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Becky wrote: "started 
, #2 of this series"Interesting - I haven't read Anne Rice in around 20 years. How is this series?
I just started
on audio. It's off to an interesting start.
Sera wrote: "Becky wrote: "started , #2 of this series"Interesting - I haven't read Anne Rice in around 20 years. How is this series?"
I liked the first one, took me a little but to get into it but once I did I enjoyed it & this one has me sucked right in.....they are a quick read
I haven't read Ann Rice in about 20 years also. She did have some really good books like Interview with the Vampire and The Vampire Lestat and then every books she wrote just got worse and worse until I stopped reading anything she wrote. Has she gotten any better?
Paulette wrote: "I haven't read Ann Rice in about 20 years also. She did have some really good books like Interview with the Vampire and The Vampire Lestat and then every books she wrote just got worse and worse u..."isn't that all kind of relative? LOL
I have read some of her books, not all. I loved the witch books & 2 stand alone books (Cry To Heaven & The Feast of all Saints) are among my favorite books, I never read the phase of religious books she went thru, although this series does have angels & heaven & hell in them...as far as if she has gotten "better", I can't answer that...I like what I am reading at the moment....
Kate wrote: "Richard Ford's 
Loving it . . ."Kate - this made my 'best of' list for 2012. I loved his writing (reminded me of Yates) and I am definitely going to read more by him. I will be interested to hear what you think once you finisdh.
L wrote: "Kate wrote: "Richard Ford's Loving it . . ."Kate - this made my 'best of' list for 2012. I loved his writing (reminded me of Yates) and I am definitely going to read..."
I read
and didn't really care for it. I got really bored with the middle-aged white guy angst. Haven't even put Canada on my TBR list for fear it was more of the same, but it has made so many "best of 2012" lists that I've been rethinking.
I'm reading So Many Books, So Little Time: A Year of Passionate Reading It's a fun, quick read. It was published in 2003, so it's a little dated with the cultural references, but I'm enjoying it.
L wrote: "Kate wrote: "Richard Ford's Loving it . . ."Kate - this made my 'best of' list for 2012. I loved his writing (reminded me of Yates) and I am definitely going to read..."
I am pleased to hear this, because I keep seeing mixed reviews. It looks to be a book that I would enjoy, but then I see that people are lukewarm about it.
I dropped
as I just couldn't get interested in it, but have started
instead.
Started
last night. The first story was excellent
Sera wrote: "I am starting The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope
tonight."I really, really liked that book.
Just started
I started The Bat by Jo Nesbo which is the first in his series (thought it came out about 5th in the English translation).
LynnB wrote: "I started The Bat by Jo Nesbo which is the first in his series (thought it came out about 5th in the English translation)."Is it a Harry Hole?
LynnB wrote: "I started The Bat by Jo Nesbo which is the first in his series (thought it came out about 5th in the English translation)."Is it available in the US now, Lynn?
Betsy wrote: "Is it a Harry Hole?"Yes, it is! (And it's the first in the series AND it tells you from the start about the mispronunciation of his name that many fall into! At one point, Harry himself does the pronunciation, so if you want to say it correctly you can find out how. Speaking a small bit of Norwegian myself, I knew how off the English pronunciation was, but everyone seems to find it funny.)
Sera wrote: "Is it available in the US now, Lynn?"Yes, it just came out recently in hardback. I'm about 1/2 way through it. In some ways you can tell it's the first book of the series, and it's not quite as well written, but it's still good!!
LynnB wrote: "Betsy wrote: "Is it a Harry Hole?"Yes, it is! (And it's the first in the series AND it tells you from the start about the mispronunciation of his name that many fall into! At one point, Harry him..."
I listened to a podcast interview with Jo Nesbo and learned how to pronounce both his name and Harry's name. But if you use the correct pronunciation, no one knows what you're talking about.
Sera wrote: "I just started The Dog Stars on audio this morning."Sera - I will be curious as to what you think of this. This is my book for one of my bookclubs next week. L
L wrote: "Sera wrote: "I just started The Dog Stars on audio this morning."Sera - I will be curious as to what you think of this. This is my book for one of my bookclubs next week. L"
I loved it, read it when it first came out...
L wrote: "Sera wrote: "I just started The Dog Stars on audio this morning."Sera - I will be curious as to what you think of this. This is my book for one of my bookclubs next week. L"
Good so far :)
I am just beginning The Great Man by Kate Christensen. We'll see just how "great" he is.
I'm just starting
which I've heard pretty good things about.
I admire you for doing Wolf Hall on audio, I read it on paper and had to keep going back to look characters up. Hopefully the voices will help tell them apart.
Today I started
on audio. Not thrilled with reader, but interesting material.
Betsy wrote: "Today I started on audio. Not thrilled with reader, but interesting material."I listened to this one on audio, too. The material is interesting, but the reader, I agree - not so good. Another good reason why authors shouldn't read their own material on audio :)
Sera wrote: "Betsy wrote: "Today I started on audio. Not thrilled with reader, but interesting material."I listened to this one on audio, too..."
The version I'm listening to is not the author reading.
Betsy wrote: "Sera wrote: "Betsy wrote: "Today I started on audio. Not thrilled with reader, but interesting material."I listened to this one ..."
I am probably wrong, Betsy, which makes the actual reader even more disappointing now.
I started
on audio this morning and will be starting
tomorrow.
I just started Vampires in the Lemon Grove today. I love short stories! I also don't know how to insert the book cover! lol
Carla, above the comment bar, there is a "add book/author" text. Click on it and then you can search for your book and add it via a book link or book cover link.
I am just starting
. It looks like this new novel is getting lots of good comments. I am trying not to look at too many before I finish it, though.
Just started
for the Christie group here on GR.
for the Christie group here on GR.
I just started
for my f2f book club. Looks interesting.
LynnB wrote: "I just started for my f2f book club. Looks interesting."Oh, I have been wanting to read this one.
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Yes, I did read the first two Bookman books. It's been a while, though, so I may have to take a chapter or two to get remember who's who! I always read series in order (just always have) because I like character development. I love Aaron Elkins' mysteries (Dying on the Vine is #17 in the series) about a forensic anthropologist. The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared is one I've been hearing about lately.