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The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey | 14 | 37.84% | |
The Dinner by Herman Koch | 8 | 21.62% | |
The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler | 16 | 43.24% | |
A Suspension of Mercy by Patricia Highsmith | 6 | 16.22% | |
The Flower Net by Lisa See | 8 | 21.62% | |
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley | 10 | 27.03% | |
A Dark-Adapted Eye by Barbara Vine | 5 | 13.51% | |
The Redbreast by Jo Nesbø | 13 | 35.14% | |
In Pale Battalions by Robert Goddard | 11 | 29.73% | |
Great North Road by Peter F. Hamilton | 3 | 8.11% | |
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04-24-2013, 08:56 AM | #31 | |
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I just put a hold on The Dinner at my library. Thanks, Issybird.
I love this month. Like Jon who would like to read and discuss science fiction every month I would love to do the same with mysteries. Patricia Highsmith was a wonderful writer of psychological mysteries, as was Ruth Rendell/Barbara Vine. Highsmith's The Talented Mr. Ripley (1955) was a successful film starring Matt Damon that was released in 1999. I recommend everything that Lisa See writes. I'm not so crazy over psychological mysteries since they give me nightmares. I really hate to be inside the head of people who do and rationalize evil (Humbert Humbert and Mr. Ripley can seriously disturb your sleep for a long time). I like flawed sleuths hunting out and removing evil against all odds. It probably all started in childhood with Robin Hood and Zorro. |
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I'm the same. Given that Thrillers and Mysteries are my main genre of choice, I'm a bit surprised that I've only read two of this month's contenders (though I've read other books from five of the authors), and will actually be happy for any of them to win.
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Allright: I downloaded The big sleep from MR, just in case it wins, one never knows and then I'm prepared.......but I am reading The flower net which is very exciting. The nominations have given me some good ideas.
edit: and rethinking my voting strategy: - should I vote the minute the poll goes up - should I vote at the last minute to give a favorite a push - should I vote for only one book, even when I like 5 problems, problems Last edited by desertblues; 04-24-2013 at 03:34 PM. |
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Daughter of time can still win... I saw that the Big sleep has 134 pages; that's doable.
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Hm, I am glad to see the Daughter of time still has a chance, but I sold it a few months ago with some other old books, as I'm saving up for an iPad mini (got 200 euros for the lot). Library then....
Finished the Flower net and started on The interior, from the same writer. Last edited by desertblues; 04-25-2013 at 03:34 PM. |
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It does look as if it will be either Chandler or Tey unless we get a late surge in the votes. However I plan on getting hold of several of the others to read whether they win or not.
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Looks like it's going to be The Big Sleep. Still some time of course, but not much and activity has slowed down.
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No kidding! I was doing all right until I started reading book nominations for the book club! Almost very month a couple of titles make it to my TBR. The TBR that was too long already... I HATE THE BOOK CLUB!!!
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