Suzan’s
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(group member since May 22, 2020)
Suzan’s
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from the 2020 Big Book Summer Reading Challenge group.
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Deb wrote: "Finished Code Name Hélène by Ariel Lawhon. Here is my GR review:
Code Name Hélène by Ariel Lawhon
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Based on the life of Australian Nan..."
Glad you enjoyed it so much, Deb! It sounds fascinating. I REALLY need to get moving and read her books! I still have I Was Anastasia on my Kindle from Booktopia & never got to it!
Brian wrote: "Today, I finished The Innocents Abroad or The New Pilgrim's Progress being some account of the steamship Quaker City's pleasure excursion to Europe and the Holy Land. Now that's some ..."Wow, Brian - I've never heard of that Twain novel before, but it sounds fascinating! Yes, I think I probably prefer Twain's brand of humor in smaller doses, though this does sound very interesting - love the subtitle!
Just a reminder that you can add the Big Books you are reading the group Bookshelf!
And I am onto my 2nd Big Book in print now: Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty. This is my first-ever novel by this very popular author, and I'm enjoying it so far - very engrossing!
I am listening to my first Big Book audio this summer: A Beginning at the End. This book about a global pandemic that came out in January was supposed to be science fiction, but it's now sounding awfully familiar! Must have been mind-blowing for the author, Mike Chen, to watch things unfold this spring! It's a good book so far.
Davida wrote: "I finished reading Miss Benson's Beetle by Rachel Joyce, as well as Her Last Flight by Beatriz Williams - both 400 pages each! No..."
Wow, Davida - you are really tearing through those Big Books fast! Enjoy!
Allen wrote: "Started reading origin by Dan Brown"Sounds good, Allen - I have been meaning to read more Dan Brown. I loved the Da Vinci Code, and we have several other of his novels here (including Origin, I think). My husband has read most of them, but I need to catch up!
Cheriee wrote: "I've started reading The Huntress (500 pages) So far I am wowed, even as it raises my anxiety level!"Oooh...sounds like a creepy one, Cheriee! Hope you are enjoying it!
Emily wrote: "Suzan wrote: "Emily wrote: "I'm super excited to dig into Shantaram by Gregory David Robertshttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3......"
Always good, Emily! ha ha
Victoria wrote: "I’m now reading an ARC of Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell. It’s kind of embarrassing but I probably have 50 ARCs to read."Oooh, Vicki, a new David Mitchell?? Can't wait to hear what you think! I LOVED Cloud Atlas. Enjoy!
Karla wrote: "I'm also reading The Stand by Stephen King for #The Stand Challenge. Just read ~200 pages per month and then there will be a monthly podcast at: https://thestandpodcast.comThe 1st podcast covering..."
Such a PERFECT book for Big Book Summer, Karla, and so glad you were able to combine the challenges! It's one of my favorite King novels - hope you enjoy it, too!
Julie wrote: "The Parisian by Isabella Hammad"Sounds good, Julie - I'm not familiar with that one. Enjoy!
Sace wrote: "I"m in, but I'm only going to read one book. Here's a post about my candidates: https://iamshelfconscious.blogspot.co..."
Welcome, Sace! Sorry about the delay - my son graduated last weekend & I am still trying to catch up! You've got a great list of candidates to choose from there. Enjoy your Big Book!
Kenneth wrote: "OK I'll play. I finished my first one; Neon Prey by John Sanford. Most of my to-be-read books are shorter than 400 pages so will probably be tapping the Steven King/Dean Koontz collection we inheri..."(this is my husband and he's referring to my dad and his wonderful collection of books we inherited!)
Welcome officially to Big Book Summer, Ken! Ken usually plays along unofficially, so this year he joined Goodreads. He's got some good chunksters to choose from!
Karen wrote: "I've just started The Complete Short Stories of W. Somerset Maugham. It's really long, about 900 pages! It has about 30 short stories and my goal is to read one every day. I have a LOT of short sto..."That's a great idea, Karen. I have several short story collections I never get to because I am usually in the mood for a novel. I should try reading the stories one at a time, too!
Susan wrote: "So I started The Stand last night and got 6 Chapters in, I have to get to chapter 24 by Friday to listen to The Company of the Mad-The Stand podcast. Which will help me read this massive book that ..."Oh, interesting, Susan - I didn't realize you'd read it before! I think I read it twice, too (so far!). A podcast and readalong is always good motivation.
Victoria wrote: "I finished my first (met my goal, ha ha) I read a 400+ page ARC of Lazarus and it was so good! Not coming out until December I think. If you’re a fan of the Scandinavian detective/k..."Wow, that was quick, Vicki! Maybe you'll fit in another before September...
Emily wrote: "I'm super excited to dig into Shantaram by Gregory David Robertshttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3..."
You've started quite a trend with your announcement, Emily! Looks like a lot of people will be joining you!
Jeanette wrote: "I'll be reading Gone with the Wind 959 pages and A Column of Fire -909 pages. I will probably add a third book just not sure what to choose."
I read Gone with the Wind last summer, Jeanette, and absolutely loved it! Far more than I expected to. I was completely absorbed for all of those almost-1000 pages - enjoy!
Karen wrote: "I’m thinking of read Code Name Helene by Ariel Lawhon or The Knife by Jo Nesbo."Code Name Helene may just be the top Big Book of the summer! I'd like to read it, too. And my husband loves Nesbo - I need to give him a try!
