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Post by Dex on Apr 29, 2019 10:09:46 GMT -5
I'm reading James A. Michener's Alaska, right now. I find it difficult to read anything less than 1,000 pages. Why do you think that is? Would you mind recommending 2 or 3 good books you were glad you read? I've read Michener's Hawaii,but it's been a long time ago.
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Post by Dex on Apr 29, 2019 10:17:10 GMT -5
I did not realize I could listen to a sample! Thank you very much for that information, Dex. You're welcome, Jessie. It's good to know what you're getting into. Not all readers are equal.
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Post by beth on Apr 29, 2019 15:19:21 GMT -5
I did not realize I could listen to a sample! Thank you very much for that information, Dex. You're welcome, Jessie. It's good to know what you're getting into. Not all readers are equal. Good audio book readers have a real talent. Sometimes, people will buy biographies because the subject reads the audio book. Sometimes, Stephen King reads his own books. Personally, I'd rather have a really good reader as a celebrity who isn't so great. An exception is Neil Gaiman who is a fantastic reader. I'm getting ready to order his Norse Mythology book right now, partly because he's doing the reading.
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Post by beth on Apr 29, 2019 15:22:37 GMT -5
Was Stanford's cannibal a nice, suave Hannibel Lecter wanna-be or was he gross and barbaric? I returned this book to Audible.com and they were nice enough to give me a refund which I am now going to use for the previously mentioned Norse Mythology. I really appreciate that.
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Post by beth on Apr 29, 2019 15:25:34 GMT -5
I'm reading James A. Michener's Alaska, right now. I find it difficult to read anything less than 1,000 pages. Do you recommend Alaska? Like Dex, I have read Hawaii. Have you read any other of his books? If so, which do you recoment?
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Post by Jessiealan on Apr 29, 2019 21:53:54 GMT -5
I'm reading James A. Michener's Alaska, right now. I find it difficult to read anything less than 1,000 pages. I can understand preferring longer books. if a longer book is good, I become attached to it and dread giving it up even when I've finished - much like a favorite TV show that has been cancelled. The next best thing is to read books by a writer who uses the same lead character or same locale, repeatedly. I'll be ordering new books later this week. One of them will be the next Kinsey Milhone book by Sue Grafton, B is for Burglar. Another may be Bob Woodward's Fear or something else non-fiction.
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Post by Jessiealan on May 1, 2019 19:05:55 GMT -5
I plan to order a book from Audible.com tomorrow. It will probably be one of the Sue Grafton mysteries. When I save up enough credits for a freebie, I intend to use them for a non-fiction.
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Post by mouse on May 2, 2019 5:12:09 GMT -5
I plan to order a book from Audible.com tomorrow. It will probably be one of the Sue Grafton mysteries. When I save up enough credits for a freebie, I intend to use them for a non-fiction. I enjoyed the Sue Grafton books.. I love a good murder
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Post by annaj26 on May 2, 2019 14:11:58 GMT -5
I plan to order a book from Audible.com tomorrow. It will probably be one of the Sue Grafton mysteries. When I save up enough credits for a freebie, I intend to use them for a non-fiction. I enjoyed the Sue Grafton books.. I love a good murder lol I'm going to try one of these. mouse, I'd have thought you'd prefer Agatha Christie.
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Post by Jessiealan on May 2, 2019 19:36:05 GMT -5
[/quote]I enjoyed the Sue Grafton books.. I love a good murder [/quote]
I'm going over to audible to browse and see what I can find.
Have almost finished with B is for Burglar.
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Post by mouse on May 3, 2019 4:20:29 GMT -5
I enjoyed the Sue Grafton books.. I love a good murder lol I'm going to try one of these. mouse, I'd have thought you'd prefer Agatha Christie. na...h... I read all the Christy novels when I was still at school... I enjoy a good gritty murder which also has a good alongside story for continuation don't like Patterson,, he is imo too much on the side of gratuitous violence
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Post by beth on May 4, 2019 20:16:10 GMT -5
I've noticed Patterson is collaborating with another writer most of the time. Maybe he's just run out of ideas.
Dean Koontz writes mysteries, some of them murder mysteries. From the Corner of His Eye, is an especially good one. One Door Away From Heaven, is another. I read both of those when I quit smoking and needed something to distract me and fill my time. They are both the kind of book I don't forget easily, but I wouldn't want to re-read them.
Right now, I'm reading The Gold Coast (Nelson DeMille) via audio book, and enjoying it even more than the first time I read it. I recommend it highly.
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Post by mouse on May 5, 2019 4:35:41 GMT -5
I too have enjoyed books by Koontz and DeMille.. in fact I had for gotton those two names... so will put them on my list[makes it easier to remember those writers I quite enjoy
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Post by Jessiealan on May 5, 2019 20:51:45 GMT -5
I have chosen to read the Nelson de Mille book, The Lion's Game. I have been told that, even though it is a John Corey series book, it makes a good stand-alone as well. First, I'll read the paper back and then, perhaps, the audio at a later time.
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Post by beth on May 6, 2019 14:54:20 GMT -5
I have chosen to read the Nelson de Mille book, The Lion's Game. I have been told that, even though it is a John Corey series book, it makes a good stand-alone as well. First, I'll read the paper back and then, perhaps, the audio at a later time. Extremely good book. The kind that's hard to put down. A little more violence than I feel comfortable with, but a definite page turner.
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