Plain Old Petunia
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Post by Plain Old Petunia on Aug 7, 2015 12:51:55 GMT -5
On a thread someplace here on OT, someone recommended the book Wool by Hugh Howey.
Thank you so much, whoever you are. I am loving it! What a great read.  |
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Post by Plain Old Petunia on Aug 7, 2015 13:03:00 GMT -5
It was me... glad you liked it! Have you started the the rest of the series? nevermind you're still reading it. /sroo waits patiently 'til you're done I got the book with all 5 novellas in it (at the library!) I have just started the third one. I will be spending quality time with it this afternoon.
I will definitely be reading his Dust book(s) too.
It's not just that it's a good story, it's that he is a good story teller.
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Post by Plain Old Petunia on Aug 7, 2015 13:12:41 GMT -5
Good info, thanks!
I have just started "Casting Off".
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2015 13:25:28 GMT -5
I have the first omnibus on my shelf... But am doing NO real reading lately  I need to pull myself together... |
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Post by Plain Old Petunia on Aug 7, 2015 21:31:11 GMT -5
I have very much enjoyed both Gone Girl and The Girl on the Train. Yes, bump them up. You won't be sorry. Just finished "Casting Off". What an unexpected plot twist! Starting "The Unraveling". |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2015 21:34:43 GMT -5
99 or 1.99... Is Magpies by Mark Edwards?
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Post by milee on Aug 7, 2015 21:55:57 GMT -5
I enjoyed the Wool series. Got a little claustrophobic just reading them.
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Post by violagirl on Aug 7, 2015 22:09:52 GMT -5
I also downloaded the series at your suggestion. I had to read it all in one sitting because I needed to know what happened at the end. The sign of a good story is having to read it all at once. Just enough mystery to keep you hooked.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2015 22:26:09 GMT -5
The audio add on is also 1.99, so I'll do it. If you liked those, The Good Girl was also well done. I listened to it while painting my bedroom. I did guess the twist, but I think I did with the others too. Harlan Coben can still keep me guessing though |
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Post by Plain Old Petunia on Aug 7, 2015 23:37:47 GMT -5
Another book I read recently which I really enjoyed was The Lake of Dreams by Kim Edwards. It is a mystery, but not a detective story. More a young adult woman looking into her family's past.
Kim Edwards also wrote The Memory Keeper's Daughter. It was OK, but nothing I got excited about.
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Post by Plain Old Petunia on Aug 7, 2015 23:39:40 GMT -5
I also downloaded the series at your suggestion. I had to read it all in one sitting because I needed to know what happened at the end. The sign of a good story is having to read it all at once. Just enough mystery to keep you hooked. Agree. If I could get a large enough chunk of time, I would absolutely do the same. |
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