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[Sara]

So I've discovered that short stories are perfect for reading at my new temp job where I get a 30 minute unpaid lunch and two paid 15 minute breaks. I read 2 and half stories in Black Noir: Mystery, Crime, and Suspense Fiction by African-American Writers today during my lunch and breaks. The best story so far has been "Old Boys, Old Girls" by D.C. based writer Edward P. Jones

[Seraphina]

I read the known world by jones and really enjoyed it. I must take a look at his short stories

[Sara]

Known World would make an interesting group read.

[Barbara]

I love Edward P Jones books of short stories Lost in the City. Many are set in the neighborhood where I work. Plus he is a very humble person - saw him once at Politics and Prose.

[Seraphina]

Just finished the luminaries which I would highly recommend to anyone who enjoys mysteries/adventure books. Might attempt some virginia wolffe 'to the lighthouse' while waiting for monthly read to be decided.

[Paul]

Love the Music in Moon Over Soho

[Thomas, Moderator]

Barbara wrote: "Thomas wrote: "I have just finished reading The Friendship of Criminals by
Robert Glinski

I received this book free from Minotaur books through the Goodread..."

I have posted this review on my Goodreads site in my "First reads" bookshelf which I believe is public. Does GR Ireland have a separate member's reviews thread?

[Thomas, Moderator]

Emma, you will have to be my guide. How do I get to the review box?

[Paul]

You seem to have managed it as your review is in when i link to the book

[Thomas, Moderator]

Ok, glad to hear that. I have received some likes in the past on other reviews

[Thomas, Moderator]

Well, I guess that you will see a lot of reviews because I clicked on the GR challenge box and am going to try and read 80 books this year--1 more than last year. I will try to do a review for each.

I am currently reading So Sure Of Death by Dana Stabenow
It is book 2 in the Liam Campbell series.

[Trelawn]

@ Emma sorry to hear you're sick. I'm trying to be a good soldier about having a sore throat :-) Moon Over Soho is excellent and perfect bedtime reading.

[Trelawn]

Glad it's nothing too serious, enjoy the extra reading time though.

[[deleted user]]

It's one thing after another at this time of year. Hope you're feeling a lot better tomorrow Emma and Trelawn. As for myself, I am still on bed rest but doing that downstairs on the sofa and am increasingly comfortable, which is very cheering. Hope we get some good news of Susan soon.

[Kevin]

I'm totally unashamed ,and not at all insecure about my masculinity, that I am reading The Fault in Our Stars and it isn't as "teen heartthroby" as I was expecting. Dare I say it is actually not bad...

[Paul]

Proper modern man....

[Trelawn]

Speaking of which kevin, in a spectacular goodreads glitch while your message says it's by kevin, the picture i'm seeing next to it is Emma's :-) From over 6ft to under 5 ft in a heartbeat.

[Kevin]

It looks like goodreads has denounced my status as a man since I'm reading The Fault in Ours Stars, Trelawn :)

[Gavin]

Kevin wrote: "It looks like goodreads has denounced my status as a man since I'm reading The Fault in Ours Stars, Trelawn :)"

Not my personal Fav John Green book, but the insperation behind it etc is amazing enjoy and DFTBA.

[Barbara]

Thomas wrote: "Barbara wrote: "Thomas wrote: "I have just finished reading The Friendship of Criminals by
Robert Glinski

I received this book free from Minotaur books thro..."

No it doesn't but I just realized only reviews by friends show up in my feed. I will send you a friend request:)

[Sara]

I definitely appreciate your reviews in the group too Thomas. They are very through.

[Thomas, Moderator]

Sara wrote: "I definitely appreciate your reviews in the group too Thomas. They are very through."

Thanks Sara

[Marylee]

Thomas wrote: "Well, I guess that you will see a lot of reviews because I clicked on the GR challenge box and am going to try and read 80 books this year--1 more than last year. I will try to do a review for eac..."

Last year, Dana Stabenow came down to Arizona State University for the "Desert Nights, Rising Stars" writers' conference, and I believe she's coming again this year. The conference is held in Tempe, AZ at the end of February and coincides with orange blossom season. The author lives in Alaska, but publishes with Poisoned Pen Press, located just to the north of campus. It was a treat to hear her read from her work.

[Thomas, Moderator]

I finished So Sure Of Death by
Dana Stabenow

I give this book 4 out of 5 stars. It is book 2 of the Liam Campbell Alaska state trooper series. I read it in 4 days, an easy, satisfying read. Liam has two separate murder incidents. One is a multiple murder of 7 people and the other a single person. He must fly to these murder scenes, because his territory in bush Alaska is huge. He is terrified of flying, but he must do it everyday, sometimes more than once.

A subplot is his on/off romantic relationship with Wyanet Chouinard, who owns the small plane charter service that he uses on a daily basis.

The book also has some humorous observations on Alaska:

"The governor narrowly escaped prison only by payment of a $330,000 fine, but when the legislature changed hands two years later, they vacated the judgement and repaid the fine with interest."
A newspaper reporter comments "Ah, Alaska, gays can't marry ... and embezzlers never go hungry."

[Thomas, Moderator]

Marylee wrote: "Thomas wrote: "Well, I guess that you will see a lot of reviews because I clicked on the GR challenge box and am going to try and read 80 books this year--1 more than last year. I will try to do a..."

I would like that, but AZ is a little far.

[Allan]

I had the joy of a snow day today, so used it to full effect, reading over 200 pages of Belfast Days: a 1972 teenage diary and listening to Townie: A Memoir while walking to the shop with the dog and clearing the driveway. Gotta make the most of whatever opportunities you get! :)

[Sara]

What do you think of Townie Allan? I heard it recommended on the Book Riot podcast awhile back and was intrigued.

[Thomas, Moderator]

The Shugak series is excellent. I believe that book 1 won her an Edgar. Liz and I have read all of the Shugak series. We started while visiting Alaska in 1995. One of our guides was reading a Shugak novel.
Liz rereads them, along w. Sue Henry's Alaskan series. Henry and Stabenow are friends and sometimes do book tours together. I don't reread them. GR has given me way too many recs

[Allan]

Sara, I'm about half way through the book-the family setup they have kinda reminds me of the US version of Shameless-the houses they live in sound similar, the violence is casual etc-I remember seeing that Barbara had given it a great rating which helped me decide to purchase it originally, so she might be able to give you a better context than I can.

[Thomas, Moderator]

Cphe wrote: "Thomas I've been recommended Sue Henry before but unfortunately her books aren't available for kindle"
Cphe, Liz and I talked about your desire to read Sue Henry. Liz doesn't generally lend out books that she rereads and you live in Australia if I recall correctly. So I guess you will have to wait.
One of her books Death Takes Passage
takes place on the small (100 pax) ship that we used on our Alaska cruise. It is book 4 in the Jesse Arnold series. Book 1 is Murder on the Iditarod Trail

[Seraphina]

http://m.bookdepository.com/Murder-on...
Do not despair, free delivery cphe

[Barbara]

Allan - how much snow does it take to get a snow day in Belfast?
Townie being set in Massachusetts really resonated with me. It is a tough book though.

[Thomas, Moderator]

Cphe, Death takes passage is available on US kindle site, along with several of her books, but not book 1

[[deleted user]]

Barbara wrote: "Allan - how much snow does it take to get a snow day in Belfast?
Townie being set in Massachusetts really resonated with me. It is a tough book though."

Here in the countryside we don't settle for having a snow day. Teachers in our little primary school live in the village as do many of the children of course. Those living on the surrounding farms are brought in by tractor!

[Allan]

Barbara, the snow day call is left to individual schools to make, and depends on local conditions as well as travel conditions for staff. We only tend to get one when the conditions are really bad at rush hour, which was the case on Thursday-blizzards in addition to a heavy overnight covering. Our school is in a rural setting, which exacerbates things, as some have a fair distance to travel on poorly treated / untreated roads. I didn't complain!

I have to say that I'm finding Townie: A Memoir a little too full of testosterone for my liking, but I'll stick with it and hopefully finish it over the next couple of days. I'm also going to get stuck into Normal People Don't Live Like This by Dylan Landis, an author who both Barbara and Sara know, which is the book that Sara sent me at Christmas-its NYC setting should be right up my street!

[Paul]

Well I've read a fair but of Fantasy to start the year so I' ve branched out a little and just finished Over to You by Roald Dahl (his first book) and I've now started a horror mystery The String Diaries by Stephen Lloyd Jones. An interesting read so far and I've no idea where its going so the mystery side is working ☺

[Barbara]

Allan wrote: "Barbara, the snow day call is left to individual schools to make, and depends on local conditions as well as travel conditions for staff. We only tend to get one when the conditions are really bad ..."

Some books have appeal because the settings speak to us. I lived in this area for a few years before I realized that the type of men I knew in Boston scared a lot of people. I remember this after seeing the movie Good Will Hunting with a friend. Ironically, my college boyfriend was from a working class background in Cambridge MA, though I went to university in Pittsburgh. Had several friends and boyfriends in my 20's of that type:)

I should be reading Malcolm Orange Disappears for my book club on Mon the 9th but I got Gun Street Girl from Susan this week in the mail. As Sara and I have our Joyce group on THurs., it's a good excuse to get to reading the new McKinty.

[Allan]

I'll keep an eye out for your thoughts on both the Carson and the McKinty, Barbara-I'd say that, should you be looking to read the 25 NI based books again this year, you'll be well on the way this year already!

[Sara]

I completely support your plan to read Gun Street Girl first Barbara, although I admit my interests in the matter are selfish. I find it a bit ironic that Allan who introduced us all to the wonders of Adrian McKinty, will probably read the 4th book after Susan, Barbara, me, and my father (who liked the trilogy I got him for Christmas).

[Barbara]

Sara wrote: "I completely support your plan to read Gun Street Girl first Barbara, although I admit my interests in the matter are selfish. I find it a bit ironic that Allan who introduced us al..."

Yes and don't forget that I got a copy of Belfast Noir before he did:)

[Allan]

I'm hoping that good things come to those who wait... :)

[Thomas, Moderator]

My latest book Tatiana by Martin Cruz Smith

I gave this book 4 out of 5 stars. Martin Cruz Smith's books are enjoyable mysteries. His Moscow police investigator Arkady Renko is a determined man in investigating a death already ruled a suicide. Tatiana was a crusading reporter and fell to her death off a balcony. Somehow Renko connects her death to a murder of an organized crime figure. His investigation takes him to Kaliningrad, a part of Russia that used to be Koeingsberg, Germany, prior to 1945. It is now an enclave of Russia, bordered by Poland and Lithuania.

One quote from the book that made me laugh: "Judges can be expensive...
They should put an ATM in the courtroom and eliminate the middleman."

A minor quibble--one of the characters drives from Moscow to Kaliningrad, and has to go through Lithuanian and Polish customs. This book is set in 2012, after Poland and Lithuania joined the Schwengen agreement--meaning only 1 customs check.

[Barbara]

Thomas wrote: "My latest book Tatiana by Martin Cruz Smith

I gave this book 4 out of 5 stars. Martin Cruz Smith's books are enjoyable mysteries. His Moscow police investigator ..."

Thomas - like you anachronisms like the one you mention really bug me. Sometimes I wonder if some writers have ever heard of googling things.

Allan - the supreme irony of you waiting for McKinty books is only surpassed by your tolerance of our "Yankee" impatience.

[Gavin]

The Darkest Part of the Forest Just finished this after having it in my pile since July/August ARC finally got to it and loved it Holly is amazing in this Genre

[Cathleen]

An article on Buzz Feed linking books to read based upon tv shows you like--

http://www.buzzfeed.com/jarrylee/the-...

[Paul]

Some interesting and some odd links ☺☺

[Cathleen]

Paul wrote: "Some interesting and some odd links ☺☺"

I thought so, too!

[Paul]

Revenge linked to Count of Monte Christo made me cringe a little

[Kevin]

A lot of those links are lazy except for maybe Breaking Bad and Macbeth which are almost identical when you consider it. It's no surprise that my favourite Shakespeare play is linked to my favourite TV series. World War Z and the Walking Dead aren't compatible aside from them revolving around a zombie apocalyse. Orange is the Nee Black is a comedy and I wouldn't say shares its most prominent themes with The Handmaid's Tale.

[Paul]

I suppose they are trying to have a bit of fun but its a bit lazy as well.