Book Updates
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osarabaIt's been a long time since I made any sort of updates on stuff I've read recently.
Suzanne Brockmann's Troubleshooters, Inc. series. Romantic suspense with Navy SEALs. All very much along the same lines as her previous stories. They are very entertaining. ^^ Brockmann began to interweave romances between secondary characters, who do not get their "own" stories until several books later. I really appreciate that since there's more depth to the characters when you see them over time rather than just within one 400-page novel. In addition, she included subplots taking place during WWII, which were sometimes more interesting than the main story. Of the 10 books that have been released since 2000, I've read 9 of them. The other one (book #2) seems to be out of print -- I just can't find it anywhere.
Nora Roberts' Angel's Fall. All of NR's stuff is pretty much all the same nowadays -- has been for at least 10 years now. But she can write an entertaining story, at least. So I'm occassionally in the mood to read certain of her stories. At least I'm able to tell which of her stories I'll like and which ones I won't. This one in particular was light on the romance and a little more focused on a slightly-neurotic woman with a traumatic past, and current murder mystery.
LKH's The Harlequin. I was highly impressed and much relieved that there was actually more plot than sex in this story. Amazing. Although I still say that the Anitaverse has become an RPG. She just keeps leveling up. And like in RPGs, when party members who participate in battle get experience points, but the other party members still get half points -- Anita's harem also level up with her.
Jim Butcher's White Night. Jim Butcher just keeps getting better. I absolutely loved Dresden in this book. It was somewhat darker than some of the others and it has only made me love him even more. Butcher's sense of humor is just irresistible. It's really unfortunate that they, er, butchered Dresden's personality in the TV series. If his personality had been kept the same I would have been willing to endure whatever bad screenwriting came my way. TV-Dresden is lacking book-Dresden's solemnity, awkwardness and self-deprecating humor.
Since I have some extra time nowadays, I went to the library and picked up the latest Amanda Quick novel, Carol O'Connell's latest in the Kathy Mallory series (which came out last year and I hadn't even known!), and a Paul Auster novel called Travels in the Scriptorium. I've never read anything by Auster before, but I read an exerpt from this novel and it was captivating. I really look forward to reading it fully.
Have I mentioned lately how I really like Christian Bale? Especially in Batman Begins? <3
Suzanne Brockmann's Troubleshooters, Inc. series. Romantic suspense with Navy SEALs. All very much along the same lines as her previous stories. They are very entertaining. ^^ Brockmann began to interweave romances between secondary characters, who do not get their "own" stories until several books later. I really appreciate that since there's more depth to the characters when you see them over time rather than just within one 400-page novel. In addition, she included subplots taking place during WWII, which were sometimes more interesting than the main story. Of the 10 books that have been released since 2000, I've read 9 of them. The other one (book #2) seems to be out of print -- I just can't find it anywhere.
Nora Roberts' Angel's Fall. All of NR's stuff is pretty much all the same nowadays -- has been for at least 10 years now. But she can write an entertaining story, at least. So I'm occassionally in the mood to read certain of her stories. At least I'm able to tell which of her stories I'll like and which ones I won't. This one in particular was light on the romance and a little more focused on a slightly-neurotic woman with a traumatic past, and current murder mystery.
LKH's The Harlequin. I was highly impressed and much relieved that there was actually more plot than sex in this story. Amazing. Although I still say that the Anitaverse has become an RPG. She just keeps leveling up. And like in RPGs, when party members who participate in battle get experience points, but the other party members still get half points -- Anita's harem also level up with her.
Jim Butcher's White Night. Jim Butcher just keeps getting better. I absolutely loved Dresden in this book. It was somewhat darker than some of the others and it has only made me love him even more. Butcher's sense of humor is just irresistible. It's really unfortunate that they, er, butchered Dresden's personality in the TV series. If his personality had been kept the same I would have been willing to endure whatever bad screenwriting came my way. TV-Dresden is lacking book-Dresden's solemnity, awkwardness and self-deprecating humor.
Since I have some extra time nowadays, I went to the library and picked up the latest Amanda Quick novel, Carol O'Connell's latest in the Kathy Mallory series (which came out last year and I hadn't even known!), and a Paul Auster novel called Travels in the Scriptorium. I've never read anything by Auster before, but I read an exerpt from this novel and it was captivating. I really look forward to reading it fully.
Have I mentioned lately how I really like Christian Bale? Especially in Batman Begins? <3
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Date: 2007-08-01 03:13 am (UTC)Those Jim Butcher books are good stuff? Maybe I'll check them out some time. I think I've asked you before, but have you read the Dexter books? Darkly Dreaming Dexter, Dearly Departed Dexter, by Jeff Lindsay. They're fantastic, some of my favorites. No romance really at all, but very cool stuff.
As lame as it sounds, that's really awesome that you read a lot. I love being able to talk about books with people. There's not much better than curling up with a good book on a rainy day or on a hot day in front of the AC. *thumbs up*
Lastly, I'm way excited for Christian Bale's next movie, 3:10 to Yuma. It's a remake of an awesome Western, Christian Bale is a small time rancher who catches a big time outlaw played by Russel Crowe. It looks great.
See you tomorrow!
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Date: 2007-08-01 07:14 pm (UTC)The Jim Butcher books are awesome. (See AJ's post.) If you're interested, he can pass them onto you when he's done. I remember you telling me about those Dexter books, but I haven't looked into them yet. If you have them and you're willing to lend them out, I'd love to borrow them.
I do absolutely love reading. In jr. high and high school, I'd read while walking in the halls to my next class. And during some classes. And during lunch. Hmmm, I guess I was/am what you'd call a bookworm. ^_~; Although these days I also have video games, anime and manga which all compete for my attention.
I hadn't heard of 3:10 to Yuma, but at this point I think I'm open to almost anything Bale is in. I still haven't seen The Mechanist though I'd really like to.