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[Barbara]

I finished Kill You Twice by Chelsea Cain; in this book the serial killer Gretchen Lowell is locked up in a psychiatric hospital but still seems to be connected to murders occurring in Portland. Good book. 4 stars.

[Natasha]

Man Made Language by Dale Spender, in which she demonstrates how language was formulated by men and how its structure maintains the patriarchy.

I am reading this because I am a Feminist. It kept me awake till 5:45am this morning. I'd had no idea that in 1980 at least (when the book was first published) women owned *less than* 1% of the world's wealth.

[Fiona (Titch)]

I have finished Claim Me - J. Kenner which I thought the characters are so intense now with the way Damien and Nikki are learning about each other. It's still in the style of 50 Shades. Now I am going to read Complete Me - J. Kenner and I am listening to .The Woman Who Went to Bed for a Year - Sue Townsend on my phone.

[Natasha]

The Doors of Perception by Aldous Huxley, his account of taking mescaline (the active ingredient of the Mexican peyote cactus). I'm reading this because going to Mexico to experience peyote is on my 'bucket list.'

[Jane]

Right now I'm reading . Before Johnny , Dave, Jay, Jimmy, etc. etc. there was Steve Allen.

[Varian Rose]

DNFed because it was so slowly paced. Almost nothing happened in the 300 pages I read.

[Judy]

I'm reading "The Day the World Came to Town", the story of the town of Gander, Newfoundland. The town took in thousands of people from all over the world as trans-atlantic flights had to land there on 9/11 when the USA closed its air space to all flights. Wonderfully written,

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I finished the utterly brilliant
And have began Wilkie Collins' Man and Wife. A most facinating literary attack on the unseemly and sexist marriage laws of the mid 19th century British Empire

[Barbara]

I'm re-reading Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins because the movie is being made now and I wanted to remind myself of the plot

[Cathleen]

Wow you always read such interesting stuff, Rick. Meanwhile I'm reading a romance i downloaded free on the Net. It's so terrible i won't name it. Has every sort of cliche possible but I still want to see how they get together even though I know they will get together. Will be reading literary fiction all year due to teaching students so enjoying my slush without guilt.

[Natasha]

Written on the Body by Jeanette Winterson, because I was intrigued to learn that it is written in the second person.

[Barbara]

I finished Exile by Denise Mina, the second book in the Garnethill series. In this book Maureen O'Donnell - a troubled, hard-drinking woman who works at a woman's shelter - helps investigate when Jimmy (her friend's cousin) is suspected of killing his wife. Not a lot of likable characters but the story is well-written. 4 stars.

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I am almost finished with Joyce Carol Oates' 700+ pages of BLONDE. Sometimes I like Oates, sometimes I don't. This I loved. The why is in three steps: read the new non-fiction about Jack and Jackie Kennedy's final year together. 2) Became interested in Kennedy-Monroe affair. Read a good, strong bio of Monroe. 3) Jumped into Blonde. Oates wins for helping me understand this mercurial actress.

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Eileen wrote: "I am almost finished with Joyce Carol Oates' 700+ pages of BLONDE. Sometimes I like Oates, sometimes I don't. This I loved. The why is in three steps: read the new non-fiction about Jack and Jackie..."

She is very much a matter of taste..I did love this book of hers

[George]

Cathleen wrote: "Wow you always read such interesting stuff, Rick. Meanwhile I'm reading a romance i downloaded free on the Net. It's so terrible i won't name it. Has every sort of cliche possible but I still want ..."

Cathleen, if you love a good romance, try "A 3rd Time to Die," a romantic suspense, paranormal in the sense it deals with past lives. Just out on Kindle & print and already has 8 or more 4 & 5-Star reviews. Reviewers say they can't put it down. Here's a link:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0989468100

[KOMET]

I'm now reading "Legionnaire: The Real Life Story of an Englishman in the French Foreign Legion" by Simon Murray. The author joined the Legion in 1960 and saw combat in the latter stages of the Algerian War.

Years ago, I saw the author interviewed in a TV program about the French Foreign Legion and later sought out his book. I've had a fascination with the French Foreign Legion since my early teens. For that reason, I'm reading this book.

[Margaret]

Natasha (Diarist) wrote: "Written on the Body by Jeanette Winterson, because I was intrigued to learn that it is written in the second person."

I read that book in one of my English classes and I remember that I loved it.

I'm reading And the Mountains Echoed. Only couple of chapters in and it's really good.

[Mackenzie]

Currently alternating between reading and reviewing works by fellow indie authors and working my way through John D MacDonald's wonderful, 26 book Travis McGee series in sequence.

[Barbara]

I started The Spellman Files by Lisa Lutz, a comic mystery about a family-run private detective agency. So far it's hilarious.

[KOMET]

Among the books I'm now reading is "These Few Precious Days: The Final Year of Jack with Jackie" by Christopher Andersen. It makes for very compulsive reading. I find the lives of both President Kennedy and Jackie Kennedy extremely fascinating.

[Chris]

I'm currently reading because I've been looking for something comparable to '1984'. Seeing as how this is the novel that inspired Orwell to write his masterpiece, it seemed like a good bet.

[Miekey]

I'm reading



because I am hooked on the series.

[Erich]

KOMET wrote: "I'm now reading "Legionnaire: The Real Life Story of an Englishman in the French Foreign Legion" by Simon Murray. The author joined the Legion in 1960 and saw combat in the latter stages of the Al..."

I have read this book, I was disappointed by its lack of authenticity. In 1960 the war was coming to an end. The protests in Paris gave the political Government of DeGaulle the sense it had to end the conflict. This was not a war, this was one of the first 'Insurgencies' under Islamic Jihad. The fighting
took place in the outskirts of Phillipeville and the Aures mountains. By 61 only the 1st Para was defying the civilian rulers in Paris. This was a war that was being won then the Communist rallied and broke the camels back. The OAS was the remnant that kept fighting with IED and assassination. The slogan of the men was then, 'march au creve'. When they 1st Para's surrendered and marched out of Sidi, twenty nine hundred sang in unision, Je ne regretted rien' No I have no regertes. A sound I will never forget!

[Kath]

I am currently re-reading The Shining in preparation for the sequel, "Doctor Sleep," which is due out this month. Well, technically not reading it --- I am listening to the audiobook.

[KOMET]

Erich wrote: "KOMET wrote: "I'm now reading "Legionnaire: The Real Life Story of an Englishman in the French Foreign Legion" by Simon Murray. The author joined the Legion in 1960 and saw combat in the latter st..."

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Erich,

On what basis is your assertion that "Legionnaire: The Real Life Story of an Englishman in the French Foreign Legion" is inauthentic? I'm curious to know. Do you know someone who served in the Legion along with the author or were you yourself a Legionnaire in Algeria during that time? From what I've read of the Legion through the years, a large number of the rank and file were Germans in the early postwar years. Many of them were of the Second World War generation and had served in the Fallschirmjager, the Waffen SS, or the Army.

So far, it's a very fascinating book.

[Barbara]

I'm reading The Golden Egg by Donna Leon

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KOMET wrote: "I'm now reading "Legionnaire: The Real Life Story of an Englishman in the French Foreign Legion" by Simon Murray. The author joined the Legion in 1960 and saw combat in the latter stages of the Al..."

seems like a very interesting book, KOMET, hope it is written in an engaging manner

[Natasha]

The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge by Carlos Castaneda. I'm really interested in the mind-altering properties of the peyote cactus.

[Fiona (Titch)]

I've finished reading Complete Me - J. Kenner and finished listening to The Woman Who Went to Bed for a Year - Sue Townsend on my phone.

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I am reading Janet Evanovich's books. I just love the quirkiness of Stephanie Plum. The people she is involved with and the funny situations she gets herself into make me laugh. I need humor.

[Barbara]

Sylvia wrote: "I am reading Janet Evanovich's books. I just love the quirkiness of Stephanie Plum. The people she is involved with and the funny situations she gets herself into make me laugh. I need humor."

The Stephanie Plum books are so funny! All the characters are great, especially gun-toting Grandma Mazur. :)

[Jane]

Finished . I'm beginning to like this series with Josephine Tey as the main character.

[Seeley]

Just finished

and posted a review on my site (which will replicate in GR in a day or two)

http://wp.me/p2yoTl-mA

Peace, Seeley

[Fiona (Titch)]

I've decided to read Halfhead - Stuart MacBride

[B.J.]

This summer I read Joyland by Stephen King, The Fort by Aric Davis, Low Pressure by Sandra Brown.

Like Rick, I usually read a couple of books at the same time. So I'm doing research on serial killers for my next book and I'm reading Dead Wood by Dani Amore and trying to finish Cuckoos Calling by JK Rowlin. Is anyone else having trouble finishing it?

[Barbara]

I'm reading The Comforts of a Muddy Saturday by Alexander McCall Smith, an Isabel Dalhousie book. In this story Isabel, owner/editor of a journal about applied ethics (and sort of amateur sleuth) looks into the case of a doctor accused of fudging a drug testing protocol.

[Barbara]

I finished The Spellman Files by Lisa Lutz, a humorous mystery about a family run private detective agency. Izzy Spellman and her kooky family run surveillance, bugging, and info collection for their job AND on each other. Pretty fun.

[Jane]

Started last night and so far so good!

[Barbara]

I finished Her Last Breath by Linda Castillo, set in the Amish region of Ohio. An Amish man and two of his children are killed in a hit and run incident and Chief of Police Kate
Burkholder (formerly Amish) investigates. I enjoyed the book very much up until the end which I thought was overly contrived and not believable. I also wish the issue of Daniel Lapp's death (killed by Kate when she was 14) would get resolved already. It comes up in every book and in this story feels like it's tacked on just for form's sake.

[Barbara]

I'm reading "The Case of the Locked Apartment" by Larry Winebrenner. In this mystery the sleuth is 92-year-old Etta Derringer who lives in Epworth Villiage Retirement Community in Florida. When two women at Epworth die unexpectedly, one from what the police think is "suicide by sword" and the other from what appears to be natural causes, Etta's suspicions are aroused. With the help of her top-secret computer and the assistance of family and friends, Etta gets on the case.

[Larry]

The Accidental Spy set in the American Revolution is an interesting book. I read the first chapter in an Amazon peek and got the book immediately. It has lived up to its promise so far. I'll tell you more as I get into it, whether it is worth your time---as I see it---or not.

Two others I have reviewed is Helena Schrader's A Widow's Crusade and Gerald Griffin's Of Good and Evil.

I love you.

Larry Winebrenner
Timaeus the Tracker

[A.M.D.]

I'm reading Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel. It's set primarily in England in the 1520's and the protagonist is Thomas Cromwell, the son of a drunkard who makes his way into the highest echelons of the church and state.

Mantel's characterizations are brilliant and she paints a rich picture of life in the 1520's. I do find her POV to be awkward sometimes, but many people have commented on that aspect of the novel.

The novel is witty, arch, and beautifully rendered.

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Just started Change of Heartby Jodi Picoult

[Barbara]

I'm reading A Tap on the Window by Linwood Barclay

[KOMET]

Yesterday, I began reading "JFK's Last Hundred Days: The Transformation of a Man and The Emergence of a Great President" by Thurston Clarke. I've just read the section of the book in which President Kennedy and the First Lady had to come to terms with the death of their son Patrick in August 1963 and it was an effort not to cry. That part of the book showed me aspects of JFK's personality that attest to the remarkable person he was.

The more I learn about JFK, the more he fascinates me. That's why books like this one are so meaningful to me.

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A.M.D. wrote: "I'm reading Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel. It's set primarily in England in the 1520's and the protagonist is Thomas Cromwell, the son of a drunkard who makes his way into the highest echelons of the ..."

I actually went to thye bookstore and bought Wolf Hall when it came out years ago..and won the Booker Award..terrific read..also loved the sequel
I recommend this great bio on Cromwell as it also really captures the man and the Age

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Larry wrote: "The Accidental Spy set in the American Revolution is an interesting book. I read the first chapter in an Amazon peek and got the book immediately. It has lived up to its promise so far. I'll tell y..."

Absolutely absorbing tale! Very taken by this grand book too, Larry!

[Barbara]

I started Dead Anyway by Chris Knopf

[Barbara]

I finished A Tap on the Window by Linwood Barclay. In this book private detective Cal Weaver recently lost his son who jumped off a roof while on drugs. Desperate to find out who gave his son the drugs Cal agrees to give a lift to a teenage girl who knew his son. After some slippery behavior the girl disappears and Cal feels compelled to look into the case. Lots of twists and turns leading to a satisfactory conclusion. 4 stars.

[Beth]

I'm currently reading a classic mystery, The Moonstone, by Wilkie Collins. I'm amazed by how wry and witty it is! I expected the mystery to be interesting, which it is, but I didn't expect to be chuckling so much while reading it.