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Sep 09, 2011 01:39AM
Have just finished the brilliant Fallen - Karin Slaughter. I will now read After School Club - Alison Davies and Dark Touch: Shadows - Amy Meredith
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Finished Zoo Station, which i most thoroughly enjoyed. Now reading Excursion to Tindari: An Inspector Montalbano Mystery, the 5th Inspector Montalbano book. This book series, by Andrea Camilleri, is so wonderfully translated, always a delight to read.
Just finished He Who Whispers by John Dickson Care - another Dr. Fell story. Just started Charles Todd' A Bitter Truth and Louise Penny's A Trick of the Light.
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I really liked Zoo Station and I'm up to the 4th in the series now. I continue to find the complex life John Russell leads very interesting.
As for the Montalbano mysteries, have you ever seen the TV adaptations that have appeared on Italian TV? We can get them with subtitles here.
Enjoyed this book so much that I want to offer a copy in a giveaway.
check it out at:
http://mikedraperinguilford.blogspot.com
through Sept 16th
The Jefferson KeyA decent thriller in the world of Cotton Malone. Not as good as previous adventures with the main character but still decent.
Finally getting to The Keeper of Lost Causesand I have to say I am enjoying the characters of Morck and Assad, also the formation of dept. Q.
Just picked up a used copy of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Pretty sure I'm one of the last people on the planet who hasn't read it. :)
What I'm hearing:
1) Larson, I've been told, loads the book with allusions to his political activism: anti-nazism, strong opinions on the use of technology, Sweden's abhorrent record of violence against women (sexual slavery) and that's just in the first few chapters.
2) There is graphic violence that made a few of my friends put the book down. All of said friends said it was well-written, but they just couldn't take it.
3) My favorite writer, Elmore Leonard said, "I tried that book by the Swedish fellow. Kept waiting for something to happen.” He put it down.
4) I read Larson turned in the manuscript literally days before his death and his long-time partner was screwed out of his will? Anybody know?
5) I'm looking forward to sharing some thoughts with my fellow mystery readers! :)
Apparently they weren't married and Sweden doesn't recognize common law marriages. So since he died unexpectedly he didn't have a will and despite the fact that he and his partner had been together for twenty years, everything went to his families. Supposedly there is a fourth manuscript that hasn't been completed and since it is on the computer or in the house were they lived his partner is not going to part with it. At least this is what I've read.
I've read the first one but haven't read the other two yet. Many say the second one is the best.
The Waters Edge, Karen Fossum enjoyed the book, not sure about the content so much, but the writing style is great. Was not to hard to figure out, but the 2nd boy now i would'nt have expected his fate.
Sufferingbruin wrote: "Just picked up a used copy of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Pretty sure I'm one of the last people on the planet who hasn't read it. :)
What I'm hearing:
1) Larson, I've been ..."
I couldn't disagree more. It depends on the violence and the what and where whether it turns me off or not. With all apologies to the genuine four legged kinds, many people are pretty base animals, many more than should be, you would think, in a world where one is supposed to be taught that the human species is pretty special in a number of ways! You really can't tell it like it is in any other way. Child and other forms of domestic abuse as well as illegal practices being very common in order to keep the tide of profits coming in at a high rate, legal or illegal business being beside the point. And some perverted tastes and fanatical extremists aren't all that that rare either. To each his own! I can see, too, not being able to take it. Sometimes I can't as well. But on this one I didn't have a problem. I really liked the three books. Read them in succession, and really felt good about the way things came together in the end with some transformations and rather a better promise for a better life for a youngster on the verge of adulthood, one in which she knows more how to use her potential with a background more human oriented and related than she had ever been allowed to have before.
Not the last person to read this, it's on my to do list, just have so many ahead of this to read first, but I'm getting there. Cold weather read for me.
Fiona (Titch) wrote: "Have just finished the brilliant Fallen - Karin Slaughter. ..."I loved Fallen. Karin Slaughter just seems to be getting better and better.
Sufferingbruin wrote: "My favorite writer, Elmore Leonard said, "I tried that book by the Swedish fellow. Kept waiting for something to happen.” He put it down. ..."I did not find Girl with the Dragon Tattoo riveting from the get-go; it took a while for me to get into it. But then I was enthralled.
I also read the books one after the other and I liked the first one best. As far as violence is concerned, I agree with Elli. I generally avoid books which contain graphic violence, but I accepted the violence in this novel as relevant to the themes and the plot and not just gratuitous.
I'm currently reading "Dahmer's Not Dead" by Edward Lee. The book is very different from his usual work, which is full of gross-out scene, dark humour, and sometimes thin plot line."Dahmer's Not Dead" is a well-researched police procedural mystery. The plot is woven carefully. It's a can't-put-down book for mystery lovers. I'm now about 70% into the book. Well, I could only hope the ending is great and not occult related.
I have read all three books and liked them all with Dragon Tattoo being the best. Didn't find the violence to be disturbing at all. And yes, his partner is in a huge legal battle with Larsson's family over ownership of the somewhat completed fourth manuscript.
Sufferingbruin wrote: "Just picked up a used copy of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Pretty sure I'm one of the last people on the planet who hasn't read it. :)
What I'm hearing:
1) Larson, I've been ..."
I haven't read Larson and I don't think I want to.
Kim wrote: "Fiona (Titch) wrote: "Have just finished the brilliant Fallen - Karin Slaughter. ..."I loved Fallen. Karin Slaughter just seems to be getting better ..."
Totally agree, mind you, I still have to read
Triptych and Fractured - Karin Slaughter
Fiona (Titch) wrote: "Totally agree, mind you, I still have to read Triptych and Fractured - Karin Slaughter ..."Fiona, in my view you should be running, not walking, to the nearest library / bookshop! :)
You might want to start with Triptych, seeing as it's the first in the Atlanta series.
Kim wrote: "Fiona (Titch) wrote: "Totally agree, mind you, I still have to read Triptych and Fractured - Karin Slaughter ..."Fiona, in my view you should be running, not walking, to the nearest library / boo..."
Both on my TBR pile in bedroom, but had to get the other books I have to read for others outta the way 1st x
Fiona (Titch) wrote: "Both on my TBR pile in bedroom, but had to get the other books I have to read for others outta the way 1st x ..."I know what it's like, trying to climb Mr TBR!
Kim wrote: "Fiona (Titch) wrote: "Both on my TBR pile in bedroom, but had to get the other books I have to read for others outta the way 1st x ..."I know what it's like, trying to climb Mr TBR!"
I have 770 books in my house of my own lol x
Fiona, I hope that there's room for you to actually move around!
Kim wrote: "Fiona, I hope that there's room for you to actually move around!"well just about in bedroom lol. I have 4 bookcases in there, 1 in DD's room and 1 on landing. As well as books on the floor in my bedroom lol
Fiona (Titch) wrote: "Kim wrote: "Fiona (Titch) wrote: "Have just finished the brilliant Fallen - Karin Slaughter. ..."I loved Fallen. Karin Slaughter just seems to be get..."
I agree, Karin Slaughter is one of my favourites. I have four or her books on my shelf to read; Triptych, Fractured, Undone, and Broken.
Enjoyed: Death in Holy Order: PD James. recently completed it's read. Love Mysteries set in Britian. Good detective novel, intresting characters, a real who-dunit.
About to start Lively Form Of Death, a Chief Inspector Morrissey mystery by Kay Mitchell this morning.
Per everyone's suggestion, I am about to start "The Surgeon" by Tess Gerritsen. I have my medical dictionary on stand by.
I have not read The Surgeon, I want to - is the medical dictionary necessary??? :)
LOL I doubt it, I was just fooling around.
Susan wrote: "Per everyone's suggestion, I am about to start "The Surgeon" by Tess Gerritsen. I have my medical dictionary on stand by."Susan, I have read all of Tess Gerritsen books..i loved all of them. I had the chance to chat with her at B&N, what a wonderful person. Happy Reading!
Just finished Peter Lovesey's The Secret Hangman. It was pretty good. Just started Laura Lippman's The Most Dangerous Thing. It starts out great.
Diane wrote: "Just started Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close which has come highly recommended."Great choice for the anniversary! I just read the book last month and am tempted to dip in again.
I'm about halfway through The Beekeeper's Apprentice. It's so good to solve a mystery with Holmes again, and I love Mary Russell as well!
Bill wrote: "Fiona (Titch) wrote: "Kim wrote: "Fiona (Titch) wrote: "Have just finished the brilliant Fallen - Karin Slaughter. ..."I loved Fallen. Karin Slaugh..."
Bill, Genesis (that's what the UK calls it) and Broken are before Fallen :-)
Tad wrote: "I'm about halfway through The Beekeeper's Apprentice. It's so good to solve a mystery with Holmes again, and I love Mary Russell as well!"Yay for The Beekeeper's Apprentice! I'll never know why I waited so long to read it. I'm currently eagerly awaiting the arrival of a second-hand copy of the next book in the series.
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
Just finished Afraid by Jack Kilborn which kept me reading straight through yesterday into the wee hours. I don't mind adding it here as for me it was more of a thriller than a horror book, I do have trouble with genres though :)Not for the squeemish...
Fiona (Titch) wrote: "Bill wrote: "Fiona (Titch) wrote: "Kim wrote: "Fiona (Titch) wrote: "Have just finished the brilliant Fallen - Karin Slaughter. ..."I loved Fallen. K..."
So I have another book to go out and purchase. :0) I do wish that countries wouldn't change the names of books, especially between North America and the UK. I have bought books before because of that, not realizing they were the same book. I remember buying Alistair MacLean's The Black Shrike and The Dark Crusader, not realizing they were the same..
I like The Mephisto Club by Tess Gerritsen :)
Aprilla, you should try Kilborn's (Konrath's) "Draculas" if you're also into horror.
Bea wrote: "Diane wrote: "Just started Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close which has come highly recommended."Great choice for the anniversary! I just read the book last month and am tempted to ..."
They are making a movie out of this book. Comes out in January starring Tom Hanks and Sandra Bullock. Not to far in but enjoying the young boy.
It is interesting to speculate on who on earth Tom and Sandra will play. I haven't seen the film of Everything Is Illuminated but understand that the movie scrapped the historical/magic realist part of the plot. Maybe they will do some of that with this one.
Diane wrote: "Bea wrote: "Diane wrote: "Just started Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close which has come highly recommended."Great choice for the anniversary! I just read the book last month and am..."
Just put it on my TBR list.
Gor93ous wrote: "Aprilla, you should try Kilborn's (Konrath's) "Draculas" if you're also into horror."Thanks Gor93ous I didn't know about that one but I do have his Endurance and Trapped to listen to yet :) I might have missed the Dracula one as I'm not really a horror fan ... well not when there's vampires or zombies or such, I just can't get myself into those sorts of books so tend to skip over such titles or covers. Like I should have with Horns, I would have enjoyed that so much more without the 'horns' LOL
I haven't got around to getting Shaken yet (Jack Daniels #7) but look forward to that too, someday :)
Diane wrote: "Bea wrote: "Diane wrote: "Just started Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close which has come highly recommended."Great choice for the anniversary! I just read the book last month and am..."
I added this book to my ever growing TBR, I love Tom Hanks and Sandra Bullock!!!
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