Tim's List

[Tim]

We are on the way:

[Tim]

Thought That I would start to flesh out my Reading Scotland list :

The Hydrogen Sonata Iain M. Banks

In the Cold Dark Ground Stuart MacBride

Rather Be the Devil Ian Rankin

Eye Of The Raven Ken McClure

The Hanging Shed Gordon Ferris

The Panopticon Jenni Fagan

[Tim]

[Ellen]

I was looking at Rather Be the Devil by Ian Rankin, but never read one of his books before. I know there is a John Rebus series, do you have to read them in order or can you dip in (like I plan to do)?

[Peggy]

Ellen wrote: "I was looking at Rather Be the Devil by Ian Rankin, but never read one of his books before. I know there is a John Rebus series, do you have to read them in order or can you dip in (like I plan to ..."

Ellen, I've read them out of order as I find them. I would image it would be nice to read them in order to keep all the relationships straight but I don't think you have to. I've still enjoyed them.

[Tim]

Yes I agree, i started reading them whenever i found them b ut now I have gone back and read in order to get a bit more of the back story.

Each is a good story on its own, but I like to get the broader picture

[Ellen]

Ok, thanks, would be quite cool to read them in order...

[Tim]

Just finished , An interesting book and interesting premise, but I'm not sure i really got it.

[Peggy]

Tim wrote: "Just finished , An interesting book and interesting premise, but I'm not sure i really got it."

It does sound a bit odd, Tim!

[Tim]

Peggy wrote: "Tim wrote: "Just finished , An interesting book and interesting premise, but I'm not sure i really got it."

It does sound a bit odd, Tim!"

Yes Peggy, Its almost as if the Author wanted to build in too many threads,
Global Warming, disfunctional families, coincidences, Trans Gender issues in puberty, incest, the characters in a caravan park (they where great), death of family, self discovery. They dont all work together but I guess thats life.

Im still interested to read her book The Panopticon

[Tim]

Eye Of The Raven I think that once you have read some Ken McClure they get a bit samey, still a fun story with some science thrown in among the nasties, but our hero (Stephen Dunbar) always makes good and heads off into the sunset to do it all again next time.

[John]

Tim wrote: "Peggy wrote: "Tim wrote: "Just finished , An interesting book and interesting premise, but I'm not sure i really got it."

It does sound a bit odd, Tim!"

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Of the two, I much preferred The Panopticon (although its bleak in parts).