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[Mary]

I'm reading The Elegance of the Hedgehog Muriel Barbery but i got a bit overwhelmed by negativity after 100 pages or so so i moved to A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith but was discouraged by the librarian. They are for my November challenge. So i moved to my Spring Challenge and read The Broken Shore by Peter Temple 5* instead. Still dark but couldn't put it down. Now i am heading back to the hedgehogs.

[B the BookAddict]

Mary wrote: "B the BookAddict wrote: "I've started The Taming of the Queen by Philippa Gregory; already Kateryn's opinions/observations of Henry VIII's weight/body/teeth/ulcer etc ..."

Yes, poor Kateryn, there really was no way to avoid this auspicious favour, was there? Such a shame for her because she already had a lover, Thomas Suffolk.

I wonder why the librarian discouraged you from A Tree grows in Brooklyn. Most people, including myself, have loved it; no matter at what age they read it.

[B the BookAddict]

I've been enticed into a Morton-fest after reading The Lake House so bought and have started The Distant Hours.

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Mary wrote: "I'm reading The Elegance of the Hedgehog Muriel Barbery but i got a bit overwhelmed by negativity after 100 pages or so so i moved to
I'm with you regarding A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. In my review I describe it as relentlessly depressing:(
The Elegance of the Hedgehog didn't do much for me either!

[K]

I just finished

[Dale]

Phrynne wrote: "Mary wrote: "I'm reading The Elegance of the Hedgehog Muriel Barbery but i got a bit overwhelmed by negativity after 100 pages or so so i moved to
I'm with you regard..."

Me either. I gave up on it yet I have a friend who loved it.

[Carolyn]

I'm reading the delightful The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George. It's really lovely.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I finished What the Heart Remembers early this morning (loved it!) and will start Tears Of The Cheetah next! Keen for this one!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Dale wrote: "Phrynne wrote: "Mary wrote: "I'm reading The Elegance of the Hedgehog Muriel Barbery but i got a bit overwhelmed by negativity after 100 pages or so so i moved to
I'm..."

I didn't like it either!

[K]

I pretty much skimmed through . Oh god, it's so awful, I gave it 1 star. This author writes the way I did when I first started at the age of 14! I DON'T recommend it at all!! Bleck. It's like an extremely bad first draft. No flesh to it whatsoever. It's a bare bones, skeleton of a story that was not anywhere near ready to be published.

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Currently reading these Goodreads posts when I should be reading my good book! The House We Grew Up In by Lisa Jewell.

[Sally906]

☼♄Jülie wrote: "Currently reading these Goodreads posts when I should be reading my good book! The House We Grew Up In by Lisa Jewell."

It IS a good book - I have just finished it - I nearly put it down because for the first fifty or so pages she was all over the place. I thought, "This author is all over the place and driving me crazy." Then at the turn of one more page, I was hooked and completely drawn into the story. The way she wrote it was actually perfect for the story.

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Sally906 wrote: "☼♄Jülie wrote: "Currently reading these Goodreads posts when I should be reading my good book! The House We Grew Up In by Lisa Jewell."

It IS a good book - I have ju..."

Yes! Exactly what I as thinking Sally, I think that is why I have been dragging the chain with it. So I'm only up to p54 so I should get stuck in now eh?!
...I have visitors staying over the weekend so won't get much reading time then.

[Sally906]

can't say much without spoiling - but this is a disjointed family due to the tragedy that happened at Easter - the story is disjointed to reflect the fractured family - yet they are still all linked to each other and the house they grew up in, which remains a constant.

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Sally906 wrote: "can't say much without spoiling - but this is a disjointed family due to the tragedy that happened at Easter - the story is disjointed to reflect the fractured family - yet they are still all linke..."

It has started to pick up now Sally. I'm glad because I have been looking forward to this for some time now and have been saving it.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

It's very bright Amir isn't it! Eye catching... I didn't realize he had another one out. Will be interested in your thoughts:)

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

RitaSkeeter wrote: "I felt like a break from the books I was reading last night, so decided to pick up The Language of Flowers and thought I'd read for a half hour or so before bed. Big mistake. I was ..."

This book is at the top of my all time favourites shef Rita...loooooove it!! :)

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

RitaSkeeter wrote: "I loved it too - it's been quite awhile since I stayed up late to finish a book. Very realistic portrayal of what life is like for some children in out of home care as well. It felt real."

Exactly, it is no literary tour de force...but gee it's a good book! ;)

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

RitaSkeeter wrote: "Yeah, but it is so compelling and the characters so well drawn! I sobbed toward the end (I love a good cry with a book!)."

;D

[Fiona]

I'm reading the latest Robert Galbraith novel in the Cormoran Strike series - Career of Evil. It is utterly compelling.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

RitaSkeeter wrote: "I felt like a break from the books I was reading last night, so decided to pick up The Language of Flowers and thought I'd read for a half hour or so before bed. Big mistake. I was ..."

Loved that book when I read it ages ago Rita!!!

[K]

I read today. I gave it 3 stars. It was a fun little rom-com type story. I rather enjoyed it. Now back to my November challenge, damnit! I keep getting distracted by ebooks. Lol

[Marianne]

I just read a non-fiction book History's People: Personalities and the Past by a Canadian author Margaret MacMillan (review soon) and now I am reading (and very much enjoying) fiction If I Fall, If I Die, also by a Canadian Michael Christie.
Not chosen that way, just that this one is the first due back at the library after my last read.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Currently reading The Locket, a historical fiction novel based in and around WW1 by B.G. Cousins

[Marianne]

my last read Above the Waterfall was set in North Carolina.
my current read Speaking in Bones is also set there.
Another of those reading coincidences I seem to get

[Annika]

I'm currently reading A Little Life. I'm really enjoying it so far.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Annika wrote: "I'm currently reading A Little Life. I'm really enjoying it so far."

That one has been loved by a few in this group Annika...good to hear you're enjoying it too:)

[Margaret]

I am currently reading Falling for a Stranger by Barbara Freethy (e-book Library) and "Tonio" by Adri van der Heijden ( print book library book)..two totaly different genres.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Margaret wrote: "I am currently reading Falling for a Stranger by Barbara Freethy (e-book Library) and "Tonio" by Adri van der Heijden ( print book library book)..two totaly different genres."

Falling for a Stranger by Barbara Freethy
Tonio: een requiemroman by A.F.Th. van der Heijden

[Carolyn]

I'm reading This House of Grief by Helen Garner, her account of the murder trial of Robert Farquharson who drove his car containing his three sons into a dam on Father's Day in country Victoria.Was it an accident or was it murder? Even though most Australians will remember the outcome of the trial it makes for gripping reading as she takes us through all the witness accounts.

[Margaret]

Carolyn wrote: "I'm reading This House of Grief by Helen Garner, her account of the murder trial of Robert Farquharson who drove his car containing his three sons into a dam on Fath..."
I read "Joe Cinque's Consolation" by Helen Garner some years ago and was enamoured by her writings; last year I read "This House of Grief" and then went in search of all previous books of hers.... love her writing and 'take' on various subjects, mostly real life cases, but also real life observations.

[Margaret]

Brenda wrote: "Margaret wrote: "I am currently reading Falling for a Stranger by Barbara Freethy (e-book Library) and "Tonio" by Adri van der Heijden ( print book library book)..two totaly different genres."

[bo..."
Thanks Brenda, should I be doing something specific to make the titles appear as you, and others, display them..?? afraid I'm out of the loop there?? Sorry...

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Margaret wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Margaret wrote: "I am currently reading Falling for a Stranger by Barbara Freethy (e-book Library) and "Tonio" by Adri van der Heijden ( print book library book)..two totaly differen..."

Sorry Margaret! In your comment box, the top right hand corner has "add book/author" - click on that and type in your book title. Hit "search" then when the correct title comes up, hit "add"...to get the author go back in, change the top to "author" and click "add" again:) Good luck!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I have just finished the very profound The Japanese Lover by Isabel Allende. A deeply beautiful story which I'll give some thought to before I write my review:)

[S.A.]

I am just about to embark on reading All the Light We Cannot See. I am always a little hesitant to read a book that has been raved about so widely but hopefully it will live up to its reputation.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

S.A. wrote: "I am just about to embark on reading All the Light We Cannot See. I am always a little hesitant to read a book that has been raved about so widely but hopefully it will live up to i..."

I really enjoyed that one S.A. I too felt the same as you, but am so glad I read it! Such a great book!

[Becky]

I'm reading a few books!! You by Caroline Kepnes, red river by kelly van hull, ready player one by Ernest cline and then rereading / listening to tomorrow when the war began by John Marsden. Such an amazing book!!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Becky wrote: "I'm reading a few books!! You by Caroline Kepnes, red river by kelly van hull, ready player one by Ernest cline and then rereading / listening to tomorrow when the war began by John Marsden. Such a..."

Becky, if you're not sure how to link your books, in the comment box you'll see "add book/author" - click on that and follow the prompts:) It helps all of us check out your books, whether it's in this thread or a challenge; we all like to "check them out" :)

You by Caroline Kepnes
Red River by Kelly Van Hull
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
Tomorrow, When the War Began by John Marsden

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

We did it again Michael;)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

LOL! Still in that dream;)

[Becky]

Aaargh sorry I was posting this off my phone app. Definitely will do it next time. Thanks guys :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

No worries Becky:)

[Suz]

Loving Addition. It's a debut, too. I think it was one of my first books added when I joined GR. So that means it took years for me to get to it! Think it will end up on my favourites list :D

[Suz]

S.A. wrote: "I am just about to embark on reading All the Light We Cannot See. I am always a little hesitant to read a book that has been raved about so widely but hopefully it will live up to i..."

I just bought this one.. Hope you enjoy it!

[Suz]

Kiera wrote: "I read today. I gave it 3 stars. It was a fun little rom-com type story. I rather enjoyed it. Now back to my November challenge, damnit! I keep getting distra..."

You love your ebooks don't you Kiera? I'd feel lost having the capability of quick cheap and easy purchases. Think that's why I stay away!

[Mary]

I have just finished reading:Karen Joy FowlerWe Are All Completely Beside Ourselves - not quite sure what to make of this one - can't say I found any of the characters too convincing and found myself skimming towards the end. Will now start the 2015 Dagger Prize winning:Life or DeathMichael Robotham for a bit of 'light' relief!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Mary wrote: "I have just finished reading:Karen Joy FowlerWe Are All Completely Beside Ourselves - not quite sure what to make of this one - can't say I found any of the characters..."

Life or Death is an excellent book Mary! Enjoy!

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Mary wrote: "I have just finished reading:Karen Joy FowlerWe Are All Completely Beside Ourselves - not quite sure what to make of this one - can't say I found any of the characters..."

I really did not like We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves but Life or Death is fantastic!

[Mary]

Brenda wrote: "Mary wrote: "I have just finished reading:Karen Joy FowlerWe Are All Completely Beside Ourselves - not quite sure what to make of this one - can't say I found any of t..."

Thanks for the encouragement - I so hate wasting time on a book that doesn't really turn out to be excellent (IMHO of course!)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Mary wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Mary wrote: "I have just finished reading:Karen Joy FowlerWe Are All Completely Beside Ourselves - not quite sure what to make of this one - can't say I..."

Totally agree:)