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Dev wrote: "Emanuela ~plastic duck~ wrote: "Is "quill pen" also an euphemism? :D"I read a Harry Potter fan fic recently where a pen spurted ink and then wilted after some particularly purple prose. It made m..."
LOL!
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from Amy Lane and Aleksandr Voinov. I'm quite excited and curious. :)
Johanna wrote: "Just started to read 
from Amy Lane and Aleksandr Voinov. I'm quite excited and curious. :)"That looks like a very interesting combination of writers :)
After Irregulars I am working my way through the authors' backlist and right now I am reading Happy Snak. Very fun book and as all I have read of hers so far, very well written. And I must say, that lady has got some imagination, I wonder how her brain looks like on the inside... ;)
A very strange thing happened, Johanna. When I answered your post, the cover of another book than the one you mentioned came up.
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Yup, I can see that. I bet "your" mice aren't as kinky as "mine". LOL! :)
Reading the "Irregulars" right now. Josh, "Green Glass Beads" was amazzzzzzing. My favorite! So far all the stories are awesome!"Country Mouse" is next! So excited to read that.
Johanna wrote: "Yup, I can see that. I bet "your" mice aren't as kinky as "mine". "You're probably right, but at least "mine" has got pictures in it!
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You're probably right, but at least "mine" has got pictures in it!"
Ha ha! That's funny. :) If my Country Mouse had pictures in it I would probably die from a heart attack... Oh boy... the writing is graphic enough as it is... :) in a good way, though...
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So glad you enjoyed it!
My reading has no system to it, I just go with the flow, check out recommendations on Amazon, here, what my colleagues and friends are reading, the reviews in the newspapers, and if something seems interesting and I find it on the Kindle, I sample it. Yesterday I was happily reading Happy Snak. At the end there were several recommendations and I checked out a few of them on Amazon and from there I more or less randomly ended up with Stealing Wishes. Such an unassuming little gem of a book, with a very unique voice. It's not romance even if there is m/m love in it, but mostly it is a small piece of life, very poetic, very lovely.
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Johanna wrote: "Thank you for the recommendation, Anne. Stealing Wishes sounds promising! And how can one resist to read a book that a friend describes as a small piece of life, very poetic, very lovely - and an u..."I hope you will like the book too, not only my description of it ;)
Reading threads like this is usually how I find books to read. Now I have "Stealing Wishes" on my list. Sounds wonderful! Oh, and I'm completely and utterly hooked (and I got my bff too) on the Boystown series which I discovered on here as well.Just finished Irregulars and Country Mouse. Both were fantastic! I'm kinda of bummed that there aren't any more Irregular stories to read, though. I didn't want to leave that world :(
More books added to the Tbr pile :) Always such great recommendations from the group. Thank you.
Folks: Can anyone recommend a cowboy m/m? Ideally, I'd like a gay Louis Lamour or Zany Grey. Ideas/suggestions appreciated.OH, btw--Finished Wingmen. I loved it. It's going to be too much authentic WWII aircraft carrier stuff for some, but I really dug it. And the two lead characters were so real and winning. Loved them both.
I can't think of anything that rises to the level of a classic, like Louis L'amour or Zane Grey. But The Tin Star wasn't bad. Bareback was good, but it's really heavy on the sex, which may or may not be your thing.
Candice wrote: "Folks: Can anyone recommend a cowboy m/m? Ideally, I'd like a gay Louis Lamour or Zany Grey. Ideas/suggestions appreciated.OH, btw--Finished Wingmen. I loved it. It's going to be too much aut..."
I loved Abigail Roux's According To Hoyle, it's historical. Slow burn, not much sex if you like your books steamy, but it's different.
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After that, I think I might read another Mahu book. I need to get back to my Hawaiian world with the cute detective.
Becky wrote: "I can't think of anything that rises to the level of a classic, like Louis L'amour or Zane Grey. But The Tin Star wasn't bad. Bareback was good, but it's really heavy on the sex, which may or may..."Thank you, Becky. That was asking a lot, I know. Very much appreciate the recs. I did think Bareback looked a little heavy on sex and a little light on story; what do you think? Thought I might try Tin Star.
Emanuela ~plastic duck~ wrote: "Candice wrote: "Folks: Can anyone recommend a cowboy m/m? Ideally, I'd like a gay Louis Lamour or Zany Grey. Ideas/suggestions appreciated.OH, btw--Finished Wingmen. I loved it. It's going to..."
Thanks, Emanuela--I agree re According to Hoyle. I have read it and am hoping for a sequel.
Come to think of it, I read the first part of a series called, A Book of Tongues, the Hexslinger series. It was m/m, western/fantasy, not terribly sympathetic or comprehensible--to me, anyway. On the other hand, I thought the quality of the writing good and ordered the second book w/optimism. Also, the Aisling series. Western, m/m and good. I'm thinking there's another book due to that series.
Candice wrote: "Becky wrote: "I can't think of anything that rises to the level of a classic, like Louis L'amour or Zane Grey. But The Tin Star wasn't bad. Bareback was good, but it's really heavy on the sex, wh..."There's definitely a lot of sex. But there's some significant relationship stuff that happens in the second half of the book. It blew me away in my early m/m reading days because, without dropping spoilers, they go through things that you just won't see in m/f romance. So from that standpoint it's very much worth reading. For someone who's been reading m/m for a while, it probably won't seem as revolutionary.
Lou wrote: "K.Z. wrote: "I was just going to suggest that!"I beat you!
@ Candice. Truth is I don't either Louis L'amour or Zane Grey. Have you tried Long Tall Drink or Marathon Cowboys?"
Marathon Cowboys is a great book but despite the title and although it's set in Texas and features a pair of handmade cowboy boots, it's not a book about cowboys.
I think it was K.Z. who once recommended Whistling in the Dark. I am reading it now, it has sat on my Kindle for a while but now I finally started it, and I would like to thank you for the recommendation, it is a very good book, well written and an interesting time and place (New York after the first world war). So, yes, thanks and I definitely recommend it to anyone who hasn't read it yet, paying forward as it were. :)
I finished two military-themed books: Brothers in Arms and Latakia which I liked, first more than the second.Now, I'll probably read new Stephen King. Or maybe Harper Fox. Or, maybe... Decisions, decisions.
What I am really dying for is a book similar to The Definitive Albert J. Sterne. *sigh*
Lady*M wrote: "I finished two military-themed books: Brothers in Arms and Latakia which I liked, first more than the second.Now, I'll probably read new Stephen King. Or maybe Harper Fox. Or, maybe... Decision..."
Funny, I just finished those two books, also! Brothers in Arms and Latakia.. the first one felt too short for me, but lots of great detail! and the second, well, it was an interesting take on the SEALs and their brotherhood.. left me thinking..I love everything by Harper Fox, but I've read all hers...
Also just finished Forever in One Second and in the middle of Mine.
Just finished
.Fun book, enjoyed the story and the flow.
Lady*M wrote: "I finished two military-themed books: Brothers in Arms and Latakia which I liked, first more than the second.Now, I'll probably read new Stephen King. Or maybe Harper Fox. Or, maybe... Decision..."
It is always a hardship to decide what to read next, I agree :). The Definitive Albert J. Sterne looks very promising indeed. I going to check that out.
Becky wrote: "Candice wrote: "Becky wrote: "I can't think of anything that rises to the level of a classic, like Louis L'amour or Zane Grey. But The Tin Star wasn't bad. Bareback was good, but it's really heav..."Doesn't matter. I really appreciate the info.
Lou wrote: "K.Z. wrote: "I was just going to suggest that!"I beat you!
@ Candice. Truth is I don't either Louis L'amour or Zane Grey. Have you tried Long Tall Drink or Marathon Cowboys?"
No, neither one. Did you like them? For some reason, I thought Marathon, etc. was a collection of cowboy erotica. How do I get stuff like that so wrong? Thank you. I'll look at those again.
Lou wrote: "Long Tall Drink, on the other hand, is about cowbooys."
HOT cowboys if I may add. ;)
Lou wrote: "Cleon wrote: "Lou wrote: "Long Tall Drink, on the other hand, is about cowbooys."
HOT cowboys if I may add. ;)"
Are there any other kind? :O"
Having lived in both Iowa and Texas, yes, there is another kind. But not in romance novels!
Um, in real life they tend to chew, spit and have shit on their boots.I like my cowboys better when they're fictional.
Lou wrote: "Candice wrote: "Lou wrote: "No, neither one. Did you like them? For some reason, I thought Marathon, etc. was a collection of cowboy erotica. How do I get stuff like that so wrong? Thank you. I'll ..."I ended up liking them both, even though, like you say, Marathon Cowboys had really 'nothing' to do with cowboys :)
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Otherwise, yeah, cowboys, especially gay cowboys, are HOT. lol.
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I will say though, it's a very good book. Interesting, and informative.
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Lou wrote: "Dev wrote: "Um, in real life they tend to chew, spit and have shit on their boots.I like my cowboys better when they're fictional."
I guess it's time to confess I long to own a pair of cowboy bo..."
Go for it! You'd totally rock a pair of cowboy boots. Life is too short to worry about looking silly.
Josh wrote: "I'd love to read a gay western that gave me the same thrill as some of the Louis Lamour and Max Brand books I read as a kid. :-)"
Do I sense a new story coming on? :D
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That's not fair--everything feels stronger when you'r..."
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New ideas coming on. That's something!
On the mainstream front, I was ecstatic when I got Kevin Hearne's Tricked. I kove his Iron Druid Chronicle, which I discovered last year. Atticus and Oberon are hoots! They should form their own comedy club.On M/M front, recently finished Kate McMurray's Out in the Field, which was an excellent story, especially in balancing the romance and baseball.
Currently, though, I am unsure about the M/M titles that I'd like to read next, but for mainstream titles, I have D.D. Barant's Killing Rocks
Josh wrote: "Becky wrote: "Do I sense a new story coming on? :D ..."
New ideas coming on. That's something!"
Yee haw!
Lou wrote: "Dev wrote: "Um, in real life they tend to chew, spit and have shit on their boots.I like my cowboys better when they're fictional."
I guess it's time to confess I long to own a pair of cowboy bo..."
Then it is probably time for me to confess that I bought a pair of beautiful, soft, brown cowboy boots last year in Nashville :) I haven't wore them yet, but surely one day I will. They are totally plain though, no pictures of cactuses or anything so maybe they don't count?
I just finished reading Life After Joe by Harper Fox. Wow! That dark depression she describes so well during the first half of the book, living from one night to the next on booze, the one night stands and the utter isolation that you experience when you lose yourself among a thousand strangers... *shudders* That was both torturous and sort of cathartic to read. It was awful to remember those days and it was also a relief to know I wasn't the only one to experience such things.
And the sweet romance, ah, that made it all better. If only RL worked the same way.
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I like my cowboys better when they're fictional."
I guess it's time to confess I long to own a pair ..."
They totally count! I bought my first pair of cowboy boots last July and they're plain brown too. Love em! But, I really do have a boot fetish. Love my black Harley Davidson boots too. lol.
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in audio. And I discovered to my great delight that somewhere along the way I collected a version of The Hobbit read by Martin Shaw. :-)
I seem to be all about the audio book right now.
Is it because an audio book requires less effort?
And yet how the heck much effort is involved in turning a page?
Josh wrote: "I bought Thirteen Hallows in audio. And I discovered to my great delight that somewhere along the way I collected a version of The Hobbit read by Martin Shaw. :-) ..."
Sometimes it is just a lovely and peaceful thing to be read to...a little moment of bliss.
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Right, in this case Hemingway was showing how the farmers in Spain speak, very different from what I grew up speaking in Ecuador, the country I am from, he keeps mentioning how they speak like a living version of a Quevedo work. So, I think his literal translations were done on purpose. I think no one has taken a critical look at how the editors have handled the rather numerous sentences in Spanish (someone that knows how to read and write Spanish properly). Still, Spanish, be it formal or not is written the same way across the board (not like English where there are different spellings in America and England). And I have encountered many people here that say they speak Spanish, and they do, a very colloquial Spanish, but they don't know how to write it at all. Spanish, as easy as it is to pronounce, is a little complicated to write properly, as hard as French or Italian.
This is my main complain with Chicano writers and people who grew up in the States. They hide behind the "we don't speak formal Spanish" but neither do I, and neither do people in Spain and I still know how to spell it properly. See? And they are writers, so as you said they need to do their research and learn how to write the language properly (just like any other ESL writer would do in English). :D