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2011-12 - Suspense - What will you read in December?
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i was waiting for this thread!!tenatively:
Undone - because I managed to read the second one in a trilogy before the 1st...lol!
Fallen - to finish out the trilogy
Hot Pursuit
Breaking the Rules - the last 2 in the troubleshooters series
ETA - and possible the next in death book - i think i'm up to 14 or 15
I decided to read some of those that are on the list and on my bookshelves already, so I'm starting out with: Smilla's Sense of Snow and
The Pillars of the Earth (which I didn't think was suspense, but it's on that list and my shelves!)
I'm not sure what after those two, but there are plenty I can choose from that look good!!
Lynn - Pillars is good but long! It was one of the few assigned fiction readings in college that I actually read/finished and enjoyed
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If it starts early, please see (and answer) the question in message # 16 posted on the December ROAR thread.
Dee wrote: "Lynn - Pillars is good but long! It was one of the few assigned fiction readings in college that I actually read/finished and enjoyed"I'm glad to hear you enjoyed it. When starting a looonnnng book, it's good to know that it's a good read!!
I have a big pool from this shelf that I'd like to read, but what I actually do read will depend on what fits in with another group's challenge that starts December 1 and ends mid-February. These books fit both the shelf and challenge tasks:
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd - Agatha Christie
Harbor - John Ajvide Lindqvist
The Brief History of the Dead - Kevin Brockmeier
The Talented Mr. Ripley - Patricia Highsmith
I'd love to read these, as well, but they don't fit my challenge tasks. Perhaps I can read them for future months' shelves.
Rebecca - Daphne du Maurier
The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafón
The Blind Assassin - Margaret Atwood
Out - Natsuo Kirino
and then you can watch the mini-series ;)LynnB wrote: "Dee wrote: "Lynn - Pillars is good but long! It was one of the few assigned fiction readings in college that I actually read/finished and enjoyed"
I'm glad to hear you enjoyed it. When starting ..."
Dee wrote: "and then you can watch the mini-series ;)LynnB wrote: "Dee wrote: "Lynn - Pillars is good but long! It was one of the few assigned fiction readings in college that I actually read/finished and e..."
lol! Good idea!
I am going to start with The Mermaids Singing I love the Wire in the Blood series so this should be good and then move on to Shutter Island. Looking forward to December - suspense is one of my favourite genres and haven't read any books from it for a while.
Bea wrote: "I am planning to read Room and The Eight."Ah, I didn't even notice The Eight on this shelf. That book is on my Favorites, being one I loved when it came out in my Senior year of high school (1988-1989.) I might have to try a re-read this month to see if it still does it for me.
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With all the activity December includes, I'm sure I won't get to all of these, especially since a bunch of them are more than 500 pages, and too heavy to take on trips. But what I'd like to read in December:
The Blind Assassin
House Rules
Scorpia (chain gang pick)
Knots and Crosses
The Crow Road
A Bali Conspiracy Most Foul
Foucalt's Pendulum
Winter in Madrid
The God Project
The Curse of the Blue Tattoo
The City and the City
Deadline
The Double
The King's Bishop
But all these from the shelf are already loaded on my Nook, so I read some of them instead:
Throwaway
The Time Machine
Footsteps in the Dark
The End of Marking Time
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
Murder at the Vicarage
The Red House Mystery
Blood Safari
Blood Ties
Invisible
And now several of you have been talking about The Eight, which I'd never heard of, as well, so I feel like I should add it.
I fear I'll end the year with many more added to my TBR than subtracted from it.
Lacy - if you read catching fire, you might want to have mockingjay on hand
I put The Shadow of the Wind on hold at the library. I've been wanting to read it for quite some time, so I'm glad to have a good excuse to bump it up in priority.I would also love to get to The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.
I've been sadly neglecting this group recently. I'm ready to get started again and this seems like the perfect genre to get started in!I'm going to go with something I already own, so I'll pick from one of the below:
Show No Mercy
Beautiful Lies
The Host
A Reliable Wife
The Weight of Silence
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
A Great and Terrible Beauty
Her Fearful Symmetry
Soulless
Wow - I had no idea how many I would have from this list when I started! I'll definitely be reading Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children as it is a book club read for my local group for next month. I'll see if I can't add at least one more from the list.
Is "Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson on the list? I've been wanting to read it but it keeps creeping me out and I put it down.
Nancy wrote: "Is "Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson on the list? I've been wanting to read it but it keeps creeping me out and I put it down."It is. Looks like 16 people have shelved it as "suspense."
Luann wrote: "Nancy wrote: "Is "Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson on the list? I've been wanting to read it but it keeps creeping me out and I put it down."It is. Looks like 16 people have shelved it as ..."
I went through the shelf and came up with this list:Smilla's Sense of Snow
The Pillars of the Earth
Live Bait
Sister
Faceless Killers
The Terror
Cover Her Face
I've already read the books chosen my two f2f clubs for December, so I am devoting the month to Suspense!
I pulled up the shelf and have already read the first 3! And I have #4 on my bedroom bookshelf so I will read The Girl Who Played With Fire to start. Then I'll probably read The Hunger Games and the newest J.D. Robb book, Indulgence in Death, and I don't even have to buy any of them!
do we have a new picture for suspense??and ugh, the book i'm reading right now - shelved under suspense-action; rom-suspense...just not just plain suspense...seriously!!
I liked Room as well, but I think the audiobook made it for me, I don't know if i could haev read it!
Dee wrote: "do we have a new picture for suspense??I messaged Amy to choose one. Thanks for the reminder, Dee.
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hehehe.....love it! Super suspense full, will she go into the room? I do not know, I do not know :0)
Yep, very suspenseful! Is she the villain wielding that knife? Or the victim ready to protect herself? Nice choice, Amy!
kinda like, did anyone see dancing with the stars this season and the dance that rikki lake did to the psycho theme - they used a shadow screen for some of it - totally freaky
I dropped off the face of the "Pick a Shelf" earth for awhile, but I am back. So I think I will go with Black. I almost picked it up instead of the book I am reading so it will give me a reason to start it.
Luann wrote: "Yep, very suspenseful! Is she the villain wielding that knife? Or the victim ready to protect herself? Nice choice, Amy!"Thanks! Was worried it might be too dark (color-wise), but glad everyone thinks it captures the theme.
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Books mentioned in this topic
The Shadow of the Wind (other topics)The Time Machine (other topics)
A Great and Terrible Beauty (other topics)
Cover Her Face (other topics)
The Terror (other topics)
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Peter Straub (other topics)Martin Cruz Smith (other topics)
Dennis Lehane (other topics)
J.D. Robb (other topics)
Karen Rose (other topics)
Well let's see what your going to read in the suspense category