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yekim54 · 09-26-2009, 04:38 PM

Some books I recently finished reading:

The Accidental Tourist - Anne Tyler
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - F. Scott Fitzgerald
Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury
Star Trek Movie Tie-In (2009) - Alan Dean Foster
To Kill A Mockingbird - Harper Lee
Little Brother - Cory Doctorow
Animal Farm - George Orwell
King Solomon's Mines - Sir H. Rider Haggard
In the Heat of the Night - John Ball
Dewey, the Small Town Library Cat - Vicki Myron
Golf in the Year 2000, or, What are we up to - J. McCullough
The Time Traveler's Wife - Audrey Niffenegger
New York Dead - Stuart Woods
The Lion's Game - Nelson DeMille

lilac_jive · 09-26-2009, 07:21 PM

I'm reading "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley in celebration of Banned Books week. really enjoying it

kennyc · 09-26-2009, 08:30 PM

Oh and currently reading "The Year of the Flood" - Margaret Atwood (my first purchased ebook).

crsheilah · 09-27-2009, 11:48 AM

I'm on the 3rd book of Diana Gabaldon's Outlander series. Love the books!

JSWolf · 09-27-2009, 01:18 PM

Another excellent read is the The Shooters which is the 4th book in the Presidential Agent series by W.E.B. Griffin.

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The #1 New York Times-bestselling series returns with a story as up-to-date as the headlines.

The novels of W. E. B. Griffin featuring Delta Force officer Charley Castillo and his band of troubleshooters have won wide praise for their realism, action, and "punchy prose that connects like a right hook" (Chicago Tribune).

Now, still in Argentina tying up loose ends from his investigation into the UN oil-for-food scandal, Castillo is startled when a young man is marched into his office at gunpoint, caught trying to sneak through the fence. It turns out he's an American officer, a lieutenant assigned to the embassy in Paraguay. A key agent for the DEA has disappeared while trying to interdict drugs and very little is being done about it, for phony diplomatic reasons. The lieutenant's heard of Castillo, knows what he's done, and wants his help in getting the agent back. More than that, he's got an innovative plan for dealing with the drug lords themselves.

Intrigued, Castillo gets permission to try it, but the President has just one warning for him: Don't get caught. Charley couldn't agree more-but it might turn out to be something easier said than done. . . .

Filled with Griffin's trademark rich characters and cutting-edge drama, this is an exceptional novel by "a writer of true virtuosity and talent" (Fort Worth Star-Telegram).

pilotbob · 09-27-2009, 05:50 PM

Just finished _The Lens_ by Steven Jordan who says this:

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Originally Posted by Steve Jordan

Gripping suspense!

High-flying antics!

Dramatic near-escapes!

And they only just got there! Boy, are you in for a ride!

...and I've got to agree. This was a great book. Better than _Berserker_. Great characters and character growth. I give this 4 out of 5 stars!

Next.. _Verdant Skies_ by the same author. I've heard this is his best book yet... It also could be the October MRBC selection.... we'll see.

BOb

poohbear_nc · 09-27-2009, 08:03 PM

I'm in the midst of "The Brutal Telling" by Louise Penny - if you haven't discovered her "Three Pines" series of mysteries set in Quebec you're missing a fantastic series - lyrical writing, a memorable cast of characters, a humane police detective - all set in a Shangra-La in the north woods of Canada. I highly recommend this series - all 4 are available in Kindle format.

neilmarr · 09-28-2009, 03:14 AM

Just about to start Steve's *Verdant Skies* myself, Bob. I've been looking forward to it since I downloaded it last week, but I had a minor hitch ... in that I couldn't read a word. The font was too tiny and wouldn't adjust. One of our MR friends here just explained how to fix the problem using 'preferences' in the Calibre library. Two minutes of a job -- and voila! Cheers. Neil

nboshart · 09-28-2009, 12:33 PM

Man, what am I not reading?
Midnight's Children - Salman Rushdie
What Would Google Do - Jeff Jarvis (2nd time)
Flashforward - Robert J. Sawyer

Next up:
Mortals - Norman Rush
A Gate at the Stairs - Lorrie Moore

And who knows what else...

DixieGal · 09-28-2009, 12:40 PM

I'm sort of dragging thru Pratchett's Pyramids. It is the first Discworld book that has been boring to me. I think adding luggage to the story would help.

benham · 09-28-2009, 01:20 PM

Finished Hard Evidence, #3 of the Dismas Hardy series. definitely recommend John Lescroart for crime fiction readers! Currently reading Heaven's Keep, the latest Cork O'Connor novel by William Kent Krueger.

pshrynk · 09-28-2009, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by DixieGal

I'm sort of dragging thru Pratchett's Pyramids. It is the first Discworld book that has been boring to me. I think adding luggage to the story would help.

It gets better toward the last half...

FlorenceArt · 09-28-2009, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by nboshart

A Gate at the Stairs - Lorrie Moore

I remember reading a book of short stories by Lorrie Moore ages ago. I loved it, but never read anything else from her. Another name to add to my "authors to check out" list...?

neilmarr · 09-29-2009, 01:17 AM

Re-read Evelyn Waugh's *Scoop* last night, for maybe the dozenth time over the years, but first time on an ereader. It just seems to get more hilarious by the read. N

kainne · 09-29-2009, 07:53 PM

Just finished Club Dead by Charliane Harris & 1/3 of the way through Little Brother by Cory Doctorow.

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09-26-2009, 04:38 PM	#2656
yekim54 What the Dog Saw Posts: 311 Karma: 981684 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Dunn Loring Device: Sony PRS-650, Surface3	Some books I recently finished reading: The Accidental Tourist - Anne Tyler The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - F. Scott Fitzgerald Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury Star Trek Movie Tie-In (2009) - Alan Dean Foster To Kill A Mockingbird - Harper Lee Little Brother - Cory Doctorow Animal Farm - George Orwell King Solomon's Mines - Sir H. Rider Haggard In the Heat of the Night - John Ball Dewey, the Small Town Library Cat - Vicki Myron Golf in the Year 2000, or, What are we up to - J. McCullough The Time Traveler's Wife - Audrey Niffenegger New York Dead - Stuart Woods The Lion's Game - Nelson DeMille

09-26-2009, 07:21 PM	#2657
lilac_jive Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,870 Karma: 27376 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Device: PRS-505	I'm reading "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley in celebration of Banned Books week. really enjoying it

09-26-2009, 08:30 PM	#2658
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,909 Karma: 119230421 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	Oh and currently reading "The Year of the Flood" - Margaret Atwood (my first purchased ebook).

09-27-2009, 11:48 AM	#2659
crsheilah Connoisseur Posts: 67 Karma: 30000 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Costa Rica Device: Velocity Cruz T103	I'm on the 3rd book of Diana Gabaldon's Outlander series. Love the books!

09-27-2009, 08:03 PM	#2662
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 in the midst of "The Brutal Telling" by Louise Penny - if you haven't discovered her "Three Pines" series of mysteries set in Quebec you're missing a fantastic series - lyrical writing, a memorable cast of characters, a humane police detective - all set in a Shangra-La in the north woods of Canada. I highly recommend this series - all 4 are available in Kindle format.

09-28-2009, 03:14 AM	#2663
neilmarr neilmarr Posts: 7,215 Karma: 6000059 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Monaco-Menton, France Device: sony	Just about to start Steve's Verdant Skies myself, Bob. I've been looking forward to it since I downloaded it last week, but I had a minor hitch ... in that I couldn't read a word. The font was too tiny and wouldn't adjust. One of our MR friends here just explained how to fix the problem using 'preferences' in the Calibre library. Two minutes of a job -- and voila! Cheers. Neil

09-28-2009, 12:33 PM	#2664
nboshart Connoisseur Posts: 65 Karma: 456 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Toronto Device: Kobo	Man, what am I not reading? Midnight's Children - Salman Rushdie What Would Google Do - Jeff Jarvis (2nd time) Flashforward - Robert J. Sawyer Next up: Mortals - Norman Rush A Gate at the Stairs - Lorrie Moore And who knows what else...

09-28-2009, 12:40 PM	#2665
DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	I'm sort of dragging thru Pratchett's Pyramids. It is the first Discworld book that has been boring to me. I think adding luggage to the story would help.

09-28-2009, 01:20 PM	#2666
benham Guru Posts: 882 Karma: 5565888 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Townsend, WI Device: Palm TX, PRS-505 (BLUE)	Finished Hard Evidence, #3 of the Dismas Hardy series. definitely recommend John Lescroart for crime fiction readers! Currently reading Heaven's Keep, the latest Cork O'Connor novel by William Kent Krueger.

09-29-2009, 01:17 AM	#2669
neilmarr neilmarr Posts: 7,215 Karma: 6000059 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Monaco-Menton, France Device: sony	Re-read Evelyn Waugh's Scoop last night, for maybe the dozenth time over the years, but first time on an ereader. It just seems to get more hilarious by the read. N

09-29-2009, 07:53 PM	#2670
kainne Connoisseur Posts: 50 Karma: 51520 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Ontario, Canada Device: PRS-700	Just finished Club Dead by Charliane Harris & 1/3 of the way through Little Brother by Cory Doctorow.