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« Reply #1440 on: November 04, 2014, 07:39:27 pm »
I'm still reading Raymond Feist just started the 3rd Series, The Serpentwar Saga.  Really enjoying his books :)
I've just finished his Riftwar trilogy and enjoyed that so will now look into The Serpentwar Saga.
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« Reply #1441 on: November 04, 2014, 08:25:32 pm »
I'm still reading Raymond Feist just started the 3rd Series, The Serpentwar Saga.  Really enjoying his books :)
I've just finished his Riftwar trilogy and enjoyed that so will now look into The Serpentwar Saga.
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Re: What book are you reading?
« Reply #1442 on: November 05, 2014, 12:56:59 am »
OK, thanks, will do.
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Re: What book are you reading?
« Reply #1443 on: November 11, 2014, 04:51:16 am »
I have been reading Helen Garners book "This House of Grief".  While the subject matter is pretty dark (non-fiction, following a murder trial in Victoria), it is extremely well written, easy to read, very thought provoking and gripping reading.
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Re: What book are you reading?
« Reply #1444 on: November 11, 2014, 05:11:53 am »
I have just read "The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox" which was very enjoyable. I joined a book club with my friends as a spot came up, and this was the book which I read in 2 days flat. We're not talking about it until mid Dec so I may have to write a few notes so I remember what it was all about  :D

Halfway through "The Girl she Left Behind" which is really good also. Have temporarily abandoned "Wolf Hall" as I was not quite into it.
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Re: What book are you reading?
« Reply #1445 on: November 11, 2014, 06:33:44 am »
Karen - we never even got around to talking about books at lunch today!!
I was given Garner's new book for my birthday and was going to start it yesterday, but had a tough day and wasn't up the gruelling subject matter, so I started reading a murder mystery instead.
This House of Grief will be my next read.
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Re: What book are you reading?
« Reply #1446 on: November 11, 2014, 06:35:34 am »
I'm reading Michael Connolly's latest. I'm loving it.
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Re: What book are you reading?
« Reply #1447 on: November 11, 2014, 06:42:36 am »
Karen - we never even got around to talking about books at lunch today!!
I was given Garner's new book for my birthday and was going to start it yesterday, but had a tough day and wasn't up the gruelling subject matter, so I started reading a murder mystery instead.
This House of Grief will be my next read.

I have just this minute finished it Amanda - I will be most interested to hear what you (and any others that read it!) think of it.
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Re: What book are you reading?
« Reply #1448 on: November 14, 2014, 01:53:13 pm »
Amanda, I enjoyed, The Girl She Left Behind.

Our Book club book this month is Ten Years a Slave. It is written in such a matter of fact way with very little emotion, that there's no empathy from the reader. The language, of course, is old fashioned, but to the level where it doesn't engage the reader. We're going to be watching the film at our meeting, so hopefully, that will engender more emotive feeling.
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Re: What book are you reading?
« Reply #1449 on: November 14, 2014, 10:09:50 pm »
Just starting  The Escape  by David Baldacci

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« Reply #1450 on: November 14, 2014, 10:53:03 pm »
I love his books Marie. I think I will be doing quite a bit of reading over the next few weeks.
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Re: What book are you reading?
« Reply #1451 on: November 14, 2014, 11:17:40 pm »
Snap Emme. Just finished it last night about midnight. At last we find out about Robert!  I enjoyed it and now cani't wait for the next one.

Might starts Gray Mountain or The Burning Room after I finish the Sat papers and read the SMH on line. Good day for reading in the pool.

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Re: What book are you reading?
« Reply #1452 on: November 15, 2014, 01:53:08 am »
Today's  Weekend Australian has the Summer Reading Guide  supplement . Wonderful .

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« Reply #1453 on: November 15, 2014, 03:37:06 am »
I've almost finished The Burning Room. Good reading.
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Re: What book are you reading?
« Reply #1454 on: November 15, 2014, 04:09:13 am »
I hope you finished it before going to theatre.

I decided to hols that one and went with a cheapie or freebie the Loyal Servent a British thriller

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