What are you reading at the moment??

[cerrys]

halfway through re-reading Mutants by Armand Marie Leroi which is a fab scholarly tome on human difference - makes you very respectful of the miracle that is every newborn baby!

[norby]

Finished The Sugar House yesterday, and just finished Right as Rain today.  Yes, Jayne, I finally read one of George's books.  I enjoyed it very much.  I have no idea what I'll read next.  I do have Robert Parker's next Sunni Randall novel waiting, so probably that.

[Quacker]

Norby, if you get the chance, stick with Pelecanos' Derek Strange - Hell To Pay is the second, which is very cool, and then the trilogy is completed with Soul Circus, which is stunning.
Better than all three, though, is Hard Revolution, which takes you back to 1960s, when Derek was a young beat cop. Top notch.

[Quacker]

Forgot to add...
Just started George's latest, The Night Gardener, 50 pages in and so far up to scratch.

[norby]

I was teasing a Jayne a little, she's a big fan of George.  I do intend to read more of the Strange books, I just have so freakin many to read   Plus school starts soon which seriously cuts into my free time

[Jayne]

Norby, I hope you don't think I'm sharing George with you! I've enough trouble trying to fight Betty off...

[norby]

Oh don't you worry, I won't try to steal him from you.  Have you checked out Sandra's blog today?   She has a link to a video of George reading from the Night Gardener while Steve Wynn plays in the background.  It's pretty cool.

[Jayne]

I'll have a look when I'm back home on Saturday. Cheers, N.

[harry_hitch]

I have just started reading a new book of short stories. I bought it from the "Murder One" store in London and it is called "Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine Presents Fifty Years of Crime and Suspense" It is full of stories from great writers from Ed Mcbain to Sara Paretsky to Stephen Wasylyk. I am really looking forward to this as I often find new authors to read from short story compliations

[Heidi G]

Lovecraft.  Have to get it done so I can mail it to my mum, as promised.  She wanted something that would make real life look less surreal  .

[davej]

I wandered past my local book shop yesterday , and what should I find displayed in the front window , and on the counter ? Many copies of TBOLT !!! I ran inside and purchased a copy from the kindly manager ( who is a JC fan , hence the big display ) , ran outside , ripped the bag open and started to read . I had to stop shortly afterwards , the sight of a 40 year old man sitting on a bench in the middle of a Westfields shopping centre , with tears in his eyes is something the general public is not ready for . I don't think I need to tell you that I'm enjoying it
Dave .

[JoshSchrank]

and you didn't get one for me???  You're in cahoots with Thomas, aren't you??

[Gaz]

Just purchased TBOLT and I am itchin to start it. I have a strict rule to finish all books before starting another, but I have to admit to delving into it on the sly....shhhhhhhhh, don't tell anyone

[Killme00]

I wandered past my local book shop yesterday , and what should I find displayed in the front window , and on the counter ? Many copies of TBOLT !!! I ran inside and purchased a copy from the kindly manager ( who is a JC fan , hence the big display ) , ran outside , ripped the bag open and started to read . I had to stop shortly afterwards , the sight of a 40 year old man sitting on a bench in the middle of a Westfields shopping centre , with tears in his eyes is something the general public is not ready for . I don't think I need to tell you that I'm enjoying it
Dave .

Haha Good Man Dave..i was so tempted to do the same thing the other day but i forced myself to wait until i finished my last book and now that i have i am going to start it tonight

[Gaz]

**SPOILER**

Well I've actually gotten around to starting TBOLT and first impressions are that it is a beautifully constructed novel. The first chapter really spoke to me, having gone through the death of my father when I was 10. It certainly struck a few cords describing the death of David's mother and the lead up to the funeral. I have to say that I buried myself in books at that time, just as David does. Well done JC in getting it spot on AGAIN!!!