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Ron. · 09-14-2011, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by caleb72

You are really getting through those books. I think you've read 5 to my 2 or something like that.

I don't own a TV so it's read or stare at the wall

kennyc · 09-14-2011, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Ron.

I don't own a TV so it's read or stare at the wall

Good for you....and you all read faster than me, I'm still working on The Sound and The Fury....

Nyssa · 09-14-2011, 06:50 PM

As I've posted on Good Reads:

"19% done with Fool Moon, by Jim Butcher: Loup-garous, Lycanthropes & Hexenwolves? Oh my! Werewolves have come to Chicago and Harry has to figure out the which as well as the why, before another dozen or so people are slaughtered during the full moon. Apparently these are not your granddaddy's werewolves and just any old silver bullet won't do."

Fool Moon is book 2 in the Dresden Files series. I'm already enjoying this one more than Storm Front, which I liked a lot.

DixieGal · 09-14-2011, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by kennyc

Good for you....and you all read faster than me, I'm still working on The Sound and The Fury....

I loved that book. Wrote a paper on it for a 600-level class on modern Amer lit. The whole family is imprisoned by shameful secrets, yet the only one who voices his feelings is the family member who is least able to express himself. Keep reading. It is tough, but worth the effort.

Meanwhile, I am reading one that has been on my TBR list forever. It is "Traitor's Wife." i am halfway through and don't want to put it down. I think it might have been a Kindle freebie sometime last year. It is not a gushy romance. It is battle and court intrigue through the eyes of a noblewoman in 1300's England.

MickeyC · 09-14-2011, 08:13 PM

Just finished James Lee Burke's Jole Blon's Bounce . Classic Burke novel. Next Hidden Realities by Brian Greene

pinklotus · 09-14-2011, 08:17 PM

I'm reading Abraham Verghese's Cutting for Stone.

alansplace · 09-14-2011, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Nyssa

As I've posted on Good Reads:

"19% done with Fool Moon, by Jim Butcher: Loup-garous, Lycanthropes & Hexenwolves? Oh my! Werewolves have come to Chicago and Harry has to figure out the which as well as the why, before another dozen or so people are slaughtered during the full moon. Apparently these are not your granddaddy's werewolves and just any old silver bullet won't do."

Fool Moon is book 2 in the Dresden Files series. I'm already enjoying this one more than Storm Front, which I liked a lot.

if you view the tv episode titled hair of the dog you'll see just how very loosely-based the tv series is concerning the books, basically just a couple of characters and their affiliation with the fbi and no spoiler in either direction.

Nyssa · 09-14-2011, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by alansplace

if you view the tv episode titled hair of the dog you'll see just how very loosely-based the tv series is concerning the books, basically just a couple of characters and their affiliation with the fbi and no spoiler in either direction.

I'm going to have to see if the series is on Netflix. I already picture Dresden as the actor who played him, so I guess it wouldn't hurt if I let the show fill in the others as well.

alansplace · 09-14-2011, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Nyssa

I'm going to have to see if the series is on Netflix. I already picture Dresden as the actor who played him, so I guess it wouldn't hurt if I let the show fill in the others as well.

yes, the series is available in both streaming and on dvd. the main characters are a bit different also, like connie [instead of karrin] murphy is a brunette [instead of a blonde]. bob can materialize. stuff like that.

WT Sharpe · 09-14-2011, 10:52 PM

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Originally Posted by cassidym

...Next Hidden Realities by Brian Greene

Another on my TBR list!

Nyssa · 09-15-2011, 12:21 AM

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Originally Posted by alansplace

yes, the series is available in both streaming and on dvd. the main characters are a bit different also, like connie [instead of karrin] murphy is a brunette [instead of a blonde]. bob can materialize. stuff like that.

Cool!

Thanks.

I didn't realize that Bob does not fully materialize in the books. My mind just automatically filled that in from the series, as well. It's Karrin/Connie & Morgan that I don't really remember.

I'm 53% in now. Having a hard time finding a stopping point.

Murphy makes me so mad. She's so quick to judge & distrust Harry. If it weren't for the money, I don't know how he could work with her.

Rumpelteazer · 09-15-2011, 03:51 AM

I finished Dead Beat (Dresden Files #7) by Jim Butcher last night. I'm glad I didn't stop reading this series after one or two books because with each book the series gets better. I do have to say that for someone who messes of technology just by being near it Harry knows a lot about movies.

I personally liked the tv series, which I watched after reading the first two books. I think of the as "inspired by" rather than "based on" (like many movies and tv series based on books).

pdurrant · 09-15-2011, 06:07 AM

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

Next: Loose Cannon by David Drake

This is a couple of cold-war spy/action stories from the 1980s. I expect them to be a good read (I like David Drake's writing), but perhaps also with some interest in them as period pieces.

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I have both of those in paperback and have read them at least three times each over the years.

Loose Cannon was quite interesting. I was surprised to find that they are completely independent, set in alternate universes. The first a straight thriller, the second with lots of SF themes thrown, but a bit too strange to be taken seriously. (And with one technical error that surprised me.)

It's time I got back to Agatha Christie again. It's been a couple of months since I last read one. This is her 24th book. Death in the Clouds by Agatha Christie.

DixieGal · 09-15-2011, 08:26 AM

Is this the David Drake of "Lord of the Isles" fame? It has been about 4 years since I read that, but need to re-read it. It was during my first blush of ebook reading, when I was still gorging on reading as many and as fast as possible. So a lot of those did not stick in memory.

pdurrant · 09-15-2011, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by DixieGal

Is this the David Drake of "Lord of the Isles" fame? It has been about 4 years since I read that, but need to re-read it. It was during my first blush of ebook reading, when I was still gorging on reading as many and as fast as possible. So a lot of those did not stick in memory.

Yes, same chap. He's done lots of good fantasy and Mil SF.

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09-14-2011, 06:50 PM	#10788
Nyssa Series Addict Posts: 6,180 Karma: 167189477 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Florida, USA Device: Kindle Paperwhite (2nd Gen)	As I've posted on Good Reads: "19% done with Fool Moon, by Jim Butcher: Loup-garous, Lycanthropes & Hexenwolves? Oh my! Werewolves have come to Chicago and Harry has to figure out the which as well as the why, before another dozen or so people are slaughtered during the full moon. Apparently these are not your granddaddy's werewolves and just any old silver bullet won't do." Fool Moon is book 2 in the Dresden Files series. I'm already enjoying this one more than Storm Front, which I liked a lot.

09-14-2011, 08:13 PM	#10790
MickeyC Grand Sorcerer Posts: 16,732 Karma: 12185114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Device: iPhone 6 plus, Sony T1, iPad 3	Just finished James Lee Burke's *Jole Blon's Bounce* . Classic Burke novel. Next *Hidden Realities* by Brian Greene

09-14-2011, 08:17 PM	#10791
pinklotus Enthusiast Posts: 27 Karma: 5000 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: USA Device: Kindle	I'm reading Abraham Verghese's Cutting for Stone.

09-15-2011, 03:51 AM	#10797
Rumpelteazer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,100 Karma: 24047426 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	I finished Dead Beat (Dresden Files #7) by Jim Butcher last night. I'm glad I didn't stop reading this series after one or two books because with each book the series gets better. I do have to say that for someone who messes of technology just by being near it Harry knows a lot about movies. I personally liked the tv series, which I watched after reading the first two books. I think of the as "inspired by" rather than "based on" (like many movies and tv series based on books).

09-15-2011, 08:26 AM	#10799
DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	Is this the David Drake of "Lord of the Isles" fame? It has been about 4 years since I read that, but need to re-read it. It was during my first blush of ebook reading, when I was still gorging on reading as many and as fast as possible. So a lot of those did not stick in memory.