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columbus · 11-24-2009, 04:53 AM

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Originally Posted by lilac_jive

Tomorrow I'm going to start "Full Moon Rising" by Keri Arthur on my Reader, which was (and I believe still is) a Suvudu freebie.

Is it just me but now going to Suvudu after a couple of seconds takes you to a screen asking you to *log in to comment* - I do not want to comment when I am just looking for a book!! - yet another site that wants your life history, inside leg measurement etc.

More Spam - no thanks!

ShortNCuddlyAm · 11-24-2009, 07:38 AM

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Originally Posted by DixieGal

Now -- have returned to reading REAL words finally after 2 months of not being able to see!

poohbear_nc · 11-24-2009, 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Mobile Mason

I'm reading East of Eden by John Steinbeck. It's been great so far, and I hope it was as good as Of Mice and Men and Cannery Row was.

Steinbeck is definitely on my top ten favourite authors list.

Your mention of Steinbeck prompted me to re-read Cannery Row - my favorite Steinbeck - I had forgotten the lyrical prose he used to describe the tide pools on the Monterey coast - and the stinking sardine canneries. He could truly transform a nightmarish town full of oddballs & freaks into a fairy-land of sorts.

camino real · 11-24-2009, 08:40 AM

I've been reading some short stories by Dennis Etchison from his collection Final Cut. These are horror stories set in LA, mostly non-supernatural. I'd read these many years ago and the best ones still have the power to shock or surprise.

poohbear_nc · 11-24-2009, 09:58 AM

Just finished The Assassination Bureau, Ltd. - an odd unfinished novel by Jack London that I had never heard of - until I saw the movie version on DVD (recommended in Tor's Steampunk Month listings) - which barely resembles the book.
But the book is interesting - and very different for London.

DMcCunney · 11-25-2009, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by DixieGal

Just finished Hyperion and Fall of Hyperion on audiobook.

Since you can do so again (hurrah!), I can recommend reading _Endymion_ and _The Rise of Endymion_, as well.
______
Dennis

DixieGal · 11-25-2009, 04:56 PM

Hi Y'all!

Dennis, I think you are right and I'll tackle the Endymions. I started Anathem and, although I'm sure it is a masterpiece, I'm not going to finish simply because it takes too much work on my part to not try to make it relevant to western civ history and/or church history and/or current politics. I'm getting lazy!

kennyc · 11-25-2009, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by DixieGal

Hi Y'all!
... I started Anathem and, although I'm sure it is a masterpiece, I'm not going to finish ....

I've had that since it came out in hardback and it has gotten great reviews but every time I pick it up to read it, it seems too hard to start....too complicated...too much work.

desertgrandma · 11-25-2009, 05:19 PM

Ages and ages ago, I downloaded "The Accused" by Harold R. Daniels, from Blackmask.

Started reading it by accident, and became engrossed......easily readable in a couple of hours....great story.

Told from several points of view.

columbus · 11-26-2009, 06:20 AM

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Originally Posted by desertgrandma

Ages and ages ago, I downloaded "The Accused" by Harold R. Daniels, from Blackmask.

Started reading it by accident, and became engrossed......easily readable in a couple of hours....great story.

Told from several points of view.

I see it is available here on MR - https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21828

Courtesy of DR. Drib

neilmarr · 11-26-2009, 06:52 AM

Just on the closing pages of *The Book Thief*. At first, I found the writing style and layout not to my taste ... but, gosh, the book is well worth sticking with: Powerful story, powerful characters, picks up pace as you turn the pages -- all in all, one of the best reading experiences of a lifetime. Highly recommended. Cheers. Neil

lilac_jive · 11-26-2009, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by columbus

Is it just me but now going to Suvudu after a couple of seconds takes you to a screen asking you to *log in to comment* - I do not want to comment when I am just looking for a book!! - yet another site that wants your life history, inside leg measurement etc.

More Spam - no thanks!

I got mine on Sony

I don't think I've even been to the Suvudu site.

So far the book is OK, I'm not far into it. I'm also reading "Tempt Me at Twilight" by Lisa Kleypas, which I got from the library. I refused to buy the ebook because the publisher wants to charge $10 for it (it's in paperback), and I refuse to even buy the pbook version because I'm not going to support that. So I got it from the library (yup, I'm sending them an email).

On the flip side, I'm very excited because Edward Rutherfurd's "New York" is now $9.99 on Sony (list price of $35). Normally this is the kind of the book I'd get at the library, but apparantly it's quite a big book and I want to have the leisure of time to read it (and I'm not buying the hardcover).

pilotbob · 11-26-2009, 11:42 AM

Just an update on my read of _The Pillars of the Earth_. I am really enjoying it well. It is certainly well written and parts are very suspenseful. The chapter when Jack did what he did (you know if you know) I was really unable to stop reading the chapter even though I was well past bedtime. It is quick and easy to read. To me that is the mark of a good author.

BOb

desertgrandma · 11-26-2009, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by columbus

I see it is available here on MR - https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21828

Courtesy of DR. Drib

Its been so long..........I no doubt got it from here.

I just saw the "Blackmask" logo at the beginning of the book.

At any rate....a great read.

Ea · 11-26-2009, 12:01 PM

I'm reading 'The Trial' - but was somehow diverted into Gerald Durell's 'Corfu' memoirs. I skip a bit back and forth.

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11-24-2009, 08:40 AM	#3034
camino real Enthusiast Posts: 32 Karma: 58 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Manchester, UK Device: Sony PRS-300	I've been reading some short stories by Dennis Etchison from his collection Final Cut. These are horror stories set in LA, mostly non-supernatural. I'd read these many years ago and the best ones still have the power to shock or surprise.

11-24-2009, 09:58 AM	#3035
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,615 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	Just finished The Assassination Bureau, Ltd. - an odd unfinished novel by Jack London that I had never heard of - until I saw the movie version on DVD (recommended in Tor's Steampunk Month listings) - which barely resembles the book. But the book is interesting - and very different for London.

11-25-2009, 04:56 PM	#3037
DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	Hi Y'all! Dennis, I think you are right and I'll tackle the Endymions. I started Anathem and, although I'm sure it is a masterpiece, I'm not going to finish simply because it takes too much work on my part to not try to make it relevant to western civ history and/or church history and/or current politics. I'm getting lazy!

11-25-2009, 05:19 PM	#3039
desertgrandma Enjoying the show.... Posts: 14,270 Karma: 10462843 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Arizona Device: A K1, Kindle Paperwhite, an Ipod, IPad2, Iphone, an Ipad Mini & macAir	Ages and ages ago, I downloaded "The Accused" by Harold R. Daniels, from Blackmask. Started reading it by accident, and became engrossed......easily readable in a couple of hours....great story. Told from several points of view.

11-26-2009, 06:52 AM	#3041
neilmarr neilmarr Posts: 7,215 Karma: 6000059 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Monaco-Menton, France Device: sony	Just on the closing pages of The Book Thief. At first, I found the writing style and layout not to my taste ... but, gosh, the book is well worth sticking with: Powerful story, powerful characters, picks up pace as you turn the pages -- all in all, one of the best reading experiences of a lifetime. Highly recommended. Cheers. Neil

11-26-2009, 11:42 AM	#3043
pilotbob Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,832 Karma: 11844413 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tampa, FL USA Device: Kindle Touch	Just an update on my read of _The Pillars of the Earth_. I am really enjoying it well. It is certainly well written and parts are very suspenseful. The chapter when Jack did what he did (you know if you know) I was really unable to stop reading the chapter even though I was well past bedtime. It is quick and easy to read. To me that is the mark of a good author. BOb

11-26-2009, 12:01 PM	#3045
Ea Wizard Posts: 3,490 Karma: 5239563 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Denmark Device: Kindle 3\|iPad air\|iPhone 4S	I'm reading 'The Trial' - but was somehow diverted into Gerald Durell's 'Corfu' memoirs. I skip a bit back and forth.

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