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Old 11-15-2018, 07:10 PM   #27691
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Finished Stirred by J. A. Konrath and Blake Crouch. I really did expect one of the main characters to die... it was suspenseful throughout.

I have started another non-fic: Empires of the Word: A Language History of the World by Nicholas Ostler.

LOVED Empires of the Word ! I've got two others of his Passwords to Paradise and The Last Lingua Franca on my summer reading list.
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Old 11-15-2018, 07:17 PM   #27692
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Artemis was a quick, entertaining read. Now starting The Void Trilogy by Peter F. Hamilton.
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Old 11-16-2018, 08:56 AM   #27693
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I got the new Paperwhite this weekend and "christened" it with Fools and Mortals by Bernard Cornwell. I'm really enjoying it so far. I'm such a Tudor period/Shakespearean fangirl and Cornwell is a good writer.

The main character is a younger brother of Shakespeare who followed his brother to London and is aging out of playing female roles and really wanting to play a male role. His brother, in the way of older brothers, is pretty mean to him.
I've read that, it was really good!
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Old 11-16-2018, 08:57 AM   #27694
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I just started Brandon Sanderson's new book, Skyward.
Ooh, how is it? Got my eye on that one!
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Old 11-16-2018, 11:09 AM   #27695
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Ooh, how is it? Got my eye on that one!
I thought it was fun. Definitely the start of a series though; there was some resolution but...
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Old 11-16-2018, 11:32 AM   #27696
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I thought it was fun. Definitely the start of a series though; there was some resolution but...
Haven't really got into it yet. Might save it for awhile, I don't know. Need a good mystery/thriller rather than a sci-fi.
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Old 11-16-2018, 11:34 AM   #27697
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Ooh, how is it? Got my eye on that one!
Haven't really got into it yet. Didn't read much this week and I think I'm in the mood for a good mystery/thriller rather than sci-fi. I'm sure it's good, but I'm just having trouble with anything sci-fi/fantasy lately.

I'm gonna go with The Death of Mrs Westaway for Ruth Ware. I liked all her other books so this one should be good.

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Old 11-16-2018, 03:47 PM   #27698
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LOVED Empires of the Word ! I've got two others of his Passwords to Paradise and The Last Lingua Franca on my summer reading list.
I am enjoying it, though I kind of wish there were some sort of interactive map I could use while reading.
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Old 11-17-2018, 05:26 AM   #27699
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I'm currently wading through The White Dragon, one of the Pern series I hadn't read. Halfway and it's hard work with such a thoroughly unlikeable lead. Jaxom is a whiny entitled selfish brat. If I didn't need to finish the story to fill in gaps my antipathy to the "hero" would see me drop the book
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Old 11-17-2018, 07:52 AM   #27700
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Just started Caught by Lisa Moore. Touted as a bit of a literary thriller/adventure (Giller Prize shortlist). It shadows a drug-smuggler on his getaway from a Maritime prison to Western Canada. She has a different writing style, but it's far too early to decide if I find it clever or annoying. Time will tell, I guess.
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Old 11-19-2018, 08:20 AM   #27701
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I'm currently wading through The White Dragon, one of the Pern series I hadn't read. Halfway and it's hard work with such a thoroughly unlikeable lead. Jaxom is a whiny entitled selfish brat. If I didn't need to finish the story to fill in gaps my antipathy to the "hero" would see me drop the book
Hm, I always liked young Jaxom


The end of a Calculating God made me wonder if there was a second book in the series, but as I couldn't find one, I settled on End of an Era, also by Sawyer. I really need to find another good series of books, I lose too much time by searching for a new book this way!
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Old 11-19-2018, 02:55 PM   #27702
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I've paused about a quarter of the way through Empires of the Word: A Language History of the World; fascinating as it is (and I've already picked up a couple tidbits for an ongoing project), it does drag on a bit, so I picked up Mortal Engines, so I can have read it before the movie comes out.

It's a pretty quick read, and then I'll be immersed in the world's oldest languages once again.
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Old 11-19-2018, 06:10 PM   #27703
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I'm a third of the way through Buss's translation of The Count of Monte Cristo and I am delighted at how I am just as gripped on this re-read as I was the firs time. Still just as hard to make myself put down the Kobo at 1AM and go to bed
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Old 11-20-2018, 08:00 AM   #27704
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I've also started and finished Grantville Gazette #80 and Paddington Helps Out

Both were excellent, in their different ways.
Finally finished Asimov's SF. Good as usual, it's just annoying that I can't read it easily on Kindle for PC.

Then I read Knots and Crosses by Ian Rankin. It's the first in his Inspector Rebus series. A bit average. But I'll continue with the series because I like Edinburgh, and it's supposed to get a lot better.

Now reading: F&SF Nov/Dec2018 edited by C. C. Finlay. Good so far, and when I'm finished I'll up-to-date with my subscriptions.
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Old 11-20-2018, 08:11 AM   #27705
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I'm a third of the way through Buss's translation of The Count of Monte Cristo and I am delighted at how I am just as gripped on this re-read as I was the firs time. Still just as hard to make myself put down the Kobo at 1AM and go to bed
A great novel and a great translation. So much better than the 1840's public domain translation that's still the one that most editions use!
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