SueK
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I'm still reading The One from the Other by Philip Kerr. It's good but I don't seem to have enough reading time at the moment. I want to finish it by the weekend though as I'm orf to sunny France next week and want to be paper free - the kindle is loaded up and packed of course.
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I remember reading a book called Beyond the Stump by Neville Shute where a nuclear attack had destroyed the world and a few survivors struggled on until the inevitable end. The Road is about a father and son who have survived a holocaust but try to live through the resulting devastation in America. I understand that both books are somewhat depressing and I offer wonder why these stories are written
Wasn't that On the Beach? I like his books though - especially A Town Like Alice
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Hi Chesilbeach, one of the best books I read on the Arthur story is The Mists of Avalon. It is a beautiful tale that will stay with you for a long time.
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Interesting opinions on John La Carré as I was browsing the book-store the other day and some of his titles caught my eye; think I'll grab one next time I'm in there now.
Let's know which one you decide on Ben and what you think of it.
I've decided to go for The Russia House and I will download it later - my Kindle has gone from slimline to quite fat with the amount of stuff going on it.
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Yesterday I received The Mist in the Mirror by Susan Hill in the mail.
Today I finally finished reading Terry Pratchett's Sourcery and have read about 40 pages of The Graveyard Book. I finally feel like I'm making progress with my books!
Great book Kylie, very creepy. Have you read the Man in the Picture by Susan Hill, that's also creepy.
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I've read one or two, and really enjoyed them. They are excellent thrillers, and I recall enjoying his early 'The Spy Who Came In From The Cold' as a great introduction of sorts to a world of which I had little literary knowledge.
good to know....I have one on my shelf that I haven't read yet
Thank you ladies! I might well treat myself to one then (as if I didn't have enough other stuff to wade through
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I read a couple of short stories on the Kindle before deciding on my next read and I've now picked on The One from the Other by Philip Kerr (a Bernie Gunther book). So far looks quite promising.
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Any John le Carre readers out there. I thought it was time I delved into one or two his books and thought I would try The Russia House and maybe Smiley's people. Just wondered what opinions of his works were?
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Now you have me thinking...Do I need more??? might have to peruse Amazon whilst at work today
Have to agree with Charm there Pickle. I mean how do you know the 9 you downloaded are right for your holiday.
You'll need to download at least another 30!! 
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I have this one, which is a gorgeous colour (</Shallow>
) and comes in other shades too. It's effective... but the switch is at the bottom and it means that it doesn't travel well. I popped it into the side pocket of our suitcase when we went away but it switched itself on and had gone flat by the time we arrived at our destination. You can't get the battery cover off without a screwdriver so it was useless whilst we were away.ETA: Although someone has commented on my review on Amazon to say their battery compartment slides off, so maybe they've changed the design?
This happened to mine too Janet. Also, I've found that the light tends to go from very bright to quite dim in a matter of 5 minutes, I jiggle it about and it goes from bright to dim erratically. I've given up on mine now and use a small torch (bit like the one a doctor uses for down the throat
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Thanks for the recommendations. I've not read Rebecca, I keep meaning to expand some of the classics. I have read and enjoyed Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights. I'll try Natasha Solomons novel too, I've not come across that before.
I'm not sure what my favourite style is. I do like history and in particular the Tudor period so have exhausted all the Philippa Gregory ones of that period, I have also enjoyed books relating to witchcraft - Hiding from the Light, Barbara Erskine, and a book about The Witchfinder General but I can't remember the author. I've enjoyed all the Kate Morton novel, I like the to and fro between present day and the past.
I suppose I've got lots of Barbara Erskine to get through as I've only read about three. For easy reading I do enjoy Maeve Binchy.
Hi Dove, you might enjoy Mist Over Pendle which has recently been re-published. Great novel of witchcraft. I can't remember who wrote Witchfinder General, I will have a look around and see if I can find out. Also, talking of witchcraft, there are two good books out at the moment: The Heretic's Daughter and The Lost Book of Salem and they have been reviewed on here.
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I'm about halfway through L'Auberge at the moment. Quite good and witty in a French farce sort of way. Can't compare to the great Clochemerle though.
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I liked Kate Morton's first one The House at Riverton, and I have The Forgotten Garden to read. Love Barbara Erskine, have you read all her books? It's difficult to know what to suggest next though. What is your favourite style?
If you go on Amazon, they quite often suggest an author similar to the ones you have been reading, might be worth having a look on there? I've found quite a few new authors that way that I wouldn't otherwise have heard of or thought of reading.
Daphne du Maurier might appeal to you though. Have you read Rebecca? Best book ever
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Just finished The House of Dust and Dreams on the Kindle. It was OK, ish - nothing to write home about...
Now what's next, Kindle or Paperback - eenie, meenie mynee mo.
I've got L'Auberge coming in the post to review from Amazon. Sounds like a nice gentle holiday read - takes place in France - that's my sort of thing.
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I've just seen some Victorian Mystery Murder books by Penrose Smith (never heard of him - has anyone read his stuff) and I could download six of his books for just £3.45 total. Sounds like a good bargain. I've found some other good deals on there lately. I downloaded two medieval mysteries for the total sum of £1.40 yesterday.
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ohhhhhh takes me back
I am listening to two men repairing the photocopier outside in the corridor grrrrrrrr
Is that the remix?
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Moon Safari by Air
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I'm glad you enjoyed Novel in the Viola Janet and great that you were able to secure a free copy. I'm keeping hold of my copy because I feel sure I will want to read it again in the future.
I've started on The House of Dust and Dreams on the Kindle - I think I will enjoy it. It's set in 1938 Crete and the description of the island is beautiful.
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I'm listening to a BBC dramatisation of The Devil's Ransom by Ellis Peters (a Brother Cadfael story) on my mp3. It's a great story.
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I finished Boris Akunin's The Winter Queen last night, it was brilliant, will definitely read more of his books in the future. SueK, I now know what you meant by what happened to Erast, it was sad
Yes, it was very sad Frankie.
Glad you enjoyed the book though.I have read most of the Erast Fandorin novels and love them too, he has also writte a series about Sister Pelagia which are very funny slightly lighter than the Fandorin books but also detective ones.
I picked up a Sister Pelagia book recently and will give this a go very soon. I quite like the sound of them.
I'm reading The Betrayal by Helen Dunmore right now. It's a sequel to the Siege which I read a couple of months back. Excellent reading.
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When I read the HP books I pronounced Hermione as 'Air- my-oh-nee' because I was studying Spanish and had gotten it into my head that the name had a silent H.
I work a job where I have to talk to people on the phone from all over the country. On average I take about 80 calls a day and have discovered that it is near impossible for me to say any kind of Thai name and most Indian names correctly. In books I rarely say Irish names correctly. The main one that comes to mind is Siobhan. I still have no idea how to say that one!
Hehe, you can imagine the problems I have with a Thai surname. Thank goodness I'm mostly known as Sue K. I do get irritated sometimes though as my surname isn't really that difficult, you just pronounce it as it is written but it seems to fox a lot of people.
btw, Siobhan is pronounced Shh-vaun.
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Quirkier as in a bad way? I really like it that it's a Russian detective series, a welcome change after so many American and British series
Not in a bad way ..... I just found him difficult to fathom out at times. Like you, though, I welcomed a Russian detective series (I love anything Russian) and I liked the plots. It's just my personal reaction. Be warned of the second book in the series, I believe the publishers jumbled them them around. The order should be:
The Winter Queen
The Turkish Gambit
Murder on the Leviathan
The Death of Achilles
Special Assignments
The State Counsellor
The Coronation
She Lover of Death
He Lover of Death
The Diamond Chariot
Jade Rosary Beads
All the World's a Stage
I believe his "quirkiness" is down to what happened in Winter Queen if you know what I mean.......
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I know what you meant, I just don't want you to think like that! The quality counts, not just the quantity.
I'm very much enjoying The Winter Queen by Boris Akunin, I think this will be a detective series that I will want to read the whole way through.
Frankie, I enjoyed The Winter Queen and found Erast Fandorin a rather quirky character! I did, however go on to read a few more in the series and found he got quirkier as the books went on and in the end I gave up on him. They are good crime novels though. I suppose he's Russia's equivalent of Hercule Poirot.
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I've got a couple of books on the go at the moment: The Report by Jessica Francis Kane and The Story of a Secret State by Jan Karski - both centred around WWII - although Secret State is non-fiction.
Has anyone read...?
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Neville Shute did also write Beyond the Stump - haven't read it though.