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RE: Great Reads - Scythe Matters - 07-12-2011 10:06 PM
(07-12-2011 04:59 AM)smoker guy Wrote: Right now I am revisiting an old friend and reading The collected Jack London. I am on Martin Eden at the moment. I must say that it is a very good story thus far in it. It has been robbing me of sleep time already.
I have Martin Eden in my Kindle - it came highly recommended. The first book after GR I read on that device was The Sea Wolf. I'd never read any Jack London before. I guess that he was more of a "boy story" writer while us girls read Laura Ingalls Wilder (yes, I'm partly joking). As soon as I get through the 4 books I am currently reading, I'm going to go back into my Kindle because I have a LOT of great stuff in there!
RE: Great Reads - BrianW - 07-19-2011 05:51 PM
Finished Eternal on the Water (finally!). Very well done. Look forward to chatting with any others mid-August.
Now on to Defending Jacob by William Landay. Hot-shot prosecutor has the tables turned on him when the prime suspect in the death of a 14 year old boy is his own son.
RE: Great Reads - smoker guy - 07-19-2011 07:26 PM
Here's a series if you want to take a spin on the fantasy side. Its the Dragonlance series. I know it smacks of The Lord of The Rings trilogy, but I read this first as a teenager and it always stuck with me. Especially the story of the twins as it played out in the Legends series. It rings painfully true for me. Although I'm not a twin, I know the pain of Caramon. A good series if you don't want to go the Tolkien route literally.
RE: Great Reads - BrianW - 07-27-2011 12:34 PM
Not necessarily 'great reads': the 2011 winners of the Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest were announced today. B-L being of the famous "It was a dark and stormy night" sentence. This is an actual contest held annually and open to all. Entrants are asked to create the worst possible opening sentence for a theoretical novel. Sorry, I don't have the link nor a list of 'prizes'.
RE: Great Reads - nettiesaur - 07-27-2011 03:27 PM
(07-27-2011 12:34 PM)BrianW Wrote: Not necessarily 'great reads': the 2011 winners of the Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest were announced today. B-L being of the famous "It was a dark and stormy night" sentence. This is an actual contest held annually and open to all. Entrants are asked to create the worst possible opening sentence for a theoretical novel. Sorry, I don't have the link nor a list of 'prizes'.A friend posted the link on facebook this morning:
httphttp://www.bulwer-lytton.com/2011.htm
RE: Great Reads - BrianW - 07-27-2011 07:42 PM
(07-27-2011 03:27 PM)nettiesaur Wrote:Gracias!(07-27-2011 12:34 PM)BrianW Wrote: Not necessarily 'great reads': the 2011 winners of the Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest were announced today. B-L being of the famous "It was a dark and stormy night" sentence. This is an actual contest held annually and open to all. Entrants are asked to create the worst possible opening sentence for a theoretical novel. Sorry, I don't have the link nor a list of 'prizes'.A friend posted the link on facebook this morning:
httphttp://www.bulwer-lytton.com/2011.htm
RE: Great Reads - Scythe Matters - 07-29-2011 01:20 AM
Finished Homicide: A Year On The Killing Streets on my Kindle last night. It's the David Simon book on which the TV series was based. I also have the TV series - the complete series. One of the best ever, IMHO. The book was fascinating because you read about the real detectives and real cases that were later in the series.
Halfway through The Last Hero by Terry Pratchett. I love the Discworld books. Read all of them in a row a couple of years ago. Pratchett is so clever. If you like fantasy with a quirky British twist, I highly recommend them.
RE: Great Reads - Boomer - 07-29-2011 06:21 AM
I am finally starting "Fire Season"....thanks to Brian! Its been a slow go but I hope I can finish this book by Sunday. I hope!
RE: Great Reads - BrianW - 07-29-2011 09:26 AM
(07-29-2011 06:21 AM)boomer Wrote: I am finally starting "Fire Season"....thanks to Brian! Its been a slow go but I hope I can finish this book by Sunday. I hope!You're welcome. Not a good choice for this past heat wave. Think: spontaneous combustion! I have to say the 'romance' of sitting on top of the world all alone does have its appeal some days.
PS, just yesterday I received an advance copy of John Connolly's next Charlie Parker (no, not the jazz sax man) thriller The Burning Soul. Not familiar with this series? Start with Every Dead Thing and move forward from there. Be warned, book one starts out not for the faint-of-heart. John smacks me when he visits and I tell him I hand-sell by saying "If you can get through the first book, you'll love the rest." Set in Maine, the stories follow exNYC detective Parker struggling to make sense of his life after the gruesome deaths of his family. A strangely intoxicating blend of detective novel and ghost story. As chilling as these tales are, I find John to be one of the funniest, 'normal' guys I know. If he's in your town on tour for the book, please don't hesitate to visit and, say you heard about him on this site (he does not 'get' RUSH) and I badger him mercilessly.
RE: Great Reads - BrianW - 08-05-2011 06:56 PM
Just received an advance copy of the next Jack Reacher book The Affair by Lee Child. Any Reacher creatures out there?