Hey!! Let's get some action going! What are we reading?

[desertgrandma]

Dame Agatha Christies's "And Then There Were None"..........downloaded from my local library.

What is it about this writers style that is so appealing to me? Perhaps its because you can imagine her characters as real people. Christie can keep you enthralled for hours without one 4 letter word, or gratuitous sex scene.

I always finish one of her books wanting more......of the characters, and of her books. I think I've read everything she ever wrote at least once. Re-reading is always a pleasure. Her books stand the test of time. More than you can say for many contemporary novels today.....just my opinion.

[Opalstar]

Just finished reading my first ever eBook on my new Sony Reader.
I downloaded the first book in the Chronicles of Hawklan series by Roger Taylor, at random from a UK e library.
I quite enjoyed it, so have just obtained the rest of the titles in the series.
Star

[dickon25]

.....at random from a UK e library.

Hi Opalstar! Which library is this, please? I'm in the UK and have been struggling to find a library with a decent catalogue of ebooks.

Thanks

[Patricia]

Originally Posted by dickon25

.....at random from a UK e library.

Hi Opalstar! Which library is this, please? I'm in the UK and have been struggling to find a library with a decent catalogue of ebooks.

Thanks

See our wiki, particularly this page:
https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/EBook_Lending_Libraries
(It mentions Essex as haveing an Ebook lending library.)

For those who haven't noticed our wiki, do click the link at the very top of this page. It is very informative.

[Opalstar]

Originally Posted by dickon25

.....at random from a UK e library.

Hi Opalstar! Which library is this, please? I'm in the UK and have been struggling to find a library with a decent catalogue of ebooks.

Thanks

I got it from the Essex library, which seems to be the only UK one I could find. You just register with your UK address. It works fine with my London address.

I use the pdf format books, shame it has so many books in mobipocket though.
Having a Sony Reader, I cannot use books in mobipocket format. I know that conversion is possible, but it is beyond my skill level!
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[Todd A Fonseca]

I just finished reading, The Starfish People by Leann Marshall. This is a very good book and deserves to be read by as many folks as possible. If you like books from Oprah's book club, put this on your list! I give this book 5 of 5 stars. This book is available in Kindle format as well as in paperback and hardcover. If interested, my detailed review is below:

Starfish People - A Bittersweet Exceptional Debut Novel

After years of being haunted by a recurring nightmare where she is drowning, Sera Muir’s life is an empty shell. The nightmare is unrelenting and repeated therapy has proven to be unsuccessful. Sera moves through life without meaning, unable to hold anything more than a menial job. Her one promising relationship for love and happiness is doomed due to her water phobia caused by her all consuming dream.
Sera is convinced by Dr. Moore, her therapist, that perhaps her dream is not a dream but rather a memory - a memory of a drowning in a previous life. In the year 2202, science has advanced such that one has the ability to trace their life energy signature back in time. Dr. Moore identifies Sera’s past life signature in a woman named Melissa James. Through research, they discover that Melissa dies in a drowning accident which is the likely cause of Sera’s nightmare. An experimental procedure, Kinetic Regression Travel, may allow Sera to return back in time to witness what happens to Melissa so that she can finally break free of the hold this nightmare has on her.
However, for her journey to be successful, Sera must be extremely careful to only observe events of the past and not interfere with them or the result may be catastrophic. Desperate for finding meaning and searching for a way forward, Sera agrees. Ironically, after traveling back to 1973, for perhaps the first time in her life, Sera is anything but an observer. In fact, in a period of only a couple of days, Sera connects so deeply with those she meets, she begins to finally live life. The ultimate choice she makes and its impact transforms herself and those around her.
The Starfish People by Leann Marshall is a beautifully written novel. The characters are marvelously developed and lovingly conveyed to the reader as if paying tribute to their tragic lives. I was moved by each of them and haunted by the bittersweet ending. Marshall’s insights into the human condition are thoughtfully written. One of my favorite quotes comes from Willie:
“Maybe you understand why somebody is the way they is, and maybe you don’t understand them at all. But folks all got their own ways about them - good and bad. And that’s all there is to it in this life, you know. We all just trying to find our way.”
It is only through her past, that Sera finds her way.
Not only did I enjoy reading this novel, but I found myself frequently thinking about it’s characters, themes, and what might have been, making it clear to me why this novel was awarded a 2008 IPPY Silver Medal. This is an extremely good debut novel and Marshall proves she is a very capable author.
I suppose my one complaint would be that I longed for more. The novel is a brief 138 pages and I know that I could have spent even more time in Marshall’s world. If you like novels from Oprah’s book club, put this one on your shelf. You will grow and care about the characters more than those in The House of Sand and Fog and the outcome will be more satisfying than Drowning Ruth. I anxiously await the release of Leann Marshall’s next offering.

[ShortNCuddlyAm]

Currently reading Persepolis I & II on my Sony.

[pshrynk]

Just starting A Passage to India for some reason.

Also starting Return of the Titans.

[ficbot]

Just Finished:
Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay

Currently Reading:
Compulsion by Jonathan Kellerman
The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett

Next Up:
Content- Selected Essays by Cory Doctorow
Eragon by Christoper Paolini
I am Legend by Richard Mathison

[MickeyC]

Just finished 'The Black Hole War', a non-fiction book about the dispute between Steven Hawking and Leonard Susskind regarding the properties of black holes.

I'm not going to lie and say I understood it all but, the bits I did were fascinating. And, Susskind's descriptions of Hawking and all the various meetings of physics' leading lights were fascinating. And the author kept the complex math at bay.

All in all, a damned good science book.

[nekokami]

Re-reading Patricia Briggs' Blood Bound (inbetween class assigned reading-- a review of categorical and proposiational logic ), but it sounds like The Black Hole War would be better.

[RickyMaveety]

Just finished "Guards, Guards" and started "Eric."

[pshrynk]

Still reading Nation (now in e-book) and Passage to India. (Which is awfully slow starting up.)

[DixieGal]

Asimov's Sept 2008

[DMcCunney]

Paper: _Anatomy of Criticism_, by Northrop Frye
eBook: _War for the Oaks_, by Emma Bull
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Dennis