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[Barbara]

I picked up several books for younger readers this week which I will have to add to "books bought".
right now I am reading Ann Cleeves' 6th Shetland mystery Thin Air. I just started listening to Dark Fire by CJ Sansom.

[Allan]

Susan will be pleased! :)

[Paul]

I just finished the Incorruptibles by John James Horner. Its a wildwest /Roman empire crossover fantasy. Great fun and a really good imaginative book.
Now I'm starting The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch the first of the Gentleman Bastard series, about a bunch of chancers and tricksters. Should be fun and its been recommended to me loads of times

[Barbara]

Allan wrote: "Susan will be pleased! :)"

Yes, I am channeling Susan - two of her favorite series:)

[Trelawn]

I just started This House is Haunted by John Boyne. So far so good as there has already been an appearance by Charles Dickens.

[Cathleen]

Trelawn wrote: "I just started This House is Haunted by John Boyne. So far so good as there has already been an appearance by Charles Dickens."

Oooh. Sounds good :) I also love the Ann Cleeves' series and Paul's book The Lies of Locke Lamora sounds intriguing, too. More to add to my TBR pile.

[Trelawn]

The pile keeps growing doesn't it Cathleen? :-)

[Cathleen]

Trelawn wrote: "The pile keeps growing doesn't it Cathleen? :-)"

That just made me chuckle. I'm sitting now...in my tiny little study...(just about big enough to swing a cat in) and wondering where I'll tuck these new books.

[Trelawn]

I constantly have that dilemma but it hasn't stopped me buying yet.

[pauline_nlp]

I'm currently reading "Of Mice and Men" by Steinback, in French :)

[Paul]

Theres a Steinbeck thread here I'm sure you can get involved in once you've finished ☺

[Gavin]

The Complete Sherlock Holmes, Volume I main one is this finished a study in scarlet . have other books going on the go as well , and counting the volume as one book on my challenge and not separate ones. but ive other books slightly on the go

[Paul]

I love Sherlock Holmes. Its a great read and well done going for the lot at once. I'm looking forward to Anthony Horowitz's Moriarty coming out next month.

[Gavin]

i need to get his other sherlock one lol but im tempted to buy that off goldsboro ;)

[Paul]

I got a special edition of the first one , signed and clothbound. Nice . There was a leatherbound edition limited to 221 copies (221 b obviously) but it was 150 sterling and i'm not that nuts. The first book was amazing though. Darker than Conan Doyles stuff. It disturbed the hell out of me.

[Allan]

Sounds interesting, Cphe. I wonder if he'll have any joy having the book picked up by one of the larger independent Irish publishers?

[Allan]

Emma, I love your turn of phrase in that last comment. :) I'll have to reread Dubliners at some stage, and will remain interested to hear what you think of the Dubliners 100.

I've managed to listen to almost half of 'All Quiet on the Western Front' by Erich Remarque today, and have been completely gripped from the start. Written as a first person narrative from the point of view of a German soldier in the WW1 trenches, it really is a warts and all account, parts much more shocking to me even than those opening scenes of Saving Private Ryan, but vivid in all it describes. It's becoming one of my favourite reads of the year so far.

Tonight, I'm also going to keep one eye on the footie, while pushing on with reading The Redbreast by Jo Nesbo-two kids books in a row is enough for me, though I'll go back to Dahl later in the week.

[Cathleen]

Emma, did you ever see the movie, The Dead? It's old--probably more than 20 years old, and if memory serves me correctly, it was directed by John Huston and had Anjelica Huston in it. A beautiful movie--your posts have reminded me of that story and how I'd like to see that movie again.

[Cathleen]

Emma wrote: "No. I must look it up Cathleen. I'm not sure if you get it over there but Guinness's current Christmas ad always remind me of the end of the Dead."

I'll google it.

[Cathleen]

Emma wrote: "@Cathleen Here's a link:

http://youtu.be/LnGu54i5f3k

It evokes that image of the snow being general over all of Ireland...which never happens"

Thank you, Emma. I'm a soft touch for those kinds of tv ads--I loved it :)

[Donna]

Oh, so pretty! Thanks for sharing that, Emma!

[Colleen]

Emma I love it !

[Susan]

Allan, All Quiet on the Western Front was required reading in high school. It was so memorable that it stays with me to this day.

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My recent reading, predictably, has been dipping in and out of non-fiction works on Irish history, which won't do a lot for my Goodreads page count because of course you revisit the same pages and don't read them cover to cover. However I've tried my first audiobook and conveniently I can download some from my local library service:) So, I tried The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler. I'm not convinced that I followed all the nuances of the plot that closely but it's read superbly by Elliott Gould.

[Cathleen]

Cphe wrote: "I loved All Quiet On The Western Front - moving and poignant."

Especially the scene where he looks at the photograph in the soldier's pocket.

[Allan]

Never mind why the soldier is with him. Such a powerful book-I'm nearly through, and it's one that I'll definitely remember.

[Barbara]

Allan wrote: "Never mind why the soldier is with him. Such a powerful book-I'm nearly through, and it's one that I'll definitely remember."

Sounds like a must read from all the various positive reactions. I added this to my Audible Wish List - the advantage being if it goes on sale, they alert me.

[Allan]

I've just finished it on the way into work. The last paragraph actually raised my goosebumps. One of the best books I've read this year, without doubt.

[Marcia]

I recently read The Big Sleep. I really like Raymond Chandler. He writes so well you an see what he's talking about. I love the way he describes people. In the big sleep the first description of the Mrs Regan. I could picture her in my mind. The twist at the end was good as well. I've also read the lady in the lake which was also really good.

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Marcia wrote: "I recently read The Big Sleep. I really like Raymond Chandler. He writes so well you an see what he's talking about. I love the way he describes people. In the big sleep the first description of th..."

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Marcia, I've just listened to it narrated by Elliott Gould. It was good listening :)

[Catherine]

I finished Tara French's "The Likeness". It was excellent. I liked it even better than In the Woods, which I had to rush through. I started on "Child 44", but the first two chapters were so brutal I stopped reading it. I knew it would give me nightmares. I just started Ciaran Carson's "The Tain" and so far I think it's terrific. Thanks for recommending it. I've got the October read on hold at the library, but it isn't available yet. I'm going to request Tara's third book. : D

[Catherine]

Thank you, Mary. I was surprised that Rob wasn't drawn into the case some how. I hope somewhere along the line the disappearances from In the Woods gets resolved.

[Catherine]

Well, she's young yet, if her picture is anything to go on, so she had a LOT of creative years ahead of her. From what I've read in her first two books, she doesn't do anything cliche. It will be a unique case.

[J.S.]

For those who dip into nonfiction from time to time, or just buy the larger volumes to tone the upper arm,

have left a review of a work on Druids. Was not enthralled. It's disappointing to shell out the big bucks/euros for a new work that doesn't till any new ground.

[J.S.]

It's the right size and weight for the upper arm toning. So not a total loss.

[Donna]

I'm reading The Hundred-Foot Journey before starting on the Barrytown Trilogy, which I read years ago. This one had a film adapted from it which starred Helen Mirren and it was excellent so I wanted to read the book. I'm 35 pages in and it's got me hook, line and sinker. Very well written.

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JS, it sounds like you'll need a companion volume or else your arms will get lopsided ;)

[Trelawn]

I started Unnatural Death, the third in the Peter Wimsey buddy read. It's very good so far but haven't much reading time so far this weekend as we were doing a big clean up before putting up Halloween decorations for the little man :-)

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Just don't give him nightmares., Trelawn. Or the little man either.

[Trelawn]

:-) we've gone for child friendly decorations. Our franenstein, vampirea etc have smiley faces :-) I drew a face on a pumpkin and put a witch type hat on it but the little man keeps robbing the hat. He's all about the hats this week.

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It's such fun when they're that age and everything is new and exciting. :)

[Donna]

I agree, Theresa. I really miss that!

[Barbara]

I am about 80% done with Belfast Noir. Some of you probably saw me post I had gotten it from Amazon despite the fact that the pubication date is a month from now. It is keeping me engaged. The styles of course vary widely and McKinty and Neville have done a great job of recruiting authors.
So this means I have barely gotten into The Barrytown Trilogy. I am also read The Truth Commissioner for my Oct. 13th book club meeting. So Barrytown will have to wait a bit more.

Trelawn - I have to confess I love Halloween! Years ago in my 20's I was with a group of friends and somehow we ended up in The Orange Lodge in Somerville Massachusetts. One friend, a singer and musician,and I sang "Bedlam Boys". Here's a YouTube video for those who don't know the song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sLVa...

[Trelawn]

Halloween is great, I always loved dressing up and trick or treating. even now I love it. There's a great atmosphere to it, although I have to admit Americans do Halloween so much better than anyone else. The decorations and costumes you guys have are amazing.

[Donna]

We are hijacking this thread, which should be in Nothing To Do With Books, but my last comment is that I love Halloween, it is my favourite holiday. Even more than Christmas.

Back to books. I finished The Hundred-Foot Journey in one day, it was a very quick read and am now on to We Need to Talk About Kevin.

[Barbara]

Donna wrote: "We are hijacking this thread, which should be in Nothing To Do With Books, but my last comment is that I love Halloween, it is my favourite holiday. Even more than Christmas.

Back to books. I fini..."

Donna - I realized that :) I listened to the audiobook of We Need to Talk About Kevin - very good.

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Cphe wrote: "We don't do Halloween over here - but we do already have Xmas decorations and food in some of the shops."

Cphe, I've replied to you in the Halloween thread. :)

[Donna]

Barbara, I'm finding it very engrossing to read, although it's slow going, especially after my last book. I'm not sure that I would keep going if I had not seen the film - the letter writing seems a bit awkward. And I find it interesting that Lionel is a woman.

[Barbara]

Donna wrote: "Barbara, I'm finding it very engrossing to read, although it's slow going, especially after my last book. I'm not sure that I would keep going if I had not seen the film - the letter writing seems ..."

I haven't seen the movie, and listened to the audiobook rather than read.

[Colleen]

I finished Fallen and I really liked it but it could have been so much more. she had so many loose threads it took away from the ending.The ending was so abrupt. I don't need all the answers but more than I got. I know I'm in the minority but that's ok.It started off more Historical Fiction and slid into Historical Romance.
I'm now reading City of Women and so far so good.