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What are you reading in October?
Comments (39)Well a whole week gone by and no comments... I did finish Sisi: Empress on Her Own, which was a wonderful read. (since this was apparently the second in a series, I will soon be reading The Accidental Empress which is the early part of her life. ) Sisi was great historical fiction for anyone so inclined. I was slow to start with the Aviator's Wife but am now soon to finish it- and wow what a book. I am so sorry I didn't read it earlier as I would have loved to discuss this with my father in law who passed recently (at 96) -- I am sure his recolections of Lindbergh and all would have really something. This is the second book I have read by Melanie Benjamin and I have really loved both....See MoreBooker Prize Shortlist 2018
Comments (11)And the winner is..... Milkman by Anna Burns. The first writer from Northern Ireland to win the Booker. Well, that was unexpected. Clearly even by her - she hadn't got any acceptance speech ready or anything...quite overwhelmed. My apologies - I've been so busy this year, I've hardly managed to read any of the books. I've finished just one on the shortlist, and started three others. It's not that they were particularly hard, it's just I couldn't knuckle down to doing a decent chunk of reading. It's quite impressive that The Overstory kept my attention as it's comfortably the longest on the list. Halfway through The Mars Room - must finish it. It's a good yarn, but felt a bit like a novelisation of Orange is the New Black... So - then I'll retry Milkman. Perhaps I'll try it as an audiobook - apparently it works well - I've got a couple of free books on Audible....See MoreBooker Short List 2019
Comments (7)OK - we're off. I could not resist reading The Testaments by Margaret Atwood. It is very good indeed. It's actually three intertwining "testaments" of two young women and Aunt Lydia (whom we remember from The Handmaid's Tale), which tells quite an exciting story. We also find out a bit about Aunt Lydia's backstory. I'm not surprised it was longlisted, but I'm a bit surprised that it was shortlisted. It's very good - but it has two flaws as far as I'm concerned. The first is minor - it seems to me to not have the same impact as The Handmaid's Tale - it's more of a thriller than an exploration via a novel of what happens in a place like Gilead. There is some of the exploration, but in the end, it's feels like it's wriiten as a thriller. (I felt the same about The Wall, by John Lanchester.) The second flaw is far more significant - I don't think it stands up as a single book. I don't think you'd make any sense of the book if you hadn't either read The Handmaid's Tale or seen at least some of the TV dramatization. To me, that is enough to put it out of contention - I don't think a book can be considered as a contender as "best book of the year" if it can't be read as a stand-alone book, without any knowledge of a previous story. So - good book, but I hope it doesn't win. It's not as if she needs the prize money, anyway! Next up is Ducks, Newburyport. I like to support the little publishers!...See MoreWhat are you reading? October 2021 Edition
Comments (150)A few people recommended The Whistling Season and I really liked it. One of my book clubs is doing it next month. Ded, my other book club read The Girl With the Louding Voice last month. I didn;t expect to like it so much but I did. I wasn't able to make the meeting. Today, just had book club for The Button Man and every one of 12 people there really liked it. Most gave it 5 stars, and the ones who didn't gave it 4. As I shared, it really resonated with me so I couldn't tell what others would think or how they would react but clearly it was a good read. I just finished Cider With Rosie and am glad I read it. At points it was a bit too long or wordy but it was so interesting. I had the kindle version (from the library) and it also had a good chunk ( not really sure how much maybe a chapter or three ) from his other work- As I Walked Out One Mid Summer Morning. I think I enjoyed that a lot more. (There was a lot more happening than the changing seasons etc). I am going to start The Sound of Gravel next as well as re-peruse The Whistling Season....See Morevee_new
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