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My print books - well. The non-fiction are separated in bunches by topic - pottery, history, kitting, crochet, writing. Not alphabetized.My fiction books are just crammed willy nilly wherever I can find space.
My print books are organised largely into fiction and non fiction and then further into different genres. I have one book case which has most of my m/m paperbacks. Then I have a very big shelf for graphic novels and fantasy and other fiction. Then I have some other book cases for non fiction. I then have storage space in my room for books that I haven't read and various piles of books in my bedroom for reading immediately, reading after Christmas and reading whenever. :)I have a few collections on my kindle App on my IPad but I try to avoid having collections there or I might never stop organising.
Has anyone read Terry Pratchett's Raising Steam?
Idamus wrote: "I know the author somewhere else on the Interwebs, she has had some RL issues, layoff from work, moving and new job, but she's still writing, just veeeeeery slowly. The outline is done, but that's it. ..."Well, if encouragement would be helpful, do send some from me! I read an awful lot of books and don't remember many of them, but this one I made a mental note of to chase up periodically for a sequel.
Jordan wrote: "The thing I dislike about organizing on my kindle is that when I want to add/remove anything to/from a collection, if the title starts with a letter at the end of the alphabet, I've got to scroll a..."I use the search function on the Kindle more and more often, since it now works much better on the Paperwhite than it id don my original one. I tried doing some Collections yesterday, but couldn't find a way to mark more than one book at a time -- I wanted to put a batch of books into a collection, rather than do it one at a time.
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I don't even remember what version I have, but it's not the paperwhite. It's one of the earlier versions.
KC wrote: "Has anyone read Terry Pratchett's Raising Steam?"To my everlasting mortification, not yet. It's on the list. Somewhere...
KC wrote: "Has anyone read Terry Pratchett's Raising Steam?"I am a little bit fearful!
HJ wrote: "Valerie C wrote: "I have been trying to remember some of the authors my Grandma loved, like LaVyrle Spencer. ..."This may be a personal thing, or it may be a US /UK divide thing, but I find the c..."
Could be interesting reading, then! I have no idea, I may be shocked at my grandma's reading tastes, LOL. :)
HJ wrote: "Jordan wrote: "The thing I dislike about organizing on my kindle is that when I want to add/remove anything to/from a collection, if the title starts with a letter at the end of the alphabet, I've ..."I have a Paperwhite. To add more than one book at a time to a collection, open the collection folder, then tap on the menu at the upper right and select "Add/Remove Items" and that will bring up a list of all of your books and you can select which ones to add.
Valerie C wrote: "HJ wrote: "Valerie C wrote: "I have been trying to remember some of the authors my Grandma loved, like LaVyrle Spencer. ..."This may be a personal thing, or it may be a US /UK divide thing, but I..."
That is the same way I do it on my Kindle 2
KC wrote: "Has anyone read Terry Pratchett's Raising Steam?"I have the audiobook but I haven't read it yet. It features Moist VonLipwig. Not my favorite character.
Valerie C wrote: "I have a Paperwhite. To add more than one book at a time to a collection, open the collection folder, then tap on the menu at the upper right and select "Add/Remove Items" and that will bring up a list of all of your books and you can select which ones to add. ..."Thank you! I had a list of books which I'd found by searching, and wanted to add the whole lot to collections / create a collection which comprised them all. Couldn't see how to do that.
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I have collections on my Kindle for authors that I have a lot of books by, like Josh and JCP and Harper Fox, also a big To Read folder, an also big Read folder. I have my collections set to "most recent," so whatever I'm reading is always at the top, which works well for me. My print books are not organised beyond putting series books together, but I kind of know visually where things are.
KC wrote: "Has anyone read Terry Pratchett's Raising Steam?"I haven't yet, even though I'm a big Pratchett fan - he's the only author who beats Josh for the number of books I have sheleved on Goodreads. But I'd been a bit disappointed with the last few Pratchett books and stopped buying them for a while - though I did happen to get a second hand copy of Dodger recently, which is on my paper To Read stack.
I don't know if it's me or him. Sometimes I do just decide I'm done with a writer, even though I've loved them for years. I'd hate to think that he's losing his powers because of his illness. That would be so sad.
How come I haven't got The White Knight on my Josh Backlist reading list? :D Must have missed that one. Oh well, it's there now.Backlist reading is a funny thing. Do I just go on a total frenzy and get all that person's books done, or spread them out over months, so I don't run out of Josh too soon! Jordan Castillo Price is another one I'm working through the backlist of too. I go for the latter, because even though part of me wants to have read all of the books NOW, another part doesn't want to have no "new" books to read until the latest release.
Okay, what am I reading right now? Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith. See there's another author at least part of whose backlist I want to work through - that is, the rest of the Ripley series after The Talented Mr. Ripley. I'll spread those out too.
I am reading Rogue Spy, (not m/m). I think it was Hj who recommended the author to me? It is one in the Spymaster series, historical. I enjoy it very much and will want to read more of her books. Thanks, Hj dear :)
Sabine wrote: "KC wrote: "Has anyone read Terry Pratchett's Raising Steam?"I am a little bit fearful!"
Me too...but i read and enjoyed the sample, so i don't know why i'm hesitating.
Becky wrote: "KC wrote: "Has anyone read Terry Pratchett's Raising Steam?"I haven't yet, even though I'm a big Pratchett fan - he's the only author who beats Josh for the number of books I have sheleved on Goo..."
The last few years have indeed had some hits and some misses, but Nation is one of his best books, imo, and so i'll keep trying even if occassionally it's not what i'm used to. I miss him at his best, and even when not at his best, he still has that touch, still witty and funny and perceptive. His non-fic book is very interesting, some things such as talks he's given repeat a bit, but overall makes for fascinating reading.
Dodger is pretty good. And there's supposed to be another Tiffany soon-ish.
Calathea wrote: "KC wrote: "Has anyone read Terry Pratchett's Raising Steam?"To my everlasting mortification, not yet. It's on the list. Somewhere..."
gasps! somewhere?!... ;-)
Anne wrote: "I am reading Rogue Spy, (not m/m). I think it was Hj who recommended the author to me? It is one in the Spymaster series, historical. I enjoy it very much and will want to read more..."I am so glad you like it! I really rate Joanna Bourne as an author. Her books are very tightly plotted and beautifully written.
HJ wrote: "Anne wrote: "I am reading Rogue Spy, (not m/m). I think it was Hj who recommended the author to me? It is one in the Spymaster series, historical. I enjoy it very much and will want..."I am currently listening to The Forbidden Rose. Thought I might as well start with the first in the series. I am enjoying it so far - I like the writing and the narration. I have a feeling I will be buying the rest of the series in audio.
HJ wrote: "Anne wrote: "I am reading Rogue Spy, (not m/m). I think it was Hj who recommended the author to me? It is one in the Spymaster series, historical. I enjoy it very much and will want..."That sounds cool. Spies! I'll have to check out Joanna Bourne. My library even has several of her books.
Started Josephine Tey's A Shilling for Candles. And afterwards, i'm considering Dorothy Gilman's The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax.
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I like A Shilling for Candles. It's got a rough energy to it -- which is why I think it made an interesting film. My favorite Tey is Miss Pym Disposes. It's another standalone.
I think someone wrote a sequel to MPD, which I never got around to reading mostly because I can't get past my dislike of appropriating a dead author's work -- but also because I think a sequel to that book undermines the irony of the point Tey was trying to make.
Josh wrote: "KC wrote: "Started Josephine Tey's A Shilling for Candles. And afterwards, i'm considering Dorothy Gilman's The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax."I like A Shilling for Candles...."
I'm enjoying it more than The Man in the Queue. My favorite so far is Brat Farrar, followed closely by Miss Pym Disposes. I like her writing very much. There's always something surprising, something unexpected, and then there are these wonderful bits of humor and insight. But i wouldn't want to read a sequel to the standalones, they feel too well contained and just perfect the way they are.
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I like A Shilling..."
Well, how could I forget Brat Farrar? But I think I almost love that story beyond remembering who wrote it. If that makes sense. The story is so real it feels beyond human invention. In MPD I am aware of how skillful and clever Tey is. In BF I love that story so dearly I forget anyone wrote it. :-)
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Alison wrote: "HJ wrote: "Anne wrote: "I am reading Rogue Spy, (not m/m). I think it was Hj who recommended the author to me? It is one in the Spymaster series, historical. I enjoy it very much an..."They are all excellent, but The Black Hawk is beyond superlative. Hawk and Justine are perfect.
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Felice wrote: "Alison wrote: "HJ wrote: "Anne wrote: "I am reading Rogue Spy, (not m/m). I think it was Hj who recommended the author to me? It is one in the Spymaster series, historical. I enjoy ..."Ooh, I am already intrigued by Hawk in The Forbidden Rose. Looking forward to it. :)
Jordan wrote: "I'm currently reading the latest Infected book, Epitaph. It's good, just like the others, but I wish she wouldn't over explain things in extremely long and clunky sentences. I love ..."Yeah, I read the first two in the series, but I don't really have the patience for it. There were some things I liked but it definitely needs better editing.
Josh wrote: "Of the Alan Grant books, I like Daughter of Time (probably because Grant is barely in the books) and The Singing Sands."Grant is a bit of a mystery to me. Somehow he doesn't add and doesn't detract, at least so far, and the other characters, especially "the suspects" are quite intriguing.
Jordan wrote: " If it weren't for that, I probably would have dumped this series for its lack of editing. I'm trying not to think too hard about it for fear I might start to seriously dislike it and that might ruin my reading experience."Never paid attention to it. :) Thanks for talking about the book, Jordan. I'd forgotten the release date.
KC wrote: "Started Josephine Tey's A Shilling for Candles"That's funny! Will you believe that I found yesterday on a shelf with german translations of british and american classic mysteries a 30-year old german version of A Shilling for Candles??? I seriously pondered whether to read it, but found that the translation is even more dusty than the paperback itself ;-)
Another treasure were some translations of Cornell Woolrich's mysteries, I remember that three decades ago I liked his books a lot (even in German), so maybe I will look for the original versions.
Varecia wrote: "KC wrote: "Started Josephine Tey's A Shilling for Candles"That's funny! Will you believe that I found yesterday on a shelf with german translations of british and american classic my..."
Nice! :-) Both the treasures and the coincidence. And it would be interesting to compare with a more recent translation, if there is one.
I must have read some Woolrich a really long time ago. I spook much easily nowadays... And this reminded me that i wanted to make a list of mystery writers to tackle next, after Tey.
KC wrote: "Josh wrote: "KC wrote: "Started Josephine Tey's A Shilling for Candles. And afterwards, i'm considering Dorothy Gilman's The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax."I like A Shilling..."
I really enjoyed Dorothy Gilman's The Unexpected Mrs. Polllifax.
Murphy wrote: "I really enjoyed Dorothy Gilman's The Unexpected Mrs. Polllifax."Good to know. I'll give it a try.
Jordan wrote: "I'm currently reading the latest Infected book, Epitaph. It's good, just like the others, but I wish she wouldn't over explain things in extremely long and clunky sentences. I love ..."I am re-reading the series and just started with Prey. I know what you mean. She does ramble a bit. I tend to skip here and there to get to the next action or dialogue bit.
I have read J.Tey's The Singing Sands, Miss Pym Disposes and Brat Farrar. I enjoyed them very much, so you have give me a good tip, what I could read next, KC! Thank you!
Sabine wrote: "I have read J.Tey's The Singing Sands, Miss Pym Disposes and Brat Farrar. I enjoyed them very much, so you have give me a good tip, what I could read next, KC! Thank you!":-)
I am reading Nice People by Jonathan Gregory I saw it on AMZ and decided to try it because the author has written some mysteries which I am trying out at the same time. It is a great story set in Stockholm and it focuses on the relationship of Josh and Timo both of them are gay and they meet when Josh finds Timo drunk by the side of the road. Josh is a very wealthy philanthropist but he hides his wealth because he is slightly reclusive. The story follows their life together and their friends and the different projects that they get involved in. It is romantic, funny and amusing but there are are also difficult issues which are explored in the book. I love it. :) The story has a great set of secondary characters that make it very realistic, almost like a soap or TV drama. I think the author self publishes.
Ije the Devourer of Books wrote: "I am reading Nice People by Jonathan Gregory I saw it on AMZ and decided to try it because the author has written some mysteries which I am trying out at the same t..."I read Gregory's series of mysteries starting with Country Life earlier this year, but somehow missed this one...
I liked his books and remember thinking that it was a pity he obviously hasn't had an editor; there were things like a scene being used in two books in exactly the same wording, which could have been avoided by another pair of eyes. But the main characters were good (even the adorable kids ;-) and I hope he will write another book in this series.
KC wrote: "Started Josephine Tey's A Shilling for Candles. And afterwards, i'm considering Dorothy Gilman's The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax."Two books I like, KC! Although it is not my favourite Josephine Tey.
Josh wrote: "Well, how could I forget Brat Farrar? But I think I almost love that story beyond remembering who wrote it. If that makes sense. The story is so real it feels beyond human invention. In MPD I am aware of how skillful and clever Tey is. In BF I love that story so dearly I forget anyone wrote it. :-) ..."Hear, hear!
Varecia wrote: "Ije the Devourer of Books wrote: "I am reading Nice People by Jonathan Gregory I saw it on AMZ and decided to try it because the author has written some mysteries w..."I have started book one in his country life series but then I got distracted with this one. I think his books could do with some proof reading too but apart from that I really like his writing.
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She does ramble, and then sometimes I find that she's rambling for a reason, so one character introduced as seemingly randomly does come back later in an important role. So, I hesitate to skip parts, but yeah. At least with Epitaph there are fewer things written in parenthesis, but still lots of rambling in awkward sentences. Still good stories though.
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I'm seriously impressed. My bookshelves are mostly alphabetical, that is they start out that way until the mass of books overtake the system. Then it is chaos again.
One of these days they will conquer my flat and force me out on the streets.