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

LauraT’s comments from the All About Books group.

Thanks for the suggestion

Happy and serene holiday to you too Charbel, and to all of us: that better may come

dream

Found it; I hope to have time to join in - but I sincerellu think I'll be able to!

Finger crossed!

Really nice!!! Good luck

Leslie wrote: "Laura, you are doing great on your list!

I didn't make a list this month - between the holidays and the winter weather, I have been not much in the reading mood. But I did read the same Louise Pen..."

I am: little else to do but walking, working and reading!!!
And how are things by you these days?

Her very best!!!!
Can't miss it

Dale wrote: "My review of The Other Side of the Dale by Gervase Phinn

4 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."

uploaded on my ereader!!!!

180 Cody McFayden L'ombra pag 320 Read ***1/2
181 Dacia Maraini Trio: Storia di due amiche, un uomo e la peste a Messina pag 112 Read ***
182 E. Phillips Oppenheim Nobody's Man pag 272 Read ***
183 Serena Dandini La vasca del Führer pag 256 Read ****
184 Roberto Vecchioni Lezioni di volo e di atterraggio pag 208 Read ****
185 Elisabeth Jane Howard Falling pag 422 Read ****
186 Alice Basso Scrivere è un mestiere pericoloso pag 348 Read ****
187 Antonio Manzini Gli ultimi giorni di quiete pag 240 Read ***1/2
188 Johnathan Swift Gulliver's Travels pag 306 Read ****1/2
189 Kazuo Ishiguro The Buried Giant pag 354 Read ***
190 Maurizio de Govanni Fiori per i Bastardi di Pizzofalcone pag 320 Read ***
191 Lousie Penny All the Devils Are Here pag 448 Read ****1/2
192 Elisabeth Cleghorne Gaskell Cousin Phillis pag 160 Read ***1/2
193 Elisabeth Cleghorne Gaskell The Grey Woman pag 52 Read ***1/2
194 Giacomo Papi Happydemia pag 176 Read ***
195 Elisabeth Cleghorne Gaskell My Lady Ludlow pag 240 Reading
196 Sergio Martini Vascelli di carta pag 200 Reading
197 Cristopher Bollen A Beautiful Crime pag 400 Reading

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Johnathan Swift Gulliver's Travels
Kazuo Ishiguro The Buried Giant
Maurizio de Govanni Fiori per i Bastardi di Pizzofalcone
Lousie Penny All the Devils Are Here
Elisabeth Cleghorne Gaskell Cousin Phillis
Elisabeth Cleghorne Gaskell The Grey Woman
Giacomo Papi Happydemia
Elisabeth Cleghorne Gaskell My Lady Ludlow
Sergio Martini Vascelli di carta
Cristopher Bollen A Beautiful Crime

Domenico Starnone Confidenza Reading
Elsa Morante La Storia Listening - but won't finisih before the end of the year
Michelle Cohen Corasanti  Come il vento tra i mandorli
Sean Michaels Us Conductors
David James Poissant La casa sul lago
Matt Haig The Midnight Library


I'm also reading for a Group Read Angela Carter Wise Children, but the last meeting will be in January, so I already know I won't end it in December; and if I manage to finish all the others I plan, always to finish it next year, to start Joshua Coen Book of Numbers

Leslie wrote: "I finished the latest Gamache mystery, All the Devils Are Here, in one great gulp Sunday. An excellent mystery - my main reason not to give it 5* is that I missed all the secondary ..."

Isn't it great????? Loved it as you have!

Leslie wrote: "LauraT wrote: "While at the moment I'm with Wise Children by Angela Carter; confusing a bit..."

I often find that sort of magical realism confusing but in the end I liked that book -..."

Exactly the same feeling. I'm finding it a bit confusing; still quite enjoying it

pepper

voted

Finished yesterday the latest Gamache mystery, All the Devils Are Here. Loved it!
Here's my review
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

While at the moment I'm with Wise Children by Angela Carter; confusing a bit...

Leslie wrote: "LauraT wrote: "Leslie wrote: "I am also rereading Somerset Maugham's Cakes and Ale and loving it!"

A great book for any bibliophile such as me and you :)."
Definitly!!!

Leslie wrote: "Nichole wrote: "I will read I Will Judge You by Your Bookshelf by Grant Snider."

Great title! Let us know if..."

I've manages to find it and put on my future rald list; one of the good intentions for next year: to get aloong only with those who can show a "Proper" Bookshelf!!!