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« Reply #1 on: January 01, 2012, 09:00:38 AM » |
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Damien Seaman's THE KILLING OF EMMA GROSS. This is a stunning book, fictionalizing a real murder from Germany in 1929. Love it. The Killing Of Emma Gross |
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« Reply #2 on: January 01, 2012, 10:05:00 AM » |
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 I discovered this woman's fiction/romance series last month when I bought A Virgin River Christmas on deal. I checked out a Kindle copy of Virgin River (the first book in the series) from my library. Liked the book so much, I just purchased Virgin River books 1-4 (A Virgin River Novel) for $8.83 Kindle. A Virgin River Christmas is included in the four book bundle, but $8.83 is still a good value for the three titles I didn't own. Happy 2012! |
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« Reply #3 on: January 01, 2012, 07:03:44 PM » |
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I am reading  It is only $.99. I picked it up this summer, then read about it on the internet somewhere. It is very good. Lots of characters, but so far it is unclear how they all weave together. I am only about 20% into it. |
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« Reply #4 on: January 02, 2012, 09:04:53 AM » |
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I discovered this woman's fiction/romance series last month when I bought A Virgin River Christmas on deal. I checked out a Kindle copy of Virgin River (the first book in the series) from my library. Liked the book so much, I just purchased Virgin River books 1-4 (A Virgin River Novel) for $8.83 Kindle. A Virgin River Christmas is included in the four book bundle, but $8.83 is still a good value for the three titles I didn't own. Happy 2012! I really like the Virgin River series. Robyn Carr also has a Grace Valley trilogy that I liked a lot. The books are kind of predictable, but that's the reason I read them. Definitely one of my favorite comfort reads. deb |
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Cinderella is proof that a new pair of shoes can change your life.   Books read in 2012 - 20 Audiobooks - 10 WwF and HwF - DRA60 Miss you, Dona. |
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« Reply #5 on: January 02, 2012, 10:09:17 AM » |
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If you fancy a grown-up Werewolf read - and don't mind some slightly strong/graphic language - then Glen Duncan's The Last Werewolf is well worth a read. It's probably been described somewhere as Twilight's nasty older brother, which wouldn't be too far off. Nick Cave likes it, so it must be alright.
For those of a more literary bent, I'm currently stuck into Jennifer Egan's A Visit From The Good Squad, which is deserving of its many plaudits.
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« Reply #6 on: January 02, 2012, 05:24:20 PM » |
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I read this in about three days over Christmas; I just could not put it down.  Dark, bitter and violent and yet beautiful at the same time. |
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« Reply #7 on: January 03, 2012, 07:42:36 AM » |
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They all look so good! I'm definitely putting them on my to-read shelf. I would add this book:  It's about angels, and they're not the nice kind, let me tell you! |
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« Reply #11 on: January 08, 2012, 09:14:38 AM » |
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 The House of Silk: A Sherlock Holmes Novel by Anthony Horowitz This is the first Holmes homage to be authorized by the Conan Doyle estate. I think he's done a marvelous job of capturing Watson's "voice". It's told by the good doctor at the end of his life -- he's recounting an adventure from early in their acquaintance, shortly after he had married and moved out. I've read all the original Holmes stories multiple times and this was like reading one of those again for the first time. . . .I'd call it a 5 star read and I don't rate many books that high. It is rather more expensive than most at $14.99. Worth it, though, I think. |
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« Reply #12 on: January 08, 2012, 09:29:32 AM » |
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« Reply #13 on: January 08, 2012, 10:44:28 AM » |
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 Lion's Blood (Insh'Allah)If you want to read some alternate history, this is a good one. It's set in an America colonized from Africa and the Middle East and where Europe is a barbarian, tribal backwater. In this world, if your skin is 'darker than sunset' then you are a free man and all fair skin peoples are slaves. Its the story of Aidan, an Irish slave and master and eventual friend, Kai .... I've read this a few times over the past 20 years and it's thoroughly enjoyable. |
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« Reply #14 on: January 08, 2012, 02:28:47 PM » |
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A good intro to Blake's work:  |
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« Reply #15 on: January 08, 2012, 04:19:22 PM » |
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I haven't read House of Silk yet, but I love Anthony Horowitz. If you haven't read his Alex Rider series (YA - young James Bond-style) or seen his Foyle's War television drama, you have more wonderful work in store.
On the Island by Tracey Garvis-Graves was unique and beautifully written.
Joanna Bourne's The Black Hawk was amazing.
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« Reply #16 on: January 08, 2012, 07:02:00 PM » |
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I've been on a YA reading kick lately, some good, some not so good. The two books below are the most original YA titles I've read in a long time.  by Catherine Fisher Incarceron is a fantasy about a sentient prison that communicates with its prisoners--the sections set in the prison itself have an Alice in Wonderland horrific feel to them -- anything could happen, most of it strange, most of it terrifying. The scenes set in the world outside the prison have a vaguely 18th century/steampunk element, which I enjoyed.  by Cornelia Funke Although I enjoyed Funke's The Thief Lord, I liked Reckless better. Funke does an excellent job weaving together a number of fairy tales to make this darkly compelling adventure story. I've always preferred the original fairy tales, in all their darkness, to the sanitized versions we mostly read/view today, and Reckless highlights the dark side of traditional tales such as "The Sleeping Beauty" in a wonderfully creepy way. |
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« Reply #18 on: January 09, 2012, 03:09:00 PM » |
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I haven't read House of Silk yet, but I love Anthony Horowitz. If you haven't read his Alex Rider series (YA - young James Bond-style) or seen his Foyle's War television drama, you have more wonderful work in store.
I guess a lot of folks associate him with YA. Most of the more negative reviews of this book are because of the nature of the ultimate crime/conspiracy that Holmes and Watson uncover. . . .they felt it wasn't appropriate for a YA audience and the there should be a warning that it's not for kids. . . . |
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« Reply #19 on: January 09, 2012, 07:00:28 PM » |
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Highly recommend The Sense of an Ending, by Julian Barnes. Won the most recent Booker prize in the UK and deservedly so. A psychological page-turner--many reviewers say they finish the last page and go right back to the beginning to start reading it again, searching for answers to its mysteries. See my review on its Amazon page :-).
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« Reply #20 on: January 10, 2012, 01:16:05 PM » |
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Storm Constantine's Wraeththu novels are brilliant I highly recommend them to anyone and particularly those who like fantasy/science fiction.
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« Reply #21 on: January 11, 2012, 09:30:15 AM » |
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Just finished The Night Circus and it completely blew me away. As a warning, it's a slower, more luxurious read, with lots of (beautiful) description. So that won't be everyone's cup of tea, and it usually isn't mine, but if you can be patient, it just might weave its magical spell over you as it did with me.  |
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« Reply #22 on: January 11, 2012, 01:28:00 PM » |
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Sugar Daddy - A Dark Thriller was one of the scariest, most macabre short stories that I've read in a long time. Rod Serling would have loved it. Sugar Daddy - A Dark Thriller
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« Reply #23 on: January 12, 2012, 10:59:17 AM » |
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Chromosome 47 by John Brinling is a fun read. Although it says it is a screenplay, it is written in a novel format. The screenplay listing made me have my doubts, but it is a misnomer as far as I am concerned. Nice blend of sci-fi, thriller, and romance. It's free right now so give it a try.
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« Reply #24 on: January 12, 2012, 06:43:54 PM » |
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I read a very enjoyable new book with two short stories by Maria Schneider today. Black-Tie Bingo |
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