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Dr. Drib · 06-22-2023, 08:57 AM

Taking a two-book break from literary fiction.

I'm currently in the middle of two books:

1) Fist of Serrated Teeth - a collection of horror stories by Sean Malia Thompson. About a 3.5 rating (so far). I'm enjoying it.

2) Frenzy [AKA Junkie] - a hard-boiled novel from the '50s, by Jonathan Craig. This book is a wonderful ride back to the 50s, when people smoked, drank, and whored like there was no tomorrow.

Oh, no! I need to know the ONE thing she won't do! I gotta* know I tell ya** !

*gotta = got to [sic] = have to
**ya = you

Fbone · 06-23-2023, 02:00 AM

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

This one was silly, funny, entertaining but mostly silly. I found the writing uneven as if it had two authors writing alternately. Or maybe Butcher had good days and bad. In any case, it has enough there for me to read the next one sometime after publication. Rated C- [3 stars].

Next, Diane Duane's So You Want to be a Wizard.

pdurrant · 06-24-2023, 03:46 AM

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Next up: Flight of the Nighthawks by Raymond E. Feist. I've been doing a complete read of the Riftwar books, so it's take a while to get to this one - I bought it back on 24 October 2008!

Worth the wait - back on the main track with Pug and family. Good fantasy.

So straight on to Into a Dark Realm, the second volume of the Darkwar trilogy.

pdurrant · 06-26-2023, 02:17 AM

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So straight on to Into a Dark Realm, the second volume of the Darkwar trilogy.

and straight onto the third, Wrath of a Mad God.

drofgnal · 06-26-2023, 04:53 AM

After a literary romp through Shakespeare's world reading Hamnet, I decided on something a bit lighter. I'm currently reading Armageddon's Children by Terry Brooks. I've read about 4 series from Terry Brook's Shannara world and this one is the start of the next Trilogy, so I figured I'd give it a go.

Quizlit · 06-26-2023, 09:51 AM

Just finished Yellowface by R.F Kuang, was pleasantly surprised.

https://quizlit.org/book-of-the-month-july-2023

Also Victory City by Salman Rushdie. Big fan and this is a great read.

pdurrant · 07-01-2023, 03:07 PM

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and straight onto the third, Wrath of a Mad God.

Which was an excellent conclusion to this trilogy in the overall series.

Next up: The Fuller Memorandum by Charles Stross. The third in his Laundry Files series.

CRussel · 07-02-2023, 12:44 AM

I was reading A Stranger in Town, the 6th of the Rockton: Casey Duncan books by Kelley Armstrong. The whole series has been moderately enjoyable, but I've had to take a short break in the middle of it to read Working Class by Nathan Lowell, the second in his new Marva Collins series that released yesterday. As usual with his books, I'm very much enjoying it.

Strether · 07-02-2023, 10:25 AM

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I was reading A Stranger in Town, the 6th of the Rockton: Casey Duncan books by Kelley Armstrong. The whole series has been moderately enjoyable, but I've had to take a short break in the middle of it to read Working Class by Nathan Lowell, the second in his new Marva Collins series that released yesterday. As usual with his books, I'm very much enjoying it.

Thanks for the heads-up on the new Lowell, Charlie. I really enjoyed the last one.

Jim

astrangerhere · 07-03-2023, 02:51 PM

Just finished An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon for pride month in audio format.

Finishing up Mur Lafferty's Station Eternity on paper and will be starting Julia Armfield's Our Wives Under the Sea on paper directly thereafter. That will conclude my "10 books selected by my wife" goal for the year.

Still enjoying my leisurely chapter a day of War and Peace on my Kobo.

DiapDealer · 07-03-2023, 05:22 PM

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Finishing up Mur Lafferty's Station Eternity on paper and will be starting Julia Armfield's Our Wives Under the Sea on paper directly thereafter. That will conclude my "10 books selected by my wife" goal for the year.

Did you enjoy Station Eternity, or was it more of a "mission accomplished" kind of thing?

I enjoyed both it and her Six Wakes. Looking forward to Station Eternity's follow up, actually.

astrangerhere · 07-03-2023, 06:30 PM

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Did you enjoy Station Eternity, or was it more of a "mission accomplished" kind of thing?

I enjoyed both it and her Six Wakes. Looking forward to Station Eternity's follow up, actually.

I'm waiting to see what the payoff is. I liked Six Wakes when I read it, so I am interested to see how she wraps this up. If its done well, I am sure I will get the sequel.

pdurrant · 07-05-2023, 02:25 AM

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Next up: The Fuller Memorandum by Charles Stross. The third in his Laundry Files series.

Which was the expected mix of admin, spies and eldritch horror.

Next up: Hangman's Holiday. A collection of Lord Peter Wimsey short stories.

Quizlit · 07-05-2023, 05:38 AM

Just finished The Waiting Years by Fumiko Enchi, great read.
Ploughing through The Storyteller of Casablanca by Fiona Valpy for a book club

astrangerhere · 07-05-2023, 09:55 AM

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Just finished The Waiting Years by Fumiko Enchi, great read.
Ploughing through The Storyteller of Casablanca by Fiona Valpy for a book club

The Waiting Years is one of my absolute favorite Japanese novels of the period! I don't know that I've ever met anyone else who has read it.

06-22-2023, 08:57 AM	#31411
Dr. Drib Grand Sorcerer Posts: 45,449 Karma: 59592133 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Peru Device: KINDLE: Oasis 3, Scribe (1st), Matcha; KOBO: Libra 2, Libra Colour	Taking a two-book break from literary fiction. I'm currently in the middle of two books: 1) Fist of Serrated Teeth - a collection of horror stories by Sean Malia Thompson. About a 3.5 rating (so far). I'm enjoying it. 2) Frenzy [AKA Junkie] - a hard-boiled novel from the '50s, by Jonathan Craig. This book is a wonderful ride back to the 50s, when people smoked, drank, and whored like there was no tomorrow. Oh, no! I need to know the ONE thing she won't do! I gotta* know I tell ya** ! gotta = got to [sic] = have to *ya = you Attached Thumbnails

06-26-2023, 04:53 AM	#31415
drofgnal Wizard Posts: 1,402 Karma: 10519918 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Ipad Pro/Kindle Oasis 3/iPhone 13 Pro Max	After a literary romp through Shakespeare's world reading Hamnet, I decided on something a bit lighter. I'm currently reading Armageddon's Children by Terry Brooks. I've read about 4 series from Terry Brook's Shannara world and this one is the start of the next Trilogy, so I figured I'd give it a go. Last edited by drofgnal; 06-28-2023 at 05:30 AM.

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06-26-2023, 09:51 AM	#31416
Quizlit Enthusiast Posts: 38 Karma: 315042 Join Date: Apr 2023 Device: kindle paperwhite 4	Just finished Yellowface by R.F Kuang, was pleasantly surprised. https://quizlit.org/book-of-the-month-july-2023 Also Victory City by Salman Rushdie. Big fan and this is a great read.

07-02-2023, 12:44 AM	#31418
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	I was reading A Stranger in Town, the 6th of the Rockton: Casey Duncan books by Kelley Armstrong. The whole series has been moderately enjoyable, but I've had to take a short break in the middle of it to read Working Class by Nathan Lowell, the second in his new Marva Collins series that released yesterday. As usual with his books, I'm very much enjoying it.

07-03-2023, 02:51 PM	#31420
astrangerhere Professor of Law Posts: 3,754 Karma: 68428716 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Chapel Hill, NC Device: Kobo Elipsa, Kobo Libra H20, Kobo Aura One, KoboMini	Just finished *An Unkindness of Ghosts* by Rivers Solomon for pride month in audio format. Finishing up Mur Lafferty's *Station Eternity* on paper and will be starting Julia Armfield's *Our Wives Under the Sea* on paper directly thereafter. That will conclude my "10 books selected by my wife" goal for the year. Still enjoying my leisurely chapter a day of *War and Peace* on my Kobo.

07-05-2023, 05:38 AM	#31424
Quizlit Enthusiast Posts: 38 Karma: 315042 Join Date: Apr 2023 Device: kindle paperwhite 4	Just finished The Waiting Years by Fumiko Enchi, great read. Ploughing through The Storyteller of Casablanca by Fiona Valpy for a book club