Barefoot among the books - CrimeSpace2024-03-28T09:15:36Zhttps://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topics/537324:Topic:35034?commentId=537324%3AComment%3A42502&feed=yes&xn_auth=noWe share some reading DNA, so…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-06-03:537324:Comment:455952007-06-03T13:41:40.451ZBarbara Fisterhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Bfister
We share some reading DNA, so I will have to make a list of these books. Also The Various Haunts of Men (which I have heard a lot about - Lourdes, you make it sound really interesting. And In the Woods. And - and - and.....<br />
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I love never worrying about what to read next.
We share some reading DNA, so I will have to make a list of these books. Also The Various Haunts of Men (which I have heard a lot about - Lourdes, you make it sound really interesting. And In the Woods. And - and - and.....<br />
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I love never worrying about what to read next. The Various Haunts of Men by…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-06-01:537324:Comment:452472007-06-01T02:58:09.525ZLourdes Fernandezhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/lourdes63
The Various Haunts of Men by Susan Hill really knocked my socks off, and I really can't tell you guys why without revealing the ending. In addition to that unexpected ending, the book is my type: the characters, even the victims, are richly drawn, and you are drawn into the life of this village. It's been my favorite book so far this year.
The Various Haunts of Men by Susan Hill really knocked my socks off, and I really can't tell you guys why without revealing the ending. In addition to that unexpected ending, the book is my type: the characters, even the victims, are richly drawn, and you are drawn into the life of this village. It's been my favorite book so far this year. I've read Vixen - but the Kha…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-05-20:537324:Comment:425132007-05-20T18:42:28.641ZBarbara Fisterhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Bfister
I've read Vixen - but the Khadra book is a new one to me. Add another to the list! Thanks, Laura.
I've read Vixen - but the Khadra book is a new one to me. Add another to the list! Thanks, Laura. "The Attack" by Yasmina Khadr…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-05-20:537324:Comment:425022007-05-20T18:22:34.929ZLaura Roothttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/mallard
"The Attack" by Yasmina Khadra - about the aftermath of a suicide bombing in Israel. The lead character is a Bedouin Israeli surgeon who is horrified because his wife (who died in the bombing) is suspected to have been the bomber.<br />
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"Vixen" by Ken Bruen - my very first Ken Bruen, finished yesterday. Effortlessly fluent.
"The Attack" by Yasmina Khadra - about the aftermath of a suicide bombing in Israel. The lead character is a Bedouin Israeli surgeon who is horrified because his wife (who died in the bombing) is suspected to have been the bomber.<br />
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"Vixen" by Ken Bruen - my very first Ken Bruen, finished yesterday. Effortlessly fluent. I'm definitely going to try t…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-05-20:537324:Comment:424592007-05-20T14:11:32.932ZBarbara Fisterhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Bfister
I'm definitely going to try the Gillian Flynn book - it sounds intriguing.<br />
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And let's see - put Ice Moon on the list and Diamond Dove and ...
I'm definitely going to try the Gillian Flynn book - it sounds intriguing.<br />
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And let's see - put Ice Moon on the list and Diamond Dove and ... Well it is hard to knock my s…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-05-20:537324:Comment:424512007-05-20T13:24:58.655ZGumshoe Carlhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/GumshoeCarl
Well it is hard to knock my socks off, really.<br />
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Stuart MacBride's Dying Light was a darn good read for me. I think he has the whole package--a great protagonist, a perfectly described setting, and plenty of gruesom descriptions to keep me happy.<br />
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I think Sharp Objects by Jillian Flynn was a "WOW" book for me mostly because of the shock value of the protagonist with a voice so very unusual and quite unforgetable. Not everyone will care for this novel, but it was very original, especially the…
Well it is hard to knock my socks off, really.<br />
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Stuart MacBride's Dying Light was a darn good read for me. I think he has the whole package--a great protagonist, a perfectly described setting, and plenty of gruesom descriptions to keep me happy.<br />
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I think Sharp Objects by Jillian Flynn was a "WOW" book for me mostly because of the shock value of the protagonist with a voice so very unusual and quite unforgetable. Not everyone will care for this novel, but it was very original, especially the body art! Errr.... LIPPMAN. I don't kno…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-05-16:537324:Comment:382592007-05-16T13:01:34.900ZBarbara Fisterhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Bfister
Errr.... LIPPMAN. I don't know why I can't spell her name properly. I will now go stand barefoot in the corner.
Errr.... LIPPMAN. I don't know why I can't spell her name properly. I will now go stand barefoot in the corner. Karen,
I read The Cutting Roo…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-05-16:537324:Comment:382552007-05-16T12:46:01.718ZPatriciahttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/RamHurricane
Karen,<br />
I read The Cutting Room a couple of years back and it was a sock blaster also...and I felt like I needed a shower after it to wash off all the grit and seediness a real wow read and I agree with you on Jan Costin Wagner's Ice Moon it really was a character study in emotions but a very good book that has stayed with me.
Karen,<br />
I read The Cutting Room a couple of years back and it was a sock blaster also...and I felt like I needed a shower after it to wash off all the grit and seediness a real wow read and I agree with you on Jan Costin Wagner's Ice Moon it really was a character study in emotions but a very good book that has stayed with me. This has been a good year....…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-05-16:537324:Comment:379932007-05-16T04:40:23.945ZKaren from AustCrimehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/austcrimefiction
This has been a good year.....<br />
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Adrian Hyland's Diamond Dove sat me back on my heels, took my socks off and tied them in a bow.<br />
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Ken Bruen's Cross had me doing happy dances, which sounds decidedly weird when you consider the central characters propensity for self-destruction.<br />
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Louise Welsh's The Bullet Trick was nearly as good as The Cutting Room, definitely sock threateningly good.<br />
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Fred Vargas' Wash This Blood Clean from my Hands blew what little sock I had left out the window - now I know…
This has been a good year.....<br />
<br />
Adrian Hyland's Diamond Dove sat me back on my heels, took my socks off and tied them in a bow.<br />
<br />
Ken Bruen's Cross had me doing happy dances, which sounds decidedly weird when you consider the central characters propensity for self-destruction.<br />
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Louise Welsh's The Bullet Trick was nearly as good as The Cutting Room, definitely sock threateningly good.<br />
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Fred Vargas' Wash This Blood Clean from my Hands blew what little sock I had left out the window - now I know this isn't going to be to everyone's taste because, well the central character's mildly bats, but I loved it.<br />
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And I keep saying it, and I'll keep saying it until I'm sure everybody's got their own copy .. Let the Right One In was sock shredding, toe endangeringly good.<br />
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Broken Skin was a joy, but by that stage I'd run out of socks, so Ice Moon by Jan Costin Wagner just made me emotional. I am fickle also but in the l…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-05-16:537324:Comment:378962007-05-16T01:36:03.130ZPatriciahttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/RamHurricane
I am fickle also but in the last couple of months the books that have really stayed with me and yes knocked the socks off were....Nick Stone's Mr. Clarinet, Peter Temple's Broken Shore, Daniel Woodrell's Winter's Bone and David Corbett's The Devil's Redhead. These are just since the first of the year....but they all had that wow factor that I can't put into words.
I am fickle also but in the last couple of months the books that have really stayed with me and yes knocked the socks off were....Nick Stone's Mr. Clarinet, Peter Temple's Broken Shore, Daniel Woodrell's Winter's Bone and David Corbett's The Devil's Redhead. These are just since the first of the year....but they all had that wow factor that I can't put into words.