Books I've Read
Recent Books
Legends & Lattes
Legends & Lattes, #1. A retired, I guess, orc warrior/adventurer/mercenary opens a coffee shop in a town where no one has ever heard of coffee. A bonus story "Pages To Fill" is included. Both book and bonus story were very nice.
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10/2024
Diving The Deep
Finder Chronicles, #2. Really really enjoyed this one, just like the book one. Now on to book three!!
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"...he took some small pride that he was keeping the bees in check, and a smug satisfaction that they had to go look up the "Steward of Gondor" before knowing that was a lie too.Quote:
"Hey, Transit, I don't suppose you can tell me where the bad guys are?"
"Wouldn't that be cheating?"Read:
10/2024
The Last Of The Mohicans
I probably read a hundred pages of this but decided it wasn't the book for me. It's nicely written, I love the image of the deep forests it gives me. I'd recommend it. Maybe I'll pick it up some other time.
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No date
Finder
Finder Chronicles, #1. Repo man in space? Well, it's more than that! I liked it very much. Humor helps, some snappy patter, too. I've started book two already!
Quote:
She was short even among Cernee natives, but built like a tank, if tanks were constructed entirely of muscle and disapproval.Quote:
..."and because they've probably drawn your sorry ass--"
"We drew all of him," the Shielder said, offended.Quote:
The Shielder rolled her eyes. "This is why we don't like talking to you people," she said.Read:
10/2024
The Road Through The Wall
Shirley Jackson's first book, written before The Lottery story. A street in town, Pepper St. A street of nice families. What could happen there? Needs a map. I may make one.
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10/2024
The Sins Of The Fathers
Matthew Scudder #1. I must of read this before 1998 because it isn't on my list of books read, and I know I read a ton of the Matthew Scudder books. Well, they are so excellent that I can just read them again!!
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10/2024
Hench
Hench #1. I quit where the ten pages of vertical text with no spacing started. Ain't nobody got time to fool with that. Up to there it was...OK.
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No date
Death At The Sign Of The Rook
Jackson Brodie, #6. A small painting disappears at one house, and a painting is stolen at a stately house. Did I get that right? There is a tremendous amount of words to read, sometimes I get confused! Also, I read the print edition.
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9/2024
I Cover The Waterfront: Stories From The San Diego Shore
Enjoyable stories, I almost recognize San Diego from my childhood. I'm still looking for the liner sinking with 496 passengers rescued, though. I hear the movie "based" on the book has almost nothing to do with the book.
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The copy-desk is discouraging about dots. The desk prefers verbs and nouns and things like that.Quote:
But Mrs. Lafferty is Mrs. Lafferty, and with her the best way is to accept with eagerness and to hope to get out of it later by having something unavoidable happen, such as a ship explosion.Read:
9/2024
A Clockwork Orange
I thought I saw the movie in 1968 or '69, which would have meant I saw it with Maureen, but it turns out that it was released in 1972. Which complicates things, as I was dating four or five women that year, three of whom I could have taken to the movie. I wish I had kept a diary!
The author, in his introduction, mentions a glossary. At least, I thought he did. Now, I can find no mention of it.
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9/2024