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Just started. Henry the VIII and Katherine Parr.

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The Black House by Peter May is the first of the Lewis Trilogy and was so good that I plan on reading the other two books in the series.  It is a police procedural that takes place on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland.  I liked the way the central character is fleshed out in the story so one can appreciate how he thinks and why.

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(10-01-2015, 06:39 PM)Freddy Wrote: The Black House by Peter May is the first of the Lewis Trilogy and was so good that I plan on reading the other two books in the series.  It is a police procedural that takes place on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland.  I liked the way the central character is fleshed out in the story so one can appreciate how he thinks and why.

Sounds interesting.
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(10-01-2015, 09:09 PM)DapperDragon Wrote:
(10-01-2015, 06:39 PM)Freddy Wrote: The Black House by Peter May is the first of the Lewis Trilogy and was so good that I plan on reading the other two books in the series.  It is a police procedural that takes place on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland.  I liked the way the central character is fleshed out in the story so one can appreciate how he thinks and why.

Sounds interesting.

I recommend it, Eric.  Also, I just started Octavia E. Butler's Dawn.
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I look forward to hearing your thoughts.
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I have read all three of the Lewis trilogy and they are good. Fin , the detective is very well fleshed out as freddy notices and allows us to really take an interest in him and how his mind works. Northern Scotland is a bleak place and the book reflects that.
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I am now re-reading (for probably the fiftieth time) 'The Hobbit' by JRR Tolkein. It's one of my favourite books of all time, and I read it at least once a year (and sometimes more than that).

Every time I pick it up, it brings back memories of the first time I read it........many decades ago. Good times! Smile

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(10-04-2015, 02:39 PM)yohannrjm Wrote: I am now re-reading (for probably the fiftieth time) 'The Hobbit' by JRR Tolkein. It's one of my favourite books of all time, and I read it at least once a year (and sometimes more than that).

Every time I pick it up, it brings back memories of the first time I read it........many decades ago. Good times! Smile

Yohann, I  just cannot seem to get into Tolkein. I have tried to read The Hobbit three different times and never made it past page 10. I thought there was something wrong with me because it is so
universally loved. However, I have since met a few others who also just could not get into the work. I wonder why because I so enjoy getting lost in a good story.  Undecided
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(08-15-2015, 04:05 AM)yohannrjm Wrote: I've just finished reading the last two novels in the 'Dresden Files' by Jim Butcher - 'Cold Days' and 'Skin Game'.

I quite like the series - it has engaging characters, is smart, and the character development over the series is interesting. There's also humour and some sly pop-culture references. 

All-in-all, it's a fun series, and Butcher is a good author (I like some of his other series too). 

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A fellow Butcher fan << . This series is solid. Smile

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(10-04-2015, 03:31 PM)Freddy Wrote:
(10-04-2015, 02:39 PM)yohannrjm Wrote: I am now re-reading (for probably the fiftieth time) 'The Hobbit' by JRR Tolkein. It's one of my favourite books of all time, and I read it at least once a year (and sometimes more than that).

Every time I pick it up, it brings back memories of the first time I read it........many decades ago. Good times! Smile

Yohann, I  just cannot seem to get into Tolkein. I have tried to read The Hobbit three different times and never made it past page 10. I thought there was something wrong with me because it is so
universally loved. However, I have since met a few others who also just could not get into the work. I wonder why because I so enjoy getting lost in a good story.  Undecided
Freddy:

Not everyone is going to enjoy this book (or any book, for that matter).

I happened to read The Hobbit at the right time in my life, and it stuck with me. My wife and older daughter (who's a voracious reader) have never liked it.

It's sort of the same with me and 'The Catcher in the Rye' -- I know it's a classic, but I really didn't like it.
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