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I am really trying to make time for Outlander. I have heard so much about it! I need to catch up. Outlander
Angela wrote: "Britany , Glad I'm not alone on this one but The Goldfinch is one of my favorites ."
I really liked The Goldfinch. I do wish it was a little more hopeful, but the writing was beautiful and mesmerizing. I couldn't put it down!
Hi, love Oprah, always have, always will. Moving on, I'm reading:
Haven't even begun to thinking about Invention of Wings though it has to be great.
I just finished Suspended Sentences: Three Novellas. A good introduction to the writing of the Nobel Prize winner, Patrick Modiano. My review : https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....Started Etta and Otto and Russell and James.
Finished
by Jonathan Tropper-- 5 Stars!I absolutely loved this mess of a book! Pure perfection. Fell in love with the narrator, and his entire family, while they sat shiva in remembrance of Mort Foxman, the patriarch of the Foxman clan.
my Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I just finished Etta and Otto and Russell and James. 4 stars - my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...I'll start Against the Country: A Novel today.
Angela, I still want to know how you read so fast! I'm a fast reader but am finding my time to read is being eaten by other things. You amaze me!
Lela , it took me a little over three days to read the above book . I usually can get in only about 100 pages a day .I just try to read when I can - evening and sometimes early morning . Once in a while I have free time in the afternoon but not usually ! Maybe I've been reading shorter books so you think I'm reading a lot - lol !
I've finished The Moment by Douglas KennedyMy review is here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Just finished Dear Committee Members. My review of this really , really funny book: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Started Birdsong
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Stephanie PerkinsThere is no guarantee that I will finish it this month or that I will stick with it because I went to the library and got book happy! lol...But I will try to finish it as soon as I can. I think I need action right now! lol
Finished
by Hazel Woods-- 3.5 Stars!!A chess match played out by letter between a newspaperman, and a soldier across an ocean, a story about the strength of resilience, and the power of love.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished
by Sanjay Gupta-- 3 Stars!!Doctors, Chelsea General, botched surgeries, distinct flawed characters,...reminded me of Greys Anatomy, and I enjoyed it... Now to check out the show!
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I am currently reading The Bluest Eye - my first book by Toni Morrison (also her first novel) - great writing, so far.
I just finished Birdsong, a totally moving story of WWI . My brief review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....I started reading The Boston Girl: A Novel, which is an advance copy to be published in December.
Dear Dad by Ky - Mani Marley (the "forgotten son" of Bob Marley). It's taken about 100 pages but I'm getting into it now.
I have just read The Children Act, 4 star, thought provoking book. My review : https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...I also recently readGorry Rua Morning. Another 4 star , moving story of war and a mother's love for her children . My review :https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Just started This is Where I Leave You. I enjoyed the movie so I thought I would read the book.
Finished
by Heather Gudenkauf-- 3 Stars!Cedar City, Iowa; A social worker whose work interferes with her own family to detrimental circumstances, and a lost little girl with an equally broken family come together in this novel.
my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Recently read This is Where I Leave You. Funny, sometimes sad family story that made me laugh out loud. My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....Currently reading The Nazi Officer's Wife: How One Jewish Woman Survived the Holocaust
I just read a memoir of an amazing woman . The Nazi Officer's Wife: How One Jewish Woman Survived the Holocaust. My review : https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... - 5 stars!
Finished
by Sarah Jio-- 3 Stars!!Bainbridge Island, Washington; a hidden red velvet journal; love triangles; and a family that will be changed forever sets the stage for this novel. Didn't quite take it all the way for me but a fun, enjoyable read.
My Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Today I finished "Not My Father's Son" by Alan Cumming - he of Masterpiece Mystery and the stage show, "Cabaret." It's a good, quick read. Alan's childhood was hell. This book tells that story & his coming to terms with that hell & the devil who brought it. 4 solid stars.
I'm 65% of the way through The Secret Keeper and loving it. I haven't had that much time to read lately so glad that I am reading something great!
Beth wrote: "I'm 65% of the way through The Secret Keeper and loving it. I haven't had that much time to read lately so glad that I am reading something great!"Hi Beth,
This is one of my 'all' time favorite books!! I Hope you're enjoying it and enjoy all of it!! Loved it so much :)
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Reading 'really' slow this week because I don't feel well, but what I've read so far is awesome :) Especially "Fifty Mice"!!
~*Happy Reading, Everyone*~ :)
Just finished Amherst: A Novel. Liked it but didn't love it -3 stars. My review :https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....Just started The Mapmaker's Children: A Novel, another advance copy. I really liked Sarah McCoy's The Baker's Daughter so I'm hopeful that I will enjoy her writing with this one as well.
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Wonderful novel focused on 1960s, Southern Mississippi. Starla Claudelle- a nine year old girl, runs away from home to find her Momma. Racial tensions flare, and some important life lessons are learned...
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...