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Post by Demdike on Aug 15, 2020 21:39:05 GMT
I´ve not come across this writer before, Demdike, although "He said, she said" sounds familiar. I will look her up  I have enjoyed her books to date. Just read a little more, have about 65 pages left, I fear my worries about this one are not being dispelled. I will give her other ones a go though, this I th8nk is the latest. The problem with it is it sets up something in the present with loads of hints about a thing in the past, then goes back into the past for part two re one character, then further in the past re another one. However with the third flashback it keeps leaping forward through the years, so one section is 1960, then 1965, then 1980, and it didn’t do this earlier. It is as if the end of it is just notes and the actual thing should be much longer. Such a shame as she is a good writer of psychological thrillers, but the structure of this one is flawed. i really enjoyed he said she said, a couple witness a crime during an eclipse... As an aspiring writer myself I know a little about the mechanics (also English degree and former teacher of English). If I could just get my novels out there.... |
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Post by welshteddy on Aug 15, 2020 22:25:55 GMT
I finished The Moments last night and absolutely loved it. I reminded me of Diary of Provincial Lady, EM Delafield, which I also really enjoyed. Sorry this should have read finished Excellent Women by Barbara Pym. That reminded me of Diary of a Provincial Lady. I have also finished The Moments and loved that too! |
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Post by Demdike on Aug 16, 2020 15:30:26 GMT
Finished the Kelly. It was enjoyable all in all. I am going to get her other books I haven’t yet read.
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Post by indigo on Sept 4, 2020 15:01:14 GMT
Hello, How are we all getting on with whatever we´re reading at the moment?  I recently read for the first time, Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K Jerome and found it both charming and a little bleak (when I think of the episode of the poor drowned woman). I´m now reading Little Fires Everwhere by Celest Ng which has been popular lately, with the Amazon Prime Reese Witherspoon series out too. |
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Post by goodlookingone on Sept 4, 2020 16:14:41 GMT
Hello, How are we all getting on with whatever we´re reading at the moment? I recently read for the first time, Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K Jerome and found it both charming and a little bleak (when I think of the episode of the poor drowned woman). I´m now reading Little Fires Everwhere by Celest Ng which has been popular lately, with the Amazon Prime Reese Witherspoon series out too. I remember Three men in a Boat, back when I was a Younf man. (Yes, they did have books in those days). I found it amusing then, but I'm less certain if I would find it to be fun, nowadays. - in the same way that That The Goon Show, or Jewel and Warris Radio Programmesare no Longer Comedyike.
I found J K Jerome's Three men on The Bummel (Same bods on a cotinental Bike Holiday) next attempt was disappointing - I one crop writer.
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Post by judithl on Sept 4, 2020 18:41:00 GMT
I'm re-reading The Shepherd's Crown, Pratchett's very last novel, and crying in the same places as usual. I'm also reading another Susanna Gregory story, Mystery in the Minster. This one, instead of Cambridge, is set in York.
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Post by Anna Key on Sept 6, 2020 11:02:41 GMT
The Terry Pratchett sounds good. Is it not a disc world book? Will look it up
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Post by judithl on Sept 6, 2020 11:54:37 GMT
Yes, it's Discworld, the final book in the Tiffany Aching series. Described as "young adult" but I know plenty of "old" adults who read and enjoy the series, which starts with The Wee Free Men.
Best read in order, I think.
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Post by steve on Sept 6, 2020 16:42:33 GMT
Well I'm stuck for an audio book for work.
I'm up to book 22 in the Thomas Kydd series and book 23 doesn't come out until 1 October.
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Post by steve on Sept 8, 2020 6:01:07 GMT
Well my latest audio book for work is the life of Nelson inspired by reading the Thomas Kydd fictional series.
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Post by indigo on Sept 10, 2020 9:59:19 GMT
Do you listen to audio books via Amazon, Steve, or another platform?
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Post by steve on Sept 10, 2020 11:16:21 GMT
Yes Amazon.
I'm on another admiral from that time now one from Judith's neck of the woods.
Collingwood
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Post by judithl on Sept 10, 2020 12:12:47 GMT
Ah yes, Admiral Collingwood. There's a statue of him overlooking the mouth of the Tyne at - guess where - Tynemouth, and he has a street named after him in Newcastle.
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Post by indigo on Oct 5, 2020 8:14:30 GMT
I finished an Agatha Christie writing as Mary Westmacott novel last night, Giant´s Bread, which was enjoyable and gave me quite a bit to ponder afterwards.
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Post by welshteddy on Oct 5, 2020 11:45:43 GMT
I'm reading Emma at the moment and enjoying it. Interesting spellings for some of the words eg. chuse instead of choose.
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