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BearMountainBooks · 02-03-2011, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Latinandgreek

I'm reading "The Mists of Avalon". Interesting so far, and it's really hitting the spot.

Been a looooong time, but I loved that book!

Care · 02-03-2011, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by BearMountainBooks

Been a looooong time, but I loved that book!

Me too!

I finished Nevermore by Kelly Creagh yesterday and it was brilliant. 5 stars for sure.

Starting The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness today.

phenomshel · 02-03-2011, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Latinandgreek

I'm reading "The Mists of Avalon". Interesting so far, and it's really hitting the spot.

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Originally Posted by BearMountainBooks

Been a looooong time, but I loved that book!

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Originally Posted by Care

Me too!

I finished Nevermore by Kelly Creagh yesterday and it was brilliant. 5 stars for sure.

Starting The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness today.

Fourthed! The Mists of Avalon is one of my all time favorite books. Currently though, I'm reading Brush of Darkness by Allison Pang. The description got me:

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Six months ago, Abby Sinclair was struggling to pick up the pieces of her shattered life. Now, she has an enchanted iPod, a miniature unicorn living in her underwear drawer, and a magical marketplace to manage.

It's not bad, although right now it seems to be one of those where the author says, "how much trouble can I get this character into and she still survives?"

ATDrake · 02-03-2011, 08:09 PM

Finished The Traitor's Wife by Susan Higginbotham, which was one of the Sourcebooks holiday freebies. It was billed as a historical romance, but was really more of a romantic historical for while the thread of characters being deeply in love with one another runs strong, it's just one of many which make up the overall tapestry of these persons' life stories.

This novel centers around Eleanor le Despenser, niece of King Edward II of England, who gets caught up in a lot of drama because of her relations (blood and in-law) basically fighting amongst themselves for control of the country, really. While I'd already known the bare facts of what happened with Edward II and Isabella of France, I wasn't well enough acquainted with that part of English history to really know any of the other major players, and I quite liked this depiction of various people who apparently had interesting lives, in the sense of the traditional Chinese curse.

It is rather infodumpy at times, with a lot of summarized timelines-of-events leading into scenes showing how the characters reacted to it all, but not particularly clunky. I especially appreciated the author's notes in the back on what was really known about these people at that time, and what she went and filled on, and upon which basis she had for doing it that way, and also what happened to them in real life after the story told in the book wraps up.

Quite good for a first novel (apparently it won some sort of minor award) and I wouldn't mind reading the sequel, for which a sample chapter is enclosed. E-book version, aside from having a mix of straight and curly quotes, was practically typo free. However, it had this irritating half-space between paragraphs that was neither a full line-height, nor none, which made the paragraphs look just sli-i-i-ghtly off and grated on my nerves.

Recommended for people who like their romances very historical, or their historicals somewhat but not overwhelmingly romantic, and more than a bit sensationalistic, what with all the equally depicted love affairs. (Edward the II was one of those kings who was reputed to be very close to certain advisors to the detriment of his rulership, Isabella of France is also known as the She-Wolf, and traitors were traditionally hung, drawn, and quartered, which should give you adequate warning for content).

Fbone · 02-03-2011, 11:10 PM

I squeezed in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy this week. Amusing parts.

Back to Earth Abides. So far it's OK. But let's have some emotion. Everyone dies and he doesn't shed a tear?

pdurrant · 02-04-2011, 03:52 AM

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I shall have to have a think about what to read next. Probably February's book club book

Well, I haven't found a legitimate copy of "A Room With A View" yet. It's still in copyright in the UK, so I shouldn't use the Mobileread one. And I'm not going to pay for an unauthorised one (of which there seem to be several on Amazon UK), that would be silly.

So I read a couple more pages of Ulysses, but I've just had a couple of SF magazine subscriptions come in, so I'll read one of them next:

Analog SFF, April 2011

Fbone · 02-04-2011, 04:44 AM

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

Well, I haven't found a legitimate copy of "A Room With A View" yet. It's still in copyright in the UK, so I shouldn't use the Mobileread one. And I'm not going to pay for an unauthorised one (of which there seem to be several on Amazon UK), that would be silly.

Mr Forster died in 1970 age 91 so his works aren't public domain in the UK, Australia or Canada. This book written in 1908 won't be PD in UK until 2041 or 133 years after publication. Madness. Especially considering he had no children or close relatives being an only child. Some very distant relative probably controls the copyright.

http://www.waterstones.com/waterston...ook29/6929553/

http://www.whsmith.co.uk/CatalogAndS...=OD00259627410

pdurrant · 02-04-2011, 05:20 AM

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http://www.waterstones.com/waterston...ook29/6929553/

I'm by no means convinced that The Floating Press has a licence to publish the book. I'll ask.

killdanzig · 02-04-2011, 06:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Care

I have been putting Wintertide off as the last book doesn't come out until April.

I absolutely love the first two Hunger Games books, but I was disappointed by the third, Mockingjay.

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Originally Posted by Latinandgreek

I was a tiny bit disappointed with Mockingjay, too. I felt it was a bit rushed.

I was thinking about putting off Wintertide, too, but in the end I couldn't help myself. I can't wait for the last book!

I'm reading "The Sworn Sword", and I'm thinking my next book might be "The Mists of Avalon" or "Sailing to Sarantium".

oh no.

i really wish i didn't go back through this thread and read the followups.

i am currently enjoying Mockingjay, but i am a little apprehensive at the same time.

i hope this book doesn't end a great series on a sour note.

as a side note, be careful with mixing The Hunger Games trilogy and watching Generation Kill and The Pacific at the same time...definitely makes for some interestingly violent dreams

pdurrant · 02-04-2011, 07:35 AM

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

I'm by no means convinced that The Floating Press has a licence to publish the book. I'll ask.

No, they don't have rights in the UK. A mistake in the info provided to the distributor, apparently.

Care · 02-04-2011, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by killdanzig

oh no.

i really wish i didn't go back through this thread and read the followups.

i am currently enjoying Mockingjay, but i am a little apprehensive at the same time.

i hope this book doesn't end a great series on a sour note.

as a side note, be careful with mixing The Hunger Games trilogy and watching Generation Kill and The Pacific at the same time...definitely makes for some interestingly violent dreams

I liked the end, so I wouldn't worry too much. I had a year of anticipation and waiting for Mockingjay. That could be part of the reason for disappointment, I was expecting it to be better than the previous two, and for me it fell way short. Lots of people love it though.

Latinandgreek · 02-04-2011, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by killdanzig

oh no.

i really wish i didn't go back through this thread and read the followups.

i am currently enjoying Mockingjay, but i am a little apprehensive at the same time.

i hope this book doesn't end a great series on a sour note.

as a side note, be careful with mixing The Hunger Games trilogy and watching Generation Kill and The Pacific at the same time...definitely makes for some interestingly violent dreams

It's not bad, not by a long shot. I really did enjoy it, don't get me wrong. I don't want to say anything else, lest I spoil your reading of it! I just wish that it had been either longer so that some things could have been explained more in depth, or that it had been divided into two books.

slenderperson1 · 02-04-2011, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by BearMountainBooks

Been a looooong time, but I loved that book!

The Mists of Avalon was my all time favorite. One of the few books I reread.

BearMountainBooks · 02-04-2011, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Fbone

I squeezed in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy this week. Amusing parts.

Back to Earth Abides. So far it's OK. But let's have some emotion. Everyone dies and he doesn't shed a tear?

It's probably not a good idea to admit that that book bored me to tears...

bevdeforges · 02-04-2011, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by FlorenceArt

Finally finished Ulysses!!! I thought I would be relieved, but I'm not. The last chapter was really beautiful, and sad.

Now I need to pick a book in my "to read" list. I think I'll start The Finkler Question.

In the meantime also reading Mirror Dance, by Lois McMaster Bujold.

Congrats on finishing Ulysses. I never made it very far (but that was years ago - perhaps it's time to try again).

Just finished The Finkler Question, and honestly I wasn't terribly impressed. Toward the end it was something of an effort to get through. Reminded me of a not-terribly-funny Woody Allen movie - though with the twist that the Woody Allen character is actually a Gentile who just wants to be Jewish.

In the meantime I just started Let the Great World Spin. A bit weird so far, but I'm enjoying it all the same.

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02-03-2011, 08:09 PM	#8089
ATDrake Wizzard Posts: 11,517 Karma: 33048258 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Roundworld Device: Kindle 2 International, Sony PRS-T1, BlackBerry PlayBook, Acer Iconia	Finished The Traitor's Wife by Susan Higginbotham, which was one of the Sourcebooks holiday freebies. It was billed as a historical romance, but was really more of a romantic historical for while the thread of characters being deeply in love with one another runs strong, it's just one of many which make up the overall tapestry of these persons' life stories. This novel centers around Eleanor le Despenser, niece of King Edward II of England, who gets caught up in a lot of drama because of her relations (blood and in-law) basically fighting amongst themselves for control of the country, really. While I'd already known the bare facts of what happened with Edward II and Isabella of France, I wasn't well enough acquainted with that part of English history to really know any of the other major players, and I quite liked this depiction of various people who apparently had interesting lives, in the sense of the traditional Chinese curse. It is rather infodumpy at times, with a lot of summarized timelines-of-events leading into scenes showing how the characters reacted to it all, but not particularly clunky. I especially appreciated the author's notes in the back on what was really known about these people at that time, and what she went and filled on, and upon which basis she had for doing it that way, and also what happened to them in real life after the story told in the book wraps up. Quite good for a first novel (apparently it won some sort of minor award) and I wouldn't mind reading the sequel, for which a sample chapter is enclosed. E-book version, aside from having a mix of straight and curly quotes, was practically typo free. However, it had this irritating half-space between paragraphs that was neither a full line-height, nor none, which made the paragraphs look just sli-i-i-ghtly off and grated on my nerves. Recommended for people who like their romances very historical, or their historicals somewhat but not overwhelmingly romantic, and more than a bit sensationalistic, what with all the equally depicted love affairs. (Edward the II was one of those kings who was reputed to be very close to certain advisors to the detriment of his rulership, Isabella of France is also known as the She-Wolf, and traitors were traditionally hung, drawn, and quartered, which should give you adequate warning for content).

02-03-2011, 11:10 PM	#8090
Fbone Is that a sandwich? Posts: 8,189 Karma: 100500000 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Nook Glowlight Plus	I squeezed in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy this week. Amusing parts. Back to Earth Abides. So far it's OK. But let's have some emotion. Everyone dies and he doesn't shed a tear?

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