Mystery/Thriller Reading Friends discussion

It is almost release date for this highly anticipated book.
I am going to be listening to it on audio and look forward to discussions about it as we each find a copy to read. It is a very popular book at my library and I am hoping I can snag a hardback copy from the Lucky Day shelf. So what do you think, will we all love it? The sophomore book is always a question.... though we usually don't wait so long. To Kill a Mockingbird was first published in 1960

I have to use an Audible credit by the 12th so maybe I'll use it for this one, as I'm sure I'm still nowhere near getting it from the library.

Ann wrote: "It is almost release date for this highly anticipated book.
I am going to be listening to it on audio and look forward to discussions about it as we each find a copy to read. It is a very popular ..."

i'm looking forward to reading this one, but i won't start it until the end of september - my f2f book club is reading it for our october read- along with to kill a mockingbird. if i read it now, i'll never remember anything about it by then..lol

Sherry wrote: "Ann wrote: "It is almost release date for this highly anticipated book.
I am going to be listening to it on audio and look forward to discussions about it as we each find a copy to read. It is a v..."

but Sherry, you'd have our discussion threads to remind you of the plot! and provide you with all sorts of brilliant realizations to dazzle your F2F group with, LOL.

.but Sherry, you'd have our discussion threads to remind you of the plot! and provide you with all sorts of brilliant realizations to dazzle your F2F group with, LOL.

you are too funny, carol. i'll definitely post to the threads when i read it.

I'm thinking I might have to splurge and buy this on my kindle when it comes out, although I got my name on the library list very early.

Yikes. This mild spoiler appeared in the headlines of a review in the Boston Globe online today. C'mon, people!

(view spoiler)["Shockingly, in the “To Kill A Mockingbird” follow-up, Atticus Finch is a racist who once attended a Klan meeting." (hide spoiler)]

Carol/Bonadie wrote: "Yikes. This mild spoiler appeared in the headlines of a review in the Boston Globe online today. C'mon, people!


[spoilers removed]
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not looking , not looking, not looking. :)

That is me too Sherry, I am rethinking my original plan to listen to the Candice Bergen autobiography first...
I don't want to know anything about it when I read it, even what people think of it. Unrealistic perhaps.
Sherry wrote: "not looking , not looking, not looking. :)"

Carol: Most likely non-readers who don't understand the power of figuring out a book all by yourself!
Carol/Bonadie wrote: "Yikes. This mild spoiler appeared in the headlines of a review in the Boston Globe online today. C'mon, people!"

Last night on PBS was a program about Harper Lee. It was very interesting.

Thanks for the tip about the program, Amy!
I found American Masters Harper Lee: American Masters #2504
- See more at: http://pw.myersinfosys.com/wnpt/searc... on my local PBS channel.
Amy wrote: "Last night on PBS was a program about Harper Lee. It was very interesting."

Carol/Bonadie wrote: "Yikes. This mild spoiler appeared in the headlines of a review in the Boston Globe online today. C'mon, people!


[spoilers removed]
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well, even though i didn't want to look, it was pretty hard to avoid hearing about it. it's been all over the news and facebook. will be interesting to see how it plays out in the book.

I'm number 34 on the library list.

I'm waiting for it too.

I'm number 26 on the library list.

I'm 99 hold on 83 copies. I may go ahead and get it from audible so I can read along with the first wave here and then have the print copy to reference when it comes in.

OK, I downloaded it.

Can someone remind me whether this book was authorized for publishing by Harper Lee? I'm afraid to go searching for background in case I stumble across plot points for the book.

The library came through for me! Started it tonight!

Not clear, Carol! If she did, it was a 360 degree turnaround. Neither Nelle (Harper) Lee or her sister Alice ever indicated there was a book to be published while Alice was alive or while Nelle was mentally 100%.
Alice actively protected her sister from pressures to publish.
Carol/Bonadie wrote: "OK, I downloaded it.

Can someone remind me whether this book was authorized for publishing by Harper Lee? I'm afraid to go searching for background in case I stumble across plot points for the book."

Ah, a mystery! Appropriate for this group...

Ann wrote: "Not clear, Carol! If she did, it was a 360 degree turnaround. Neither Nelle (Harper) Lee or her sister Alice ever indicated there was a book to be published while Alice was alive or while Nelle was..."

Back from my ride around the Great Lakes, book was waiting, I'll start it tonight.

Barry:
Hope you enjoyed the ride!
Barry wrote: "Back from my ride around the Great Lakes, book was waiting, I'll start it tonight."

The ride was great. Only one day of rain, and the people in Canada were as friendly as you might find anywhere. Actually, the same was true on this side of the border. We were out there 8 days, about 350 miles a day of secondary roads, roadside diners (we only ate local, not chains) and little mom and pop inns for the night. What a great way to decompress from the work a day world.
Next year we are looking at Nova Scottia in Canada, or Tennessee-Arkansas. I am thinking the southern choice would be the better one, if I can get away from work.

Sounds like fun. I have a local friend who is a biker, and he really treasures his weekend jaunts with his "gang."

Barry wrote: "The ride was great. Only one day of rain, and the people in Canada were as friendly as you might find anywhere. Actually, the same was true on this side of the border. We were out there 8 days, ..."

Tennessee Arkansas sounds fun, Barry! We might be a bit warmer though! The heat index this weekend is 103-107 (eek) Its the humidity.

Southern rides are in the Spring, Northern rides in the Summer. We had a couple mornings start in the 40s. When one Inn owner complained it was 33 degrees the day before, we were amazed at how cold it was, but she was really telling us it got hot, since Canada is metric. I am much better at converting now.

NY Times article. Like the others, cannot resist minor spoilers.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/21/bus...

Thanks, Barry! That is why I knew I had to read it right away. I can understand "non-reader" media leaking spoilers, in book reviews I simply do not understand.
Barry wrote: "NY Times article. Like the others, cannot resist minor spoilers"

Thanks, Barry. This is the first article I've read on Go Set a Watchman, and now that I've finished the book I can stand to read it and others. In fact I'm interested to hear how people have responded to specific plot points. But I too am disappointed that reputable reviewers couldn't resist announcing plot points in headlines instead of burying them in the text of their articles, positioned solidly behind "spoiler alert" phrasings.

Barry wrote: "The ride was great. Only one day of rain, and the people in Canada were as friendly as you might find anywhere. Actually, the same was true on this side of the border. We were out there 8 days, ..."

Barry, glad you enjoyed your road trip. I sure miss those days. You did exactly the type of trip I used to take, local mom and pop places, meeting other people and just enjoying the wind in your face without a roof or doors.

I'm finally starting it today

Sounds good, Merrilee! It is a good book for discussion on several levels.

Merrilee in AZ wrote: "I'm finally starting it today"

I finished this book in August 2016. It's not as good as the first book and I'm glad Harper Lee was forced to split the 2 books apart. This book made me angry and it made me cry.