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What else are you reading? (June 2010 - May 2013) *closed*
Josh wrote: "Cleon wrote: "Josh wrote: "I'd like to set a reading goal for next year, since reading is one of the main things I plan to do when I have some time.I don't know if I'll make it a formal, carved..."
I think so, I don't remember.
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Those are some interesting questions and it's fun to read all the answers!
Past year I've been participating in so many challenges, that I think I'm going to take it easy for a while. The thing with challenges is that you get to read a lot of books you wouldn't read otherwise - which can be both good and bad (usually good!). Right now I'm perfectly happy to devour through all the m/m genre books that I want to read just for the joy of reading them - or for the joy of reading books from certain authors whose work I connect with.
After I started to read paranormal romance and m/m, I've been reading my books in English, 'cause I couldn't find them in my mother language. This year I've read about 125 books and only about five of them in Finnish. Besides Goodreads I belong to a "real life" literary society with a dozen of my colleagues from work. We meet once every two months and those are usually the books I read and discuss in Finnish.
Anyway, sites like this are currently very important to me, because of the recommendations I get from you guys! :) Not to mention all the other action going on here... ;)
Jorrie wrote: "Cleon wrote: "Are you familiar with Murdoch Mystery TV series? It's steampunk detective series."Steampunk? I thought it was just Canadian set (in the past), unless I'm thinking of the wrong serie..."
I think there are some steampunk elements in it, because I watched an episode where there's apparently new flying vehicle invention or something.
Jorrie wrote: "So has anyone read Regeneration by Pat Barker? I realize this is far from romance, but I've picked it up to read. I've heard so much about this (and its sequels) over the years."I read the trilogy many years ago and it blew me away, very good books. Enjoy!
It was warmly recommended by a good friend, I bought it on paper but I haven't read it yet. My friend thinks Barker got the Booker Prize for the final book in the trilogy because the Jury noticed too late they should have given her the prize for the first book ;-).
I continued reading Stephen King. I'm currently reading Wolves of the Calla.
I'm re-reading Parhelion's Classic Hollywood series (all available for free at http://e-fic.com/sundog/original.html).These stories have such a strong sense of the time in which they're set (1920s to 1940s) that they really transport you. The m/m sex scenes are also hot (and tasteful)!
Thank you chris I really like Parhelion's stuff!
Christopher wrote: "I'm re-reading Parhelion's Classic Hollywood series (all available for free at http://e-fic.com/sundog/original.html)."I absolutely love all of Parhelion's published stuff. Thank you for reminding me of this!
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I absolutely love all of Parhelion's published stuff. Th..."
These look great. Is it possible to buy them for the Kindle?
Haven't been here in forever...Just wanted to put in some of the latest stuff I've read and loved in the last few days.
The Foster High Stories by John Goode, he's got an interesting style. Emmulates the Jonh Hughes films vibe very well in his stories. They are kind of awesome. The new KA Mitchell book was SUPER GOOD
At the moment listening to
Child Thief by Brom, an VERY DARK alternate story to the Peter Pan tale, and it's absolutely blowing my mind.
The Foster High Stories by John Goode, he's got an interesting style. Emmulates the Jonh Hughes films vibe very well in his stories. They are kind of awesome. The new KA Mitchell book was SUPER GOOD
At the moment listening to
Child Thief by Brom, an VERY DARK alternate story to the Peter Pan tale, and it's absolutely blowing my mind.
Josh wrote: "These look great. Is it possible to buy them for the Kindle?."Apparently not, but Calibre will convert from the original HTML into a format your Kindle can use. HTML->MOBI conversion is a little more prone to odd formatting issues, but it's not hopeless. I'd do it for us, but I don't own the stories (even though they're distributed for free), and anyway, I don't really have anywhere to put the results.
(update: I gave it a whirl and Calibre does a beautiful conversion with these.)
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Apparently not, but Calibre will convert from the original HTML into a format your Kindle can use. HTML->MOBI convers..."
Thanks, John. I'll try that!
Just finishedMarathon Cowboysyesterday. We were talking about obsessions in the Lone Star discussion, that is definitely an issue here.. I liked it, the tone was a little different from many other M/M romances, a little bittersweet. I read one story of hers in the Don't Read in the Closet: Volume Two(not sure which volume, though) and decided to give her a chance based on what I read there. It is a good place to look for new writers. And also a good place to find out who to avoid, to tell the truth.
I'm finishing A Strong and Sudden Thaw, which I'm generally liking even if the writing seems a bit forced, and I've just started The Cranberry Hush, I was looking forward to reading this book.
All the Mary Renault books I ordered arrived in the post today! I really look forward to start reading them, but for a second I almost panicked - I have so many unread books now, in paper, on the Kindle, so where shall I start? I have to work in order to buy new books, there is a Christmas to prepare for my wayward children when they come home, there is lutefisk that has to be eaten and aquavite that has to be drunk (in order for it to be real Christmas you see). I shall probably have to stop sleeping.
Sleep is highly overrated. I say this as someone who hasn't slept like a normal person in months.
Anne wrote: "Just finished Marathon Cowboys yesterday. We were talking about obsessions in the Lone Star discussion, that is definitely an issue here.. I liked it, the tone was a little different from many other M/M romances, a little bittersweet. I read one story of hers in the Don't Read in the Closet: Volume Two (not sure which volume, though) and decided to give her a chance based on what I read there."Hi, Anne!
I recommend absolutely everything by Sarah
Emanuela ~plastic duck~ wrote: "I'm finishing A Strong and Sudden Thaw, which I'm generally liking even if the writing seems a bit forced"
A bit forced? I don't catch this.
Emanuela ~plastic duck~ wrote: "I'm finishing A Strong and Sudden Thaw, which I'm generally liking even if the writing seems a bit forced, and I've just started The Cranberry Hush, I was looking forw..."
I read The Cranberry Hush in May and it's still one of the best books I've read this year.
I read The Cranberry Hush in May and it's still one of the best books I've read this year.
Lauraadriana wrote: "I read The Cranberry Hush in May and it's still one of the best books I've read this year. "
Yes! Wasn't it just beautiful? THAT is a love story :)
Yes! Wasn't it just beautiful? THAT is a love story :)
Cris S. wrote: "Lauraadriana wrote: "I read The Cranberry Hush in May and it's still one of the best books I've read this year. "
Yes! Wasn't it just beautiful? THAT is a love story :)"
Yeah it was really awesome. Hid other novel "Painting of Porcupine City" was pretty outstanding too.
Yes! Wasn't it just beautiful? THAT is a love story :)"
Yeah it was really awesome. Hid other novel "Painting of Porcupine City" was pretty outstanding too.
I'm reading The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch. So far, it's good, but it's still early to form the final opinion.
Antonella wrote: "I recommend absolutely everything by Sarah Blake ;-). ..."Or even Sarah Black
In any case I fully agree with Antonella and highly recommend Sarah's books.
Antonella wrote: "Emanuela ~plastic duck~ wrote: "I'm finishing A Strong and Sudden Thaw, which I'm generally liking even if the writing seems a bit forced"A bit forced? I don't catch this."
It seems to want to drive the point that David, the narrator, is not as educated as for example Callan is. Together with the fact that in my opinion David doesn't really change or learn from his mistakes in the story, by the end of the book I was a bit tired of it. The world building is great though. Still a 4-star read for me.
Liade wrote: "Antonella wrote: "I recommend absolutely everything by Sarah Blake ;-). ..."Or even Sarah Black
In any case I fully agree with Antonella and highly recommend Sarah's books."
This is beyond embarrassing! Mind you, I could play the accultured woman and mention I was rereading William Blake... ;-)
Emanuela ~plastic duck~ wrote: "It seems to want to drive the point that David, the narrator, is not as educated as for example Callan is. Together with the fact that in my opinion David doesn't really change or learn from his mistakes in the story, by the end of the book I was a bit tired of it. The world building is great though. Still a 4-star read for me."Thank you for the explanation. For me it was 5 stars. David is younger than Callan and I didn't notice this aspect that irritates you. BTW did you read the sequel. I've heard very different opinions about it...
Liade wrote: "Antonella wrote: "I recommend absolutely everything by Sarah Blake ;-). ..."Or even Sarah Black
In any case I fully agree with Antonella and highly recommend Sarah's books."
I did check out her other books on Amazon and they did look interesting, so when I have recovered from my panic attack due to too many unread books, I will probably read more of her :)
The last installment of The Rifter is there and somehow I don't want to read it because I don't want that it is finished.
Antonella wrote: "The last installment of The Rifter is there and somehow I don't want to read it because I don't want that it is finished."I feel exactly the same way. I might actually read the series again before hitting the final section just to make sure I haven't missed any hints or forgotten anything important.
Oh, who am I kidding? I'll most likely read it as soon as I get home, and probably all in one marathon session.
Antonella wrote: "Thank you for the explanation. For me it was 5 stars. David is younger than Callan and I didn't notice this aspect that irritates you. BTW did you read the sequel. I've heard very different opinions about it..."I haven't. I will, but not right now. I know it takes directions which are not conventional, so I might wait a while.
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This is right where I am! I keep stalling reading the last three chapters.
It's crazy. Maybe I'll read them Christmas week.
I'm re-reading Dan Kirk's 'Do Over'.http://www.gayauthors.org/story/dksto...
It's basically a Quantum Leap type time-travel story, except the main character 'leaps' into his own body when he's 12 years old in 1981. Initially he only makes changes to his personal circumstances and family life as doesn't want to start fiddling with history as the Cold War ends. Even the changes he does make to try and benefit his family soon have unintended consequences and he is certain he has made the right decision in not attempting to make any larger changes.
But then events start to dictate otherwise...
Spent 2 days finishing Malcolm Gladwell What the Dog Saw. (non-fiction). Just bought Men Under Mistletoe, but I'm saving it for rainy days. LOL.
Josh wrote: "Antonella wrote: "The last installment of The Rifter is there and somehow I don't want to read it because I don't want that it is finished."This is right where I am! I keep stalling reading the..."
I am planning on reading Mary Renault Christmas week, maybe alternating with 1Q84 Book 1 and Book 2
A ten days vacation with my kids at home, no work and good books - that should be a Merry Christmas!
Let us know what you think of 1Q84! That one's on my TBR list.I'w working my way through Faster Than The Speed Of Light, but so far the characters aren't really grabbing me and the dialogue often feels regency instead of WWII-era.
Cheryl wrote: "Let us know what you think of 1Q84! That one's on my TBR list.I'w working my way through Faster Than The Speed Of Light, but so far the characters aren't really grabbing me and the..."
It did look interesting, though. But no more buying for a while. (Trying to beat my addiction, it won't work, I know it, but still trying ...)
Cheryl wrote: "Let us know what you think of 1Q84! That one's on my TBR list.I'w working my way through Faster Than The Speed Of Light, but so far the characters aren't really grabbing me and the..."
Yeah, I read a few pages and stopped. Haven't picked it up since.
Cleon wrote: "Yeah, I read a few pages and stopped. Haven't picked it up since."I loved it! I suppose it depends on what one expects...
Antonella wrote: "Cleon wrote: "Yeah, I read a few pages and stopped. Haven't picked it up since."I loved it! I suppose it depends on what one expects..."
I will pick it up again. The first few pages are just too slow, I guess. Or I'm just not in the mood to read. Aside from Josh' books, I haven't read any fiction lately.
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Now maybe I'll have enough of a distraction to keep me off the keyboard.
Josh wrote: "I just got two big boxes of books. So over the next few weeks I'll be reading HOT HEAD, MERE MORTALS, SOMETHING LIKE SUMMER, JUST WHAT THE TRUTH IS, Etc. Plus lots of new gay mystery including Dick..."Have fun, Josh! I need to read Hot Head too. Maybe we can put it as BOM?
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I'm trying to make the titles I've self-published available to readers who need other formats beyond Nook, Kindle, and PDF. So I've set up an account at Smashwords and I'm beginning to load stories up there.
http://www.smashwords.com/profile/vie...
(And now you know why my wrist is still giving me hell even though I'm pretending to be "offline.")
Finished His Holy Bones, Rifter #10...............
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(that represents the new void in my book life)
Emanuela ~plastic duck~ wrote: "Finished His Holy Bones, Rifter #10...............
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(that represents the new void in my book life)"
LOL.
What an incredible ride it was! And Ginn did manage to pull all the loose strings together in the end.
The only drawback is that after having read this everything else - apart from a few selected authors - pales in comparison.
Christopher wrote: "I'm re-reading Dan Kirk's 'Do Over'.http://www.gayauthors.org/story/dksto...
It's basically a Quantum Leap type time-travel story, except the main character 'leaps' into his own body whe..."
That one was awesome. I am perturbed by the follow-ons though - have you read them? I don't want them to ruin the first one for me.
Antonella wrote: "The only drawback is that after having read this everything else - apart from a few selected authors - pales in comparison."Yes! The world she built is really amazing!
Antonella wrote: "Cleon wrote: "Yeah, I read a few pages and stopped. Haven't picked it up since."I loved it! I suppose it depends on what one expects..."
I loved it too. I suspect a love of physics helps.
Josh wrote: "I'm trying to make the titles I've self-published available to readers who need other formats beyond Nook, Kindle, and PDF. So I've set up an account at Smashwords and I'm beginning to load stories up there. "Dude, it's OK to ask for help for stuff other people can do. I would do that for you, for example.
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Sounds like a nice thing to plan on doing, I am sure it will do you a world of good.