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[Anne]

Johanna wrote: "Antonella wrote: "Anne wrote: "I have the whole series sittting on my computer"

The series is not sitting there, it's waiting to pounce upon you ;-)"

LOL, Antonella! And after it pounces upon Ann..."

I am getting a little scared now ;). Hopefully it won't ponce until I am back from Turkey - leaving today. Really looking forward to some real summer!

[Antonella]

Have a nice holiday, dear Anne!

[Emanuela ~plastic duck~]

Have fun, Anne! :D

[Josh]

Antonella wrote: "Have a nice holiday, dear Anne!"

I second that!

[Josh]

Jordan wrote: "So I stayed up late last night to finish Salvation by Chris Parker, which is supposed to be based on a true story. OMG... I haven't cried so hard after reading a book in years.

I enjoyed it, it a..."

Was it a good cathartic cry at least? Are you better off for having it read it? Sometimes having your heart wrung is what you need.

Although not always.

[Jordan]

You know, Josh, I'm still not sure if it was a good cathartic cry or not. I'm on the fence, though I think I'm leaning toward yes. And it probably has to do with reading The Lure right before it. That was such a psychological thriller right up until the very end, and even though I didn't feel the need to cry over it when I was done, there was likely some emotions still tied up in me that had to escape from it. You get the two colliding, this horrible ending, and ... yeah.

But, it would have been an even better cry if it had been a super happy ending.

[Lady*M]

I finished reading Megan Derr's Treasure and Burning Bright and now I'm trying some of the stories from Time Is Eternity series. I finished Amy Lane's Do-over and it was perfect. I enjoy her lighter stories much, much more than her angst-fests. XD

[Josh]

Lady*M wrote: "I finished reading Megan Derr's Treasure and Burning Bright and now I'm trying some of the stories from Time Is Eternity series. I finished Amy Lane's Do-over and it was perfect. I enjoy her lighte..."

Hey there, Lady M. That was a great review of over at Wave's. Interesting comments about pricing too.

I'm wondering if the $10.99 price point is a first for m/m fiction?

[Reggie]

After reading @ Waves- I have a Q on the Amazon pricing-

Is the % pay based on the size of the book AND the price? Meaning if you have a novel, Amazon wants the price to be $9.99 or does it just have to be above $2.99?

Color me confused- as usual-

BTW- I have NO problem with $2.99 for a short(by someone who knows how to write.

[Jordan]

I never realized that the blurb here for Salvation is written in German. Be assured I didn't read it in German. Amazon sells a print edition translated in English.

Just finished Physical Therapyand had a good laugh over a few sections. "No pie for you!" A good read after something so rough, I must say.

[Emanuela ~plastic duck~]

Jordan wrote: "Just finished Physical Therapy..."

I read it last weekend too. I waited ages before picking it up because I disliked Jordan very much on the previous book, but he won me over. I was very satisfied with the story, even if I didn't really like Ken.

[K.Z.]

Josh wrote: "Was it a good cathartic cry at least? Are you better off for having it read it? Sometimes having your heart wrung is what you need.

Although not always."

This was how The Brothers Bishop affected me. Books rarely make me cry, but that novel had me sobbing near the end. It still stands as the most extraordinary piece of gay fiction I've ever read -- subtle (not sappy), courageous, beautifully written. It never came off as angsty, and never for a second did I feel emotionally manipulated. But, damn, the impact that book has!

[Antonella]

K.Z. wrote: "This was how The Brothers Bishop affected me..."

I've got it on paper since January 2010 (!). Lots of my friends highly recommend it. I want to read it and I keep forgetting it. Maybe it's because I suspect it will be quite intense...

[K.Z.]

Antonella wrote: "K.Z. wrote: "This was how The Brothers Bishop affected me..."

I've got it on paper since January 2010 (!). Lots of my friends highly recommend it. I want to read it and I keep forgetting it. Maybe..."

It's very intense, Antonella, although the intensity creeps up on you. Much of the book is quite amusing, because the POV character has a wry sense of humor.

[Johanna]

K.Z. wrote: "Josh wrote: "Was it a good cathartic cry at least? Are you better off for having it read it? Sometimes having your heart wrung is what you need.

Although not always."

This was how The Brothers B..."

This one sounds like my kind of a book. ;) Thanks, K.Z.!

[Candice]

Josh wrote: "Candice wrote: "Jordan wrote: "I know it seems wrong to do this... next month I'm taking a vacation, and while I will be bringing my Kindle, I'm also planning on bringing a stock pile of print book..."

It almost feels like you're talking large scale and I'm talking small. In the people I work with or come across in my daily life, the same fearful foolishness is so often at play.

[Lady*M]

I finished Jordan Castillo Prices new Turbulence story - Autopilot Engaged. Now I'm Reading Bonds of Earth by G.N. Chevalier. So far, the book is beautiful.

[Josh]

I'm about to start an ARC of Diana Copland's A Reason to Believe. She's a new (to me) author of m/m -- Carina Press has big hopes for her.

[Antonella]

I found 491 definitions for ''ARC'' here:
http://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com...
so I did try to understand the acronym on my own ;-)

Care to explain?

[Reggie]

Hi Antonella! {wave}

advance reading copy (or advance review copy).

[Antonella]

Oh, thank you, dear Reggie!

I had thought about something similar, considering that the book will be published in October, but to go through 491 definitions was a bit too much ;-)

[Josh]

Reggie wrote: "Hi Antonella! {wave}

advance reading copy (or advance review copy)."

Correct! :-)

[Josh]

And the rest of you are reading....?

It's summer. You must be reading. That's the rule, right? We read more in summer? Actually you would think it would be the other way around. But I seem to read more in summer.

[Emanuela ~plastic duck~]

This weekend I finished Megan Derr's Dance in the Dark (Dance with the Devil, #2), great and imaginative world building; J.L. Merrow's Pricks and Pragmatism, it was a lot of fun, I love this author; I read a bunch of Petit Morts from #12 to #14 (which is Josh' one and I liked it very much, especially the two cousins' situation, it was difficult to determine who was unhappier). I don't really know what to pick next :D

[Aleksandr]

I really enjoyed Dance in the Dark.

[Jen]

Josh wrote: "I'm about to start an ARC of Diana Copland's A Reason to Believe. She's a new (to me) author of m/m -- Carina Press has big hopes for her."

Enjoy, I adore her book Grand Jeté

[Becky]

Right now I'm reading Blind Items by Kate McMurray. It's about a journalist and the closeted son of a conservative politician who just announced his candidacy for President. It's almost uncomfortably topical. I hope in another four years it will seem unlikely, and in 8 or 12 it will seem hopelessly dated.

[Becky]

Jen wrote: "Josh wrote: "I'm about to start an ARC of Diana Copland's A Reason to Believe. She's a new (to me) author of m/m -- Carina Press has big hopes for her."

Enjoy, I adore ..."

I wouldn't go so far as to say I adored Grand Jeté, but I did enjoy it.

[Mtsnow13]

Let's see, finished Fallen Angel (wish I had realized it was a sequel, but good anyway),Houseboat on the Nile. I really enjoyed Into Deep Waters and and am getting ready to start Hearts Under Fire and/or continue on with Zahra's seriesEarth and Sky.

[Reggie]

I stayed up last night to finish . WOW! (Free on GR)

Ensan Case who wrote Wingmen is thanked in the beginning for his input.

I 've read both books this year and feel privileged for the opportunity. Since I'm not a scholar, Deep Water was easier and more "enjoyable" for me.

WoW, fiction can be a powerful experience!

[Calathea]

After reading Magic Mansionfor the group read I picked up the first installment of JCP's new series Into the Bermuda Triangle (free on her website). Gladly, the second part was released yesterday but now I'll somehow have to find the patience to wait for the next and the next... yes, it was so good!
After that I took a detour into m/f with the Hex Hall series by Rachel Hawkins. It's kind of a crossover of Harry Potter and Twilight and though it has some flaws it's an entertaining and amusing read.
And now I'm back into m/m with some short fairy tale like stories by Megan Derr.

[Becky]

Calathea wrote: "After reading Magic Mansionfor the group read I picked up the first installment of JCP's new series Into the Bermuda Triangle (free on her website). Gladly, the second part was released yesterday b..."

I enjoyed the first two books of the Hex Hall series a lot. Haven't gotten to book 3 yet. Have you read Kelley Armstrong's Darkest Powers series? That was a good one, too.

[Calathea]

Becky wrote: "Have you read Kelley Armstrong's Darkest Powers series? That was a good one, too. "

I feel as if I should know it, but, no, haven't read it yet. I'll have a look at it. Thanks for the rec, Becky! :-)

[Ami]

Josh wrote: "And the rest of you are reading....?

It's summer. You must be reading. That's the rule, right? We read more in summer? Actually you would think it would be the other way around. But I seem to read..."

In Indonesia, sun shines (almost) everyday, so I guess it's like everyday is summer? :D But, I am on my school break, so I would love to be able to read more. Anyway, my current two books are:

and

[Emanuela ~plastic duck~]

Aleksandr wrote: "I really enjoyed Dance in the Dark."

I think I preferred Dance with the Devil, but probably only because the cases were not in chronological order, so it was fun to see the relationship between Chris and Sable Brennus go back and forth (it was like an interactive experience for me as a reader), but Dance in the Dark was more even in writing (less point of views). Dance in the Dark was very emotional, almost moving in places.

[Susinok]

I am almost finished with A Hole in God's Pocket by K.Z. Snow. It's very good.

[Reggie]

Susinok wrote: "I am almost finished with A Hole in God's Pocket by K.Z. Snow. It's very good"

I liked this a lot, also. She really did her research, seemed like a non-fic story. She also avoided the soap box stand, which is a book tosser for my fiction. ;-D

[Johanna]

I really have to add A Hole in God's Pocket into my to-read list! Thanks for reminding me, Susinok and Reggie! :)

I'm reading Petit Morts #8 One Less Stiff at the Funeral by Sean Kennedy. As the audiobooks go I've finished listening Bear, Otter, and the Kid by T.J. Klune and just now I'm off to mow grass with Timing by Mary Calmes.

[Emanuela ~plastic duck~]

I'm reading Farewell, My Lovely by Raymond Chandler. I've found out I had it somewhere and haven't read it yet. Unfortunately it's an Italian translation, but I am trying not to spend money in vain.

[Jordan]

What am I reading right now? Ha. I spent my entire weekend away from the internet world building for my first paranormal novel. WHat that means is that now I'm reading the 500 emails that have built up in that timespan. ugh. lol.

I'm also reading A Rumor Of War, soooo not MM. It's interesting, though I doubt I'll keep it, or read it again. I've read even more interesting war memoirs.

I'm also reading Writing the Paranormal Novel which is awesome for world building and other great tips every paranormal/fantasy/sci-fi novelist should know.

[Alby Krebs]

Johanna wrote: "I really have to add A Hole in God's Pocket into my to-read list! Thanks for reminding me, Susinok and Reggie! :)

Finished this a few weeks ago, and it was fantastic. I am running out of K.Z. Snow, so I am hoarding her on my e-reader. I buy her books, and then I don't read them. I have a number of favorite authors like this. I pace their books so I don't run out. I buy their books and think I'll read them, but then I procrastinate, waiting until the next book is out, so I won't be completely out. Weird, I know. Just finished LB Gregg's two Romano and Albright books, which were smart and funny, and I am now reading
A Game of Thrones.

[Josh]

Emanuela ~plastic duck~ wrote: "I'm reading Farewell, My Lovely by Raymond Chandler. I've found out I had it somewhere and haven't read it yet. Unfortunately it's an Italian translation, but I am trying not to spend money in vain."

But why is that unfortunate? Or is it not a good translation?

[Josh]

Jordan wrote: "I'm also reading Writing the Paranormal Novel which is awesome for world building and other great tips every paranormal/fantasy/sci-fi novelist should know. ..."

Oh yes? I hadn't heard of this. Is the author well-known in Paranormal?

[Emanuela ~plastic duck~]

Josh wrote: "Emanuela ~plastic duck~ wrote: "I'm reading Farewell, My Lovely by Raymond Chandler. I've found out I had it somewhere and haven't read it yet. Unfortunately it's an Italian translation, but I am t..."

Because there's always something lost in translation. It feels like I'm betraying the author. I'm reading the story, but the craft of the author in choosing his words is lost. There are a few lines already that I know would sound incredible in the original and they only sounds clever in the translation :)

[Vivian]

Because there's always something lost in translation. It feels like I'm betraying the author. I'm reading the story, but the craft of the author in choosing his words is lost. There are a few lines already that I know would sound incredible in the original and they only sounds clever in the translation :)

I'd have to agree. I haven't read this particular book, but I've read books like One Hundred Years of Solitude both in English and in Spanish and much is lost in translation. Although, to be fair to the translator, there is much that people wouldn't be able to catch on unless they were familiar with the culture of Northwestern Southeamerican and the Caribbean region of Colombia.

ETA: And also the other way around. I read Moby Dick first in Spanish, and much later the English version. I must say, Melville in English is amazing. /end of Melville fangirl rant

[Emanuela ~plastic duck~]

I'm grateful to translators, because they're our only path to a book and they pour all their love into it, but there's an unknown amount of beauty which gets lost. When I think about Dante and his Comedia, for example, I am sorry for the people who will only know the story, but won't be able to appreciate the genius of his words.

[Meg]

I just finished 11/22/63 by Stephen King. Wow. It's a good thing we had a tropical storm this weekend, to give me an excuse to stay in and read, because I couldn't put it down.

And now for something completely different...a friend just lent me They Call Me Naughty Lola: Personal Ads from the London Review of Books. Hahahahahaha!!!

[Vivian]

Emanuela ~plastic duck~ wrote: "I'm grateful to translators, because they're our only path to a book and they pour all their love into it, but there's an unknown amount of beauty which gets lost. When I think about Dante and his ..."

Oh god. Did I tell you Manu, I am starting Italian classes tomorrow. Wish me luck!

ETA: I was going to say... I can only imagine reading Dante in its original Italian. It's my dream, to read Petrarch and Dante in their original language.

Arrivederci, tesoro!

[Emanuela ~plastic duck~]

Vivian wrote: "Oh god. Did I tell you Manu, I am starting Italian classes tomorrow. Wish me luck!"

In bocca al lupo! :D

Literally it's "into the wolf's mouth". It's the equivalent to "break a leg" and you MUST answer it with Crepi il lupo! (May the wolf die!) I have nothing against wolves! Now, Vivian, do it, or it won't work...

[Vivian]

Crepi il lupo!