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[Trelawn]

Love the profile pic by the way :-)

[[deleted user]]

Thanks. It's on my phone, tablet, everywhere!

[Cathleen]

I just finished The Closet of Savage Mementos, and I liked it so much that I slowed my reading of Mr. Penumbra to follow that one to the end. It's a bit melancholy, but I thought the imagery, the family dynamics, and the portrayal of Lillis, the protagonist, was exquisite. I've read that the author is also a poet, and it shows in her writing. It wouldn't be everyone's cup of tea, but anyone who likes Deidre Madden, Claire Keegan or Edna O'Brien would like this one, I think.

[Barbara]

Cathleen I also read "Savage Memories" as a kindle book after seeing it on the Irish Times monthly read. I agree with your review based on my high rating of the first I got Mother America from Kennys.

[Cathleen]

Barbara wrote: "Cathleen I also read "Savage Memories" as a kindle book after seeing it on the Irish Times monthly read. I agree with your review based on my high rating of the first I got Mother America from Ken..."

I'll have to order it, then!

[Kevin]

I know Gavin as well as others will be interested in this. I'm reading It's Not Yet Dark by Simon Fitzmaurice who is a director-screenwriter that suffers from MND. I have to say I'm enjoying the writing even if the material itself is pretty bleak. It's succinctly written and has quite an honest voice.

[Aoibhínn]

I just finished The Escape Artist by Diane Chamberlain . I gave this book 3.5 stars. I'm a fan of Diane Chamberlain and I enjoyed this novel but its not one of my favourites. I found the book to be a bit too far-fetched and unrealistic at times.

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

[Gavin]

Thanks Kevin glad you are enjoying it.

[Janeen]

I am reading "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Christina Henriquez. It's an interwoven tale of the experiences of several Latino immigrants, and how they come to terms with their new lives in the United States, the losses they suffer, and the identity challenges they face.

[[deleted user]]

Just finished two books: Treasure Hunt by Andrea Camilleri and Return to Killybegs by Sorj Chalandon both of which I liked and will be writing the reviews at the weekend. My next read is The Yacoubian Building by Alaa Al Aswany. This is my first venture into Egyptian literature and I have no idea what awaits me. Should be different :)

[Trelawn]

The only Egyptian based book I ever read was The Map of Love by Adhaf Soueif but that was years ago. All I really remember is that I enjoyed it at the time. Happy reading.

[S.]

I'm reading "My Fight For Irish Freedom" by Dan Breen.

Breen was one of the band who fired the "shot heard round the world" at Soloheadbeg: the opening salvo of Ireland's War of Independence. https://collinsassassination.wordpres...


His book is action-packed & extraordinarily well-written.

[Paul]

I read that quite a few years back S. Dan Breen was a cousin of my great Grandad so it was required reading in our family

[[deleted user]]

Trelawn wrote: "The only Egyptian based book I ever read was The Map of Love by Adhaf Soueif but that was years ago. All I really remember is that I enjoyed it at the time. Happy reading."

Thanks, I've made a note of the Soueif on my pre-TBR list.

[Colleen]

I finish Love and Summer earlier today and really like it.Now I will start Seek the Fair Land

[[deleted user]]

Colleen wrote: "I finish Love and Summer earlier today and really like it.Now I will start Seek the Fair Land"

Love and Summer has been sitting at home for a year now, perhaps I will read it soon. Nora Webster however will be my next Irish read and I'm really looking forward to it. :)

[Donna]

Theresa wrote: "Colleen wrote: "I finish Love and Summer earlier today and really like it.Now I will start Seek the Fair Land"

Love and Summer has been sitting at home ..."

I really enjoyed Nora Webster Theresa, and will be interested to see what you think of it.

[Colleen]

Theresa wrote: "Colleen wrote: "I finish Love and Summer earlier today and really like it.Now I will start Seek the Fair Land"

Love and Summer has been sitting at home ..."

I hope you love Nora Webster as much as I did :)

[Colleen]

Donna wrote: "Theresa wrote: "Colleen wrote: "I finish Love and Summer earlier today and really like it.Now I will start Seek the Fair Land"

Love and Summer has been ..."

If you loved Nora Webster I think you would love Love and Summer it's a quick beautifully written novel.Perfect summer reading.

[Donna]

Thanks Colleen, I've added it to my list!

[Janeen]

Donna wrote: "Thanks Colleen, I've added it to my list!"

Another vote here for "Nora Webster."

[Donna]

I just finished More Happy Than Not (highly recommended if you can handle the darkness of it)and have begun Room. I've also put Love and Summer on hold at the library.

[Allan]

I just noticed that The Poisonwood Bible, which I've just finished, is listed at the 1000th 'read' book on my shelves. :) An excellent read that I wouldn't have picked up had it not been a choice for another 'in person' book club that I am attending for the first time tonight.

I haven't been reading as much recently, but I'm currently getting through James Salter's A Sport And A Pastime, which shouldn't take me too long to read, and which I'm enjoying so far. I think that I may also start I Never Knew That About New York on audio, which I will probably fly through, due to the fat that I have another painting project planned for this week. :)

[Cathleen]

We were spending a few days on Chatham, Cape Cod, and I had this book--The Chatham School Affair--resting on my shelves for a few years, ever since I picked it up at a used book store. I had low expectations for it, just expecting a vacation/beach read, but it's turned out to be really well-written. I'll probably finish it in the next day or so.

[Susan]

Allan, thanks for making chuckle. I love that you're painting again.

[Trelawn]

Sounds like a good use of your time Emma

[Paul]

Great plan

[Barbara]

I have little access to internet here on Shetland. I'm listening to H Is For Hawk and reading Revolutionary Road (real book) and A Little Life (kindle).

[Barbara]

I have little access to internet here on Shetland. I'm listening to H Is For Hawk and reading Revolutionary Road (real book) and A Little Life (kindle).

[Barbara]

I have little access to internet here on Shetland. I'm listening to H Is For Hawk and reading Revolutionary Road (real book) and A Little Life (kindle).

[Barbara]

I have little access to internet here on Shetland. I'm listening to H Is For Hawk and reading Revolutionary Road (real book) and A Little Life (kindle).

[Colleen]

I finished At the Water's Edgeearly this morning and I really loved it. It was a much lighter read than Water for Elephants. I have been reading a lot of dark and depressing novels and this to me wasn't . If you are looking for serious accurate historical fiction this isn't it but I recommend this to anyone that wants to read something light and fast reading.

[Trelawn]

I am in an odd mood reading wise. I put The Watchmaker of Filigree Street back on the shelf as I just wasn't in the right mood for it. I have left off starting anything in the last day or so but have decided to go ahead with book 5 in The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency; The Full Cupboard of Life. Next up then will be one of my new Helene Hanff books I think.

[Paul]

Just finshed Go Set a Watchman and I think its far from the train wreck expected by many. I found it a fairly well written and interesting book. Some polish missing but still enjoyable.

[Sara]

I'm glad to hear you enjoyed it Paul. I have on my August To Read Stack. Most of my other August reading will focus on try to read some of the shorter books on my TBR shelf. I believe this is an approach that Kevin has employed in the past to winnow down his TBR shelf. To that end I've made an August Shorts shelf. Last night before bed I started The Stinging Fly issue 30 volume 2, and today I plan to startRise Up, a short book of poetry, both off that shelf. I find that I've had good luck recently at work with reading graphic novels and shorter works in between calls.

I also may have found a new science fiction/fantasy book group to join. I checked them out last night and wasn't thrilled with the vibe/group dynamics, but they're worth another shot. This month's book was The Goblin Emperor, which I'm about 80% of through. The court politics are incredibly intricate and Maia (the protagonist) is a truly good person. As we discussed in the group, truly good people are a bit hard to find in books these days which tend to favor moral ambiguous characters. On the other hand, not much happens. I'm wavering on the 3/4 star line on this one.

In audiobook news, I'm doing a re"read" of one of my favorites I read in a high school class, Heart of Darkness.

[Paul]

A short book month sounds a great idea Sara. I really enjoyed Heart of Darkness when I read it. Atmospheric

[Trelawn]

I'm on a bit of short book buzz at the mo too, mostly around 200-250 pages. My brain is refusing to cope with anything else.

[Kevin]

Short reads are great motivators. You still get the fuzzy feeling you get when you finish a book but with a lot less effort.

[Paul]

I do feel the need for a shorter book or two after an epic one. Novellas are a grear pallate cleanser

[Frank]

Paul wrote: "A short book month sounds a great idea Sara. I really enjoyed Heart of Darkness when I read it. Atmospheric"

I always thought Heart of Darkness was Conrad's masterpiece (I read most of his work in college for a course in Modern British Fiction). It was written right at the turn of the 20th century and was prophetic in predicting what was to come in the two world wars - the utter savagery that underlay the veneer of European civilization.

[Thomas, Moderator]

Prophet of Bones

Read from August 02 to 05, 2015

recommended for sci fi fans
This book has a somewhat implausible premise,i.e. that the earth is only 6,000 years old, according to accepted scientific truth. A scientist is hired to go to an archaeological dig where ancient bones have been discovered. These bones may upset prevailing dogma because they may more than 6,000 years old. When he tries to find out more, people try to kill him and those around him. He pursues the truth finding horrifying scientific experiments. The author has done a lot of research, showing understanding of various genetic diseases, including Cystic Fibrosis, of which I have some knowledge, since 2 family members have this disease.
The plot moves swiftly and I give it 3.5 stars(rounded up to 4) out of 5 stars. I read it in 3 days, a fast read. (less)

[Sara]

I wound up giving The Goblin Emperor 4 stars despite my previous complaint about its lack of action, due to some particularly poignant emotional moments in the last 60 pages or so of the book. I'm interested in Kevin and Paul's opinion of it.

I'm less than 30 pages into the issue of Stinging Fly I'm reading, but already I've been blown away by one of its offerings, a novel excerpt of The Glorious Heresies. I've stuck it in my Amazon cart for when my book buying ban expires.

[[deleted user]]

Allan wrote: "I just noticed that The Poisonwood Bible, which I've just finished, is listed at the 1000th 'read' book on my shelves. :) An excellent read that I wouldn't have picked up had it not ..."
Fantastic read. It sat on my bookshelf for a couple of years. I kept taking it off the shelf to read, and kept putting it back on again. I was completely absorbed in it when I finally started to read it. Since then I've read everything that Barbara Kingsolver has written and passed them all on to friends.

[[deleted user]]

At the moment I'm just about half way through Winter of the World by Ken Follett. It's another one of those big epics that have been sitting on my bookshelf for a while. Great read so far.

[Allan]

Colin, have you read the first in the Follett trilogy? I noticed the third in Tesco the other day and was intrigued by the blurb, and meant to post to see if anyone had read the books. They seem to have the same sort of premise as Edward Rutherfurd's books from first glance, and I'm not sure whether that encouraged me or put me off...

I'll be on the lookout for more Kingsolver myself, and know that there are a few of her titles on the shelf of my local second hand bookstore, having bought a copy of this one there for my shelves in iaddition to the audio title.

[Thomas, Moderator]

Allan, I have read The Pillars of the Earth and enjoyed it. I have not read the rest of the trilogy. It is a long book, 973 pages .

[Paul]

Thats a different series Thomas. The ones Allan means are set in the 20th century.

[Paul]

Allan, the first in the series was brilliant, I found the second was a bit slower. I'm still to read the third

[Thomas, Moderator]

Thanks Paul

[Paul]

Pillars of the Earth was an amazing book as well though and its follow up, Worlds Without End was grear