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[Genine]

Just ordered The Sisters Brothers from B & N - another broken not-New-Year resolution, darn 20% off coupons!

[[deleted user]]

Well I was assaulted by a book in the bookstore today. "Take me home, or it's paper cuts for you! And take my friends too." So what else could I do?
(My husband kindly offered them as my Christmas present this year, so I guess it's all right... right?)

[Sheila]

I just finished It knocked me out. She is amaazing. It'll take me a while to gather my thoughts and write a review, but I do know she'll be getting 5 stars!

[T]

Hayes wrote: "Well I was assaulted by a book in the bookstore today. "Take me home, or it's paper cuts for you! And take my friends too." So what else could I do?
(My husband kindly offered them as my Christmas..."

Don'tcha just hate when they reach out and grab you and give you a little shake?!? (No, not a milk shake...)

[Andre]

Noticed quite a few of you are reading Alan Bradley's Flavia DeLuce books (The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag, A Red Herring Without Mustard, and I Am Half-Sick of Shadows). Such a fantastic series!

I've just finished The Burning Wire and was quite disappointed. I keep giving Deaver chances but, I gotta say, I'm about done with him. The research is great but the plots are often weak and the characterization is heavy-handed.

Currently reading Think of a Number and enjoying it so far. Should appeal to fans of Jonathan Kellerman and John Katzenbach.

[Sandra]

Genine wrote: "Just ordered The Sisters Brothers from B & N - another broken not-New-Year resolution, darn 20% off coupons!"

The Invention of Hugo Cabret is beautiful! Usually Caldecott books are thin since they are picture books chosen to honor an artist's work. This book is pretty thick & full of the most beautiful, detailed drawings. I read it to my class a couple of years ago when it won the Caldecott in 2008, then donated it to our school library where it stays checked out. I need to read it to my current class since there is a movie now.

[Diane S ☔]

His latest Wonderstruck is awfully good as well.

[Linda]

Hayes wrote: "Well I was assaulted by a book in the bookstore today. "Take me home, or it's paper cuts for you! And take my friends too." So what else could I do?
(My husband kindly offered them as my Christmas..."

Totally alright!!!! Enjoy.........

[Jannene]

I am currently reading Murder at the Vicarage. I am 50% through and this is a struggle for me. I am thinking this type of mystery isn't my bag. (To quote Austin Powers) I'm reading it for the book club. I'm also reading and really like that one.

[Sheila]

Jannene wrote: "I am currently reading Murder at the Vicarage. I am 50% through and this is a struggle for me. I am thinking this type of mystery isn't my bag. (To quote Austin Powers) I'm reading it ..."
Is Murder at the Vicarage what they call a "cozy" mystery? I know Kathy Reichs isn't. Maybe you don't like "cozies".

[Jannene]

Sheila wrote: "Jannene wrote: "I am currently reading Murder at the Vicarage. I am 50% through and this is a struggle for me. I am thinking this type of mystery isn't my bag. (To quote Austin Powers)..."

You know, you brought up terms I just don't understand yet. What qualifies a "cozy" mystery? I've often seen people say that. Another question is what is "chick lit"? I read a few of Janet Evanovich's books and some people refer them as "chick lit" and I just see them all as mysteries. I guess I need to be taught the other categories.

[Lobstergirl]

Jannene wrote: "What qualifies a "cozy" mystery?"

"...a subgenre of crime fiction in which sex and violence are downplayed or treated humorously, and the crime and detection take place in a small, socially intimate community."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cozy_mys...

"Chick lit is genre fiction which addresses issues of modern womanhood, often humorously and lightheartedly..."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chick_lit

I think if something qualifies as a mystery or crime fiction, that supersedes its chick-lit qualities. Just like if you had a book that was primarily chick-lit, and it had a murder in it, it wouldn't suddenly become crime fiction.

[Jannene]

Lobstergirl wrote: "Jannene wrote: "What qualifies a "cozy" mystery?"

"...a subgenre of crime fiction in which sex and violence are downplayed or treated humorously, and the crime and detection take place in a small,..."

Thanks Lobstergirl. That helps a lot.

[Sheila]

Jannene wrote: "Sheila wrote: "Jannene wrote: "I am currently reading Murder at the Vicarage. I am 50% through and this is a struggle for me. I am thinking this type of mystery isn't my bag. (To quote..."

Yes, Lobstergirl's definition of cozies from Wikipedia about sums it up - they are mysteries that don't frighten, than make you feel "cozy" instead.

[Lobstergirl]

They are often filled with spinsters and tea-drinking.

[Lee]

And an amateur sleuth.

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Lobstergirl wrote: "They are often filled with spinsters and tea-drinking."

Don't forget the cats and needlework, knitting, etc.

[Kim]

The spinsters, tea-drinking, cats, needlework, knitting and so forth are the things that put me off cozies. On the other hand, I'm not keen on graphic and gruesome either. It means I have to be a bit careful about my crime fiction choices.

I'm currently reading Death Comes to Pemberley. I generally avoid anything which smacks of Austen fan fiction like the plague, but I thought this could be good because P.D. James is an excellent writer. But I'm a bit disappointed so far. Far too much "As you know, Bob" exposition and some annoying foreshadowing. *sigh*

[Leslie]

Rachel wrote: "Discovered Robert Crais' Elvis Cole/Joe Pike series 3 months ago; have devoured all of them and now bereft (thank goodness - next book is out in January!).

Can anyone recommend another good thrill..."

Rachel, Happy to share a bunch of fantastic favorites with you . . . try Daniel Silva, Stephen Hunter, James Lee Burke, Sue Grafton, John Sandford, Joseph Finder, and Stephen J. Cannell. (Just to name a few). Enjoy!

[Jannene]

Leslie wrote: "Rachel wrote: "Discovered Robert Crais' Elvis Cole/Joe Pike series 3 months ago; have devoured all of them and now bereft (thank goodness - next book is out in January!).

Can anyone recommend anot..."

I too like Daniel Silva and Sue Grafton. They are complete opposites of each other though. I like the spy type books of Silva's (really liked "A Death in Vienna").

[Shawn]

Jannene wrote: "I too like Daniel Silva and Sue Grafton. They are complete opposites of each other though. I like the spy type books of Silva's (really liked "A Death in Vienna"). "

And Ken Follet. He's got some WWII era thrillers I REALLY enjoyed.

[Ken]

I just ordered the first three in the Dean Koontz Frankenstein series as gifts. I wanted to buy hard cover and could only find the first one. There were large print versions available but others were real pricey. Some as high as $40-50 and up. For books that aren't that old by a real popular author, seems finding a hard cover one wouldn't have been so tough or expensive.
Daughter is getting two of them in trade paper. Oh well.

[Leslie]

Shawn wrote: "Jannene wrote: "I too like Daniel Silva and Sue Grafton. They are complete opposites of each other though. I like the spy type books of Silva's (really liked "A Death in Vienna"). "

And Ken Follet..."

Agree with you on Ken Follet. He's on my favorites list, too!

[Shawn]

Leslie wrote: "Agree with you on Ken Follet. He's on my favorites list, too! "

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Did you like Jackdaws? I LOVED it! I recommended it to about five other people, and none of them were particularly excited about it.

So I'm beginning to think that I might not be normal.

[Veronica]

Shawn wrote: "Leslie wrote: "Agree with you on Ken Follet. He's on my favorites list, too! "

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Did you like Jackdaws? I LOVED it! I recommended it to about five other people, and none of them were partic..."

I heard this book was pretty good. I will put it on my list.

[Leslie]

Shawn wrote: "Leslie wrote: "Agree with you on Ken Follet. He's on my favorites list, too! "

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Did you like Jackdaws? I LOVED it! I recommended it to about five other people, and none of them were partic..."

Haha! You're normal! (Or maybe neither one of us is!) I liked it too. People's tastes in reading material varies a lot. I would be bored to death with what some of my friends read. I like a page-turning mystery/thriller anytime.

[Jannene]

I just finished Murder at the Vicarage. I did not care for it at all. I think this type of mystery is not for me. I couldn't stand the gossiping in the book and the back and forth notes. I'm glad I stuck with the book to finish it though.

[Jennifer]

Just finished Swan Peak . Good book but a weirdness-- in every single other book with this protagonist he's mentioned his family-- his first wife, his second wife, and his daughter all figure prominently, if only in memory in some cases. He doesn't mention them at all, not even once, in this book. Now-- I'm about five books behind in this series (and this is the sixth book I was behind so yeah, I read it way out of order) but I'm now dying to get caught up to see what could so completely have changed!

[Leslie]

Jennifer wrote: "Just finished Swan Peak . Good book but a weirdness-- in every single other book with this protagonist he's mentioned his family-- his first wife, his s..."

James Lee Burke is AWESOME. I've read all his books, in fact, just recently finished his latest, Feast of Fools. Highly recommend it! (Reading them in order is helpful).

[Jennifer]

Rachel wrote: "Discovered Robert Crais' Elvis Cole/Joe Pike series 3 months ago; have devoured all of them and now bereft (thank goodness - next book is out in January!).

Can anyone recommend another good thrill..."


Try Vince Flynn's Mitch Rapp series. Addictive!!!

[Leslie]

Jennifer wrote: "Rachel wrote: "Discovered Robert Crais' Elvis Cole/Joe Pike series 3 months ago; have devoured all of them and now bereft (thank goodness - next book is out in January!).

Can anyone recommend anot..."

Oh my gosh, yes!!!! I LOVE Mitch Rapp! How could I have forgotten to mention this? Thanks for bringing up this series. A must for lovers of the spy/thriller genre!

[Barbara]

I finished Ice Cold by Tess Gerritsen. Very good book with plenty of drama and suspense. 4 stars for me.

[Shawn]

I finished Radium Halos: A Novel about the Radium Dial Painters, which was okay. It's very rare that I can read first person without being constantly irritated (Dani Amore's Dead Wood was one of the few that managed to pull that off), and this time it got on my nerves, but not enough to make me stop reading.

The voice was done well - the woman is mentally unsound from ingesting radium while working and she had a North Carolina affectation to her speech/thoughts. It is well represented.

The book is not a thriller, but interesting. Very interesting.

[Kellyyyylynne]

Just finished Kill Alex Cross. Great read. Patterson is great about staying very true to the characters in the series even with as long as it has been around. He does an excellent job of keeping the characters and the stories current.

[Bill]

I just finished The Inimitable Jeeves which was excellent and have chosen my last two books for 2011 (if I can finish in time). I've selected The Jacaranda Tree by H.E. Bates and Call for the Dead by John le Carré.

[Bill]

I just finished The Inimitable Jeeves which was excellent and have chosen my last two books for 2011 (if I can finish in time). I've selected The Jacaranda Tree by H.E. Bates and Call for the Dead by John le Carré.

[Ken]

Bill wrote: "I just finished The Inimitable Jeeves which was excellent and have chosen my last two books for 2011 (if I can finish in time). I've selected The Jacaranda Tree by [auth..."

'Call for the Dead' is the first of the George Smiley books. Its far from the best but it does intro a great character. Even if you aren't impressed with this one from 1975, give

[book:Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy|18989] a try. Once read, you will become one of Smiley's People.

[Veronica]

I just finished which I thought it would never end. I just started . I am already sucked in..

[Judith]

I took a delightful break from serious fiction and read the hilarious second Algonquin Round Table Mystery by J.J. Murphy called You Might As Well Die set in New York in the 1920's. Here's my review. Its zany cast of characters includes Dorothy Parker and Harry Houdini, along with a bunch of fictional characters who are truly "characters." A great way to cheer yourself up and laugh yourself silly.

[Jane]

There was a brilliant adaptation of Tinker, Tailor done by the B.B.C. starring Alec Guinness as George Smiley and if you enjoy the book, it is well worth getting hold of the dvd's.

[Fatma]

I am reading The Girl Who Played with Fire it's not as good as the first one ,but better than a lot of books.

[[deleted user]]

Just completed Gone for Good by Harlan Coben...started today Killshot by Elmore Leonard.

[Renee]

Speaking of Dorothy Parker and co.... just started perusing Vicious Circle: Mystery and Crime Stories by Members of the Algonquin Round Table. Bedtime stories.

[Judith]

Renee wrote: "Speaking of Dorothy Parker and co.... just started perusing Vicious Circle: Mystery and Crime Stories by Members of the Algonquin Round Table. Bedtime stories."

Yum! I wasn't aware of that book. Thanks for the recommendation.

[Alex]

Struggling my way through Rough Justice by Stephen Leather not as good as the previous Spider Shepherd books and I'm finding it difficult to finish as I really don't care what happens anymore. The book has three seperate strings to the story all of which cover the taking of revenge in varying degrees and is not a bad idea for a thriller but is taking far too long to get to the point!

[Steffi]

reading Where There's Smoke by simon beckett

[Leslie]

I love Carl Hiaasen. Has anyone read any of Tim Dorsey's "Serge Storm" novels? Thinking of making this my next "find."

[Diane S ☔]

Reading Season of Darkness which is very good. Jennings wrote the Murdoch mysteries but this is a first in a new trilogy. Also reading an ARC of The Book of Lost Fragrances: A Novel which I am also enjoying, tibetan and chinese history mixed with a scent from the Egyptian age and reincarnation. Sounds different but it really is working quite well, the characters and the plot are very interesting.

[T]

Leslie wrote: "I love Carl Hiaasen. Has anyone read any of Tim Dorsey's "Serge Storm" novels? Thinking of making this my next "find.""

I tried Tim Dorsey, but did not like it as much as Hiassen and gave up....Don't remember if I finished the one I started, but know that I don't feel inclined to read more of Dorsey.

[Lee]

Leslie wrote: "I love Carl Hiaasen. Has anyone read any of Tim Dorsey's "Serge Storm" novels? Thinking of making this my next "find.""

Dorsey's, Serge series are humorous fun as well.