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poohbear_nc · 08-27-2009, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by ShortNCuddlyAm

Reading China Mieville's Iron Council. So far it's not gripping me in the same way Perdido Street Station and The Scar both did

It does drag on a bit - as if the text mirrorred the practice of putting down rail, moving a short way, picking up the rail, putting it back down again....

DMcCunney · 08-27-2009, 07:56 PM

Current reading:

Paper:
David Weber _By Heresies Distressed_ Third in the SF series begun with _Off Armageddon Reef_
C.W. Sullivan III _Welsh Celtic Myth in Modern Fantasy_

eBook:
Mobipocket
Dashiell Hammett "Arson Plus", a Continental Op story
St. George Stock _A Guide to Stoicism_
Plucker
Maxwell Grant _The Five Chameleons_ a Shadow novel

nomesque · 08-27-2009, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by DixieGal

Finished Nomesque's Dead(ish) last night and really enjoyed it. The different fonts for different speakers rendered sort of bloopy on my 505, but it's all about the story and not the format anyway, right? It is very good and seems like she should submit it to FSF and see if it gets accepted for publication with them.

W00t!! I'm glad you enjoyed it :-) Sorry about the bloopy fonts though

doreenjoy · 08-28-2009, 01:52 AM

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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

It does drag on a bit - as if the text mirrorred the practice of putting down rail, moving a short way, picking up the rail, putting it back down again....

OMG yes. After I read Perdido Street Station, I told a friend it was like being bludgeoned to death with a very pretty hammer.

poohbear_nc · 08-28-2009, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by doreenjoy

OMG yes. After I read Perdido Street Station, I told a friend it was like being bludgeoned to death with a very pretty hammer.

You know - this mode of death would fit in very well into the world of Perdido Street Station - where weapons are works of art (or at least artisanship).

DixieGal · 08-28-2009, 10:31 AM

Finished Reyben's Living History, and it was very good. It is part hard scifi and part action thriller. Of course, you know I preferred the hard scifi parts, but the boy can certainly write a good fight scene! And it has dinosaurs, so it's all good!

Started Steve Jordan's Verdant Skies. On my reader, it is 404 pages, and if the rest is as interesting as the first 35, then I'm hooked. OK, how do I say this without being rude, because I totally support Steve's writing?.... Onnuissance Cells was very good but rough around the edges. Do not miss that one or the subsequent ones from Steve! However.... Verdant Skies is smooth and seamless, very polished, and I'd say he has hit his stride with this one. Steve is raising the bar for the term "self published." If you have never read any of his work, then go to his website, get the entire kit and kaboodle, and start reading. It's fun to watch his work mature into art as he goes from one book to the next. I can't wait to see what comes next!

MelC · 08-28-2009, 03:35 PM

Have emerged after reading my beloved Anne of Green Gables (and the several sequels) thanks to the good folks here at Mobileread who have made them available.

Snuck in another James Patterson book - something about Daniel X (can't remember the full title and JP is still not growing on me so if I didn't feel obliged to read all these books I got for free I think we would part ways permanently...2 to go).

Also read "Never Let me Go" by Ishiguro which was much better although somewhat unsettling and sad. I thought it was about a boarding school and was imagining something like A Separate Peace and now that I come to think about it there was some of that but mostly not at all. My original thought was a really well written Judy Blume meets Brave New World.

Am now through the first few chapters of Alice Sebold's "Almost Moon" which I bought ages ago and then read all the comments on it and never got around to reading it. Will let you all know.

Mel

doreenjoy · 08-28-2009, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

You know - this mode of death would fit in very well into the world of Perdido Street Station - where weapons are works of art (or at least artisanship).

Too true! Perhaps the hammer was one of those water-based thingamajigs.

The whole way through PSS, which I was forced to read in p-book format, I kept flipping to the back cover and saying, "the author is hot so I'll forgive him for this." Shallow of me, but there it is.

Kevin Gerard · 08-28-2009, 08:57 PM

I just finished reading this excellent novel by Christopher Meeks. He also has two short story collections, The Middle Aged Man and the Sea, and Months and Seasons.

I'm finishing Marley and Me right now. Marley is dying, sad...

Journier · 08-28-2009, 09:18 PM

I am reading Pillars of the Earth. It is exhaustively long. A couple on this page would be nice following this one. They may be less than over 1300 epages

Superlucky · 08-29-2009, 12:58 AM

As part of a resolution to read more fiction, I read nomesque's DEAD(ish) today. I don't know that I'm cured of reality, but I did enjoy it very much.

doreenjoy · 08-29-2009, 01:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Superlucky

As part of a resolution to read more fiction, I read nomesque's DEAD(ish) today. I don't know that I'm cured of reality, but I did enjoy it very much.

It's a slippery slope.

Glad you enjoyed the book.

pilotbob · 09-01-2009, 07:37 PM

I just finished _Soul Identity_. I've gotta say this was a really good story and a fun read. This book was worth MUCH MUCH more than the $.01 I paid for it. Well done Mr. Batchelder.

With out a doubt I am starting on _Soul Intent_ the sequel to SI right away. I paid $.99 for this one. So, it should be 100x better than the first.

BOb

nomesque · 09-01-2009, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by pilotbob

I just finished _Soul Identity_. I've gotta say this was a really good story and a fun read. This book was worth MUCH MUCH more than the $.01 I paid for it. Well done Mr. Batchelder.

With out a doubt I am starting on _Soul Intent_ the sequel to SI right away. I paid $.99 for this one. So, it should be 100x better than the first.

Shouldn't that be 99 times better? I mean, come on, don't start it with your expectations TOO high...

pilotbob · 09-01-2009, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by nomesque

Shouldn't that be 99 times better? I mean, come on, don't start it with your expectations TOO high...

I was wondering who would be the first one to point out my rounding error!

BOb

08-28-2009, 08:57 PM	#2454
Kevin Gerard Kevin Gerard Posts: 30 Karma: 499848 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: San Diego Device: none	The Brightest Moon of the Century I just finished reading this excellent novel by Christopher Meeks. He also has two short story collections, The Middle Aged Man and the Sea, and Months and Seasons. I'm finishing Marley and Me right now. Marley is dying, sad...

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08-27-2009, 07:56 PM	#2447
DMcCunney New York Editor Posts: 6,384 Karma: 16540415 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: PalmTX, Pocket eDGe, Alcatel Fierce 4, RCA Viking Pro 10, Nexus 7	Current reading: Paper: David Weber _By Heresies Distressed_ Third in the SF series begun with _Off Armageddon Reef_ C.W. Sullivan III _Welsh Celtic Myth in Modern Fantasy_ eBook: Mobipocket Dashiell Hammett "Arson Plus", a Continental Op story St. George Stock _A Guide to Stoicism_ Plucker Maxwell Grant _The Five Chameleons_ a Shadow novel

08-28-2009, 10:31 AM	#2451
DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	Finished Reyben's Living History, and it was very good. It is part hard scifi and part action thriller. Of course, you know I preferred the hard scifi parts, but the boy can certainly write a good fight scene! And it has dinosaurs, so it's all good! Started Steve Jordan's Verdant Skies. On my reader, it is 404 pages, and if the rest is as interesting as the first 35, then I'm hooked. OK, how do I say this without being rude, because I totally support Steve's writing?.... Onnuissance Cells was very good but rough around the edges. Do not miss that one or the subsequent ones from Steve! However.... Verdant Skies is smooth and seamless, very polished, and I'd say he has hit his stride with this one. Steve is raising the bar for the term "self published." If you have never read any of his work, then go to his website, get the entire kit and kaboodle, and start reading. It's fun to watch his work mature into art as he goes from one book to the next. I can't wait to see what comes next!

08-28-2009, 03:35 PM	#2452
MelC Evangelist Posts: 410 Karma: 2081 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Toronto, Canada Device: Cybook Gen3, PRS600	Have emerged after reading my beloved Anne of Green Gables (and the several sequels) thanks to the good folks here at Mobileread who have made them available. Snuck in another James Patterson book - something about Daniel X (can't remember the full title and JP is still not growing on me so if I didn't feel obliged to read all these books I got for free I think we would part ways permanently...2 to go). Also read "Never Let me Go" by Ishiguro which was much better although somewhat unsettling and sad. I thought it was about a boarding school and was imagining something like A Separate Peace and now that I come to think about it there was some of that but mostly not at all. My original thought was a really well written Judy Blume meets Brave New World. Am now through the first few chapters of Alice Sebold's "Almost Moon" which I bought ages ago and then read all the comments on it and never got around to reading it. Will let you all know. Mel

08-28-2009, 09:18 PM	#2455
Journier Groupie Posts: 194 Karma: 415 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Northern CA Device: Kindle Oasis	I am reading Pillars of the Earth. It is exhaustively long. A couple on this page would be nice following this one. They may be less than over 1300 epages

08-29-2009, 12:58 AM	#2456
Superlucky Fanatic Posts: 581 Karma: 5952 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: PRS-505, PRS-350	As part of a resolution to read more fiction, I read nomesque's DEAD(ish) today. I don't know that I'm cured of reality, but I did enjoy it very much.

09-01-2009, 07:37 PM	#2458
pilotbob Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,832 Karma: 11844413 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tampa, FL USA Device: Kindle Touch	I just finished _Soul Identity_. I've gotta say this was a really good story and a fun read. This book was worth MUCH MUCH more than the $.01 I paid for it. Well done Mr. Batchelder. With out a doubt I am starting on _Soul Intent_ the sequel to SI right away. I paid $.99 for this one. So, it should be 100x better than the first. BOb

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