NiceguyEddie

Why don't you listen to it? http://www.amazon.com/Arthur-Miller-Audio-Collection/dp/0060501782/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1231263616&sr=8-4

Because it's cheaper than alcohol.

One. I read Autograph Man and thought it was dreadful. I wouldn't read another.

It depends. For example who would read The Return of the King before The Fellowship of the Ring? But what does it really matter whether you read The Murder Room before Devices & Desires. As long as you know that Devices & Desires predated The Murder Room you won't be confused by Dalgleish's latest love interest. That said, I read all bar one of the Rebus novels in order. However, the Pratchett's I'm reading as I find them.

Have you read the other two in the series?

I recently listened to The Keepsake which I quite enjoyed. I remember Tess Gerritsen was on the forum not so long ago and mentioned her idea for the novel.

Hello all. Been on a sabbatical. I've been doing lots of reading & listening. I've just finished on audio Case of Exploding Mangoes which I'm reviewing for http://www.soundcommentary.com/ I've just finished reading Monstrous Regiment and have finally started the new P. D. James.

I "discovered" Terry Pratchett at 43 and I have a considerable number still to read. I am currently reading Monstrous Regiment.

Coincidentally, I did recently get a lot of copies of this on CD read by Paul McGann, but abridged unfortunately. But I did see this when studying A' level English. Set at Craiglockhart. Like most 18/19 year old boys studying English, the war poets held more interest than Gerard Manley Hopkins. I still very occasionally get out my Wilfred Owen Collection. It has some plates of his original drafts (mis spelt draughts in the case of I think Anthem for Doomed Youth which is referenced in the above play.) which are interesting to see.

Am I alone in finding these sorts of programmes the modern equivalent of a circus freak show? Exploitative and sensation seeking.

It'll be to do with things like publishing rights and broadcasting rights which are legal thingies, so I'm sure your apology is totally unnecessary, however heartfelt.

It was very good. And the actress was excellent. Tess was one of my A Level texts & it was at the time that the Roman Polanski film was released with Nastassia Kinski.

I've recently read Driving Big Davie & the new Inspector Banks. I've just started Call Me the Breeze by Patrick McCabe.

It seems to have taken forever, but I finally finished The Brothers Karamazov last night. In places I thought it was great, for example the dealing with Illyusha's (sp?) illness & a couple of speeches from Ivan. But overall I felt it was too long and overly melodramatic. I really enjoyed Crime & Punishment so was a bit disappointed that I didn't think the same of this one. There were some interesting things in it, but hmmm, it was hard work. To contrast, I've gone for an easy & funny read - Driving Big Davie by Colin Bateman. The latest I think in the Dan Starkey series. The first of which I read many moons ago; Divorcing Jack.

I listened to an unabridged version read by Attosa Leoni (sp?). I thought it was absolutely wonderful. The reading was perfect. The novel itself was very hard on the emotions at times but it was worth it.

Philip, you are such a tease. I really enjoyed it. It was a little strange in places, such as when Banks is taken back to his childhood home. He's an odd fellow generally - pompous mostly. But I thought it was very good. Brothers Karamazov next. See you in a couple of weeks.

You're worse than me. I'm always plot spoiling my wife's current book if I've already read it.

So far I like it. One of the things I like about Ishiguro is the way he never lays anything out for. Facts just emerge. You're never told Banks is a detective, but instead something like "my last case was an easy one". His last novel was the same. It's almost assumed that the reader knows.

I started When We Were Orphans last night. This is the third Ishiguro(sp?) I've read and each one has been told in the first person.

Sadly I've finished Dissolution. I feel I may be a bit of a C J Sansom bore so I won't dwell on it other that to say that I still have one to read; Dark Fire. I honestly can't recommend the series enough. They are so, so good. I'm not sure what to read next. I'll have a look a bit later.

Val McDermid is the closest I can think of.

I should add that I've just finished listening to an unabridged Angels in the Gloom by Anne Perry. In the house I have an early Harlan Coben on the go (Fade away I think) and in the car I'm listening to The Hobbit. Both unabridged.

Dead Famous was good, but I suppose the thing that I found annoying about Blind Faith was that he was attacking the same things, but with a slant. The language of the survivors of the big flood was very much Big Brother language. "Bigging up" & that sort of thing. It was just a bit predictable. I liked The First Casualty & the Friends Reunited one (also full of the same targets btw). The First Casualty was interesting in that it was a departure from his usual genre. I agree with Phillip about Stark which was why I qualified my answer about which was his best. I wonder how it would stack up now? Especially as I'm sick of the "green" subject. I think from memory that once I got over the surprise of the hero of Gridlock having cerebral palsy, I enjoyed Gridlock more than Stark.

Stark or Gridlock I'd say. That's based upon enjoyment at the time I read them.

Well Blind Faith was OK. It was a bit of a rant in places & certainly not his best, but a quick read. I'm now reading C J Sansom's Dissolution. I've read the series in the wrong order but what the hell. These are great books.