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The Collected Works of A. J. FikryAn interesting little tale as I wasn't ever sure exactly where it was going.
Some LuckWell this was a strange one. After a few chapters I thought This is dull, I'm going to stop reading but somehow I got sucked in and finished it to the end. It's not really a story, as such, more of a narrative of the family over many years, a chapter per year. Curiously addictive.
I should say that Jane Smiley has been an author I have always enjoyed - and possibly only she could have made me read a novel about horses (Horse Heaven), and created Justa Bob, who must rank the top equine character ever...
Sharp Practice: #3 in the Best Defence SeriesThird in a series about a Linlithgow-based ciminal defence lawyer. Good stuff.
The Missing and the Dead
Love this series.
Personal Jack Reacher, well back on form after a couple of below-par outings.
Life For A Life I can't say this one had much going for it, other than familiarity of location and main character. The new sidekick DS is such an unlikely figure with no redeeming features. Not a high point in this series at all.
The Bone Clocks (Actually I read the kindle version but there seem to be so many versions of this on GR that I gave up looking.)Clever - too clever?- generally well written, but over long and unfortunately ultimately rather, well, dull frankly. A bit of a disappointment.
Half the WorldJoe Abercrombie has to be one of the best fantasy writers around at the moment. I think I liked this even more than Half a King
Well I have been failing spectacularly at keeping this up to date haven't I?Our Man in Havana Read for real life book group. Witty, good story, satire and thought-provoking. What more would you want?
Giving a Bull Stawberries The 'nostalgedy' collection Book 4Comfortable, like a favourite chair. A good read
Knight's ShadowSo I enjoyed this more than the first in the series.
Better story, better characterisation, better humour. Just better
Justice 4.1This has been on my TBR list like, forever, but I kept bumping it because sci-fi isn't really, if I were to be honest with both myself and with you, dear reader, my thing. Big mistake...
I found a good storyline and characters that were witty and believable. If George Lucas hadn't made such a ham-fisted attempt at political intrigue and machinations in Ep1-3 he might have produced something much more believable - like this. The scene setting was very good and I enjoyed the technology/agricultural mash-up.
Wish I could have learned a little more about Haldar though (I liked him) - perhaps in the sequel? (which I won't leave so long to read...)
Glad you liked it Rosemary Haldar is in the sequel War 2.2, and you do learn a bit more about his life.
The problem with Haldar is that I'm still learning about him as well.:-)
Just bought it Jim, thanks :)
The End of the World Running ClubYAAN (Yet Another Apocalypse Novel) hits my reading list. I enjoyed this - there were no zombies for a start - and it was quite different. Ultimately quite melancholy. Which I suppose isn't too surprising, really.
Rosemary (The Nosemanny) wrote: "Just bought it Jim, thanks :)"Hope you like it, you'll meet a couple of old friends and might make some new ones :-)
Boy have I let this slide! OK here goes...
Under the SkinRead this when it first came out and have reread it for my real life book group. Far ickier than I remembered :/ A good read though
Ha! Thought I'd heard my name…Glad you enjoyed it. Definitely a bookstore lover's book.
A certain other book I might recommend is getting close to beta stage, nudge, nudge ;~)
David wrote: "Ha! Thought I'd heard my name…Glad you enjoyed it. Definitely a bookstore lover's book.
A certain other book I might recommend is getting close to beta stage, nudge, nudge ;~)"
Oh really? What could that possibly be? Wink ;)
His Majesty's Dragon or in fact Temeraire as my edition was called. Bit of a sucker for dragons (and you can blame that on late childhood/early teens reading of the Pern books) and this one was fairly enjoyable, if a tad overlong and just a teensy weensy bit, I don't know, irritating... Not sure if I'll read any more tbh, r perhaps after a decent break
A Crown for Cold SilverAn enjoyable fantasy romp with good characters and sufficiently different from the run of the mill. A good read :)
Oh I've been at bit pants at this lately haven't I??A Darker Shade of Magic Interesting set-up, good characters, bit swashbuckly - what's not to like?
The Vagrant Loved this. The whole solitary warrior/noble gunslinger thing going on.Killer Contract Book four in the Linlithgow-based legal series
Uprooted Fairly decent fantasy. And you can't beat a bok that features Baba Yaga can you? (I remember being really creeped out by her as a child)
The Poisoned Island This was a great read and a new author to me. Exotic islands, Kew, Sir Joseph Banks, strange plants and early detective work. Good stuff
The Goblin Emperor Rather long, rather dull, uninspiring characters and an astonishing number of really silly names.
The Girl Who Saved the King of SwedenIn a very similar vein to the Hundred Year Old Man, and almost as enjoyable.
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet Bloody brilliant for a debut novel. Great characters, more than a hint of Firefly about it (although I'm absolutely not saying that it's derivative) and the science in the fiction didn't get in the way of the story. A real mixed bag crew of humans and other sapients on (as it turns out) a rather dangerous job, and their adventures/interactions on the way. (And it has none of that po-facedness that you find in a lot of SF.)
Well oh dear kind of let this slide haven't I! So this is what I've read. Asterisks beside the recommendations!!A Room With No Natural Light Rather disappointing Douglas Lindsay, usually enjoy his books MUCH better than this.
The Emperor's Blades Pretty much generic fantasy.
Heart-Shaped Box a DNF.
**The Mechanical enjoyed this a lot. Original and interesting alternative steampunky history with clockwork men.
The Seventh Bride Like a fairy tale
Bitter Seeds Nazi superhumans vs British warlocks. Not nearly as bad as it sounds.
Storm Front Been meaning to read this for ages. Then read Fool Moon Grave Peril Summer Knight and Death Masks. Probably won't read any more Harry Dresden for a bit :/
An Officer and a Spy Bit of a snore fest, and curiously detachedKill City Blues If I were honest I have to say I like Sandman Slim better than Harry Dresden. Probably.
The Ghost. Good book, liked the film too.
Frostborn: The Gorgon Spirit Hey ho, on we go. Getting a bit formulaic here, Jonathan?
The Getaway God and Killing Pretty. Overdosed with James Stark now!
The Detective's Secret Hmm. Bit weird.
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Loved this. Would have read it in one sitting if it hadn't been quite so long :) Cameron is turning into one of my favourite authors