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[Peggy]

I'll start When She Woke next. After reading Mudbound which I loved and Aftermirth which I really liked, I'm very much looking forward to this one. I know several of you read it and gave it 4 or 5 stars.

[Janice, Moderator]

Peggy wrote: "I'll start When She Woke next. After reading Mudbound which I loved and Aftermirth which I really liked, I'm very much looking forward to this one. I ..."

I really enjoyed When She Woke. I hope you enjoy it.

[Janice, Moderator]

I finished The Queen of Bedlam. While it was a bit slow to get into it, I ended up really enjoying it and am looking forward to the next two books in the series.

I've started The Round House and almost gave up within the first 30 minutes. I didn't think I was going to be able to tolerate the narrator. But, after reading some of the reviews recommending to preserve, I decided to continue and don't find him as distracting any more. This is my R book for the Alphabet challenge.

[Ann]

I have started readingThe White by Deborah Larsen. A fast read and I am really enjoying it

[Janice, Moderator]

I also started Clapton in hopes that I can finish it in time for the November challenge.

[Travis]

Finished Speaks the Nightbird which I loved the twists that kept me guessing and never able to figure out whodunnit dunwhat and went right into The Queen of Bedlam such different story compared with Swan Song will be looking into more of his books

[Ann]

I finished The White, a work of historical fiction, based on the life of 16 yr old Mary Jemison, who was captured by Shawnee indians in 1758. A very interesting book. I have now moved onto The Finkler Question

[Travis]

Finished The Queen of Bedlam started Mister Slaughter

[Janice, Moderator]

Travis of NNY wrote: "Finished The Queen of Bedlam started Mister Slaughter"

What did you think of The Queen of Bedlam?

[Travis]

Like the first book this mystery was yet again like taking the long way home. Took a little while to figure out where it was heading but I enjoyed it not as much as the first one but it was still good. I like how each book gets a little shorter than the previous book. Ever since the brief meeting of mister slaughter at the asylum ive been racing to start book 3 to learn more about him. I think its gonna be a good one.

[Peggy]

I finished When She Woke, I found it hard to put down. I reviewed it here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

My next book will be The Snow Child for the monthly read.

[Sandra, Moderator]

I just finished The Almond Tree by Michelle Cohen Corasanti. This was my little review:

"You cannot go back and make a new start, but you can start now and make a new ending."

This quote brought tear to my eyes. The Almond Tree is a story of sacrifice and perseverance. But first of all is a story of belief, hope and love. Is Ichmad Hamid's travel from poverty and necessity in a Palestinian village to his dream of become not only a great scientist but an example of tolerance and forgiveness.
Michelle Cohen Corasanti's novel lead us through Ichmad's thoughts, his struggles, his sorrows, and let us see how his fruitful outcome comes from his denial to see enemies in the people surrounding him, and the conviction that the only way is build together.

I'm starting now To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf

[Esther]

Sandra wrote: "I just finished The Almond Tree by Michelle Cohen Corasanti. This was my little review:

"You cannot go back and make a new start, but you can start now and make a ..."

Thanks. I just won this on a giveaway. This is one of my 2014 list.

[Sandra, Moderator]

Esther wrote: "Sandra wrote: "I just finished The Almond Tree by Michelle Cohen Corasanti. This was my little review:

"You cannot go back and make a new start, but you can start ..."

Esther, I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Look forward to hearing your comments.

[Lisa]

I finished Burial Rites which I loved. Here is my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I am now going to start reading The Collector which I am really looking forward to.

[Sarah]

Just finished listening to which was so good - Japanese Steampunk Fantasy and the narration was great. Now moving on to on audiobook. I'm still reading which I'm really enjoying - need to finish it soon so I can finish my alphabet.

[Travis]

Finished hard to decide which was better between it and speaks the night bird. It was more action than the previous books

[Janice, Moderator]

Travis of NNY wrote: "Finished hard to decide which was better between it and speaks the night bird. It was more action than the previous books"

Sounds promising! Have you started the last book in the series?

[Janice, Moderator]

I finished The Round House for my alphabet and have started Snow White Must Die, also for my alphabet.

I finished Clapton for November challenge and will be starting The Killer Inside Me for Debra's group discussion.

I'm at my parents and there's not that much to do other than read.

[Travis]

Janice wrote: "Travis of NNY wrote: "Finished hard to decide which was better between it and speaks the night bird. It was more action than the previous books"

Sounds promisi..."

I think I'll start it tomorrow morning. Today I had to finish my top ten book of
The Blood Gospel which I was a bit disappointed with. The pace wasn't that which I've come to know from Rollins. I will note there is a lot of religion which some have found offensive. I did not. The story just didn't grab me like I thought it would the book didn't have a definitive end to it instead left off for book 2 to start with. I'll continue the series with a hopr book 2 when it comes out intrigues me a bit more.

[Janice, Moderator]

I picked up The Blood Gospel as a gift for a friend because she's quite infatuated with James Rollins. It turned out that she already had the book and told me to keep it. I've never read any of his books. The religion could put me off, but I shall see.

[Rusalka, Moderator]

Lisa wrote: "I finished Burial Rites which I loved. Here is my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I am now going to start reading [book:Th..."

Really glad you liked Burial Rites. I just hear more and more amazing things about that book.

Interested in your thoughts on The Collector. I had to read it in year 12 at school. I think it would be a book I would quite enjoy now, but as a very different person at 17 I had very mixed feelings about it.

[Travis]

I started book 5 of the sacketts saga Ride the River and book 4 ofatthew Corbett The Providence Rider which has me fully enjoying it so far. Also a brief disclaimer on Mister Slaughter if you enjoy breakfast sausage or perhaps kielbasa or hot sausage whatever be warned this contains a certain sausage incident which may make sausage unappetizing to you for a while so indulge before starting the book

[AmyCynthia]

I am reading Snow Flower and the Secret Fan for the December read. I had this on my shelves and I have been wanting to read it for a long time. I'm on page 34 and already intrigued.

[Esther]

This weekend I finished Baguettes chinoises my X book. I cannot remember who I stole the idea from but i am really glad I did. And my Y book, Aunty Lee's Delights: a cute cozy.

I am still listening to the latest Dexter book, Dexter's Final Cut. Read by the author (good narration), still the funny line that makes you smile. But i find the storyline, thin as it is, lacking. Ah well.

I just put my monthly challenge book The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie in my bag as a mobile book and tonight i will start my Z book, El juego del ángel.

[Travis]

Finished The Providence Rider which was great and I do believe a foot was left in the door to allow for a book 5 if author so chooses. Started The Hero of Ages

[Janice, Moderator]

I finished The Killer Inside Me in the middle of the night when I couldn't sleep. I will start something today - maybe my cozy read, or a T book for my alphabet. I haven't decided!

[Roz]

I'm waiting for If Fried Chicken Could Fly to arrive at my library, so I'm reading 7th Heaven while I wait. Also reading Heart-Shaped Box. Just cruisin' along, and waiting to see what's in store for the 2014 Year Long Challenge.

[Pam]

Roz wrote: "I'm waiting for If Fried Chicken Could Fly to arrive at my library, so I'm reading 7th Heaven while I wait. Also reading Heart-Shaped Box. Just cruisin'..."

I loved

Heart-Shaped Box and Horns. Let me know what you think.

[Almeta]

Plugging away at challenges...

Recipe for Trouble
Griffey, Jackie *
read for countdown, grsauthorization, serial

Purge
Oksanen, Sofi
read for ABC, countdown, grsauthorization, other-worldly

Our Man in Havana
Greene, Graham
read for ABC, other-worldly,sai-king-challenge

The Killer Inside Me
Thompson, Jim
read for boxall1001, flick-lit, sai-king-challenge

The Necromancer (Johannes Cabal #1)
Howard, Jonathan L.
read for ABC, grsauthorization, serial

The Piano Teacher
Jelinek, Elfriede
read for other-worldly

Dogs Don't Lie: A Pru Marlowe Pet Noir
Simon, Clea
read for countdown, grsauthorization

Tipping the Velvett
Waters, Sarah
read for boxall1001, e-nookie, flick-lit, hissy-fic and other-worldly

Still Missing
read for countdown

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine, #1)
Riggs, Ransom
read for ABC and serial

The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey
Mosley, Walter
read for ABC and countdown

Kiss of the Spider Woman
Puig, Manuel
read for ABC, flick-lit and other-worldly

Joyland
King, Stephen
read for ABC and countdown

What's that saying? Something about books and time. :D

[Janice, Moderator]

You're knocking off the challenges, Almeta!

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I've just finished The Last Sherlock Holmes Story which was absolutely epic. the most enormous bombshell landed somewhere 2/3 in and was stunning in it's inventiveness. Got to be the best "spin off" type book i have ever read.

Also on the go I have X Isle which I imagine might be better if I was a teenage boy... but it is an X and it is almost done.

[Rusalka, Moderator]

Almeta wrote: "Purge
Oksanen, Sofi
read for ABC, countdown, grsauth..."

What you think?

[Sandra, Moderator]

I'm reading To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf. Her English and her style is being challenging for me, but I'm really loving the reading.

I'm reading Jokerman 8 by Richard Melo. I'm enjoying it as much as his last novel Happy Talk: A Novel which I've read a few months ago. It's a different thing to read, funny, and some times hilarious.

[Travis]

Finished The Hero of Ages started The Alloy of Law not sure what I think of it so far

[Rusalka, Moderator]

I finished Telesa: The Covenant Keeper. Just don't. For the love of god, don't.

Reading Unnatural Fire now. I have had this on my shelf for years and years. Can't remember where on earth it came from. Did someone read this for a Toppler recently too?? The HFiction one?

[Rusalka, Moderator]

Gosh, everyone's on a Brandon Sanderson binge at the moment.

[Almeta]

Rusalka wrote: "I finished Telesa: The Covenant Keeper. Just don't. For the love of god, don't.

Reading Unnatural Fire now. I have had this on my shelf for years and years. Can't remember where on earth it came from. Did someone read this for a Toppler recently too?? The HFiction one? ..."

I read this in April, and thought it was clever. I later read the next in the series and probably won'r be continuing. Once the novelty wore off, the Countess and her maid were no longer amusing.

This first in the series was entertaining..

[Travis]

There are two main reasons Sanderson is rising to the head of the class in fantasy. The ability to write innovative interesting stories. Creative magic systems and variety like Steelheart. The second reason is he understands people don't want to wait 5 years in between books as is such a fad in epic fantasy. He may take a while between books in a series but will probably put out a bunch of different books in the meantime.

[Almeta]

Rusalka wrote: "Gosh, everyone's on a Brandon Sanderson binge at the moment."

Travis of NNY wrote: "There are two main reasons Sanderson is rising to the head of the class in fantasy. The ability to write innovative interesting stories. Creative magic systems and variety like [book:Steelheart|171..."

And the series of books are Chunsters too. You could do the entire year's challenge just reading Sanderson.

[Rusalka, Moderator]

I have written this 3 times and it won't let me. It combines and deletes paragraphs.

So, none of this seems very important anymore

I haven't read any Sanderson myself, i should. I have listened to bits and pieces, due to Lexx just finishing all his books. Narrator doesn't do it for me. He agrees with you by the way about the magic systems.

I will argue with you though on the second point. I don't personally want the book industry to end up like the music industry. Contracts to produce X amounts of products in Y amount of years. it works for some people, but more often than not, it really doesn't. Sanderson is a good example of someone it seems to, as people love what he produces. You can argue if it is quality but people love it. Good indication.

I understand readers though who wait forever for new books or series. I really do. I totally one of them. But I also empathise with people say like George R.R. Martin
who used to have only thousands of fans banging on their door for more, but able to understand that 900pp takes time. Now he has millions and millions due to the show, that are all screaming for more. Talk about public performance issues!!

[Rusalka, Moderator]

Almeta wrote: "And the series of books are Chunsters too. You could do the entire year's challenge just reading Sanderson.
"


very true

[Esther]

Travis of NNY wrote: "Finished The Hero of Ages started The Alloy of Law not sure what I think of it so far"

I had just plain fun with this one. Candy. There will be a sequel, btw.

[Rusalka, Moderator]

Almeta wrote: "Rusalka wrote: "I finished Telesa: The Covenant Keeper. Just don't. For the love of god, don't.

Reading Unnatural Fire now. I have had this on my shelf for years and..."

Good to hear. I only have one, so I will enjoy!

[Travis]

Rusalka wrote: "I have written this 3 times and it won't let me. It combines and deletes paragraphs.

So, none of this seems very important anymore

I haven't read any Sanderson myself, i should. I have listened t..."

I agree an author needs to take however long they need to produce quality . I was simply saying it is nice to have one who is fairly speedy. I also would be surprised if 5 or 10 years from now he is still able to produce in such abundance.

[Travis]

If pounding out new books in s hurry works then I wish more authors would be like Patrick Rothfuss haven't yet read his books but follow him on good reads because he is just do fun. Hr writes a lot of entertaining reviews and is interactive which people like

[Peggy]

I actually started reading The Name of the Wind because I read his review on his third book, which was more of a comment on people who already rated it, while it isn't even finished yet. His comment was very funny and I liked that he commented in this way, so I figured his books must be worth a try too!

[Almeta]

Peggy wrote: "I actually started reading The Name of the Wind because I read his review on his third book, which was more of a comment on people who already rated it, while it isn't even finished yet. His comment was very funny and I liked that he commented in this way, so I figured his books must be worth a try too! ..."

grin. That's what got me interested in him as well.

But I wasn't as brave as you. I started with The Adventures of the Princess and Mr. Whiffle: The Thing Beneath the Bed, which was so cute, I almost went out and adopted a child!

I was actually suggesting it to a friend yesterday as a gift idea for his niece. Today I went to Amazon to purchase it for him. The book is selling for over $4,000.00 dollars!!!

[Janice, Moderator]

I'm enjoying the discussion on Sanderson and have added a few books as a result. Maybe I can fit them in to the chunkster challenge down the road, and devote a milestone to new-to-me authors.

I started my December cozy, Mai Tai One On.

[Peggy]

Almeta wrote: "Peggy wrote: "I actually started reading The Name of the Wind because I read his review on his third book, which was more of a comment on people who already rated it, while it isn't e..."

Haha, funny! Would that be the way to go for new authors to get more people to read them?


Wow, $4000? Why would that be??