[RCBinTN]

Hi Dick, good to hear from you. Unfortunately I’m not, no. The reason I posted his passing was to inform any of his possible readers who may not have known.

Ok, thanks anyway. I may check out #1 in the series (there are 22 in total), if so I will let you know if any good. I suspect Mr. Higgins may write with an Irish twist, based on his heritage. I like that

 

[DLeeWebb]

​

I was disappointed with Ken Follett's most recent novel "Never." It seemed to me that he developed his characters and their various interconnected scenarios in great depth. However, when the characters and connections were established, and as their interconnectedness was gradually revealed, and the plot began to develop, it abruptly ended. It left me feeling that it was unfinished. IMHO I think that Follett just wanted to end it and move on to his next book (and I will certainly be buying that book...) Just not up to his previous work...

 

[RCBinTN]

​

I was disappointed with Ken Follett's most recent novel "Never." It seemed to me that he developed his characters and their various interconnected scenarios in great depth. However, when the characters and connections were established, their interconnectedness gradually became revealed, the plot began to develop, but ended abruptly. It left me feeling that it was unfinished. IMHO I think that Follett just wanted to end it and move on to his next book (and I will certainly be buying that book...) Just not up to his previous work...

I agree. Do you know what Mr. Follett's next book will be, Doug?
The last book in the Brad Taylor series left me feeling the same way. To Brad's credit, he explained why in the afterword. The book was written during the two years of Covid lockdown, where Americans were not able to travel due to the Covid situation in the US. Therefore, he was unable to conduct research at the physical sites where the book's scenes took place, as had been his norm in writing previous books. And ... that research was an aspect that I really like about his writing. I enjoy having to Google places to find out what they're about

 

[dondadpie]

Just starting - John Connolly - The woman in the woods

 

[DLeeWebb]

I agree. Do you know what Mr. Follett's next book will be, Doug?
The last book in the Brad Taylor series left me feeling the same way. To Brad's credit, he explained why in the afterword. The book was written during the two years of Covid lockdown, where Americans were not able to travel due to the Covid situation in the US. Therefore, he was unable to conduct research at the physical sites where the book's scenes took place, as had been his norm in writing previous books. And ... that research was an aspect that I really like about his writing. I enjoy having to Google places to find out what they're about

Hey Dick, I do not know what Ken Follett's next book will be. Somewhere, I read that a sequel to "Never" was being considered. That COVID explanation by Brad Taylor could certainly apply to Follett as well.

 

[RCBinTN]

Hey Dick, I do not know what Ken Follett's next book will be. Somewhere, I read that a sequel to "Never" was being considered. That COVID explanation by Brad Taylor could certainly apply to Follett as well.

Yep - that's what I was thinking. It certainly affected the entire music industry, and maybe spawned a Grammy winner: Clapton's "The Lady in the Balcony." I won't bet against it.

 

[steve9019]

 

[carbonchris]

Just started don quixote a few days ago

 

[Derivative]

Boys in Zinc by Svetlana Alexievich. Fascinating and harrowing in equal measure, and plenty of parallels between the Soviet Afghan war and the current war in Ukraine...

 

[BobG55]

 

[DenverW]

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir. I enjoyed The Martian, so thought I'd give this a try as well. Good sci-fi.

 

[DLeeWebb]

 

[RCBinTN]

#16 in the Dirk Pitt series about NUMA and their marine-oriented science fiction
escapades. The entire Dirk Pitt series (there are 26 in total, written between 1973
and 2011) is recommended.

 

[ST33L]

David Grohl’s The Story Teller…

 

[Chris Kaoss]