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What are you reading the week of October 6, 2013? (Original Post) DUgosh Oct 2013 OP
Valerie Plames' new book on order. northoftheborder Oct 2013 #1
"Shaman" by Kim Stanley Robinson YankeyMCC Oct 2013 #2
Joe Golem and the Drowning City by Mike Mignola & Christopher Gloden Agnosticsherbet Oct 2013 #3
The Devil's Cave, by Martin walker pscot Oct 2013 #4
Watership Down. LWolf Oct 2013 #5
I have a short and eclectic list........ PDJane Oct 2013 #6
Two Graves. closeupready Oct 2013 #7
_The Racketeer_ by John Grisham getting old in mke Oct 2013 #8
I absolutely love that book!! JonLP24 Oct 2013 #13
Yep. Finally got back to it last night. getting old in mke Oct 2013 #14
The Magic Circle, by Katherine Neville, and Love In The Ruins, by Walker Percy Moe Shinola Oct 2013 #9
The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey. Enthusiast Oct 2013 #10
Never Go Back by Lee Child. SheilaT Oct 2013 #11
The Wrong Girl by Hank Philippi Ryan JonLP24 Oct 2013 #12

pscot

(21,024 posts)
4. The Devil's Cave, by Martin walker
Sun Oct 6, 2013, 04:57 PM
Oct 2013

Walker, who used to be The Guardian's man in Washington, has now written a half dozen of these novels about his engaging police chief from the Perigord. Highly recommended. Next up, Hells Angels; a Strange and Terrible Saga. I'm hoping for an acid flashback.

PDJane

(10,103 posts)
6. I have a short and eclectic list........
Sun Oct 6, 2013, 06:50 PM
Oct 2013

Worst. Person. Ever. by Douglas Coupland.
The Silence of Bonaventure's Arrow, Rita Leganski (brand new and I'm not sure about it, but it sounded interesting)
A Tap on the Window by Linwood Barclay
Seven for a Secret by Lindsay Faye (another newbie)
Rules of Civility by Amor Towles (ditto)
and The Empty Room, by Lauren Davis.

I'm currently in the middle of a Tanya Huff series, so those will have to wait till next week...Smoke and Shadows, Smoke and Mirrors and Smoke and Ashes.

getting old in mke

(813 posts)
8. _The Racketeer_ by John Grisham
Mon Oct 7, 2013, 06:16 PM
Oct 2013

About 30 pages in. Feels like a John Grisham book...

I gotta say, reading a new Grisham is an experience like reading a new Lee Child: not that their books are anything alike, but going into each at this point, you know what you're going to get and generally, get it. This is not all that bad a thing--there are lots of things I'll keep doing despite/because of the sameness/familiarity.

Listening: _Between Planets_ by Robert Heinlein. Continuing on with his 1950's juveniles. Still being very entertained by them.

2013: 95 and counting.

JonLP24

(29,322 posts)
13. I absolutely love that book!!
Fri Oct 11, 2013, 04:10 PM
Oct 2013

I wondered WTH he's up to as I'm reading it as he's up to something, wait till you get to the end.

I can't wait to see the film and hope they do get Denzel Washington but Hollywood tends to ruin Grisham books such as The Firm, The Client, and Runaway Jury.

getting old in mke

(813 posts)
14. Yep. Finally got back to it last night.
Sat Oct 19, 2013, 11:14 AM
Oct 2013

I'm thinking, "This is okay, Grisham stuff. But there's this real flaw in the plot and a characterization hole , and that's kinda bringing me down."

Then *bam*.

Nice. Really nice.

Moe Shinola

(143 posts)
9. The Magic Circle, by Katherine Neville, and Love In The Ruins, by Walker Percy
Mon Oct 7, 2013, 08:13 PM
Oct 2013

Recently finished Sandman Slim. by Richard Kadrey. My review:

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/727636433

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