jlhoots Posted January 21, 2019 Report Share Posted January 21, 2019 11 hours ago, kinuta said: Thanks for the recommendation. I'll check them out but would like to finish the Bosch series first, which is clearly going to take some time. Since we're suggesting series, I'd like to recommend the Poke Rafferty series written by Timothy Hallinan. Start with A Nail Through The Heart & go from there. Set in Thailand. Very well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medjuck Posted January 21, 2019 Report Share Posted January 21, 2019 1 hour ago, jlhoots said: Since we're suggesting series, I'd like to recommend the Poke Rafferty series written by Timothy Hallinan. Start with A Nail Through The Heart & go from there. Set in Thailand. Very well done. And I suggest the 10 Martin Beck books. They're best if read in order.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazztrain Posted January 21, 2019 Report Share Posted January 21, 2019 1 hour ago, medjuck said: And I suggest the 10 Martin Beck books. They're best if read in order.  Those would be the books by Sjowall and Wahloo.  Amongst my favorites in this genre.  They definitely should be read in order.  Highly recommended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted January 21, 2019 Report Share Posted January 21, 2019 18 hours ago, kinuta said: I'm slowly working my way through the Bosch series. I've enjoyed them all so far. It's The Black Echo, not The Black Hole. Sorry for the error. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinuta Posted January 21, 2019 Report Share Posted January 21, 2019 (edited) Some helpful suggestions, all duly noted. I'd recommend the Icelandic police procedural series by Arnaldur Indridason. Read in order, starting with Jar City. Edited January 23, 2019 by kinuta typo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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paul secor Posted January 27, 2019 Report Share Posted January 27, 2019 Somewhat of a disappointment for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted January 27, 2019 Report Share Posted January 27, 2019 Having just finished Howards End, one of the best books I've read in a long time, I'm now starting  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted January 28, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2019 Just started this one, which comes with a back-jacket plug from an Organissimo member who shall go nameless (but who walks in Brooklyn  ): Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinuta Posted January 29, 2019 Report Share Posted January 29, 2019 (edited) I was going to start The Narrows but the consensus seems to be that it's best to read The Poet first. Â Â Â Â ...................................................................................................................... Just finished this. What a verbose slog. It could easily lose 100 pages, Whenever the evildoer gets his comeuppance four chapters before the end, you know you're being set up for ' the big reveal '. Edited February 3, 2019 by kinuta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HutchFan Posted January 29, 2019 Report Share Posted January 29, 2019 Sought this book out after seeing 2001: A Space Odyssey for the first time on a big screen: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.D. Posted February 4, 2019 Report Share Posted February 4, 2019 Always looking for good Irish detective stories. Previously read Kerrigan's Midnight Choir; interesting plot but oddly flat writing style. He keeps getting good reviews, so trying this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted February 4, 2019 Report Share Posted February 4, 2019 Anne Hillerman: Cave Of Bones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinuta Posted February 4, 2019 Report Share Posted February 4, 2019 (edited) I was unimpressed by The Poet but this is more immediate and focussed with much less waffle. .............................................. Unrelated question. Has anyone read Haruki Murakami's 1Q84? If so, is it worth the daunting challenge of a thousand pages ? Edited February 4, 2019 by kinuta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted February 4, 2019 Report Share Posted February 4, 2019 41 minutes ago, kinuta said: Â .............................................. Unrelated question. Has anyone read Haruki Murakami's 1Q84? If so, is it worth the daunting challenge of a thousand pages ? Yes - at least it was worth it to me. Not daunting at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinuta Posted February 4, 2019 Report Share Posted February 4, 2019 37 minutes ago, paul secor said: Yes - at least it was worth it to me. Not daunting at all. Thanks for the reassurance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted February 4, 2019 Report Share Posted February 4, 2019 (edited) If you want to read a great 900+ page book, go back to Shantaram. Never made it to the screen. Mira Nair was supposed to direct it, but it never got done. There's talk now of a TV series - but who knows!! Edited February 4, 2019 by jlhoots Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinuta Posted February 5, 2019 Report Share Posted February 5, 2019 1 hour ago, jlhoots said: If you want to read a great 900+ page book, go back to Shantaram. Never made it to the screen. Mira Nair was supposed to direct it, but it never got done. There's talk now of a TV series - but who knows!! Thank you. I'm partial to anything concerning or set in India so it will make a good addition to my reading list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.D. Posted February 5, 2019 Report Share Posted February 5, 2019 6 minutes ago, kinuta said: Thank you. I'm partial to anything concerning or set in India so it will make a good addition to my reading list. I read the whole Raj Quartet some years ago. Pretty good, but it (close to 2,000 pages in 1-book edition) became a labor to finish and more or less permanently put me off super-long novels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted February 5, 2019 Report Share Posted February 5, 2019 (edited) 19 minutes ago, kinuta said: Thank you. I'm partial to anything concerning or set in India so it will make a good addition to my reading list. Suketu Mehta: Maximum City (Bombay Lost & Found) - non-fiction, great book. Edited February 5, 2019 by jlhoots Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinuta Posted February 5, 2019 Report Share Posted February 5, 2019 I never managed to finish Raj Quartet. For a light but enjoyable read, The Widows Of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey is good. Suketu Mehta: Maximum City is duly noted and added to my list. Thanks. I visited Bombay in '73, before it became Mumbai. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejp626 Posted February 5, 2019 Report Share Posted February 5, 2019 4 hours ago, kinuta said: Thanks for the reassurance. I'm going to be honest, I didn't think it was worth it. It isn't particularly challenging, but takes far too long to get where it is going and the payoff is pretty modest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinuta Posted February 5, 2019 Report Share Posted February 5, 2019 2 hours ago, ejp626 said: I'm going to be honest, I didn't think it was worth it. It isn't particularly challenging, but takes far too long to get where it is going and the payoff is pretty modest. I appreciate your comments. It gives me all the more reason to hesitate before commiting 2-3 weeks to something that may not be all that satisfying. The last Murakami I read was Wind Up Bird Chronicle which I really enjoyed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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