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shootingMaNs · 04-14-2010, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Ea

We had a discussion of 'The Road' last year. Perhaps you might interested in it after you've finished the book. https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61009

Thanks for the link, I'm going to check it out now.

pdurrant · 04-14-2010, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

Search for the Star Stones by Andre Norton. A November 2008 omnibus reissue of a couple of classic novels from 1968/69.

I enjoyed them. They might, perhaps, be classed as YA books now (& possibly then).

The action moves along swiftly, and the twists and turns are fun.

They're really more fantasy in a science fiction setting than actual science fiction, but that doesn't worry me.

Some loose ends get tied up by the end of the second book, but there's clearly room for sequels. I don't know off-hand if any were written. A sequel isn't required by the story though. Hey - that was my 60th book this year!

So let's pick another random choice from the pile. The First Expedition by Steve Jordon. The author's name seems familiar! But since it's a sequel, I'll read the first book instead. That's The Onuissance Cells by Steve Jordan.

Elvira · 04-14-2010, 08:32 PM

Right now I'm reading Firefly Island by Daniel Arenson... I know the author and read the book in hardcover a couple of years ago. I was very excited when this fantasy fave of mine was recently made available on Kindle!!

I'm also reading Savor, a book about eating mindfully. Really enjoying it... I didn't think I'd enjoy reading *that* kind of book (more self-helpy/spiritual) on an eReader, but it's truly been a positive experience.

poohbear_nc · 04-15-2010, 08:22 AM

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Originally Posted by vivaldirules

It's National Poetry Month here so I've been randomly dancing through Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass.

Others may praise what they like;
But I, from the banks of the running Missouri, praise nothing in art or aught else,
Till it has well inhaled the atmosphere of this river, also the western scent,
And exudes it all again.

NPR's web site has recommendations by Nancy Pearl (the Book Lust author) and will be having daily features highlighting authors & their works.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...ryId=125997807

Moejoe · 04-15-2010, 12:58 PM

Albert Camus - Exile and the Kingdom (L'Exil et le royaume)

I've not read anything by Camus since I was 15 or 16, and I've never read this collection before, but the first story blew me away, absolutely amazing. The story in question is called 'The Adulterous Woman' (La Femme adultère).

sjb · 04-15-2010, 09:25 PM

Just started two books.
Invisible cities by Italo Calvino and Such is My Beloved by Morley Callaghan.

Dr. Drib · 04-16-2010, 05:58 AM

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Originally Posted by sjb

Just started two books.
Invisible cities by Italo Calvino and Such is My Beloved by Morley Callaghan.

Love Italo Calvino's postmodern works.

Don

Scott Nicholson · 04-16-2010, 09:29 AM

Reading Mr. Murder by Dean Koontz. Compelling and well crafted. My only beef is my usual with Koontz--the good guys are so unfailingly perfect that it's hard to relate to them. The bad guys, on the other hand...

Scott Nicholson

MelC · 04-16-2010, 10:00 AM

Finished the Book Thief and devoured The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao which is excellent and fully deserved the Pullitzer IMHO. I'm now continuing to move on alphabetically to something lighter - A Certain Chemistry by Mil Millington. We'll see whether it lives up to the standard set by Things My Girlfriend and I have Argued About. After that I think I am going to briefly jump off the alphabetical ship and read Horns which I just got and which is burning a hole in my M-Edge cover

Mel

ould · 04-16-2010, 10:51 AM

Attempted to read Accelerando by Charles Stross, while it had some interesting ideas and such, I found it utterly boring, no action/suspense, maybe a little humor. I was just struggling through it to be honest so I ended up tapping about 1/3 or so the way through it. I have a few other Stross books that I thought sounded interesting but I am not sure if I want to attempt another or not. Any thoughts? Should I attempt to finish Accelerando?

Got my "new to me" Nook this week which was the same time I tapped on Accelerando. I purchased Thereby Hangs a Tail which is a Bernie and Chet mystery and the sequel to Dog on It. Loved it. It is written from the dog's perspective(Chet). The author really seems to have nailed down the mind of a dog somehow. Lots of laugh out loud parts and action/suspense. Pretty quick read but thoroughly enjoyable.

Not sure what's next yet, gotta look through my TBR pile and pick something. Have lots of cheapies and freebies I picked up recently so should start plowing through them.

FlorenceArt · 04-16-2010, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by ould

Attempted to read Accelerando by Charles Stross, while it had some interesting ideas and such, I found it utterly boring, no action/suspense, maybe a little humor. I was just struggling through it to be honest so I ended up tapping about 1/3 or so the way through it. I have a few other Stross books that I thought sounded interesting but I am not sure if I want to attempt another or not. Any thoughts? Should I attempt to finish Accelerando?

I also got Accelerando with my Cybook when I bought it

I felt about the same as you and didn't finish it. Is it the book that has a lot of preaching about open source? I don't read novels to be preached to, and even if I wanted to read a non-fiction book about open-source it would have to be a little more in-depth than just "open source is good"

poohbear_nc · 04-16-2010, 11:21 AM

Hmmm.... I too tried to read Accelerando - first in pbook -- couldn't finish, then as an ebook - still couldn't finish. Too long with not much action.

BenG · 04-16-2010, 12:41 PM

Carpe Jugulum by Terry Pratchett

ZombieEatsYou · 04-16-2010, 02:14 PM

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith.
Cool story that interweaves Lincoln's true life history with a vampiric horror tale. Ending didn't quite fit with the narrative, however. If you've read it, you know what I mean.

WT Sharpe · 04-16-2010, 07:46 PM

I just wolfed down Cockroach Suckers by one of our newer MobileRead members, David Niall Wilson. It's a very fun and creepy tale of extraordinary happenings on the borders of the Dismal Swamp. I thoroughly enjoyed this tale, I highly recommend the book, and I'll be reading more by this author; who just happens to live on the other end of the Dismal Swamp from me!

04-16-2010, 10:51 AM	#4585
ould Zealot Posts: 100 Karma: 1000399 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Toronto, Ontario Device: Sony PRS-500	Attempted to read Accelerando by Charles Stross, while it had some interesting ideas and such, I found it utterly boring, no action/suspense, maybe a little humor. I was just struggling through it to be honest so I ended up tapping about 1/3 or so the way through it. I have a few other Stross books that I thought sounded interesting but I am not sure if I want to attempt another or not. Any thoughts? Should I attempt to finish Accelerando? Got my "new to me" Nook this week which was the same time I tapped on Accelerando. I purchased Thereby Hangs a Tail which is a Bernie and Chet mystery and the sequel to Dog on It. Loved it. It is written from the dog's perspective(Chet). The author really seems to have nailed down the mind of a dog somehow. Lots of laugh out loud parts and action/suspense. Pretty quick read but thoroughly enjoyable. Not sure what's next yet, gotta look through my TBR pile and pick something. Have lots of cheapies and freebies I picked up recently so should start plowing through them. Last edited by ould; 04-16-2010 at 10:54 AM.

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04-14-2010, 08:32 PM	#4578
Elvira Enthusiast Posts: 38 Karma: 462 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: Kindle	Right now I'm reading Firefly Island by Daniel Arenson... I know the author and read the book in hardcover a couple of years ago. I was very excited when this fantasy fave of mine was recently made available on Kindle!! I'm also reading Savor, a book about eating mindfully. Really enjoying it... I didn't think I'd enjoy reading that kind of book (more self-helpy/spiritual) on an eReader, but it's truly been a positive experience.

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04-16-2010, 09:29 AM	#4583
Scott Nicholson Scott Nicholson, author Posts: 363 Karma: 2029337 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Boone NC Device: Kindle	Reading Mr. Murder by Dean Koontz. Compelling and well crafted. My only beef is my usual with Koontz--the good guys are so unfailingly perfect that it's hard to relate to them. The bad guys, on the other hand... Scott Nicholson

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MelC Evangelist Posts: 410 Karma: 2081 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Toronto, Canada Device: Cybook Gen3, PRS600	Finished the Book Thief and devoured The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao which is excellent and fully deserved the Pullitzer IMHO. I'm now continuing to move on alphabetically to something lighter - A Certain Chemistry by Mil Millington. We'll see whether it lives up to the standard set by Things My Girlfriend and I have Argued About. After that I think I am going to briefly jump off the alphabetical ship and read Horns which I just got and which is burning a hole in my M-Edge cover Mel

04-16-2010, 11:21 AM	#4587
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,610 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	Hmmm.... I too tried to read Accelerando - first in pbook -- couldn't finish, then as an ebook - still couldn't finish. Too long with not much action.

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WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,072 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	I just wolfed down *Cockroach Suckers* by one of our newer MobileRead members, David Niall Wilson. It's a very fun and creepy tale of extraordinary happenings on the borders of the Dismal Swamp. I thoroughly enjoyed this tale, I highly recommend the book, and I'll be reading more by this author; who just happens to live on the other end of the Dismal Swamp from me!