07-07-2013, 05:01 AM | #17086 |
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Yesterday afternoon I read "The White Feather", the penultimate books in P.G. Wodehouse's "School" series (which, as I've mentioned previously, although far less well-known that his "Jeeves" and "Blandings Castle" series, is my personal favourite). In this book (which is a sequel to the earlier book, "The Gold Bat"), a member of the school who "funks out" of a fight with some local youths and is shunned by his schoolmates as a result, resolves to prove his courage by secretly learning to box. An excellent story.
On now to the next Agatha Christie, "The Secret of Chimneys" - her 6th novel, published in 1925. Last edited by HarryT; 07-07-2013 at 05:03 AM. |
07-07-2013, 07:21 AM | #17087 |
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07-07-2013, 07:50 AM | #17088 |
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Just finished Gulp by Mary Roach, time to start the book that won the MR bookclub nomination - Fanny and Stella.........by Neil McKenna
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07-07-2013, 09:38 AM | #17089 |
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Reading The Name of the Wind, by Patrick Rothfuss. I originally read this some time ago, but realized when I started to read the second in the series, The Wise Man's Fear, which was sitting in my TBR, that I had really forgotten way too much. So, I'm doing a full re-read, switching back and forth between eBook and audio book, and enjoying it very much. Sadly we're all still waiting for the third book in the series.
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07-07-2013, 09:56 AM | #17090 | |
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Hey!! Let's get some action going! What are we reading?
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07-08-2013, 01:47 AM | #17091 |
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Go ahead and read it. By the time the final one comes out, you'll be ready for a re-read, and you'll get all sorts of new things from it. Really, this is an excellent book, and I'm enjoying it immensely.
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07-08-2013, 02:23 AM | #17092 |
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That's the problem. I never re-read. Even if it's a book I really enjoyed.
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07-08-2013, 03:04 AM | #17093 | |
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I really liked the story even though I sometimes couldn't agree with the author's opinions. Enzo is a lovely dog and if anything I regret that our dog is not here anymore. I'm sure I would have started to talk to him in a different way (and, yes, I know this is a fiction, but you know how it is to live with pets). I'm still reading and enjoying A Clash of Kings. |
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07-08-2013, 08:50 AM | #17094 |
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Better than the previous issue, although still more towards the literary fantasy end of things than I prefer.
Next I was going to read Martian Knightlife by James P Hogan, but I find that I have read it before, presumbably when I bought it back in 2001. It doesn't appeal enough for me to re-read it, so I'll move on to my next-oldest-unread book, once I work out which one that is. |
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07-08-2013, 10:38 AM | #17097 | |
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07-08-2013, 11:01 AM | #17098 | |
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And to those who are waiting: I wouldn't hold my breath for a 2014 release of Rothfuss' latest installment. Last edited by DiapDealer; 07-08-2013 at 11:05 AM. |
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No changes...er...maybe some changes!
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I'm reading Snuff by Chuck Palahniuk today.
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