Mystery/Thriller Reading Friends discussion

read somewhere today that while in Europe looking at ruins she told the press that her 6th book in the series will be released Summer 2010 and she is starting on the 7th.

Trouble is it has been sooo long between books that I've lost the gist of everything. I have Book 5 on unabridged Cassettes and it's as long as a Harry Potter book on CD. Still haven't listened to it yet. Maybe if I wait now and listen to it next year when 6 comes out, it will be easier to digest.

Gail/Ladyvolz wrote: "read somewhere today that while in Europe looking at ruins she told the press that her 6th book in the series will be released Summer 2010 and she is starting on the 7th.

Trouble is it has bee..."

I have number six in hardcover unread. I was a fan of this series and then she wrote what I consider to be an unreadable travelogue that badly needed editing. It has made me very reluctant to read another. I've noticed a pattern with some bestselling authors that they start producing overwritten tomes which are never edited because the editors think that readers will buy it anyway.

Gail:
Thanks for that exciting news about Jean M. Auel!
I had to go way back and guess when I read the first four books. I didn't keep a book journal before 1998 (sadly) The books were published in 1980, 1982, 1985, 1990 and then not until 2002 for The Shelters of Stone. I delayed reading it until DonnaJo and I read it together in 2005. I'll admit to being excited about book six if we do get it next year. At least for the last one I have pretty good notes since we do that when we read a book together. I just have to figure out where I put them since the emails we would have sent from 2005 are long gone.

Gail/Ladyvolz wrote: "read somewhere today that while in Europe looking at ruins she told the press that her 6th book in the series will be released Summer 2010 and she is starting on the 7th.

Trouble is it has been sooo long between books that I've lost the gist of everything. ..."

I am listening to shelters of stone in the car audio cassette, somehow missed that one. I for one love her books and am very glad more are coming up. Nancy

Shomeret wrote: I've noticed a pattern with some bestselling authors that they start producing overwritten tomes which are never edited because the editors think that readers will buy it anyway.

Hear, hear. Couldn't agree more.