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[Thomas]

Nancy wrote: "Thomas wrote: "I have just started Death in Breslau which was a group read nominee. If anyone who voted for it wants to do a buddy read, lmk."

Thomas -- what a great book. The en..."
I have read about fifty pages, but put it aside while out of town(library book). I will get back to it Friday

[Rhian]

Found a brand new copy of Christine by Stephen King in the charity shop yesterday so started that last night

[Ruth]

Just finished listening to Murder Below Montparnasse. As I said the other day, I had begun to get tired of this series, but this installment tied up some loose ends that were dragging on too long and also introduced some new complications, so it sparked my interest in continuing.

[Sandysbookaday (taking a midwinter break)]

Started this morning because i forgot to recharge my Kindle overnight...

[Nancy]

Finished Fire & Ice by Julie Garwood. 3.5 stars

[Sean]

Okay, it is not often I finish a book in one evening !

Finished Eyeshot by Taylor Adams lunch time, started The Debt early evening, finished late evening.

Thank you to Simon Kernick for making this available free for download, a very short light easy read.

Simon was asked by BMW to write a short story to promote a new car, which came out in 2012, with short story was to help promote the car, and went in the BMW Magazine.

Just a short easy read in the same vain as Simon Kernick early books.

Maybe an hours read the most, but enjoyable

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Thomas wrote: "Nancy wrote: "Thomas wrote: "I have just started Death in Breslau which was a group read nominee. If anyone who voted for it wants to do a buddy read, lmk."

Thomas -- what a grea..."

Should I post a thread in case anyone else wants to join in? My week is very choppy, so I won't get to it until the weekend.

[Thomas]

Nancy wrote: "Thomas wrote: "Nancy wrote: "Thomas wrote: "I have just started Death in Breslau which was a group read nominee. If anyone who voted for it wants to do a buddy read, lmk."

Thomas..."

Sure. Will it be on the buddy read thread?

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Thomas wrote: "Nancy wrote: "Thomas wrote: "Nancy wrote: "Thomas wrote: "I have just started Death in Breslau which was a group read nominee. If anyone who voted for it wants to do a buddy read,..."

definitely. I'll do that now.

[Kat]

Just finished Reflex Blue by Eric J. Linnell. Really good novel if you haven't read it yet. I am back on my mystery/thriller kick and I'm currently reading My Sister's Grave by Robert Dugoni.

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Rhian wrote: "Found a brand new copy of Christine by Stephen King in the charity shop yesterday so started that last night"

I loved that book, Rhian!

[Barbara]

I finished The Target by Catherine Coulter. In this book a federal judge finds an abducted, abused little girl who's in danger for unknown reasons. He soon joins forces with the girl's mom to try to resolve the situation.

For me this book was 2 stars but I think big fans of romantic suspense might like it.

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

[Rhian]

I'm enjoying it so far Kathryn

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Sandy *The world could end while I was reading and I would never notice* wrote: "Started this morning because i forgot to recharge my Kindle overnight..."

Oh -- thanks for the reminder! A reread of both books is in order since I do believe the third is coming out in 2016.

[Tom]

I had a case of insomnia the other night that allowed me to put a serious dent in Go Set a Watchman and I managed to finish it yesterday. My impression was largely favorable and I'll try to get my review posted this weekend.

[Sandysbookaday (taking a midwinter break)]

Nancy wrote: "Sandy *The world could end while I was reading and I would never notice* wrote: "Started this morning because i forgot to recharge my Kindle overnight..."

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Really enjoying this, A lot easier read than Wolf Hall was until I got into it's rhythm......it actually has sentences such as "He, Cromwell, said....."

Also reading Did Lucy Bedford Have to Die? Book 5 , an absolutely delightful cosy....just what I needed.

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

I've just finished a really awful mystery novel from 1947, The Fifth Dagger, by Dorothy Quick. While reading the works of obscure writers, sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. This is a lose.

I did, however, learn something I never knew about Mark Twain.

[Miss M]

Nancy wrote: "I've just finished a really awful mystery novel from 1947, The Fifth Dagger, by Dorothy Quick. While reading the works of obscure writers, sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. T..."

Nancy,
Library of America has some new collections out of 1940s/50s women crime writers, and they've set up an interesting website with background info. If you're interested:

http://womencrime.loa.org/

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Miss M wrote: "Nancy wrote: "I've just finished a really awful mystery novel from 1947, The Fifth Dagger, by Dorothy Quick. While reading the works of obscure writers, sometimes you win, sometim..."

Thank you so much! I took a look -- those authors are much more well known than the ones I'm reading. To me, the more obscure the better. I'm having so much fun doing this that I may open another blog page just for this newly-found hobby of mine.

[Miss M]

Nancy wrote: "Miss M wrote: "Nancy wrote: "I've just finished a really awful mystery novel from 1947, The Fifth Dagger, by Dorothy Quick. While reading the works of obscure writers, sometimes y..."

Oh, I think it would be great if you extended your blog--there's a lot of interest out there in rediscovering lesser known women writers, of any genre!

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Miss M wrote: "Nancy wrote: "Miss M wrote: "Nancy wrote: "I've just finished a really awful mystery novel from 1947, The Fifth Dagger, by Dorothy Quick. While reading the works of obscure writer..."

I'll have to give this some thought on how to it. By decade? By publisher? In alpha order as I'm doing it now?

[Miss M]

Nancy wrote: "Miss M wrote: "Nancy wrote: "Miss M wrote: "Nancy wrote: "I've just finished a really awful mystery novel from 1947, The Fifth Dagger, by Dorothy Quick. While reading the works of..."

I think either alpha by author, or decades would be best...you could just tag publishers' names so they're searchable.
Just my 2 cents worth, :).

[Sandysbookaday (taking a midwinter break)]

Nancy wrote: "I've just finished a really awful mystery novel from 1947, The Fifth Dagger, by Dorothy Quick. While reading the works of obscure writers, sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. T..."

Nancy, are you willing to share what you learnt about Mark Twain? Or do we have to read your "lose" novel? 8:D

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Miss M wrote: "Nancy wrote: "Miss M wrote: "Nancy wrote: "Miss M wrote: "Nancy wrote: "I've just finished a really awful mystery novel from 1947, The Fifth Dagger, by Dorothy Quick. While reading ..."

Thanks! I think I'm going to try to map something out over the weekend. In the meantime I just picked up two more: Death in the Cards, by Ann T. Smith and The Bus Station Murders, by Louisa Revell. The second one isn't even listed on goodreads.

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Sandy *The world could end while I was reading and I would never notice* wrote: "Nancy wrote: "I've just finished a really awful mystery novel from 1947, The Fifth Dagger, by Dorothy Quick. While reading the works of obscure writers, sometimes you win, sometim..."

Sandy - I'm planning on looking into this in some more depth, but I discovered that the author of my "lose novel" was a member of Twain's Aquarium Club , which was a group of young girls 10 to 16. It was chaperoned by the girls' parents. Here's the article I linked to:

http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.p...

[Mary]

just finished and starting

[Sandysbookaday (taking a midwinter break)]

Nancy wrote: "Sandy *The world could end while I was reading and I would never notice* wrote: "Nancy wrote: "I've just finished a really awful mystery novel from 1947, The Fifth Dagger, by Doroth..."

Thank you Nancy for sharing that......oh for that age of innocence! as the article states, such relationships would be frowned upon now, isn't that sad. I feel that young people miss out on so much now. They lead far more "socially" isolated lives than we ever did, despite their surfeit of technology. I sometimes wonder if the art of conversation (as we know it) will die out eventually.

[Tom]

Here's my review of . I am largely satisfied with the book. My recommendation is to treat the two books as companion books reading To Kill a Mockingbird and Go Set a Watchman back to back in that order.

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

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Tom wrote: "Here's my review of . I am largely satisfied with the book. My recommendation is to treat the two books as companion books reading [book:To Kill a Mockingbird|..."

You know my phobia about reading reviews before I read the book. I'll catch up with it after I've read it.

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Sandy *The world could end while I was reading and I would never notice* wrote: "Nancy wrote: "Sandy *The world could end while I was reading and I would never notice* wrote: "Nancy wrote: "I've just finished a really awful mystery novel from 1947, [book:The Fifth Dagger|257936..."

You're welcome, Sandy.

[Bill]

Tom wrote: "Here's my review of . I am largely satisfied with the book. My recommendation is to treat the two books as companion books reading [book:To Kill a Mockingbird|..."

Excellent review, Tom, and I think I pretty well agree.

[Tom]

I just finished the audio version of Tricked by Kevin Hearne. Dorrie and I love listening to these on road trips as the narration by Luke Daniels is absolutely priceless.

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

[Ron]

Actually, finished 3 books today. That kind of trifecta just doesn't happen that often. At least, not to me.

Running Blind by Lee Child, a Jack Reacher novel. Reacher books are usually good and this was no exception. Only complaing(Spoiler!) is that the plot device of a serial killer using multiple killings to hide the true target. This was also used in One Shot. Running Blind actually came 1st, but, that's not the order that I read them in. But, a small point and it didn't really detract from the story.

Seeking Whom He May Devour by Fred Vargas, a Commissaire Adamsberg novel. This book, this author and this series, I'd never heard of. But, due to a recommendation from someone here on Goodreads, I sought it out. And, I'm glad that I did. The story was of an unusual nature. Sheep are being killed in the Southeast of France and it is rumored to be by either a great wolf or a werewolf. The tracking of the killer took a merry band of characters, including Commissaire Adamsberg, on a cross country adventure. Very enjoyable read, although it does start slowly. Still, I stuck with it and enjoyed it immensely.

Peril at End House by Agatha Christie, Hercule Poitot novel. What can I say? It's Christie and Poirot! What's not to like? Another solid entry in my Poirot project of reading as many of them as I can! A young heiress has had multiple attempts on her life. But, she passes them off as merely annoyances. But, not so with Poirot. He eventually comprises a list of 10(A-J) possible assailants. Ah, the fun that that brings about. Will Poirot be successful once again? The answer is left to the reader.

I usually have a paperback/smaller print book, a large print book and an ebook on my currently reading list. They covered that respectively. They have been replace on my currently reading list by, respectively:
A Clubbable Woman by Reginald Hill, a Dalziel and Pascoe novel,
Nemesis by Jo Nesbø, A Harry Hole novel, and
Phantoms of Breslau: An Eberhard Mock Investigation by Marek Krajewski.

[Sandysbookaday (taking a midwinter break)]

Finished . here is my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
And started which so far is proving to be a compelling and heartbreaking read.

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Ron wrote: "Actually, finished 3 books today. That kind of trifecta just doesn't happen that often. At least, not to me.

Running Blind by [author:Lee Child|50..."

I love Fred Vargas, but maybe not that one so much.

[M.L.]

I read Go Set a Watchman. The consensus is that it is a 'draft'. And it reads like one: uncrafted, incomplete, unbalanced. Not Harper Lee's fault; it needed an editor.

[Sophie]

I'm currently reading The Mermaids Singing by Val McDermid. It's my first McDermid book but I don't think it will be the last!

[Barbara]

Flash Beagle wrote: "I read Go Set a Watchman. The consensus is that it is a 'draft'. And it reads like one: uncrafted, incomplete, unbalanced. Not Harper Lee's fault; it needed an editor."

I wonder why Harper Lee allowed the book to be published without further editing or re-writing or whatever.

[Ruth]

Barbara wrote: "Flash Beagle wrote: "I read Go Set a Watchman. The consensus is that it is a 'draft'. And it reads like one: uncrafted, incomplete, unbalanced. Not Harper Lee's fault; it needed a..."

Because by most accounts, she has dementia. The sister who oversaw her affairs died recently. She was a lawyer and fierce about protecting Lee.

[Tom]

Ruth wrote: "Barbara wrote: "Flash Beagle wrote: "I read Go Set a Watchman. The consensus is that it is a 'draft'. And it reads like one: uncrafted, incomplete, unbalanced. Not Harper Lee's fault; it needed a..."

Because by most accounts, she has dementia. The sister who oversaw her affairs died recently. She was a lawyer and fierce about protecting Lee. "

This news piece made me wonder how accurate all the accounts of Lee's dementia are.

Beyond To Kill a Mockingbird: Harper Lee's Lost Novel

[Andrew✌️]

I've finished The Exorcist, not so creepy, but it's a nice novel. Yesterday I've started The Hunger Games. Now that I started my holidays, I hope to thin out my tbr list.

[M.L.]

Barbara wrote: "Flash Beagle wrote: "I read Go Set a Watchman. The consensus is that it is a 'draft'. And it reads like one: uncrafted, incomplete, unbalanced. Not Harper Lee's fault; it needed a..."

She is 89, frail, and I doubt if she could do the rigors of revision on revision.

The book does have beginning, middle & end. It's the depth of certain issues that is unmined, just not there, that feels incomplete.

[Jaime]

Andrew wrote: "I've finished The Exorcist, not so creepy, but it's a nice novel. Yesterday I've started The Hunger Games. Now that I started my holidays, I hope to thin out my tbr list."

You should like The Hunger Games. It is a fast paced read. I really liked the series.

[Jaime]

Just finished Shadow Man. Now I am reading Frenzy

[Jan C]

Tom wrote: "Ruth wrote: "Barbara wrote: "Flash Beagle wrote: "I read Go Set a Watchman. The consensus is that it is a 'draft'. And it reads like one: uncrafted, incomplete, unbalanced. Not Harper Lee's fault; ..."

Not sure if it is dementia, as much as deafness.

[Andrew✌️]

Jaime wrote: "Andrew wrote: "I've finished The Exorcist, not so creepy, but it's a nice novel. Yesterday I've started The Hunger Games. Now that I started my holidays, I hope to thin..."

Yes, I like it and it's an easy reading.

[E.]

Almost fished with The Hunger Games. About to start The Talented Mr Ripley and also No Time For Goodbyes....and also The Ocean At The End Of The Lane...

[Tom]

E. wrote: "Almost fished with The Hunger Games. About to start The Talented Mr Ripley and also No Times For Goodbyes....and also The Ocean At The End Of The Lane..."

Don't forget to come up for air once in a while.

[Ellen]

Just ordered Jonathan Kellerman's forthcoming stand alone THE MURDERER'S DAUGHTER. As a psychologist and writer I want to see how other "shrinks with ink" incorporate their training into their fiction. I have read and liked Kellerman's Alex Delaware series. How much psychology do you like in your psychological thrillers?

[E.]

I know. I will probably have one audiobook going while I read one on kindle. I don't really watch tv, and reading (or listening) is my escape from the drone or stress from everyday life.