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Post by Auntcon on Jan 29, 2019 21:07:58 GMT -5
Yes Gayle, I did know that but did not tell DH, hoping he would find that he likes her books. She uses that name so men would not know she is a female writer.
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Post by Gayle on Jan 29, 2019 21:21:59 GMT -5
I didn't know that Connie. Wouldn't have mattered to my DH anyway. I don't think he read a book since High School.
I don't think any of the men in my life read. I know Daddy didn't, DB #1 might, but not the youngest
Mom read but not as much as me. Later in life she & her girlfriends used to trade romance paperbacks back & forth. Now those, you'll probably never see me read. I found a whole bag of them in the house after she left for Nursing Home. I've heard them referred to as Bodice Busters. LOL
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2019 10:14:32 GMT -5
I have one son who reads. He likes to get Amazon gift certificates so he can get books online. But the books he reads are not my kind of books. He likes the sci fi stuff. I would rather have something that is believable.
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Post by Marlene on Jan 31, 2019 17:15:35 GMT -5
JoAnn, Thank you for starting this thread. As mentioned by several, I was in Texas on a mission trip and now am back to the frigid cold weather in MN. Patterson, Grisham, and Sanford were all favorites of mine. I've about given up on Patterson since he started co-authoring books. His Virgil Flowers series is still good though. Love Sanford because his books take place in MN. Another recently new to me author has been William Kent Kruger. I have read all his books - they are a series and best read in order but you can do stand alone. Can't beat Debbie Macomber for a feel good book. Marlene
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Post by Gayle on Jan 31, 2019 18:49:14 GMT -5
Hasn't Patterson been using a co-author for years? Seems like almost every book I've read of his has had a co-author. I don't see much difference. About the only Patterson books I don't care for are the ones with the cop who has 10 kids, an Irish housekeeper & a Grandfather who is a priest. I think his name is Michael something.
My favorites are the Alex Cross series & The Womens' Murder Club.
Virgil Flowers is a John Sandford character. I like those books too.
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Post by grammyoh on Jan 31, 2019 18:58:40 GMT -5
I like The Alex Cross series by Patterson. It might be the only one that isn't co authored. I used to read all his books but when the co authors started I stopped reading them.
I always like Michael Connelly and David Balcacci latest books were not on my list of good things I have read! Hope they get back to some good stuff soon.
Grammy
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2019 11:24:26 GMT -5
I read somewhere that James Patterson's co-authors does the research for his books and he does the actual writing. Not sure if this is true. I like the Alex Cross and Michael Bennett series. I read "Target" a couple of weeks ago. It's #26 in the Alex Cross series.
I finished the John Grisham book, "The Reckoning", and have started reading "Clock Dance" by Anne Tyler. I must say that "The Reckoning" is different from Grisham's other books. If I had known how the book would end I probably would not have read it.
Welcome back, Marlene. It's good to see you here.
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Post by Gayle on Feb 1, 2019 23:34:56 GMT -5
I read somewhere that James Patterson's co-authors does the research for his books and he does the actual writing. Not sure if this is true. I like the Alex Cross and Michael Bennett series. I read "Target" a couple of weeks ago. It's #26 in the Alex Cross series.
I read that somewhere too Jo Ann. I really don't see much difference between the co-authored ones & the ones that aren't, so that might be true.
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Post by Gayle on Feb 1, 2019 23:42:06 GMT -5
I found this about Patterson's co-authors:
"The way it usually works, Patterson will write a detailed outline--sometimes as long as 50 pages, triple-spaced--and one of his co-authors will draft the chapters for him to read, revise and, when necessary, rewrite. When he’s first starting to work with a new collaborator, a book will typically require numerous drafts. Over time, the process invariably becomes more efficient. Patterson pays his co-authors out of his own pocket. On the adult side, his collaborators work directly and exclusively with Patterson. On the Y.A. side, they sometimes work with Patterson’s young-adult editor, who decides when pages are ready to be passed along to Patterson."
So, basically it sounds like they are writing what he wants them to write.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2019 11:03:19 GMT -5
Thanks for the info, Gayle.
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Post by pippin3 on Feb 2, 2019 11:32:14 GMT -5
I have never gotten into the Patterson books..tried once and didn’t like it and don’t even remember the title. I have just finished “ The Day of the Jackal” for the second time...read it years ago and it was just as good the second reading. Now I am reading the next Frederick Forsyth book, “The Odessa File” and it is very interesting.
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Post by Auntcon on Feb 3, 2019 13:48:49 GMT -5
I am struggling to read The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks...I am about 1/4 of the way thru and it seems that it might get more interesting...if not I will forget it.
I like the Alex Cross series and the Women's Murder Club by Patterson as well. We got a new to us John Grisham the other day called The Racketeer, as well as JA Jance, Duel to the Death (Ali Reynolds) and Nicholas Sparks The Wedding, all at the Goodwill that seldom has good books. Also a Cars book of stories about the Cars cartoon characters for DGGS who will soon be 6.
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Post by Marlene on Feb 3, 2019 15:30:17 GMT -5
FYI everyone, I did start a new reading thread this morning, Marlene
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