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[Richard]

Hello all, I'm about 90 pages into The Leopard by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa. Enjoying it so far. Entertaining but also an insight into a period of history - unification of Italy - I know little about.

[Heather L]

Currently reading Inferno by Dan Brown, about halfway through right now.

[Danita]

Just finish reading maintenance man 2.

[Book Concierge]

The Princess Bride by William Goldman – 2.5**
Subtitle: S. Morgenstern’s Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure. Author William Goldman should have followed his father’s lead … read (write) only the good parts. The central story is a swash-buckling adventure love story sure to delight. But all the asides and modern-day travails of the author just irritated me no end.
Link to my full review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Jackie]

I'll be starting The Convictions of John Delahunt by Andrew Hughes today.

[Karen M]

Paula wrote: "I'm just starting "

Hope you enjoy it. I've read four in the series so far and they have all been very good reads.

[Paula]

Karen M wrote: "Paula wrote: "I'm just starting "

Hope you enjoy it. I've read four in the series so far and they have all been very good reads.

Thanks Karen, so far I hate putting it down!

[Chris]

I'm currently reading Raised from the Ground by Jose Saramago. It's interesting because it shares a lot of the same themes as Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath but is the polar opposite in how the writer tells the story. Steinbeck is almost 100% showing (scenes, dialogue, description) and Saramago is almost 100% telling (this happened and then this happened and then this...). I MUCH prefer Steinbeck.

[Karen M]

I finally got the email from the library, so I downloaded The Martian. So far I am really impressed with the technology. (I am a big fan of Tom Clancy so this is my kind of book.)

[Paula]

Karen M wrote: "I finally got the email from the library, so I downloaded The Martian. So far I am really impressed with the technology. (I am a big fan of Tom Clancy so this is my kind of book.)

Glad to hear you're liking this one Karen, I have it on my list but wasn't sure if I'd like it or not.

[Nancy from NJ]

I' m beginning Flowers in the Blood by Gay Courter. This is the story of very wealthy Jews living in India in the late 1800's. This book is an older title which I've been meaning to read for sometime.

[Richard]

Just finished The Leopard. Five stars - my review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Now in the middle of 52 Pickup. Read my first Elmore Leonard - Get Shorty - last year on holiday between Vegas and LA as part of a US road trip themed reading binge. Good hard-boiled entertainment!

[Esther]

Book Concierge wrote: " Jaws by Peter Benchley – 4****
A great white shark is terrorizing the residents of a Long Island community that relies on summer visitors for its economic health. I've read..."
I read Jaws as a teen and loved it even though I was too scared to watch the movie. I have seen it plenty of times since at it is DH's favourite. I also got him to read the book which he judged as brilliant.

[Book Concierge]

The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert – 5*****
The novel spans decades, from the birth of Henry Whittaker in 1760 to his daughter Alma’s old age in 1883. I struggle with expressing how this novel moved me – and frustrated me. Alma’s life is both tediously boring and exceptionally adventurous. I found her fascinating and was entirely engrossed in her story. But for all her scientific vision, Alma seems completely blind to human relationships. While I have a few quibbles with the work, I still give it 5 stars. The audio book was wonderfully performed by Juliet Stevenson.
Link to my full review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Sandra]

Karen M wrote: "I finally got the email from the library, so I downloaded The Martian. So far I am really impressed with the technology. (I am a big fan of Tom Clancy so this is my kind of book.)"

I loved this one, Karen.

[Sandra]

Just finished The Calligrapher's Daughter. I have mixed feeling about it. I rated it 3 stars, and here is my review.

[Annabelle]

I am currently reading My Heart and Other Black Holes by Jasmine Wanga

[Book Concierge]

Plainsong by Kent Haruf – 4****
In this gentle, unassuming yet impactful novel Haruf introduces us to several residents of the small town of Holt, Colorado. With little in common but the realities of a hard life, these seven people hesitate to reach out to one another, but find comfort when they succeed. There are scenes of tenderness that took me by surprise, and some violent scenes that had me nearly breathless with worry. The prose is crisp and clean as the winter air in the Great Plains. The story is at once simple and profound.
Link to my full review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[penneminreads]

I finally started reading To Kill a Mockingbird and I regret having waited so long. I absolutely love it!

[Neil]

I have just finished Norman Mailer's classic WWII novel The Naked and the Dead. It's well written although the dialog is a little clunky at times. It is a must-read book although I did have an issue with the censorship of profanity and became a little confused with the cast of characters.

[Richard]

Just finished 52 Pick Up by Elmore Leonard.

Four stars: I sampled my first Elmore Leonard as part of themed reading during a US road trip last year. (It was Get Shorty as that covered both Las Vegas and Los Angeles). I have also enjoyed his work on Justified - which was based on one of his short stories.

Once again I really enjoyed being in the world he creates - and he's a master of dialogue.

My full review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Qrina]

I am currently reading "When I see you" by Katherine Owen.

[Karen M]

Paula wrote: "Karen M wrote: "I finally got the email from the library, so I downloaded The Martian. So far I am really impressed with the technology. (I am a big fan of Tom Clancy so this is my..."

Parts are technical but the book is such a good story and so well written that you don't mind learning about the things the astronaut had to do. It didn't detract from the story at all.

Now I'm reading a murder mystery called Summerville which is another really good book.

[Paula]

Karen M wrote: "Paula wrote: "Karen M wrote: "I finally got the email from the library, so I downloaded The Martian. So far I am really impressed with the technology. (I am a big fan of Tom Clancy...

Thanks Karen, I'll move it up on my list.

[Jackie]

I'm going to start reading Summer House with Swimming Pool by Herman Koch.

[Sandra]

Sharyl wrote: "I'm reading The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, which has been on my radar for--a very long time. I'm enjoying it very much."

A 5 stars, Sharyl! And a quick read because of its letter format. Enjoy it!

[Pamela]

I've finally started Bring Up the Bodies. I've had it for a while and looked forward to reading it but was a little hesitant to begin reading it. Its already grabbed my attention.

Sharyl and Sandra, I agree on The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society -- its delightful reading!

[Book Concierge]

In This Sign by Joanne Greenberg – 4****
The novel follows a deaf couple – Abel and Janice – through their lives from shortly after WWI to the mid 1960s. When their daughter is born Hearing, they begin to rely on her to be their ears and voice in a world they barely understand. Margaret struggles to find her own life in the face of the duty she feels to help her parents. Poignant and thought-provoking.
Link to my full review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Renee]

I'm currently reading Revival. I hate that I waited so long to read this book. Really enjoying this so far.

[Nancy from NJ]

Book Concierge wrote: " In This Sign by Joanne Greenberg – 4****
The novel follows a deaf couple – Abel and Janice – through their lives from shortly after WWI to the mid 1960s. When the..."
This was a wonderful book which was also made into a movie. According to my friend who lost her hearing in college and has hearing children, the author really knew what she was writing about.

[Nancy from NJ]

I am currently reading The Lacemakers of Glenmara by Heather Barbieri. The author, who I never read before reminds me of Maeve Binchy.

[Book Concierge]

Nature Girl by Carl Hiaasen – 3***
Hiaasen takes readers to the Ten Thousand Islands, of Southwestern Florida to follow a possibly bi-polar woman taking revenge on a telemarketer by leading him and his mistress on an “ecotour.” She’s being followed by her lecherously obsessed former boss, who is being followed by her ex-husband and her son. They encounter a half-Seminole and a college coed who wants to be held hostage. This is typical Hiaasen: zany antics, colorful phrases, quirky characters, and women who always outsmart the men. Lee Adams does a fine job reading the audio version. It’s all great fun, and a fast, enjoyable read.
Link to my full review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Book Concierge]

Nancy from NJ wrote: "Book Concierge wrote: " In This Sign by Joanne Greenberg – 4****
The novel follows a deaf couple – Abel and Janice – through their lives from shortly after WWI to t..."

Nancy ... thanks for sharing that recommendation from your friend. So few people have read/rated this book. It's really a good one. As I mentioned in my full review, the book was adapted to a made-for-TV movie in 1985, starring Mare Winningham as Margaret.

[Nancy from NJ]

Book Concierge wrote: "Nancy from NJ wrote: "Book Concierge wrote: " In This Sign by Joanne Greenberg – 4****
The novel follows a deaf couple – Abel and Janice – through their lives from s..."

Book Concierge - I also remember this movie but I think the title was Love is Never Silent. It must be so difficult for children of disabled parents. It's almost as if there is role reversal. And imagine the guilt a child must feel when they move away from these parents.

Have you ever seen Children of a Lesser God with Marlee Matlin and William Hurt. On Broadway, the role played by Marlee Matlin in the TV movie was played byPhyllis Frelich who is also hearing disabled. In Love is Never a Silent, Frelich plays Mare Winningham's mother.

Another excellent book by Joanne Greenberg is I Never Promised You a Rose a Garden. This book was originally published under the pseudonym Hannah Green. The book is the story of a young a girl and her families dealing with her mental illness. Supposedly this was based on Greenberg's daughter.

[Jackie]

Going to start You by Caroline Kepnes today.

[Chris]

I'm about halfway through In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin. I like it, but not as much as I did Larson's The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America.

[Marybeth]

i finished and and loved both of them. I am now reading , , , and .

[Maya]

I am currently reading and

[Karen M]

I've started Cat's Cradle. I usually enjoy Kurt Vonnegut's books but I'm not so sure about this one. I'll finish it regardless since I am sort of OCD when it comes to books, I just can't not finish them even if I'm not enjoying the read.

[Richard]

In the last week or so, finished The Narrow Road to the Deep North. Five stars - worth all the accolades.

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

And then moved onto Elizabeth Is Missing. Some good qualities, but could only muster enough enthusiasm for three stars in the end.

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

[Book Concierge]

Children of God by Mary Doria Russell – 4****
In this sequel to The Sparrow , Emilio Sandoz returns to Rakhat to face the consequences of that initial human contact. Once again, Russell gives us a morality play wrapped in science fiction. It’s a fascinating story, deeply spiritual (as the title suggests), but which lacks the impact of her first book. Anna fields does a marvelous job performing the audio version.
Link to my full review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Shary]

I am reading The Nightingale. Really enjoying it so far.

[Nancy from NJ]

Shary wrote: "I am reading The Nightingale. Really enjoying it so far."

I finished The Book of Joan by Melissa Rivers about her mother Joan Rivers. The. Book was real funny at the beginning with quips Joan said to Melissa and Quips Melissa said to Joan. Unfortunately, Ms. rivers should have stopped at page 50 since it was downhill from there.

[Book Concierge]

An Expert in Murder by Nicola Upson – 3***
This is a very good historical mystery which features a real person, writer Josephine Tey. The story is fictional, but Upson includes some factual elements which lend a real sense of the time and place. The mystery is well thought out and sufficiently complicated to keep the reader guessing. I’ll definitely read more of this series.
Link to my full review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Shary]

Nancy from NJ wrote: "Shary wrote: "I am reading The Nightingale. Really enjoying it so far."

I finished The Book of Joan by Melissa Rivers about her mother Joan Rivers. The. Book was real funny at the..."

Awww... that's disappointing! Good to know. Thank you!

[Jackie]

I'm now reading Family Pictures by Sue Miller.

[Heather L]

Have started Far from the Madding Crowd for different group's monthly read.

[Patricia]

Heather L wrote: "Have started Far from the Madding Crowd for different group's monthly read."

I'm hoping to read this soon, before I see the movie.

[Shary]

Finished The Nightingale. Loved this book. A very moving, heartbreaking book that takes place during WWII. I started The Husband's Secret. Really enjoying it.

[Esther]

Breakfast at Tiffany's was good. I actually enjoyed the other stories in the collection more and Capote's writing is excellent.
Now I am enjoying Cloud Atlas.