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[Jim]

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Jim, someone recommended to me the books of George R. Martin. Do you have any idea what would be a good starting point for me?

[Jim]

I would start with Clark, as it is the first in the series. I am only on to book number two in the series, but the first book introduces a lot of characters and their background.

[Lee]

Up next,

Found a copy of this written by Leigh Nichols, one of Koontz's early alter egos.

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

I hate the thumbnails. They're usually impossible to see.

All the Devils Are Here: The Hidden History of the Financial Crisis.

[Lee]

You can click on it LG.....and it will be bigger! :)

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

I hate having to click on something. I want instant gratification.

[Félix]

Instant grated cheese?

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

No, not instant gratification au gratin.

[Félix]

Cheesy.

[Fiona (Titch)]

Have just finished the brilliant Fallen - Karin Slaughter. I will now read After School Club - Alison Davies and Dark Touch: Shadows - Amy Meredith

[Ruby]

On the downhill run of Deadline and as long as she doesn't balls up the ending, I'm planning on giving it 5 stars. I have loved this book so far. And the Bruce Campbell reference on page 460 is just the icing on the zombie cake.

[Ruby]

Argh. She DID balls up the ending to Deadline & now I have book rage.

The author did the old "I-know-there's-a-third-book-to-come-so-I'll-just-leave-the-second-book-without-any-plot-resolution-AND-introduce-a-twist-on-the-very-last-page-to-make-sure-everyone-buys-the-next-book" thing. Infuriating.

So I've picked up Without Warning. At least I trust John Birmingham to respect his readers!

[~Geektastic~]

Gabby wrote: "Finished Cannery Row and loved it. Planning to read The Unbearable Lightness of Being next."

I liked Unbearable Lightness a lot, but it's definitely not a plot-centric book.

[Ruby]

Gabby wrote: "Finished Cannery Row and loved it. Planning to read The Unbearable Lightness of Being next."

I'd love to read Cannery Row.

The Grapes of Wrath is one of my all-time favourite books, and the only book I've read more than 3 times (outside of high school English class). I'm really hoping to love Cannery Row as much as that.

[Stacia (the 2010 club)]

Ruby wrote: "Argh. She DID balls up the ending to Deadline & now I have book rage.

The author did the old "I-know-there's-a-third-book-to-come-so-I'll-just-leave-the-second-book-without-any-plo..."

This one's on my list for the month. I'm used to cliffhangers though. Most series seem to have them nowadays.

[Ruby]

Stacia ~ shades of gray wrote: "Ruby wrote: "Argh. She DID balls up the ending to Deadline & now I have book rage.

The author did the old "I-know-there's-a-third-book-to-come-so-I'll-just-leave-the-second-book-wi..."

I have a real thing about cliffhangers in books (and films for that matter). It's such a cynical ploy on the part of the author.

[Angela~twistedmind~]

Lee wrote: "Up next,

Found a copy of this written by Leigh Nichols, one of Koontz's early alter egos."

Are you serious?!?! Damn, I thought I was a Koontz fan. I had no idea he wrote under different names. How many?! What are they?!

::rubbing hands in gleeful anticipation::

[Janice]

I started listening to Thunderhead. I'm enjoying it a lot.

[Fiona (Titch)]

I have finished Dark Touch: Shadows - Amy Meredith and After School Club - Alison Davies. So now I will carry on reading Borstal Girl - Eileen MacKenney

[Angela~twistedmind~]

Began Sole Survivor by Dean Koontz. I'm going to Borders today in the hopes that there will still be anything worth grabbing. I'd like to add to my Koontz collection.....well, I'd like to add to all of my collections but I know at this late date that is extremely unlikely. They had some gorgeous journals the last time I went in there and I'm hoping they have a few left. I'm a sucker for a good journal.

[Sarah]

I just finished the new Laura Lippman book, and now I think I'll read Kelly Link's Pretty Monsters: Stories in anticipation of her talk here next week.

[Lee]

Angela,

Here's the names Koontz used early in his career, http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/k/d... Scroll down to the list of his novels, it shows the name he used for that book.

[Pam]

Finished "The Imperfectionists" and I've just started reading "The Finkler Question."

[Angela~twistedmind~]

Lee wrote: "Angela,

Here's the names Koontz used early in his career, http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/k/d... Scroll down to the list of his novels, it shows the name he used for that book."

Awesome, Lee! Thanks. I'm going there now. ;)

[Angela~twistedmind~]

FinishedSole Survivor by Dean Koontz. Just a few chaps. into The Magician's Apprentice byTrudi Canavan. I've never heard of her, but apparently she's good. She has two international bestselling trilogies..........which I found out The Magician's Apprentice is part of one of the trilogies. I guess it is a prequel written after the other three. Dammit to hell!! Hopefully reading this first won't spoil the rest of the trilogy. It's already drawn me in. I can't wait to get off work and get my little errands done so I can lay back and enjoy without worrying about a bedtime.

[Lee]

Up next... Fear *

* Is this better, LG? :)

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

Oh, YES!

[Lee]

lol...glad to hear!

[Janice]

I finished Tenderness Of Wolves and about the start Wesley the Owl: The Remarkable Love Story of an Owl and His Girl.

[Ruby]

Lee wrote: "Up next... Fear *

* Is this better, LG? :)"

Wow. That's quite an intricate plot summary!

[Phil]

Lobstergirl wrote: "Oh, YES!"

TWSS!

[Natalie]

Currently reading Get Lucky by Katherine Center . Its pretty good !

[Phil]

I'm about to head to Barnes & Noble for a couple of hours. Nothing really on my list, though I will take a look at books by Coomer and Mankell.

I went to the "Lists" section of this site for a few ideas, and quickly realized it would be NO HELP AT ALL. How in the world can "Twilight" be on nearly every fucking list? The same books, over and over in every category. For me those lists aren't worth shit. I don't care to read a mass market piece of crap with a maniacal cult following.

Twilight? Fuck off.
Harry Potter? (see above)

Time to just browse and pick something for myself. Which is why I don't believe I could EVER survive in an e-book-only world.

[Wendall Paul]

Twilight is still on the top of every list? I thought interest in that series would have waned by now. If you're searching for something different that is definitely not mainstream, though the storycraft deserves far more attention than he apparently receives, is anything by Don Winslow. I would recommend "The Winter of Frankie Machine". An ex-hitman for the mob is trying to figure out why someone has now put a contract on him. Fantastic - and definitely not Twilight or Harry Potter.

[Stacia (the 2010 club)]

The Night Circus

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

Phil wrote: "I went to the "Lists" section of this site for a few ideas, and quickly realized it would be NO HELP AT ALL. How in the world can "Twilight" be on nearly every fucking list? The same books, over and over in every category. For me those lists aren't worth shit. I don't care to read a mass market piece of crap with a maniacal cult following."

Find a handful of people whose taste you trust, or find interesting, and look at their votes on the lists. You can view individual users' votes separately.

[Phil]

I looked at Sarah Pi's list selections. :)

[~Geektastic~]

Stacia ~ twisted wrote: "The Night Circus"

I'm wary of that one. The marketing is weird (hence my rant about it being "the next Harry Potter" in a different thread). But I think I'm still going to check it out, it does sound interesting.

[Bazzie1967]

Hi everyone
I'm currently reading

[Ruby]

Amber wrote: "Stacia ~ twisted wrote: "The Night Circus"

I'm wary of that one. The marketing is weird (hence my rant about it being "the next Harry Potter" in a different thread). But I think I'm..."

GR keeps recommending that one to me because I gave The Pilo Family Circus 5 stars. Something tells me The Night Circus has a lot less psychotic-magical-homicidally-perverted-clowns.

[Louise]

i'm just starting the Danish translation of


The Corrections, it's for next month's bookclub. Time to see what all the buzz about this Franzen guy is about!

[Louise]

Some lists are ok , you just have to find them. I found some tbr books on these: Collection of short stories, Quality Dark Fiction, Trippy Books and 2011: What the Over 35s Have Read So Far

[Ruby]

Louise wrote: "Some lists are ok , you just have to find them. I found some tbr books on these: Collection of short stories, Quality Dark Fiction, Trippy Books and 2011: What the Over 35s Have Read So Far"

I just browsed a list "Most Disturbing Book Ever Written". Even that has a Twilight book in it FFS. Mind you, the mormon bible was ranked more highly.

[Hayley]

I'm over halfway through now. I'll probably finish within the next day or two. After that I think I'll move on to and, judging by the size of it, will be done by end of week - just in time to spend the weekend with my sister and cheer her on her 1/2 marathon :D

[Hayley]

Ruby wrote: "I just browsed a list "Most Disturbing Book Ever Written". Even that has a Twilight book in it FFS. Mind you, the mormon bible was ranked more highly. "

That list sounds rather disturbing in itself. Having no clue about mormonism I think their bible being in that list is a bit worrying tbh!

[Ruby]

Hayley wrote: "Ruby wrote: "I just browsed a list "Most Disturbing Book Ever Written". Even that has a Twilight book in it FFS. Mind you, the mormon bible was ranked more highly. "

That list sounds rather distur..."

I'm not touching that topic with a 10ft pole. No commentary, just reporting the facts ma'am.

[Hayley]

Ruby wrote: "Hayley wrote: "Ruby wrote: "I just browsed a list "Most Disturbing Book Ever Written". Even that has a Twilight book in it FFS. Mind you, the mormon bible was ranked more highly. "

That list sound..."

I dunno, I'm just commenting.
Had a talk with my cousin yesterday who has read the Twilight books, and admitted she only read them all because of her friends but she didn't actually like them - I think she's my favourite for that ;P

[Ruby]

Okay. Since you've shared, I'll admit to having picked up the first one. But a couple of chapters in, and I just wished whats-her-face would get eaten by f@%!ing vampires. And not the stupid sparkly kind either.

[Hayley]

Haha, honestly I told her to try an abridged (she's 12 and I want her to love it) version of Dracula. I read it when I was about her age and thoroughly enjoyed it.
It's hard to get into at first but I ended up marking that as a favourite!