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Eggp is finished with The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #4)
15. Silver Blaze, 5 stars. Fancy horse goes missing.
16. ...The Yellow Face, 5 stars. Wife has a secret.
17. ...The Stockbroker's Clerk, 4 stars. An unusual job offer.
18. ...The "Gloria Scott", 4 stars. Father has a worse secret.
19. ...The Musgrave Ritual, 5 stars. Butler solves an old riddle.
20. ...The Reigate Squire, 3 stars. One burglary too many.
Jun 11, 2016 09:32AM Add a comment
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #4)

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Eggp is finished with The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
10. The Adventure of the Speckled Band, 5 stars. Wicked, greedy stepfather.
11. The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb, 4 stars. Very dangerous engineer, we must deal with him.
12. The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor, 4 stars. New bride disappears.
13. The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet, 4 stars. A thief in the night.
14. The Adventure of the Copper Beeches, 4 stars. [2015]
Jun 11, 2016 09:25AM Add a comment
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

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Eggp is finished with The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
03. A Scandal in Bohemia, 4 stars. [2011-2013]
04. The Adventure of the Red-Headed League, 4 stars. [2011-2013]
05. A Case of Identity, 3 stars. [2011-2013]
06. The Boscombe Valley Mystery, 3 stars. [2011-2013]
07. The Five Orange Pips, 4 stars. [2011-2013]
08. The Man with the Twisted Lip, 4 stars. Missing husband(s) in opium den.
09. The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle, 4 stars. Lost hat & a fancy goose.
Jun 11, 2016 09:25AM Add a comment
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Eggp
Eggp is 73% done with Sherlock Holmes Classics (Sherlock Holmes, #1-9)
47. The Adventure of the Devil's Foot, 3 stars. Siblings go mad/die at dinner.
48. His Last Bow, 3 stars. Spying German's papers.
49. The Adventure of the Illustrious Client, 3 stars. Breaking an engagement.
50. The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier, 4 stars. Injured ex-soldier suspiciously absent.
51. The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone, 4 stars. Outwitting a jewel thief.
Jun 10, 2016 07:28PM Add a comment
Sherlock Holmes Classics (Sherlock Holmes, #1-9)

Eggp
Eggp is 67% done with Sherlock Holmes Classics (Sherlock Holmes, #1-9)
42. The Adventure of the Cardboard Box, 5 stars. A gruesome package.
43. The Adventure of the Red Circle, 4 stars. Mystery lodger clomps around.
44. The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans, 4 stars. Stolen top secret papers.
45. The Adventure of the Dying Detective, 3 stars. Sherlock contracts a tropical disease.
46. The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax, 5 stars. Missing lady with brute on her trail.
Jun 03, 2016 10:02PM Add a comment
Sherlock Holmes Classics (Sherlock Holmes, #1-9)

Eggp
Eggp is 60% done with Sherlock Holmes Classics (Sherlock Holmes, #1-9)
35. The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez, 3 stars. Ugly, bat blind murderess.
36. The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter, 4 stars. Missing athlete, secretive doctor.
37. The Adventure of the Abbey Grange, 4 stars. Burglary gone wrong.
38. The Adventure of the Second Stain, 5 stars. Embarrassing political letter is stolen.
41. The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge, 4 stars. Abandoned after dinner with a Spaniard.
May 27, 2016 08:25PM Add a comment
Sherlock Holmes Classics (Sherlock Holmes, #1-9)

Eggp
Eggp is 53% done with Sherlock Holmes Classics (Sherlock Holmes, #1-9)
30. The Adventure of the Priory School, 4 stars. Missing child, cow tracks.
31. The Adventure of Black Peter, 3 stars. Harpooned son of a bitch.
32. The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton, 5 stars. Blackmailer gets his just deserts.
33. The Adventure of the Six Napoleons, 4 stars. Mystery man vs. plaster Napoleon.
34. The Adventure of the Three Students, 3 stars. Cheating on Greek exam.
May 25, 2016 11:35AM Add a comment
Sherlock Holmes Classics (Sherlock Holmes, #1-9)

Eggp
Eggp is 47% done with Sherlock Holmes Classics (Sherlock Holmes, #1-9)
24. The Adventure of the Naval Treaty, 4 stars. Who rang the bell?
25. The Final Problem, 4 stars. Sherlock & Moriarty disappear.
26. The Adventure of the Empty House, 5 stars. Sherlock returns.
27. The Adventure of the Norwood Builder, 5 stars. Heir claims innocence.
28. The Adventure of the Dancing Men, 5 stars. Stick figure notes.
29. The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist, 5 stars. Stalked by a bicyclist.
May 20, 2016 09:24PM Add a comment
Sherlock Holmes Classics (Sherlock Holmes, #1-9)

Eggp
Eggp is 39% done with Sherlock Holmes Classics (Sherlock Holmes, #1-9)
19. The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual, 5 stars. Butler solves an old riddle.
20. The Adventure of the Reigate Squire, 3 stars. One burglary too many.
21. The Adventure of the Crooked Man, 3 stars. Mystery animal at unexplained death.
22. The Adventure of the Resident Patient, 4 stars. Doctor & terrified benefactor.
23. The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter, 4 stars. Mycroft & translating for a hostage.
May 19, 2016 09:50AM Add a comment
Sherlock Holmes Classics (Sherlock Holmes, #1-9)

Eggp
Eggp is 34% done with Sherlock Holmes Classics (Sherlock Holmes, #1-9)
13. The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet, 4 stars. A thief in the night.
14. The Adventure of the Copper Beeches, 4 stars. [2015]
15. Silver Blaze, 5 stars. Fancy horse goes missing.
16. The Adventure of the Yellow Face, 5 stars. Wife has a secret.
17. The Adventure of the Stockbroker's Clerk, 4 stars. An unusual job offer.
18. The Adventure of the "Gloria Scott", 4 stars. Father has a worse secret.
May 18, 2016 07:47PM Add a comment
Sherlock Holmes Classics (Sherlock Holmes, #1-9)

Eggp
Eggp is 26% done with Sherlock Holmes Classics (Sherlock Holmes, #1-9)
08. The Man with the Twisted Lip, 4 stars. Missing husband(s) in opium den.
09. The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle, 4 stars. Lost hat & a fancy goose.
10. The Adventure of the Speckled Band, 5 stars. Wicked, greedy stepfather.
11. The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb, 4 stars. Very dangerous engineer, we must deal with him.
12. The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor, 4 stars. New bride disappears.
May 18, 2016 10:24AM Add a comment
Sherlock Holmes Classics (Sherlock Holmes, #1-9)

Eggp
Eggp is 6% done with Siddhartha
Now he's a cat.

"Siddhartha sat rapt, his eyes fixed unmoving upon a far distant point; the tip of his tongue stuck out from between his teeth; he seemed not to be breathing."
May 16, 2016 06:39PM Add a comment
Siddhartha

Eggp
Eggp is 5% done with Siddhartha
So far it seems to be about a dissatisfied chicken.
Peggy Lee - Is That All There Is ?
May 15, 2016 08:30AM Add a comment
Siddhartha

Eggp
Eggp is 37% done with The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Dover Thrift Editions: Classic Novels)
Wiki: "It was some seventeen years since he received from the king, Nov. 7, 1465, the year of the comet*..."

"*Author’s note: This comet, for deliverance from which Pope Calixtus, uncle to Borgia, ordered a public prayer, is the same that reappeared in 1835."
May 08, 2016 10:14AM Add a comment
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Dover Thrift Editions: Classic Novels)

Eggp
Eggp is finished with Asimov's Science Fiction, June 2016
07. Tony Daniel - Born a Spacer [Poem], 3 stars.
08. Dominica Phetteplace - Project Symmetry, 3 stars. Actress take advantage of her new tech.
09. Andrew Darlington - Mars Is a Robot World [Poem], 4 stars.
10. Paul McAuley - Rats Dream of the Future, 3 stars. Lab animal hive mind.
11. Jay O'Connell - What We Hold Onto, 4 stars. Dealing with the baggage after a family emergency.
May 07, 2016 11:25AM Add a comment
Asimov's Science Fiction, June 2016

Eggp
Eggp is 50% done with Asimov's Science Fiction, June 2016
01. David C. Kopaska-Merkel - Back Lot at Ed's Scrapyard [Poem], 1 stars.
02. G.O. Clarke - Ancient Ocean [Poem], 3 stars.
03. Sarah Pinsker - Clearance, 2 stars. Shopping for souvenirs.
04. Geoffrey A. Landis - The Robot Grows Old [Poem], 2 stars.
05. Mercurio D. Rivera - Unreeled, 4 stars. Astronaut comes back to a strained marriage.
06. Rick Wilber - Rambunctious, 4 stars. Grandma babbling about aliens.
May 07, 2016 11:25AM Add a comment
Asimov's Science Fiction, June 2016

Eggp
Eggp is finished with The Rest of the Robots (Robot, #0.2)
05. Satisfaction Guaranteed, 5 stars. Housewife's hunky helper.
06. Risk, 5 stars. Mr. Stroppy saves the ship.
07. Lenny, 4 stars. Baby robot is fuzzy on the First Law.
08. Galley Slave, 4 stars. Professor rages against the (proofreading) machine.
Apr 30, 2016 06:37AM Add a comment
The Rest of the Robots (Robot, #0.2)

Eggp
Eggp is 43% done with The Rest of the Robots (Robot, #0.2)
01. Robot AL-76 Goes Astray, 5 stars. Lost robot builds his own company car.
02. Victory Unintentional, 4 stars. "Superior" aliens do an about-face.
03. First Law, 3 stars. Even robots love puppies.
04. Let's Get Together, 4 stars. Bomber-bots, assemble!
Apr 30, 2016 06:36AM Add a comment
The Rest of the Robots (Robot, #0.2)

Eggp
Eggp is finished with In the Mean Time
11. The People Who Live Near Me, 3 stars. Nosey neighbor.
12. There's No Light Between Floors, 3 stars. Rubble?
13. Headstones in Your Pocket, 3 stars. Desert teeth.
14. It's Against the Law to Feed the Ducks, 3 stars. Family extends their vacation.
15. We Will Never Live in the Castle, 3 stars. End of the world theme park .
Apr 22, 2016 07:40PM Add a comment
In the Mean Time

Eggp
Eggp is 61% done with In the Mean Time
06. Growing Things, 5 stars. Sisters wait for their father to come home.
07. Harold the Spider Man, 5 stars. House full of spiders.
08. Rhymes with Jew, 4 stars. Social worker's first case.
09. The Marlboro Man Meets the End, 2 stars. Brothers burn down stuff.
10. The Blog at the End of the World, 3 stars. Blogging a possible epidemic.
Apr 22, 2016 10:12AM Add a comment
In the Mean Time

Eggp
Eggp is 36% done with In the Mean Time
01. The Teacher, 3 stars. Gruesome AP history class get weird.
02. The Two-Headed Girl, 4 stars. Asking uncomfortable questions.
03. The Strange Case of Nicholas Thomas: An Excerpt from A History of the Longesian Library, 4 stars. 19 year balloon cycle.
04. Feeding the Machine, 3 stars. Pregnancy cravings.
05. Figure 5, 3 stars. Anatomical sketches of the plague.
Apr 22, 2016 08:35AM Add a comment
In the Mean Time

Eggp
Eggp is finished with Working for Bigfoot (The Dresden Files #11.4)
01. B Is for Bigfoot, 3 stars. After Fool Moon (#2), before Grave Peril (#3). Harry helps a bullied boy named Irwin.
02. I Was a Teenage Bigfoot, 3 stars. After Dead Beat (#7), before Proven Guilty (#8). Irwin is mysteriously ill.
03. Bigfoot on Campus, 3 stars. After Turn Coat (#11), before Changes (#12). Irwin has a girlfriend.
Apr 18, 2016 08:27AM Add a comment
Working for Bigfoot (The Dresden Files #11.4)

Eggp
Eggp is 83% done with Saturn's Children (Freyaverse, #1)
Wiki: "Eris is one of the largest dwarf planets in our home solar system..."
Apr 17, 2016 10:05AM Add a comment
Saturn's Children (Freyaverse, #1)

Eggp
Eggp is 46% done with Saturn's Children (Freyaverse, #1)
Wiki: "Turbid river water steams beneath a Fresnel-lens focused sun..."
Apr 16, 2016 09:23PM Add a comment
Saturn's Children (Freyaverse, #1)

Eggp
Eggp is 38% done with The Halloween Tree
"The Valley of the Kings, where huge stone gods loomed above."
Apr 13, 2016 12:28PM Add a comment
The Halloween Tree

Eggp
Eggp is 14% done with The Quiet American
Wiki: "...a choice of beer, brandy-and-soda or vermouth cassis."
Crème de cassis > Kir (cocktail) > Twin towns and sister cities
Apr 09, 2016 10:01AM Add a comment
The Quiet American

Eggp
Eggp is 11% done with Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal
Wiki: "Sepphoris was the Roman fortress city of Galilee..."
Apr 02, 2016 12:35PM Add a comment
Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal

Eggp
Eggp is finished with The Martian Chronicles
25. April 2057: The Long Years, 5 stars. Family waits for rescue.
26. August 2057: There Will Come Soft Rains, 5 stars. Home automation in denial.
27. October 2057: The Million-Year Picnic, 3 stars. A long fishing trip.

Not in this edition:
28. June 2034: Way in the Middle of the Air, 2 stars. Horrid racist little man.
Mar 17, 2016 10:16PM Add a comment
The Martian Chronicles

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