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Happy 2014 to all !!!  Shall we start thinking about listing our best and worst reads of 2013?

I'm almost finished Grisham's SYCAMORE ROW and totally enjoying it. Not yet finished Turow's IDENTICAL.  Have GUESTS ON EARTH: a novel by Lee Smith waiting at library.

What's on your plate?

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Whew!  I just came up for air from a galloping 850 page read, "The Son," as Texas history unfolded before my eyes.  I compare this book to the style of Larry McMurtry (Lonesome Dove) in its epic proportions.  It is told in brutal, sometimes very disturbing, language with absolutely nothing held back in the descriptions.  It tells of the sequence of the owners of the land, from the Indians to the Spanish,  then to the white settlers.  It tells of the use of the land, from buffalo hunting ground, to cattle grazing, then oil. The book actually ridicules the Edna Ferber classic, "Giant" as being a bunch of poppy-cock. 

IMHO, if you want an insight into Texas history and cultural background, read this one. 

I am now taking on a Readers Digest Select Edition, which features, "The Ghost" by Robert Harris, "The Choice" by Nicholas Sparks," "The Watchman" by Robert Crais and "Her Royal Spyness" by Rhys Bowden.  I'm not too sure about the fourth one, but what the heck, it comes with the edition.   

I actually devoured this book!!!!  It tied at the top of my list as best read in 2013.

Great review for The Son and I'm putting it on my TBR list!  I love Rhys Bowen and  Her Royal Spyness series.  They are fun, lighthearted books and wonderful as a break from the more serious content of the rest of your list!

Harlan Coben's Six Years is the same fast-paced, page-turning fun read I've come to expect from him.  He sets up the mystery about what seems to have happened six years ago and then leaves us floundering in the confusion for exactly the right amount of time!  To say much more would be a spoiler.  A good book for a snowy (or rainy) day!

I'm currently reading The Midwife's Revolt by Jodi Daynard and enjoying both the prose style and the story.  Riffle description of book:

The Midwife’s Revolt takes the reader on a journey to the founding days of America. It follows one woman’s path, Lizzie Boylston, from her grieving days of widowhood after Bunker Hill, to her deepening friendship with Abigail Adams and midwifery, and finally to her dangerous work as a spy for the Cause. A novel rich in historical detail, The Midwife’s Revolt opens a window onto the real lives of colonial women. "A charming, unexpected, and decidedly different view of the Revolutionary War." -- Publishers Weekly

Tahoe Nights by Todd Borg - Officerripley - I just started this over the weekend - could be a winner!

Tried to Listen:

"Falls the Shadow" and one other book by William Lashner - disappointing - I love a bit of humor with legal mysteries - but this Author just isn't working for me.  Maybe on a trip in the RV?

Pre-Flight Check-list going on for Florida escape!~mellow 

I am three quarters of the way through A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny. It is the third one of the Chief Inspector Gamache novels i have started and they just get better and better.

For those of you who may have forgotten, it is the story where the victim was electrocuted while at a curling match.  When explaining the safety precautions built into appliances Penny comes up with this wonderful line in the book: “It was almost impossible to electrocute someone these days, unless you were the governor of Texas.” Loved it!

Finished The Glass Rainbow by James Lee Burke in early January and hated the ending!!!  Will there be more?

Just finished House Rules by Jodi Picoult (very good, as usual) and am now starting King and Maxwell by Baldacci. I pretty much love everything he writes.

Good news! I just received a call from my library that two of my reserved books, Robert B. Parker’s Damned if you do by Michael Brandman and King and Maxwell by David Baldacci are in. So in spite of the sub-zero temps up here, I will heading out to pick them up.  Brrrrrr!

Nothing like a good book to keep you company on a cold day.  A  hot toddy helps, too!  lol

Sounds like a great plan, Carci!  I just picked up "Loss of Innocence" by Richard North Patterson and "License to Deceive" by Ann Rule.  And, lorouch, I also went out in the cold to get them at the library - proof of my reading addiction!

I'm into the fray with Seal Team 10, as they go on a mission in the Afghanistan war effort.  http://www.amazon.com/dp/0316067601/?tag=mh0b-20&hvadid=3525339...  "Lone Survivor" by Marcus Lettrell is now a motion picture, but I always try to read the book first. 

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