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Lily Fairbairn
Valinor
Feb 5, 3:27pm
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It's the Groundhog Day reading thread!
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I hear the official groundhog decreed that it would be an early spring. I don't know about the rest of the US, but here in Texas, it's spring already, or pretty close, anyway.
I was strolling around the neighborhood a couple of days ago, enjoying the warmth and sunshine, and passed a couple of neighbors walking the other way. One of them said, "If it's like this now, what's it going to be in August? 115?" He has a point about that. 
Anyway, after hearing about the joys of Georgette Heyer from many friends, including several here on TORn, I picked up a couple of reprints of her books.
So far I've finished The Unfinished Clue, a mystery originally published in the 1930s. I assume it was a contemporary novel when it was written. It's an Agatha Christie-style country house murder, very smoothly and wittily written, with a vivid cast of characters and even a quiet little romance between two of the most appealing ones. The plot moves right along, and I was only a few pages ahead of the detective, which is always a recommendation. I enjoyed it, although I understand why this particular title isn't on the "best of Heyer" lists that several people have kindly put together for me.
Now I'm reading Cousin Kate, a Regency-era gothic published in the 60's and written with a completely different voice. I'll report on it next week.
I'm also reading a book examining various UFO stories from Texas, which counts as non-fiction in that the author is duly skeptical about the stories he's reporting.
What have you been reading? (Hmm, let me guess---a fair number of you are reading George Martin and Jim Butcher books, right?)
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It's the Groundhog Day reading thread!
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Lily Fairbairn
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Feb 5, 3:27pm
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Amsterdam by Ian McEwan
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Annael
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Feb 5, 4:21pm
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It's always interesting...
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Lily Fairbairn
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Feb 5, 6:34pm
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Orson Scott Card
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BoromirOfWinterfell
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Feb 5, 5:46pm
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That series has been going on for years, hasn't it?
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Lily Fairbairn
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Feb 5, 6:34pm
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A memory of light*possible spoilers within*
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Ciars
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Feb 5, 6:10pm
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Oh dear!
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Lily Fairbairn
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Feb 5, 6:36pm
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I agree
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Ciars
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Feb 5, 6:48pm
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That makes sense
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Lily Fairbairn
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Feb 5, 8:11pm
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Feels like I should be re-reading a book for this thread
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NottaSackville
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Feb 5, 7:09pm
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Ah, Robert Asprin
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Lily Fairbairn
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Feb 5, 8:16pm
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Unfortunately...
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Otaku-sempai
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Feb 6, 2:07am
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Very unfortunate, yes
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Lily Fairbairn
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Feb 6, 3:19pm
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Do you hear the author's voice in your head when you read their books?
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NottaSackville
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Feb 6, 12:42pm
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No, not really
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Lily Fairbairn
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Feb 6, 3:27pm
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No, I think you got it.
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NottaSackville
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Feb 6, 3:30pm
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Asprin's Phule's books are a treat
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sevilodorf
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Feb 6, 3:13am
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Yep - that's the one
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NottaSackville
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Feb 6, 12:41pm
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Quarantined The Loners by Lex Thomas
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sevilodorf
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Feb 6, 3:20am
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I agree
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Lily Fairbairn
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Feb 6, 3:22pm
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Still SOS...
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macfalk
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Feb 6, 4:51pm
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That's where I stopped...
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arithmancer
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Feb 6, 4:56pm
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And the big question is: when will it end?
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macfalk
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Feb 6, 4:58pm
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You won't be lacking reading material soon!
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Lily Fairbairn
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Feb 6, 9:00pm
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The Body-Snatcher...
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One Ringer
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Feb 7, 1:03pm
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Oooh, I know that one
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Lily Fairbairn
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Feb 7, 2:43pm
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