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November Group Read #1-Those Across the River
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I cannot wait to read it . It's been on my shelf (literally) for almost a year lol.
I'm on the wait list. Hopefully it doesn't take forever.
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Excellent choice! I listened to this one month's ago and hated to turn it off when I had to. His vampire books are great.
Vampire books, you say?! 🤔
The Lesser Dead and The Suicide Motor Club.
Thanks, I'll check those out.
I read this when it first came out, It's an excellent book!
got it on the way from Bookdepository and hope they are fast
I just finished reading this book last month. I wish I hadn't so I could read it all over again (for the first time). Really enjoyable!
Starting it today.
I'll be starting this one in about a week :-).
I got and started this one a bit early, maybe a third of the way into it now. Enjoying ths sparser prose, versus the lava flow of similes and metaphors I’ve found myself wading through on occasion.Only quibble I have (and it’s just that, a quibble) is that it took me a bit in the beginning to figure out what time period we were in. But then, that might have been intentional on the author’s part, for reasons known only to the gentleman himself, so I shan’t judge him harshly for that, lessen I hear otherwise.
Walter wroteI had the same 'quibble' and did some research. The year is 1935. Franck is 36 and his wife Dora is 24.
I liked Dora’s “two daddy eyes.” I’ve never met anyone like that, it was a good character feature.
Finished it last night. Thoroughly enjoyed it. The Great Depression era atmosphere gave the story considerable added dimension.
Walter wrote: "Finished it last night. Thoroughly enjoyed it. The Great Depression era atmosphere gave the story considerable added dimension."Yay! I'm glad you enjoyed it, Walter! I highly recommend ALL of his other books too. :)
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im going to start as soon as im done with my current 2 books, so sometime next week.
Wow. This southern gothic was ... delicious.
Finished it last night. The author has got a new fan! Going to add his other novels to my tbr list :)
aPriL does feral sometimes wrote: "Wow. This southern gothic was ... delicious."Yes, a tasty treat
This is a terrific story. I loved the foreshadowing vibe of the Pig Chase. The ending is perfect.
Oh! I can't wait to read it.
I just started it this afternoon, and I love it so far! The time period and location really set the mood. This is the first time I've read anything by this author. I need to search out what else he has written.
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Kelly B wrote: "Finished :-). I loved it. What do you think was [spoilers removed]."
I think so, too.
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Aahroooooooooo! (my pathetic howl...)
Happy to see this getting some love. 🙂
Finishing up a book right now (Hex by Thomas Olde Heuvelt) but should be able to start it on Tuesday. Coming late to the party---but I brought doughnuts! Hello everyone.
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Hey Chris--I just started this one, too, so I'll join you fro doughnuts!
I am going to listen to it which may give me a different perspective on the book.
Chris wrote: "I am going to listen to it which may give me a different perspective on the book."Given that the story is told in the first person, and how well crafted a tale it is, I’m guessing it will make excellent listening as an audiobook.
Chris wrote: "I am going to listen to it which may give me a different perspective on the book."I listened to this as well. I really enjoyed it and I hope you do too. :)
Yeah, this was a great one. Hadn't read enough about it to have expectations, so I was surprised.And the ending was great.
Katy wrote: "Yeah, this was a great one. Hadn't read enough about it to have expectations, so I was surprised.And the ending was great."
I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Lena wrote: "It needs a sequel."And a prequel too, about Martin Cranmer the taxidermist.
Absolutely AGREE!
I really wanna listen to it sometime cuz I love that book.I haven't started TATR yet lol. I think I'll bring it with me on vacation tomorrow.
John wrote: "You guys should listen to "The Suicide Motor Club!" It's gotta be the best narration by the author I've ever heard!"Glad to heart it. I have that one.
The Lesser Dead is also narrated by the author and it’s KILLER on audio. It’s my favorite Buehlman, but I’ve enjoyed them all. 🙂
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I have the h/c--looking forward to it after THOSE ACROSS THE RIVER. :)
Really enjoying this. So much that i added all of his other books to my Kindle wish list. Thinking now from what you guys are saying that I should get the audio books instead.On the topic of this book--I am loving the between the wars time frame of this book.
I am going to read and/or get the audible books as well!
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Kimberly wrote: "The beginning captured my attention, but I found the pacing too slow during the next 2/3 or so . . . [spoilers removed]"I agree. This was an interesting one. I agree the pacing was a bit odd but to me that added to the unexpected turns and feel of the story.
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