What books do you like to read?

I finally finished “Acceptance”. Meh. IMO you can just read the first book of the trilogy and call it a day.

Also finished “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” by Mark Haddon - that was pretty entertaining.

Currently reading “Let’s Explore Diabetes With Owls” by David Sedaris - pretty entertaining. I don’t know what I was expecting, but it’s sort of like reading a stand-up comedian’s set.

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That one is staring at me from the table. Gotta finish the Pendergast series first.

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The Pendergast-series - you’re reading 20 books? :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye: I assume they’re good? I’m looking for something - I’m almost done with “Lamb” by Christopher Moore. Not as funny as the reviews led me to believe. Not bad, but I had hoped it was funnier :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

EDIT: I guess we’ll see - I just sent Relic and Reliquary to my Kindle :slight_smile: Though I just realized I have a few actual paper books that I haven’t read. One of them is “Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell” by Susanna Clarke…

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Yep, 8 more to go, I can’t put them down.
Already dreading the black hole that will follow after finishing the last book of the series.
It will take me a while to get into something different after that.

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Give that Richard Castle series a try, @Josephine_van_Rijn. They are supposed to tie in with the TV show but it’s not necessary to watch to enjoy them. They’re surprisingly good.

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Thanks girl, I’ve got plenty on my reading list, that’s not the problem.
My mind has to adjust after a binge like that. Anyway, I’m not there yet, just starting two graves. :grin: :coffin: :coffin:

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Well, my holiday is over and I’ve just finished the last of the Pendergast books. It begs for a followup.
I hate that, when they leave an open ending and you have to wait for the next one.
I hope they write faster than George R R Martin, still waiting for the final two books of GOT :flushed:

Started on the Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.
It’s for kids actually, 12 to 14 year olds so perfect for me.
It’s rather funny.

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My dog writes faster than that guy.

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This Is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor.
It is about the everyday challenges a junior doctor faces. very witty and interesting.

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Astrophysics for People in a Hurry

Very accessible and interesting, even if you know quite a bit about astrophysics. narrated by the legend himself Neil deGrasse Tyson.

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The Euro: And Its Threat to the Future of Europe

For those interested in European politics.

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I picked up a few books of the street. One of them is from Caroline Kepnes, called Providence.
There’s a Netflix series based on one of her books, You. It’s the one with the creep who can’t keep his girlfriends alive and then has another problem keeping them dead.

I got through about a third of it but I find it boring and pretentious. Maybe I’m not in the right frame of mind, or maybe it is boring and pretentious.

So I started on another one called Silent Scream by Karen Rose and found this little nugget inside :rofl:

Dear

I got through a few pages of it, but so far the foreword has been the best bit. :grin:

I gave it a rest and have now decided on Anathem by Neal Stephenson.
See how that goes :woman_shrugging:

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Recently finished re-reading Joseph Wambaugh’s The Choirboys. Havent read that in decades. Still a great book(so much better than the movie)! Not a PC book by any means and although a novel, it gives a little insight into what policing was like in the 70’s.

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I’m currently reading the young adult “Matched” series by Ally Condie. After that I’ll be re-reading the “Acorna” series by Anne McCaffery.

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I can’t get through that either. Maybe I’m not in a reading mood or maybe they just suck :woman_shrugging:

Downloading now!

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Nelson DeMille’s John Corey series is pretty good if anyone is in the mood for crime novels. I love the main character and the books are easy reads and engaging.

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" The Establishment: And how they get away with it" is a good examination of the establishment in the UK and to some extent the rest of the world.

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Stephen Kings series “The Dark Tower” is pretty good. They made a movie of “The Gunslinger” which is the first book of the series, but I did not think much of that compared to the books.

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I’ve read that several times. Weird thing was that the number 19 kept popping up everywhere when I was reading it.

One night when taking the dog out I found a painting of something that looked like a tower and also depicted a sphere and a rose.
I thought that was pretty eerie.

Now the sucker is apologising for all of us living in a Stephen King novel :flushed:

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I read elsewhere that you like historical fiction, if you have no problem with gore, you should check this one out by Gary Jennings.
If you haven’t already :woman_shrugging:

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