So what are you currently reading? - CrimeSpace2024-03-28T23:26:26Zhttps://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topics/537324:Topic:4818?commentId=537324%3AComment%3A5029&feed=yes&xn_auth=noCross-posting from my book bl…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-04-15:537324:Comment:248252007-04-15T14:00:02.159ZJoy Calderwoodhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Dragonlily
Cross-posting from my book blog:<br />
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JULIAN by Gore Vidal<br />
Imagine the horror of newly Christian Rome, immersed in its internecine battles. Its new emperor, their most reliable and victorious general Julian, decides to enforce -- gasp -- religious tolerance! Julian's goal is the resurrection of the old gods, driven underground by the establishment of Christianity. I have a long fondness for the Rebel Emperor. His life lends itself perfectly to Gore Vidal's entertaining satire and his crotchety,…
Cross-posting from my book blog: <br />
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JULIAN by Gore Vidal <br />
Imagine the horror of newly Christian Rome, immersed in its internecine battles. Its new emperor, their most reliable and victorious general Julian, decides to enforce -- gasp -- religious tolerance! Julian's goal is the resurrection of the old gods, driven underground by the establishment of Christianity. I have a long fondness for the Rebel Emperor. His life lends itself perfectly to Gore Vidal's entertaining satire and his crotchety, self-absorbed, idealistic, and utterly human characters. This magnificent read stays magnificent for any number of rereads. I just finished The Watchman…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-04-15:537324:Comment:246622007-04-15T01:16:29.318ZGumshoe Carlhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/GumshoeCarl
I just finished The Watchman by Bob Crais and Stealing the Dragon by Tim Maleeny. <br />
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Now I am about 1/3 of the way through Sean Chercover's Big City, Bad Blood--so far so good. <br />
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I just finished The Watchman by Bob Crais and Stealing the Dragon by Tim Maleeny. <br />
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Now I am about 1/3 of the way through Sean Chercover's Big City, Bad Blood--so far so good. <br />
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GC Carry-around book: THE ROAD T…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-04-10:537324:Comment:214752007-04-10T03:02:03.620ZJoy Calderwoodhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Dragonlily
Carry-around book: THE ROAD TO A HANGING, western about an ex-slave pursued by a corrupt sheriff. The book is listed as being for children. No way should children be exposed to this wall-to-wall cheating, lying, back-stabbing and bigotry. This is a review book, not a personal choice.<br></br><br></br>Ebook: THE TSARINA'S GRANDDAUGHTER, a romance partly set in English Society during the Napoleonic Wars, but definitely darker than the Regency Romance genre. It's an interesting story, exploring subjects I…
Carry-around book: THE ROAD TO A HANGING, western about an ex-slave pursued by a corrupt sheriff. The book is listed as being for children. No way should children be exposed to this wall-to-wall cheating, lying, back-stabbing and bigotry. This is a review book, not a personal choice.<br/><br/>Ebook: THE TSARINA'S GRANDDAUGHTER, a romance partly set in English Society during the Napoleonic Wars, but definitely darker than the Regency Romance genre. It's an interesting story, exploring subjects I rarely run across in fiction, but the author uses too many words she doesn't know the meaning of. I hope the editor hasn't worked on it yet. Too many things (naming no na…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-03-20:537324:Comment:91182007-03-20T13:07:51.304ZClair Lambhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/ClairLamb
Too many things (naming no names) are flunking my 50-page test lately, but I loved Laura Lippman's WHAT THE DEAD KNOW. Just finished the advance of John Connolly's THE UNQUIET, which is excellent, and will finish THE BRIEF HISTORY OF THE DEAD, by Kevin Brockmeier, sometime today. Has anyone read that? The first 100 pages were magical, but it's fallen apart badly in the final third -- I am crossing my fingers that he figures out a way to end it without it feeling miserably anticlimactic.
Too many things (naming no names) are flunking my 50-page test lately, but I loved Laura Lippman's WHAT THE DEAD KNOW. Just finished the advance of John Connolly's THE UNQUIET, which is excellent, and will finish THE BRIEF HISTORY OF THE DEAD, by Kevin Brockmeier, sometime today. Has anyone read that? The first 100 pages were magical, but it's fallen apart badly in the final third -- I am crossing my fingers that he figures out a way to end it without it feeling miserably anticlimactic. My current read is CINCO DE M…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-03-18:537324:Comment:78482007-03-18T11:43:01.336ZJoy Calderwoodhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Dragonlily
My current read is CINCO DE MAYO: WHAT IS EVERYBODY CELEBRATING? This is for review, but I have so little reading time I can't wait till I finish it to blow its horn. In the 1860s France invaded Mexico and attempted to put Archduke Maximilian of the Hapsburg family on the throne. I've read about this before from the European point of view -- this one is from the Mexican. It follows many threads in a manner that reminds me somewhat of Collins & LaPierre's popular histories.<br></br><br></br>The…
My current read is CINCO DE MAYO: WHAT IS EVERYBODY CELEBRATING? This is for review, but I have so little reading time I can't wait till I finish it to blow its horn. In the 1860s France invaded Mexico and attempted to put Archduke Maximilian of the Hapsburg family on the throne. I've read about this before from the European point of view -- this one is from the Mexican. It follows many threads in a manner that reminds me somewhat of Collins & LaPierre's popular histories.<br/><br/>The author's starting point is that May 5 is not Mexican Independence Day, it's the anniversary of a battle in which the Mexicans resoundingly defeated the French. It was near the beginning of the invasion, but it had such psychological significance that it is still celebrated (and growing) 140 years later.<br/><br/>Through his wife's Mexican family, author Donald W. Miles gained access to restricted sources of information and used it well. The style is pacey, flowing, and dramatic. Highly recommended to history buffs, no matter what your favorite nation or time is. Currently reading "My Name is…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-03-15:537324:Comment:62002007-03-15T21:59:59.009ZOguzhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/oguzeren
Currently reading "My Name is Red" by Orhan Pamuk. This is a historical mystery novel, and is the selected title of this month, for my site's reading group. (That's a mystery site in my language only, sorry) <br />
After that, i'll read Shane's "Blown Away". The Turkish title "Kanlı Oyunlar" means "Bloody Games", though...
Currently reading "My Name is Red" by Orhan Pamuk. This is a historical mystery novel, and is the selected title of this month, for my site's reading group. (That's a mystery site in my language only, sorry) <br />
After that, i'll read Shane's "Blown Away". The Turkish title "Kanlı Oyunlar" means "Bloody Games", though... I'm reading "The Bullet Trick…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-03-15:537324:Comment:60002007-03-15T13:47:26.875ZAnne Brookehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/AnneBrooke
I'm reading "The Bullet Trick" by Louise Welsh - it rocks! Utterly gripping and I <br />
can't bear to put the darn thing down. <br />
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I'm reading "The Bullet Trick" by Louise Welsh - it rocks! Utterly gripping and I <br />
can't bear to put the darn thing down. <br />
<br />
==:O <br />
<br />
A <br />
xxx Currently reading.
DEATH OF…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-03-15:537324:Comment:59442007-03-15T09:49:02.068ZSunnie Gillhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/sunniefromoz
Currently reading.<br />
DEATH OF DALZIEL - Reginald Hill.<br />
Hill's latest Dalziel and Pascoe offering in which The Fat Man is lying in a coma after a bomb blast. I'm being strong and not cheating to see if he lives despite an overwhelming urge to find out if this is in fact the last of Andy.<br />
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The other book I"m reading is DIAMOND DOVE by Adrian Hyland - Australian crime fiction. This one told through the eyes of a young woman who happens to be aboriginal. Loving every page so far.<br />
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What I'm…
Currently reading. <br />
DEATH OF DALZIEL - Reginald Hill. <br />
Hill's latest Dalziel and Pascoe offering in which The Fat Man is lying in a coma after a bomb blast. I'm being strong and not cheating to see if he lives despite an overwhelming urge to find out if this is in fact the last of Andy. <br />
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The other book I"m reading is DIAMOND DOVE by Adrian Hyland - Australian crime fiction. This one told through the eyes of a young woman who happens to be aboriginal. Loving every page so far. <br />
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What I'm finding refreshing about this book is that the voice seems realistic and the author isn't bashing me about the head with a sledgehammer trying to make a political point. The plight of aborigines is there but the author makes little comment and is all the more powerful for that lack of commentary . I liked Jim Kelly's first boo…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-03-14:537324:Comment:55402007-03-14T15:55:50.448ZMaxinehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/MaxineClarke
I liked Jim Kelly's first book (yes, I think the Water Clock) very much. I did not think the second was as good, but someone (Susan Balee, maybe?) urged me to read the third, so I will, one of these days.
I liked Jim Kelly's first book (yes, I think the Water Clock) very much. I did not think the second was as good, but someone (Susan Balee, maybe?) urged me to read the third, so I will, one of these days. Agreed, I'm very keen on KS.…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-03-14:537324:Comment:55382007-03-14T15:54:47.380ZMaxinehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/MaxineClarke
Agreed, I'm very keen on KS. I always enjoy her books. Even that recent one featuring a siege in a police station where nothing (much) happened. Much better than P. Cornwell in my opinion.
Agreed, I'm very keen on KS. I always enjoy her books. Even that recent one featuring a siege in a police station where nothing (much) happened. Much better than P. Cornwell in my opinion.