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Bluesman7 · 05-13-2010, 09:36 AM

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*The Book Thief* Is a superb piece of work, Bluesman. Highly recommended. Happy reading. Neil

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Originally Posted by eleczilla

Agree with you~

Thanks to you both.

It's been an interesting trip so far.

Simon Wood · 05-13-2010, 08:16 PM

I'm currently reading Stephen King's Dark Half.

shootingMaNs · 05-14-2010, 12:37 AM

Currently re-reading "The Lord of the Rings." It's going pretty well this time, maybe I'll actually finish it. I've tried reading this several times, but have made it all the way through only twice.

kainne · 05-14-2010, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by shootingMaNs

Currently re-reading "The Lord of the Rings." It's going pretty well this time, maybe I'll actually finish it. I've tried reading this several times, but have made it all the way through only twice.

Took me 4 tries to get through it once kept stopping 200 pages into Fellowship.
Read this series because I loved The Hobbit. Can`t wait for the movies.

FlorenceArt · 05-14-2010, 11:30 AM

Finally bought a French e-book today! L'horizon by Patrick Modiano. My mother is a fan but I haven't read many books by him (only one I think). I hope I like this one (it's his latest)

shootingMaNs · 05-14-2010, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by kainne

Took me 4 tries to get through it once kept stopping 200 pages into Fellowship.
Read this series because I loved The Hobbit. Can`t wait for the movies.

I usually put it down about half way through The Two Towers. If I can get past that, I'll finish it. I hope the new movies are still on schedule. December, 2012, is a long way off to wait for the first.

pdurrant · 05-15-2010, 03:37 AM

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June 2010 issue of Analog.

A solid issue. Good stories, but nothing that really stood out. The Fact article was interesting - on gender in languages.

Now onto Asimov's, June 2010 by Dell Magazines

(Both this and the Analog were actually released in April! A consequence of magazine cover dates needing to seem current the entire time the magazine is on sale.)

recluse · 05-16-2010, 01:39 AM

Currently reading the "Repairman Jack" series by F.Paul Wilson. Finished the first two books, "The Tomb" and "Legacies". Loved them! This series is like "the Equalizer" meets "Kolchak, the Night Stalker" in Lovecraft country! Just started the third book, "Conspiracies" and can't put it down!

Exer · 05-16-2010, 01:56 AM

The Warded man, and Desert Spear by Peter V. Brett, my two latest.

dreams · 05-16-2010, 02:02 AM

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Originally Posted by recluse

Currently reading the "Repairman Jack" series by F.Paul Wilson. Finished the first two books, "The Tomb" and "Legacies". Loved them! This series is like "the Equalizer" meets "Kolchak, the Night Stalker" in Lovecraft country! Just started the third book, "Conspiracies" and can't put it down!

Love them! I started these in pbook. I'm looking to fill in the missing books in the collection.

I started with "Legacies" and " Conspiracies" (couldn't find "The Tomb". I'm missing all the ones up to "Gateways" then missing "Crisscross", but I have "Infernal". I plan on starting from the beginning this summer.

WT Sharpe · 05-16-2010, 04:51 AM

Just finished this month's Book Club selection, The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne. As someone else mentioned, Part I was slow going and Part II was not much better, but things really picked up in Part III: it was a real joy to read. After finishing Chapter 15 of Part III, where the mystery of the island was revealed, all I could say was, "I knew it! I just knew it!" Yes, I saw it coming, I figured it out, but that didn't lessen its impact! The pace and payoff of Part III is well worth the wade through Parts I and II.

pamirick · 05-16-2010, 08:39 AM

I'm currently reading "Under the Dome" by Stephen King on my Kindle. I'm a little more than halfway through, and I must say that this book does not disappoint, especially if you are already a Stephen King fan. It reminds me of King's earlier work, reminiscent of "The Stand", and the "Dark Tower" series. The premise is certainly different, but King has managed to give these characters life, so that you are genuinely concerned about them. Two thumbs up so far!

FlorenceArt · 05-16-2010, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by FlorenceArt

Finally bought a French e-book today! L'horizon by Patrick Modiano. My mother is a fan but I haven't read many books by him (only one I think). I hope I like this one (it's his latest)

Finished it, and it's good but with a lot of similarities to his other book I read (Un cirque passe), which I liked better.

On a whim I bought The Tomorrow People by Judith Merril at FictionWise. From the excerpt on the site, it looks well written.

I like that FW is publishing many old science-fiction books in multiformat, though I feel uneasy that those are probably out of copyright in the US and the author won't get a cent from those sales. On the other hand, I wish there were more books from the recent past (after WWII) available in e-format, and not just sci-fi...

obs20 · 05-16-2010, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by FlorenceArt

Finished The Road yesterday. Wow. I'm having trouble starting something else now.

I read that a few month ago. I enjoyed it.

I just finished Wolf Hall by Hillary Mantell, which was a book I really had to take my time with, However it was worth it. I am currently reading Becoming Charlemagne: Europe, Baghdad, and the Empires of A.D. 800 by Jeff Sypeck

ficbot · 05-16-2010, 10:15 AM

pamirick, I am reading this too and about to finish. I agree, it's a great book. Next up for me is going to b Nikolski, the Canada Reads selection from CBC.

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05-13-2010, 08:16 PM	#4862
Simon Wood Addict Posts: 237 Karma: 400001 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: California Device: none	I'm currently reading Stephen King's Dark Half.

05-14-2010, 12:37 AM	#4863
shootingMaNs later... Posts: 199 Karma: 2832520 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Endicott, NY Device: Sony PRS-600, iRiver Story HD, Nook Color Kobo Libra H2O	Currently re-reading "The Lord of the Rings." It's going pretty well this time, maybe I'll actually finish it. I've tried reading this several times, but have made it all the way through only twice.

05-14-2010, 11:30 AM	#4865
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	Finally bought a French e-book today! L'horizon by Patrick Modiano. My mother is a fan but I haven't read many books by him (only one I think). I hope I like this one (it's his latest)

05-16-2010, 01:39 AM	#4868
recluse Banned Posts: 3,724 Karma: 535488 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: the Mortuary Device: Kindle 2	Currently reading the "Repairman Jack" series by F.Paul Wilson. Finished the first two books, "The Tomb" and "Legacies". Loved them! This series is like "the Equalizer" meets "Kolchak, the Night Stalker" in Lovecraft country! Just started the third book, "Conspiracies" and can't put it down!

05-16-2010, 01:56 AM	#4869
Exer I see Russia! Posts: 205 Karma: 234787 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Alaska Device: Etch-A-Sketch	The Warded man, and Desert Spear by Peter V. Brett, my two latest.

05-16-2010, 04:51 AM	#4871
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.	Just finished this month's Book Club selection, The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne. As someone else mentioned, Part I was slow going and Part II was not much better, but things really picked up in Part III: it was a real joy to read. After finishing Chapter 15 of Part III, where the mystery of the island was revealed, all I could say was, "I knew it! I just knew it!" Yes, I saw it coming, I figured it out, but that didn't lessen its impact! The pace and payoff of Part III is well worth the wade through Parts I and II.

05-16-2010, 08:39 AM	#4872
pamirick Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Texas Device: Kindle 2nd Generation	I'm currently reading "Under the Dome" by Stephen King on my Kindle. I'm a little more than halfway through, and I must say that this book does not disappoint, especially if you are already a Stephen King fan. It reminds me of King's earlier work, reminiscent of "The Stand", and the "Dark Tower" series. The premise is certainly different, but King has managed to give these characters life, so that you are genuinely concerned about them. Two thumbs up so far!

05-16-2010, 10:15 AM	#4875
ficbot Wizard Posts: 2,409 Karma: 4132096 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: Kindle Paperwhite/iOS Kindle App	pamirick, I am reading this too and about to finish. I agree, it's a great book. Next up for me is going to b Nikolski, the Canada Reads selection from CBC.