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    The dazzling second novel in Ali Smith's essential Seasonal Quartet -- from the Baileys...

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Jim Campbell recommended The Woman Lit by Fireflies in Books (curated)

 
The Woman Lit by Fireflies
The Woman Lit by Fireflies
Jim Harrison | 2021
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"In 1993, a good friend of mine who had recently moved to Livingston, Montana introduced me to Jim Harrison. He had flown to Wisconsin to join me for a weekend of waterfowl hunting and brought with him Harrison’s The Woman Lit by Fireflies, which he was convinced I’d like. I read the book the following week and felt it had cast a spell on me. I called my friend and thanked him profusely for introducing me to Harrison. Then I read everything else Harrison had written, including his poetry (Harrison considered himself, first and foremost a poet), which I found as evocative as his novellas and novels. I especially admired Harrison’s attention to the details of a landscape. Harrison, in turn, led me to a group of Western writers—Thomas McGuane, William Kittredge, Ivan Doig, and Cormac McCarthy, to name only a few—who would have a profound effect on my writing."

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Daniel Boyd (1066 KP) created a post

Feb 8, 2021  
https://www.facebook.com/258615317586441/posts/3639201409527798/

Hey folks,

So I am finally back to writing reviews on a regular basis and it is all thanks to an awesome site called BGCP.

The site formerly organised comic cons up in Scotland, but more recently are looking to expand and establish their online reputation.

And if you would like to take advantage of a fantastic opportunity, they are currently looking for more writers to join up.

Please note that this is not a paid gig initially, but if you are looking for more exposure for your reviews and like the idea of working with a bunch of talented, like-minded people then this is for you.

The reviews will all be comic book based, this includes MCU and DCEU movies as well as reviewing graphic novels and comic books themselves.

If this sounds like something you are interested in, please follow the Facebook link above to apply.

Cheers,
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David McK (3576 KP) rated Sea Lord in Books

Jun 13, 2021  
Sea Lord
Sea Lord
Bernard Cornwell | 1989 | Thriller
5
5.0 (1 Ratings)
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I'm sure if you mentioned the name Bernard Cornwell to most readers, they would immediately think of historical-set 'boys-own' mainly and-based action-adventure novels, which I once read described by one critic as 'men behaving badly, but with incredible brio' (which I had to go and look up what that meant).

So, not a contemporary (at the time of Cornwell's writing) set mystery, then, with a heavy slant towards nautical matters.

Yet that is precisely what this is.

While I can't comment on the accuracy (or otherwise) of the naval segments - other than to say they seemed plausible to this land-lubber - I have to say, I also found this to be rather predictable fare, with it startlingly obvious - at least to me - just who stole the priceless Van Gogh (the McGuffin that provides the drive for the plot) further early on, not long after that character is introduced.

Sorry, Mr Cornwell: not your best effort.
  
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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2379 KP) rated Nowhere to Go and All Day to Get There in Books

Jun 21, 2021  
Nowhere to Go and All Day to Get There
Nowhere to Go and All Day to Get There
Gar Anthony Haywood | 2014 | Mystery
9
9.0 (1 Ratings)
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Short Trips with the Loudermilks
This is a collection of two short stories featuring retirees and full time RVers Joe and Dottie Loudermilk. In “A Mother Always Knows,” a quick trip into a convenience store results in the couple being on the scene of an armed robbery. “Better Dead Than Wed” find them getting involved in an abusive relationship during a late-night rest stop.

Both of these stories are fast reads – I finished the collection in about half an hour. But both stories are fun and held my interest the entire way through. I was caught off guard by some of the twists along the way. I laughed along the way, sometimes at Joe and Dottie’s reactions to each other and sometimes at the situations they found themselves in. The characters also appeared in two full length novels. Whether you already know them or are just meeting them here for the first time, you’ll enjoy these two quick road trips.