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[Thomas]

I also liked the Sympathizer

[Mary Beth]

I am reading Abandoned and listening to Every Which Way But Dead

[Barbara]

Sandi wrote: "I'm on my third Rennie Airth mysteries. John Madden is a retired Scotland Yard detective who seems to get involved with cases anyway. In order: River of Darkness, The Blood-Dimmed Tide, The Dead of..."

I like the John Madden books.

[Barbara]

This isn't a mystery but - since there are probably some Vincent Price fans in the group - I thought I'd post it. The book gives a much different picture of Price than the 'creepy' guy he plays in lots of movies.

I finished The Book of Joe: About a Dog and His Man by Vincent Price.

Vincent Price (the actor) tells wonderful stories about his beloved dog Joe, as well as other animals he's known and loved. Well-written and funny with charming illustrations. 4 stars.

My complete review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Maureen]

I just started to read The Bone House by Brian Freeman - OMG - I'm loving this book so far !!

[Tom]

I just finished Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man. What an amazing book! My review is here.

[Sandysbookaday (taking a step back for a while)]

Just about to start That Darkness by Lisa Black and The Laughterhouse by Paul Cleave after finishing Badlands by C.J. Box.
This is my third CJ Box book. Having previously read Back of Beyond, and The Highway and really enjoying them, Badlands fell a little flat with me.

I don't particularly enjoy stories about drug/gang wars and so this was a negative for me from the start. I was looking forward to continuing the story of the hunt for 'the Lizard King', and in this respect the book starts off promisingly enough. But we are soon diverted into the drug war by a shift of location for Deputy Cassie Dewell to Grimstad, North Dakota, where Cassie has just been appointed Deputy Sherriff.

Grimstad was a nothing town until oil was discovered. Now it is growing too fast for its infrastructure and problems are beginning to surface. Drugs and prostitution abound. There is a least one 'bad' cop in the department whom Cassie has been tasked with uncovering. And there is a twelve year old paperboy who just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time, and who picked up a package thrown out of an overturned car and took it home.

There are people looking for that package, bad people who will stop at nothing to recover it. And they certainly are not going to allow a twelve year old learning challenged boy to stand in their way.

I loved Kyle's character. He is a charming, determined boy with a bad life but big dreams, and is probably the highlight of this whole book.

This is not a bad book. It just didn't have the same sense of tension that I felt in the previous two.

Will I read the next book in this series? Definitely. This Lizard King thing has me hooked.

Thank you to NetGalley and HarperCollins Publishers Australia for the ARC of Badlands in exchange for an honest and unbiased review.

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

I recently read Notes from Underground and am three chapters into Nabokov's Despair.

[Marwan]

Finished A is for Alibi by Sue Grafton
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Seema M.]

finished yesterday

[Tom]

Marwan wrote: "Finished A is for Alibi by Sue Grafton
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."

I just started B is for Burglar on Sunday. I had read 'A' awhile back and remember liking it then came across B - D at the 25cent store. I enjoy these kinds of books sometimes.

[Tom]

Tom wrote: "Marwan wrote: "Finished A is for Alibi by Sue Grafton
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."

I just started [book:B is ..."

There are also excellent audio versions that can usually be found at libraries.

[Tom]

ahh good info.

[Mariah]

Hi ... I'm new to Goodreads so apologies if this has been commented on before!
Is there a "reader's etiquette" rule here about finishing books you've started? I'm reading MC Beaton at the moment, I was really looking forward to it as not read her before, but I just can't seem to get into it.
Any views please?

[Tom]

Mariah wrote: "Hi ... I'm new to Goodreads so apologies if this has been commented on before!
Is there a "reader's etiquette" rule here about finishing books you've started? I'm reading MC Beaton at the moment, ..."

Hi Mariah. Welcome to Goodreads! This is a great place for readers to discuss their favorite pastime.
I don't believe any GR group would presume to insist that readers finish every book they start. Obviously, not every book is going to live up to our expectations. The question that remains, though, is to what extend you choose to comment on a book you didn't finish. Is it appropriate to assign one star to a book that you didn't enjoy enough to finish or should you just not comment on it at all? Ultimately, the decision on how to handle such a situation is yours but common etiquette dictates that you shouldn't comment negatively on a book while withholding that you haven't finished it.

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Mariah wrote: "Hi ... I'm new to Goodreads so apologies if this has been commented on before!
Is there a "reader's etiquette" rule here about finishing books you've started? I'm reading MC Beaton at the moment, ..."

I read a lot of her stuff a long time ago and after a while, it all started to look the same to me so I quit reading her.

[Mariah]

Mariah wrote: "Hi ... I'm new to Goodreads so apologies if this has been commented on before!
Is there a "reader's etiquette" rule here about finishing books you've started? I'm reading MC Beaton at the moment, ..."
Hi Tom, thanks for your reply (and your Welcome!). I hope I would always "'fess up" if I didn't finish a book ... perhaps I can have the luxury of not finishing, so long as I explain why!

[Tom]

Mariah wrote: "perhaps I can have the luxury of not finishing, so long as I explain why! ."

That would fall in the category of useful information which is always welcome.

[Mariah]

Nancy wrote: "Mariah wrote: "Hi ... I'm new to Goodreads so apologies if this has been commented on before!
Is there a "reader's etiquette" rule here about finishing books you've started? I'm reading MC Beaton ..."
I'm wondering, Nancy, if where I went wrong was not starting at the beginning ... I jumped right in with "Something Borrowed, Someone Dead", which I think is number twenty-something in the series. I might have warmed to it a bit more if I'd been introduced to the characters at the start

[Bill]

Mariah wrote: "Nancy wrote: "Mariah wrote: "Hi ... I'm new to Goodreads so apologies if this has been commented on before!
Is there a "reader's etiquette" rule here about finishing books you've started? I'm read..."

It might have been better to start at the beginning, but MC Beaton has a particular style that might not appeal to you. I've read a few of her books, both the Hamish MacBeth and the Agatha Raisins. I tend to read when I want something light and entertaining.

[Sharon]

Mariah wrote: "Hi ... I'm new to Goodreads so apologies if this has been commented on before!
Is there a "reader's etiquette" rule here about finishing books you've started? I'm reading MC Beaton at the moment, ..."

I read a lot and I'm a fast reader but I will admit that I haven't finished a book I wasn't enjoying since I was in college, which was WAY too many years ago.

I read for entertainment ... my entertainment ... and if a book is not entertaining me I have no hesitation in putting it aside and finding one that does. That said, I usually do not comment on the ones that I don't finish, unless there is a compelling reason for that other than my personal preferences, as what doesn't appeal to me may be fine for someone else.

[Sharon]

Sharon wrote: "Mariah wrote: "Hi ... I'm new to Goodreads so apologies if this has been commented on before!
Is there a "reader's etiquette" rule here about finishing books you've started? I'm reading MC Beaton ..."

Like your attitude.

[Mariah]

Thanks everyone for your thoughts, I'm feeling quite liberated about this now! I'm going to give it one more chapter this evening, and if it doesn't stick then I shall move on to the Mystery of the Yellow Room.

[Jan C]

Mariah wrote: "Thanks everyone for your thoughts, I'm feeling quite liberated about this now! I'm going to give it one more chapter this evening, and if it doesn't stick then I shall move on to the Mystery of the..."

I've gone by Jack London's advice - life is too short to waste time on a book you don't like. I usually try to make it to the first 50 or so pages. If I can't get it to by then - too bad. A recent example was The Phantom of the Opera. I thought it started out really slow. But it had really picked up and showed promise by the time I got to page 50. I wound up enjoying the book.

[Jim]

Just finished reading by James Lee Burke

My Review

[Jim]

I am going to start reading by James Lee Burke

I had planned to read the series in order and Heaven's Prisoners would have been next but I had a hold request on for this book and it was available. It is only one of two books in Kindle format available at my library.

[John]

My latest mystery read was the third in the Commisario Ricciardi series, set in 1930's Naples: Everyone in Their Place: The Summer of Commissario Ricciardi. Ricciardi is rather a brooding loner, part of which comes from the fact that he sees dead people everywhere, which makes him feel like a bit of a freak, or at least very self-conscious. Part of the gimmick is that he hears the person's last words, so if it's the victim in the case to which he has been assigned he has to tie it in to get the context to solve what happened.

[Sandra]

Finished and reviewed Nitro Mountain: A novel by Lee Clay Johnson

It was a quite gritty read, and while I usually enjoy that, I would've rated this one lower if it wasn't for one of the characters I simply wanted to slap around.
My 4* review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Currently reading The Girls by Emma Cline. Hoping it is a good one.

[Sharon]

David Hewson, Little Sister, Pieter Vos #3..... Just started.

[Barbara]

Jim wrote: "Just finished reading by James Lee Burke

My Review"

He's one of my favorite authors.

[Barbara]

I finished Wolves Eat Dogs by Martin Cruz Smith. Moscow police investigator Arkady Renko is sent to "The Zone" - the area around the Chernobyl nuclear catastrophe - to investigate a death. The strength of the story lies in the vivid description of The Zone and its residents.

My complete review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Bill]

Barbara wrote: "I finished Wolves Eat Dogs by Martin Cruz Smith. Moscow police investigator Arkady Renko is sent to "The Zone" - the area around the C..."

I enjoy the Arcady Renko series very much. All were very interesting.

[❆ Crystal ❆]

I'm starting Where Shadows Dance

[Seema M.]

yesterday I finished . Today I will read .

[Sharon]

Just finished Quick read and as always, wonderful reality in the description of the area where this novella is set. Lived in the area and have driven through Wind River Canyon many times and got a quick visit to a fascinating place. This author definitely gets it right.

[Mary Beth]

I am reading Abandoned and listening to Fer-de-Lance

[Marwan]

Started reading Double Indemnity by James M. Cain

[Tom]

Marwan wrote: "Started reading Double Indemnity by James M. Cain"

Fantastic book!

[Bill]

Marwan wrote: "Started reading Double Indemnity by James M. Cain"

A book I'm hoping to find.

[Seema M.]

just finished .

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Charlotte (Buried in Books) wrote: "I just get really restless sometimes and can't settle on anything to read. I always have lots on the go and get frustrated if nothing takes my fancy. Happens quite regularly. Hoping this plan will ..."

I have tons of books in my house, and I still have days where I can't find anything to read. Has that ever happened to you?

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

I'm slowly (on purpose) reading Despair by Nabokov. So far, at page 60, I'm loving it. So much in this book!

[Sharon]

Nancy wrote: "I have tons of books in my house, and I still have days where I can't find anything to read. Has that ever happened to you?



"

More often than I'd like, especially when I have a long series of free downloads that end up DNFs for me. What I usually end up doing is going back and re-reading one or more of my old favorites, a bit like visiting an old friend. You know what they are going to say before they say it, but you still enjoy the visit.

[Mariah]

I've given up with MC Beaton's "Something Borrowed Someone Dead", and moved on to The Mystery of the Yellow Room. Enjoying this one a lot more, even after just one chapter.

[Sandra]

Nancy wrote: "Charlotte (Buried in Books) wrote: "I just get really restless sometimes and can't settle on anything to read. I always have lots on the go and get frustrated if nothing takes my fancy. Happens quite regularly. Hoping this plan will ..."

I have tons of books in my house, and I still have days where I can't find anything to read. Has that ever happened to you?"

I have noticed it too, the more choices I have, the less I can make up my mind on what to read! I just want the newest as what I already have, I can always get to later lol

Yesterday I read The Front Seat Passenger by Pascal Garnier in one take.
I had never read his books before and was quite happy with my choice.
already wrote a review too, https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[John]

I've started Playback, featuring Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe.

[Charlotte (Buried in Books)]

Nancy wrote: "Charlotte (Buried in Books) wrote: "I just get really restless sometimes and can't settle on anything to read. I always have lots on the go and get frustrated if nothing takes my fancy. Happens qui..."

Oh yes Nancy, regardless of all the books in the house, I still have days when I just can't find anything I really want to read.

I wander from room to room flicking through things, but just can find the enthusiasm to read it. Frustrating.

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Charlotte (Buried in Books) wrote: "Nancy wrote: "Charlotte (Buried in Books) wrote: "I just get really restless sometimes and can't settle on anything to read. I always have lots on the go and get frustrated if nothing takes my fanc..."

There has been more than one occasion when I made my husband pick a random book from my shelves for me because I felt like reading nothing. It is definitely frustrating.

[John]

I have considered putting slips of paper with titles on them in a hat, and drawing one!

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

John wrote: "I have considered putting slips of paper with titles on them in a hat, and drawing one!"

been there, actually done that. Not titles, but genre (mystery, nonfiction, translated literature...)