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  • Divka
    Divka Posts: 200
    The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest

    It took about 125 pages of set up to get exciting, but now that I'm there I just want to spend the next 5 hours reading so I can finish it. However, I will continue to read it only on breaks at work to make it last as long as possible (I'm a fan of pleasure delay, what can I say?)
    When the stars exploded billions of years ago, they formed everything that is this world. Everything we know is stardust...
  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    cinderellas big score - maria raha
    hear my name
    take a good look
    this could be the day
    hold my hand
    lie beside me
    i just need to say
  • rrivers
    rrivers Posts: 3,698
    Divka wrote:
    The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest

    It took about 125 pages of set up to get exciting, but now that I'm there I just want to spend the next 5 hours reading so I can finish it. However, I will continue to read it only on breaks at work to make it last as long as possible (I'm a fan of pleasure delay, what can I say?)

    That's how the other two books were too, especially the second one. I like the setup because once you really get into the story, you know all the characters and their motives so everything just clicks into place. Reminds me of "The Wire" that way. I posted this in another thread but here is a very interesting article about Stieg Larsson and the fight between his gf and brother/father about the books and the royalties:

    http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/23/magaz ... wanted=all
    "We're fixed good, lamp-wise."
  • Divka
    Divka Posts: 200
    rrivers wrote:

    That's how the other two books were too, especially the second one. I like the setup because once you really get into the story, you know all the characters and their motives so everything just clicks into place. Reminds me of "The Wire" that way. I posted this in another thread but here is a very interesting article about Stieg Larsson and the fight between his gf and brother/father about the books and the royalties:

    http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/23/magaz ... wanted=all

    His background in journalism really shows in the way he sets up all the details and facts. At times the information can be overwhelming, and I'm almost in need of a character list to remind me who's who and what side they're on. Along with all the character info and development, there's been some stuff that seems totally randon, but must be important at some point. There was one page about female warriors throughout history, and the theory that the "real" amazon women removed one breast in order to be more effective with a bow and arrow. I can't wait to see where this story goes, and only wish that the other 7 he allegedly planned could have been published. Hopefully the gf finds a way to get that 4th one finished and published. I seriously haven't enjoyed an author this much in a very long time.
    When the stars exploded billions of years ago, they formed everything that is this world. Everything we know is stardust...
  • Sian-of-the-dead
    Sian-of-the-dead Posts: 8,963
    Echo - Minette Walters
    Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...

    ... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
  • rrivers
    rrivers Posts: 3,698
    Divka wrote:
    rrivers wrote:
    His background in journalism really shows in the way he sets up all the details and facts. At times the information can be overwhelming, and I'm almost in need of a character list to remind me who's who and what side they're on. Along with all the character info and development, there's been some stuff that seems totally randon, but must be important at some point. There was one page about female warriors throughout history, and the theory that the "real" amazon women removed one breast in order to be more effective with a bow and arrow. I can't wait to see where this story goes, and only wish that the other 7 he allegedly planned could have been published. Hopefully the gf finds a way to get that 4th one finished and published. I seriously haven't enjoyed an author this much in a very long time.

    Yeah I really enjoyed the first two as well (waiting on the last one to come out in paperback). I thought the second one especially was set up perfectly because there were a lot of parts once things started getting going where, because he had done such a good job setting everything up, I could not stop reading because I wanted to see how different characters would react to what was going on. James Patterson could really take a lesson from him on how to tell a fast paced story but still have depth.
    "We're fixed good, lamp-wise."
  • NoHelmetHardHead
    NoHelmetHardHead Posts: 75
    Failed States- Noam Chomsky
    For every tool they lend us, a loss of independence
  • eyedclaar
    eyedclaar Posts: 6,980
    Beyond the Wall - Cactus Ed.
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  • oona left
    oona left Posts: 1,677
    "A People's History of the United States" - Howard Zinn
  • smarchee
    smarchee Windsor, Ontario Posts: 14,539
    The Unexpected War: Canada in Kandahar by Janice Stein
    1998 ~ Barrie
    2003 ~ Toronto
    2005 ~ London, Toronto
    2006 ~ Toronto
    2008 ~ Hartford, Mansfied I,
    2009 ~ Toronto, Chicago I, Chicago II
    2010 ~ Cleveland, Buffalo
    2011 ~ Toronto I, Toronto II, Ottawa, Hamilton
    2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
    2014 - Detroit
    2019 - Chicago X 2
  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    wittgensteins mistress - david markson
    hear my name
    take a good look
    this could be the day
    hold my hand
    lie beside me
    i just need to say
  • nuffingman
    nuffingman Posts: 3,014
    Alone in Berlin - Hans Fallada and Michael Hofmann

    I'm struggling with this as I seem to find time to only read a few pages at a time. Think I'll have to take it on holiday and read it properly.
  • BlackThirteen
    BlackThirteen Posts: 423
    Heart of the assassin--Robert Ferrigno
  • rrivers
    rrivers Posts: 3,698
    The Passage- Justin Cronin
    "We're fixed good, lamp-wise."
  • Nastasja
    Nastasja Posts: 9,668
    'Musicophilia' Oliver Sacks
    You can spend your time alone, re-digesting past regrets,
    Or you can come to terms and realize
    You're the only one who can't forgive yourself
  • aNiMaL
    aNiMaL Posts: 7,117
    The Great Book of Seattle Sports Lists - Art Thiel, Mike Gastineau, & Steve Rudman
  • smarchee
    smarchee Windsor, Ontario Posts: 14,539
    Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane
    1998 ~ Barrie
    2003 ~ Toronto
    2005 ~ London, Toronto
    2006 ~ Toronto
    2008 ~ Hartford, Mansfied I,
    2009 ~ Toronto, Chicago I, Chicago II
    2010 ~ Cleveland, Buffalo
    2011 ~ Toronto I, Toronto II, Ottawa, Hamilton
    2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
    2014 - Detroit
    2019 - Chicago X 2
  • unlost dogs
    unlost dogs Greater Boston Posts: 12,553
    The Girl Who Kicked The Hornets' Nest, Steig Larssen.
    15 years of sharks 06/30/08 (MA), 05/17/10 (Boston), 09/03/11 (Alpine Valley), 09/04/11 (Alpine Valley), 09/30/12 (Missoula), 07/19/13 (Wrigley), 10/15/13 (Worcester), 10/16/13 (Worcester), 10/25/13 (Hartford), 12/4/13 (Vancouver), 12/6/13 (Seattle), 6/26/14 (Berlin), 6/28/14 (Stockholm), 10/16/14 (Detroit)
  • rcs
    rcs Posts: 711
    The Ice Man: Confessions of a Mafia Contract Killer - Philip Carlo

    Richard Kuklinski was one seriously messed up psychopath. Extremely intriguing read.
    E agora? Faz xixi na mão e deita fora!
  • Ms. Haiku
    Ms. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,377
    Just finished The Dead Republic by Roddy Doyle. Recommend highly.

    Reading Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey. Very good so far, as well.
    There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
    The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird

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