LauraT’s Comments (group member since Aug 06, 2013)

LauraT’s comments from the All About Books group.

Starting it tomorrow!

Leslie wrote: "I just finished the sun and her flowers by Rupi Kaur. Not really my cup of tea as the content was disturbing (a lot about rape and abuse).

Also, the poetry itself ..."

On the contrary I liked it quite; I usually do not read poetry, but this one struck me.

Leslie wrote: "So, as I have posted elsewhere, I have decided to tackle the complete Samuel Pepys diary this year. My copy, courtesy of Project Gutenberg, includes extensive notes by Lord Braybrooke (who wrote th..."

Tough job this one! Let us know how you're getting on!

Leslie wrote: "LauraT wrote: "And little by little light will take predominance!"

Looking forward to that - I suffer from Seasonal Affected Disorder (SAD, appropriately enough) which means a lack of sunlight tri..."

Definitly!!!

Ok, 2024 started with these:
1 Francesco Abate Il misfatto della tonnara pag 303 ***1/2
2 Rupert Holmes Murder Your Employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide pag 389 ***
3 Riccardo Santagati I Delitti di Castelmorte 1 pag 234 ***1/2
4 Susan Abulhawa Mornings in Jenin pag 352 *****
5 Elena Gianini Belotti Dalla parte delle bambine pag 196 ***1/2
Riccardo Santagati Neri fiori d'arancio 2 pag 196
Winston Graham The Loving Cup pag 324
Ann Patchett These Precious Days: Essays pag 320


Toni A. Brizi Il gioco dei giorni narrati pag 384

Damini wrote: "Great idea, Laura! I've been struggling with the same, any time someone asks me about my favourite books and why I liked them so much, it seems I can no longer remember it because I haven't re-read..."

Thanks Damini!!!

Chair

I'm about to start it, tomorrow I hope!!!

Finished yesterday a terrible, beautiful book: Mornings in Jenin by Susan Abulhawa

Here my Rewiew, for who's interested https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Sorry to be late, but I'm in abit of a mess at home; in fact I've not read as much as I would have liked.
Update my post above (n. 20) with my total of
2654 pages

I've managed to find it; I'll be in Milan till the 3rd or 4th of January with my husband. Back in PErugia I'm going to start it!!!

milk

And little by little light will take predominance!

Two thrillers: The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman and A Loyal Character Dancer by Qiu Xiaolong

yogurt

Kat wrote: ""

Yap!!!

Hope now you'll be more around then!

Big

Finished!!! In "zona Cesarini" as we say in Italian (Cesarini was a soccer player who scored always in the last minutes of the game) still I made it!

185 Aurora Tamigio Il cognome delle donne pag 416 ****
186 Alice Basso Le aquile della notte pag 360 ***
187 William Shakespeare The Merchant of Venice pag 247 *****
188 Richard Osman The Last Devil to Die pag 422 ***1/2
189 Qiu Xiaolong A Loyal Character Dancer pag 351 ***
190 José Saramago La vedova pag 320 ****
191 Winston Graham The Miller's Dance: A Novel of Cornwall, 1812-1813 9 pag 496 ***
192 Antonio Boggio Delitto alla baia d'argento pag 350 ***
193 Alexandra Benedict The Christmas Murder Game pag 353 **1/2
194/185 Allie Esiri Shakespeare for Every Day of the Year pag 608 ****

Alannah wrote: "Patty, to be honest I haven’t really paid attention to any rules about what literature is included. The only rule I’ve had is to sign up if you would like to and update your posts for them to be in..."

My thought!