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What Are You Currently Reading? (doesn't have to be an Aussie book) - Part 2
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Hi Brenda.Thanks. I was thinking of emailing the author as well, but now i will wait to see if you get a response. I am able to research to source audio books from other places, but not all vision impaired people can do that. So if there is only 1 book in a series on Audible, then they never get to finish the series. Audible is certainly more cost effective than buying audio cd's. Anyway, lol i think i am straying off topic.
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Brenda wrote: "Great Maria. Misread your post as I'm not into audible ;) I emailed the author so will see what she says when she responds :)"
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Hi Brenda.I Managed to get it from the uk. I do get books from the libruary but Audible has the best selection Ive found so far.
Thanks for contacting the author.
You're a star.
I appologise if this comes through twice. I am using a new notetaker and still trying to figure things out. Thanks for all your help. I do get books from the libruary. but Audible has the best sellection and value so far. So I tend to use both resources. I did get the book from the Uk.
Thanks again.
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Brenda wrote: "I'll be interested in your thoughts Diana - it's a big book isn't it :)"I put this one aside to read Finding the Heart of the Nation - The Journey of the Uluru Statement towards Voice, Treaty and Truth by Thomas Mayor
Marie Claire magazine has a really good February issue around this topic and it inspired me to borrow this book from the library. So much to learn on Indigenous issues!
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Just finished
- which was a pleasant, relaxing read. Now looking to begin
(with a different cover to this). A friend handed it too me and made mention of the colourful characters.
Having recently read and enjoyed https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3... Signal Loss by Garry Disher, I'm currently working my way through the series of 7 books staring Hall Challis.They are all great reads if gritty Australian crime involving miserable bad guys and flawed good guys is your interest.
I've found the whole series available as eBooks through the local library which makes things simpler and quicker to get.
Not reading any Aussie authors this week but have, as usual, 3 on the go:I am really enjoying
A Murder at Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey - set in India in the 1920s.Also a historical romance
Love in the Afternoon by Lisa Kleypas And a Paranormal Fantasy/Sci-Fi
Sweep in Peace by Ilona AndrewsThat’s my next week sorted :)
Oh and in the car, so it will take a couple of weeks to get through, we are listening to
The Royal Ranger: A New Beginning by John Flanagan - who is an Aussie author, so I am reading one :)
I'm a bit over all the "Paris" titles....
I’m reading Aravind Adiga’s new novel, Amnesty. This one is set in Sydney, so it’s really interesting to see what this Indian author includes to establish his ‘authority’ over the location (if you understand what I mean). He’s doing a good job of it so far.
Jojo Moyes Night Music https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...- but I also brought home from the library Kate Morton's The Clockmaker's Daughter. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...I haven't come across a book yet without speech quote marks but I'm sure I would hate it.
The Wife and the Widow by Christian White. Just finished this excellent Crime Fiction. A really quick read. I liked the way the author said that his partner had come up with a solution to end the mystery. Best not to read the author's notes at the end of the book until after you've finished it. So many spoilers. Really enjoying
The Godmother by Hannelore Cayre now. A very different sort of Crime Fiction.
Right now, I'm reading Everything's Eventual: 14 Dark Tales by Stephen King. So far, so good. It's a great collection of short stories, but I'm only halfway through so far. Like many of Stephen's books, it's a big one; page count is nearly 560 pages.
Last night I started The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino This is a Japanese thriller that sold over 2 million copies in Japan. Excellent so far.
I'm finishing up A Sceptic's Search for Meaning by Aussie journalist Mike Willesee and it's had me far more captivated than I expected. I'm a sceptic myself so reading about his experiences of 'miracles' is quite fascinating. I find myself trying to find the answers, like watching a magician and trying to figure out how he does the trick.
I have a few on the go, as ever. The one that is causing me grief is Crime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoyevskyI just cannot, CANNOT see what all the fuss is about. I don't like it, at all, I don't see how anyone could actually enjoy it. I am struggling through, but I am mostly mystified as to why this book is considered such a big deal.
I have heard that it is 'an important work' because it was the first 'modernist' book written, but that can't be true. I have also heard it is humorous. Now, I know Russians have a different sense of humour to Aussies, but I can't get my head around that at all.
Sigh. I am trying.I might finish it, maybe.
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I just cannot, CANNOT see what all the fuss is about. I..."
Why waste your time Deborah - too many books out there waiting for you :)
Brenda wrote: "Deborah wrote: "I have a few on the go, as ever. The one that is causing me grief is Crime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoyevskyI just cannot, CANNOT see what all the ..."
lol, so true. If I had not committed to reading the classics this year, it would have lost me by page 50. I am going to toddle off now and read some more of the perfectly scrumptious Death in the Ladies Goddess Club by Julian Leatherdale
to remind myself how much fun reading can actually be.
Thanks for putting up with my self inflicted whining.
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Brenda wrote: "The Good Turn by Dervla McTiernan: riveting!!"Is it as good as the second in the series, Brenda? I'm reading Sophie Hardcastle's new book, Below Deck at the moment. Only a few pages in. Needed something with gorgeous writing and not too plotty and it is perfect for that.
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I'm reading Shoot Through by J.M. Green. This is the third Stella Hardy novel. I've enjoyed the other two. Unfortunately I think this will be the last as my sister tells me the author is abandoning crime fiction and wants to write something more literary. Oh no!
I just finished The Lady of the Rivers by Philippa Gregory and loved it! She's definitely an author I'll check out in future.
Recently started The Unspoken Name by A.K. Larkwood and it's been a while since I was so sucked in by a fantasy book! Loving it!
Having listened to the audio of The Ruin and The Scholar, I'm now reading The Good Turn with the wonderful Aiofe McMahon's voice in my head
I have read both The Ruin and The Scholar, so good! Now waiting for The Good Turn to be available at the library.
I'm reading The Good Turn and, having just collected the audio from the library, also listening to it, double pleasure! And these days the audio comes as MP3 so I can put it on my phone and walk around with my bluetooth earphones in doing chores.
Listening to Star-Crossed and the narrator mispronounces quite a few words, but I'm finding multiple instances of disingenius for disingenuous really irritating!
In the past two days I've finished Girl in a Band by Kim Gordon and The House of Unexpected Sisters by Alexander McCall Smith. Next up Dead Lions by Mick Herron
another of those coincidences:in my last read Where the Truth Lies, the cop comes from Hamilton in SW Victoria.
In my current read The Shifting Landscape the main character is asked to do an appraisal on a property near Hamilton, SW Victoria.
I'd never heard of the place before this!
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Marianne wrote: "another of those coincidences:in my last read Where the Truth Lies, the cop comes from Hamilton in SW Victoria.
In my current read The Shifting Landscape the main c..."
Hamilton is a good sheep district.
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss. Taking a while; it's a decent brick of a book, but it's written in an engaging and accessible fashion. I like fantasy, but I dont read a lot because I find so many get bogged down in explaining political hierarchies and things like that but using made up words which are hard to keep track of.
Mine is an Aussie author, though the action takes place in Europe and UK, she does have an expat Australian witch and her daughter as characters.
by the amazingly talented Maria LewisLike the other books by this author I have read, this innovative urban fantasy is one I can hardly put down!
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Over 600 pages for The Name of the Wind is a brick John. I hope you love it!
I often have more than one book on the go but at the moment it's three:Truths I Never Told You by Kelly Rimmer is my "real" book, reading this while waking to the beach and back (for exercise!)
Amethyst Pledge by Leonie Rogers is my Kindle read for when I'm on the treadmill
Just After Midnight by Catherine Ryan Hyde is the audio book on my phone that I listen to while walking around doing chores
Just finished Broken Man on a Halifax Pier. Thanks to Carolyn for the review that made me ask the library to order this. Second last page, a certain few lines said by Ramona made me burst into tears. You know the ones, Carolyn
Returning to historical fiction with Josephine's Garden by Stephanie Parkyn. Getting through it faster than I expected!
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Brenda wrote: "Maria wrote: "I am currently readingAmbulance Girls:
by:Deborah Burrows
I believe the group is reading this one?
I am a bit concerned though, cause i can't find th..."