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[Emanuela ~plastic duck~]

LOL (laughing out loud)

[Candice]

I just thought of a classic gay or m/m book to add to y'all's suggestions; and it's a lulu. Narrow Rooms, by James Purdy. I love this book. I've read a lot his stuff, didn't like all of it. But even some things I didn't especially enjoy, I haven't forgotten--images that have followed me over all the years since.

Narrow Rooms is, I think, all by itself. No synopsis can tell you what it's like. You have to read it, and don't quit on it. The payoff is truly wild.

[Antonella]

I've just received , on paper.
Have you read it?

[Candice]

Antonella wrote: "I've just received , on paper.
Have you read it?"

Yeah. A good example of his passion and wierdness. I liked In a Shallow Grave, even when I didn't really understand it.

[Ayesh]

Gonna read Bulletproofby Mary Calmes.Mary Calmes "A Matter of Time" is one of my all time favorite series. Can't believe I'm gonna read this new book in the series today. Am so excited to read about Jory and Detective Sam Kage after so long :D

[Becky]

Bella wrote: "Gonna read Bulletproofby Mary Calmes.Mary Calmes "A Matter of Time" is one of my all time favorite series. Can't believe I'm gonna read this new book in the series today. Am so exci..."

I love reading a book by a favorite author that I've been waiting for. It's always a happy day.

At the moment I'm reading Mind Fuck. It's... interesting. And that's about all I'm going to say about that until I finish and jump into the discussion!

[Antonella]

Candice wrote: "Yeah. A good example of his passion and wierdness. I liked In a Shallow Grave, even when..."

Thank you for your opinion. Weird can be good ;-).

[Ayesh]

Becky wrote: "I love reading a book by a favorite author that I've been waiting for. It's always a happy day.

At the moment I'm reading Mind Fuck. It's... interesting. And that's about all I'm going to say about that until I finish and jump into the discussion! "

Do lemme know how the book turned out :D and Bulletproof was simply AWESOME. Did good judgement to the previous books :D

[Josh]

I'm currently reading . No surprises, but competently and effectively written.

[Josh]

Lisa wrote: "I'm reading Wicked Gentlemen again! It fits my general mood lately."

I dearly love that book.

[Candice]

I just finished The Adjustor by Joseph Libonati. M/m, time-travel love story between a modern-day successful artist and a museum curator in 1928 Oregon.

I wanted to like it more. It was nicely written, no complaints there. But it was pretty predictable; also, nothing much really happens. I felt the author thought he had stuff going on, but really it was mostly talk.

Also, as we're looking around coastal Oregon of the late 20's, I'm picturing myself there w/the artist, and it's like he's blind. How can you go back to that era from this and not remark upon all that virgin coastline, or jam-packed city reverted to something sparsely laid out, not to mention shorter--the lower city scape. A hundred other things. The writer brought music in, a speakeasy, some other things--and me I'm the one who can't read Michener because of the lengthy exposition--but I was disappointed in my trip back. Wouldn't it be wonderful to actually visit and see for oneself, say, Monterey or any of those California coast roads that you see in the old black and white films w/Robert Mitchum and Co.?

[Josh]

Candice wrote: "I just finished The Adjustor by Joseph Libonati. M/m, time-travel love story between a modern-day successful artist and a museum curator in 1928 Oregon.

I wanted to like it more. It was nicely..."

Sometimes the dialog is the best part. Was it just not very interesting dialog?

[Candice]

Josh wrote: "Candice wrote: "I just finished The Adjustor by Joseph Libonati. M/m, time-travel love story between a modern-day successful artist and a museum curator in 1928 Oregon.

I wanted to like it more..."

I liked the way he wrote dialog; it was natural, sometimes snappy. And he never laughed at his own jokes which allowed them to work well. However, he did go on, often on the same subject and for too long. And w/out forwarding the story as a whole. The modern-day lead wanted his 1928 boyfriend to be out and proud, or at least to like himself as he was. That's cool, but it became the real thrust of the story, while scary people chasing them, the implications of being in the past and knowing the future--those elements of story which could have added excitement and more interest to the day to day of it were given too little attention. The natives--weird bhuddists or something, totally out of place in Small-town, Oregon--are restless, what could they want? I dunno, you want to see a show? The market's gonna crash, suicides and whatnot, so protect your investments and pass the salt. The local gay basher is given much more attention, is the real threat in the story. Plainly, that's what hit home for our author. Which wd be fine, except my impression is that he hadn't intended that. So the whole comes across as what I guess you'd call uneven. The fantasy areas of the story could not compete with what the author truly cared about.

[Ayesh]

Any1 here read the new Matter of time book by mary calmes??
Reading this book was awesome but I felt like I was reading a stand alone book; not the series...I guess too much time distance between the previous books and the new one does this to the reader

[Josh]

Candice wrote: "Josh wrote: "Candice wrote: "I just finished The Adjustor by Joseph Libonati. M/m, time-travel love story between a modern-day successful artist and a museum curator in 1928 Oregon.

I wanted to..."

Ah. Great observation.

[Josh]

Bella wrote: "Any1 here read the new Matter of time book by mary calmes??
Reading this book was awesome but I felt like I was reading a stand alone book; not the series...I guess too much time distance between t..."

Hmm. It shouldn't work that way. There were...how many years between the Adrien books? Two or three or more in some cases. And there will be probably two years between All She Wrote and About the Author.

What elements made it feel like a standalone?

[Ayesh]

Josh wrote: "Bella wrote: "Any1 here read the new Matter of time book by mary calmes??
Reading this book was awesome but I felt like I was reading a stand alone book; not the series...I guess too much time dis..."

Well Josh, I'm not good at explanation at all but I guess it's matter of feelings... when I was reading the book, I didn't have the feeling that "hey,I'm reading about Jory and Detective Sam Kage again". I felt like I'm reading a mystery book which has no connection to Matter of Time whatsoever.I've read the books so many times, I shouldn't have felt this way. Moreover, it didn't feel like a Mary Calmes book at all. That's the problem with the author. Her writing style is not the same on her all books. Some feel like they r written by totally different authors. My friends say so too. So I guess I'm not the only one.

And about Adrien English Series... to be honest I entered this m/m book world like a year ago may be. So I googled the most popular mystery/thriller books of this genre and saw that Adrien Series has won awards and the critics loved it. So I got all the books all together and read them in one go. Lucky me I must say :D So I hadn't had to suffer the time distance :D

[Josh]

So I got all the books all together and read them in one go. Lucky me I must say :D So I hadn't had to suffer the time distance :D

I do feel sorry for the readers who had to put up with the horrible lag time between books! Especially between two and three -- and then three broke so many hearts. ;-P

That's very interesting about the Calmes book. Are her mysteries getting any better?

[Ayesh]

Josh wrote: "then three broke so many hearts. ;-P ..."

I would have a heart attack if I had to wait after reading book 3 :O

Josh wrote: "That's very interesting about the Calmes book. Are her mysteries getting any better?
..."

I don't think so. She needs to have a still writing style. When I read a book by za maxfield, I know that "yes, that's her writing". When I read a stormy glenn book, I immediately recognize the style but this does not happen with calmes books. Some r sooo good and some r sadly blah

[Kari]

I'm sorta so-so and maintaining a consistent writing style. Or maybe I'm confused about what you're referring to. My voice is 100% me. Even if I wrote under 60 pen names, there's just no disguising my voice. But the way I write can vary a lot from book to book, depending on what works best for the story.

Have not read the new MOT. It's on my K3 for the beach. (Apparently, I'm not sleeping on "vacation" at all. LOL)

[Ayesh]

Kari wrote: "Even if I wrote under 60 pen names, there's just no disguising my voice. ..."

That's what I'm talking about; there's no disguising ur inner voice

[Kari]

Bella wrote: "Kari wrote: "Even if I wrote under 60 pen names, there's just no disguising my voice. ..."

That's what I'm talking about; there's no disguising ur inner voice"

Ok, gotcha.

[Ayesh]

Currently reading Bollywood Dreamsby Scarlet Blackwell. Always a biggggg fan of Bollywood and am loving it :D
Also waiting and counting days for the new book of Cut and Run Series by Madeleine Urban & Abigail Roux. Can't wait to read more about Ty and Zane

[Kristie]

I'm reading the new Donald Strachey book and I'm really enjoying it. The last book, Cockeyed, was a huge disappointment so I'm glad to see the series still has life in it.

[Josh]

Kristie wrote: "I'm reading the new Donald Strachey book and I'm really enjoying it. The last book, Cockeyed, was a huge disappointment so I'm glad to see the series still has life in it."

I don't think I read Cockeyed. Is that possible? Hmmm.

[Kristie]

Josh wrote: I don't think I read Cockeyed. Is that possible? Hmmm. "

Anything's possible. ;)

BTW, the new book is Red White Black and Blue

[Antonella]

Oh, no! I've got 11 Donald Strachey books (NB: on paper) and I've read 7, now I'm more unbalanced.

Anyway, Kristie, what was disappointing about ''Cockeyed''?

[Kristie]

Antonella wrote: "Oh, no! I've got 11 Donald Strachey books (NB: on paper) and I've read 7, now I'm more unbalanced.

Anyway, Kristie, what was disappointing about ''Cockeyed''?"

It didn't feel at all like a Donald Strachey book. There really wasn't much of a mystery at all. It seemed to be just going for comedy, which the series is good at although usually mixed in with mystery and drama, but the humor in Cockeyed fell flat in my opinion.

[Antonella]

Thank you for telling me. Although I think that sooner or later I'll read it, having read all other books...

[Becky]

This past weekend I read Lone Star (I won an ARC on twitter-- be jealous!), and it was wonderful. Then today I read Mummy Dearest and it was even wonderfuller. (That's totally a word.) And I enjoyed the Halloween theme so much that now I'm a couple pages into Wolfsbane. (Technically not a Halloween book, but it has werewolves and a portal to hell. Close enough.)

I've got the first Strachey book around here somewhere, but I haven't gotten to it yet. The idea of starting a long series is a bit daunting at the moment, but it'll happen eventually.

[Josh]

Becky wrote: "This past weekend I read Lone Star (I won an ARC on twitter-- be jealous!), and it was wonderful. Then today I read Mummy Dearest and it was even wonderfuller. (That's totally a w..."

Oh wow. I didn't know they were to the point of putting ARCs out. Well, I guess that makes sense!

Glad you enjoyed both.

[Kristie]

What's an ARC?

[Becky]

Advance Reading Copy. They give them out to reviewers, and the occasional random contest winner. I got all four stories in the anthology on Friday, and I managed to hold out until Sunday to read Josh's. I think I'll be able to wait at least until November to read the other three.

I thought it was a little odd that they were coming out with them so early, but when Angela James says "who wants a copy of the m/m holiday anthology" I'm not going to let a little thing like the date hold me back. :)

[Kristie]

Becky wrote: "Advance Reading Copy. They give them out to reviewers, and the occasional random contest winner. I got all four stories in the anthology on Friday, and I managed to hold out until Sunday to read ..."

Awesome. I'm just now experimenting with this newfangled e-book thing. I've only read a few titles that way but I bought Mummy Dearest and will be starting on it soon.

[Josh]

Kristie wrote: "Becky wrote: "Advance Reading Copy. They give them out to reviewers, and the occasional random contest winner. I got all four stories in the anthology on Friday, and I managed to hold out until S..."

It makes sense for ARCs. It's just the idea of getting in the Christmas frame of mind so early.

[G.J.]

Holy cow! I just read Dangerous Ground by Josh. Not only is it a really fast read (I finished it in about 90 minutes -- it could have gone on twice as long!) but it is FANTASTIC! Best Josh Lanyon book I've read so far! *****

[Josh]

Patricia wrote: "Holy cow! I just read Dangerous Ground by Josh. Not only is it a really fast read (I finished it in about 90 minutes -- it could have gone on twice as long!) but it is FANTASTIC! Best Josh Lanyon b..."

Thank you, Patricia. Will and Taylor surely do have their supporters. ;-)

[Becky]

Josh wrote: "It's just the idea of getting in the Christmas frame of mind so early."

It's weird enough reading it. I can't imagine writing it in what, June? July? I was thinking about trying my hand at a Christmas story for the Dreamspinner call. Submissions were due at the end of September, I think. I still haven't started. Whoops!

[mc]

Patricia, I agree - and there are sequels, too!

[Kari]

Josh wrote: "Will and Taylor surely do have their supporters. ;-)"

Well....Taylor does. *snerk*

[Josh]

Kari wrote: "Josh wrote: "Will and Taylor surely do have their supporters. ;-)"

Well....Taylor does. *snerk*"

It's very funny because over on FB the balance was tilted the opposite way. It makes me think very different readers gravitate to these two sites.

[Josh]

Becky wrote: "Josh wrote: "It's just the idea of getting in the Christmas frame of mind so early."

It's weird enough reading it. I can't imagine writing it in what, June? July? I was thinking about trying my..."

I ran the air conditioner on high and listened to Christmas music. ;-D

[Josh]

Kyle wrote: "I'm still reading "

How is it?

[G.J.]

I know about the Dangerous Ground sequels -- just ordered #2. Dang, you're an expensive habit, Josh!

[Cleon Lee]

Patricia wrote: "I know about the Dangerous Ground sequels -- just ordered #2. Dang, you're an expensive habit, Josh!"

Too true. I still have to collect Partners in Crime series. LOL.

[K.Z.]

I'm giving Elliott Mackle a try and returning soon to Sarah Waters (who impresses me no end). Also been indulging my horror addiction. I generally don't like reading within the m/m romance genre when I'm working on something.

[Antonella]

K.Z. wrote: "I'm giving Elliott Mackle a try"

I had already ordered ''It Takes Two'' when I saw the review by Josh! But two other friends gave it 5 stars. I'm curious to hear your opinion, if you are reading this book. I haven't started it yet.

[K.Z.]

Antonella wrote: "K.Z. wrote: "I'm giving Elliott Mackle a try"

I had already ordered ''It Takes Two'' when I saw the review by Josh! But two other friends gave it 5 stars. I'm curious to hear your ..."

Erastes was the one who convinced me to try Mackle's fiction, Antonella. She raved about two of his books, and they sounded just quirky enough to appeal to me. ;-) I recently got sidetracked by Poppy Z. Brite's Liquor, though, so both Mackle and Waters will have to wait a bit longer. (Oh, I'm so fickle!)

I'm also really looking forward to the December release by Frank Tuttle. I'm addicted to his wonderful Markhat series.

[Josh]

Patricia wrote: "I know about the Dangerous Ground sequels -- just ordered #2. Dang, you're an expensive habit, Josh!"

But I'm calorie free! Think about that. It's a big selling point.

[Josh]

K.Z. wrote: "I'm giving Elliott Mackle a try and returning soon to Sarah Waters (who impresses me no end). Also been indulging my horror addiction. I generally don't like reading ..."

Ah. Horror. So is horror the big new genre on the block? Because Samhain just launched a new line -- 10 books released yesterday in the new horror line. And they'll be doing an additional two books each week in horror along with the regular releases.

I had no clue horror was such a hot genre.