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[Susinok]

I'd rather Beau learn to walk on the leash without pulling. He's mostly good so far, and this is with minimal training. A few more walks and he'll be doing well.

[Josh]

I had determined -- wildly optimistically, as it turned out -- to read the Frances Crane series for Mr. & Mrs. Murder this month.

Well...I am still on The Turquoise Shop, which is the first book of this very long series. And the worst part of it is, I already read this book once -- years ago. In fact, I reviewed it for I <3 a Mystery. And yet...I remember almost nothing about it.

Which probably doesn't matter because the stuff I'm looking for now is not what would have been relevant when I was reviewing the first time.

Even so.

I can't seem to stay awake for more than a few pages before I'm snoring. That's nothing to do with the book--which I'm enjoying-- and everything to do with how fatigued I still am.

[Jordan]

Kirsten wrote: "Susinok wrote: "I am still reading How to Raise the Perfect Dog: Through Puppyhood and Beyond by Cesar Millan. I put that one down to read [book:Cesar's Rules: Your Way to Train a We..."

Someone did recommend a rolled harness when I asked about getting one for a greyhound, since she has such thin, sensitive skin. The thing is, she doesn't pull all the time. In fact, most of the time she doesn't. She only pulls, I think, when she's scared and wants to get past the thing quickly, that scares her.

Anyway, the last two nights we walked in another part of the neighborhood that's new to both of us and went house admiring. There are a lot of beautiful houses and quiet streets near me and apparently fun things to keep her attention. We just need to remember to walk in those places and maybe not go down the main drag very often unless we have to. Though I really would like to desensitize her to the scary stuff there.

[Jordan]

Susinok wrote: "HJ wrote: "You could just limit the training to what she needs to be safe, such as not pulling on the lead, stopping when you ask her to, and coming to you when you call her."

That's me and my dog..."

That's what I think we're going to do. She's so well behaved, quiet, and gentle and sweet, that she doesn't need much training.

[Jordan]

Mymymble wrote: "Jordan wrote: "What are you in the mood for, Sammie?

Some of my top mm authors, who haven't been mentioned in awhile.......

Yeah, Voinov.....Can't see myself picking up on recs anytime soon since..."

Special Forces is such an amazing piece of work! One of my faves. I would LOVE for this to become an audiobook, but I know that won't happen, so I just have to content myself with rereading a million words every now and then. lol.

[Jordan]

Josh wrote: "I had determined -- wildly optimistically, as it turned out -- to read the Frances Crane series for Mr. & Mrs. Murder this month.

Well...I am still on The Turquoise Shop, which is the first book o..."

It's hard to read a lot when you're that tired. It irks me when I go to bed and can't keep my eyes open for more than a page. I like to read at least one complete chapter before turning the light out!

[Jordan]

I'm hoping soon to finish the AE recommended reading list. I've got all the titles written down, but I now need to do a bit of added research for some of the titles. Soon. It'll happen soon. Promise.

[Antonella]

An article shared by Elisabeth North about trans romance. BTW I've read and liked the book quoted To Summon Nightmares:

http://gutsmagazine.ca/featured/happi...

[Jordan]

Trying to get through Middlesex for another book group and wondering what the point of it is. It's well written, but I think ... Well, I'm not sure what. It's very long, that's for sure!

[Alison]

Antonella wrote: "An article shared by Elisabeth North about trans romance. BTW I've read and liked the book quoted To Summon Nightmares:

http://gutsmagazine.ca/featured/happi......"

Nice article. To Summon Nightmares was awesome! It's vivid and creepy and the characters are really great. I totally recommend it.

[HJ]

Jordan wrote: "Trying to get through Middlesex for another book group and wondering what the point of it is. It's well written, but I think ... Well, I'm not sure what. It's very long, that's for sure!"

Which Middlesex?

[Alison]

Jordan wrote: "Trying to get through Middlesex for another book group and wondering what the point of it is. It's well written, but I think ... Well, I'm not sure what. It's very long, that's for sure!"

Do you mean Jeffrey Eugenides' Middlesex? I started that last year and I'm stuck as well. I'm close to halfway, but it does not call to me. I can relate! :)

[Antonella]

Alison wrote: "Do you mean Jeffrey Eugenides' Middlesex? I started that last year and I'm stuck as well. I'm close to halfway, but it does not call to me. I can relate! :) ."

LOL! I shouldn't have read your comments, jordan and Alison. I haven't even started it yet.

[Jordan]

Alison wrote: "Jordan wrote: "Trying to get through Middlesex for another book group and wondering what the point of it is. It's well written, but I think ... Well, I'm not sure what. It's very long, that's for s..."

Yes, this Middlesex. Sorry, I was on my ipad and couldn't remember the author's name.

I will say, it is well written. It's engaging. But I am feeling as if this whole beginning is a different story. I'm also sure I'm the only one reading the book for the BOM, which makes me want to stop reading.

And, the reasoning behind the character's being both male and female is just weird. I dunno.

[Jordan]

Antonella wrote: "Alison wrote: "Do you mean Jeffrey Eugenides' Middlesex? I started that last year and I'm stuck as well. I'm close to halfway, but it does not call to me. I can relate! :) ."

LOL! I shouldn't have..."

Sorry about that!

[Jordan]

Started reading Merman this morning as part of my series challenge. Hopefully, I'll get it and the final book of the trilogy done before I start my summer reading.

Still not sure about Middlesex. Even skipping ahead more than 100 pages it still seems to be mostly about Cal's family, rather than Cal.

[Eve]

Re Cesar Millan - I pretty much have watched all his tv shows, and we haven't had a dog for over 10 years now, his shows are my go to non-drama binge on Netflix - well, until the Netfix annoyingly started cracking down on VPN... Oh well.

I had quite a few of DNF consecutively the last few months - maybe it's just me, in those periods where I cannot tolerate reading romance that have no real conflict, or takes too damn long to move the plot along.

[Alison]

Jordan wrote: "Alison wrote: "Jordan wrote: "Trying to get through Middlesex for another book group and wondering what the point of it is. It's well written, but I think ... Well, I'm not sure what. It's very lon..."

Yeah, it's all about Cal's family for a few hundred pages, which is interesting, but maybe not what I was hoping for? Like you, I'm not sure. I'm stalled at the break before part 3, and I think that's when it starts being about Cal properly, but I'm not sure. I am still intending to continue, but I haven't been keen on it for many months. Maybe it's a sign I should give up. Good luck. :)

[Alison]

Antonella wrote: "Alison wrote: "Do you mean Jeffrey Eugenides' Middlesex? I started that last year and I'm stuck as well. I'm close to halfway, but it does not call to me. I can relate! :) ."

LOL! I shouldn't have read your comments, jordan and Alison. I haven't even started it yet."

Oops! Sorry, Antonella. :)
Like Jordan says, it's well-written and engaging, but it hasn't really captured my imagination...yet (?). Who knows, maybe you will love it! :)

[Jordan]

I think I would enjoy it better if it was about the family through the ages and didn't have this other part to it that seems to be very important in the description, and yet, gets shuffled to the back of the book. Because I was enjoying the part about the family, as just about the family, forgetting the fact that it's really supposed to be about Cal.

But, I say that, and there are others (tons of others) who loved it. Obviously it won a Pulitzer, so that should say something. Just because I'm not sure about it, doesn't mean others won't like it.

[Karen]

Middlesex is a book I adored back in the day (when it was published in the early 2000s — that feels longer ago somehow), when I loved long rambling stories that crossed generations and dabbled in and out of real historical events. And although it is on my list of 5-star reads based on my feelings then, I have to admit that most memorable part of that long story has ended up being the description of one horrific incident during the Armenian genocide. I suppose it struck me and stuck because my own daughters' heritage is one-half Armenian.

[Josh]

Jordan wrote: "I'm hoping soon to finish the AE recommended reading list. I've got all the titles written down, but I now need to do a bit of added research for some of the titles. Soon. It'll happen soon. Promise."

This is so terrific that you're doing this, Jordan!

[Josh]

The Yellow Violet by Frances Crane. Third book in the series--and Crane hits her stride at last. Very well done -- classic 1940s mystery.

[Jordan]

Josh wrote: "Jordan wrote: "I'm hoping soon to finish the AE recommended reading list. I've got all the titles written down, but I now need to do a bit of added research for some of the titles. Soon. It'll happ..."

:-) It's the librarian in me, I think. I love doing fun stuff like this. Hopefully, I'll be able to finish it over the weekend!

[Jordan]

My Mom has FINALLY started reading Corpse Pose! Sh'e enjoying it so far and said she really appreciates the short chapters so that she can read one chapter before bed without the book falling on her face. :-P Which is very important you know!

[Eve]

I started a new story last night, 5% in I have a feeling it might be another DNF, though I've read her works before.

What's up with all the swearing words in 3rd person narration? It feels like the storyteller was swearing, not the character... Or am I getting old that "f**king this and f**king that" is normal narration?

[HJ]

thelastaerie wrote: "What's up with all the swearing words in 3rd person narration? It feels like the storyteller was swearing, not the character......"

I agree; that could feel weird to read. I suppose it could be what they call "close third person point-of-view".

[Susinok]

thelastaerie wrote: "I started a new story last night, 5% in I have a feeling it might be another DNF, though I've read her works before.

What's up with all the swearing words in 3rd person narration? It feels like th..."

Swearing in 3rd person or in the structure of the sentence instead of quoting someone is such lazy writing. I'd DNF that as well. I stopped an audiobook in the first five minutes because of such laziness.

[Eve]

Susinok wrote: "Swearing in 3rd person or in the structure of the sentence instead of quoting someone is such lazy writing. I'd DNF that as well. I stopped an audiobook in the first five minutes because of such laziness. ..."
HJ wrote: "agree; that could feel weird to read. I suppose it could be what they call "close third person point-of-view".

Weird, indeed. I don't know whether it's laziness or the writer wasn't aware of it - and used the tone of the character in such narration. I mean, why not just write the whole thing in 1st person then (or even alternate 1st person from two characters)?

It's like head-hopping, it's not necessarily wrong, but it irritates me.

[Anne]

thelastaerie wrote: "I started a new story last night, 5% in I have a feeling it might be another DNF, though I've read her works before.

What's up with all the swearing words in 3rd person narration? It feels like th..."

The few times I have encountered this I find it very irritating and frankly, kind of vulgar. Not enjoyable or good writing in my opinion.

[Antonella]

Nichol from talking to Mandi:

http://harperfoxblog.wordpress.com/20...

[Susinok]

That example is ok. The one I read had the cussing in the sentence structure area. Something like...

He fucking walked over to the...

Which didn't even make sense in context.

[Josephine]

[KC]

Loretta wrote: "KC wrote: "I'm trying ZAM's Rhapsody for Piano and Ghost. Promising so far."

I picked this up on your recommendation, I loved it. I also read Hexbreaker. It's been ..."

:-)

[KC]

Alison wrote: "I've read some awesome books over the last little while. Here are some highlights and the ones I really loved:

--The Starving Years. Amazing, vivid, gripping JCP story.

--R..."</i>

I enjoyed [book:The Strange Case of the Big Sur Benefactor too. And added the John Wiltshire one to the list :-)

[KC]

Finally read Eli Easton's How to Wish Upon a Star. It's wonderful. Especially Milo :-)

[Jordan]

I'm currently reading Demon's Vengeance: The Complete Final Asylum Tales, and loving it! Though I think it needed another proof read before getting pubbed, but it's not as bad as it could be. I just love the world she's built, and her main characters are pretty awesome, if I do say so myself.

Angel's Ink is book one.

[Jordan]

I also recently finished reading Merman and Machine. Machine was the best of the three in the trilogy, I think.

I loved the character names she picked for these books!

[Josephine]

by A.F. Henley

[Karen]

I listened to A Case of Christmas while driving to Denver on Saturday, then started to get caught up on the Psycop audiobooks. I listened to GhosTV for the rest of the drive, and during my return trip today. At home again this evening, I'm listening to and re-reading Spook Squad

[KC]

Lou wrote: "I'm neck-deep in Terry Pratchett again. Both listening and reading. He was such a fine writer–it's easy to miss under the humor, but he knew how to make words do his bidding."

I'm listening to Wyrd Sisters and noticing exactly that. I love his books so much and enjoy rereading especially the witches and Vimes, but now listening, I notice more these brilliant, vivid metaphors, and humbly rendered yet powerful human-nature insights. The latter has always been something I appreciated in his books, but i think the audio brings this out in a slightly different way. Can't speed through listening :-)

[KC]

Jordan wrote: "I also recently finished reading Merman and Machine. Machine was the best of the three in the trilogy, I think.

I loved the character names she picked for these bo..."

Cool. I'll check it out. I liked the first two in the series.

[Sabine]

KC wrote: "Lou wrote: "I'm neck-deep in Terry Pratchett again. Both listening and reading. He was such a fine writer–it's easy to miss under the humor, but he knew how to make words do his bidding."

I'm list..."

To which audiobook version you are listening?

[KC]

Sabine wrote: "KC wrote: "Lou wrote: "I'm neck-deep in Terry Pratchett again. Both listening and reading. He was such a fine writer–it's easy to miss under the humor, but he knew how to make words do his bidding...."

The unabridged narrated by Celia Imrie. It took me a bit to get into it - the narration that is - but now i'm appreciating her range.

[Josh]

Jordan wrote: "My Mom has FINALLY started reading Corpse Pose! Sh'e enjoying it so far and said she really appreciates the short chapters so that she can read one chapter before bed without the boo..."

Hey, same priority for me when writing it. ;-D

[Josh]

thelastaerie wrote: "I started a new story last night, 5% in I have a feeling it might be another DNF, though I've read her works before.

What's up with all the swearing words in 3rd person narration? It feels like th..."

Hm. If it's jarring to you then it's an inefficient third person narration. Once you're really, fully in the character's mind, you should no longer be aware of the author narrating the story. If you can still see the strings of the puppets, the illusion is not complete.

[Josh]

Susinok wrote: "That example is ok. The one I read had the cussing in the sentence structure area. Something like...

He fucking walked over to the...

Which didn't even make sense in context."

LOL

[Josh]

KC wrote: "Can't speed through listening :-)
..."

That's what I love about audio, and I think it's why you'll hear readers marvel at how much they missed in the same book when they read on their own.

But you have to have a certain amount of patience to let someone read to you. :-D If you don't, that slower pace will make you nuts.

[Sabine]

Josh wrote: "KC wrote: "Can't speed through listening :-)
..."

That's what I love about audio, and I think it's why you'll hear readers marvel at how much they missed in the same book when they read on their ..."

That's the reason why I prefer to listen to books, I have read before.

[Johanna]

Lou wrote: "I'm neck-deep in Terry Pratchett again. Both listening and reading. He was such a fine writer–it's easy to miss under the humor, but he knew how to make words do his bidding."

I'm ashamed to say I've never read anything from Terry Pratchett. Now there's obviously an author I should read ASAP.