S is for Silence (Kinsey Millhone Mysteries)
11 journalers for this copy...
One of my Christmas gifts and the first book I've read in 2006! I really enjoyed this book. Interesting and well-conceived plot that keeps you guessing. I enjoyed how the story alternated chapters between the past and the present. A number of the characters could have been the guilty party. In recent years I had been feeling Sue Grafton was just "calling the books in". They were becoming formulaic and mundane. This book is defintely an improvement over recent years!
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2. Read the book within a month of receiving it in the mail.
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List to date/Order subject to change:
1. Mysterious- Cicero, NY
2. surmisez- Worcester, MA- ship US
3. loneflower- Buhl, ID- ship any
4. tiatia- Springfield, VA- ship US
5. khillz28- Charlotte, NC- ship any - SKIPPED
6. LastMango- Oshawa, Ontario - ship Canada
7. doris- Montreal, Quebec, Canada - ship any
8. lauraloo29- Edmonton, Alberta - ship US
9. calicocollie- Rochester, NY - ship US
10.tobysrus- Cambridge, MA - home to me!
Journal Entry 3 by tobysrus at mail in By mail, A Bookring -- Controlled Releases on Monday, January 9, 2006
Released 18 yrs ago (1/9/2006 UTC) at mail in By mail, A Bookring -- Controlled Releases
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On its way to Mysterious in Cicero, NY. Happy reading!
On its way to Mysterious in Cicero, NY. Happy reading!
1/14/06 Book arrived !! It will be my next read, when I get close to finishing I will PM the next person for their address. Thanks for including me !
1/16/06 PMing surmisez for address
1/16/06 PMing surmisez for address
Sent off to surmisez today
I enjoyed this , thank you so much.
My thoughts are ...that there were so many suspects any one of them might have very well wanted to see harm come to the "lovely lady"
Kinsey really had her work cut out for her this time. Not exactly easy to get people to talk or even remember details after 34 yrs. I wish the ending hadn't been so short. As always if you pay attention... Grafton makes it possible to solve the mystery but this one could have went so many different ways.
I enjoyed this , thank you so much.
My thoughts are ...that there were so many suspects any one of them might have very well wanted to see harm come to the "lovely lady"
Kinsey really had her work cut out for her this time. Not exactly easy to get people to talk or even remember details after 34 yrs. I wish the ending hadn't been so short. As always if you pay attention... Grafton makes it possible to solve the mystery but this one could have went so many different ways.
Received in mail today -- thank you, Mysterious.
Thanks you, tobysrus, for including me in your BookRing!
After reading the other journals, I'm going to put aside my current read and jump on this one. It sounds like a great read.
Thanks you, tobysrus, for including me in your BookRing!
After reading the other journals, I'm going to put aside my current read and jump on this one. It sounds like a great read.
After all these cases, I am aggravated that Kinsey still acts like a moron when it comes to handling a handgun.
Every time she picks up a handgun, you would think that she's never handled one before. Not to mention that there is never any mention of her visiting a gun range.
It is very unrealistic for her to be able to shoot people when it seems that the last time she visited a gun range was when she was a police recruit.
Other than that, I really liked the story.
Found loneflower's address on RABCK.com, am mailing book off today.
Thanks again, tobysrus, for including me in your BookRing. ;-)
Every time she picks up a handgun, you would think that she's never handled one before. Not to mention that there is never any mention of her visiting a gun range.
It is very unrealistic for her to be able to shoot people when it seems that the last time she visited a gun range was when she was a police recruit.
Other than that, I really liked the story.
Found loneflower's address on RABCK.com, am mailing book off today.
Thanks again, tobysrus, for including me in your BookRing. ;-)
Journal Entry 8 by surmisez at controlled release to fellow BookCrosser in Buhl, Idaho USA on Saturday, February 4, 2006
Released 18 yrs ago (2/4/2006 UTC) at controlled release to fellow BookCrosser in Buhl, Idaho USA
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Mailed to loneflower as part of a BookRing.
Mailed to loneflower as part of a BookRing.
Thanks for including me in this bookring. Received the book today. I plan on starting to read it tonight. I hope to be able to finish it this week and get the book on its way to the next person, we'll see. I'll journal again to give my review and shipping info.
Okay, it took me 10 days, but I finally managed to finish S is for Silence by Sue Grafton. I think if this book would have been by any other author I would have been satisfied with it. I liked the Cold Case File aspect of it and I like that Sue Grafton wanted to do something fresh with the Alphabet Mysteries, but I really felt like the book needed more Kinsey. Kinsey seemed to be a paler version of herself. I missed her clipping her hair with nail clippers and her little black dress that she carries in her shoulder bag. The dialogue wasn't as witty either. Still I enjoyed the book. I did think that how she discovered the car was kind of ridiculous, though.
Sent book today to TiaTia via USPS Priority mail. The Delivery Confirmation number is:
0305 2710 0000 0602 8714
Sent book today to TiaTia via USPS Priority mail. The Delivery Confirmation number is:
0305 2710 0000 0602 8714
Dsyfunctional marriages, dysfunctional lives. Kinsey seems to hit the worst of both as the ugly layers get pealed from a small community's life. The ending left me trying to choose between two possible killers (I was wrong)and delighting in a comupance for the righteous Kathy.
I read it the day after it arrived in the mail. (I was sick and playing hookey from work)Will try to get the addy for the next person so I can send it along quickly.
I read it the day after it arrived in the mail. (I was sick and playing hookey from work)Will try to get the addy for the next person so I can send it along quickly.
Alas khillz28 got a copy as a RABCK. Will contact LastMango. Hoping for an addy before I have to travel for work.
Oh, oh...I can't wait to read this one. I may have to put aside the book that I'm reading so I can read this one first.
Arrived in today's mail.
Arrived in today's mail.
I thoroughly enjoyed this read. I liked having the flashback chapters...it made for a nice change of pace. I was definitely wrong in who I thought was the killer.
And, like tiatia, I liked how Kathy got hers in the end.
Hubby promised to send this off to Doris for me today.
And, like tiatia, I liked how Kathy got hers in the end.
Hubby promised to send this off to Doris for me today.
Received yesterday in the mail. Great timing...just finished a book. Will start shortly!
Keep smilin!
Keep smilin!
Journal Entry 16 by 3D3D at ☑ Controlled release / Libération contrôlée in - By post or by hand/ in person -, Québec Canada on Monday, April 24, 2006
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I enjoyed this book. Problem was the number of characters (specifically male) got to be confusing. I was asking "Was he with Violet?" Long build up for short ending that was somewhat of a let down. Still, looking forward to reading the next one in the series.
Mailed to LauraLoo.
Thanks for sharing!
I enjoyed this book. Problem was the number of characters (specifically male) got to be confusing. I was asking "Was he with Violet?" Long build up for short ending that was somewhat of a let down. Still, looking forward to reading the next one in the series.
Mailed to LauraLoo.
Thanks for sharing!
Journal Entry 17 by 3D3D at ☑ Controlled release / Libération contrôlée in - By post or by hand/ in person -, Québec Canada on Monday, April 24, 2006
Released 18 yrs ago (4/22/2006 UTC) at ☑ Controlled release / Libération contrôlée in - By post or by hand/ in person -, Québec Canada
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I enjoyed this book. Problem was the number of characters (specifically male) got to be confusing. I was asking "Was he with Violet?" Long build up for short ending that was somewhat of a let down. Still, looking forward to reading the next one in the series.
Mailed to LauraLoo.
Thanks for sharing!
I enjoyed this book. Problem was the number of characters (specifically male) got to be confusing. I was asking "Was he with Violet?" Long build up for short ending that was somewhat of a let down. Still, looking forward to reading the next one in the series.
Mailed to LauraLoo.
Thanks for sharing!
Arrived today! I have a couple of books before it, but I like Sue Grafton and they've always been a relatively quick read for me. :)
Update - May 5 - I've started reading this book. :)
Update - May 5 - I've started reading this book. :)
I enjoyed this book. I liked the way it was written. Different from the previous books. Although, I was also often confused about which man was which.
I'll put it in the mail this Friday to the next person. Thank you for sharing!
I'll put it in the mail this Friday to the next person. Thank you for sharing!
I can't wait to get started on this! Thanks for sharing.
Updated 6/1/06: I really enjoyed this latest installment of the series (I've read them all), especially the flashback chapters. I would have liked to see Kathy as the killer, though.
Thanks for sharing this bookring! PMing for address to return this now.
Updated 6/1/06: I really enjoyed this latest installment of the series (I've read them all), especially the flashback chapters. I would have liked to see Kathy as the killer, though.
Thanks for sharing this bookring! PMing for address to return this now.
I'm sorry for the delay! I thought I'd sent this off already, but it was still in my car :(
I mailed it this afternoon (Priority to get there quicker). The delivery confirmation is:
0305 2710 0003 3968 9552
Thanks again for sharing this book. I think it's her best in quite a while.
I mailed it this afternoon (Priority to get there quicker). The delivery confirmation is:
0305 2710 0003 3968 9552
Thanks again for sharing this book. I think it's her best in quite a while.
Thanks everyone! The book arrived home safely today! Another successful bookring! Happy reading!
Journal Entry 23 by tobysrus at Algiers, 40 Brattle Street, Harvard Sq. in Cambridge, Massachusetts USA on Tuesday, July 11, 2006
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To be released at the July Boston Bookcrossing Meeting.
To be released at the July Boston Bookcrossing Meeting.
Journal Entry 24 by tobysrus at Algiers, 40 Brattle Street, Harvard Sq. in Cambridge, Massachusetts USA on Tuesday, July 11, 2006
Released 17 yrs ago (7/11/2006 UTC) at Algiers, 40 Brattle Street, Harvard Sq. in Cambridge, Massachusetts USA
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To be released at the July Boston Bookcrossing Meeting.
To be released at the July Boston Bookcrossing Meeting.
OOh! A new Sue Grafton book...picked it up at the July Bookcrossing Meetup. Will keep you posted what I think :)
Great book! Sue Grafton's books of late have been getting a tad dry. I thought she was running out of steam, but after reading "S," I think she's back on track to get through "Z" without many hiccups. It's an engaging read, albeit a little distracting, as every other chapter (for most of the book) flashes back and forth between two time periods. A fun, read, though, and recommended.
Yet another great Sue Grafton novel!!! Kinsey Millhone is always entertaining & the ABCs are constant page-turners!
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