11-16-2012, 02:08 PM | #14641 |
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11-16-2012, 02:19 PM | #14642 |
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I've just started 'Babel no more', a non-fiction book about polyglots. Fascinating stuff. I'm also reading the Diviners, which is scary enough that I don't like reading it at bedtime. The Dragonbone Chair was good, but I will wait a bit to read the sequel.
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11-16-2012, 06:19 PM | #14643 |
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I have been reading the Leo Waterman series by GM Ford. LOVE these! Great stories and laugh out loud moments. He's a PI in Seattle WA. Kind of reminds me of the Andy Carpenter series (by David Rosenfelt) which is set in New Jersey.
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11-16-2012, 07:06 PM | #14644 | |
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Next: Beauvallet by Georgette Heyer. Another of my purchases from earlier this year. Her 9th novel. |
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11-16-2012, 07:50 PM | #14645 | |
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How do these other books compare to "American Gods"? Should I give Gaiman another try, or is "American Gods" a reliable indicator for me? |
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11-16-2012, 07:56 PM | #14646 |
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11-16-2012, 08:13 PM | #14647 | |
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Coraline is a surprisingly creepy children's story that should be over in one sitting. Stardust is a quirky fairytale that is possibly my favourite of all of his books. And I found that it just flowed quite quickly from start to end. I have both of these books signed by Neil Gaiman himself to give an indication of how much I liked them. I didn't like the movies of these as much as the books - although I guess that's not an unusual sentiment. |
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11-16-2012, 08:17 PM | #14648 | |
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Now I'm reading a pulp western called The Shopkeeper by James D. Best. This is basically to ensure that I've read at least one book from the western genre as one of my book challenges this year. |
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11-16-2012, 09:39 PM | #14649 |
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Started Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie. The first Miss Marple book. Picked this up free somewhere last year.
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11-16-2012, 09:58 PM | #14650 | |
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I didn't like Coraline that much, okay but nothing special. My favourites of Gaiman's include Neverwhere, Stardust, and The Graveyard Book, all very different from one another but all wonderful tales. |
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11-16-2012, 11:18 PM | #14651 | |
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11-17-2012, 12:14 AM | #14652 |
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Thanks for the replies. They're food for thought, and perhaps I will indeed try a new Gaiman story.
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11-17-2012, 11:04 AM | #14653 |
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- 'Salem's Lot by Stephen King - not bad. The ending was kind of anticlimactic, but overall it was enjoyable. When I started reading it, a lot of people told me it was the scariest novel he ever wrote, but I didn't find anything about it scary in the least. Still fun to read, but no way is it scary. Currently Reading: - The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Web Weaver by Sam Siciliano (81%) - The Passage by Justin Cronin (second time) (47%) - Joseph Anton by Salman Rushdie (23%) |
11-17-2012, 04:50 PM | #14654 |
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I just finished "The Gates" by John Connolly, will continue with a couple of Lovecraft shorts then some full novel but I haven't chosen one yet.
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11-18-2012, 01:55 PM | #14655 |
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- The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Web Weaver by Sam Siciliano - booooring. Boring. Currently Reading: - The Passage by Justin Cronin (second time) (47%) - Joseph Anton by Salman Rushdie (23%) |
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