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That wouldn't surprise me. Rick likes to troll GR for new blood. I don't know why he does it. He is really nice but his pushiness with his group is a little annoying.
Ann Massey wrote: "I'm about halfway through 'The Secret of Annex Three' by Colin Dexter, one of the Inspector Morse series. I'm addicted to British Detective fiction. Apart from Boney, are there any Aussie equivalents?"Just thought of another series you might like to try - Jarad Henry has written two excellent procedurals set in Melbourne... Jarad Henry - set in Melbourne, he works (worked) with Vic Police.
Karen wrote: "Ann Massey wrote: "I'm about halfway through 'The Secret of Annex Three' by Colin Dexter, one of the Inspector Morse series. I'm addicted to British Detective fiction. Apart from Boney, are there a..."Gabrielle Lord is an Australian crime writer. I read one for the first time recently and it's not bad: "Baby did a bad bad thing", which is the second in a series. The first is 'Feeding the Demons' - prob better to read them in order, as there is a back story that weaves through I think. She is a fairly prolific writer I think - I don't read a lot of crime although I do like Sarah Paretsky. I'll certainly give Gabrielle Lord another go, anyway.
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That is my 9th in SRC, and I have started the 10th (and last!)What is Left the Daughter I started this one some time back (it's an Oprah one), and it's a bit slow, so I left it to read some others. Now will have to go back to it, and perservere!!! :)
Maybe Oprah likes slow books? As mine is pretty much the same in terms of being slow. But yes, perservere and get through the book! :3 Feb is slowly creeping up on us already :O!!
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Oh yes, it sure is!! We are going away for 3 weeks at the beginning of Feb, and when I started organising it, it was weeks away!! Now it's 10 days!!!
Yes, I'll have another go with the book, and try to finish it quickly..:)
Karen wrote: "Ann Massey wrote: "I'm about halfway through 'The Secret of Annex Three' by Colin Dexter, one of the Inspector Morse series. I'm addicted to British Detective fiction. Apart from Boney, are there a..."I've read 'The Fortress ' by Gabrielle Lord. Not sure but I think it was her first book. It's very good. -Ann
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Currently reading a comic/graphic novel I purchased last year or the year before...It's about the New Orleans and the terrible flooding they went through..A.D.: New Orleans After the DelugeI guess it's a fitting time to read it :/ Had to give the Op book a break..haha.
Brenda wrote: Oh yes, it sure is!! We are going away for 3 weeks at the beginning of Feb, and when I started organising it, it was weeks away!! Now it's 10 days!!!Yes, I'll have another go with the book, and try to finish it quickly..:)
Oooo..3 week holiday how lovely!!! Traveling far?
I read around 80 pages of my book today then the sun bugged me in such a way, pages were so shiney :x Nice excuse to stop reading..lol
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Yes, we are actually having a driving holiday Laura. We are heading over to Adelaide first, to visit family. Will be there about 10 days, then head down south to Mount Gambier, to visit more family. We'll stay there about 4 days, then head up through Victoria (and call in to see Carmel!) to NSW, then to Canberra for a couple of days, more family and finally home!! We are getting quite excited now! :D
I've been side tracked from the challenges by a group read. Katherine it's supposed to be based on the true story of the life of Katherine Swynford, but honestly, it reads more like a Barbara Cartland Historical Romance (do not ask me how I know this). It's a bit of fun, I don't read many romance books so it kind of makes a nice change.
Gail "cyborg" wrote: "I've been side tracked from the challenges by a group read. Katherine it's supposed to be based on the true story of the life of Katherine Swynford, but honestly, it reads more like a ...""Katherine" is one of those books everyone seems to believe they should like, and I do respect the effort Anya Seton took to humanise the historical characters. But it never touched my heart the way it should have done. I was far more moved by her "The Turquoise" and her modern (1930s!) novel "Foxfire".
Monya (aka Mary) Clayton
Gail "cyborg" wrote: "Dot wrote: "I finished To Kill a Mockingbird yesterday. It was ok. I actually found it a bit boring to be honest. I think it's worth a reading and quite lovely but ......mehh! I gave it...Awh, I have it still to read for the SRC. It's quite short though which is good if I'm not thrilled with it. :)
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Gail, it's still worth reading regardless of my personal opinion. My recommendation would be to *not* read the reviews before you read the book. I expected something completely different to what the book really was. My 10yo daughter came home from school one day a few months ago and told me she wanted to read it. I said I would have to read it first as I didn't think it was suitable for her. I believed it could be beyond her as I understood it was a book about a white lawyer defending a black rapist in the southern states of the USA, sometime around the 1940s or so. Well, it is and it isn't. That particular part of the story is very lightly touched on and doesn't happen until the 2nd half of the book. There's a whole lot more going on. The content of the book would be ok for my 10 yo to read but I think it's best that she wait another 2 years or so. I think she'll 'get more' out of it then.
Now having said all that and thinking about it more, I probably should give it another star. The book is good, just not what I thought and I suppose I was a little disappointed on finishing it. I guess I thought it would be a lot more gritty. Probably shouldn't read reviews before I read the book but I can't help myself. (grin)
Brenda wrote: "Laura wrote: "Brenda wrote: Oh yes, it sure is!! We are going away for 3 weeks at the beginning of Feb, and when I started organising it, it was weeks away!! Now it's 10 days!!!Yes, I'll have anot..."
Oooo, how lovely! Soudns like it shall be a good break :D!!
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Thanks Laura, should be really good...we are just hoping the flooded rivers around the areas we are driving through are subsided by the time we get there, otherwise some detours might be in order..:D
Brenda wrote: "Laura wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Laura wrote: "Brenda wrote: Oh yes, it sure is!! We are going away for 3 weeks at the beginning of Feb, and when I started organising it, it was weeks away!! Now it's 1..."Oh my, now there is a thought...Hopefully things with the flooded rivers will be all sorted out and your trip will be a smooth one :D Still sometimes detours can also lead to extra fun..ehehe.
Dot wrote: "Gail "cyborg" wrote: "Dot wrote: "I finished To Kill a Mockingbird yesterday. It was ok. I actually found it a bit boring to be honest. I think it's worth a reading and quite lovely but..."
Thanks for that Dot. I haven't read any reviews yet I'll wait until I finish. I did see the Tuesday Night Book Club the night they reviewed it but I've forgotten what they said. It helps sometimes having a short term memory problem. :)
Thanks for that Dot. I haven't read any reviews yet I'll wait until I finish. I did see the Tuesday Night Book Club the night they reviewed it but I've forgotten what they said. It helps sometimes having a short term memory problem. :)
I have just finished 'The Seventh Day' by Joy Dettman, a post apocalyptic style story and I enjoyed it a great deal. It is set in Australia but it could almost be set anywhere due to it being written in first person perspective. The narrator has a very restrictive awareness of, well, anything really, at the beginning of the book as she is uneducated and routinely drugged. She develops quite nicely as a character throughout the story.
Finished The Greengage Summer for the summer reading challenge. While I'm waiting on the next book from the library I'm reading book two of the Hunger Games.
Monya wrote: "Maggie wrote: "Monya wrote: "Maggie wrote: "Finally finished Monsoon, sped my way through Unbearable Lightness, just about to start The Greengage Summer"..."Yes I do have that book but havent ever read it. Will do so soon.
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What is Left the Daughter was very interesting...Oprah's choice...very slow to get into, almost gave up, but glad I didn't. I didn't love it, but it was different. The characters didn't seem to have any depth..I'll give it a 3 star rating.
Not sure on which book I'll chose next, I have a few due back to the library...:)
Monya wrote: "Gail "cyborg" wrote: "I've been side tracked from the challenges by a group read. Katherine it's supposed to be based on the true story of the life of Katherine Swynford, but honestly,..."Monya, have you read all of Anya Seton's books. I really liked The Winthrop Woman.
I am currently reading Inside Out by Maria V Snyder - YA Dystopian set and very good so far.
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Monya wrote...."....Yes, love Rumer's writing. Do you have among your collection "Two Under The Indian Sun"? It's Rumer and her sister's recollections of growing up in India......." Monya - I also have a book just by Jon Godden called "In the sun". I haven't read that one, have you?
In the Sun
Oh my goodness! 'The Ask and the Answer' is amazing!!! Its one of the few books that I gave 5 stars. Its even better then the first. And 'Monsters of Men' is better still.
I am STILL reading City of Bones. Its taking me FOREVER! Im enjoying it, but its taking too long. Hoping to finish tomorrow.
I am loving it so far Jessica. It's been a while since I read the first book so I had forgotten a little about the language but it soon came back to me!
I've written a YA dystopian: 'The Biocide Conspiracy'. It should be out in about a month. YA is a completely new genre for me but I really enjoyed writing it. There's a preview of the first chapter on my books page on author's den. See link below. I'd really really like some feedback.
http://annmasseyauthor.net/
http://authorsden.com/annmassey
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Last Friday I finnished read book "A Good Woman" by Danielle Steel.Now I start reading book "The Pilot's Wife" by Anita Shreve, and also book "Cleopatra's Daughter: A Novel" by Michelle Moran.
Marg wrote: "Monya wrote: "Gail "cyborg" wrote: "I've been side tracked from the challenges by a group read. Katherine it's supposed to be based on the true story of the life of Katherine Swynford,..."Yes, almost all of them, I think. The Winthrop Woman is very interesting, a retelling of a true story. Not my favourite, but that's personal taste.
Monya (aka Mary)
Maggie wrote: "Monya wrote...."....Yes, love Rumer's writing. Do you have among your collection "Two Under The Indian Sun"? It's Rumer and her sister's recollections of growing up in India......." Monya - I als..."
Hi Maggie - no, haven't read "In The Sun". In fact have never read any of Rumer's sister's books! It's a case of so many books, so little time. But I will check it out.
Monya (aka Mary)
30 pages left of City of Bones (Finally done with it!) I am going to read its sequel, City of Ashes next...
I've gone on this sudden YA thrill and am really loving Ally Carter's Gallagher Girl series.
I'm reading Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts and I love it. It's one of those books you can't put down and when you have to, you keep thinking about...I'm reading it on kindle and have only 10% left.
You can see the author on youtube talking about his book.
Eva wrote: "I'm reading Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts and I love it. It's one of those books you can't put down and when you have to, you keep thinking about...I'm reading it on kindle and have only 10% ..."
i love it when you find a book you can hardly put down or your thoughts keep going to the book.
I am currently reading A Little Friendly Advice by Siobhan Vivian. It's my third YA book in a row which is a little unusual for me. At least this one isn't dystopia like the other two were!
Just finished Catching Fire the second in the Hunger Games series. Could not put that book down! Started slowly but suddenly the story is revealed. Cant wait for book 3 now - hurry up library!Will be reading Walking Naked which is part of my Aussie Authors challenge next.
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She's perfect isn't she Gail!!
Ha yes. She's such a tough cookie. I love being inside her head.
100 pages into City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare Heres my review of City of Bones if anyone was interested: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Yesterday I read The Search by Nora Roberts, and then back to YA with A Conspiracy of Kings by Megan Whalen Turner. This is the fourth book in the Thief series, which is a really fun YA/fantasy read. Also reading A Hellion in Her Bed by Sabrina Jeffries
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Brenda wrote: "I have just started Portrait in Death. Decided I would like a change, and also try to lower my own personal TBR pile!!!! If I put too many more on my BS table, I could be seriously in..."Hahaha, now that sounds dangerous! Lower the pile on the BS pronto :P
At the moment I'm reading Alison Weir's 'Elizabeth the Queen'. It's about Elizabeth I, from her coronation onward, and it's a vivid look at an age and people that no longer exist. Elizabeth shows that she had the wit and cunning intelligence of her mother and the temper, strength and mental capabilities of her father. Five stars for something that is much more than a mere historical biography.
Wishful wrote: "At the moment I'm reading Alison Weir's 'Elizabeth the Queen'. It's about Elizabeth I, from her coronation onward, and it's a vivid look at an age and people that no longer exist. Elizabeth shows t..."
Sounds like a very good read, how would you rate it in terms of historical accuracy? The reason I as is I'm currently reading Katherine and the historical accuracy is ludicrous.
Sounds like a very good read, how would you rate it in terms of historical accuracy? The reason I as is I'm currently reading Katherine and the historical accuracy is ludicrous.
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Yes Monya that James Mason. The moderator of the group is obsess..."
I was invited to join that group just reccently but I declined. I think everyone in this group got an invite within the past week or so.
And I am still slogging through Father of the Rain which was one of Oprah's books that I picked for Summer Challenge. It's interesting book but it's a little dull..Just hoping something bigger happens.