What Book(s) are you Reading?

[okidoke]

Back to an author I can trust to be interesting

 

[okidoke]

New Iberia Blues by James Lee Burke. Always a good author to read. One of my faves.

 

[reynard_muldrake]

The Trial-Franz Kafka.

I wanted to like this book, but it's been a slog for me.

 

[okidoke]

Has one of the best ever exchanges between a detective and a witness, who was a fat feral biatch. I laughed out loud at the detective's wittiness. Wish I was that quick witted and eloquent with my words.

Edit - this was a great read. I highly recommend it.

 

[okidoke]

Starting quite morbidly, but interesting.

 

[reynard_muldrake]

Jane Smiley-A Thousand Acres

 

[okidoke]

Last book left me a little flat, so I'm reverting back to an author I can trust to be good. Here's a review I did for it.

 

[reynard_muldrake]

What a wild ride! I loved it, but this book could easily trigger some folks.

 

[okidoke]

What a wild ride! I loved it, but this book could easily trigger some folks.

Sounds interesting. Might put it on my list.

 

[reynard_muldrake]

If you do read it, let me know what you think! I know we're only a few months into 2024, but I think Tampa could be one of my favorite reads for the year.

 

[okidoke]

 

[okidoke]

"Critical Mass" by Sara Paretsky. Had to revert to a good author after that last bit of writing.

 

[okidoke]

Sara didn't let me down. Always enjoy her work. Now about to start this one by Tobias Hill, which I found in a secondhand shop Hoping it's good.

Edit - it wasn’t. I couldn’t take it by page 85. Tedious. Wouldn’t get going. If you’re obsessed with gems and history you might like it.

 

[okidoke]

This year I’ve had some bad reads, like the one above. Hopefully this will be decent.

Edit - it was a good book. Have bought more of her books now.

 

[reynard_muldrake]

A creative retelling of Stoker's classic novel, with the Count trying to clear his name. It feels like a precursor to Anne Rice's work, with a vampire telling their story to mortals.

 

[okidoke]

Has started well.

Edit - not too bad. Here’s my video review.

 

[reynard_muldrake]

Good enough for me to keep on reading, not good enough for me to keep in my book collection. The main relationship here is toxic for a number of reasons, yet Bradley presents it as #onetrueluv.

 

[okidoke]

Just a short one. I am enjoying Tyler’s style.

Edit - was enjoyable, but the two main characters really got up my nose because they were just stupid kids lol

 

[Aelfie]

Just started and good so far... Plus the audiobook has a narrator I find soothing.

 

[okidoke]

Tyler gets me hooked quickly into the story. This is my 350th book I read since March 2002.

Edit - another nice read by Tyler. The ending had me wondering right up until the final few pages.