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Post by osnafrank on Sept 12, 2024 15:46:48 GMT
I have not seen the Tom Hanks one, as once I read a really good book, don't want it spoiled if the movie isn't good. A friend said it was not true to the book.
However, The link you sent is said to be more true to the book. I may ck it out. THank you.
You're very welcome spidey. 
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Post by osnafrank on Sept 13, 2024 17:40:29 GMT
Starting "Glennkill" by Leonie Swann tonight.
The english title is "Three Bags Full".
The synopsis sounds hilarious.
A detective story told from the points of view of a flock of sheep. 
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Post by Tanith on Sept 13, 2024 19:57:29 GMT
Starting "Glennkill" by Leonie Swann tonight.
The english title is "Three Bags Full".
The synopsis sounds hilarious.
A detective story told from the points of view of a flock of sheep.
I've kind of got detective/murder mystery fiction on the brain; I'm doing a "mystery read-alike" theme for work this month. You know..."If you like Author X, try Author Y". I'll have to keep Three Bags Full in mind.
I felt like a mystery after being immersed in the naughty doings of the Rivals cast, which I just finished this afternoon. So I've got Death of a Gossip by M. C. Beaton to start next. It's the first of the Hamish MacBeth books and I've been meaning to read those for some time. I'm ready to return to Scotland! |
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Post by Tanith on Sept 13, 2024 20:01:57 GMT
Starting "Glennkill" by Leonie Swann tonight.
The english title is "Three Bags Full".
The synopsis sounds hilarious.
A detective story told from the points of view of a flock of sheep.
I've kind of got detective/murder mystery fiction on the brain; I'm doing a "mystery read-alike" theme for work this month. You know..."If you like Author X, try Author Y". I'll have to keep Three Bags Full in mind.
I felt like a mystery after being immersed in the naughty doings of the Rivals cast, which I just finished this afternoon. So I've got Death of a Gossip by M. C. Beaton to start next. It's the first of the Hamish MacBeth books and I've been meaning to read those for some time. I'm ready to return to Scotland!
EDIT: Well, Three Bags Full won't be difficult to find...there's a copy right here in our own library!!!  |
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Post by osnafrank on Sept 13, 2024 20:14:24 GMT
That's...definitely a different way to tell a tale.
I've kind of got detective/murder mystery fiction on the brain; I'm doing a "mystery read-alike" theme for work this month. You know..."If you like Author X, try Author Y". I'll have to keep Three Bags Full in mind.
I felt like a mystery after being immersed in the naughty doings of the Rivals cast, which I just finished this afternoon. So I've got Death of a Gossip by M. C. Beaton to start next. It's the first of the Hamish MacBeth books and I've been meaning to read those for some time. I'm ready to return to Scotland!
EDIT: Well, Three Bags Full won't be difficult to find...there's a copy right here in our own library!!! 
I'm really looking forward to reading this. |
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Post by osnafrank on Sept 21, 2024 17:09:43 GMT
I really enjoyed "Three Bags Full"
One of the weirdest books, i've ever read,
but in a good way.
Full of wit and philosophical musings and profound observations.
The sheeps were kind of confused sometimes. .
Their confusion is so charming and terribly funny.
Started "The Stranger in the Lifeboat"
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Post by osnafrank on Oct 2, 2024 15:58:46 GMT
Finished "Call of Cthulhu" a couple of days ago.
Started "The Dunwich Horror",by H. P. Lovecraft yesterday,
and i'll start "Black Hole Sun", by David Macinnis Gill tonight. 
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Post by drawntokatet on Oct 29, 2024 20:57:46 GMT
I've been stuck in a 9 book series by Canadian author, Jack Whyte. The series begins with The Skystone , where Romans who invaded Great Britain learn to evolve into Britons. Later in the series, the legendary Camolod (Camelot) is woven into some historical facts of Cornwall, Cambria, Saxons, and Danes.
We meet Merlyn (Merlin), Excalibur, and Arthur of legend.
I'm on book 7 now, and it has been a lot of work to get this far! I was drawn to the historical fiction aspect of the story but I'm aggravated by the bodice ripper garbage.
The battle scenes are well written. The attention to detail on forging and smelting to create Excalibur are cool.
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Post by Tanith on Nov 16, 2024 13:52:10 GMT
This week I had the major accomplishment of finishing Natchez Burning by Greg Iles. I consider it a "major accomplishment" because of what an utter slog it turned into.
It pains me to have to say that, because up until this book I'd been enjoying the "Penn Cage" books. Sure, they're chonky, but you don't notice the size of a book when you're engaged with it. At just under 800 pages this is the chonkiest so far, but I wasn't put off by that. I was put off by the insane amount of repetition. It seems this is the first of a trilogy-within-a-series, which necessitated the hundreds and hundreds of pages of exposition I had to wade through. Characters argued, characters explained things to one another, characters had dark nights of the soul. Over and over and over. I was really disappointed, and I'm not at all certain I want to continue with the series. Gonna need a break.
For the break I nabbed Redshirts by John Scalzi. Fans of the original Star Trek series in particular will enjoy this, because...
...well, I can't share that, it would telling!
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