What Are You Reading? 3

[Catch-up]

Finally got my hands on Broken Homes by Ben Aaronovitch!

 

[Ghost]

I've started re-reading Ju-On and I'm finding it a easer read the second time round

 

[pip]

Finally got my hands on Broken Homes by Ben Aaronovitch!

Enjoy

 

[Catch-up]

Finally got my hands on Broken Homes by Ben Aaronovitch!

Enjoy

I am! Love the story and a few lines have made me laugh out loud. I know I'm missing the meaning of some stuff though. What's a nonce?

 

[pip]

Its an English slang word for a paedophile. Not sure of the origins but heard enough English use it to know the gist of it.
The book is great but has a major kick in the teeth in it.
Again Enjoy

 

[Catch-up]

Oh man! Thanks for the warning! I'll try to be prepared. And thanks for the definition. I thought that's what it might mean.

 

[pip]

Caught me out first time I heard it. Strange word.

 

[Quatermass]

I thought 'nonce' was a term for an idiot, not a paedophile. :| And according to my dictionaries at home, it means 'for the present time'.

 

[pip]

Definitely the Paedophile meaning in the Peter Grant books.
One of the quirks that's both good and bad about the English language is the multiple meanings of words .Joseph Conrad writes a few lovely rants about it.

 

[Quatermass]

Anyway, just finished reading Bimbos of the Death Sun, and the Doctor Who novel Shakedown.

The former? It's all right, but I much prefer (and recommend) Nev Fountain's Geek Tragedy, which has a similar premise, but a better story overall.

The latter? A good romp.

 

[Catch-up]

Finished Broken Homes. Loved it! Pip, even with your warning and the little giveaway in the book, I did not see that coming!

 

[janet]

Finished The Cuckoo's Calling and enjoyed it a lot. Made a lot of sense to use a pseudonym for an adult book. Harry Potter it ain't . Might try the latest Kate Atkinson next, Life after Life.

 

[Tonyblack]

After listening to a radio adaptation of one of her books, I'm currently reading a Sara Paretsky novel "Indemnity Only". It's really good.

 

[pip]

Finished Broken Homes. Loved it! Pip, even with your warning and the little giveaway in the book, I did not see that coming!

Its quite the ending. Really looking forward to the next book in the summer.

 

[Who's Wee Dug]

Just got my copy of Decent by Ken MacLeod, looking forward to reading it.

 

[SerSiward]

A Storm of Swords :dance:

 

[janet]

Discworld drew me back! Organising ( yeah, right!) my library at the weekend I could not find Jingo, The Last Continent or Carpe Jugulum Suspect that these have been 'borrowed' at some point but best to write this off as no one has any reliable memory of the event. Also, no one wants to own up about neglecting the dusting :shifty:
However, in a charity shop on Monday there was half a shelf of Discworld paperbacks! Woot! And Jingo was one of them :clap:
Time I read it again then!

 

[Sister Jennifer]

I've started The Quiet American by Graham Greene then I'm going to read The Harbour by John Ajvide Lindqvist.

Happy reading all.

 

[Catch-up]

Finished Broken Homes. Loved it! Pip, even with your warning and the little giveaway in the book, I did not see that coming!

Its quite the ending. Really looking forward to the next book in the summer.

Me too! I'm wondering if I'll be able to pick up a copy at the DWcon? For some reason, the one piece of slang that I get the biggest kick out of is "manor". People referring to where they grew up or live as their manor.

 

[pip]

Never heard it used before these books.