05-01-2017, 09:57 AM | #556 |
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I'd be tempted by The Great Passage if it weren't a translation--how can a book about linguistics not lose something?
Most likely I'll go with Dead Certain, by default, though I'm wary about how much of a "psychological thriller" it is, with an attorney and a police detective in the forefront. Plus the blurb's mention of said attorney's nighttime singing gigs doesn't seem to connect to the rest of the description. |
05-01-2017, 10:55 AM | #557 |
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All six look like chick lit to me.
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05-01-2017, 12:56 PM | #558 |
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Went with North Haven, looks like a summer read.
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05-01-2017, 02:08 PM | #559 |
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Another overall crappy month. I'll probably go with Dead Certain that I am far from dead certain on this one.
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I'm far from dead certain that I'll ever read it, but I'll chose this one anyway. |
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05-01-2017, 11:04 PM | #561 |
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05-02-2017, 10:14 AM | #562 |
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05-04-2017, 02:56 AM | #563 | |
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Depends entirely on how well the translator does their job, and how many things in the book aren't directly translatable. Reviews so far are good at 4.1 stars, albeit only nine of them. Dead Certain is faring better at 4.3 stars, and thirty-three reviews. However, The Great Passage's lowest review is 3 stars, Dead Certain has some one and two star reviews. |
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05-31-2017, 12:00 AM | #564 |
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Just a reminder that today will probably be the last day to choose one of this month's selections, if you haven't already.
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This month's Kindle First selections are out, they are:
The Man of Legends by Kenneth Johnson [Genre: Supernatural Thriller] Quote:
Soho Dead (The Soho Series Book 1) by Greg Keen [Genre: Crime Fiction] Quote:
Stillhouse Lake by Rachel Caine [Genre: Psychological Thriller] Quote:
Wives of War by Soraya M. Lane [Genre: Historical Fiction] Quote:
The Man Who Could Be King: A Novel by John Ripin Miller [Genre: Biographical Fiction] Quote:
Lost in Arcadia: A Novel by Sean Gandert [Genre: Dystopian Fiction] Quote:
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06-02-2017, 11:02 AM | #566 |
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Thanks Manabi ! I couldn't give you karma yet, but I will for setting this up again.
I'll need to think about these, so far Stillhouse Lake, and The Man Who Could be King look interesting. I usually go for WW2 stories, but Wives of War, gave me pause. I read a little of the sample and one of the leading characters, who's British, didn't recognize the Irish accent of a woman speaking to her. I found that hard to believe in 1944 England. I'll wait for reviews. |
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I chose "The Man Who Could Be King", though "The Man of Legends" sorely tempted me. but in the end I decided I was in the mood for some historical fiction. The choices were a nice change from the monochromatic options of the last few months.
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I went with The Man Who Could be King, it sounded the best out of all of them to me, and as a bonus I'm pretty sure my mom would like to read it too. |
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06-05-2017, 11:01 AM | #570 |
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Me too I love the stories written in the WW2 & WW1 time period.My favorite historical fiction \ non fiction genre. Hope you enjoy the audio book. I've read the reviews now, and decided to go with Stillhouse Lake. The good thing about these books is they are usually offered later on Prime Reading or the Lending Library, and of course Kindle Unlimited. So I'll be able to read the others that interested me as well.
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