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message 51: by John (new)

John (johnred) | 364 comments Hey Renee, there's definitely an audio of Children! I got the CDs from my library. If you've got the Kindle version, you can get the audio for $13.

It's the same narrators/production crew as the first books, I'm pretty sure they did all 6.

Children of Dune was a little inconsistent but had some definite highlights. The ending was fantastic.


message 52: by Renee (new)

Renee M Oooh! I'll look into that. Thanks!


message 53: by Dustin (new)

Dustin Hamlet by William Shakespeare and The Cause (The Minutemen Series, #1) by Roderick Vincent .


message 54: by Dustin (new)

Dustin I was going to say The Dragonbone Chair, but it's a tome, as well.:)


message 55: by Hilary (new)

Hilary (agapoyesoun) Hi Everyman, I love Bill Bryson. I read the book you're talking about some years back. I loved it, but for some inexplicable reason I didn't quite finish it. I blame the universe!


message 56: by Sarah (new)

Sarah Dustin, The Cause and The Dragonbone Chair look fantastic!


message 57: by Nicola (new)

Nicola | 522 comments Dustin wrote: "I was going to say The Dragonbone Chair, but it's a tome, as well.:)"

It is :-). And because it's a series you have to read the lot. It's not bad though and many of my friends really really liked it when we all read it oh so many years ago so it will probably be worth the effort.


message 58: by Dustin (new)

Dustin Sarah wrote: "Dustin, The Cause and The Dragonbone Chair look fantastic!"

The Cause IS fantastic, and William's Dragonbone Chair is great so far, IMO.

I know that once I'm done, I'll need to read the others in the series, as well. BTW, yesterday I looking into the last book (because in my copy of #1, it's listed twice in a row, naturally I was curious,) and found out that the finale's soo huge that it had to be split into 2 parts! The 1st part is 1000+ pages, and the 2nd over 800. Aye aye aye, what have I gotten myself into?:)


message 59: by JoLene (new)

JoLene (trvl2mtns) I'm reading another chunkster, A Dance with Dragons and a book for my bookclub Crazy Rich Asians, which started off good enough but I'm quickly losing interest.

My husband and I are also listening to Killing Floor on audio for long drives. It's my first Jack Reacher novel.


message 60: by Dustin (new)

Dustin JoLene wrote: "I'm reading another chunkster, A Dance with Dragons and a book for my bookclub Crazy Rich Asians, which started off good enough but I'm quickly losing interest.

My ..."


LOVE A Dance with Dragons, JoLene! Enjoy.:)


message 61: by Mary Anne (new)

Mary Anne (dorhastings) Ooh this is fun. I admit I don't regularly read chunksters, but this group encourages me to try them every now and again, especially if there are ebook versions that are convenient for bringing to and fro.

I'm currently reading three books:
-Anne Lamott's Imperfect Birds, which I'll finish tonight.
-Anne Frank's The Diary of a Young Girl, which I'll probably start tomorrow.
-Terry Golway's Machine Made: Tammany Hall and the Creation of Modern American Politics, of which I've read about three chapters.


message 63: by Everyman (new)

Everyman | 885 comments JoLene wrote: "I'm reading another chunkster, A Dance with Dragons ..."

Haven't read that, but speaking of dragons, have you read the delightful (and definitely non-chunkster) Dealing with Dragons? Can be read in an evening, and is just pure pleasure.
Dealing with Dragons (Enchanted Forest Chronicles, #1) by Patricia C. Wrede


message 64: by JoLene (new)

JoLene (trvl2mtns) Everyman wrote: "JoLene wrote: "I'm reading another chunkster, A Dance with Dragons ..."

Haven't read that, but speaking of dragons, have you read the delightful (and definitely non-chunkster) Deal..."


No, but it will look for it -- looks fun.

Right now, in addition to The Luminaries, I'm reading The Woman in White. Both mysteries set in 1800's but one written in 1850's and one written a few years ago.


message 65: by Teanka (new)

Teanka JoLene wrote: "Right now, in addition to The Luminaries, I'm reading The Woman in White. Both mysteries set in 1800's but one written in 1850's and one written a few years ago. "

That is definitely also a chunkster! :) I'd like to read it too but don't have the time for it now. Please tell us later how you liked it!


message 66: by Nicola (new)

Nicola | 522 comments Everyman wrote: "JoLene wrote: "I'm reading another chunkster, A Dance with Dragons ..."

Haven't read that, but speaking of dragons, have you read the delightful (and definitely non-chunkster) Deal..."


That does look like an enjoyable read. Seems rather similar in concept to The Ordinary Princess which was one of the best books I read when I was a youngster and I'm sure I'd still love it now.


message 67: by jb (new)

jb Byrkit (jbbyrkit) Currently I am listening to The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World. I have no idea what will be up next. I need to search my overdrive library for something good to listen to at work.


message 68: by Alana (new)

Alana (alanasbooks) | 456 comments JoLene wrote: "Everyman wrote: "JoLene wrote: "I'm reading another chunkster, A Dance with Dragons ..."

Haven't read that, but speaking of dragons, have you read the delightful (and definitely no..."


I loved The Woman in White! Let us know what you think!


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