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Post by donavan on Sept 21, 2015 21:27:51 GMT
I'm glued to it.
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Post by peggs on Oct 5, 2015 17:48:15 GMT
My reading time has been greatly reduced these past few months. With already being a slow reader, I'm only half way through The Drowning God. I'm finding it fascinating that the story appears rather ordinary on the surface, yet there is an other-worldy element to the goings on that I haven't figured out yet. Well done, anothersatellite.
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Post by anothersatellite on Oct 6, 2015 19:12:58 GMT
Thanks! Everyone who's read it has a different take on the surface/subtext elements of the story. Always fascinating to hear...
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Post by anothersatellite on Oct 8, 2015 13:23:32 GMT
I also have to say that the best thing in the world is that multiple people have reported that they have put the book down and PICKED IT UP AGAIN.
That's a blessing.
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Post by donavan on Oct 8, 2015 14:19:01 GMT
I also have to say that the best thing in the world is that multiple people have reported that they have put the book down and PICKED IT UP AGAIN. That's a blessing. Unless you read it in one hit, isn't that how it usually works?
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Post by anothersatellite on Oct 8, 2015 19:52:32 GMT
I'd love to think that people can't put it down, but that's not always realistic, what with stopping to eat, wank, etc.
But they pick it back up, mostly. It makes me happy.
If I send you a copy, don, I'll bet you'll pick it back up again, if only just to throw it farther.
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Post by peggs on Oct 28, 2015 1:14:27 GMT
I'm nearly finished with The Drowning God, but wanted to ask a question instead.
Is there a book or books that you have read more than once?
One of my favorite authors is Daniel Silva and I've read all of his Gabriel Allon novels at least twice.
A trilogy by the name of Bell, Book and Murder (contemporary Wiccan murder mysteries) is a fun, easy read when I'm at a loss of what to read next. I've probably read the series a dozen times over the years.
What's your go-to book or who is your go-to author?
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Post by peggs on Nov 12, 2015 0:18:36 GMT
Although it's taken me far too long, I have finished The Drowning God. Well, anothersatellite, I certainly didn't see that bit at the end coming. Very impressive and rather creepy, as it should be. Well done! A sequel makes sense and I look forward to it. Do you have plans for the central characters beyond a second novel? ---------- After my last post, I did a little web surfing and found out that the author of the Wiccan murder mystery series had published a small anthology of short stories revolving around the series protagonist. Yey! It's always fun to revisit a favorite character/story and have interesting background material made available. So for a short while I'm happily ensconced in Failure of Moonlight by Rosemary Edghill.
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Post by anothersatellite on Nov 12, 2015 16:01:28 GMT
Originally planned as a series of five books, but my agent wants me to stop at two due to publisher shenanigans. I will probably make it a trilogy anyway; the third one is basically written in my head...
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Post by Introvertigroo on Dec 16, 2015 2:04:52 GMT
I am currently reading the third installment of Ken Sharp's series "Play On! Power Pop Heroes."
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Post by anothersatellite on Dec 16, 2015 14:36:10 GMT
Just re-read The Left Hand of Darkness, first time as an adult. It's much richer and more wonderful than I expected, based on my adolescent remembrance of it.
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Post by peggs on Jan 16, 2016 0:46:17 GMT
I've just started The English Spy by Daniel Silva. As I've said before, his writing is like brush strokes on canvas; the story is beautifully revealed with each passing sentence.
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Post by brian on Jan 28, 2016 0:09:32 GMT
My first two novels of the year are Tolstoy's War and Peace and Kendley's The Drowning God. I haven't yet finished W&P but TDG is the smoother read, with a 20th century Japanese detective more relatable than Czarist Russian aristocrats.
Overall, I enjoyed TDG, but I was unclear about the closing chapter. I guess its real meaning is that I need to read the sequel. I will say that TDG is the best paranormal thriller I've read.
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Post by peggs on Jan 30, 2016 22:59:59 GMT
Wow, brian. Nothing like a little light reading to start the year.
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Post by anothersatellite on Feb 5, 2016 18:56:28 GMT
Thanks, Brian! I loved War and Peace, read it while traveling in SE Asia and Nepal. I thought the long discourse on history must have been stunningly abrupt at the time, but I've never really studied Russian lit, and I don't know how that plays in comparison to other works.
As for TDG, the last chapter isn't indicative of anything to come, and it wasn't meant to be cryptic. Just a chiller/downbeat to remind us that the Counselor is still out there, and everything he touches is tainted.
Sequel comes in May, and if I finish it with HarperCollins, you will see what the Counselor is actually made of. So to speak.
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