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I think I may have finally settled on which "mega-series" to read: Patricia Cornwell's Kay Scarpetta series. There are currently 21 books in it and another one due out later this year.

Anyway, the first book is and I plan on reading it pretty soon. I'd love to have someone join me for it. It is my understanding that this is essentially a modern classic of the crime fiction genre. I think it will be interesting to see how the forensic science aspect of it evolves from when the first book was written in 1990 to the current time.

Its a good book Chuck, I loved reading through most of Patricia Cornell s books. Its amazing just how much things do change and one big one that isn't medical changes is the smoking of cigarettes in the workplace.

That ain't no doubt. I remember my mom told me once that in church even there used to be smoke breaks, lol!

Chuck wrote: "I think I may have finally settled on which "mega-series" to read: Patricia Cornwell's Kay Scarpetta series. There are currently 21 books in it and another one due out later this year.

Anyway, th..."

Chuck I've never read this author, so iof you decide on reading this (the first book for starters lol) I could join :)

This is a brilliant series the only ones I haven't read are the last five or so. Have just started reading them again. I look forward to experiencing them all as you read them.

I'll probably need a push in that direction in a form of a buddy read, otherwise I have so many books that I want to consume asap lol but not managable!

Yeah, Natasa, we should read it! I probably won't be able to get to it now until around the first, but I'd love for you to join me on it.

Sam wrote: "This is a brilliant series the only ones I haven't read are the last five or so. Have just started reading them again. I look forward to experiencing them all as you read them."

I've heard the ones in the middle aren't as good as the others. That's not to say they're not good, but just that the first ones and these last ones are excellent. I guess I'll find out soon!

Chuck wrote: "Yeah, Natasa, we should read it! I probably won't be able to get to it now until around the first, but I'd love for you to join me on it."

The date is more than good as I'm as well behind :)
Cool :) looking forward to it :)
Haven't read crime novels for quite some time, I used to devour them a long time ago.
And I like the forensics aspect, haven't had that in a book let's say, I always think of CSI when I hear about forensics lol

Natasa wrote: "Chuck wrote: "Yeah, Natasa, we should read it! I probably won't be able to get to it now until around the first, but I'd love for you to join me on it."

The date is more than good as I'm as well b..."

Alrighty, sounds swell. :)

Cool :) again we'll read too much stuff and not finish anything.

I'm totally enjoying NOS4A2

Natasa wrote: "Cool :) again we'll read too much stuff and not finish anything.

I have been really bad about that this month, but it's a total anomaly. I'm sure I'll be finishing up a lot of books next month. May even surpass the
20-book month I had in April.


Natasa wrote:
I'm totally enjoying NOS4A2"

Love every novel from Joe Hill!

I have been really bad about that this month, but it's a total anomaly. I'm sure I'll be finishing up a lot of books..."

I don't think I will be able to read several books at the same time, especially if one of them really grabs my attention. There used to be a time when I read just like some of you guys, 3-5 books at the same time, even in the same day, but I don't do that anymore.
I guess I like to enjoy the story totally and not break it...but I think I'll have to try maybe this month because I have so many read again.

Natasa wrote: "There used to be a time when I read just like some of you guys, 3-5 books at the same time, even in the same day, but I don't do that anymore."

I keep saying I'm not going to let it happen again but it always does. I think I have 17 listed in my currently reading folder, but it's significantly higher than that.

Natasa wrote: "Cool :) again we'll read too much stuff and not finish anything.

I'm totally enjoying NOS4A2"

I LOVED this book Natasa.

Me too Cindy, it was reall good.

Chuck, I will open the thread for The Pillars of the Earth

Natasa wrote: "Me too Cindy, it was reall good.

Chuck, I will open the thread for The Pillars of the Earth"

Excellent, I just saw that.

Chuck, you still unders siege by many books :)))

You just let me know when you want to start this read by Patricia Cornwell.

Yeah, I sure am. I'll let you know though. It shouldn't be too long.

I'm doing 3 buddy reads at the moment lol

And I'll do 2 monthly reads...but I'd like to do this one as well.

So I'm actuilly reading a few books at the same time hahahaha-everything I said I will not do, I have started doing

I liked the Patricia Cornwall books until the last couple that I did not care for so found a new series.

Diane wrote: "I liked the Patricia Cornwall books until the last couple that I did not care for so found a new series."

To be honest, I am really looking forward to this book / series, as I haven't read this type of books for a very long time (years and years)...

So I'm actuilly reading a few books at the same time hahahaha-everything I said I will not do, I have started doing

Welcome to the club Natasa :D

Natasa wrote: "... I am really looking forward to this book / series, as I haven'..."

Great! I'm ready to rock and roll on this now. :)

Cindy wrote: "So I'm actuilly reading a few books at the same time hahahaha-everything I said I will not do, I have started doing

Welcome to the club Natasa :D"

Thx Cindy, look where it got me...barely had time to have a peak on my cell phone...my last few days have been hell, sometimes I really hate tourism...but I'll finally stop complaining! No use, it just upsets me even more when I remember everything again!

Chuck wrote: "Natasa wrote: "... I am really looking forward to this book / series, as I haven'..."

Great! I'm ready to rock and roll on this now. :)"

I'm kind of behind with things and as Cindy said, yes, I'm reading several books at the moment - yeiy for me-NOT, but I'll start reading it.

How are you doing with The pillars of earth?

Natasa wrote: "Chuck wrote: "Natasa wrote: "... I am really looking forward to this book / series, as I haven'..."

Great! I'm ready to rock and roll on this now. :)"

I'm kind of behind with things and as Cindy ..."

I've been on page 300 for a couple weeks probably. I was wanting you to catch up so we could discuss it.

Chuck wrote: "Natasa wrote: "Chuck wrote: "Natasa wrote: "... I am really looking forward to this book / series, as I haven'..."

Great! I'm ready to rock and roll on this now. :)"

I'm kind of behind with thing..."

That's great. I don't know which page I'm on but if I round them up to 1000 and I'm at 15% then I suppose I'm at page 150 more or less :)

I came to the part where (view spoiler)[Phillipe's story was introduced, how he travelled to tell the news to the bishop about possible mutiny against the king...and how things developed so he actually became a prior of a chathedral that had been dealt with negligence etc. I really love his character, so far he's one of my favorite's exactly and the golden eyed beauty from the woods :) she has wilde streak but very natural and living in the present, thinking of the living forgewtting and dealing with the dead...

The scene where Tom's wife died on childbirth was soooo sad, I almost cried...and poor baby, what a cruel way to leave the baby because they can't feed it...I'm happy they found out where the baby ended up but who knows if Tom will ever tell him he's his father, he will probably be very ashamed for abandoning him like that in the woods.

And isn't it heartbreaking that the poor family's existence shattered in a moment because the pig was stolen from them! Since that moment they had not enough money to feed themselves and the kids till the winter ended...really sad.

I'm amazed at how much research Ken Follet put into writing this book...and his knowledge of the architecture, really amazing...if I'm correct at those times in the beginning of 12th century it was still romanic style, right...gothic came later...well depending on different parts of Europe that is.
As well, I love the depiction of the everyday life of ordinary people (no kings etc.) and marginalized groups...this impresses me because my PhD is actually about something like this...they call it the New History. Of course this is fiction, but if there was no story behind with characters there would have been probably a lot of pages of different historical sciences, history of architecture and art, history of antrophology, history of economics -what they traded, how much they got paid etc. (hide spoiler)]

This really is an epic book and it has well deserved most positive reviews by my opinion.

And I find it really readable...when you start, you just don't want to stop! I'm loving it!

Natasa wrote: "Chuck wrote: "Natasa wrote: "Chuck wrote: "Natasa wrote: "... I am really looking forward to this book / series, as I haven'..."

Great! I'm ready to rock and roll on this now. :)"

I'm kind of beh..."

Excellent! Sounds like you're making good progress. I thought it was weird how all that stuff happens and the story is just now barely getting started, heh.

Oops just realized I should have posted this in the thread for Follet's book.

I might copy it there for other people who will follow.

Almost asked you a question about the book but I'll move to the other thread. Have you started this Scarpetta series?

If it's really good I'm willing to read the whole series with you. I love series. Believe it or not I kept on reading Anita Blake even though it got at some points really gibberish lager I. the series, less action that used to be great with awesome monsters and more blah blah moaning complaining about not being able to love anyone but in each new book she started having sex with at least 2-3 new characters wtf? oh well, sex usually gets sold good...just find amazing that she started having group / people on piles sex after described in the first book she doesn't want to be with nobody (I think maybe even waiting till marriage but might be wrong or she had some huge disappointment with one boyfriend)...who know's, just wanted to say i can see why some people found that exeggerated sex kind of fell from the sky and never kept ending in some books...from really good uf it turned into pnr...

But when you read about the same characters in more than 15 books, I kind of feel bad letting them go. And I know some are a bit better again. But I loved the most something like the first maximum 10 books and I said too many probably. And if you keep the too big amount of sex and her monologues, the books are actually good. She should have made them shorter...some are way too long and with this extra bad stuff inside that is so repetitive no wonder a lot of people started hating her.

Am I the only one who read/s LK Hamilton here? At some point I'll probably read the next in line waiting for me.

I found these books before my era of being an active member of Goodreads, then I had only books that I would find on internet which were much less choice then now (that was maybe 3 years ago...audio books especially almost impossible to find).

I'm so happy now to have friends who can recommend me stuff, happy to have discovered authors and a lot of other thing.

Natasa wrote: "Have you started this Scarpetta series? "

Yep. I'm only about 100 pages in, but I'm going to see how far I can get today reading along with the audiobook.

Chuck, are you reading this book?

I'm 50% approximately done, had some finger issues and internet not woorking, so I wasn't online as much as I should/would/could have :)

I'm totally loving this book and I didn't check when it was written but the technology wasn't as developed yet as when you watch CSI, this was written earlier, I love the story and it never gets boring.

Yeah, you're a bit ahead of me on this one.
I am going to finish I AM PILGRIM today and then tomorrow I will probably try to finish this one. So, I should be posting on this one tomorrow as I try to read it through.

Chuck wrote: "Yeah, you're a bit ahead of me on this one.
I am going to finish I AM PILGRIM today and then tomorrow I will probably try to finish this one. So, I should be posting on this one tomorrow as I try ..."

What did you think of I Am Pilgrim Chuck? That is one of the best books I have read in the last 12 months in my opinion. I couldn't put it down!

Michelle wrote: "Chuck wrote: "Yeah, you're a bit ahead of me on this one.
I am going to finish I AM PILGRIM today and then tomorrow I will probably try to finish this one. So, I should be posting on this one tomo..."

I haven't been able to finish it yet. I'm nearing the end now. I think it's absolutely awesome, though! It's probably my book of the year for 2014 I bet. It's definitely in the first place.

I'm gonna mark the 'I am pilgrim', thx!

Chuck, i finished Postmortem today :)

I find it was an interesting read, I would have loved more action but still...I was never bored :)

I'm curious to find out what you think about the book.

This was no 5 star book for me, I'll give it 4 *...if you wish, I'm game for the second part, whenever you feel like it. I hope and I believe that the next books should be better?

Natasa wrote: "I'm gonna mark the 'I am pilgrim', thx!

Chuck, i finished Postmortem today :)

I find it was an interesting read, I would have loved more action but still...I was never bored :)

I'm curious to fi..."

I was referring to I AM PILGRIM as a 5-star read.

I know I got that part :)

What do you think of Postmortem? Are we reading the next in this series?

Natasa wrote: "I know I got that part :)

What do you think of Postmortem? Are we reading the next in this series?"

Oh okay, I wasn't sure. :)

My reading has just been so out of sorts for a while now. I'm sorry. Give me the rest of the week to finish POSTMORTEM and then we can start the next book on Monday. Will that work?

No rush at all Chuck...whenever you finish it and if you feel like reading it. I though you might have finished it as I was pretty behind with my reading. I still haven't finished The pillars of the earth. Did you manage to bring it to an end?

Natasa wrote: "No rush at all Chuck...whenever you finish it and if you feel like reading it. I though you might have finished it as I was pretty behind with my reading. I still haven't finished The pillars of th..."

Nope. I'm still around page 300 or so. I'm sure I'll be talking your head off when I get really into that one. I promise it'll be soon.