08-14-2012, 07:42 AM | #13981 | ||
Bah, humbug!
Posts: 39,073
Karma: 157049943
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA
Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.
|
Quote:
Quote:
|
||
08-14-2012, 10:08 AM | #13982 | |
Opsimath
Posts: 12,344
Karma: 187123287
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand
Device: Sony PRS-650, iPhone 5, Kobo Glo, Sony PRS-350, iPad, Samsung Galaxy
|
Quote:
Stitchawl |
|
08-14-2012, 11:22 AM | #13983 |
Close to the Edit!
Posts: 9,797
Karma: 267994408
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: UK
Device: Kindle Oasis, Amazon Fire 8", Kindle 6"
|
I just started 15 Seconds by Andrew Gross, as it had some good reviews and I felt like some light summer reading. What a load of tripe. Reads like it is written by a 15 yo Valley girl. Gave up after 10%.
I am now reading The No.1 Zombie Detective Agency by Danny King. Much more true-to-life. |
08-14-2012, 11:43 AM | #13984 | |
(he/him/his)
Posts: 12,142
Karma: 78325262
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Sunshine Coast, BC
Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), Fire HD 8
|
Quote:
If you've got local farms, beekeeping can be a real boon to the locals, and quite profitable. But, as you said: WAY |
|
08-14-2012, 02:40 PM | #13985 |
Enthusiast
Posts: 47
Karma: 500212
Join Date: Aug 2012
Device: Kindle
|
I'm currently reading Rivers Of London by Ben Aaronovitch. I picked it up for a cheap as chips £1.99 at Amazon.
I really like it so far. Last edited by Kindoll; 08-14-2012 at 02:41 PM. Reason: Spelling |
08-14-2012, 10:33 PM | #13986 |
Is that a sandwich?
Posts: 8,186
Karma: 100500000
Join Date: Jun 2010
Device: Nook Glowlight Plus
|
I was surprised a highly regarded 11-book series has only just recently hit my radar. It didn't help that my library doesn't stock the first title.
|
08-15-2012, 02:35 AM | #13987 |
Wizard
Posts: 2,094
Karma: 11315768
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: UK
Device: Kindle, Kobo Touch, Nook SimpleTouch
|
You don't get to 11 books in a few weeks.
It's this forum that put it on my radar. I bought the first one a while ago with a kobo coupon, but haven't read it yet. Like so much else. |
08-15-2012, 04:03 AM | #13988 | |
The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠
Posts: 71,366
Karma: 305065800
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Norfolk, England
Device: Kindle Voyage
|
Quote:
And to keep a hive in a crowded area, I'm told that one should face the entrance of the hive towards a tall (6'-10') wall. Then the bees fly up above head height before going off to find flowers. |
|
08-15-2012, 04:17 AM | #13989 | |
The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠
Posts: 71,366
Karma: 305065800
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Norfolk, England
Device: Kindle Voyage
|
Quote:
Well. There are so many things wrong with the tetralogy I find it hard to know where to start. Some bits of it are good and interesting, but the impossibilities! And I don't mean technical impossibilities. This is Science Fiction, so naturally we get technologies that don't exist at the moment. And quite possibly some technologies that can't exist. I mean that things happen that would, without doubt, have consequences that don't happen. Spoiler:
And yet, it has some redeeming features, mostly the fun ideas about artificial intelligence and what it means to be alive. Spoiler:
So I don't really recommend it. Next up: So You Want to Be a Wizard (New Millennium Edition) by Diane Duane. I had forgotten how good this was. I'm going to wait until I've finished it before doing a textual comparison with the original version. Last edited by pdurrant; 08-15-2012 at 03:45 PM. |
|
08-15-2012, 06:04 AM | #13990 |
Wizard
Posts: 1,594
Karma: 21245891
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Canada
Device: Kobo Libra h20, Paperwhite 2017, Phone & Tablet w Moonreader
|
I just finished reading The Boomerang Bride by Fiona Lowe. Bought from Carina Press.
Then discovered my public library had it, oh well, it was a "coffeeshop" read and I only paid a couple dollars for it. The story was average romance, the sex scenes made me decrease the font while I was reading on a bus and had a seat-mate, - It was overall a pretty decent read. I found myself liking the supporting cast better than the main two characters and here is why: Spoiler:
So there you have it. Love/hate/everything in between. Light and fluffy and I was entertained. |
08-15-2012, 02:13 PM | #13991 | |
Grand Sorcerer
Posts: 5,883
Karma: 464403178
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: 33.9388° N, 117.2716° W
Device: Kindles K-2, K-KB, PW 1 & 2, Voyage, Fire 2, 5 & HD 8, Surface 3, iPad
|
John Buchan and J.K. Rowling
Quote:
Last edited by alansplace; 08-16-2012 at 08:41 PM. Reason: oops! |
|
08-15-2012, 02:29 PM | #13992 |
Wizard
Posts: 2,698
Karma: 4748723
Join Date: Dec 2007
Device: Kindle Paperwhite
|
I finished The House Between the Worlds. I'd give it 3 stars out of 5, good enough to finish, but that's about all. I'm about a third the way through William Barton's Radio Silence, a recent freebie. This is more my speed, and I'm enjoying it a lot.
|
08-16-2012, 10:03 AM | #13993 |
Wizard
Posts: 2,745
Karma: 83407757
Join Date: Mar 2011
Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Lenovo Duet Chromebook, Moto e
|
I am so happy that I was able to check-out The Long Earth on Overdrive from the public library! I know it has gotten mixed reviews in this thread but I'm really enjoying it so far (of course, I'm only 18% in).
|
08-16-2012, 11:03 AM | #13994 | |
Grand Sorcerer
Posts: 5,883
Karma: 464403178
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: 33.9388° N, 117.2716° W
Device: Kindles K-2, K-KB, PW 1 & 2, Voyage, Fire 2, 5 & HD 8, Surface 3, iPad
|
J.K. Rowling
Quote:
Last edited by alansplace; 08-16-2012 at 08:40 PM. Reason: oops! |
|
08-16-2012, 11:04 AM | #13995 |
Wizard
Posts: 1,705
Karma: 12696746
Join Date: May 2010
Device: K3, Kobo Mini
|
|
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Hey hey! I found the first Kindle 3 bug! | WilliamG | Amazon Kindle | 22 | 02-14-2012 05:28 PM |
Advice on Action | jaxx6166 | Writers' Corner | 5 | 06-25-2010 12:29 AM |
Hey! From Reading - P.A. that is. | GlenBarrington | Introduce Yourself | 3 | 01-01-2010 09:00 PM |
Seriously thoughtful Affirmative Action | Jaime_Astorga | Lounge | 39 | 07-07-2009 06:24 PM |