I tried to read one of the later books after finding I liked the series, and got maybe 50 pages into it before admitting it just wasn't working for me.
Well, we may not have parted on the best of terms. I realize certain words were exchanged. Also, certain... bullets. But that's air through the engine. It's past. We're business people.
Mal ,'Serenity'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Matt the Bruins fan - May 03, 2013 10:37:04 pm PDT #20737 of 28370
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Sue - May 05, 2013 2:12:55 am PDT #20738 of 28370
hip deep in pie
In the last two weeks, I have read all four of Tana French's Dublin Murder Squad books and totally loved them. The first two I read on two consecutive days. Such great characters and stories, and very well written.
Her latest, Broken Harbour, started out as the one I thought I was going to have to slog through, but I hit the halfway point yesterday and didn't stop after that. I think it had one of the better endings of her books.
I both love the way that she moves on to new characters, and am dying to know what happens with the older characters. I guess that I am wanting more is a good sign? I read that her next novel will star the young detective Stephen Moran, who helped out Frank in The Hidden Place, breaking the pattern that the main character of her next novel is from a secondary character in her most recent novel.
I'm at the point where I want something to read, but I'm not ready to leave that world, so I am feeling a little bereft.
Sue - May 05, 2013 2:12:57 am PDT #20739 of 28370
hip deep in pie
I am a double posting machine lately.
DavidS - May 05, 2013 8:27:53 am PDT #20740 of 28370
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I'm at the point where I want something to read, but I'm not ready to leave that world, so I am feeling a little bereft.
Have you read all the Gillian Flynn books?
Thanks for the endorsement of Tara French; I've been curious about her books.
le nubian - May 05, 2013 8:41:56 am PDT #20741 of 28370
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I agree. I might start that one next.
Sue - May 05, 2013 11:29:48 am PDT #20742 of 28370
hip deep in pie
Have you read all the Gillian Flynn books?
I started Girl Gone in December. I got about 1/3 of the way through and realized I didn't care at all about what happened to those characters.
I seem to start way more books than I finish lately.
Kate P. - May 05, 2013 3:51:37 pm PDT #20743 of 28370
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
I LOVE Tana French. And I got to interview her for Faithful Place, and she was very gracious and chatty and a delight to talk to.
People often recommend Sophie Hannah to fans of Tana French; I haven't read her myself but that might be worth a try, Sue. I think I've read similar things about Erin Kelly.
Kat - May 05, 2013 3:54:16 pm PDT #20744 of 28370
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
I think Tana French is fantastic. Slightly different in scope and tone, and definitely tme setting, but similar in an ineffable Dublin way are the Benjamin Black books. Loved Christine Falls which my LBS had a as a group selection.
Sue - May 05, 2013 3:56:38 pm PDT #20745 of 28370
hip deep in pie
Thanks for the recs!
Amy - May 05, 2013 4:00:51 pm PDT #20746 of 28370
Because books.
I read one Sophie Hannah book -- Little Face -- and it was really odd, and sort of weirdly disturbing. I've heard so many good things about her, I feel like I should give one of her other books a try, but I'm not in a huge hurry.
I have Tana French's In the Woods, too, and I've been meaning to read it for ages.
If you like British procedurals with a lot of heart and character development, I LOVE Deborah Crombie's mysteries. They all feature Gemma James and Duncan Kincaid, and they've gotten better and better the longer she's written them. They're full of detail, and just creepy enough to give you a good chill, but they're always emotionally rich, too.