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Really interesting concept for a book. And she did so well with Lead Me Not that I am very tempted to buy it. I might end up spending the weekend reading ;)
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I figured that would be appreciated. I might read some of the others, just because some of my fave authors have written them, but perhaps I'll save them for later.
L.A. Witt, otherwise known as whatever penname she used for this one, writes very well, at least the few books of hers I've read so far. So I have high hopes for this one.
Susinok wrote: "I want Hillerman's entire collection in ebook format. Or audiobook. Hmm Audio would be excellent. I've always intended to re-read the series in order."I believe that George Guidall is the narrator for Hillerman's books, since Craig Johnson (author of the Longmire series) said that Tony Hillerman told him to get Mr. Guidall as narrator if he could. He is a fantastic narrator for the Longmire series, and I'm planning to read and re-read the Hillerman books myself--because I know the books are good and the narration should make them even better.
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I believe that George Guidal..."
Yes, you are correct. I just looked up the books on Audible. I have to say, the narrator is really good! I might get the audiobooks at some point, but not yet. Must read the print books I bought first.
I got rid of my Hillerman paperbacks long ago, so I think I'll start with the audiobooks. Spacing them out, I'll be listening to them for the next 20 years or so! :) Love me a big backlist.
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I'm thinking that the books can only get better after the first one. I need to know more about the main characters that I'm not getting in the first book. They were a bit like cardboard, but I hear they get better starting with book two.
I'm also struggling with writing a book review for this at work. I'm hoping teens will see the review and choose to read it over the summer, since it's on their summer reading list. We'll see!
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What a beautiful way to explain the books!
The first three book omnibus I have claims they're the Leaphorn and Chee books. Other omnibuses have other names. But, I don't know why, since Chee isn't here yet.
I did see the movie Skinwalkers awhile back, so I do know Chee that way, and I'm really interested to see the two of them in the books!
Actually, a few of your comments are sparking something here, so thanks! I usually take a few days to write a proper review anyway. Things have to simmer in the brain and all. lol.
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Never mind, they claim they are just Leaphorn books, which is true. lol. I must have been thinking of another omnibus later on in the series.
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There's nothing dangerous about his techniques..."
I think now days people get tetchy over any difference of opinion. ;-)
Maybe it's because we're bombarded from opinions from all sides? Or maybe we've lost the ability to disagree without taking it as a personal attack.
Josephine wrote: "this article reduced me to tears! http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/art......"
Such a lovely story. I like the pictures of the dog and the boy together. The dog seems to adore him. :)
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Yes to all that!
I wish the American Mystery! episodes had managed to capture more of that dynamic. Essentially they reversed their roles! Leaphorn is the rigid rule follower and Chee is off the map from the get-go.
They're still entertaining, though the books are better.
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Glad to know the books are better!
Hmm, not sure where to post this, so I took a chance. For our Peter Grant series challenge, The Hanging Tree: A Rivers of London Novel won't be published until Jan 3, 2017. Does anyone know why this has been pushed back? Is it available in other countries? Weird. https://www.amazon.com/Hanging-Tree-R...
Jordan wrote: "Glad to know the books are better! ..."The books are ALWAYS better! ;) Except maybe for The Princess Bride, but the script writer also wrote the novel on that one.
Judy wrote: "Hmm, not sure where to post this, so I took a chance. For our Peter Grant series challenge, The Hanging Tree: A Rivers of London Novel won't be published until Jan 3, 2017. Does anyone know why thi..."Oh? I didn't know. That’s too bad. I've been waiting for this one.
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The books are ALWAYS better! ;) Except maybe for The Princess Bride, but the script writer also wrote the novel on that one."
I learned this lesson with Ordinary People. I loved the book so much--all my friends did--and we were all so disappointed by the movie. I think it made me cynical about all film adaptations from then on.
I am reading A Queer Kind of Death by George Baxt. I have just started reading it but it looks like it is going to be a really good story. It was written in 1966 and has a black detective called Pharaoh Love. It must have been pretty groundbreaking to publish a gay murder mystery with a black detective in the US in 1966. In any case the story must have been popular because there is a series. I have all the books in my to read pile but I thought I would buy the first one and see how I felt about it. I will probably work may way through the series. I always like it when I come across a new author and then find out that I like their writing.
Ije the Devourer of Books wrote: "I am reading A Queer Kind of Death by George Baxt. I have just started reading it but it looks like it is going to be a really good story. It was written in 1966 and ha..."That sounds interesting.
Best book I've read lately was The Swede aka My Name Is N. Both the writing and the story itself were awesome although when a story has such fantastic descriptions, I wonder how much credit goes to the author and how much to the translator?
Averin wrote: "Best book I've read lately was The Swede aka My Name Is N. Both the writing and the story itself were awesome although when a story has such fantastic descriptions, ..."I have this to read and I am really looking forward to it.
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Thanks for the mention. I read the blurb/GR reviews and just ordered it.
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I'm curious to hear how you liked it when you're finished. I remember liking this one a lot.
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Another book I can recommend is Cat Blaine's just released The Cop and the Nosey Neighbor. It turned out to be the perfect comfort read for me. It has funny, witty dialog and charming main couple. It's sweet, romantic and light enough to put you in happy, relaxed, fluffy mood. When I was feeling under the weather due to my flu and Orlando shooting, this turned out to be a perfect escape for me.
I've also been wolfing down Nicole Kimberling's Bellingham Mysteries series. I've now read three first books: Primal Red, Baby, It's Cold Outside and Black Cat Ink. I'm loving these! They're wonderfully quirky, aren't they? The first one is our group BOM and we'll start discussing it here this Saturday. Join us!
Now I'm in the middle of listening to John Steinbeck's Cannery Row. The first 18 chapters have been full of rich, sharp-eyed description of nature and human behavior — all delivered with dry wit. I'm enjoying it hugely although I'm still marveling where the plot is actually taking me. Anyway, it's very laid-back in sarcastic, spot-on way (if that makes any sense).
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Oh yes.
Let us know what you make of it. ;-)
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I would think half and half. But it is interesting. Some translations are definitely better than others, some really do have a creative element to them.
At the same time, it is not the translator's job to rewrite the book, to invent what is not there. The translator is not a co-writer. There are definite limitations to what translators should and should not do.
Which must be crazy-making if the original material is not great--but then the argument would be that not great material would not be translated. Except now days indie authors can arrange their own translations sooooo...
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So glad to see S.C.'s work getting some love! :-)
I've also been wolfing down Nicole Kimberling's Bellingham Mysteries series. I've now read three first books: Primal Red, Baby, It's Cold Outside and Black Cat Ink. I'm loving these! They're wonderfully quirky, aren't they? The first one is our group BOM and we'll start discussing it here this Saturday. Join us!
The Bellingham books are one of my favorite series. There's a great mood to them and I love the characters. Definitely not cookie-cutter!
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I'm curious ..."
It's good. But I'm still unsure about it. That said, I should finish it up by tonight!
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So glad to see S.C.'s work getting some love! :-)"
Well deserved love, too. :-)
Forgot to mention earlier that anyone interested in trying out The Cop and the Nosey Neighbor can read the first chapter on Wattpad for free:
https://www.wattpad.com/story/7416332...
I'm currently reading 'Absinthe of Malice' (Rhys Ford advance copy) and listening to 'A Forced Silence' by Cate Ashwood. I'm really getting into audio.
Johanna wrote: "Forgot to mention earlier that anyone interested in trying out The Cop and the Nosey Neighbor can read the first chapter on Wattpad for free:
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Another Kindle only book. I'm getting real tired of it. I feel like a second-class citizen who's not allowed to read the "special" books.
Of course, I already have 100 purchased books on my reader and computer, so I should look at it as one less thing for my TBR pile. But some really good authors are doing this now (NR Walker and Eli Easton to name two) and it's annoying.
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It was good. Really good. I had a feeling it would all tied up nicely in the end. My only niggle was the sudden jump from the past to the present at the end needed a little warning for me. Maybe if he had split the book up into three parts, so there would be a page before we get back to the present that might say "Part III" or something. Just enough to help me reorient myself.
Otherwise, it was really good! A very unique way to write a mystery, I think. Or, I just haven't read many written like this. lol.
I liked that Steve wasn't a perfect guy, even though his father tried to make him perfect. But really, Coy?!?! OMG, The things Coy did and thought nothing of! I can't believe a guy like him would have thought it okay to do those very illegal things. *rolls eyes* lol
Jordan wrote: "In JCP's recent newsletter she mentions that her book The Starving Years will be coming out in audio soon! Soooo excited for this as I've been wanting to reread it lately."Cool!!!
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Forgot to mention earlier that anyone interested in trying out The Cop and the Nosey Neighbor can read the first chapter on Wattpad for free:"
Another Kindle only book. I'm g..."
Sorry about that, Marge.
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A few years ago I never dreamed of that I'd be this into audio books. But I am. :-)
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It was good. Really good. I had a feeling it would all tied up nicely in the end. My only niggle was the sudden jump from the past to the pres..."
Cool to hear that you ended up liking it, Jordan. This was the very first Hansen book I read after finishing his Brandstetter series. So I went into reading it with mixed, cautious expectations. And reading it was like a hit in the head — wow! I remember being deeply impressed by it. It really, truly shook me.
After reading what you wrote about Steve and Coy I had to go back and read my review on the book to freshen up my memory. I'm not going to copy those thoughts here, but here's the link to my review, if you're interested in reading it. It's not a review exactly, more like random thoughts and feelings put together: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
ETA: Oh, and now I really want to reread it! :-)
Johanna wrote: "Sorry about that, Marge. ..."I'm absolutely not upset with you Johanna. Sorry if it came across that way.
I can't read all the books in the world anyway, so I'll just have to let the Kindle ones go.
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I'm absolutely not upset with you Johanna. Sorry if it came across that way.
I can't read all the books in the world anyway, so I'll just have to let..."
No, no. Your post didn't come across like that at all! So no worries! :-)
I'm just sorry that the book isn't available in other forms. And that because of this you won't be able to read it.
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It was good. Really good. I had a feeling it would all tied up nicely in the end. My only niggle was the sudden jump from the p..."
I was a little confused in the beginning, you know we started out with a murder mystery and then suddenly it was gone and I had no clue what had happened. Then I got excited that the MC was black AND bisexual, of which there aren't enough characters in the world. And eventually Steve put the kabosh on that thought. And it took a few chapters, but eventually I caught on to what I thought was happening. And there was one clue that kept coming up, and I didn't see it as a proper clue, but wondered at its presence every time it popped up. lol. And then another clue that was handed to me on a silver platter. I remembered it at the very end, yes, but for most of the book I took it at face value.
Yeah, there's a lot going on here!
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Jordan wrote: "In JCP's recent newsletter she mentions that her book The Starving Years will be coming out in audio soon! Soooo excited for this as I've been wanting to reread it lately."And Gomez Pugh is doing it, so I am so freaking excited. It's a double dose of awesome. :)
A few good things I have read recently:--Aldous Mercer's The Prince and the Program. Wildly imaginative sci-fi about Mordred Pendragon and Alan Turing having adventures in Toronto. It's confusing and awesome and romantic and geeky and turned my brain upside-down, and I loved it.
-DSP's recent free anthology, 7&7 - Anthology of Virtue and Vice, had several really wonderful stories in it. My favourites by far were the ones by Amy Rae Durreson, Carole Cummings, and J. Tullos Hennig.
-A Time to Rise by Tal Bauer. This was a really fun paranormal romance set at the Vatican and it's about the Swiss Guard fighting supernatural evils around Rome. It had a fun, over-the-top action movie vibe and I found it super entertaining.
I should also mention how wild I am for J. Tullos Hennig's amazing Wode series. It's a queer re-imagining of the Robin Hood stories and it's astonishingly good. I read it at the beginning of May (and then immediately re-read it) and it's still at the front of my brain now. This series, which is not finished yet, totally grabbed my heart from the very beginning and it immediately became very special to me. I absolutely love it and these books have had quite an effect on me. They're exciting and thoughtful and romantic and vivid and full of heart and magic and wonderful characters. I found it to be an amazing reading experience. If you like Robin Hood and long, detailed, immersive historical fantasy romance (my favourite!), it's worth a look. The first book is Greenwode.
Alison wrote: "A few good things I have read recently:--Aldous Mercer's The Prince and the Program. Wildly imaginative sci-fi about Mordred Pendragon and Alan Turing having adventures in Toronto..."
Oh, good to know about The Prince and the Program! I read the sample and was wildly confused but then the reviews had been so very good...
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Thanks, Jordan. I have not read any of the Bluewater Bay books, so I'm glad I can just grab #14.