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lilac_jive · 12-27-2009, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by pilotbob

Just finishing up _Murder Must Advertise_... I am leaving on a Cruise to the Carribean tomorrow so I just bought _World Without End_ and zapped it to my Kindle with Whispernet to have on the cruise... I am sure I won't finish it. But, if I do I also have Metagame for next.. and a couple others too .... but I doubt I will finish WWOE on the cruise.

See you all in a week or so.

BOb

Ooh have fun! I can't wait to read Pillars of the Earth myself.

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Originally Posted by BearMountainBooks

I started that one too--free for Kindle. But I haven't gotten that far into it and...I'm with you. Not sure I'll like it yet! It's a slow-starter.

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Originally Posted by phenomshel

I got it as a freebie too. Started it, and then got distracted. I think I might like it better if I had started with the beginning of the series. Actually, I'm having trouble settling on what I want to read next. I've started several and can't stick with one.

I'm just about done with it (as in finished, not giving up). It's cute enough, but I'm having a hard time following the characters and they aren't usually the kind I go for in a murder mystery (they all have very in-your-face tactics). The food mentioned in the book is making me hungry though.

neilmarr · 12-28-2009, 04:53 AM

***Actually, I'm having trouble settling on what I want to read next. I've started several and can't stick with one.***

That's a snag I've hit since I got my first reader early this year, Phenomshel. It's so easy to skip to another title when the book you're reading shifts into a slow gear for a while. I try hard to resist the temptation but I still often find myself reading three or four books simultaneously. Must stop that! Neil

FlorenceArt · 12-28-2009, 04:56 AM

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Originally Posted by neilmarr

[I try hard to resist the temptation but I still often find myself reading three or four books simultaneously. Must stop that! Neil

Why?

kennyc · 12-28-2009, 05:23 AM

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Originally Posted by pilotbob

Just finishing up _Murder Must Advertise_... I am leaving on a Cruise to the Carribean tomorrow so I just bought _World Without End_ and zapped it to my Kindle with Whispernet to have on the cruise... I am sure I won't finish it. But, if I do I also have Metagame for next.. and a couple others too .... but I doubt I will finish WWOE on the cruise.

See you all in a week or so.

BOb

Enjoy! I just started Pillars of the Earth yesterday.

pdurrant · 12-28-2009, 05:54 AM

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

Now onto the second set of Bolo short stories - Bolos II - The Unconquerable, recently re-issued by Baen. And so far, I'm enjoying this a lot more.

And that was a quick, fun read. The stories ranged across lots of "history" - but were easy to follow, as they were all self-contained.

I think I'll stick with the Bolos and read the last collection that I haven't read. Bolos IV: Last Stand, also recently re-released.

Latinandgreek · 12-28-2009, 06:19 AM

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Originally Posted by neilmarr

***Actually, I'm having trouble settling on what I want to read next. I've started several and can't stick with one.***

That's a snag I've hit since I got my first reader early this year, Phenomshel. It's so easy to skip to another title when the book you're reading shifts into a slow gear for a while. I try hard to resist the temptation but I still often find myself reading three or four books simultaneously. Must stop that! Neil

I know what you mean, I find myself doing the same thing. The problem is that I start off reading 2 or 3 books at the same time, and then that snowballs into 5, 6...

I'm currently re-reading 1984 and The Count of Monte Cristo. I am reading Sookie Stackhouse #6 (I can never remember the titles of books that are part of a series) and The Lord of Light (Zelazny) (in P-book format) as well as "Teach yourself Sanskrit" and several books for school. I am overwhelmed, and should start to pare this list down...

pdurrant · 12-28-2009, 06:31 AM

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

I think I'll stick with the Bolos and read the last collection that I haven't read. Bolos IV: Last Stand, also recently re-released.

Whoops - it turns out I have read that one after all. So onto a Bolo novel. Bolo Rising

crsheilah · 12-28-2009, 09:02 AM

I just started Gregg Hurwitz' Troubleshooter. It's the 3rd in a series. These books have kept me awake at night reading! Read The Kill Clause first, then The Program before reading Troubleshooter. Great thrillers (the first two I would rate 5 stars) that I found at the NYPL website. I've discovered so many new (to me) authors since subscribing to the NYPL, I'll be so sorry when my subscription expires.

SHOECHICK · 12-28-2009, 12:07 PM

Just finished The Thirteenth Tale this morning, very good. I was about 1/4 way through the Illiad and 3 Musteteers before I started so going back to them

ficbot · 12-28-2009, 12:33 PM

Well, that's the last time I 'complete a series' from Fictionwise! I did this earlier in the year with a too good to pass up sale and I have six books left to read in a series I am no longer enjoying. I began last night just slogging through to finish them, but you know what, I have better things to do! I do try and read the books I pay for, but I am just going to chalk these ones up as a mistake and stop reading them.

FlorenceArt · 12-28-2009, 01:56 PM

Still trying to finish "Tomorrow". I really want to shake the narrator sometimes and tell her to get to the frigging point, will ya? I have my eye on that progress bar but I'm still cautiously hopeful that I can manage to finish it. I have a long train ride coming tomorrow and another the next day

pdurrant · 12-28-2009, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

So onto a Bolo novel. Bolo Rising

Which was also a fun, quick read. Although I think the characterisation of the commanding officer was a bit weak.

Another change of pace now, and I'll catch up with what's been happening on Pern. I have the most recent four novels to read, starting with "Dragonsblood".

lilac_jive · 12-28-2009, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by ficbot

Well, that's the last time I 'complete a series' from Fictionwise! I did this earlier in the year with a too good to pass up sale and I have six books left to read in a series I am no longer enjoying. I began last night just slogging through to finish them, but you know what, I have better things to do! I do try and read the books I pay for, but I am just going to chalk these ones up as a mistake and stop reading them.

May I ask which series?

DixieGal · 12-28-2009, 06:20 PM

Found an old Silverberg book that I missed somehow, To Open the Sky. It has spunky martians!

Fledchen · 12-28-2009, 07:12 PM

I just started "Half Broke Horses" by Jeannette Walls. I got the hardcover as a gift, but am reading the ebook. I'm just a few pages in but am liking it already. It's kind of like "Little House on the Prairie," but in Texas in the 1930s.

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12-28-2009, 04:53 AM	#3347
neilmarr neilmarr Posts: 7,215 Karma: 6000059 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Monaco-Menton, France Device: sony	*Actually, I'm having trouble settling on what I want to read next. I've started several and can't stick with one.* That's a snag I've hit since I got my first reader early this year, Phenomshel. It's so easy to skip to another title when the book you're reading shifts into a slow gear for a while. I try hard to resist the temptation but I still often find myself reading three or four books simultaneously. Must stop that! Neil

12-28-2009, 09:02 AM	#3353
crsheilah Connoisseur Posts: 67 Karma: 30000 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Costa Rica Device: Velocity Cruz T103	I just started Gregg Hurwitz' Troubleshooter. It's the 3rd in a series. These books have kept me awake at night reading! Read The Kill Clause first, then The Program before reading Troubleshooter. Great thrillers (the first two I would rate 5 stars) that I found at the NYPL website. I've discovered so many new (to me) authors since subscribing to the NYPL, I'll be so sorry when my subscription expires.

12-28-2009, 12:07 PM	#3354
SHOECHICK Addict Posts: 228 Karma: 1032 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Vancouver BC Device: Red Sony 505 and Ipad	Just finished The Thirteenth Tale this morning, very good. I was about 1/4 way through the Illiad and 3 Musteteers before I started so going back to them

12-28-2009, 12:33 PM	#3355
ficbot Wizard Posts: 2,409 Karma: 4132096 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: Kindle Paperwhite/iOS Kindle App	Well, that's the last time I 'complete a series' from Fictionwise! I did this earlier in the year with a too good to pass up sale and I have six books left to read in a series I am no longer enjoying. I began last night just slogging through to finish them, but you know what, I have better things to do! I do try and read the books I pay for, but I am just going to chalk these ones up as a mistake and stop reading them.

12-28-2009, 01:56 PM	#3356
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	Still trying to finish "Tomorrow". I really want to shake the narrator sometimes and tell her to get to the frigging point, will ya? I have my eye on that progress bar but I'm still cautiously hopeful that I can manage to finish it. I have a long train ride coming tomorrow and another the next day

12-28-2009, 06:20 PM	#3359
DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	Found an old Silverberg book that I missed somehow, To Open the Sky. It has spunky martians!

12-28-2009, 07:12 PM	#3360
Fledchen Guru Posts: 663 Karma: 84658 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Minnesota, USA Device: PB360+, Sony950, VR Stream, iPod Touch, iPad	I just started "Half Broke Horses" by Jeannette Walls. I got the hardcover as a gift, but am reading the ebook. I'm just a few pages in but am liking it already. It's kind of like "Little House on the Prairie," but in Texas in the 1930s.