What are we reading in June 2019?
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Comments (108)I'm pretty sure someone here recommended My Sister, The Serial Killer, by Oyinkan Braithwaite. I probably never would have picked it up, but for seeing it mentioned here; however, I just finished it and really enjoyed it. Quite different from most books I read, in a refreshing way (despite the subject matter suggested from the title). It was very compelling - I couldn't wait to get back to reading it. The way she handled the chapters was also interesting. I borrowed it from the library and surprised by the size...it's smaller (not the number of pages but the size of the pages) than most hardback books; the paper was nice and thick and made it easy to turn the pages - some books lately have driven me crazy because of the quality/style of the paper. salonva, Gentleman in Moscow IS a great read. Somewhat slow to get into, but push through and it's worth it!! eta: I looked back and it was Funkyart who recommended My Sister the Serial Killer. Thanks!...See MoreWhat are we reading? March 2019
Comments (98)I don't post here much because I haven't been reading much of interest. But, I noticed something about my reading. I like to read a book associated with something I've seen or heard. Like, the book the led to a movie or show, or a book about another book (Prairie Fires is on my stack, for example, also The Catalog of Lost Books). So, recently I saw the show "Million Dollar Quartet". I enjoyed it so much I saw it again a week later! I hadn't realized it was based on an actual event, I thought is was just a "what if..." kind of story. Well, that got me looking for the actual recording of the day Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Johnny Cash, gathered at Sun Records for a jam session that was recorded. The CD is so fun to listen to with lots of chatter, and there's a book -- also titled Million Dollar Quartet -- written after the show came out, with brief bios of the guys and the founder of Sun up to that day, then about the session, and then a little bit about each track on the recording. So fun! I'm having kind of a "multi-media" moment, a delightful distraction from life....See MoreWhat are we reading in May 2019?
Comments (63)Bunny, here’s a cataract story - my Mum’s friend got in my car and said ”this is the blue coat I bought last year...” I think to myself, that coat is not blue. Then she adds”but after my cataract surgery I realized it was a green coat.” We all just laughed. I hope your surgery makes reading, and color differentiation, easier. I haven’t read anything lately that was “Wow! I need to recommend this immediately.”, like the highly recommended Gentleman in Moscow or City of Thieves But I have read: Virgil Wander by Leif Enger was a pleasant slice of life story. He also wrote Peace Like a River, which I know I enjoyed (but can’t tell you anything about it without looking up details). The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware was a waste of time. Kingdom of the Blind by Louise Penny was enjoyable, I LOL’d a few times while also feeling the tension from the mysteries and crimes. I was tiring of that series but found this one worthwhile. She wrote she didn't expect to write any after her husband’s death but then this one presented itself to her. She wrapped up many characters so maybe this is truly the last one. Au revoir, Armand, it’s been a pleasure sharing your world. Dear Mr. M by Herman Hoch was a let down. I loved his book The Diner, because it was so different and unexpected. Both books were full of unlikeable characters but Dear just dragged on. In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson was, like all his books, an entertaining read. I’m in the middle of The Burgess Boys and it’s okay....See MoreWhat are we reading in September 2019?
Comments (136)I've finished "Scorched" by Jennifer L. Armentrout, a story about a girl with problems and her love/hate relationship with a young man. Her life is rapidly spiraling out of control, he tries to help, she slips away. It is written alternating between 'her' story and 'his' story, both written in the first person. I would have liked it a lot more if he were able to speak without using the f-bomb in every sentence. That is a big turn-off for me, but I didn't have anything else to read handy, so I stuck with it. I think the author was trying to present a message of hope, of sorts, but the language was very off-putting. Then I read "The Secret Hour", by Luanne Rice. She is among my favorite authors, and I enjoyed this one as I do most of hers. It is a story of love, loss, and second chances. A defense lawyer in a very controversial capital murder trial, raising his two children alone, and a woman searching for her sister. It was hard for me to put it down. I started "Lost Roses" by Martha Hall Kelly. I'm not very far into it, so don't have a 'feel' for it yet, but I'm pretty sure it's going to be much slower going than the last couple of books have been. Rusty...See More4kids4us
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