Jennifer’s Comments (group member since Dec 03, 2021)

Jennifer’s comments from the On The Same Page group.

Ellie wrote: "Jennifer wrote: "Ellie, you had two sets of three posted. If you want to go with the first set, I'm choosing Amor Towles for you. I loved "Rules of Civility."

If you would rather read from the se..."

You read whatever you want by that author as long as it's not part of a series. :)

I finished my picks:
A good WWII historical, which I always both love and find stressful.
A feel-good romance, also somewhat historical, enjoyed it.
I hadn't realized that she started showing Alzheimer symptoms in her early 40s. YIKES!
One of my favorite series and alas I'm now all caught up...
My sig other lost a son last summer to addiction, so this was a pretty personal read for me -- I'm somewhere between admiring the author for being able to focus so much on the good things about his grandson and irritated because I **KNOW** the situation was not as easy to get through as this book sometimes makes it sound. Today would have been Michael's 30th birthday. These situations have landmines.

Jackie wrote: "Jennifer, Here are the 5 I have chosen for you.

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I'm sure I will. Thank you muchly!

Update 1/21 through 1/28

107 Rivers of London 1/21
108 Death in the Stacks 1/22
109 Off The Grid 1/22
110 The Last Piece. 1/22
111 Hard Hit. 1/23
112 The Last Correspondent 1/23
113 If This Was Happiness: A Biography of Rita Hayworth 1/24
114 Normal People 1/24
115 One Lavender Ribbon. 1/25
116 Murders and Metaphors 1/26
117 Unhinged 1/26
118 Moonshine & Magic. 1/27
119 Watchdog. 1/27
120 The Bark Before Christmas 1/27
121 Death of a Dog Whisperer 1/28

I was unfamiliar with your last three picks (and I admit, attracted by that flurry of color) -- what a contrast with the Asimov! You'll have good reading in February, methinks.

Diana S wrote: "Hi Jennifer
I pick Mary Kay Andrews for the month of February. Have you read The Newcomer ? It was great!
Enjoy :D"

I've read The Newcomer and loved it. I just read Savannah Breeze this month and laughed out loud. I have Deep Dish up for this read in February, and at least one other if I can carve out the time. Thanks for this pick!

It reminded me of House too. It's unfortunate how much can depend on luck. When my brother was in his late 30s and having issues climbing stairs, he went to a pulmonologist. He'd been a heavy smoker and expected to hear that he had already developed emphysema. But he lucked into a doctor who was familiar with a genetic issue called Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency, which it turns out he has. Who knows how long the real issue would have gone undiagnosed if he had just once been saddled with a "definitive" emphysema diagnosis?

Martha wrote: "I may not get through both of these, but they both look like fun so I've chosen
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I really liked the "perfectly proper" -- as I recall, I read the four that were out at the time nearly back to back.

Martha wrote: "Awww that's so sweet! Thank you!

Just one ... here's my shelf.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/list......"

Oh, this was easy. Kindness Goes Unpunished -- one of my favorite entries in one of my favorite series!

Post your shelf and your number and I'll pick for you, Martha.

Michelle, yours just made it onto my TBR. Lindsey, Brennans and Golden are on my list too and I'm hoping to get to them this year. Denise, agree re MJF even though I'm dating myself when I admit I saw him on Family Ties when it was on prime-time!! LOL

I have the Faricy sitting around here somewhere, Christina, but haven't read it yet. Looking forward to seeing if you like it.

Joy, I'm picking and for you. Enjoy!

Time to pick! Pairs and how many to pick are HERE!

I listened to it on audio too (years ago: not sure if it's the same narrator you have) and I also liked it, Laurel. It's a good "listen."

Finished my last two picks: which was riveting, and which was set in one of my favorite time periods for historicals, WWII. Great picks this month!

Ellie, you had two sets of three posted. If you want to go with the first set, I'm choosing Amor Towles for you. I loved "Rules of Civility."

If you would rather read from the second set, I'm choosing Kazuo Ishiguro for you -- I loved "Remains of the Day" and although "Never Let You Go" isn't the kind of thing I'd ordinarily read, it was better than I expected and has really stayed with me.

Time to pick an author for your partner! Pairs are posted HERE!

Please be sure to let us know what you ended up reading!

I might have to give that one another look, Denise. :)

Lance wrote: "Finished my white selection - excellent book. Almost as good as the team it’s about"

My ex-husband, still a good friend, is a die-hard Dolphins fan. And for the last dozen years or more, the dying has been hard indeed, LOL -- somehow made worse by having to measure themselves against a yardstick no other team is saddled with.