The Quasi-Official November Book Reading Game

[ciscokid]

I don't mind borrowing a book, Annalog, but since I have never loaned or borrowed a kindle book, you may have to walk me through the process. 

[Annalog]

Hi Toni, this set of suggestions is not as far from your normal genres but are either loanable from me to you or are within budget.

You may have read the first two as the authors are active on KB.

Elfhunter: A Tale Of Alterra, The World That Is by C. S. Marks. I can loan you the book or the Kindle version from Amazon is $2.99.  It is the first of a trilogy. DH thought the beginning was a little slow but after a few chapters, he was as hooked as I was from the beginning. This was the first Kindle book where I had to buy the sequel in the wee hours of the morning.


In Her Name (Omnibus Edition) by Michael R. Hicks. I can loan you the book or the Kindle version from Amazon is $5.99. This version is three books in the first trilogy of the series. The books, In Her Name: Empire, In Her Name: Confederation, and In Her Name: Final Battle, are available for $2.99 each. This is the first book that I read from beginning to end on my Kindle. Since I had bought the omnibus version, I did not need to order the next part of the trilogy at 2 AM.


Inferno by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle. I can loan you the book or the Kindle version from Amazon is $9.99. This book was first published in 1976 and I am surprised at the current price for the e-book. This book is substantially shorter than the other two. If you have not already read this book, do NOT read the reviews as most of them have a significant spoiler that I think detracts from enjoyment of the book.


My next post will discuss the loan process. (I have to look it up again. )
Anna

[Annalog]

I don't mind borrowing a book, Annalog, but since I have never loaned or borrowed a kindle book, you may have to walk me through the process. 

Hi Toni,
As you probably already know, some Kindle books can be loaned one time for a period of 14 days.

If you want me to loan you a book, then send me a Personal Message (one of the links under my name at the left of the post) that contains the name of the book and your e-mail address. That way I can loan you the book without your e-mail address showing in a KB post. (We don't want to encourage those spam bots.)

In order for me to loan a Kindle book, I need to enter the name and personal e-mail address into a form on an Amazon page for the book that I have. You, the loan recipient, would be notified by Amazon through that e-mail address. You would then have seven days to accept the loan. If the loan is accepted, then I would not be able to loan that book to anyone else. If the loan is not accepted, then I would be able to loan the book after the seven days has passed. I will not be able to read the book on my Kindle during the seven days or during the 14 days while it is being borrowed.

If you accept a Kindle book loan, you have 14 days to read the book. After the 14 days, the book will be unavailable to you. (I think that if wireless is kept off, then the book might still be readable until wireless is turned on again but I am not certain of that.) Any notes or highlights you make in the book are NOT available to me but would be kept by Amazon (if you have this enabled on your Kindle) so that the notes or highlights would be available to you if you later purchase the book.

Let me know if you want to borrow a book,
Anna

[imallbs]

ciscokid , I hope you put Unbroken on hold.  It is one of the best books I've read this year.  And the fact that I got it from the Library was a nice bonus.

[ciscokid]

Annalog, I think.....Elfhunter: A Tale Of Alterra, The World That Is (Tales of Alterra, the World that Is.) seems the most interesting to me at the moment.  I'm never been a big fan of fantasy, but since I've gotten so many freebies on my kindle, I've read quite a few lately.  I think I'm starting to realize that I might like fantasy novels better than I thought I did.   

[Jeff]

Geoffrey, this is my unofficial, Quasi-Official November Book as suggested by Leslie. I don't know how you'll want to handle it. Whatever you decide will be perfect for me.




Leslie, I just finished Helen's Babies and thoroughly enjoyed every word of it. I spend four of five hours of each weekday entertaining a three-year-old boy, so the story really resonated with me and kept me chuckling. The language and customs of the time were similar to those of my grandparents, but I'm afraid they'll be alien to younger readers.

[kaotickitten]

This one is a YA fantasy that I got free a few weeks ago and only .99 now.  A very good beginning to a trilogy.




Let me know if none of these work,  and I'll come up with something else.

Toni

Ciscokid thanks for the recomendations.  I think I am gonna go with this one. I am pretty sure I have read the watchers.  I have read alot of Dean Koontz I just haven't put him up yet.  I have to go to the library this week and will read a few pages in the front of watchers to maker sure I have read it other wise I will also read it.

[djgross]

Greetings imallbs!

I finished

last night.  

I'd intended to only read a few chapters, but needed to find out what happened to Balthazar and Hebe.   I agree with you - the book is difficult to describe.   Balthazar and Hebe's heartbreak over their personal tragedy was balanced by quiet humor, the various quests for love on the part of their friends, and the charming animals.  

Thanks for a highly enjoyable read!

DJ

[Angela]

Angela ,

firstly my profuse apologies for the delaying in getting my backside into gear.Secondly whilst i may have a couple of ideas for you i was wondering do you have a good reads page in order that i don't recommend something that you have already read

Peter

apologies accepted... I have been running behind myself and no, I do not have a goodreads page. Guess I need to do that soon!

[Angela]

Annalog, so sorry for my lateness. My brain is still in October!!    Sorry the links are so big, it has been a long while since I posted links and I am a bit rusty!!

My recommendations are:

- this one is a pretty heavy read

- thriller type, first in a series

- light, easy read, humorous

[Annalog]

Angela, no wonder you are busy with other stuff with only 10 days left until Disneyworld! Love the ticker in your signature.

I have sent samples of the first two (Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers and When the Day of Evil Comes by Melanie Wells) to my Kindle and, since it was FREE, purchased the third (Invisible by Lorena McCourtney).
Anna

Edited to add first two books and to correct the formatting of the third. Original post from my K2; I forgot which way the slash tilted.

[Berrytastic]

Ok Angela here we go

Lee Child Killing Floor A thriller so probably not that far outside your genres

Ken Follett Pillars of the Earth a historical story which I thoroughly loved but it is a big old book

Blood of Requim by Daniel arensen which was one of my recommendations and is fantasy and I totally loved it

Let me know

Peter

[drenfrow]

SinCityReader, I finished Let the Great World Spin and really enjoyed it.  It's a bit more of a downer than I usually go for but it wasn't depressing.  The writing was really good and I liked how the stories interconnected.  This is definitely not something I would have normally read so thanks for a good recommendation.

[Leslie]

Geoffrey, this is my unofficial, Quasi-Official November Book as suggested by Leslie. I don't know how you'll want to handle it. Whatever you decide will be perfect for me.




Leslie, I just finished Helen's Babies and thoroughly enjoyed every word of it. I spend four of five hours of each weekday entertaining a three-year-old boy, so the story really resonated with me and kept me chuckling. The language and customs of the time were similar to those of my grandparents, but I'm afraid they'll be alien to younger readers.

Jeff, I am so glad you liked this book. Now I am re-reading it for the umpteenth zillion time. 

L

[SinCityReader]

SinCityReader, I finished Let the Great World Spin and really enjoyed it.  It's a bit more of a downer than I usually go for but it wasn't depressing.  The writing was really good and I liked how the stories interconnected.  This is definitely not something I would have normally read so thanks for a good recommendation.

I am so glad that you liked it 

[imallbs]

djgross, I'm glad you liked the book.

kaotickitten
I read A Child Called It.  What can I say, I'm frugal and it was available at the library.  It's a well written book about an important subject.  I would recommend it to anyone interested in the subject of child abuse and/or wants to read the story of an amazing boy and man.  I was avoiding it because I worked in foster care for several years and can put a names and faces to all but one of the tortures in the book.  Some kids made it and some didn't.  So while reading the book, there were times I couldn't even see the page because of crying as I thought about the boys and girls I knew.  I became physically ill as I pictured David and 2 other sweet little boys eating from a dog dish.  I'm glad that your suggestion got me to read it, I would never have read it otherwise.  But, now I'm gonna read The Adventure of English cus I don't think there is a whole lot of emotional stuff in that book.

[Geoffrey]

DJ,  I'm about 43% through 'I Like You' and I had to take a break.  Amy Sedaris is amusing but she can exhaust me with all her trashy goodness.   


I'm liking the book and it's one of the most amusing party planning books I've ever read, but I think I need some good old fashioned normalcy before going back into her strange mind.   

[djgross]

DJ,  I'm about 43% through 'I Like You' and I had to take a break.  Amy Sedaris is amusing but she can exhaust me with all her trashy goodness.   


I'm liking the book and it's one of the most amusing party planning books I've ever read, but I think I need some good old fashioned normalcy before going back into her strange mind.   

I'm so glad the first chunk of  amused!

The rest of the book will keep for the next time you get a craving for trashy goodness

DJ

[Geoffrey]

Hey all you quasi official people, don't forget to go and enter the KB contest for a free Pad and Quill kindle cover. 

Get in while the gettin's good ....

[SinCityReader]

Geoffrey, I am about 50% done with . 

I AM LOVING THIS BOOK!!!

Thanks for the recomendation

[Leslie]

Geoffrey, I am about 50% done with . 

I AM LOVING THIS BOOK!!!

Thanks for the recomendation

Greyhound is a Prime lending book so I just went ahead and borrowed it. First time I've done that. I can borrow another book on December 1st. I gather than when I borrow the next one, this one will go away.

L

[Geoffrey]

Geoffrey, I am about 50% done with . 

I AM LOVING THIS BOOK!!!

Thanks for the recomendation

I'm glad.  This was a book selected to me in the March game and I thought it was just fantastic.

[kaotickitten]

djgross, I'm glad you liked the book.

kaotickitten
I read A Child Called It.  What can I say, I'm frugal and it was available at the library.  It's a well written book about an important subject.  I would recommend it to anyone interested in the subject of child abuse and/or wants to read the story of an amazing boy and man.  I was avoiding it because I worked in foster care for several years and can put a names and faces to all but one of the tortures in the book.  Some kids made it and some didn't.  So while reading the book, there were times I couldn't even see the page because of crying as I thought about the boys and girls I knew.  I became physically ill as I pictured David and 2 other sweet little boys eating from a dog dish.  I'm glad that your suggestion got me to read it, I would never have read it otherwise.  But, now I'm gonna read The Adventure of English cus I don't think there is a whole lot of emotional stuff in that book.

imallbs,
I understand that the book is a hard book to read. I just remember reading it as a teenager and I keep coming back to it every few years.  If for nothing else to remind myself that their are children that need help.  I was at one time gonna become a child psycharist, so real life strugle books tend to be one I read more often than not even though I haven't listed that as a norm.  Mainly since I try to only read a few every year.  I understan your need for something light after that heavy of a read. 

[Annalog]

Angela, this weekend was the first time I had to read other than audio books during my daily commute. Both of the books I sampled looked interesting but I decided to go with Invisible by Lorena McCourtney. It was definitely a fun read and perfect for me to fit in to this weekend.The concept that LOLs (Little Old Ladies) become invisible to the young was used to very good effect in the story. Thanks for recommending this book.
Anna

[Moppet]

Just finished

I really enjoyed it, although I groaned all the way through "The Cyberseeds" due to a deep seated and long held abhorrence of puns.   Thanks for the recommendation.