I've been on a big comic kick lately (going through Preacher now for the fifth time or so), but the last book without pictures I read was Paul Cornell's London Falling. Fun urban fantasy that manages to be different from a lot of what's become a very bloated subgenre.
Best book I've read all year is still Volume 2 of Mark Twain's Autobiography, but really, what's going to top that?
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I've been reading a lot of comics in trade lately but recently I've been reading a lot of Mark Twain and other classics as well and I just finished reading the last Harry Dresden novel that somehow slipped under the radar. Currently I'm thinking of reading a good thriller or mystery novel or maybe something non-fiction.
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Oh my goodness gracious! I've been bamboozled!
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Oh, I nearly forgot. I inherited an old E-book, and it came with a few dozen classic books. I think I'll be re-reading 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea soon, after 45 years or so since the first time.
I know there was something else here before, but I forgot what it was. Must not have been important.
I was on a Dresden Files kick for a while. The idea was to finish the series before the new novel comes out later this month. Things were going good, too. I nailed Death Masks, Blood Rites and Dead Beat back-to-back-to-back. Then the new Han Solo novel came out. So did the first Veronica Mars mystery novel. And Clive Cussler and Justin Scott's latest Issac Bell adventure.
I've no chance of getting through seven more Dresden books before the end of the month, but once I finish Veronica and Issac Bell, I'm going to jump back into Dresden's Chicago.
Dresden Files are awesome. Can't wait for Skin Games.
I just finished reading the second Serano Legacy novel by Elizabeth Moon. So far, I think Vatta's War is a much better series in comparison.
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Still reading 'Wolf Of Wall Street'. It gets better and better, but I'm hoping theres a 'payoff'
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Four London cops investigating a mob boss's death get dragged into the world of the supernatural. But that leaves a lot out, including some very deliberate avoidance and inversion of standard "hidden magical world" tropes, and a strong focus on police procedurals.
"It's not whether you win or lose, it's whether I win or lose." - Peter David, on life
"If you can't say anything nice about someone, sit right here by me." - Alice Roosevelt Longworth, on manners
"You're much stronger than you think you are." - Superman, on humankind
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How was Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore? I'm curious about it.
I guess I'm less tempted to purchase them now....
The last book I read was Sidekicks, which is pretty much a kids level superhero book, but I enjoyed most of it. The ending was "huh?". Tried to fit to many plot twists in the last quarter of the book. Before that I read "Confessions of a D-List Supervillain", which I enjoyed immensely.
I liked it, but I'd also been reading the very similar "Rivers of London" series by Ben Aaronovitch and I had trouble not comparing the two.
Still, with the basic setting in place, I have high hopes for The Severed Streets. The blurb looks fun.