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poohbear_nc · 09-21-2009, 11:03 AM

I'm reading through Alexander McCall Smith's "Ladies No. 1 Detective Agency" series (on book 4 now) - I do enjoy the gentleness & hopefulness - in the midst of a less than salubrious reality. Kitchsy yes. Sometimes didatic. But sweet.

Tried the "Isabel Dalhousie" series - It was real work just to finish the first one. Doubt I'll continue with these. Anyone read more & have recommendations?

MelC · 09-21-2009, 11:20 AM

Finished The Reader and I'm now interested to see the movie and see how it compares. I could see it making a really great movie and Kate Winslet making a great Hanna.

Now reading Flash Forward by Robert Sawyer and hoping to be done before the the Thursday premiere.

Mel

kennyc · 09-21-2009, 11:53 AM

I just finished "Sons and Lovers" -- I thought it good, but I also could clearly see where it had been edited/seamed together....was not nearly as smoothly written as "Of Human Bondage" which I read prior.

and it had too many flowers and flower descriptions.

neilmarr · 09-21-2009, 12:21 PM

Quite honestly, MelC, I don't think you'll be disappointed. The Reader is one of the few movies that does its source book proud. Cheers. N

Libby Cone · 09-22-2009, 10:04 AM

I'm going back and forth between The New Yorker and Geraldine Brooks' People of the Book. I don't know if I'll finish A Monster's Notes.

lilac_jive · 09-22-2009, 10:41 AM

I just finished Isaac's Storm by Erik Larson, which I really enjoyed. Not sure what I'll read next.

Sparrow · 09-22-2009, 10:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lilac_jive

I just finished Isaac's Storm by Erik Larson, which I really enjoyed. Not sure what I'll read next.

"Next up:
Three Musketeers
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn"

According to your sig!

But it's about time you read 'Rebecca' imho.

lilac_jive · 09-22-2009, 10:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sparrow

"Next up:
Three Musketeers
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn"

According to your sig!

But it's about time you read 'Rebecca' imho.

LOL! I should really change that. But those are up next on my classics list

As for Rebecca, I need to dig through my boxes to find it...

zerospinboson · 09-22-2009, 12:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sparrow

"Next up:
Three Musketeers

According to the guy who also translated lots of Dostoevsky (along with his wife) the state of the recent translations previous to his caused him to want to translate it himself, as they apparently took most of the fun out of Dumas's writing.

Steven Lyle Jordan · 09-22-2009, 12:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pilotbob

Is _Verdant Skys_ a stand alone or is it a sequel to something else?

Verdant Skies is a standalone story... which may, someday, have a sequel written to it, but does not actually need one to appreciate the story.

pilotbob · 09-22-2009, 12:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steve Jordan

Verdant Skies is a standalone story... which may, someday, have a sequel written to it, but does not actually need one to appreciate the story.

Cool... it is on my list right after _The Lens_ which I am reading now.

BOb

SHOECHICK · 09-22-2009, 02:09 PM

Currently reading The Three Musketeers and Nefretti by Michelle Moran which I'm enjoying very much. And just finished The White Queen and The Lost Symbol.

BenG · 09-22-2009, 11:41 PM

I'm reading The Love Song of J. Edgar Hoover by country singer Kinky Friedman of Kinky Friedman and the Texas Jewboys fame.
It's a one of a series of detective novels featuring Kinky Friedman as a NYC private investigator. The ones I've read are pretty good and ought to be available as e-books.

lilac_jive · 09-23-2009, 09:11 AM

I started AND finished last night Agatha Christie's "And Then There Were None." Like her other books, it was a little tough to start because of the huge cast of characters, but it was completely riveting! A good deal at $3.59

zelda_pinwheel · 09-23-2009, 09:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lilac_jive

I started AND finished last night Agatha Christie's "And Then There Were None." Like her other books, it was a little tough to start because of the huge cast of characters, but it was completely riveting! A good deal at $3.59

did it scare you silly ? it did me. i've read all of christie's books multiple times... except *that* one. :shudder:

09-22-2009, 02:09 PM	#2622
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poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,592 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	I'm reading through Alexander McCall Smith's "Ladies No. 1 Detective Agency" series (on book 4 now) - I do enjoy the gentleness & hopefulness - in the midst of a less than salubrious reality. Kitchsy yes. Sometimes didatic. But sweet. Tried the "Isabel Dalhousie" series - It was real work just to finish the first one. Doubt I'll continue with these. Anyone read more & have recommendations?

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MelC Evangelist Posts: 410 Karma: 2081 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Toronto, Canada Device: Cybook Gen3, PRS600	Finished The Reader and I'm now interested to see the movie and see how it compares. I could see it making a really great movie and Kate Winslet making a great Hanna. Now reading Flash Forward by Robert Sawyer and hoping to be done before the the Thursday premiere. Mel

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kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,909 Karma: 119230421 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	I just finished "Sons and Lovers" -- I thought it good, but I also could clearly see where it had been edited/seamed together....was not nearly as smoothly written as "Of Human Bondage" which I read prior. and it had too many flowers and flower descriptions.

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neilmarr neilmarr Posts: 7,215 Karma: 6000059 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Monaco-Menton, France Device: sony	Quite honestly, MelC, I don't think you'll be disappointed. The Reader is one of the few movies that does its source book proud. Cheers. N

09-22-2009, 10:04 AM	#2615
Libby Cone scribbler Posts: 117 Karma: 246 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Philadelphia USA Device: Kindle	I'm going back and forth between The New Yorker and Geraldine Brooks' People of the Book. I don't know if I'll finish A Monster's Notes.

09-22-2009, 10:41 AM	#2616
lilac_jive Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,870 Karma: 27376 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Device: PRS-505	I just finished Isaac's Storm by Erik Larson, which I really enjoyed. Not sure what I'll read next.

09-22-2009, 11:41 PM	#2623
BenG Home Guard Posts: 4,730 Karma: 86721650 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Alpha Ralpha Boulevard Device: Kindle Oasis 3G, iPhone 6	I'm reading The Love Song of J. Edgar Hoover by country singer Kinky Friedman of Kinky Friedman and the Texas Jewboys fame. It's a one of a series of detective novels featuring Kinky Friedman as a NYC private investigator. The ones I've read are pretty good and ought to be available as e-books.

09-23-2009, 09:11 AM	#2624
lilac_jive Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,870 Karma: 27376 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Device: PRS-505	I started AND finished last night Agatha Christie's "And Then There Were None." Like her other books, it was a little tough to start because of the huge cast of characters, but it was completely riveting! A good deal at $3.59