Author Topic: Fiction ~ Old ~ New ~ Best Sellers #2 (Read 743058 times)

Frybabe · « **Reply #5920 on:** September 16, 2015, 11:51:57 AM »

This is the place to talk about the works of fiction you are reading, whether they are new or old, and share your own opinions and reviews with interested readers.

Every week the new bestseller lists come out brimming with enticing looking books and rave reviews. How to choose?

Discussion Leader: Judy Laird

Steph, have you seen the movie? The movie is much more straight forward. I didn't watch the whole movie, but I don't think "death", or whatever it called itself, makes much of an appearance in the narrative.

Steph · « **Reply #5921 on:** September 17, 2015, 08:27:09 AM »

What a good idea. Will look on Netflix, since the book just does not work for me.

PatH · « **Reply #5922 on:** September 22, 2015, 12:30:48 PM »

Frybabe, I didn't know Parkinson was a Naval expert either until I ran across The Guernseyman while looking for used paperback Horatio Hornblower novels in the naval fiction section of Powell's Books. It got buried in a TBR pile, but it looks promising.

Steph, the thing I liked least about The Book Thief was his habit of trying for a "gee whiz" sentence almost every page.

Tomereader1 · « **Reply #5923 on:** September 22, 2015, 12:52:29 PM »

I think maybe if we keep in mind that The Book Thief was originally intended for the Young Adult audience, and thus the "gee whiz moments". The movie was shown on one of my cable channels on Saturday, and I watched most of it again (tuned in too late for the beginning). I think the gee whiz moments did not get to the screen version!

Steph · « **Reply #5924 on:** September 23, 2015, 08:59:59 AM »

I am going to put it on my netflix queu... Seems the best choice I just read Eli Gottlieb first novel. Semi autobiographical about his brother and the family.. Shows the destruction that can occur in Autism families. Excellent and hard to put down.

Judy Laird · « **Reply #5925 on:** September 30, 2015, 02:42:04 PM »

I read South of Broad and loved it of course give
me anything about the south and I am happy.

maryz · « **Reply #5926 on:** September 30, 2015, 03:55:25 PM »

IMO, South of Broad is Pat Conroy's love letter to Charleston. And, of course, almost anything by Pat Conroy is wonderful.

BarbStAubrey · « **Reply #5927 on:** September 30, 2015, 05:27:52 PM »

Yes and I love the stories his wife, Cassandra King writes.

Steph · « **Reply #5928 on:** October 01, 2015, 08:41:22 AM »

I love pat, but not that fond of the Cassandra. OK, but not something I wait for. Pat on the other hand, I get so excited when a new one comes out. He writes with such love of his part of the south.

Judy Laird · « **Reply #5929 on:** October 31, 2015, 04:18:13 PM »

Steph I love Netflix am binge watching something now. My memory is gone but its about a cowboy sheriff and his deputy is a girl with blond hair.
Ive learned something about the "binge" watching from the kids I kind of enjoy it.

Tomereader1 · « **Reply #5930 on:** October 31, 2015, 07:31:55 PM »

Longmire?

Judy Laird · « **Reply #5931 on:** October 31, 2015, 11:51:23 PM »

Thats it. Watching it now, maybe it never ends.

Steph · « **Reply #5932 on:** November 01, 2015, 09:05:03 AM »

I saw a few of the Longmire and went out and hunted down Craig Johnson.. The books are tremendous and I never like westerns, but like him.

Judy Laird · « **Reply #5933 on:** November 05, 2015, 03:20:39 PM »

Still watching

Steph · « **Reply #5934 on:** November 06, 2015, 08:13:36 AM »

Wow.. Never binge watched and dont think I would like it, but I would like to know more about streaming..

Judy Laird · « **Reply #5935 on:** November 06, 2015, 04:41:59 PM »

still watching

Steph · « **Reply #5936 on:** November 07, 2015, 08:04:22 AM »

Judy, are you talking of all day watching or watching one or two episodes a day.
It is still so hot and humid in Florida.Darn it all, It is November.

mabel1015j · « **Reply #5937 on:** November 07, 2015, 08:55:10 PM »

I'm watching a marathon of "Soap" today. What a good, funny show. Great actors. It's on the LOGO channeL, I have no idea what that stands for.

I'm also still watching Monarch of the Glenn and Switched at Birth on Netflix. What a joy to be able to watch something I really want to see when there's nothing I want to see n tv.

Jean

Steph · « **Reply #5938 on:** November 08, 2015, 08:39:00 AM »

I loved Soap and got the first two years once on netflix, but not the last ones, that got more and more off the wall.. Yes, I love netflix because most of tv just now is either zombies or the like or reality that I dont really enjoy..

Judy Laird · « **Reply #5939 on:** November 09, 2015, 03:10:29 PM »

still watching maybe 2 hours a night

Steph · « **Reply #5940 on:** November 10, 2015, 07:44:41 AM »

OK.. now I see. I do netflix, but mostly only an hour show a night.I am always somewhat behind on Good Wife and enjoy her. Am heartbroken that Callinda has gone though.

Judy Laird · « **Reply #5941 on:** November 10, 2015, 02:37:31 PM »

still watching

Steph · « **Reply #5942 on:** November 11, 2015, 08:21:37 AM »

Wow.. Judy, you are going to know everything there is to know about the show.

Judy Laird · « **Reply #5943 on:** November 11, 2015, 04:22:50 PM »

still watching

BarbStAubrey · « **Reply #5944 on:** November 11, 2015, 06:59:31 PM »

Judy what in the world are you marathon watching???

Steph · « **Reply #5945 on:** November 12, 2015, 08:10:58 AM »

I think she has been watching Longmier.. which is a western sheriff.. Actually very good and the original book are excellent as well. If you remember Lou Diamond Philips, I think he plays the indian bar owner.

BarbStAubrey · « **Reply #5946 on:** November 12, 2015, 02:10:49 PM »

ah so - thanks Steph - I am not familiar with either the series or the books. Need to look into it and see what it is all about.

Judy Laird · « **Reply #5947 on:** November 12, 2015, 04:49:19 PM »

still watching like it more as it goes along. Longmire

Tomereader1 · « **Reply #5948 on:** November 12, 2015, 05:20:19 PM »

Lou Diamond Phillips was one of the two "casting errors" that I referred to. In the books, Standing Bear was almost a giant of a man. Short little Phillips just didn't fit my picturing of the character, although he is playing the part very well.

Steph · « **Reply #5949 on:** November 13, 2015, 07:43:07 AM »

He has that stillness that the book shares with us, so I like him in the role.I need to net flix, but not all at once.

Frybabe · « **Reply #5950 on:** November 13, 2015, 10:53:58 AM »

Phillips is in that new movie out about the mine disaster and rescue of 33 miners in Chili. So are James Brolin, Cote de Pablo (formerly on NCIS), Gabriel Byrne, and, Antonio Banderas. I am unfamiliar with the other cast memebers. I'd like to see it.

Steph · « **Reply #5951 on:** November 14, 2015, 08:27:46 AM »

Cote de Pablo was a favorite of mine. A lovely complicated character and great beauty..

Judy Laird · « **Reply #5952 on:** November 15, 2015, 03:14:58 PM »

Finished Longmier after 2 hours yesterday thoroughly enjoyed it. If any of you have netflex which I am sure you do I got hooked on Grace and Frankie. It is soooo good and Lily Tolman and Jane Fonda were spectacular. Jane is 73 and wow I wished I'd looked like that at 30.
Its just plain fun.

mabel1015j · « **Reply #5953 on:** November 15, 2015, 11:38:56 PM »

Yes, my girlfriend told me about Grace and Frankie and let me piggyback on her Netflix to watch, it was wonderful. I wonder if they will have another season

Jean

mabel1015j · « **Reply #5954 on:** November 15, 2015, 11:43:08 PM »

Went to look, there is supposed to be a second season, but there is no viewing date, not a good sign.

http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/grace-and-frankie-season-two-delays-prompt-wheel-of-blame-39447/

Jean

Steph · « **Reply #5955 on:** November 16, 2015, 08:25:31 AM »

I will try again. I tried once to get netflix to give me the show and got nothing,, nada. nowhere. Bah

FlaJean · « **Reply #5956 on:** November 16, 2015, 12:58:55 PM »

I'm reading "The Paris Architect" about an architect in Paris who helped in hiding the Jews in World War II.
I read an article in our local paper about an American who was in Paris for a convention during the awful terrorist attack in Paris. He happened to be reading this book while there and said it was surreal to be walking along the streets of Paris that were written about in the book and knowing about what had just happened. The article got me interested in the book and I got it from Amazon for my iPad. It's interesting and a little different look at WWII.

Steph · « **Reply #5957 on:** November 17, 2015, 08:23:51 AM »

I have a note that that is supposed to be an excellent book. Will look it up today.

mabel1015j · « **Reply #5958 on:** November 17, 2015, 01:25:48 PM »

Yes, i enjoyed The Paris Architect. It gives the reader a lot to think about. How would I behave in a similar situation? And how we get caught up in the evolving events and are rolled along without necessarily making a decision.

Jean

Steph · « **Reply #5959 on:** November 18, 2015, 08:24:49 AM »

Its on my Kindle and if I ever get a chance to sit down this week, will look at it.

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Author Topic: Fiction ~ Old ~ New ~ Best Sellers #2 (Read 743058 times)