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I'm looking for a book to read and there are so many great ones. Can anyone recommend a book that you couldn't put down? Thank you
I finished All My Puny Sorrowslast night. It was a very depressing and sad story. I need something uplifting now! any recommendations?
Finished House of the Rising Sun: A Novel. 4 stars . My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Rebekah wrote: "Finished The Orphan Master's Son by Adam Johnson. It haunts me"I'll be reading this next year. Should I be nervous? :) I've heard about this book...
Finished
by Jojo Moyes-- 3 StarsMy Review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Also finished
by Gillian Flynn-- 3 StarsMy Review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Goodreads member Fionnoula came up with this great idea to summarize our reading for the year . I've enjoyed reading those that have been posted so far . Here's mine : https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished
by Amy Poehler 4 Stars.May just be the best autobiography I've read!! Funny yet genuine, I am a fan of Amy Poehler.
My Review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished Breadcrumbs. Very interesting book the author has written about two kids - written for middle-school kids, I believe but it's a fun book to read. You have to suspend adult skepticism and let magic in! Am starting Language Arts.
Lela
You all must read my new Book, RISEN: The accession and devolution of Yahweh Ben Yahweh: Miami's Urban Chronicles Volume 1. It comes out on January 1, 2016.
I finished The Life and Loves of Lena Gaunt . 4 stars . My review : https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A Christmas gift was C.J. Sansom's DISSOLUTION, with the encouragement to read the series. I have only had a bit of time to read, but enjoying it so far.
Finished What the Waves Know: A Novel. 4 stars . My review : https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished
by Greg Iles-- 3 stars.Didn't love it as much I had hoped I would, but it fulfills the Q for a challenge!!
My Review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Andrea wrote: "I'm looking for a book to read and there are so many great ones. Can anyone recommend a book that you couldn't put down? Thank you"A. wrote: "
Surrounded By Madness: A Memoir of Mental Illness and Family Secrets by Rachel Pruchno. Compelling and riveting, at times deeply disturbing, often poignant, and beautifully written, Surrounded By Madness tells the experiences of a woman who twice lost family members to serious mental illness. The book provides amazing insight into the turmoil and havoc that serious mental illness wreaks upon the family. Once you start reading Surrounded By Madness you won’t be able to put it down. Guaranteed.
Lela wrote: "Mimi, take a look at The Son. It has both history of the West & more recent events. A great saga is The Stonecutter - again historical but more recent."Thank you, Leia. Happy holidays! :-)
Finished
by Wiley Cash-- 5 Stars!!I wish this one would've never ended. Loved all the characters-- well except one!! Wonderful way to end the reading year!
My review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Going between
Hello, Darkness by Sandra Brownand
City of Ashes by Cassandra ClareI tend to kind of lose interest in City of Ashes, so I picked up Hello, Darkness. It was hard to get into at first, as the norm for me when it comes to Sandra Brown but the books I've read and finished by her, I've always ended up loving...I just tend to get a bit bored sometimes...but I love the stories she weaves!
I'm trying to read myself out my long slump that I have been having off and on since the Summer of 2014 :)
Bridget wrote: "
Sister Chicks on the Loose by Robin Jones Gunn"I had to reshelve this one. It was a good book but I kept losing interest. Hopefully I will be able to pick it up again in the near future.
Happy New Year! Has anyone read the shoemakers wife? Or just one day?I'm looking for a good read!
Thank you
Finished
by Colum McCann-- 4 Stars.Three stories of famous historical men, one woman's family interspersed in between. The writing was wonderful and fluid and I would recommend this one to everyone.
My Review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I'm starting 2016 reading Gourmet's Old Vienna Cookbook: A Viennese Memoir.
. It's a look at the foodie scene in Vienna at the end of the Hapsburg Empire. Incredibly good food with interesting commentary and great photos, but following the recipes can be challenging.
Andrea wrote: "Happy New Year! Has anyone read the shoemakers wife? Or just one day?I'm looking for a good read!
Thank you"
I read the shoemaker's wife and I enjoyed the historical aspects of it. I believe it was inspired by author's grandparents' real life story. An enjoyable read
Brittany wrote: "Currently reading 'The Lovely Bones'. Really enjoying it so far."At the moment, I am reading All Dressed in White by Mary Higgins Clark. It is the third book in the new series she has started. It is interesting and well written.
Finished Georgia: A Novel of Georgia O'Keeffe. 5 stars . My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I finished Thomas Murphy. 5 stars . My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show.... A new favorite!
I finished Not all Bastards are from Vienna. 3 stars rounded up . My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Just finished Doc - easily 5 stars! Wonderful writing & a delicious story! The voices in my head were from the movie, Tombstone, though the OK Corral played no part in the book! It's mostly historical and a great slice of life from that time in our history.
I've finished Only Love Can Break Your Heart. 4 stars . My review : https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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