Your first ebook read of 2010 - Page 3

lilac_jive · 01-02-2010, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Sparrow

Not sure to what extent Dickens' novel is a basis for Simmons'; but the narrator is Wilkie Collins and Dickens is the principal character.

In Simmons' book, Drood is an evil underworld villain (according to the back cover which is all I've read so far

).

That sounds quite good, I might have to check it out.

poshm · 01-02-2010, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by EowynCarter

I was surprised by the "to be continued" , having missed the info that the 3 book where now 4 books.

Yes a bit annoying that once I finish Brisingr which will probably be another week, I will be left dangling until the 4th and final book of the series is completed!

By the time the last installment comes out, I'll probably have to read the first 3 books again to get back into it. SIGH Should have done my homework first then I'd have known it was incomplete but I downloaded the Eragon audio from the library on a whim and enjoyed it so much I bought the ebook version.

aceflor · 01-02-2010, 01:31 PM

I finished "the alienist" by Caleb Carr and decided to re-read "the time traveler's wife". I will then go over to "her fearful symmetry". The next one after that will be "Homer & Langley".

dmaul1114 · 01-02-2010, 01:33 PM

Finishing The Demon Apostle by R.A. Salvatore.

For those interested, I think the first two books in the trilogy are still free on Kindle. Just download The Demon Awaken's. It actually has that full book, plus all of The Demon Spirit.

It's not super great though. Not nearly as good as his long dark elf series.

kennyc · 01-02-2010, 01:33 PM

Yeah! for Homer and Langely! Doctorow is excellent! It's right up their with Last Night in Twisted River for the best I've read recently.

delphidb96 · 01-02-2010, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by ficbot

What is it?

Myself, I am finishing off two books started in '09 right now but I think my first 'fresh for 2010' read is going to be Under the Dome since I think it will be the book club choice.

Minda Webber's "The Remarkable Miss Frankenstein".

phenomshel · 01-02-2010, 03:26 PM

I'm still finishing up "Owl's Well that Ends Well" by Donna Andrews from 2009 in pbook (not available in ebook so I caved and bought the rest of the series in pbook in October - Ms. Andrews needs to horsewhip her publishers IMHO). Started "Dial Om For Murder" by Diana Killian last night, because I was too lazy to hold the pbook open but had to read to get my brain to shut off before I could sleep. I usually have two or three books going anyway, so no worries there.

LDBoblo · 01-02-2010, 04:54 PM

I'm finishing up some re-reads, and then I'm gonna get cracking on Christopher Moore's "Fluke" as my first start-to-finish fresh read of 2010...at least that's the plan.

PhishStyx · 01-02-2010, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by sjb

Jude the Obscure, by Thomas Hardy

Now that was excellent!

I may read Flash Forward on the Kindle, but I've also just gotten out Widdershins by Charles de Lint (in trade paperback), which I may dig into first.

tech_au · 01-02-2010, 05:19 PM

Having finished Map of Bones by James Rollins between Xmas and New Year I decided to start the year off with some humour and read A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore. What a strange book that was

Right now I am reading the humorous nonfiction ebook A Walk In the Woods by Bill Bryson where he tells the story of his trek along the Appalachian Trail.

saturnblackhole · 01-02-2010, 05:23 PM

i started to read "the family" by jeff sharlet

SensualPoet · 01-02-2010, 06:40 PM

Two words: Raymond Chandler. Three more words: The Big Sleep.

WT Sharpe · 01-02-2010, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by saturnblackhole

i started to read "the family" by jeff sharlet

I read that last year. It's dry going at times, but very well researched. In amazing detail Sharlet shows on the one hand just how frighteningly saturated the upper echelons of our government are with anti-intellectual fundamentalists, and on the other hand just how twisted and manipulative their version of "Jesus only" Christianity can be.

Great choice for your first ebook of 2010!

WT Sharpe · 01-02-2010, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by aceflor

I finished "the alienist" by Caleb Carr and decided to re-read "the time traveler's wife". I will then go over to "her fearful symmetry". The next one after that will be "Homer & Langley".

The Time Traveler's Wife was a wonderful novel. Now I'm waiting for the DVD to be released (Feb. 2010, last I heard), to see what kind of job Hollywood did with it. Some say that if you haven't read the book, the movie will lose you.

Sometime during 2010 I plan to read Her Fearful Symmetry.

FizzyWater · 01-02-2010, 07:09 PM

I'm reading (for the first time) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. I'm also doing a "re-listen" to Kristine Kathryn Rusch's Retrieval Artist while commuting, and just finished A Father's Heart by Karen Young.

I don't usually read more than one book at a time, but lately I've had two going at the same time - one on the reader and one in print. I've got to get rid of the print library that aren't keepers! So I've taken to keeping the reader during the day (lunch / evening breaks at work) and reading the paper books at home. The audiobook was a fluke - I started it on the trip to and from Cleveland for the Christmas holiday, and now I've just GOT to finish it!

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01-02-2010, 01:31 PM	#33
aceflor Wizard Posts: 3,472 Karma: 48036360 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: where the sun lives, or so they say Device: Pocketbook Era, Pocketbook Inkpad 4, Kobo Libra 2, Kindle Scribe	I finished "the alienist" by Caleb Carr and decided to re-read "the time traveler's wife". I will then go over to "her fearful symmetry". The next one after that will be "Homer & Langley".

01-02-2010, 01:33 PM	#34
dmaul1114 Wizard Posts: 2,300 Karma: 1121709 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Amazon Kindle 1	Finishing The Demon Apostle by R.A. Salvatore. For those interested, I think the first two books in the trilogy are still free on Kindle. Just download The Demon Awaken's. It actually has that full book, plus all of The Demon Spirit. It's not super great though. Not nearly as good as his long dark elf series.

01-02-2010, 01:33 PM	#35
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,930 Karma: 119747553 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2 & PW, Onyx Boox Go6	Yeah! for Homer and Langely! Doctorow is excellent! It's right up their with Last Night in Twisted River for the best I've read recently.

01-02-2010, 03:26 PM	#37
phenomshel ZCD BombShel Posts: 4,793 Karma: 8293322 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: The Frozen North (aka Illinois, USA) Device: iPad, STB Kindle Oasis	I'm still finishing up "Owl's Well that Ends Well" by Donna Andrews from 2009 in pbook (not available in ebook so I caved and bought the rest of the series in pbook in October - Ms. Andrews needs to horsewhip her publishers IMHO). Started "Dial Om For Murder" by Diana Killian last night, because I was too lazy to hold the pbook open but had to read to get my brain to shut off before I could sleep. I usually have two or three books going anyway, so no worries there.

01-02-2010, 04:54 PM	#38
LDBoblo Wizard Posts: 1,385 Karma: 16056 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Asia Device: Kindle 3 WiFi, Sony PRS-505	I'm finishing up some re-reads, and then I'm gonna get cracking on Christopher Moore's "Fluke" as my first start-to-finish fresh read of 2010...at least that's the plan.

01-02-2010, 05:19 PM	#40
tech_au Oz Bookworm Posts: 516 Karma: 4056 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Australia Device: Sony PRS 505,PRS 650	Having finished Map of Bones by James Rollins between Xmas and New Year I decided to start the year off with some humour and read A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore. What a strange book that was Right now I am reading the humorous nonfiction ebook A Walk In the Woods by Bill Bryson where he tells the story of his trek along the Appalachian Trail.

01-02-2010, 05:23 PM	#41
saturnblackhole Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: brooklyn Device: sony ereader touch edition	i started to read "the family" by jeff sharlet

01-02-2010, 06:40 PM	#42
SensualPoet Wizard Posts: 2,302 Karma: 2607151 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Toronto Device: Kobo Aura HD, Kindle Paperwhite, Asus ZenPad 3, Kobo Glo	Two words: Raymond Chandler. Three more words: The Big Sleep.

01-02-2010, 07:09 PM	#45
FizzyWater You kids get off my lawn! Posts: 4,220 Karma: 73492664 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Columbus, Ohio Device: Oasis 2 and Libra H2O and half a dozen older models I can't let go of	I'm reading (for the first time) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. I'm also doing a "re-listen" to Kristine Kathryn Rusch's Retrieval Artist while commuting, and just finished A Father's Heart by Karen Young. I don't usually read more than one book at a time, but lately I've had two going at the same time - one on the reader and one in print. I've got to get rid of the print library that aren't keepers! So I've taken to keeping the reader during the day (lunch / evening breaks at work) and reading the paper books at home. The audiobook was a fluke - I started it on the trip to and from Cleveland for the Christmas holiday, and now I've just GOT to finish it!