Mariond--Books in 2011

So far:
The Philosopher and the Wolf, Mark Rowlands
Kraken, China Mieville
The Reapers, John Connolly
The Unquiet, John Connolly

Welcome!

Welcome to the group, Marion!

Welcome! How was Kraken? It's on my list for sometime early in 2011.

Thanks--happy to be here.

I thought it was an amazing thrill ride. Less serious than his other works--although serious things happen. As always, his use of language is masterful and playful.

Thank you!

Among the Mad by Jacqueline Winspear
The Fallen Blade by Jon Courtenay Grimwood
I had been waiting eagerly for that second one. I wanted to see Grimwood's take on fantasy. It's fascinating; a little brutal, but historically accurate since he set the book in very-early-15th century Venice.

#8: The Fallen Blade looks like one I would enjoy. Thanks for the recommendation, Marion!

alcottacre, you might enjoy the Shakespearean resonances Grimwood throws into Blade.

#10: Thanks for the additional input, Marion!

The Cavalier in the Yellow Doublet byArturo Perez-Reverte

I am reading the Capitan Alatriste books out of order. The one I read before this was The King's Gold, which I found to be slow. Yellow Doublet is leisurely, but good old-fashioned fun and more like the Dumas books Reverte loves.

Hi There

I'm compiling a list of birthdays of our group members. If you haven't done so already, would you mind stopping by this thread and posting yours.

Thanks.

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Hi. I have also just read Among the Mad. What did you think? Have you read them all in order? This one was even darker than the others, I thought. But the story was a little sillier. I think Masie's character is developing nicely, and I'm looking forward to the next one.

I found the story less convincing; despite the discussion at the back of the book about how buildling in a "clock" tightened up the pacing, the book seemed to have the pace of the others. The B-storyline about Billie's wife was poignant and sad. I do like Maisie's character. While reading this one I realized that although I had been reading them in order, I have obviously missed one. I like the series; Winspear has hit upon an area of English history that is new ground for me.

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte This is a re-read. I got engaged in an lively discussion on a blog, then wanted to do some blog posts of my own, picked up the book to quote correctly and check my memory--and was sucked right back in.

Bloodshot by Cherie Priesr Urban fantasy--fun and fast-paced.

I am a fan of the Maisie Dobbs series too, but I am behind. I need to read the last two yet.

Cleopatra, a Life by Stacy Schiff I just finished this well-researched and fascinating biography.

#18: I have seen nothing but good reviews for that one. I really need to get to it soon.

Smila's Sense of Snow by Peter Hoek

The Private Patient by P.D. James

How did you like Smilla's Sense of Snow? I picked that one up at a book sale so it's in my TBR pile.

Thornton--I liked it, but it is strange. I also liked The Quiet Girl by the same author, and it was strange too. The ending strains credulity, but I was willing to stretch mine.