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[B the BookAddict]

I've marked Circling the Sun by Paula McLain on my tbr. I love anything to do with Karen Blixen and Denys Finch-Hatton.

[Angela M]

I'm looking forward to that one too , Bette .

[Alice]

B the BookAddict wrote: "I've marked Circling the Sun by Paula McLain on my tbr. I love anything to do with Karen Blixen and Denys Finch-Hatton."

I loved the film "Out of Africa" starring Meryl Streep, but haven't read the book.

[Chrissie]

Bette, yep, I read and liked your review VERY MUCH back when you first wrote it! Then I never got around to reading the book.

[GeneralTHC]

B the BookAddict wrote: "I've marked Circling the Sun by Paula McLain on my tbr. I love anything to do with Karen Blixen and Denys Finch-Hatton."

I saw this Amazon the other day and had to get it. Looks good.

[Diane S ☔]

Chrissie wrote: "Alice wrote: "Just finished The Paris Wife. It was a riveting and breezy read! 4 stars from me.

My Review"

OK, I will have to read it. Last week I put it on my wish-list. After re..."

Reading this one now, Chrissie. Not sure how factual it is but so, far it is very good. Have also sent form the autobiography of Markham.

[Diane S ☔]

Finished The Given World
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Suz]

Very interesting look at Australia's drinking culture High Sobriety: my year without booze. My review:

www.goodreads.com/review/show/839034695

[Chrissie]

Diane S. wrote: "
Reading this one now, Chrissie. Not sure how factual it is but so, far it is very good"

Paris Without End: The True Story of Hemingway's First Wife is in fact the one I would prefer to read. I am worried about the fictional versus factual aspects of The Paris Wife. I want to get towards the truth.

[Suz]

B the BookAddict wrote: "Suzanne, there's no review there?"

Doing things on my iphone has mucked things up since my laptop debarcle, Bette. I need to remedy it asap!

[E.A.]

I just finished reading Aqua by M.A. George. I loved it, extremely original and fresh. My hope YA have been revived.

[Chrissie]

I liked Mrs. Kennedy and Me: An Intimate Memoir. My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Diane S ☔]

Finished Let Me Die in His Footsteps
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[B the BookAddict]

Chrissie wrote: "Diane S. wrote: "
Reading this one now, Chrissie. Not sure how factual it is but so, far it is very good"

Paris Without End: The True Story of Hemingway's First Wife is in fact the..."

Chrissie, I understand what you're saying. But remember, Paula McLain uses Hem and Hadley's letters plus various research articles to formulate her book.

I've heard that Paris Without End: The True Story of Hemingway's First Wife by Gioia Diliberto is mostly factual, as well. I have it on my tbr but haven't been able to source it yet.

[B the BookAddict]

Emily-Ann wrote: "I just finished reading Aqua by M.A. George. I loved it, extremely original and fresh. My hope YA have been revived.



You check out my r..."

We don't use this group to promote our individual blogs, Emily. You might not be aware of that.

[Chrissie]

B the BookAddict wrote: "I've heard that Paris Without End: The True Story of Hemingway's First Wife by Gioia Diliberto is mostly factual, as well. I have it on my tbr but haven't been able to source it yet.
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McLain's is the only one I can get my hands on. IF both become available I will read both. I thought maybe others could get it even if I cannot, and that is why I mentioned it. I would have preferred Diliberto's simply b/c it is non-fiction, NOT historical fiction. Well, at least McLain's is, as you say, based on true facts.

[Angela M]

Finished The Green Road. 3 stars . My review : https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Susan]

Just finished The Bones Beneath. Very fond of DI Thorne, but this is a long way from his best outing. What can I say? Eminently put-down-able!

[[deleted user]]

I really enjoyed The Children Act and read it very quickly. Here is my review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

This book was a perfect subject for me at the moment as it dealt with ethics, law and the background of a haematology case which is where I am currently working. I think others would enjoy it as well

[Benjamin]

I just finished War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy. It's now my third favorite book, behind Lord of the Rings and Les Miserables.

[Alice]

Benjamin wrote: "I just finished War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy. It's now my third favorite book, behind Lord of the Rings and Les Miserables."

Benjamin, Les Mis and LOTR are also my favorites! My favorite by Tolstoy is Anna Karenina, and I plan to read War and Peace some time :)

[Leslie]

Benjamin wrote: "I just finished War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy. It's now my third favorite book, behind Lord of the Rings and Les Miserables."

You clearly like the epics! I have read all three of these but only LoTR is on my top 10 list...

[Petra]

I enjoyed all three of those, too, Benjamin. They are all such good epics.
I thought Anna started out great, too, but lost my patience with her about half-way through and gave up. Perhaps I should try the book again?

[Benjamin]

Yes, I do love long books, but I don't think I have enough in me to read In Search of Lost Time :)
I plan on reading Anna Karenina as well.

[Dhanaraj]

Completed reading an excellent provocative novel (You Shall Know Them). The main theme of the novel is a search for an answer to the question: WHAT IS MAN? or to be more precise WHAT EXACTLY DIFFERENTIATES MAN FROM A BEAST? If interested look at my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Shirley]

Heather wrote: "I really enjoyed The Children Act and read it very quickly. Here is my review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

This book was a perfect subjec..."

I read that recently, too, Heather. It was excellent!

[Julia]

I just finished Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban which I enjoyed very much - 4/5
My review - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Chrissie]

Here is my review of Shame and the Captives

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

You probably recognize the author Thomas Keneally.

[Diane S ☔]

Finished The Children's Crusade,
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Julia]

I just finished Where She Went by Gayle Forman, which I enjoyed very much. This was a sequel to "If I Stay", which I also liked. I would enjoy reading other books by this author.

[Luffy Sempai]

I've finished reading Pet Sematary. Below is the link to my review:

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

[Tom]

Finished The Godforsaken Daughter (Christina McKenna). 4 Stars.

[Shirley]

I've just finished After Me Comes the Flood, which was quite weird, interesting and...I haven't quite made my mind up about it yet...

[Anastasia]

I listened to The Hobbit BBC dramatisation. It was enjoyable.. if you still haven't read the book, I can recommend this radio play.

[Dhanaraj]

Completed reading a fast paced thriller by Brian Moore (Statement).

Here is the link to my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Chrissie]

I have read Giovanni's Room and found it really excellent. Yes, amazingly good. It is a group read-along right now.

My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here is classic that deserves to be classified as a classic.

[Diane S ☔]

Finished The Wonder Garden an amazing collection of linked stories.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Gill]

I've just finished reading The Way Of The Women, originally entitled Agaat.
I gave it 5 stars.
Here's a link to my review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[[deleted user]]

I just finished A Reunion Of Ghosts and I liked it very much. Here's a link to my review:

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

[Leslie]

I finished listening to Dodger by Terry Pratchett. Stephen Briggs did an excellent job with the narration but I found that the book wasn't as good as the Discworld books (at least for me). Maybe this young adult novel was too young for me (or to put it differently, maybe I was too old for it!)...

[Diane S ☔]

Finished The Jazz Palace
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[GeneralTHC]

I just finished Jack of Spades. I keep thinking it would make a perfect episode for THE OUTER LIMITS.

[Janice]

Chrissie wrote: "I have read Giovanni's Room and found it really excellent. Yes, amazingly good. It is a group read-along right now.

My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here is ..."

Great review Chrissie! thankyou.

[Dale]

Recently finished reading Colours of Gold ****
My review is here
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Angela M]

I finished The Color of our Sky . 4.5 stars . My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Leslie]

I finished Eugene O'Neill's Long Day's Journey Into Night (for which he won his fourth Pulitzer prize) -- a full 5 ★! Powerful play about a dysfunctional family, I found it disturbing & depressing but the characters are so true.

I also have (finally) finished Ten Years Later, volume 3.2 of the D'Artagnan series. Less action and more plotting in this one... 3★

[Chrissie]

I have now completed Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End.

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

[E.A.]

I just finished The Never Hero by T. Ellery Hodges; it's amazing!!



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

[Petra]

I just finished my review of Kafka on the Shore:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Murakami's books are quite unique...in a good way. I slightly prefer 1Q84 over this one but would recommend them both to anyone who enjoys some magical realism.

[Ann]

I just finished Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk and I thought it was very good. It took me on an emotional roller coaster ride but it might appeal to or make more sense to readers from the U.S