've read 24% of it and so far it's been a very enjoyable read as well as containing a quite an interesting premise.

Rumpelteazer · 05-16-2023, 02:29 AM

Yesterday I finished Evil Whispers by Owl Goingback. I got an email a couple of weeks ago from Fantastic Fiction that it was released, so I assumed it was a new book. However, it was published in 2001 and that explains a lot about the story (lack of mobile phones mostly).

It's about a 10 year old girl going on a vacation in a fishing camp in Florida. She gets possessed by an evil voodoo priest, who was killed in the area over 100 years ago and wants to resurrect his body. For all these years the (once) local Native American tribe, who killed the priest, have been keeping watch because they knew the priest's soul wanted to come back.

A good story and different from many other similar horror books.

Up next: Murder Never Retires by Faith Martin, #12 in the DI Hillary Greene series.

isarl · 05-16-2023, 02:17 PM

Read a few short stories by Robert Sheckley from the Citizen in Space collection.

The Mountain Without A Name felt like it needed another element to it to round it out just a bit more. Left me a little dissatisfied.

The Accountant was an effective example of a familiar scene with an unfamiliar edge, and it got a laugh out of me.

Citizen in Space was light, quick, and fun, but I liked The Accountant better.

Fbone · 05-16-2023, 07:50 PM

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Next, Planetside by Michael Mammay, a recent-ish purchase.

This was a military based mystery taking place in outer space. The military aspects were very good. It's clear the author is a retired military officer. The mystery part was slow going until the end when things came together with a mild surprise. The science fiction was childish-just a plot setting. All together enjoyable but not riveting or suspenseful. Rated C- [3 stars].

Next, from the library, Dead Man's Hand by James J Butcher.

Quizlit · 05-16-2023, 10:35 PM

Just finished A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki, overall enjoyable, bit long and the first half of the book was better than then second

astrangerhere · 05-17-2023, 07:35 AM

I'm listening to Edna Ferber's 1925 Pulitzer winner So Big.

gmw · 05-19-2023, 07:43 PM

A few days ago I finished The Doors of Eden by Adrian Tchaikovsky. While at times it did feel a bit long, all up I was very impressed. It was really well put together. Everything you want from science-fiction, including the ideas that stay with you after the book is finished. 4.5 / 5.

pdurrant · 05-20-2023, 08:00 AM

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Another quick read and a self-contained story. On to Take a Thief.

Ditto. Fun stuff.

Next up: The Undead by Brian Stableford. A look at what might be next in AI/transference. But rather unconvincing, and a bit dull, IMO. 3/5

I couldn't resist the latest Rivers of London anymore, even at full (£5.49) price. So bought and started Amongst Our Weapons by Ben Aaronovitch

Dr. Drib · 05-21-2023, 03:38 PM

I finished about 7 or 8 books since I last posted here.

My most current one that I finished (today) is a wonderful literary novel, one that also has an engaging mystery attached to it. The title is The Crime of Julian Wells, and it's by Thomas H. Cook.

I'm now reading All Yours, by the Argentine writer Claudia Piñeiro.

Dr. Drib · 05-23-2023, 11:02 AM

^

Just finished my last mentioned author from my earlier post. [Claudia Piñeiro.]

I just purchased Montauk [Amazon] by Max Frisch and will start that today. I actually read about 30 pages of it [from "Archive"] and was enjoying it so much that I decided to buy a clean copy, as mentioned. (A few years ago, I read I'm Not Stiller and very much enjoyed that, so I was not unaware of his work.) I"ll also read the short critique on Montauk published in Critique: Studies in Contemporary Fiction, titled Montauk: The Invention of Max Frisch, by Timothy Shipe.

After that one, I plan to start Malina, by his good friend Ingeborg Bachmann, a title I purchased some time back.

As you can tell, I'm a big fan of Modernist literature.

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05-12-2023, 12:23 AM	#31351
PlatinumWarlock Enthusiast Posts: 38 Karma: 2385978 Join Date: May 2023 Location: Pacific Northwest, USA Device: PW 5, Kobo Scribe, Kindle app on iOS	Currently listening to Chuck Wendig's Wayward, sequel to Wanderers. Very much enjoying it, although I caught myself thinking yesterday that there's NO WAY he's going to finish this without a third book. Not sure what to read next... I have a KU subscription and downloaded a bunch of new stuff a few days ago, so something from there. Beyond That, The Sea is looking promising.

05-12-2023, 07:51 PM	#31353
Bookstooge Member Retired Posts: 805 Karma: 2091358 Join Date: May 2019 Device: Kindle Oasis 1st Gen, PB Era	Currently reading Atomic-Age Cthulhu. When cosmic horror is written correctly, man, it is horrific(ly good) stuff.

05-15-2023, 06:06 PM	#31356
alansplace Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,897 Karma: 464403178 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: 33.9388° N, 117.2716° W Device: Kindles K-2, K-KB, PW 1 & 2, Voyage, Fire 2, 5 & HD 8, Surface 3, iPad	This past weekend I began reading The Aleutian Portal by Christopher Cartwright. As of now I've read 24% of it and so far it's been a very enjoyable read as well as containing a quite an interesting premise.

05-16-2023, 02:29 AM	#31357
Rumpelteazer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,397 Karma: 27919658 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	Yesterday I finished Evil Whispers by Owl Goingback. I got an email a couple of weeks ago from Fantastic Fiction that it was released, so I assumed it was a new book. However, it was published in 2001 and that explains a lot about the story (lack of mobile phones mostly). It's about a 10 year old girl going on a vacation in a fishing camp in Florida. She gets possessed by an evil voodoo priest, who was killed in the area over 100 years ago and wants to resurrect his body. For all these years the (once) local Native American tribe, who killed the priest, have been keeping watch because they knew the priest's soul wanted to come back. A good story and different from many other similar horror books. Up next: Murder Never Retires by Faith Martin, #12 in the DI Hillary Greene series.

05-16-2023, 02:17 PM	#31358
isarl Addict Posts: 295 Karma: 2534928 Join Date: Nov 2022 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Aura 2	Read a few short stories by Robert Sheckley from the Citizen in Space collection. The Mountain Without A Name felt like it needed another element to it to round it out just a bit more. Left me a little dissatisfied. The Accountant was an effective example of a familiar scene with an unfamiliar edge, and it got a laugh out of me. Citizen in Space was light, quick, and fun, but I liked The Accountant better.

05-16-2023, 10:35 PM	#31360
Quizlit Enthusiast Posts: 38 Karma: 315042 Join Date: Apr 2023 Device: kindle paperwhite 4	Just finished A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki, overall enjoyable, bit long and the first half of the book was better than then second

05-17-2023, 07:35 AM	#31361
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'm listening to Edna Ferber's 1925 Pulitzer winner So Big.

05-19-2023, 07:43 PM	#31362
gmw cacoethes scribendi Posts: 5,818 Karma: 137770742 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Aura One & H2Ov2, Sony PRS-650	A few days ago I finished *The Doors of Eden* by Adrian Tchaikovsky. While at times it did feel a bit long, all up I was very impressed. It was really well put together. Everything you want from science-fiction, including the ideas that stay with you after the book is finished. 4.5 / 5.

05-21-2023, 03:38 PM	#31364
Dr. Drib Grand Sorcerer Posts: 45,611 Karma: 60184181 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Peru Device: KINDLE: Oasis 3, Scribe (1st), Matcha; KOBO: Libra 2, Libra Colour	I finished about 7 or 8 books since I last posted here. My most current one that I finished (today) is a wonderful literary novel, one that also has an engaging mystery attached to it. The title is The Crime of Julian Wells, and it's by Thomas H. Cook. I'm now reading All Yours, by the Argentine writer Claudia Piñeiro.

05-23-2023, 11:02 AM	#31365
Dr. Drib Grand Sorcerer Posts: 45,611 Karma: 60184181 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Peru Device: KINDLE: Oasis 3, Scribe (1st), Matcha; KOBO: Libra 2, Libra Colour	^ Just finished my last mentioned author from my earlier post. [Claudia Piñeiro.] I just purchased Montauk [Amazon] by Max Frisch and will start that today. I actually read about 30 pages of it [from "Archive"] and was enjoying it so much that I decided to buy a clean copy, as mentioned. (A few years ago, I read I'm Not Stiller and very much enjoyed that, so I was not unaware of his work.) I"ll also read the short critique on Montauk published in Critique: Studies in Contemporary Fiction, titled Montauk: The Invention of Max Frisch, by Timothy Shipe. After that one, I plan to start Malina, by his good friend Ingeborg Bachmann, a title I purchased some time back. As you can tell, I'm a big fan of Modernist literature.