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lilac_jive · 09-15-2009, 08:40 AM

I'm reading "Soul Identity" on my iPhone and really enjoying it. On my Sony I'm reading "Night Shift," but I'm not really getting into it.

desertgrandma · 09-15-2009, 09:35 AM

"Sandman Slim" by Richard Kadrey. A friend won an advance copy thru Library Thing, and asked if I would like to read it. Even tho its a paper book, (not available digitally yet) its well worth the effort. I'm barely into the first chapter, and already its given me that tingly "oh Lord, what a great book!" feeling. Here is the first sentence:

"I wake up on a pile of smoldering garbage and leaves in the old Hollywood Forever Cemetery, behind the Paramount Studio lot in Melrose, though these last details don't come to me until later."

Here is the synopsis from Amazon:

From Publishers Weekly
Kadrey (Butcher Bird) provides biting humor, an over-the-top antihero and a rich stew of metaphoric language in this testosterone- and adrenaline-charged noir thriller. James Stark spent 11 years killing monsters in Lucifer's arena for the entertainment of fallen angels, but now he's back in seedy, magic-riddled L.A., trying to avenge his girlfriend's murder and hunt down Mason Faim, the black magician responsible for getting him sent downtown. He meets with some initial success, beheading second-rate magician Kasabian (whose head becomes Stark's smart-mouthed sidekick), but he can't find Faim. Instead he encounters Homeland Security agents, a near-psychotic angel and some odd nonhuman, nonangelic beings called the kissi. Darkly atmospheric settings, such as a posh gentlemen's club where angels are tortured in an attempt to bring about Armageddon, bring this violent fantasy into sharp, compelling focus. (Aug.)
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

benham · 09-15-2009, 11:41 AM

Just getting started on Hard Evidence by John Lescroart.

MelC · 09-15-2009, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

i just finished "things my girlfriend and i have argued about" by Millington. i love his website and columns so i was pretty excited to (finally) read his books as well. i actually had started it quite a while ago but i got distracted, or was in the mood for something else, or something (i can't actually remember) so i put it aside for several months and only just came back to it ; this time i got into it really quickly and several times it made me laugh uncontrollably. now that i've finished it i'm thinking of getting another (or both, probably) of his books, but i'm having a hard time deciding which one to read next since they both look good. i was thinking of reading "a certain chemistry" next since that's his second book (tmgaihaa is his first). have you read anything else by him ?

I haven't but I bought all three in a fit of using up micropay and a 25% off coupon from fictionwise. Will let you know when I read the other two but can't tell you how this one compares with TMGAIHAA yet although I heard great things about it which is why I purchased them in the first place.

Mel

DixieGal · 09-15-2009, 04:18 PM

Pratchett: Pyramids
Pratchett: Guards! Guards!
Pratchett: Eric
Jinlo: Soul View
Steve Jordan: Verdant Skies
Chaucer: The Canterbury Tales

I have too many books open at the same time!!

pilotbob · 09-15-2009, 10:41 PM

Just finished _The Mysterious Affair At Styles_... what to read next?

Been wanting to read some more of Steven Jordan's stuff... Still yet to read _The Len's_ and I hear a lot gushing about _Verdant Skys_.

Also heard about how great _The Pillars of the Earth_ is and that is on my "list" also.

Hmm??? Maybe Dg will start a poll for me.

BOb

Slite · 09-16-2009, 02:55 AM

Currently re-reading Katherine Kurtz Deryni chronicles. All 14 of them...

Havent read the first ones in awhile and picked them all up for my lieseusesseuueuee (dang it!)

FlorenceArt · 09-16-2009, 05:53 AM

Finally finished Judas Unchained, yay! I was relieved when it was over. I should never have read both books so close to each other. They are OK books but reading them back to back I started getting really annoyed at all the little (or big) faults. I just posted my review on Lybrarything if anyone is interested.

Now I'm back with Proust, and I also started a short novel by Irène Némirovsky which I like so far. Also trying to keep reading on ancient greek philosophy...

Dr. Drib · 09-16-2009, 06:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Slite

Currently re-reading Katherine Kurtz Deryni chronicles. All 14 of them...

Havent read the first ones in awhile and picked them all up for my lieseusesseuueuee (dang it!)

I started reading those back in 1969 (1971?), when the Adult Fantasy Series was around. Great writing and wonderful fantasies.

Don

Slite · 09-16-2009, 06:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

I started reading those back in 1969 (1971?), when the Adult Fantasy Series was around. Great writing and wonderful fantasies.

Don

I know, I appreciate the way she manages to make religion make sense

kennyc · 09-16-2009, 09:11 AM

I'm a relatively new ebook owner/reader though my interest in the field began some 20 years ago. I picked up a Sony 505 a few weeks ago after a couple of weeks of investigation -- in particular for the vast range of classic literature available and in hopes of getting some of those off my "to be read" list.

I finished "Of Human Bondage" by W. Somerset Maugham last week, also "At the Earth's Core" by Burroughs and am currently reading "Sons and Lovers" by D. H. Lawrence.

I'm looking forward to the new Margaret Atwood novel..

Idoine · 09-16-2009, 09:39 AM

Read "Bone Crossed" and "Hob's Bargain" by Patricia Briggs.

Now currently reading "Silent in the Grave" by Deanna Raybourn, available for free, courtesy of a MR post : 10 Free ebooks from Mills & Boons UK

DixieGal · 09-16-2009, 10:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pilotbob

Just finished _The Mysterious Affair At Styles_... what to read next?

Been wanting to read some more of Steven Jordan's stuff... Still yet to read _The Len's_ and I hear a lot gushing about _Verdant Skys_.

Steve just keeps getting better and better. I'm in the midst of Verdant Skies.

Also heard about how great _The Pillars of the Earth_ is and that is on my "list" also.

You will LOVE it, and then read the sequel, World Without End. Don't read the seq until you finish Pillars, then let it percolate a while before WWE.

Quote:

Originally Posted by FlorenceArt

Finally finished Judas Unchained, yay! I was relieved when it was over. I should never have read both books so close to each other. They are OK books but reading them back to back I started getting really annoyed at all the little (or big) faults. I just posted my review on Lybrarything if anyone is interested.

Judas Unchained is one of the first ebooks I ever bought from Fictionwise. I remember reading it, but can't remember anything else about it. I don't think it made a very big impression.

poohbear_nc · 09-16-2009, 10:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DixieGal

Pratchett: Pyramids
Pratchett: Guards! Guards!
Pratchett: Eric
Jinlo: Soul View
Steve Jordan: Verdant Skies
Chaucer: The Canterbury Tales

I have too many books open at the same time!!

Impossible!

FlorenceArt · 09-16-2009, 10:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DixieGal

Judas Unchained is one of the first ebooks I ever bought from Fictionwise. I remember reading it, but can't remember anything else about it. I don't think it made a very big impression.

You must have read the first volume then, Pandora's Star. Don't you remember it either?

I read a few of Hamilton's other books a few years ago and I enjoyed them at the time. I think my tastes have changed since then. I am getting picky as I grow older

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09-15-2009, 08:40 AM	#2551
lilac_jive Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,870 Karma: 27376 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Device: PRS-505	I'm reading "Soul Identity" on my iPhone and really enjoying it. On my Sony I'm reading "Night Shift," but I'm not really getting into it.

09-15-2009, 09:35 AM	#2552
desertgrandma Enjoying the show.... Posts: 14,270 Karma: 10462843 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Arizona Device: A K1, Kindle Paperwhite, an Ipod, IPad2, Iphone, an Ipad Mini & macAir	"Sandman Slim" by Richard Kadrey. A friend won an advance copy thru Library Thing, and asked if I would like to read it. Even tho its a paper book, (not available digitally yet) its well worth the effort. I'm barely into the first chapter, and already its given me that tingly "oh Lord, what a great book!" feeling. Here is the first sentence: "I wake up on a pile of smoldering garbage and leaves in the old Hollywood Forever Cemetery, behind the Paramount Studio lot in Melrose, though these last details don't come to me until later." Here is the synopsis from Amazon: From Publishers Weekly Kadrey (Butcher Bird) provides biting humor, an over-the-top antihero and a rich stew of metaphoric language in this testosterone- and adrenaline-charged noir thriller. James Stark spent 11 years killing monsters in Lucifer's arena for the entertainment of fallen angels, but now he's back in seedy, magic-riddled L.A., trying to avenge his girlfriend's murder and hunt down Mason Faim, the black magician responsible for getting him sent downtown. He meets with some initial success, beheading second-rate magician Kasabian (whose head becomes Stark's smart-mouthed sidekick), but he can't find Faim. Instead he encounters Homeland Security agents, a near-psychotic angel and some odd nonhuman, nonangelic beings called the kissi. Darkly atmospheric settings, such as a posh gentlemen's club where angels are tortured in an attempt to bring about Armageddon, bring this violent fantasy into sharp, compelling focus. (Aug.) Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

09-15-2009, 11:41 AM	#2553
benham Guru Posts: 882 Karma: 5565888 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Townsend, WI Device: Palm TX, PRS-505 (BLUE)	Just getting started on Hard Evidence by John Lescroart.

09-15-2009, 04:18 PM	#2555
DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	Pratchett: Pyramids Pratchett: Guards! Guards! Pratchett: Eric Jinlo: Soul View Steve Jordan: Verdant Skies Chaucer: The Canterbury Tales I have too many books open at the same time!!

09-15-2009, 10:41 PM	#2556
pilotbob Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,832 Karma: 11844413 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tampa, FL USA Device: Kindle Touch	Just finished _The Mysterious Affair At Styles_... what to read next? Been wanting to read some more of Steven Jordan's stuff... Still yet to read _The Len's_ and I hear a lot gushing about _Verdant Skys_. Also heard about how great _The Pillars of the Earth_ is and that is on my "list" also. Hmm??? Maybe Dg will start a poll for me. BOb

09-16-2009, 02:55 AM	#2557
Slite Icanhasdonuts? Posts: 2,837 Karma: 532407 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Mölnbo, Sweden Device: Kobo Aura 2nd edition, Kobo Clara HD	Currently re-reading Katherine Kurtz Deryni chronicles. All 14 of them... Havent read the first ones in awhile and picked them all up for my lieseusesseuueuee (dang it!)

09-16-2009, 05:53 AM	#2558
FlorenceArt High Priestess Posts: 5,761 Karma: 5042529 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Montreuil sous bois, France Device: iPad Pro 9.7, iPhone 6 Plus	Finally finished Judas Unchained, yay! I was relieved when it was over. I should never have read both books so close to each other. They are OK books but reading them back to back I started getting really annoyed at all the little (or big) faults. I just posted my review on Lybrarything if anyone is interested. Now I'm back with Proust, and I also started a short novel by Irène Némirovsky which I like so far. Also trying to keep reading on ancient greek philosophy...

09-16-2009, 09:11 AM	#2561
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,907 Karma: 119230421 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	I'm a relatively new ebook owner/reader though my interest in the field began some 20 years ago. I picked up a Sony 505 a few weeks ago after a couple of weeks of investigation -- in particular for the vast range of classic literature available and in hopes of getting some of those off my "to be read" list. I finished "Of Human Bondage" by W. Somerset Maugham last week, also "At the Earth's Core" by Burroughs and am currently reading "Sons and Lovers" by D. H. Lawrence. I'm looking forward to the new Margaret Atwood novel..

09-16-2009, 09:39 AM	#2562
Idoine Which book will be next ? Posts: 661 Karma: 2172 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: France Device: Cybook Gen3 1.5, Sony PRS 600 RC, Samsung Omnia...	Read "Bone Crossed" and "Hob's Bargain" by Patricia Briggs. Now currently reading "Silent in the Grave" by Deanna Raybourn, available for free, courtesy of a MR post : 10 Free ebooks from Mills & Boons UK