What are you reading now?
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Finally, finally, finished "The Gap" series.
My original comment stands - a good tale that could have been told in half the pages. I definitely felt there was a rush to "get the story told" at the end of the series. If Donaldson had been as compact with the other 4 ½ books as he was with the finale, it would have been great.
Up next, because I need a thriller:
Adam Cassidy is twenty-six and a low level employee at a high-tech corporation who hates his job. When he manipulates the system to do something nice for a friend, he finds himself charged with a crime. Corporate Security gives him a choice: prison - or become a spy in the headquarters of their chief competitor, Trion Systems.
They train him. They feed him inside information. Now, at Trion, he's a star, skyrocketing to the top. He finds he has talents he never knew he possessed. He's rich, drives a Porsche, lives in a fabulous apartment, and works directly for the CEO. He's dating the girl of his dreams.
wrote on 30 Apr 2020, 14:03 last edited by@George-K said in What are you reading now?:
Finally, finally, finished "The Gap" series.
My original comment stands - a good tale that could have been told in half the pages. I definitely felt there was a rush to "get the story told" at the end of the series. If Donaldson had been as compact with the other 4 ½ books as he was with the finale, it would have been great.
Up next, because I need a thriller:
This defines "Popcorn Book." A ton of fun, with a great twist at the end. If you're looking for some light reading, you'll enjoy this.
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Covers Churchill's first year as prime minister. Wow...what a page turner. Impossible to put down.
wrote on 30 Apr 2020, 15:09 last edited by brenda@QuantumIvory said in What are you reading now?:
Covers Churchill's first year as prime minister. Wow...what a page turner. Impossible to put down.
Looking forward to this one. I'm on the list for it at the local library. Might just buy a copy. I think hubby would enjoy it, too.
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Recommended - very interesting book that even as a former sleep laboratory technician I learned a lot.
wrote on 30 Apr 2020, 22:49 last edited by@kluurs said in What are you reading now?:
Recommended - very interesting book that even as a former sleep laboratory technician I learned a lot.
Up next. Really looking forward to it. Thanks for the recommendation.
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Ever notice you can scroll through this thread and just look at the cover images and usually know who posted it?
wrote on 1 May 2020, 00:29 last edited by@jon-nyc said in What are you reading now?:
Ever notice you can scroll through this thread and just look at the cover images and usually know who posted it?
Yes, all the books I never post about are the ones I'm not reading.
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wrote on 1 May 2020, 15:10 last edited by
Just started "Why We Sleep" this morning.
One of the most fascinating books I've read in a long time. I'm only about 1/6 of the way through it, but it's a great read. Very accessible to the non-scientist too.
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Covers Churchill's first year as prime minister. Wow...what a page turner. Impossible to put down.
wrote on 3 May 2020, 14:47 last edited byI am reading Dead Wake by the same writer. Good book so far.
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I am reading Dead Wake by the same writer. Good book so far.
wrote on 3 May 2020, 16:49 last edited by@taiwan_girl said in What are you reading now?:
I am reading Dead Wake by the same writer. Good book so far.
I love Larson's books. I got hooked on them with "Devil in the White City."
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Loved, just loved "Why We Sleep." It's amazing how the thinking about sleep has changed since I was in school.
Anyhow, up next - more popcorn:
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Just finished a good popcorn read:
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guess you need to be a rocket scientist to figure out how to post a picture here.
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George - not quite as well done as Why We Sleep, I would still recommend this one as well. Wish we were about 20 years younger.
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Today is the youngest day of the rest of my life.
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guess you need to be a rocket scientist to figure out how to post a picture here.
wrote on 15 May 2020, 18:49 last edited by@nobodyssock said in What are you reading now?:
guess you need to be a rocket scientist to figure out how to post a picture here.
Click on the picture icon (fourth from the right), and copy the url of the picture you share. Paste into that command:
So it will look like this:
I inserted a couple of spaces so that it would look sort of what you should see.
Result? This:
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@nobodyssock said in What are you reading now?:
guess you need to be a rocket scientist to figure out how to post a picture here.
Click on the picture icon (fourth from the right), and copy the url of the picture you share. Paste into that command:
So it will look like this:
I inserted a couple of spaces so that it would look sort of what you should see.
Result? This:
wrote on 16 May 2020, 16:04 last edited bythanks George. I thought I did just that.
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George - not quite as well done as Why We Sleep, I would still recommend this one as well. Wish we were about 20 years younger.
wrote on 16 May 2020, 18:05 last edited by@kluurs said in What are you reading now?:
George - not quite as well done as Why We Sleep, I would still recommend this one as well.
Thanks for the tip. I'll seek it out and queue it up after my current thriller.
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Loved, just loved "Why We Sleep." It's amazing how the thinking about sleep has changed since I was in school.
Anyhow, up next - more popcorn:
wrote on 21 May 2020, 20:39 last edited by@George-K said in What are you reading now?:
Loved, just loved "Why We Sleep." It's amazing how the thinking about sleep has changed since I was in school.
Anyhow, up next - more popcorn:
Yeah. Popcorn indeed. And just as satisfying.
Has all the marks of a really good thriller - confusing crime, missing person, lots of misdirection.
But, popcorn ain't a good meal. The ending was rushed, confusing, and though satisfying, like popcorn, wasn't really fulfilling. 3/5 stars.
Up next, based on Kluurs recommendation:
Looking forward to it.
