What is everyone reading at the moment?

Just started. Henry the VIII and Katherine Parr.

The Black House by Peter May is the first of the Lewis Trilogy and was so good that I plan on reading the other two books in the series.  It is a police procedural that takes place on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland.  I liked the way the central character is fleshed out in the story so one can appreciate how he thinks and why.

The Black House by Peter May is the first of the Lewis Trilogy and was so good that I plan on reading the other two books in the series.  It is a police procedural that takes place on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland.  I liked the way the central character is fleshed out in the story so one can appreciate how he thinks and why.

Sounds interesting.

The Black House by Peter May is the first of the Lewis Trilogy and was so good that I plan on reading the other two books in the series.  It is a police procedural that takes place on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland.  I liked the way the central character is fleshed out in the story so one can appreciate how he thinks and why.

Sounds interesting.

I recommend it, Eric.  Also, I just started Octavia E. Butler's Dawn.

I look forward to hearing your thoughts.

I have read all three of the Lewis trilogy and they are good. Fin , the detective is very well fleshed out as freddy notices and allows us to really take an interest in him and how his mind works. Northern Scotland is a bleak place and the book reflects that.

I am now re-reading (for probably the fiftieth time) 'The Hobbit' by JRR Tolkein. It's one of my favourite books of all time, and I read it at least once a year (and sometimes more than that).

Every time I pick it up, it brings back memories of the first time I read it........many decades ago. Good times!

I am now re-reading (for probably the fiftieth time) 'The Hobbit' by JRR Tolkein. It's one of my favourite books of all time, and I read it at least once a year (and sometimes more than that).

Every time I pick it up, it brings back memories of the first time I read it........many decades ago. Good times!

Yohann, I  just cannot seem to get into Tolkein. I have tried to read The Hobbit three different times and never made it past page 10. I thought there was something wrong with me because it is so
universally loved. However, I have since met a few others who also just could not get into the work. I wonder why because I so enjoy getting lost in a good story.  

I've just finished reading the last two novels in the 'Dresden Files' by Jim Butcher - 'Cold Days' and 'Skin Game'.

I quite like the series - it has engaging characters, is smart, and the character development over the series is interesting. There's also humour and some sly pop-culture references. 

All-in-all, it's a fun series, and Butcher is a good author (I like some of his other series too). 

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A fellow Butcher fan << . This series is solid.

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I am now re-reading (for probably the fiftieth time) 'The Hobbit' by JRR Tolkein. It's one of my favourite books of all time, and I read it at least once a year (and sometimes more than that).

Every time I pick it up, it brings back memories of the first time I read it........many decades ago. Good times!

Yohann, I  just cannot seem to get into Tolkein. I have tried to read The Hobbit three different times and never made it past page 10. I thought there was something wrong with me because it is so
universally loved. However, I have since met a few others who also just could not get into the work. I wonder why because I so enjoy getting lost in a good story.  

Freddy:

Not everyone is going to enjoy this book (or any book, for that matter).

I happened to read The Hobbit at the right time in my life, and it stuck with me. My wife and older daughter (who's a voracious reader) have never liked it.

It's sort of the same with me and 'The Catcher in the Rye' -- I know it's a classic, but I really didn't like it.