Fiction

DUgosh

(3,107 posts) Sat Jul 7, 2012, 09:53 PM Jul 2012

What are you reading the week of July 8, 2012?

Gregor and the Code of Claw by Suzanne Collins - Gregor the Overlander book#5

2012 book#103

11 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

What are you reading the week of July 8, 2012? (Original Post) DUgosh Jul 2012 OP

As many as I can dig up of the obscure series "Aus Meine Leben" dimbear Jul 2012 #1

State of Wonder, by Ann Patchett. nt LWolf Jul 2012 #2

"The Devil's Teardrop" by Jeffery Deavers Curmudgeoness Jul 2012 #3

Just picked up "Forty Signs of Rain" by KSR. nt bemildred Jul 2012 #4

"Green Mars" -- KSR nt bemildred Jul 2012 #9

DEATH OF A POISON PEN (2004) by M. C. Beaton fadedrose Jul 2012 #5

Just started "The Fallen", by T. Jefferson Parker. russspeakeasy Jul 2012 #6

The fallen DUgosh Jul 2012 #10

Yeah, I liked it a lot. russspeakeasy Jul 2012 #11

THE BALLAD OF FRANKIE SILVER (1998) by Sharyn McCrumb fadedrose Jul 2012 #7

MaineDem - I know you love Sharyn McCrumb fadedrose Jul 2012 #8

dimbear

(6,271 posts)

1. As many as I can dig up of the obscure series "Aus Meine Leben"

Reply to DUgosh (Original post)

Sat Jul 7, 2012, 10:11 PM

Jul 2012

golden age detective thrillers from Germany. A very odd knockoff of the Holmes/Watson tradition. Lots of side comments by the author about the conditions in Weimar Germany. Eerie.

Later this author would be banned by the Nazis and would then put a bullet through his skull.

Available at Wikilivres as a free download and elsewhere. Don't know of any in English.

Penname "Max Schraut" who plays the role of Watson.

LWolf

(46,179 posts)

2. State of Wonder, by Ann Patchett. nt

Reply to DUgosh (Original post)

Sun Jul 8, 2012, 09:38 AM

Jul 2012

Curmudgeoness

(18,219 posts)

3. "The Devil's Teardrop" by Jeffery Deavers

Reply to DUgosh (Original post)

Sun Jul 8, 2012, 12:15 PM

Jul 2012

I just finished "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini. It was such an emotionally demanding book that I had to go to something less thought-provoking.

bemildred

(90,061 posts)

4. Just picked up "Forty Signs of Rain" by KSR. nt

Reply to DUgosh (Original post)

Sun Jul 8, 2012, 09:02 PM

Jul 2012

bemildred

(90,061 posts)

9. "Green Mars" -- KSR nt

Reply to bemildred (Reply #4)

Tue Jul 10, 2012, 08:26 AM

Jul 2012

fadedrose

(10,044 posts)

5. DEATH OF A POISON PEN (2004) by M. C. Beaton

Reply to DUgosh (Original post)

Mon Jul 9, 2012, 08:56 AM

Jul 2012

20th in the Hamish Macbeth Series - takes place in Scotland Highlands...

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/B_Authors/Beaton_M-C.html\

Book 58 of 2012

russspeakeasy

(6,539 posts)

6. Just started "The Fallen", by T. Jefferson Parker.

Reply to DUgosh (Original post)

Mon Jul 9, 2012, 05:27 PM

Jul 2012

DUgosh

(3,107 posts)

10. The fallen

Reply to russspeakeasy (Reply #6)

Sat Jul 14, 2012, 09:27 PM

Jul 2012

I liked it, did you?

russspeakeasy

(6,539 posts)

11. Yeah, I liked it a lot.

Reply to DUgosh (Reply #10)

Sun Jul 15, 2012, 09:14 AM

Jul 2012

In a couple of paragraphs in the book, the discussion about city bonds and ratings were very insightful. Zone, rezone, tear it down, build it up; just keep the money in motion....(words to that affect).

fadedrose

(10,044 posts)

7. THE BALLAD OF FRANKIE SILVER (1998) by Sharyn McCrumb

Reply to DUgosh (Original post)

Mon Jul 9, 2012, 10:40 PM

Jul 2012

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/M_Authors/McCrumb_Sharyn.html

Fifth book in the Spencer Arrowood Appalachian Ballad series

Book 59 of 2012

fadedrose

(10,044 posts)

8. MaineDem - I know you love Sharyn McCrumb

Reply to fadedrose (Reply #7)

Mon Jul 9, 2012, 10:43 PM

Jul 2012

Looked for you in "Search" but couldn't find a post where you mentioned The Ballad of Frankie Silver. Found your posts with most of the others she wrote. You're the one who rec'd her to me...thanks.

I'm on page 62 and this lady can write...

Reply to this discussion