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[Jim]

Lexie wrote: "I felt for him! ..."

I did feel that somebody was going to suffer for it and it wouldn't just be Mutt :-)

[Gingerlily - The Full Wild]

[Jim]

absolutely, but without the comfort of a dog close at hand

[Lexie]

Poor little lambkins!

[Jim]

I have every confidence that somebody did suffer

[Lexie]

Probably in particular and unexpected ways.

[Jim]

Certainly worth pondering on

[David]

Karen wrote: "David wrote: "Just finished I Let You Go - Thanks for that, sounds just my sort of book so have just bought it."

I hope you like it, I thought it was pretty good. It made me get her only other book I See You, anyway.

[Jim]

Lexie wrote: "Probably in particular and unexpected ways."

funnily enough you might well have been right

https://tallissteelyard.wordpress.com...

[Lexie]

Jim wrote: "Lexie wrote: "Probably in particular and unexpected ways."

funnily enough you might well have been right

https://tallissteelyard.wordpress.com..."
Yes, nicely done!

[Jim]

glad you liked it, I posted it here just to make sure you caught it :-)

[Michael]

I've just posted my review for Erin Morgenstern's The Night Circus, and it's an enchanting story full of mystery and intrigue - a damn fine read:

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

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I have just finished a very large volume of Rudyard Kipling which I found very inventive if rather dated.

The great eye opener for me however is the book I have started to read which the 'The Professor' by Charlotte Bronte.

What a mind she had! How much perception of human nature and insight into human relations. If I could bring one person back to chat to for an evening over dinner then it would be her for the depth and width of her intellect is astonishing.

A delicious treat to look forward to, chapter by chapter.

[Patti (baconater)]

Kathy wrote: "Just finished At the Water's Edge. Struggled with it initially and didn't really feel involved until about half way in. Since some readers seem to have enjoyed [book:Water for Eleph..."

I liked Water for Elephants. Wasn't a stunner but was worth reading.

[Patti (baconater)]

David wrote: "Karen wrote: "David wrote: "Just finished I Let You Go - Thanks for that, sounds just my sort of book so have just bought it."

I hope you like it,..."

That looks like something I might enjoy reading while we're home for Christmas. Thanks for mentioning it.

[Patti (baconater)]

I started re-reading Odd Thomas last evening. So glad Rosemary (it was you, wasn't it?) reminded me of it.
It's really a great book. I love the imagery Koontz delivers.
I've grabbed the entire series. May read them one after another. We'll see.

[Desley (Cat fosterer)]

Patti (baconater) wrote: "I started re-reading Odd Thomas last evening. So glad Rosemary (it was you, wasn't it?) reminded me of it.
It's really a great book. I love the imagery Koontz delivers.
I've grabbed ..."

I love Odd Thomas

[Pam]

Enjoyed another Flavia de Luce installment - Speaking from Among the Bones.

[Pat ()]

Patti (baconater) wrote: "I started re-reading Odd Thomas last evening. So glad Rosemary (it was you, wasn't it?) reminded me of it.
It's really a great book. I love the imagery Koontz delivers.
I've grabbed ..."

Been reading it all afternoon. Thanks for heads up.

[Jim]

Just read Cranford

My daughter suggested it after reading some of my Tallis Steelyard stuff, and I confess I very much enjoyed it. But some of Elizabeth Gaskells short stories left me cold

[Patti (baconater)]

Pat (Scorpio) wrote: "Patti (baconater) wrote: "I started re-reading Odd Thomas last evening. So glad Rosemary (it was you, wasn't it?) reminded me of it.
It's really a great book. I love the imagery Koont..."

Pleased you're enjoying it!

[Patti (baconater)]

Jim wrote: "Just read Cranford

My daughter suggested it after reading some of my Tallis Steelyard stuff, and I confess I very much enjoyed it. But some of Elizabeth Gaskells short stories left m..."

I enjoyed Cranford when I read it. There's a BBC tv series of it too. I've got the DVDs in a box in Wales.

[Elizabeth]

The original Lark Rise to Candleford is excellent, more factually informative and less soap opera than the beeb made it.

Just finished A Bad Penny (have you added it to your GR publications yet, Jim? I couldn't find it to 'add'.) Entertaining as always.

Just started Void by David Staniforth. The suspense is killing me - I don't think I'm going to get much work done this morning!

[Jim]

Elizabeth wrote: "The original Lark Rise to Candleford is excellent, more factually informative and less soap opera than the beeb made it.

Just finished A Bad Penny (have you added it to your GR publi..."

I think I have, it's on the list I see and it's on good reads

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

[David]

Patti (baconater) wrote: "That looks like something I might enjoy reading while we're home for Christmas. Thanks for mentioning it. "

Some of it takes place around Swansea and Gower too.

[David]

Patti (baconater) wrote: "I started re-reading Odd Thomas last evening. So glad Rosemary (it was you, wasn't it?) reminded me of it.
It's really a great book. I love the imagery Koontz delivers.
I've grabbed ..."

I have that in my TBR folder, but we saw the film a month or two back, so I'm waiting for that to fade before reading it.

[David]

Just finished The Fourteenth Protocol which was okay, but a bit heavy handed with accent/dialect in the dialogue, which got irritating.

Just started Untouchable as recommended by a young lady of this parish:

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

[Pam]

Finished the latest installment in the Cotswolds cosy crime series by Rebecca Tope, Guilt in the Cotswolds and a book for family historians, My Ancestor was in the British Army.

[Karen]

David wrote: "Patti (baconater) wrote: "That looks like something I might enjoy reading while we're home for Christmas. Thanks for mentioning it. "

Some of it takes place around Swansea and Gower too."

Definitely got to read that then!

[Karen]

Just getting into The Human Factor - hadn't read this before, but Andrew Marr featured it in his book prog on spy fiction. It is intriguing. Just a shame the female characters are no more than cardboard cutouts.

[Desley (Cat fosterer)]

Finally finished Dracula's Guest, don't normally struggle with such a short book. Then read The Bamboo Mirror, enjoyed the mix of stories but wish there had been more. Now started The Sex Club which has started off well

[Pat ()]

Desley (Cat fosterer) wrote: "Finally finished Dracula's Guest, don't normally struggle with such a short book. Then read The Bamboo Mirror, enjoyed the mix of stories but wish there had been mor..."

I've read the sex club, enjoyed it.

[Pat ()]

Read Odd Thomas and enjoyed it got Odd 1, 2, & 3 to read now. Had them in my pile for ages. Time to get started on them.

[Desley (Cat fosterer)]

Pat (Scorpio) wrote: "Read Odd Thomas and enjoyed it got Odd 1, 2, & 3 to read now. Had them in my pile for ages. Time to get started on them."

Glad you enjoyed Odd Thomas, and The Sex Club, I have a few of hers.

[Patti (baconater)]

David wrote: "Patti (baconater) wrote: "I started re-reading Odd Thomas last evening. So glad Rosemary (it was you, wasn't it?) reminded me of it.
It's really a great book. I love the imagery Koont..."

Shame you've seen the film before reading the book.
The book is much better than the film, as you'd expect.

[Patti (baconater)]

Pat (Scorpio) wrote: "Read Odd Thomas and enjoyed it got Odd 1, 2, & 3 to read now. Had them in my pile for ages. Time to get started on them."

Yay!

I've only read 63 pages so far! Working and sleeping infringes on my reading time horribly.

[Desley (Cat fosterer)]

Patti (baconater) wrote: "David wrote: "Patti (baconater) wrote: "I started re-reading Odd Thomas last evening. So glad Rosemary (it was you, wasn't it?) reminded me of it.
It's really a great book. I love the..."

I really disliked the film, shame as I was looking forward to it

[Pat ()]

Patti (baconater) wrote: "Pat (Scorpio) wrote: "Read Odd Thomas and enjoyed it got Odd 1, 2, & 3 to read now. Had them in my pile for ages. Time to get started on them."

Yay!

I've only read 63 pages so far! Working and sl..."

Finished part 1 around 1.30 this morning, I thought I had three books but they are three parts of one! Still enjoyed it so far.

[Lexie]

Finished Broken Homes last night - excellent as before. I'm puzzled that he has a character with the same name as one of my long-standing characters, Daniel Hossack. I know where my character's name came from and I'm fascinated to find out if his came from the same very obscure place!

[David]

Patti (baconater) wrote: "Shame you've seen the film before reading the book.
The book is much better than the film, as you'd expect.."

I thought it probably would be. Although, the film wasn't that bad on the whole.

It is possible that I stayed awake all the way through it, too.

[David]

Desley (Cat fosterer) wrote: "Patti (baconater) wrote: " Odd Thomas

I really disliked the film, shame as I was looking forward to it "

Ah. I thought the film was ok.

So if the book is much better than the film, then I should really like the book.

[Michael]

I've posted my review for William Gibson's Idoru, and while I enjoyed it, there wasn't quite the depth that I expected from his previous books.

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

[Desley (Cat fosterer)]

David wrote: "Desley (Cat fosterer) wrote: "Patti (baconater) wrote: " Odd Thomas

I really disliked the film, shame as I was looking forward to it "

Ah. I thought the film was ok.

So if the book..."

Yeah, I think if you hadn't read the book already, the film would be OK, but things were altered for the film.

[David]

Desley (Cat fosterer) wrote: "Yeah, I think if you hadn't read the book already, the film would be OK, but things were altered for the film."

I'll definitely read the book though. I've always liked Koontz.

Similarly, we saw the film of Shutter Island recently - which was a pretty good film - but I then found out what a very good writer Dennis Lehane is, and now I wish I'd read the book first.

[Pat ()]

Just finished Odd Interlude #1 Odd Interlude #2Odd Interlude #3

[L.A.]

David wrote: "Desley (Cat fosterer) wrote: "Yeah, I think if you hadn't read the book already, the film would be OK, but things were altered for the film."

I'll definitely read the book though. I've always like..." I'm pleased to say that I read Shutter Island first and found it incredible. Needless to say, the film didn't disappoint at all, which was actually quite a surprise.

[David]

L.A. wrote: "I'm pleased to say that I read Shutter Island first and found it incredible. Needless to say, the film didn't disappoint at all, which was actually quite a surprise."

I will have to get around to that book too, then.

[Desley (Cat fosterer)]

David wrote: "Desley (Cat fosterer) wrote: "Yeah, I think if you hadn't read the book already, the film would be OK, but things were altered for the film."

I'll definitely read the book though. I've always like..."

I didn't enjoy the film of Shutter Island.

Pat, I've not read the Interludes, I thought they seemed expensive, what are your thoughts?

[Pat ()]

I enjoyed reading them but they are short 85% only and I got all three July 2012 @ 99p each. Three parts of one story. It took me until now to read them and only because I just read book one and enjoyed that. I don't think I would have bought book one if I had read the three parts first as it annoyed me to read instalments of one story. It would have spoilt book one too as it is set after it and I would have know what the twist at the end of one would be.
Hopes this helps.

[Kathy]

Just finished Mystery in White. A bit early for a Christmas whodunit but an enjoyable, 'period' classic from the thirties. Easy to read, unusual, and enjoyable. Just starting The Human Flies.