08-16-2013, 07:10 AM | #17401 |
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An enjoyable continuation of the 1632 series.
Then I read one of my Agatha Christies: Crooked House. Very good indeed. And now I'm reading Danger: Human by Gordon R Dickinson. A collection of his short stories on a theme. I might have read this one back in 2003, but I'm enjoying it so I'll continue. |
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Head of Words was an interesting psychological mystery. The first half bordered on the hilarious, but in the second half it became much darker. The mystery itself was revealed pretty early so it's mainly a matter of seeing what happens rather than uncovering anything particularly new. A 4 star read though. Snow Burn by Joel Arnold was a brief, intense YA suspense novel. It was very short, almost a novel length short story, but the mood was there and it was dark while still having a good YA feel to it. Might possibly suit boys more than girls. The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy has sat on my bookshelf for years waiting to be read. It was time. Man Booker winner in 1997, the book is set in India and tells the story (in a very meandering way) of a death and its far-reaching consequences to a family, especially two non-identical twins. I enjoyed the book. A strong 3-3.5 star rating. The Passage by Justin Cronin. Another book clamouring for attention for a couple of years in my bookshelf. I finally took the plunge and cracked it open. I've always liked vampires but have been put off them by the endless paranormal romances still in fashion. It was nice to get stuck into a vampire tale that's more my style. I'm currently reading Sleight Malice by Vicki Tyley for my review site. About a third of the way in and it has been OK so far. Interested to see where it's heading. |
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08-16-2013, 08:55 AM | #17403 |
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Thanks for the recommendation. I just finished Crampton Hodnet - very funny. I look forward to reading Excellent Women and Jane and Prudence.
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A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving had some laugh-out-loud funny moments and actually brought tears in places. Doesn't happen much in this jaded head. Had trouble getting into The Shining because I kept thinking about Owen. Last edited by BelleZora; 08-16-2013 at 10:33 AM. |
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08-16-2013, 10:34 AM | #17405 |
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I will have to put that on my list. I've been meaning to finally get around to reading something by John Irving. Maybe soon.
Doughnut by Tom Holt: funny. The first few pages were awesome, the rest of the book is good as well. The Ocean at the End of the Laneby Neil Gaiman: that was refreshing. A wonderful story. I think his best. Last edited by HomeInMyShoes; 08-16-2013 at 10:50 AM. |
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08-16-2013, 10:41 AM | #17406 |
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Just finished "A Boy and His Tank" by Leo Frankowski. Entertaining SF from Feb 2000, as a part of my on-going "catch up with all my Baen purchases" project.
The planet New Kashubia is poor in natural resources, and its colonists attempt to raise money by hiring themselves out as mercenaries. This book tells the story of one of the colonists and his tank. A good read, but disturbing in places. Not for the squeamish or the prudish - quite a lot of fairly graphic sex scenes. |
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'Tis been a while since I was last logged in. I'm now reading A Cruel Deceit by Lauren Haney. It's the 6th of 8 mystery novels set in ancient Egypt. Most of the books in the series are a measly $0.99 for the Amazon Kindle. Since I had started reading the dead tree editions, I quickly bought all the rest of the series in eBook format.
I'm loving the recommendations I've seen in this thread. Several of them have been on my "I intend to read sometime" list -- which never gets any shorter because I keep adding books to it. See: Quote:
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These have been on my list for a long time. I have the first two books in hand, so I probably ought to schedule them in sometime soon. |
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08-16-2013, 12:45 PM | #17408 |
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I went ahead and read Justice Hall, the sixth book in Laurie R. King's Mary Russell series, and enjoyed it tremendously.
Now I'm reading Earth Star by Janet Edwards - young adult scifi, sequel to Earth Girl (which I liked enough to pre-order Earth Star). I'm quite sure I'd find things to complain about if I wanted to, but it's just my sort of book and so far I'm very happy with it. |
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I don't believe it was officially published, but it's a very good read. |
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08-16-2013, 11:27 PM | #17411 |
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So far I am enjoying this one. Tomorrow I have a problem though, Hugh Howey's latest Dust is being released and I may decide to read it before finishing American Gods. Nice of him to release it on a weekend when I might be able to read more than normal! We shall see.
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08-17-2013, 12:36 AM | #17412 |
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Don't know whether to apologize or say you are welcome.
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08-17-2013, 01:02 AM | #17414 |
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The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson. I don't know what it is about these classic horror novels but I find them to be far more scary than modern ones. Maybe it's because they're a slower, creeping horror instead of a ''Blaargh! Here's a monster and some gore jumping out at you!''
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08-17-2013, 08:18 AM | #17415 |
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DUST by Hugh Howey!!!! Will start it after the kids soccer games this morning.
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