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[Joshua]

Sam wrote: "Just finished I Am Legend. Thoroughly enjoyed and surprised by the deliciously dark ending (which is nothing like the films I've seen based on it)."

I've been meaning to read this one. Sam, your mention of the ending makes me want to read it even more! :)

[Sam]

Yes, Joshua, it took me completely by surprise. I won't say any more in case I spoil it, but well worth a read.

[Michael]

I enjoyed the film, but the book is a very different beast. Well worth a read.

[Michael]

Natasha (Diarist) wrote: "Finished And Playing the Role of Herself by K.E. Lane.

Am currently 42% through Sun Dragon by Michael Brookes and am rather enjoying it.

Also, I have just sussed tha..."


Indeed :-) I'm pleased you're enjoying it so far.

[Natasha]

Michael wrote: "Indeed :-) I'm pleased you're enjoying it so far."

A smashing job, Michael. 76% through now ...

[Michael]

Natasha (Diarist) wrote: "Michael wrote: "Indeed :-) I'm pleased you're enjoying it so far."

A smashing job, Michael. 76% through now ..."

Good to hear :-)

[Desley (Cat fosterer)]

Finished Dead Man's footsteps by Peter James, really enjoyed it. Next paperback will be a Lee Child book, but will read 11/22/63 for a bit first, the only problem with Stephen King is you get more out if you can read for a decent length of time.

[Patti (baconater)]

I've had my copy of The Red Tent for yonks and have finally got around to starting it.

It's okay but I don't understand why it got so much hype. It's not THAT good.

[Kath]

It is. You're not usually wrong, Patti but this time...

[Patti (baconater)]

To be fair, I'm not even halfway through it. Perhaps it'll grow on me.

[Fiona (Titch)]

I have read The Trafficked - Lee Weeks. Which I found really good and took me a while to read but enjoyable writing lol. I have since started and gave up on Slaughterhouse-Five - Kurt Vonnegut. Which I never thought of as a book. I've also listened to The Paper Magician - Charlie N. Holmberg. I am now reading Fall of Night - Rachel Caine and 13:24: A Story of Faith and Obsession - M. Dolon Hickmon.

[Lexie]

Patti (baconater) wrote: "To be fair, I'm not even halfway through it. Perhaps it'll grow on me."

I read that years ago - I hadn't realised it had had any hype! While I found it a bit grim at the time it has certainly stayed with me.

[Patti (baconater)]

It's getting better now although grim is certainly a good way to describe the story.

I'll need another humourous book after this sucker.

[Jim]

Please Miss, please miss, waves book.....



:-)

[Sharon]

I just finished rereading The Fellowship of the Ring for, I think, the fifth time. I'm trying to be more critical this time around, but not having much success.

Took a break from LotR to read China Mountain Zhangby Maureen F. McHugh. Thoroughly enjoying it and almost through although it might not be everyone's cup of tea.

[Lexie]

Sharon wrote: "I just finished rereading The Fellowship of the Ring for, I think, the fifth time. I'm trying to be more critical this time around, but not having much success.

Took a break from LotR to read [boo..."

Another one I read years ago, but can't remember anything about it! (China Mountain Zhang, of course, not Lord of the Rings)

[Fiona (Titch)]

I finished and loved Fall of Night - Rachel Caine. Her books are marvellous, shame Daylighters is her final book of this series. But that is what I will read next on Kindle 1. I gave up on 13:24: A Story of Faith and Obsession - M. Dolon Hickmon due to the Child Abuse I was reading in the story. I couldn't cope with the storyline as it was, so I said so (that was from Netgalley). So I will put Follow The Leader - Mel Sherratt on Kindle 2 to read afterwards.

[Kath]

Just finished Behind a Twisted Smile by Faith Mortimer. Great psychological drama. I had a book blurge and read it in 24 hours!

http://ignitebooks.blogspot.co.uk/201...

[L.A.]

Just finished The Poet by Michael Connelly and just started Blood Works also by Connelly. Both are re-reads after I have just finished re-reading all the Bosch series also by Connelly. Loved the Poet even though I knew who the bad guy was, and loving Blood works again!!

[Patti (baconater)]

Okay, I'm really enjoying The Red Tent now.

I'd love a day off to sit and finish it!

[Natasha]

Just finished Sun Dragon by Michael Brookes. Well, that was different :-)

Just started Revolution by Russell Brand.

[Michael]

I've just finished reading The Long Earth by Terry Prachett and Stephen Baxter and it's a superb read. Check out my review here:

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

[Karen]

I've really deliberated about this, but... I did find the latest Shardlake disappointing... Lamentation
Basically I couldnt care less about the bxxxxy book - the story seldom gripped me - it felt really weary and there was a lot of repetition and quite a few info dumps I could have done without. Such a shame as I'd saved this one up to read till Christmas. Not a great idea to go in with the top dogs of the time when Hilary Mantel has already done so with such panache.

[Anita]

Sorry you didn't enjoy Lamentation Karen, I felt a little like that after Heartstone. It's a good job we all like different things isn't it.

[Karen]

Absolutely! But I do feel guilty on the author's behalf when I haven't enjoyed their book - that said, I am now into Ann Cleeves' latest Shetland bookThin Air and thoroughly enjoying it.

[Anita]

I know what you mean, it does seem awful to criticize someone's hard work, I usually don't leave a review if I haven't enjoyed it. I don't like to see when people are just rude and hurtful to the author. Talking for myself I never seem to be very impressed with the novels that everyone seems to think are wonderful, the Devinci code springs to mind for me.
I enjoy Ann Cleaves very much, I never watched Vera until after I read the books, I'm not usually one for much TV but I don't mind watching them now. I haven't watched the Shetland series have you ? I have only read the first book bad did enjoy that.

[Geoff (G. Robbins) (merda constat variat altitudo)]

I now know what the unpleasant profession of Jonathan Hoag is.

[Gingerlily - The Full Wild]

Geoff (G. Robbins) (The noisy passionfruit) wrote: "I now know what the unpleasant profession of Jonathan Hoag is."

Oh do tell!

[David]

Anita wrote: "I know what you mean, it does seem awful to criticize someone's hard work, I usually don't leave a review if I haven't enjoyed it. I don't like to see when people are just rude and hurtful to the a..."

Appreciate what you're saying there, and it isn't nice to read rude and hurtful comments in a review. But I think a review with a genuine and constructive reason why a book has not appealed will not necessarily hurt an author. One reader's reason for not liking a book may actually appeal to a different reader and encourage them to buy the book. For example one reader might say I didn't enjoy this book because there was too much violence, someone reading that review might think, hmmm? sounds like something I want to read. Speaking personally, a 2* review with no justification offered is harder to accept.

[Geoff (G. Robbins) (merda constat variat altitudo)]

Gingerlily - Elephant Philosopher wrote: "Geoff (G. Robbins) (The noisy passionfruit) wrote: "I now know what the unpleasant profession of Jonathan Hoag is."

Oh do tell!"

Hell no, that'd spoil it. You'll never guess.

[Gingerlily - The Full Wild]

Geoff (G. Robbins) (The noisy passionfruit) wrote: "Gingerlily - Elephant Philosopher wrote: "Geoff (G. Robbins) (The noisy passionfruit) wrote: "I now know what the unpleasant profession of Jonathan Hoag is."

Oh do tell!"

Hell no, that'd spoil it..."

A duck whisperer?

[Geoff (G. Robbins) (merda constat variat altitudo)]

Gingerlily - Elephant Philosopher wrote: "Geoff (G. Robbins) (The noisy passionfruit) wrote: "Gingerlily - Elephant Philosopher wrote: "Geoff (G. Robbins) (The noisy passionfruit) wrote: "I now know what the unpleasant profession of Jonathan Hoag is."

Oh do tell!"

Hell no, that'd spoil it..."

A duck whisperer?

Damn

[Gingerlily - The Full Wild]

Hahahhahahahahahahahahahah! Quack.

[Fiona (Titch)]

Early hours this morning, I finished Follow The Leader - Mel Sherratt, which I found really enthralling. I've also read and finished Daylighters & Fall of Night - Rachel Caine which I absolutely adored, but unfortunately it was the last 2 books in the series, 13:24: A Story of Faith and Obsession - M. Dolon Hickmon, I disliked the book for the extra part which was to do with child abuse. Now I am going to read The Woman In Black - Kerry Wilkinson.

[Geoff (G. Robbins) (merda constat variat altitudo)]

Having mistakenly believed that The Unpleasant Profession of Johnathan Hoag was a short story anthology that included All You Zombies, I purchased it and read it last night.

The film, Predestination is much better than the short story in my opinion. If someone could explain why the short story refers to Zombies, I'd be very grateful.

[Anita]

David wrote: "Anita wrote: "I know what you mean, it does seem awful to criticize someone's hard work, I usually don't leave a review if I haven't enjoyed it. I don't like to see when people are just rude and hu..."

I do agree David, there is the right way to go about putting forward your opinion of anything really. What you are saying is just that persons opinion and always worth hearing, I just find these days people go too far and can easily slide over into being very personal and hurtful toward the author, presenter or whoever is under the spotlight. I would never criticize an author just because the book had too much bad language in it ( a personal hate ) I would just put the book quietly down and move onto the next. I am a bit sloppy though, I don't like any nastiness between people at all. I would always speak truthfully if I was asked, I love leaving reviews when I have really enjoyed the book though, that's the good bit, I do like good bits !

[Lexie]

Anita wrote: "David wrote: "Anita wrote: "I know what you mean, it does seem awful to criticize someone's hard work, I usually don't leave a review if I haven't enjoyed it. I don't like to see when people are ju..."

Careful with the Shetland series on television: the books are great (definitely one of my favourite crime authors and a lovely person if you get the chance to see her speak) but the BBC chopped and changed the plots around completely. Still very enjoyable, but you have to forget you've ever read the book (it says a great deal for my liking for the series and Douggie Henshall that I was prepared to tolerate it at all!)

[Anita]

I think they chop and change most things don't they ? Not always for the better.its one reason that I don't tend to watch what I have read or read what I have watched as I always seem to be dissapointed if I do. I have hears other people say that she is a lovely lady. A friend saw her at one of the crime writers convention , I think that's where it was.
Oh well if Douggie Henshall was in it what more could anyone want !

[Tim]

It's inevitable - if you're trying to condense 10 or 15 hours worth of novel into a 1 or 2 hour TV show, something's going to give. And if you filmed a novel plot for plot, beat for beat, it would generally make awful telly. Such is the nature of the beast - different media have different storytelling requirements, and what works for one won't work necessarily for another.

[Patti (baconater)]

Then there's The Hobbit...

[Geoff (G. Robbins) (merda constat variat altitudo)]

Patti (baconater) wrote: "Then there's The Hobbit..."

Don't go there.

[Patti (baconater)]

Where? Mordor?

Easy trip that. I'll use a long haul eagle.

[Anita]

tell him to bring some mates Patti as we all coming with you !

[Lexie]

Yup! I have my elven waybread ready!

[Michael]

I've just finished reading Gregor Xane's Six Dead Spots and while it's a decent horror read, it could have been developed a bit more into something special:

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

[Michael]

I've just finished James McAllister's collection of short stories The Universe, Five Minutes At A Time and there's an interesting range of ideas here. Take a look at my review here:

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

[Lexie]

Thank goodness - I was beginning to think we'd all gone into hibernation!

[Kath]

I've gone into proof-reading mode - I'm reading book which aren't published yet!

[Lexie]

You're just ahead of the rest of us!

[Kath]

I have, however, read a published book in the last few days. Just out the review up. I saw it on FB and was fascinated. I've read it and I'm still fascinated!

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

It's called Watch Watch and deals with modern day vampires. If it's your scene it'll grab you.