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[Barbara]

Sue wrote: "Thanks, Allan. I was looking through his back catalogue and wondering what to go for next, now I know. I like his writing so much I'll be revisiting his work as often as I can."

I loved Grace Notes so much I reread it last year. Somehow my original review disappeared.

[Thomas, Moderator]

My wife and I went on a 12 day cruise. There was also 2 days travel prior and after the cruise. I read 5 NetGalley books.
Dead Man's Chest My review. 4/5
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Take Out My review, 4/5
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Nightblind My review, 4/5. I visited the town in the book.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
The Wife Between Us my review, 4/5
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A Dangerous Crossing My review, 4/5
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Alicia]

Witness by Whittaker Chambers

Diary of a Cat by Leigh W. Rutledge

Cat Love Letters by Leigh W. Rutledge

[Allan]

Further to the discussion above, I'm reading - and am completely immersed in - 'Midwinter Break' by Bernard MacLaverty. I'm amazed at how he can tell what on the surface seems to be ordinary story using such simple prose and yet make it feel so rich - finding it hard to put down, which is, of course a very good thing!

[Barbara]

Allan wrote: "Further to the discussion above, I'm reading - and am completely immersed in - 'Midwinter Break' by Bernard MacLaverty. I'm amazed at how he can tell what on the surface seems to be ordinary story ..."

I just noticed I have 37 likes on my review of this book - the most I've ever gotten. Glad you are liking it and I am putting MacLaverty on my March reading list which will focus on Irish writers but I am going to read a couple of Edinburgh/Scottish books as I'm on my way there in 2 weeks.

[Allan]

After a major slump in January, I've hit a run of books that I've thoroughly enjoyed, including the two that I'm currently reading- 'Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine' and 'The Diary of a Bookseller'. It's always great to get your reading mojo back!

[Andy]

Allan wrote: "After a major slump in January, I've hit a run of books that I've thoroughly enjoyed, including the two that I'm currently reading- 'Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine' and 'The Diary of a Booksel..."

Eleanor Oliphant definitely exceeded my expectations
Diary of a Bookseller looks interesting

[Barbara]

Allan wrote: "After a major slump in January, I've hit a run of books that I've thoroughly enjoyed, including the two that I'm currently reading- 'Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine' and 'The Diary of a Booksel..."

Great! I am reading - one e-book and one audiobook- Muriel Spark in preparation for my trip to Edinburgh.

[Susan]

Darn you, Allan. I just requested both of those books from the library as you have steered me wrong and I needed some uplifting reading which both of those sound like. Thanks.

[Allan]

Andy, 'Oliphant' is a book club read, so I had no idea what to expect, and like yourself I'm getting a lot more from it than I expected.

Barbara, funny that both the books that I'm reading have Scotland as a base.

Susan, I definitely think that you'll appreciate both books, in particular the humour of the Bookstore diary.

[Thomas, Moderator]

I just finished The Great Alone
My review, 4.5/5
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Liz comments included.

[Barbara]

Allan wrote: "Andy, 'Oliphant' is a book club read, so I had no idea what to expect, and like yourself I'm getting a lot more from it than I expected.

Barbara, funny that both the books that I'm reading have Sc..."

I'd forgotten Eleanor Oliphant is set there. It's a book that I enjoyed before the hype. I hope it stands up.

[Susan]

Allan, are you taking a week-end trip to meet up with Barbara and Theresa in Edinburgh?

[Allan]

Not quite as handy as popping down to Dublin like I did when you were there, Susan, so unfortunately not. Also, I don't think that my knitting skills would stand up to the demands required of the convention that, if memory serves me, they are attending. I'll catch up with both of them when they are next in Ireland, north or south!

[Susan]

And here I thought you popped over to Edinburgh all the time. Another illusion shattered. And you are right. It's a knitting convention or a wool thing or something creative. I know they'll have a great time but I think it will be cold. It probably doesn't matter as much to them as it does to me.

[Donna]

I love the picture I have in my mind of Allan knitting...

[Cathleen]

Allan wrote: "After a major slump in January, I've hit a run of books that I've thoroughly enjoyed, including the two that I'm currently reading- 'Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine' and 'The Diary of a Booksel..."

I’ve just read how much everyone here is enjoying Eleanor Oliphant. I’ll have to add this to my TBR.

[Cathleen]

I’m readingThe Good House, a book I picked up at my sister’s house for something to read, and it’s much better than I expected. The main character is an unreliable narrator, does things that make me cringe, but I’m curious to read how the author will resolve the various conflicts in the novel.

[Donna]

You all have to STOP naming all these wonderful books. My TBR list just keeps getting longer and longer!

[Sharon]

I just finished reading
"The Belfast Girl" by Caroline Doherty de Novoa
"The Bell" by Iris Murdoch
"The Woman in the Window" by AJ Finn

[Colleen]

How did you like The Belfast Girl ? I will be reading it soon for my challenge .
I also have The Woman in the Window on my TBR
list . It looks intriguing.

[Susan]

Cathleen wrote: "I’m readingThe Good House, a book I picked up at my sister’s house for something to read, and it’s much better than I expected. The main character is an unreliable narrator, does th..."

Is this the one that Dennis Leary's wife wrote?

[Sharon]

The Belfast Girl was my favorite!
I hope you'll enjoy The Woman in the Window. I did.

[Barbara]

Allan wrote: "Not quite as handy as popping down to Dublin like I did when you were there, Susan, so unfortunately not. Also, I don't think that my knitting skills would stand up to the demands required of the c..."

I don't even want to think how much my return ticket to Edinburgh cost! And I have a totally packed schedule. On the way to Edinburgh I have a 5 hour layover in Dublin. But we arrive at 5 am and leave at 10 and besides, it isn't possible to leave the boarding area. It's a Monday as well.

[Colleen]

Finn wrote: "The Belfast Girl was my favorite!
I hope you'll enjoy The Woman in the Window. I did."

I'm glad that you loved them and I'm looking forward to reading both novels !

[Colleen]

I just finished Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage and I didn't enjoy it as much as I thought I would. It reminded me of Norwegian Wood my least favorite novel of his. It was missing the weirdness of most of his other novels .There was some but it felt placed there and really had no point . I didn't like the ending that much either but it won't stop reading him in the future .

[Cathleen]

Susan wrote: "Cathleen wrote: "I’m readingThe Good House, a book I picked up at my sister’s house for something to read, and it’s much better than I expected. The main character is an unreliable ..."

Her name is Ann Leary....Is she married to Denis Leary the comedian? I just finished it, and I thought it was really good.

[Susan]

I looked it up and she is married to Denis Leary, the comedian. That must be an interesting household. I am glad you liked it. I might give it a go if I ever climb out from under my current pile of books.

[Kara]

Hi everyone! I just finished two books The Distant Hours and Good Me, Bad Me

I really loved Good me Bad me, its a "can't go to bed because I really need to know what is happening" kind of book. My Mom and I read it as a buddy read because I got two copies of it for Christmas lol

The Distant Hours I didn't really like much. The Author just loves to detail everything. The characters didn't have much development. I have heard wonderful things about The Forgotten Garden so i am planning on reading it to compare.

[Bookworm with Kids]

Kara wrote: "Hi everyone! I just finished two books The Distant Hours and Good Me, Bad Me

I really loved Good me Bad me, its a "can't go to bed because I really need to know wha..."
I read The House at Riverton by that author last year and I wasn't hugely impressed. Yes, it was a nice enough story but wouldn't really encourage me to read her again. It will be interesting to see your opinion when you have read another of her books.

[Donna]

I'm a huge Kate Morton fan. The Forgotten Garden got five stars from me and the other two you mention got four. I like all the detail in her books.

[Bookworm with Kids]

Donna, that's what makes GRI so good!!

[Donna]

I agree. Thanks to GRI I have read books that I never would have thought of and thoroughly enjoyed them.

[Susan]

Donna, you and I agree so much on books. I like Kate Morton. I guess I am a sucker for house stories. Maybe it's because we don't have many historic houses in the US that it holds a special appeal for us.

I agree that I've read some great recommendations from GRI members.

[Susan]

I am reading the newest book in the excellent Lottie Parker series and I have a question. The story revolves around missing women on the commuter train from Sligo to Dublin. I can't wrap my mind around the idea that people would commute from Sligo to Dublin. It's across the country. Is this true? Do people really commute clear across the country and how long would it take>

[Thomas, Moderator]

In 2006 I took my 94 year old Aunt on the train from Dublin to the Knock shrine. It was an all day trip, no food on the train and hotel restaurant was closed when we got back. I believe the train ride was 4 hours each way

[Bookworm with Kids]

Susan, I have just checked and the journey from Sligo to Dublin takes 3 hours 45 minutes. It would be possible to commute that distance and I am sure that many people do it. The first train leaves Sligo at about 5:45 am and gets into Dublin shortly after 9. Due to the high cost of living in Dublin many people have moved out of the city and can live quite long distances away from their workplace. There was an article last year in the Irish Times about it, I'll see if I can find a link to it. I know one of the people interviewed travelled from Limerick every day!

[Bookworm with Kids]

https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-s...
I don't know if that will work to link to the article.

[Donna]

Thanks for that interesting article, Bookworm. Guess my hubby should consider himself lucky that his work is only an hour away!

[Susan]

Thanks. Bookworm. The train in question is the 7:10 am and doesn't take long to get to Maynooth. It's a fictional town so it's hard for me to visualize. I would never commute 3 1/2 hours to work like that guy in the article. You would never be around for your kids and no fancy house is worth that. Like Donna's husband, I once commuted to work an hour each way and that was hard enough.

[Andy]

Susan wrote: "Thanks. Bookworm. The train in question is the 7:10 am and doesn't take long to get to Maynooth. It's a fictional town so it's hard for me to visualize. I would never commute 3 1/2 hours to work li..."

Susan, the setting bares a more than passing resemblance to author's home town (and mine) Mullingar

It is a commuter town about an hour from Dublin, 30 minutes or so from Maynooth

Ragmullin...Mullingar :)

[Susan]

Thanks for the article. After reading it and seeing your clever take on the name, I agree. It's probably a fictional Mullingar. The commute time makes more sense too. So maybe when she's calling it the Sligo line it just means it originated in Sligo. It's confusing to me because we don't have trains here (N. Calif.) so I may not understand the lingo.

Have you read this series? I just love it. I almost finished and can't wait to see how it ends but sad it's ending. Luckily I have new Elly Griffiths one waiting for me.

[Andy]

I've only read the first one so far Susan, sounds like you would recommend the series

[Susan]

Oh my goodness, I love the Lottie Parker series and the Ruth Galloway series. I think right now they are my two favorite ones,

[Peter]

Just finished Happiness from Aminatta Forna.
A book definitely worth a read. She has such an elegant way of presenting many of the issues we face in the world today.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[SueLucie]

I am 25% through The Leavers by Lisa Ko. Very impressed so far.

[Thomas, Moderator]

I just finished Quite Honestly
My review, 3/5
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Colleen]

I started Lincoln in the Bardo and so far I'm liking it. Last year I read The Dirty Dust: Cré na Cille and it does remind me of it. They both take place in a graveyard but so far Lincoln in the Bardo is easier to follow .

[Andy]

Colleen wrote: "I started Lincoln in the Bardo and so far I'm liking it. Last year I read The Dirty Dust: Cré na Cille and it does remind me of it. They both take place in a graveya..."

Hope you enjoy 'Lincoln in the Bardo' Colleen, it seems to have divided readers, but I thought it was excellent
How do find the switching narrators?

[Colleen]

In the beginning I was confused but then I realized the person speaking name was underneath ,I like that . Have you read The Dirty Dust: Cré na Cille? That was very hard to follow I had to reread whole pages sometimes because I couldn't figure out who was speaking .