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Nope."
Maybe I should explain my question: I'm envious of all people who already got the print version ;-). I'll get mine as soon as the second print book..."
Hey, I can lend you my shoulder and we can be envious together, because that's the case with me too... since I chose the international order, the two first ones will be send to me at the same time. :)
Anne wrote: "Antonella wrote: "Calathea wrote: "I know what I'm going to read this weekend. ;)
(will be released tomorrow)"
Me too, me too! ;-))"
Me three!"
Me four!
Johanna wrote: "Hey, I can lend you my shoulder and we can be envious together, because that's the case with me too... since I chose the international order, the two first ones will be send to me at the same time. :) "Thank you for the offer ;-)
Ehi, it will be only three books! And the last one will have lots of extra material! Aren't you tempted? ;-)
Karen wrote: "Reggie wrote: "I am looking at Brandon Shire's Listening to Dust. I liked Afflicted. LtD looks waay too serious for me though. I'm intrigued though so I may give in.;-p"I finished Afflicted yest..."
I liked the idea the author was playing with. He tried to get the reader to experience how a blind person might think and process the world around him. So yeah, that involves listening to how the character thinks. Some of it worked better than others, but I was intrigued. I thought it was a valiant effort to create something new for the reader. 8)
Lou wrote: "Antonella wrote: "Aren't you tempted? ;-)"Yes, I am. Damn. You=evil."
LOL! This is called ''spread the Verb''. I do the same with Josh's books...
Calathea wrote: "I know what I'm going to read this weekend. ;)(will be released tomorrow)"
Here is the trailer:
http://bit.ly/Rl3EQh
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I agree and will be looking forward to Afflicted II.
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I've been saving these for a week of summer vacation or the like — total immersion. I had a sad experience with this series though. I was somewhere early into the third book — I subscribed but didn't started reading until the series was complete — when I stumbled upon a major, major spoiler in the weirdest place (a best-of nomination list). And just put the books aside. Now they're kind of like my promise/reward to myself for a dedicated block of time in the future.
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(will be released tomorrow)"
Just bought it!
Karen wrote: "Just bought it!"Me too! :-)
Anne wrote: "Darkm wrote: "Anne wrote: "Darkm wrote: "I've just bought Atom heart John beloved.The blurb is really calling to me."
Let me know what you think!"
I couldn't put it down.
It's somehow hard to und..."
If you want to use the spoiler just put < spoiler> < /spoiler>
without the space :)
I hear what you say about their journey, I had the same feeling. But John double standards, although very human, made me a bit angry :)
Mmmh seeing you all so interested in this new book makes me want to buy it asap.
Karen wrote: "Calathea wrote: "I know what I'm going to read this weekend. ;)(will be released tomorrow)"
Just bought it!"
Me too!
So excited!
Darkm wrote: "Anne wrote: "Darkm wrote: "Anne wrote: "Darkm wrote: "I've just bought Atom heart John beloved.The blurb is really calling to me."
Let me know what you think!"
I couldn't put it down.
It's someho..."
As I said, there were many things in that book I didn't like, and that includes some of what the carachters did, but then I ended up liking the book after all. Which must be good writing to be able to do that :)
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I just realized that you've had it as BOM book for July 2011. Can't go and read the comments yet before I'll finish, 'cause I definitely don't want to read spoilers for this one! Anyway, I LOVE it! :)
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I bought myself an early Christmas present, which arrived in the mail yesterday. :)
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"Merry Christmas, Pender. ;)
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Johanna wrote: "Pender wrote: "I bought myself an early Christmas present, which arrived in the mail yesterday. :) "Merry Christmas, Pender. ;)"
*grins* Thanks, Johanna. You too.
I haven't even cracked the cover yet. In part because my youngest just got his wisdom teeth out yesterday and needs some TLC, and because I'm in edits and shouldn't be doing anything else at the moment. I'll try to hold out and use some uninterrupted reading time as a reward.
Johanna wrote: "Does anyone know if Last Line is the first book of a series or is it a stand alone? And if it's a series, when is the next book going to be released? On Harper Fox's GR page it's labelled as series..."I'm sure I saw a list of stories that she's planning to write and the sequel to Last Line was on there. Heck knows where I saw it though.
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I found the following text on her website http://www.harperfox.net/news/
Next on Harper’s schedule is a sequel to Last Line. A few of you have asked her what happens next to Michael and John, and Harper intends to run this story into a trilogy, developing the paranormal themes she introduced in the first volume. It may take her a while to get round to Parts 2 and 3, but she promises to work as fast as she can!
Not exactly a specific release date, but a promise of two more books nevertheless. And that's very nice to hear! :) Last Line left me really hungry for more Michael, John, Anzhel and Quin!
Johanna wrote: "Hambel wrote: "Johanna wrote: "Does anyone know if Last Line is the first book of a series or is it a stand alone? And if it's a series, when is the next book going to be released? On Harper Fox's ..."Haha, I checked in the news section, but obviously didn't look hard enough!
E.T.A. On Harper's fb page she's just said this: "...nevertheless Last Line will indeed be a trilogy. I have plans, though as yet they're nebulous. Hope to have more news for you soon!"
Good, eh?
And this is possibly off-topic, but as we're talking about Harper... she's running a little competition on her LJ here.
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Good, eh?"
Great! Thank you for the first class detective work, Hambel! :)
And now I'm finally off to read Atom Heart John Beloved... ;)
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"Enjoy! It was a pleasure to read my print copy sometime after reading the ebook. It made me appreciate each of these writers even more.
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I'm glad you reminded me of this book, Johanna. I guess it was enough of a tough read that I'd actually suppressed a lot of it. I had to review my bookmarks to recall what I'd sublimated. Hmmm... that's kind of a correlating theme. Looking forward to the sequels whenever they appear.
Johanna wrote: "Hambel wrote: "Johanna wrote: "Does anyone know if Last Line is the first book of a series or is it a stand alone? And if it's a series, when is the next book going to be released? On Harper Fox's ..."Harper is not on Goodreads (yet, I'm trying to persuade her) but this is what she asked me to say:
Last Line is definitely intended as a trilogy, and Harper would like to publish the sequels through her FoxTales imprint, so she'll have to wait until the rights revert to her from Loose Id. That should happen in mid-2013, and Harper's been busy on books two and three, so hopefully not too long to wait!
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Thank you so much for finding out and letting us know, Liade! I think that it's safe to say that these news make quite a few of us really happy. :)
I've goot the print edition (signed & sketched ;-) of The Less Than Epic Adventures of TJ and Amal, two books till now. It is also online for free, but to have the print edition is a must. It updates tuesdays, about two pages every week. Blurb by the author, E.K Weaver:
This is the story of two dudes who drive from Berkeley to Providence, sleep in seedy hotels, smoke too much weed, get kicked out of a goodwill, eat terrible chinese food, sleep in seedy motels, get kicked out of goodwill, contemplate fate versus chance, piss into the sunset, start a brawl in waffle house, and fall in love.
But it's much more, it's a wonderful graphic novel, recommended also by Nicole Kimberling and Ginn Hale. BTW it is so loved that fans are translating it in 8 languages, see http://tjandamal.com
The author is E.K Weaver is female, lives in Austin, Texas, and ships international orders in record times. Yes, this is advertising ;-).
Antonella wrote: "I've goot the print edition (signed & sketched ;-) of The Less Than Epic Adventures of TJ and Amal, two books till now. It is also online for free, but to have the print edition is a must. It updat..."Just spent the last 20 mins reading the first few chapters online. I've never been keen on graphic novels, but this is really good!
Well, I've just finished Half Moon Chambers by Harper Fox, which I was looking forward to as were a few others. It's wonderful. I do love her characters, the settings (the places are characters too), and her plots. I was checking through her previous books in connection with her request on Livejournal that we identify which we'd choose for a sequel, and in each case thought: ooh, must re-read this. In most cases that would be "re-read this yet again".
Thank you, Josh, for all your encouragement and the help which you give her - it certainly pays dividends!
Hj wrote: "Well, I've just finished Half Moon Chambers by Harper Fox, which I was looking forward to as were a few others. It's wonderful. I do love her characters, the settings (the places are characters t..."I read this too this weekend, an agree wholeheartedly with all you said. I also enjoy how she weaves a story about redemption and second chances into a romance/crime mystery and how all the threads, the serious, the sweet and the scary all add up to this lovely piece.
Anne wrote: "Hj wrote: "Well, I've just finished Half Moon Chambers by Harper Fox, which I was looking forward to as were a few others. It's wonderful. I do love her characters, the settings (the places are c..."Anne - I'm pleased you liked it too. When I added my rating I was surprised to see only some negative reviews (DNFs) so I actually wrote a review for once, for the benefit of those who might otherwise be deterred from what I think is an excellent book.
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Yep. I'm enjoying it a lot, too. Thanks, Antonella. :)
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last night. The cover is gorgeous also.I thought it was an absolutely amazing book. The narrator (John) certainly has a uniquely written voice, one full of muddled thinking and sheer block-headedness, mitigated by the kind of clear insights possible in the late teen years. I really thought it was brilliant. This is not a traditional m/m romance in that it does include m/f, plus there are several very tough topics. I have to admit I probably wouldn't have read it if I'd seen detailed reviews in advance — the religious component would have put me off — and that would have been my great loss. I loved the way the characters' relationships to each other and to their families were revealed gradually in the course of the story. Thanks for spotlighting this book.
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last night. The cover is gorgeous also.I thought it was an absolutely amazing book."
I'm half way through reading it and I must say that just like you, I'm very impressed — and really glad that Anne brought it up on this topic.
Karen wrote: "The narrator (John) certainly has a uniquely written voice, one full of muddled thinking and sheer block-headedness, mitigated by the kind of clear insights possible in the late teen years."
Yes! Your comment on John's voice is spot on! :) The narrator's voice sure is unique and powerful with its engaging and straightforward, even humorous logic. John's story is very interesting, very believable in the middle of complicated, tough situations. The difficult themes are dealt with such frankness that it's heartbreaking and illuminating at the same time. This would make an intriguing BOM book... ;)
I just started Harper Fox's Half Moon Chambers. She does such a wonderful job of bringing a setting to life. I love her characters as well.
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Really looking forward to reading that one. I'm glad that you all seem to like it. :)
Anne wrote: "Hj wrote: "Well, I've just finished Half Moon Chambers by Harper Fox, which I was looking forward to as were a few others. It's wonderful. I do love her characters, the settings (the places are c..."I have to thank all of you for this rec.
I only read her short stories before, and while nice, they were also simply "ok".
This book was wonderful.
I've already bought three other ones and I'm planning to read them asap.
Karen I'm usually very careful with books who have religious undercurrents, but I think the way it was handled in Atom heart, and also the hard topic it treated, was definitely worth it. :)
Hi. Maybe I'm a little off topic here, but I really need some help. There's two books, I want to read, but can't get. Atom Heart John Beloved and Every Time I Think of You. I want e-book versions, not paperback. It's Amazon or B&N - and nowhere else. I don't have Kindle or Nook (and don't need them anyway) and I'm in Russia. So I really could use some good ideas, how to get those books. Who has any? :)
1.You can download Kindle and/or Nook Reader to your computer.2. You can become a Calibre user and use this to organize, store, and convert books in your library.
Calibre also has Goodreads Sync capability which is nice. But this option is a project to get going.
http://calibre-ebook.com/- general link
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5...-- GR Calibre Group - Plug-ins topic discussion
Reggie wrote: "1.You can download Kindle and/or Nook Reader to your computer.2. You can become a Calibre user and use this to organize, store, and convert books in your library.
Calibre also has Goodreads Syn..."
Or download kindle or nook to your ipad or other tablet if you have one of those.
Darkm wrote: "Anne wrote: "Hj wrote: "Well, I've just finished Half Moon Chambers by Harper Fox, which I was looking forward to as were a few others. It's wonderful. I have to thank all of you for this rec..."
I'm so pleased that you liked it too. And I'm sure you'll love her other books. I was just trying to chose one or two to recommend, but really they're all good!
Just finished Dirty Kiss by Rhys Ford. Very good mystery romance about a PI investigating a supposed suicide at a Korean-run gay club in LA. The mystery was good, the romance and relationship development was great, and it had an excellent first person narrator. I also dug all the interesting bits related to Korean culture and language. Overall very fun read.
Hj wrote: "I'm so pleased that you liked it too. And I'm sure you'll love her other books. I was just trying to chose one or two to recommend, but really they're all good! "Hey Hj -- I just finished HMC as well. Not my fave of hers (that's an awfully high bar), but still a 4 star read for me. Very much in the same vein as Nine Lights Over Edinburgh. Fox seems to really like the destroy-the-character-then-rebuild-him trope, which fortunately is something I like to read. :-)
I haven't written a review yet. Maybe tonight, maybe not, but I'll do it eventually!
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Reggie wrote: "1.You can download Kindle and/or Nook Reader to your computer.2. You can become a Calibre user and use this to organize, store, and convert books in your library.
Calibre also has Goodreads Syn..."
Thanks, Reggie. I'll give it a try. And I am a Calibre user, actually... :)
Anne wrote: "Reggie wrote: "1.You can download Kindle and/or Nook Reader to your computer.2. You can become a Calibre user and use this to organize, store, and convert books in your library.
Calibre also has..."
I read from my smartphone and I'll think about it. Thank you.
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Nope."
Maybe I should explain my question: I'm envious of all people who already got the print version ;-). I'll get mine as soon as the second print book is out...