Falling in Love - CrimeSpace2024-03-28T09:44:56Zhttps://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topics/537324:Topic:39635?commentId=537324%3AComment%3A39663&feed=yes&xn_auth=noGee, is this how you respond…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-09-23:537324:Comment:749022007-09-23T15:02:10.204ZDana Kinghttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/DanaKing
Gee, is this how you respond to all men who are hitting on you? ;)
Gee, is this how you respond to all men who are hitting on you? ;) I must confess, I get to disc…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-09-21:537324:Comment:745152007-09-21T19:30:26.181ZDana Kinghttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/DanaKing
I must confess, I get to discover authors previously unknown to me on a regular basis. It's the primary benefit of being a reviewer. Except for those, the new authors I have discovered have come via word of mouth, or written references in blogs, web sites, etc.
I must confess, I get to discover authors previously unknown to me on a regular basis. It's the primary benefit of being a reviewer. Except for those, the new authors I have discovered have come via word of mouth, or written references in blogs, web sites, etc. I do check the back for revie…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-09-21:537324:Comment:744122007-09-21T13:58:24.846ZI. J. Parkerhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
I do check the back for reviewlets, the inside flap for content, and the first page for style. But I have never fallen in love at first sight, so to speak. In any case, it happens rarely that I become enamored even after reading the book. One time when I liked a new-to-me author well enough to look for his other books was with a Bouchercon freebie (the only one I took with me from the give-away pile). It was the first Mma Ramotswe book. Not really my kind of thing, but he does cozy…
I do check the back for reviewlets, the inside flap for content, and the first page for style. But I have never fallen in love at first sight, so to speak. In any case, it happens rarely that I become enamored even after reading the book. One time when I liked a new-to-me author well enough to look for his other books was with a Bouchercon freebie (the only one I took with me from the give-away pile). It was the first Mma Ramotswe book. Not really my kind of thing, but he does cozy exceptionally well. The other time it was Ken Bruen's Jack Taylor novels. Usually I encounter books in the library. If I like them well enough, I look for more by this author. If the author is new, I buy the other books, figuring he/she can use the support. All the time. In fact the bac…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-09-21:537324:Comment:743882007-09-21T12:03:03.225ZDADavenporthttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/DADavenport
All the time. In fact the back cover or the front flap is THE number one way I choose a book and I can't name all the authors I have discovered that way and fell in love with their work. Carol O'Connell was the one with the largest impact. Mallory's Oracle was sheer magic. A Conspiracy of Dunces came from trying to pick a book to read in an airport bookstore. I actually did not need Xanax for the entire flight. Same with The Secret Life Of Bees. Now I am looking forward to Mistress of the Art…
All the time. In fact the back cover or the front flap is THE number one way I choose a book and I can't name all the authors I have discovered that way and fell in love with their work. Carol O'Connell was the one with the largest impact. Mallory's Oracle was sheer magic. A Conspiracy of Dunces came from trying to pick a book to read in an airport bookstore. I actually did not need Xanax for the entire flight. Same with The Secret Life Of Bees. Now I am looking forward to Mistress of the Art of Death because of reading the inside flap. Time to revive this thread! I…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-09-21:537324:Comment:743672007-09-21T08:57:54.593ZJoy Calderwoodhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Dragonlily
Time to revive this thread! I recently read John Scalzi's sci fi trilogy: OLD MAN'S WAR, THE GHOST BRIGADE, and THE LAST COLONY. Between the basic human concept, the science, the psychological issues, and the intergalactic politics, I fell in love. Part space opera, part military adventure, part philosophy, with just enough plot twists.<br />
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A good friend raved about this over a period of several months, and finally the moment came when I unearthed the first two from my tbr's. The evening that I…
Time to revive this thread! I recently read John Scalzi's sci fi trilogy: OLD MAN'S WAR, THE GHOST BRIGADE, and THE LAST COLONY. Between the basic human concept, the science, the psychological issues, and the intergalactic politics, I fell in love. Part space opera, part military adventure, part philosophy, with just enough plot twists.<br />
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A good friend raved about this over a period of several months, and finally the moment came when I unearthed the first two from my tbr's. The evening that I finished THE GHOST BRIGADE, I had to call my local bookstore to make sure they had THE LAST COLONY, and make a quick run over there before closing time. Oh, I have. I've read damn ne…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-05-23:537324:Comment:431922007-05-23T13:03:11.006ZBrianLindenmuthhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/BrianL
Oh, I have. I've read damn near everything the man has written. Except for the latest Bean/Ender series, which quickly morphed into political science novels, which is when I finally gave up on Card as his stock, in m eyes, had already been slipping for years.<br />
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But Enders Game & Speaker For the Dead can never be tarnished.
Oh, I have. I've read damn near everything the man has written. Except for the latest Bean/Ender series, which quickly morphed into political science novels, which is when I finally gave up on Card as his stock, in m eyes, had already been slipping for years.<br />
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But Enders Game & Speaker For the Dead can never be tarnished. ENDER'S GAME is one of my lif…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-05-22:537324:Comment:429312007-05-22T14:27:38.879ZJoy Calderwoodhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Dragonlily
ENDER'S GAME is one of my lifetime favorites. Card is very up-and-down. Some of his series I buy religiously, others I know to ignore. Try the <i>Seventh Son</i> fantasy series.
ENDER'S GAME is one of my lifetime favorites. Card is very up-and-down. Some of his series I buy religiously, others I know to ignore. Try the <i>Seventh Son</i> fantasy series. Most recent first:
Taconi an…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-05-22:537324:Comment:429272007-05-22T14:20:49.569ZJoy Calderwoodhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Dragonlily
Most recent first:<br />
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<i>Taconi and Claude</i> by M.E. Finke. An aborigine boy and his cockatoo friend. I only read the ms, but I'll be hoping for any of her other aborigine books to be published, too.<br />
<i>Competitors!</i> by Susanne Marie Knight. A group of Neanderthals has a mission among the modern human civilizations. That rarity, an original romance plot. Entertaining, too.<br />
<i>Darcy's Story</i> by Janet Aylmer got me going on books that explore the backstories of <i>Pride and Prejudice…</i>
Most recent first:<br />
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<i>Taconi and Claude</i> by M.E. Finke. An aborigine boy and his cockatoo friend. I only read the ms, but I'll be hoping for any of her other aborigine books to be published, too.<br />
<i>Competitors!</i> by Susanne Marie Knight. A group of Neanderthals has a mission among the modern human civilizations. That rarity, an original romance plot. Entertaining, too.<br />
<i>Darcy's Story</i> by Janet Aylmer got me going on books that explore the backstories of <i>Pride and Prejudice</i> characters.<br />
<i>The Interpretation of Murder</i> by Jed Rubenfeld. Freud turns detective in a story rich with psychological twists and turns. The author, a renowned legal scholar, has so many side interests that the book is a fascinating intellectual exploration. If he is writing more mysteries, I'm there.<br />
<i>Black Fly Season</i>, Giles Blunt. Charismatic drug dealer leads his followers farther than most of them want to go. The detective opposing him is almost as interesting. I'm scared to read the next one, but I know I will. Very powerful.<br />
I didn't intend to go back more than a year, but <i>The Mercy of Thin Air</i> is fabulous. Debut of Ronlyn Domingue. I'm excited to find her next one, whatever and whenever it may be. I mostly buy books that have…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-05-21:537324:Comment:427492007-05-21T21:39:30.252ZI. J. Parkerhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
I mostly buy books that have been praised by other authors and by reviewers. Otherwise, I tend to select them by subject and protagonist. Some protagonists don't interest me. Generally, I'm a patient woman. I waited until the Edgar nominations to read THE JANISSARY TREE. It was quite good in some respects. I found Olen Steinhauer and Kevin Wignall via blogs and immediately loved their books. I have also come across books that were praised or won major awards and found them tossable. You never…
I mostly buy books that have been praised by other authors and by reviewers. Otherwise, I tend to select them by subject and protagonist. Some protagonists don't interest me. Generally, I'm a patient woman. I waited until the Edgar nominations to read THE JANISSARY TREE. It was quite good in some respects. I found Olen Steinhauer and Kevin Wignall via blogs and immediately loved their books. I have also come across books that were praised or won major awards and found them tossable. You never know, and these days I have little time for amusement reading so I don't rush out to buy everything that's hyped right away. I'm digging it so far. I'm at…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-05-21:537324:Comment:427242007-05-21T19:39:14.943ZBrianLindenmuthhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/BrianL
I'm digging it so far. I'm at the point where Dorian just gave his daughter the ballerina.<br />
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The beginning has been slow but in good way. You can tell that the foundation is getting laid for something really good.
I'm digging it so far. I'm at the point where Dorian just gave his daughter the ballerina.<br />
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The beginning has been slow but in good way. You can tell that the foundation is getting laid for something really good.