Andrew✌️’s Comments (group member since Oct 13, 2014)

Andrew✌️’s comments from the RMFAO (Reading My Frigging A** Off) group.

Heena wrote: "Andrew wrote: "I this days I'm reading Theft of Swords a wonderful book. The story is intriguing with a couple of characters that complement each other."

Hey Andrew, do join us for..."

Hi, Heena! I have not been very present in the last months,
favoring the readings rather than books discussions. But I hope to be with you for the next year. :)

I this days I'm reading Theft of Swords a wonderful book. The story is intriguing with a couple of characters that complement each other.

I'm reading On Stranger Tides, a nice adventure novel about pirates and magic. In the same time, I'm reading Come tracce sulla sabbia a funny and intriguing mystery series, with a main character, a reporter, sometimes serious but many times definitely clumsy.

Heena wrote: "Hey Andrew, you joined us for the read! So good to see you (it's been a long time.)
So glad you're enjoying the book! This book is indeed very good and best enjoyed slowly.
This was my first Tim Po..."

Hi, Heena, happy to meet you again!
I like Tim Powers style and fantasy, so I hope you like too. This is a wonderful pirates adventure, with naval battles and skirmishes and bad guys that are so evil, but you can't help to cheer for them. :)

Dagny wrote: "Glad to hear you are enjoying it, Andrew. It can be tough when you have only a limited time to read, so you sure don't want to waste it on a book you're not enjoying."

It's a good book, easy to read. Pirates adventures are always funny and full of action. :)

Cheryl wrote: "Andrew,

What was the one book you read by Tim Powers before this one?"

A couple of years ago I read The Anubis Gates, a funny story with good ideas, around a time travel. Reading this one, I'm thinking that I could reread that one too.

Cheryl wrote: "Andrew wrote: "I am far behind and I've finished only the 4th chapter. I liked the mix of magic and adventure and I'm looking forward to see the part of Blackbeard in the story.
In these first chap..."

I like the story and till now it's funny. I read only one books by Tim Powers, before this one, so I can't recognize his style, but there is action, a background story of the main character and a touch of magic. A good novel! I read little in these days, so I'm proceeding slowly, but I'm satisfied of this book. :)

I am far behind and I've finished only the 4th chapter. I liked the mix of magic and adventure and I'm looking forward to see the part of Blackbeard in the story.
In these first chapters there is few action, with many descriptions about facts and characters, but it's a funny story. Pirates are not completely evil, even though Hurwood and Leo Friend give me the creeps.

Wow! This is an intriguing title and I like the style of Tim Powers! I will start it as soon as I get the book. :)

Dagny wrote: "Andrew wrote: "Finished book #2 of this month: End of Watch"

You got the trilogy finished!"

Yes! A wonderful series. :)

Heena wrote: "@Andrew - Yay! Great going dear :)"

Thanks, Heena! I hope to do more before the end of the month. :)

Finished book #2 of this month: End of Watch

#1. Yesterday I finished Finders Keepers. The second book of Bill Hodges trilogy. Good story and characters. I'm looking forward to read the next and see how it will end the series.

Heena wrote: "Andrew wrote: "Really? Where is the legendary efficiency of Amazon? In my experience, it's usually fast. I hope you can read it soon. I stopped with the fourth book, because I lost interest from th..."

Troubles are always possible, but I hope you get your copy. Maybe you will be satisfied by the story. :)

Heena wrote: "Andrew wrote: "This is what I would like to read this month:

Finders Keepers (HC)
End of Watch (HC)
Postmortem (EB)
C is for Corpse (EB)
[b..."

Thanks, Heena! I hope to finish all the books this month. Seeing the comment above, I hope you're luckier with the other of your list. :)

Dagny wrote: "Andrew wrote: "I read a couple of the Grafton books and I liked. I would like to continue (and maybe complete) the series before the end of the year. Some months ago I read Mr Mercedes and bought t..."

Thanks, Dagny. I am determined to finish some series this year. Unfortunately, many are still ongoing, but I hope to end something. :)

Dagny wrote: "Andrew wrote: "This is what I would like to read this month:

Finders Keepers (HC)
End of Watch (HC)
Postmortem (EB)
C is for Corpse (EB)
[b..."

I read a couple of the Grafton books and I liked. I would like to continue (and maybe complete) the series before the end of the year. Some months ago I read Mr Mercedes and bought the other two books, so I'm able to complete the series. For me, it's a greart work by King, with interesting and sometimes funny characters.

Dagny wrote: "Andrew wrote: "(Planet of the Damned was my first book by Harry Harrison)."

I haven't read a lot of Harrison's books and none of his Stainless Steel Rats that I recall. One I still remember enjoyi..."

A friend of mine told me about "The Technicolor Time Machine" and I would be curious to read it. :)

This is what I would like to read this month:

Finders Keepers (HC)
End of Watch (HC)
Postmortem (EB)
C is for Corpse (EB)
The Ice Princess (EB)

I hope to finish them all, but in any case it will be funny.

Heena wrote: "I still haven't received my book Dune Mesiah :( I hate Amazon :\"

Really? Where is the legendary efficiency of Amazon? In my experience, it's usually fast. I hope you can read it soon. I stopped with the fourth book, because I lost interest from the second onward, but I hope to restart soon, even just for see the end. :)