What are you reading? 2019

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  1. Loofah

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    I made it to the last book in the series and frankly gave it up. It's been a hard slog getting through the ramblings of the author and although the series had some humorous moments and interesting takes on historical detail, I never took to the main character and found it all a bit cringeworthy.
    Have moved on to the Harry Bosch books. LOADS of those to get through and having already ready about 5 I'm sorted for a good 6 months :)
     
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      I've just finished another of the old Tony Hillerman books. His mysteries take place on Navajo territory with territorial police and also sometimes, outside policing taking part to solve them. Earlier this week I read a Peter Robinson mystery/police procedural called Wednesday's Child and have decided to go back to his first writings and read his books in chronological order.

      Two months ago I went through all the nonsense to try to get my Kindle to work for library borrowing because I wanted to read for free but as soon as I got that going, our libraries decided to no longer work with Overdrive/Kindle (Amazon) and switched to Cloudlibrary/Kobo(Rakuten). So I bought a used Kobo and now am delighted to be able to check out books without leaving the house. My 11 year old granddaughter is a keen reader and wants a Kobo too so that is what we will be doing for her birthday near the end of the month. Get her set up and borrowing. :)
       
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        I read a lot especially in winter, I like all kinds, murder solving, mysteries and thrillers, historical and hobby related.

        In winter however I like light hearted fiction to brighten the gloomy days and of course lots of gardening books to help me plan for the year ahead.

        I get all my library books in ebook format. Currently I'm reading the second book in the series by Debbie Macomber 'A Good Yarn' and 'Pruning and Training' by Alan Tichmarsh.

        Lori, our library use to use Overdrive but has now changed to BorrowBox for books and rbdigital for magazines ( I get gardening and many others ones..health/ fitness, craft, cooking....you name it ...I'll get it!!) All new editions and completely free!! I even renewed one book on Christmas day.:yes: I read them on my tablet.:dbgrtmb:

        I so love my Library!!:)

        Happy reading!!
         
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          Good afternoon I am reading"Smoke In The Lanes" by my friend Dominic Reeves takes back to lots of childhood memories ;)before Brexit and even before Global warming:heehee:
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            Oooo that looks good Woo, made a note of it :blue thumb:
             
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              I've just rattled off Dunster by John Mortimer. More of a straight novel (by his standards) it was difficult to put down once started.
               
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                Have a copy of it on its way to me, second hand at 14p + £4.02 postage. :heehee:


                Currently watching The Alienist by Caleb Carr on TV, bought the book some ten years ago.
                 
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                  The Plant Hunters: Two Hundred Years of Discovery and Adventure Around the World.
                  Musgrove, Gardener & Musgrove.

                  Very interesting, as it identifies the men behind many of the plants that today adorn our gardens.

                  Modern Roses XI: The World Encyclopedia of Roses (Pt. 11).

                  I am awaiting delivery of this book. It comprises the international register of roses introduced since the 1950's


                  PETER THODAY TWO BLADES OF GRASS THE STORY OF CULTIVATION BOOK - Signed Copy.


                  Cultivar: The Story of Man-Made Plants by Thoday, Peter.


                  I have a great passion for books. At present I am attempting where next to put another book case.
                   
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                    Good reading @Mike Allen and it has 2 DVD's with it had it since new:smile:
                     
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                      I have a lot of books on the go all at the same time :rolleyespink:

                      Currently reading (some only just started so haven't yet formed an opinion):

                      Blood Oath by Linda Fairstein, a female DA takes on an old case where the woman who testified now says that she was sexually assaulted by a police officer.

                      Poseidon's Arrow by Clive Cussler, Clive is world famous for his adventure stories.

                      The Fifth Doctrine by Karen Robards, third in the Guardian series about a woman who is a criminal under peculiar circumstances.

                      The Irrational Ape by David Robert Grimes, a very interesting and, in parts, humorous book on rational thinking by a well known physicist. He points out that a lot of what we think is not logical and has a particular go at the media (especially social media), politicians and pundits. Social media of all sorts are good at being 'outrage machines' that generate a lot of income from clicks! We're all guilty of forming opinions on insufficient data, sloppy reading, laziness in not checking things and the difficulty of sifting good and bad information.

                      Signal for Vengeance by Edward Marston, another in the Railway Detective series set in the mid 1800's. He writes a lot of historical murder/mystery novels with series set from the Restoration Period right through to the Home Front Period.

                      The illegitimate child Legion by Gavin Smith, a science fiction novel

                      Little White Lies by Ace Atkins (carrying on the books by Robert B. Parker who died in 2010). This book is one of the 40 about Spenser a Boston Private Investigator and is very easy reading.

                      For some of you older ones you may remember the TV series Spencer: For Hire that ran for 65 shows in the 1980's. One of the characters in it was his friend called Hawk that had a spin off series A Man Called Hawk.

                      Parker also wrote the Jesse Stone series (they're still running on TV starring Tom Sellick but I think they make the character a lot darker than the books) and the Cole and Hitch series that was also made into a TV series.
                       
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                        I recently read My Hero by Tom Holt - not his best but as his standards are so high it's still a good enough read

                        Sunday was pretty miserable so we spent a few hours in Cafe Nero on the South Bank. Whilst my better half got on with her studies I was able to rattle off Machines Like Me by Ian McEwan. Utterly brilliant!

                        I'm now reading The Throwback by Tom Sharp which frequently has me laughing out loud. Thoroughly recommended.
                         
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                          I am currently reading

                          The Word Is Murder by A Horowitz

                          Back On Blossom Street by D Macomber

                          The Text by C Douglas

                          And on audio The Peppermint Tea Chronicles by A McCall Smith.
                           
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                            The Throwback was classic! My favourite Tom Sharp so far :dbgrtmb:

                            It was followed by Transition by Iain Banks. It is a fantasy novel with a very dark heart and says a lot about how disillusioned he was with the values of the world. Pure quality from the man who was my favourite author.
                             
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                            I enjoyed The Throwback, lent it to someone for their holiday never seen it again. Also enjoyed Transition
                            Finished Agent Running in the Field , latest John Le Carre, unusually ends on a sort of hopeful note.
                            Now reading The Tailor of Panama (Le Carre).
                             
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                            Oddly, I struggle to enjoy reading him but I love the screen and radio adaptations.
                             
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