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OAITW r.2.0
(25,031 posts)Spend all my time these days reading DU and news sites.
debm55
(25,909 posts)OAITW r.2.0
(25,031 posts)Diraven
(579 posts)By Terry Goodkind. My wife has been trying to get me to read the Sword of Truth series for like 15 years, lol. Unfortunately we apparently lost the rest of the books when we moved last, I can't seem to find them anywhere in the house. 😕
Edit: forgot the rating: 4, would recommend. Contains some disturbing torture and abuse scenes if you avoid those.
debm55
(25,909 posts)don't up space in your new home.
yellowdogintexas
(22,323 posts)I also recommend the library especially for a big popular series like that one. Many ebooks are often available not to mention they don't take up space in our house
I decided to give Kindle a try when I realized I could go forever without bringing another book into the house.
limbicnuminousity
(1,408 posts)Re-reading, actually, for the first time since it was released. Rating: 4.5.
It's a haunting coming of age story cast as a dark fairy-tale circa 1950s. Two school boys come of age while discovering magic, love, pain and loss. Reminds me a bit of Jack London although the plot is nothing like Jack London's stories and the writing style is dissimilar. It's really good story-telling, engaging in the same way that Jack London draws you into his short stories/novellas.
Not high fiction by any means but there's something graceful about the way the plot is woven together. And the fairy-tale vibe to the novel is unique to modern novels. Reminiscent of the original Grimm's in some ways. Definitely a dark fairy tale.
The rating is based on the quality of the story, the quality of the writing, and its uniqueness.
debm55
(25,909 posts)UTUSN
(70,966 posts)debm55
(25,909 posts)electric_blue68
(15,215 posts)Earlyish into book #2
Quite unique aliens. A daunting experience for Humanity. Interesting characters, settings, etc.
I'd give it a 4.
yellowdogintexas
(22,323 posts)the reading sample was very intriguing. Maybe I will read that after I finish the one I am in
electric_blue68
(15,215 posts)debm55
(25,909 posts)Tikki
(14,576 posts)Steve Diggle is Guitarist, a vocalist and a song writer from an early (1977 ~) Punk band out of Manchester England.. The Buzzcocks.
I met Steve recently..nice guy.
I read an awful lot of these Musician biogs and auto-biogs.
Steve's was one of the more honest ones.
He was in the Scene really early. The crowd I met him with was there to learn and share.
He was very generous with his time.
Tikki
debm55
(25,909 posts)yellowdogintexas
(22,323 posts)first in a lawyer/mystery series
THE CASE OF A LIFETIME WALKS IN THE DOOR...
Financially embarrassed, getting a divorce, living in a shabby apartment, and distinctly short of clients, Marc Kadellas beginning to question why he ever went into the law when a friend brings him the case all Minneapolis is watchingdefending an accused serial killer. If he wins, it could turn his life aroundif he blows it, he better go into sales.
The story is full of twists and the ending is a surprise.
Currently I am reading the second book Desperate Justice
rogerashton
(3,920 posts)Enjoyed most of them, but the series got a little repetitious.
debm55
(25,909 posts)Hekate
(91,405 posts)Theres been a semi-apocalypse that kills off most edible plants. The unnamed female protagonist has been hired to be the chef in a billionaires retreat.
debm55
(25,909 posts)hunter
(38,404 posts)Light entertainment rating: 5
It reminded me of situations I've been in.
Here's an interview with Willis by a Los Angeles Public Library librarian:
https://www.lapl.org/collections-resources/blogs/lapl/interview-author-connie-willis
Backseat Driver
(4,423 posts)An interesting story of the rise and fall of a magical city/state grown from seeds through times of peace and times of pain and intrigue.
Backseat Driver
(4,423 posts)An interesting story of the rise and fall of a magical city/state grown from seeds through times of peace and times of pain and intrigue. Loss of 1 star - Seemed not quite up to Rushdie's best sarcastic romancing of the story, but still held my interest to continue on until the end.
Behind the Aegis
(54,138 posts)It was actually pretty good, so a 4 or 5; though, I tend not to re-read too many things, except classics.
I am currently "reading" The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language, which is somewhat technical, but given my love of languages and linguistics, I am really enjoying it.
I do HIGHLY recommend: Generations: The Real Differences between Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, Boomers, and Silentsand What They Mean for America's Future and Jewish Space Lasers: The Rothschilds and 200 Years of Conspiracy Theories.
And, if you haven't read it, Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism: READ IT!!! This doesn't get a "5" it gets a "10"! It is PHENOMENAL!
Mister Ed
(5,975 posts)Tuchman was an historian whose writing style allowed her books to flow like novels. "The Guns of August" details the events of August 1914, when the nations of Europe blundered inexorably into the disastrous World War I, "the war nobody wanted".
maxrandb
(15,489 posts)With Coulter Shaw as the main character. The new TV series Tracker is based on these books.
I would rate them a 4. Kind of a guilty pleasure for me.
yellowdogintexas
(22,323 posts)I love the Lincoln Rhyme series
Niagara
(7,887 posts)Interesting memoir.
I haven't really had time to read books lately.
bedazzled
(1,776 posts)Because I LOVE Val Kilmer!
Niagara
(7,887 posts)It almost knocked my socks off!
bedazzled
(1,776 posts)I think he can do anything!
Niagara
(7,887 posts)If you've already viewed it that's okay ...I wanted to share it with you.
bedazzled
(1,776 posts)I had never seen that. He has a great sense of humor. He is a great singer. I love "Top Secret" and "The Doors" best of his work
Niagara
(7,887 posts)bedazzled
(1,776 posts)Niagara
(7,887 posts)birdographer
(1,410 posts)A resounding 5 from me.
debm55
(25,909 posts)Elessar Zappa
(14,214 posts)Its a horror and very good. Very scary atmosphere, my only complaint is the ending isnt as satisfying as I would have wanted.
Also Im reading the non-fiction Eleanor of Aquitaine by Alison Weir. Queen Eleanor was a remarkable woman.
debm55
(25,909 posts)MontanaMama
(23,409 posts)by Lisa Jewell. Its the sequel to The Family Upstairs. I could not put either of them down. 10/10. I picked them up after reading The Night She Disappeared by the same author I couldnt put that one down either. Riveting.
debm55
(25,909 posts)Cartoonist
(7,341 posts)I read a book by Michael Connelly that was about a 3. It was a crime novel. I thought he also wrote a fantasy novel so I checked it out.
My mistake, it was John Connelly. His book was a 1.
debm55
(25,909 posts)mike_c
(36,281 posts)...about the end of the dark age in Europe. I thoroughly enjoyed it, 5/5. I'm currently re-reading Manchester's biography of Churchill, The Last Lion. This is my third reading of The Last Lion, but the first time I've had a copy of the third volume. I'm re-reading the other volumes in preparation for the third. I'm very excited about it.
I'm also re-reading Manchester to prep for Churchill's own six volume history of WW2 and his four volume History Of The English Speaking Peoples. I've wanted to combine these thirteen volumes into one marathon read for years, and only just now have time to do it.
debm55
(25,909 posts)bedazzled
(1,776 posts)Very moving book about the lives of a Vietnam refugee family in America. Of special interest is the relationship of the author with her mom, who died when she was young due to complications of unnecessary plastic surgery. The clash of American and Vietnamese culture was very challenging. Give it a five!
debm55
(25,909 posts)Aristus
(66,689 posts)Part of a series of "Chronicles Of..." books detailing the reigns of various historical monarchies, the Roman Emperors, the Popes, the Czars, and so on.
I think I have the whole series.
One glaring absence from the series that they need to correct pronto: "Chronicle of the Byzantine Emperors." I would snap that up in a heartbeat.
Chronicle Of The Pharaohs is very interesting. It confirms the assertion that the cheesy Hollywood movie "The Scorpion King" was at least correct in that the shadowy, mysterious, earliest known pharaoh is named "Scorpion".
As important as Pharaoh "King Tut" Tutankhamun is to archeology, the book puts him in his proper historical context as a minor, otherwise obscure ruler.
5/5.
Jrose
(886 posts)Very suspenseful, lots of surprising twists and he writes from many points of view - even as first person from the view of Lindsay Boxer, a female detective.
bucolic_frolic
(43,802 posts)I read a book by a new author I met in a writers group. I won't mention title or name because it was awful. It was like no editing, characters that repeated the same words and actions throughout, not a lot of plot, and the ending was a 90 degree turn as if it needed to be finished fast. If there were 4 ways to say something, all 4 were included in successive paragraphs, so you sure couldn't miss them.
I'm not sure self-publishing Amazon has improved what's available in any given year. The vast, vast majority will never make a dime. But people can call themselves "writer"!!!
Charlie Chapulin
(180 posts)Thatd be a 5.
MOMFUDSKI
(5,986 posts)Jonathan Kellerman. Pretty good so far.
rainy
(6,102 posts)Loved it. we read it for book group. So much discussion of pertinent topics.
Mr.Bill
(24,438 posts)Trust me, this guy has some stories to tell. Great book.
I'm currently reading Like a Rolling Stone by Jann Wenner, the founder of Rolling Stone magazine. Again, some great stories to tell. Some I would have never dreamed of. For instance, he was very good friends with Jackie Kennedy.