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I have been re-reading the Psychop series. I am half..."
I don't do a lot of rereading, but that is one series I'll be glad to reread in full! I just finished it for the first time ..."
Vic and Jacob rock! :-)
I am reading Bolt-Hole, newly out by Amy Lane. So far it's pretty good. This one is not over the top angst. Some inner turmoil but not turned up to 11.Whew!
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Becky wrote: "Reggie wrote:
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I love that series. Especially the first book and GhosTV.
Mtsnow13 wrote: "Candice wrote: "Karen wrote: "I finished 
this evening. Lisa Henry really doesn't write easy books. I read them through, driven and staying up too late, kind of ho..."I agree w/Karen. Add to that, though, it's ultimately very satisfying. Worth it, in other words.
finished Slam last night. I agree with some of the other posts that her dialogue is very good. I totally felt like I knew her MC within the first few paragraphs which is great. He would totally exhaust me in real life but I still really liked him.The only thing I find hard to read is the addition of "y" as in "judgey" to most verbs.
By the way, I think in the states cost plus world market sells most of the digestives and biscuits she mentioned.
Johanna wrote: "finished Slam last night. I agree with some of the other posts that her dialogue is very good. I totally felt like I knew her MC within the first few paragraphs which is great. He would totally ..."I am reading it too, and feel the same, I would probably have strangled Jude in real life :). But she really makes him come alive, doesn't she? i adore her books.
Susinok wrote: "I am reading Bolt-Hole, newly out by Amy Lane. So far it's pretty good. This one is not over the top angst. Some inner turmoil but not turned up to 11.Whew!"
I was wondering about the angst level, so your post is very welcome.
I have to say after reading the reviews I don't think I'll read the 7th one in the Cut and Run series at least until the 8th is out.
Looks like it's quite angsty :/
I just started Rapture by J.R. Ward. That made me want to peek at the reviews for Lover At Last on Amazon. Well the number of reviews it has is up to 660 now and an almost cumulative 5 star rating. I don't think having an m/m romance has hurt her sales any at all. Those numbers of reviews are in keeping with her other books, or even a bit higher.
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Well the number of reviews it has is up to 660 now and an almost cumulative 5 star ratin..."
That's certainly excellent news!
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last night. Very entertaining. I'd forgotten how much sex he puts in his books.
Josh wrote: "I read the ARC of James Lear's last night. Very entertaining. I'd forgotten how much sex he puts in his books."
I've only read a couple, but I'm not sure how you could possibly forget! He just about manages to squeeze in a plot around it...
I've just started reading An Ideal Husband. "SIR ROBERT CHILTERN: You prefer to be natural?
MRS. CHEVELEY: Sometimes. But it is such a difficult pose to keep up."
I so love Oscar Wilde!
Katharina wrote: "I've just started reading An Ideal Husband. "SIR ROBERT CHILTERN: You prefer to be natural?
MRS. CHEVELEY: Sometimes. But it is such a difficult pose to keep up."
I so love Oscar Wilde!"
Brilliant stuff.
Lou wrote: "Hj wrote: "I've only read a couple, but I'm not sure how you could possibly forget! He just about manages to squeeze in a plot around it... "Imo, his books are mainly erotica. However, he's talented and great with spoofing other genres. ..."
The two I read were mysteries, and not bad. They were so OTT they were spoofs, I think. What else has he spoofed?
Hj wrote: "Brilliant stuff."There are so many lines in this book I would love to post everywhere for others to read them. He's so funny and witty, it's a real pleasure to read his plays!
Lou wrote: "The mysteries are takes on the classic drawing room mysteries. is a variation of historicals, Robert Louis Stevenson in particular. I enjoyed it a whole lot, although there were a couple of short passages I skipped over. Here is my review of it: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...He has a couple of other pseudonyms, one of them being Rupert Smith. ..."
The Forsyte Saga: The Official Companion?? Really? This I must see!!
Juthi wrote: "Katharina wrote: "Hj wrote: "Brilliant stuff."There are so many lines in this book I would love to post everywhere for others to read them. He's so funny and witty, it's a real pleasure to read h..."
That sounds fantastic, actually!! Well, I'll just read his books one at a time, that is a lot of fun, too ;)
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So, I use to be obsessed, ok, strong word. With another author, Samuel R. Delany, a gay science fiction writer from the 60's. I read everything he wrote, his essays, shorts, porn, literary pieces, scholarly articles. Every time I walk into a used book store I buy a copy of one of his books, I have three copies of Dhalgren alone.I'm beginning to feel that way with Josh, I have to read everything you've written, because it's so fascinating, so well written, so believable, so masculine and so delicious. I just told my partner, oh no... Josh as become my new Delany.
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"SIR ROBERT CHILTERN: You prefer to be natural?
MRS. CHEVELEY: Sometimes. But it is such a difficult pose to keep up."
I so love Oscar Wilde!"
:-D
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There are so many lines in this book I would love to post everywhere for others to read them. He's so funny and witty, it's a real pleasure to read his plays!"
A brilliant mind, for sure.
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Imo, his books are mainly erotica. However, he's talen..."
I know the theory is sex sells books -- and we have ample demonstration that's true -- but in our genre at least, sex is not a rare or forbidden commodity. So quality versus quantity of scenes will actually take some writers further. Frankly, I think Lear's one of them. His stuff is too smart for a one-handed read, but I think he sort of falls back on that. Whenever I read him, I'm always wanting him to do it for real -- to really write a sincere, serious genre effort.
But that's the old tussle of readers wanting writers to write the book the reader would write -- versus the book within the author.
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I don't know what that's all about, but Man's World seems interesting."
He's such an excellent and amusing writer, that even when he's losing the plot (literally) he's still entertaining. But he's caught in a difficult position. He's a respected literary writer. That complicates everything. And the easiest route is to simply pretend that you're not seriously writing genre fiction, you're just writing a sex romp. It takes the pressure off.
Joe wrote: "So, I use to be obsessed, ok, strong word. With another author, Samuel R. Delany, a gay science fiction writer from the 60's. I read everything he wrote, his essays, shorts, porn, literary pieces..."I wouldn't say I am obsessed, and his porn doesn't interest me, ( porn in general doesn't interest me) but his literary books, I love them! And I haven't found anybody else who does before now :)
Are you saying you like Delany? Because I sometimes think I'm the only one.
Joe wrote: "Are you saying you like Delany? Because I sometimes think I'm the only one."I love his books, Dahlgren is one, Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand is one of my all time favourite books, and others too, like Babel-17 or The Einstein Intersection among many, I have read many times.
I just finshed Bolt-Hole. In my opinion one of the best books by Amy Lane, and since I love almost everything she has written, that means a lot. Well written, with an adult voice, tackling some hard and important issues, and a sweet love story too.
Oh thank you, I love Dhalgren, it's amazing. The porn is, well different and an acquired taste.
Others may have mentioned this, but I am reading Dirty Secret by Rhys Ford, and ran across this: "I spied the Cloak and Dagger bookstore before we hit our next turn. Bobby followed my gaze and murmured, “Ever go in there?” “Yeah, it’s a nice place. Mostly mysteries, I think,” I said, remembering the last time I’d made it out to Pasadena. “Guy who runs it is fucking hot.”
That's Adrien's bookstore! Always delights me when characters show up in each others' universes.
Anne wrote: "I just finshed Bolt-Hole. In my opinion one of the best books by Amy Lane, and since I love almost everything she has written, that means a lot. Well written, with an adult voice, tackling some har..."I finished that one yesterday. I also liked it. I'm glad she didn't turn up the angst to 11. Often times she goes overboard there.
Harper wrote: "Others may have mentioned this, but I am reading Dirty Secret by Rhys Ford, and ran across this: "I spied the Cloak and Dagger bookstore before we hit our next turn. Bobby followed my gaze and mur..."
I totally missed that when I read Dirty Secret! Wow.
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Harper wrote: "Others may have mentioned this, but I am reading Dirty Secret by Rhys Ford, and ran across this: "I spied the Cloak and Dagger bookstore before we hit our next turn. Bobby followed my gaze and mur..."
It's a lovely moment, isn't it?
Joe wrote: "So, I use to be obsessed, ok, strong word. With another author, Samuel R. Delany, a gay science fiction writer from the 60's. I read everything he wrote, his essays, shorts, porn, literary pieces..."Obsession? You are so in the right place!
Josh wrote: "Lou wrote: "Hj wrote: "I've only read a couple, but I'm not sure how you could possibly forget! He just about manages to squeeze in a plot around it... "Imo, his books are mainly erotica. However..."
Does 'one-handed read' mean what I think it means?
Harper wrote: "Others may have mentioned this, but I am reading Dirty Secret by Rhys Ford, and ran across this: "I spied the Cloak and Dagger bookstore before we hit our next turn. Bobby followed my gaze and mur..."
:D
Jordan wrote: "Just bought a nice little pile of print books including Anne's Frat Boy and Toppy and Blaine's Alien, Smith and Jones. Of course I also picked up the print edition of Dark Soul and the short storie..."Now the dilemma is, which one to start with? And which goodie will you save for last? :D
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"I spied the Cloak and Dagger bookstore before we hit our next turn. Bobby followed my gaze and mur..."
:-D
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Imo, his books are mainly ero..."
Yeah.
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Imo, his books are mainly erotica. However, he's talen..."
They're advertised as erotica, and they deliver. But there's much more to them -- I thought Back Passage was very clever. And this new one has some great, even classic hardboiled moments.
I can't imagine anyone is just reading him for the porn. His stuff is too smart for that.
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I'm certainly honored to be in Delany's company! I hope you'll continue to enjoy the work for years to come.
Josh wrote: "Hambel wrote: "Josh wrote: "Lou wrote: "Hj wrote: "I've only read a couple, but I'm not sure how you could possibly forget! He just about manages to squeeze in a plot around it... "Imo, his books..."
Thanks :)
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I've only read a couple of his short stories in fantasy/SF collections. A strong, vivid writer even if I still am not sure I ever really understood his stories.
So in between visiting with my little nephews and niece and seeing the universe unfold on a big screen :), I have managed to read Slam by Merrow, Bolt-hole by Amy Lane and Kestrel's Cance by Harper Fox. All different and oh, so good. Fox' language is so beautiful and lyrical it hurts. That little story reads as a poem with praise to the wild mountains of Scotland, to snow and cold and the warmth of love.
Anne wrote: "So in between visiting with my little nephews and niece and seeing the universe unfold on a big screen :), I have managed to read Slam by Merrow, Bolt-hole by Amy Lane and Kestrel's Cance by Harper..."Ha, all of those are on my to-read list :-D I'm glad I have good things to long forward to. Although my to-read list now has about 150 books in them - seriously, what is happening here? I've read over 100 (!) books since January alone, and my to-real pile only grows and grows.
It totally reminds me of my work actually, it always seems that the more I do, the more I'm in fear of being stricken dead by the superhuge and still growing pile on my desk. ...Books reminding me of work. That's so not good, guys, so not good.
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It's lovely, isn't it? From beginning to end.
Josh wrote: "Anne wrote: "So in between visiting with my little nephews and niece and seeing the universe unfold on a big screen :), I have managed to read Slam by Merrow, Bolt-hole by Amy Lane and Kestrel's Ca..."Oh yes.
Josh wrote: "I've only read a couple of his short stories in fantasy/SF collections. A strong, vivid writer even if I still am not sure I ever really understood his stories"Oh trust me there were some that I just sat and looked at the page and said, uh... what? Math was never a strong subject for me, but the words leading to the mathematical equations were so brilliant that I would eventually make it to the end.
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I use TurboTax and it should be simple, but we have four "micro-businesses" and I never manage to keep up with things as we go along, no matter how often (usually at tax time) I swear that I will. Right now TurboTax seems to be calculating a 25% tax rate on my unsold bead jewelry inventory. That can't be right, can it?
So what am I reading while procrastinating taxes? One of those absurdly long, likely born from an online serial, apparently translated to English (fairytale-voice English), at once oddly derivative and oddly original tomes that I seem to have a soft spot for. Guilty pleasure or a chance to beat myself up for wasting time, or a bit of both? ; )
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I have been re-reading the Psychop series. I am half..."
I don't do a lot of rereading, but that is one series I'll be glad to reread in full! I just finished it for the first time recently - well finished it to the latest book. I know there's more to come. I'm dying for more. Love Vic and Jacob so much.