Welcome to the forum, Howard.
I guess the most-widely touted classic murder novel is Crime and Punishment. I'm not as keen on this book as others seem to be, and consider it to be highly over-rated, but it does get lots of acclaim and there must be a good reason for that.
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Re: What are you reading right now...
Currently reading Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott. Recently completed The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James, The Oregon Trail by Francis Parkman, Beaumarchais by Maurice Lever, The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo, My Turn at Bat by Ted Williams, Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy, The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins, Lost Horizon by James Hilton.
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Re: What are you reading right now...
Funny enough I started Crime and Punishment (during a trip to Russia, ironically) and never got to finish it as I lost my copy somewhere during my travels.
I really should get back to it. I was intrigued right from the violent beginning. Dostoyevsky is a master and I owe it to myself to finish what I started and treat myself to a true classic of crime fiction.
Thanks so much for bringing it up!
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I really should get back to it. I was intrigued right from the violent beginning. Dostoyevsky is a master and I owe it to myself to finish what I started and treat myself to a true classic of crime fiction.
Thanks so much for bringing it up!
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Re: What are you reading right now...
Luka and the Fire of Life by Salman Rushdie. This is the second of Rushdie's fairy tale type books. Luka has an adventure in the land of retired gods. He must steal the Fire of Life in order to save his father from dying. Very interesting and fun book and, of course, extraordinarily written.
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No I never did read Murders in the Rue Morgue. That goes straight to my TBR list. Thank you so much for suggesting it!lady of shallot wrote:Howard you have probably read all of Edgar Allen Poe, but murders in the rue morgue is a great read.
My grandson who was 13 or 14 at the time made a pretty good movie of the "Tell tale Heart"
I am reading "Infidel" which is very interesting and current and should be read by everyone who thinks religion is benign
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lady of shallot wrote:Howard you have probably read all of Edgar Allen Poe, but murders in the rue morgue is a great read.
My grandson who was 13 or 14 at the time made a pretty good movie of the "Tell tale Heart"
I am reading "Infidel" which is very interesting and current and should be read by everyone who thinks religion is benign
Infidel is a wonderful book which really opens ones eyes to what is going on in parts of the world. The author recently published her second book.
I'm currently reading Vineland by Pynchon.
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Re: What are you reading right now...
hOpe you enjoy it. I have really enjoyed the trilogy and I'm not usually a murder mystery fan. Happy reading.DMLinderman03 wrote:I'm fixing to start The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
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I just finished 2 books--A Broom of One's Own by Nancy Peacock and The Dog of the Marriage: Stories by Amy Hempel. Enjoyed both but really really liked the first one of the two.
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I just started "Olivia" a novel by the woman who wrote "Looking for Mr. Goodbar" and Emmeline
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I'm Currently Reading "Thirteen Reasons Why" By: Jay Asher, It is a Young Adult novel, About the impact that thirteen people had on one 17 year old girl, and the snowball effect that led to her to ending her life. It's truly a heartbreaking book. I picked it up for my teenage neice, but had to read it for myself. I am truely moved by this story. It's a good read for all ages. It opens your eyes to the impact our smallest actions can have on others.