All Thing Books And Reading Thread 2019

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If you like true crime books, have you read 'A stranger beside me' by Ann Rule. Its about Ted Bundy. Really good.

Lock every door by Riley Sager is good, I'm on Final Girls now, just as good.
 

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Lock every door by Riley Sager is good, I'm on Final Girls now, just as good.
WELCOME to the READING THREAD!!

I just finished Lock Every Door and have Final Girls on reserve from the library.
It's being made into a film.
 

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I just read DRAGON TEETH by Michael Crichton, must have missed this one before... very entertaining, reads like a western with paleontology thrown into the mix, LOL. I've always liked Crichton's books, though he is by no means my favorite author. I'm a much bigger fan of Nevil Shute, Arthur Conan Doyle, C.S. Forester, Robert Louis Stevenson, Jack London, Mark Twain & Edgar Allan Poe... but Crichton has his own style, and he's good on the technical side. One gal I used to know called him a "tech-weenie"---sounded like an insult, LOL. In a way, Crichton reminds me of Tolkien: each author found his niche and excelled in it. I have nothing but respect for these guys, and I like much of their material, but due solely to my own personal tastes, I'd never consider either one as a heartfelt favorite. :sorry:

For that honor, I'd have to go with these authors...

:winner:

Favorite book of all time: TREASURE ISLAND, by Robert Louis Stevenson :fish:

Favorite author of all time: Nevil Shute, a literary genius!!! :rock:

Of course, I hail from a nautical family, so I'm somewhat biased, LOL. Nevil Shute was truly an amazing man... not only did he help develop weapons & warplanes which defeated the Germans in WWII (no easy task, with scientists like Wernher von Braun on the opposite side), he somehow found time to write many bestselling novels in a smooth fluid style rarely seen nowadays. His wartime & post-war romances were the best, with men & women finding love in the worst possible circumstances... PASTORAL, THE FAR COUNTRY and A TOWN LIKE ALICE are good examples. His knowledge of the nautical world shines through in TRUSTEE FROM THE TOOLROOM, another classic. Frankly, one can't go wrong with a book by Nevil Shute, his stories are always highly entertaining... having said all this, I still enjoyed DRAGON TEETH by Michael Crichton, I read it from cover to cover yesterday and never put it down. :popcorn:
 

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Yes, a bit depressing, but still good, LOL. :confused:

Here are some other Shute books I like:

PIED PIPER

THE RAINBOW AND THE ROSE

AN OLD CAPTIVITY

THE CHEQUER BOARD

So many others too, as you mentioned... leaves me in awe of his creativity. I've always maintained that every man & woman has a story, some even go on to write a number of stories, but the sheer volume of work produced by Shute just blows my mind. Quality work too, not some hack writing... :eek:

I'M OFF FOR THE WEEKEND... CHEERS!!! :bigeyes:
 

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SO...I spent an amusing hour reading "Sneaky Pie's Coolbook for Mystery Lovers." Now, as "cookbooks" go, it wasn't all that much. There are several recipes in there for man AND beast, and a couple look good, but the main appeal was the glimpses into the personalities of the series' characters. Definitely worth having on my shelves, and a fun way to spend that hour! Hekitty will be getting a few treats from the book, in limited amounts (dairy products).
 

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I'm currently reading "The Book: A Cover-to-Cover Exploration of the Most Powerful Object of Our Time" by Keith Houston. It's basically the history of book materials-parchment, paper, printing, etc. It's extremely interesting :read:
Sounds good. I always like finding out the history of familiar things. I call myself an information junkie. "Need input" to quote Johnny 5.
 

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Sounds good. I always like finding out the history of familiar things. I call myself an information junkie. "Need input" to quote Johnny 5.
I've got history books on so many things-radiology, the elements, photography, silent film . . . even one on culture and entertainment during the Depression. Like you, I'm an information junkie :read:
 

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I just finished The Silent Patient and all I can say is WOWZA!! What an amazing read; just when I thought I had I figured out......

I have started The Lying Game by Ruth Ware and I can tell it's going to be good.

I've been thinking of On the Beach. Maybe it should be reprinted as the subject matter needs to be remembered.

Anyone reading anything good?
 

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I just finished The Silent Patient and all I can say is WOWZA!! What an amazing read; just when I thought I had I figured out......
I know right????

I ended up reading the Handmaid's Tale because I love the show and being Canadian I figure I should read it!!! Also, she has a sequel coming out in September - The Testaments and figure I should read the first one! I'm going to see her in November here in our little city and I'm so excited!

I'm also reading this series - it's a smutty vampire series, but I have to say I'm enjoying it! It won't be for everyone for sure, but the story isn't half bad and it's not too expensive.

 

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I call myself an information junkie.
Although I read more fiction than non-fiction, I am an information junkie too. :)

I just finished The Silent Patient and all I can say is WOWZA!! What an amazing read; just when I thought I had I figured out......
Is that this one?

The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

I ended up reading the Handmaid's Tale because I love the show and being Canadian I figure I should read it!!!
I don't have cable, but read just read The Handmaid's Tale a little while ago.

Also, she has a sequel coming out in September - The Testaments and figure I should read the first one! I'm going to see her in November here in our little city and I'm so excited!
A sequel to The Handmaid's Tale? Hadn't heard about that.

I'm still slowly reading The Wife Between Us.
 

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I'm still reading, but haven't posted in here in a while. I finished the Pendergast books. Preston/Childs have a new book out about Nora Kelly and the Donner party. It's called Old Bones and I believe it comes out on August 20. It's the first in a new series with Kelly and Pendergast makes a cameo appearance.

I was never much of a James Patterson fan, other than the Alex Cross series. But I started reading the Women's Murder Club series and it's really quite good. I'm on the 7th e-book now, 7th Heaven. I like the series a lot and may grab the books from Thriftbooks.

And still taking e-books out of the library every week.
 
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