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"The Forbidden Stars", Pratt. Book Three of the Axiom scifi series. Hugo Award winner.
"The Cold Dish", Johnson. Book One of the Longmire series. Want to see how the books compare to the TV version. Written in first person, which seems a little weird to me.
"The Italian Campaign", Strawson. WW2 military history
"Triumphant Fox, Erwin Rommel and the Rise of the Afrika Korps", Mitcham.
"The Cosmic Perspective: Stars, Galaxies, & Cosmology", Bennett, et.al. A bit dated, but paperback format makes it easy to take with me and read snippets here and there to review some basic stuff.
September issues of Sky&Tel and Astronomy. The October issues are sitting until later this month.
Man... That's some icky-tasting stuff!
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I mainly read non-fiction although I have read the entire Harry Potter and Narnia series
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Since you mentioned it, I suddenly have a strong desire to dig out the DVD and watch it!!!
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I finished all the available Longmire books.
I'm doing some remedial reading since my physics is getting a little rusty.
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I haven't read "The Girl Who Lived Twice". It's #6 in the Millennium / Lisbeth Salander series. I've not been happy with David Lagercrantz's continuation of Stieg Larsson's work. I don't think he gets Lisbeth's character quite right. Larsson based the character on observing his niece.
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I've read the Larsson trilogy - but haven't gone near the continuation - doesn't sound like I am missing very much.notFritzArgelander wrote: ↑Mon Sep 07, 2020 6:14 am
I haven't read "The Girl Who Lived Twice". It's #6 in the Millennium / Lisbeth Salander series. I've not been happy with David Lagercrantz's continuation of Stieg Larsson's work. I don't think he gets Lisbeth's character quite right. Larsson based the character on observing his niece.
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The first of the continued novels was the weakest by far. The 2nd was better but still not up to the original 3.KingNothing13 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 07, 2020 1:28 pmI've read the Larsson trilogy - but haven't gone near the continuation - doesn't sound like I am missing very much.notFritzArgelander wrote: ↑Mon Sep 07, 2020 6:14 am
I haven't read "The Girl Who Lived Twice". It's #6 in the Millennium / Lisbeth Salander series. I've not been happy with David Lagercrantz's continuation of Stieg Larsson's work. I don't think he gets Lisbeth's character quite right. Larsson based the character on observing his niece.
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Well, I've finished "The Girl Who Lived Twice". I have to say that there was a point when a howling error in taste (a heavy handed translation of the 2016 US election dynamics to Sweden) nearly caused me to retch and put it down. But after getting over that it became a real page turner. He's getting Lisbeth better. So it was odd. I swung from never wanting to read another in the series to wondering if there will be another one?notFritzArgelander wrote: ↑Mon Sep 07, 2020 6:04 pmThe first of the continued novels was the weakest by far. The 2nd was better but still not up to the original 3.KingNothing13 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 07, 2020 1:28 pmI've read the Larsson trilogy - but haven't gone near the continuation - doesn't sound like I am missing very much.notFritzArgelander wrote: ↑Mon Sep 07, 2020 6:14 am
I haven't read "The Girl Who Lived Twice". It's #6 in the Millennium / Lisbeth Salander series. I've not been happy with David Lagercrantz's continuation of Stieg Larsson's work. I don't think he gets Lisbeth's character quite right. Larsson based the character on observing his niece.
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"The Beautiful Mystery" of the title is a reference to music and its notation, not the book. I was put onto Louise Penny by a daughter's recommendation. Penny has a nice polished prose style that is fun to read. I wouldn't say it's noir, but it has its noir-ish elements. Social problems, flawed heroes/heroines. I like the long story arc of Gamache's family life that links the books together much like the Longmire series.
If you want a cop story with more than the usual literary merit I highly recommend Penny's work.
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My wife has been listening to the "Baby Ganesh Agency" series of mystery novels. They're pretty good, and cute - we've listened in the car on some trips in the past, but I have not actively read/listened to them on my own.notFritzArgelander wrote: ↑Thu Sep 10, 2020 5:07 pm I've switched gears. Next in the "fun" queue was some ancient historical material on a somewhat controversial topic. I couldn't bear the idea though so I opted for a not-so-noir detective novel. The eighth in the Inspector Gamache series by Louise Penny.
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"The Beautiful Mystery" of the title is a reference to music and its notation, not the book. I was put onto Louise Penny by a daughter's recommendation. Penny has a nice polished prose style that is fun to read. I wouldn't say it's noir, but it has its noir-ish elements. Social problems, flawed heroes/heroines. I like the long story arc of Gamache's family life that links the books together much like the Longmire series.
If you want a cop story with more than the usual literary merit I highly recommend Penny's work.
https://vaseemkhan.com/ the Author's web site.
I think my next book is going to be the 2020 Hugo Award winner - "A Memory Called Empire" by Arkady Martine. (I've been on a Sci-Fi kick lately).
Also listening to the audiobook version of "Cosmos" off-and-on - usually when mowing or walking on my own.
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I always loved Jules Verne....
Right now, I'm going to revisit Edgar Allen Poe, of the macabre genre. Personal faves are "Into The Maelstrom", "The Pit And The Pendulum", "The Masque Of The Red Death" (how fitting in terms of Covid-19 today?), "The Tell Tale Heart", on and on.
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Another member here recommended Liu Cixin's "The Three Body Problem". I really liked it a lot and will continue once the sci fi mood strikes again.
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She is a Succubus, immortal and can change her appearance at will, who has friends who are Vampires, Imps and Angels.
Well worth a read if you're into that type of genre.
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