tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post8694927157521903648..comments2023-11-03T06:20:06.604-05:00Comments on Lesa's Book Critiques: What Are You Reading?Lesahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12946133849271512083noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-1937698673422210592016-08-26T11:03:46.918-05:002016-08-26T11:03:46.918-05:00I'm so glad people continue to post what they&...I'm so glad people continue to post what they're reading. I enjoy seeing what books are popular, and what ones are unique. Thank you!Lesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946133849271512083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-18029865050018557292016-08-26T11:02:55.283-05:002016-08-26T11:02:55.283-05:00Reine, If you get a chance to even watch all the t...Reine, If you get a chance to even watch all the tweets on Thursday at noon ET, under #AskaLibrarian, it's fast & furious & fun.Lesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946133849271512083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-62858968261860983952016-08-26T09:31:33.957-05:002016-08-26T09:31:33.957-05:00Hi Lesa,
Nice post. Ghost Talkers is next on my l...Hi Lesa, <br />Nice post. Ghost Talkers is next on my list too. We just hosted a medium here at the library. I was skeptical at the start, but by the end, very engaged--maybe I am more open to GT's plot now. I just finished a gorgeously written scifi, GOOD MORNING,MIDNIGHT, by Lily Brooks-Dalton, which was aptly described to me as Gravity meets Cormac McCarthy's THE ROAD.Janet Schneiderhttps://twitter.com/janet_schneidernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-88658433572603903302016-08-26T03:51:20.141-05:002016-08-26T03:51:20.141-05:00Hi Lesa,
I'll have to see if I can check in w...Hi Lesa,<br /><br />I'll have to see if I can check in with your librarian twitter chat. Sounds fun!<br /><br />I am almost finished reading the novel ALLTHE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE by Anthony Doerr. Exquisite in its complexity as it follows individuals, primarily youth, through their experiences during WWII in France and Germany.<br />Maureen Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499876353651763590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-74943160841429351442016-08-25T21:48:58.176-05:002016-08-25T21:48:58.176-05:00I'm almost finished with Bill Crider's Sur...I'm almost finished with Bill Crider's Survivors Will Be Shot Again. I love his characters and its been a fun read. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07328660102540610323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-64521673618957059262016-08-25T20:54:33.514-05:002016-08-25T20:54:33.514-05:00What an enjoyable day. It was fun to read about th...What an enjoyable day. It was fun to read about the books you're reading, and the background as to why you've picked up some of those books. Thank you!Lesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946133849271512083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-55288194564817047422016-08-25T19:08:28.850-05:002016-08-25T19:08:28.850-05:00I'm reading The Assassin by Clive Cussler and ...I'm reading The Assassin by Clive Cussler and Co. It's part of the Isaac Bell detective series. Bell is detective right out of a dime novel. In this one, a sniper is killing oilmen in 1905, and Bell has to find out why. Glen Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06159866063741462707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-36020000474554365302016-08-25T15:44:13.142-05:002016-08-25T15:44:13.142-05:00For the first time in years, I'm not reading a...For the first time in years, I'm not reading at least one mystery. I have several on my library waiting list, but last time I checked I was still a few readers down on the list. So I picked up a Mary Balogh Regency romance, ONLY BELOVED. It's the last in a series and I've read all the others. Balogh excels in writing gentle books about damaged people (physically and/or emotionally) finding love and coming to terms with their pasts in the process. I think I know the "shocking secret" at the heart of this novel, but for Balogh's books that is not a problem. Good comfort reading.Debnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-71618311307330575132016-08-25T14:20:13.306-05:002016-08-25T14:20:13.306-05:00I discovered Peter Robinson's first book (GALL...I discovered Peter Robinson's first book (GALLOWS VIEW) in October 1993 and read the first four that month. It also set off a British police novel jag as I started Reginald Hill soon after. I've kept up with Robinson ever since.<br /><br />Lee Child has another new Jack Reacher prequel (NIGHT SCHOOL) coming in early November.Jeff Meyersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093411926030586355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-1287313162244820792016-08-25T12:25:38.517-05:002016-08-25T12:25:38.517-05:00One of my recent favorites is Valley of the Moon b...One of my recent favorites is Valley of the Moon by Melanie Gideon--a beautiful and engrossing book (for Broadway lovers, it has a bit of a Brigadoon theme). I also loved Jonathan Unleashed by Meg Rosoff. It's a quirky tale about how taking care of his brother's dogs changes Jonathan's life. I just finished Rhys Bowen's latest Lady Georgie book, Crowned and Dangerous (always fun) and started Nancy Thayer's The Island House, which is like comfort food. Linda Fairstein's newest will be up next.Margie Buntingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-15658087672253391092016-08-25T12:09:06.741-05:002016-08-25T12:09:06.741-05:00As Donna said, it's fun to see what everyone i...As Donna said, it's fun to see what everyone is reading. And, I used Ghost Talkers as a suggestion today in #AskaLibrarian. The other book I used was Nine Women, One Dress because two other women have enjoyed it as much as I did. I was only able to participate in the last half hour. A co-worker stopped in to talk about a project.Lesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946133849271512083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-32007498960128390872016-08-25T10:22:17.415-05:002016-08-25T10:22:17.415-05:00Picked up Daniel Silva's The Black Widow from ...Picked up Daniel Silva's The Black Widow from the library yesterday and started it right away. Have been at the halfway point of Lee Child's Make Me for a few weeks. On the stack from the library: The Invisible Library and Margaret Maron's third Deborah Knott book (how have I missed these for so long?!).<br /><br />~TriciaTFJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01145220939173150233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-73766068260949090892016-08-25T10:14:52.270-05:002016-08-25T10:14:52.270-05:00So much fun to see what everyone is reading. Have...So much fun to see what everyone is reading. Have read all of Donna Leon's books - all good reads. Was so excited to see that Peter Robinson's next book is out and I put a reserve on it from my Library as he is one of my top favorites. I'm reading Blood Ties by Nicholas Guild and like it a lot. Happy reading everyone!donnanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-67710759150462455272016-08-25T09:40:04.671-05:002016-08-25T09:40:04.671-05:00Last night I finished book ten of the Commissario ...Last night I finished book ten of the Commissario Brunetti series, will start book eleven today. Donna Leon is the author. So far the library has had them all. She has written twenty six books. I am reading them in order. I have really enjoyed them all. I have slipped two books in between written by Daniel Silva and have two more lined up after two more by Donns Leon. Then I will go by to Donna Leon. Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746340822577008970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-78086846956399589662016-08-25T09:39:33.836-05:002016-08-25T09:39:33.836-05:00I'm about halfway through Daisy In Chains by S...I'm about halfway through Daisy In Chains by Sharon Bolton.Lori's Reading Cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17127618104792876357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-13867744692518214842016-08-25T09:27:52.660-05:002016-08-25T09:27:52.660-05:00I am reading Karolina's Twins by Ronald H. Bal...I am reading Karolina's Twins by Ronald H. Balson and it is hard to stop reading this one. I want to go on and on!Carol N Wonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06873206816286352639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-39616434300340936712016-08-25T08:15:29.132-05:002016-08-25T08:15:29.132-05:00Read DEAD MAN'S TIDE by William Richards (Day ...Read DEAD MAN'S TIDE by William Richards (Day Keene) last night. Haven't started one today.mybillcriderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-33298850248996389262016-08-25T08:07:09.423-05:002016-08-25T08:07:09.423-05:00"Shorter" works? No wonder I no longer r..."Shorter" works? No wonder I no longer read Stephen King. I used to read him until Misery. I couldn't handle that one, and never picked up another one of his books. It's always interesting to see what you're reading, Jeff.Lesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946133849271512083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-85005151038476066672016-08-25T08:05:50.923-05:002016-08-25T08:05:50.923-05:00Murder on the Quai is just one of those books I ne...Murder on the Quai is just one of those books I need to get to. I've read the last few Aimee Leduc books, but haven't picked that one up. Thanks, Grace, for the note that it's fascinating.Lesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946133849271512083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-61563144018714202362016-08-25T08:04:29.206-05:002016-08-25T08:04:29.206-05:00I just finished Smooth Operator by Stuart Woods. A...I just finished Smooth Operator by Stuart Woods. Although my boyfriend likes to listen to the Stone Barrington books on audio I'm not really into them. But this book features Teddy Fay and I like the ones that are about him.SandyG265https://www.blogger.com/profile/09063871775065822845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-62292914748935327072016-08-25T06:09:10.518-05:002016-08-25T06:09:10.518-05:00I was up early this morning so finished Steven Kin...I was up early this morning so finished Steven King's HEARTS IN ATLANTIS (1999), the last of his collected "shorter" works (one of the "novellas" is over 300 pages long!) I hadn't finished. The title story (only about 200 pages) was the one for me - it's set at the University of Maine in the Fall of 1966 and let's just say I identified with it strongly, even down to the obsession with playing Hearts.<br /><br />Also reading two short story collections: Charles Beaumont's PERCHANCE TO DREAM: Selected Stories, and Michael Swanwick's THE DOG SAID BOW-WOW. Beaumont's is more horror (as you'd expect from a Twilight Zone contributor) but also science fiction and fantasy, while Swanwick is more fantasy.<br /><br />Up next, probably, Peter Robinson's new Alan Banks book, WHEN THE MUSIC'S OVER (from the old Doors song, I'm sure).<br />Jeff Meyersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093411926030586355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-51441913411761598032016-08-25T05:40:44.961-05:002016-08-25T05:40:44.961-05:00I am currently reading Murder on the Quai by Cara ...I am currently reading Murder on the Quai by Cara Black. A fascinating prequel to the Aimee Leduc PI series!Grace Koshidahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05934603958949938617noreply@blogger.com