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Hiya Skysky69! 
to the forum!
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It's mainly down to mood, and the date it's due back at the library.
I do try to alternate different genres. I find it hard to read two books of the same genre back to back, so I might read a quick thriller book, then something a bit more deeper. -
^It took me a while to find it, too. Not very easy to find, is it?
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I haven't read either, but I voted for The Innocent Man, as I like John Grisham.
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Last night was Macca's (naughty!
); I think tonight is pizza for hubby and spinach and ricotta tortellini for moi! -
Not in a bad way. I mean, it won't scare you into being unable to sleep, but you may be forced to stay up because you want to finish it!
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Wow, you really hated it, didn't you? I've never known a book to get so many opposing views! I personally loved it - one of my best reads of the year.
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Lizzie! I'm sure you'll have fun here, and find loads more books to read.
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Hi, Bagel Queen and ! Love your name!
I've read one Jodi Picoult book, and given up on another. She can write about some pretty heavy stuff.
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I've just finished The Skin Gods, and thought it was great! I'll be on the lookout for Broken Angels next time I'm at the library. He's definitely an author to keep an eye on.
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The Skin Gods - Richard Montanari
Blurb from Amazon:
The streets of Philadelphia are blistering in the summer heat, the homicide rate is soaring and the nights belong to the mad. Detectives Kevin Byrne and Jessica Balzano are prowling the streets with a growing sense of unease. Where next will evil rear its ugly head? When a series of seemingly unrelated crimes shatter the restless silence of the city, their worst fears are confirmed. A beautiful secretary is slashed to death in a grimy motel shower. A street hustler brutally murdered with a chainsaw. Piece by piece, a strange and sickening puzzle presents itself: someone is meticulously recreating Hollywood's most well-known and horrifying murder scenes, capturing them on film and inserting the clips into videos - for an unsuspecting public to find. While Kevin Byrne begins furtive investigations of his own, Jessica Balzano goes undercover to work the steaming back alleys of Philadelphia, entering a violent world of underground film, pornography and seedy nightclubs, hidden to all but the initiated. Discovering that none of The Actor's victims are as innocent as they appear to be, the two detectives arrive at a terrifying reality: They are not just chasing a homicide suspect. They are stalking evil itself...
The Skin Gods is a taut on-the-edge-of-your-seat thriller, with a pretty decent storyline behind the constant action. It’s well above others of the genre, and for this reason I will always be willing to read one of Montanari’s novels. Though it is a genre that has been done to death (pun!), The Skin Gods is still a very fresh and compelling read.
If you are into serial killer novels then you’ll probably love this one. It’s full of twists and turns, with lots of ‘red-herrings’ along the way. After reading The Rosary Girls, I figured that that is Montarani’s style, and spent the whole book trying to guess who the killer was. Typically, I was wrong – but that’s what I enjoyed about it; nothing is obvious, but all is explained in the end.
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I enjoyed The Life of Pi too, though it's been a while since I read it. I too loved the twist at the end.
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I'm going to have to re-read this one to fully comment on it - even though I remember how much I enjoyed it, I've forgotten a lot of the subtleties. I just remember thinking how unique it was, and just loving the interactions between the 4 women after the crime is committed. I thought it was interesting that instead
of bonding together, it just completely drives them apart and away from each other
. I know that is sort of to be expected, but it just seemed very...."real" and dark. My least favourite character was Kuniko (hope I've got her name right); she was most memorable for me because of how irritating she was.
Anyway, I have one more book to read, then I can move on to re-reading Out. Then I should have more to say.
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^Stu Redman is pretty appealing too, isn't he?
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to here, Magdalen! I'm sure you'll have loads of fun on the forum!
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I watched The Omega Man last night...well, half of it; that was all I could stand. It is horrendous!
Initially I thought it was following the book very closely, but then it just went off on another direction. Thought the mutants were hilarious! -
Just sent you a 'friend' request, a.book.in.the.life.
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Books read in 2008 (July to December):
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Books read in 2008 (January to June):
1) The Skin Gods - Richard Montanari (finished 03/01/2008)
2) Special Topics in Calamity Physics - Marisha Pessl (finished 13/01/08)
3) Out - Natuso Kirino (finished 20/01/08)
4) Stuck In Neutral - Terry Trueman (finished 20/01/08)
5) The Perks of Being A Wallflower - Stephen Chbosky (finished 26/01/08)
6) Duma Key - Stephen King (finished 09/01/08)
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I don't have any set challenges, per se. Rather, in 2008 I'd like to read more books than I read in 2007, and I'd also like to stop giving up on so many. Digging into my TBR pile of books I own, rather than borrowing additional ones from the library, would be a bonus too!
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Have just sent you an invite, DWMG.
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I'm using LibraryThing and Goodreads. Haven't really looked at Shelfari. I think they all have their good and bad points. It's just a matter of which one is more suitable for you. The thing I like about LibraryThing, is that you can edit the book - so if the spelling is wrong, or if it's done in all upper case, or the cover is different, you can change it. I've noticed with Goodreads, that's not an option. I currently have Cat's Eye in Goodreads, listed as Cat's Eye B, which must be what it was uploaded as. That kind of thing bugs me, as it's all I can see when I log on there. :motz:Another thing, I've noticed (more so on Goodreads), is multiple copies of the same book listed (and I don't mean different updated versions), so when you try to compare your list to a friends, it often tells you that you have 0% in common, even though it's clear that's not the case.
I would prefer if all books were listed once (with specifically different versions listed as 'sub-units' of the main title). I do prefer LibraryThing, mainly because it's so versatile. -
^I hope you enjoy Out. I've been raving on about it forever; I think it's such a gripping read. I'm planning on re-reading it for the Reading Circle next month.
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Yup - I was getting the same thing too. Once I sign in though, it takes me to where I want to go.
Where do you get yours?
in General Book Discussions
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These days, I mostly get books from the library. If I want new, then I'll go to WHSmith, Waterstones, or Amazon.