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Terri wrote: "Last night I finished The Sound and the Fury, and I ended up loving it. My review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."
TSATF is one of my all time favorite novels. I've read it twice so far.
Loved this one, what a great author. Touch & Go by Lisa Gardner. Here's my review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I've just finished The Fortunes. Here's a link to my review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
If you have the slightest interest in Russian people then I recommend Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets. It is not a dry book of non-fiction. My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Best book I've read this month--ARC from NetGalley. Magic in the time of the plague. (Gritty realism.)The Plague Charmer
My review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I've just finished reading By Night in Chile.Here's a link to my review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I finally read The Martian - I don't know if it was just that I was expecting something a bit boring at times because of heard it involved a lot of math, but I loved it. Much funnier than I had anticipated. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Leslie wrote: "I finished the audiobook of Kidnapped & found Michael Page's Scottish burr perfect for this classic. Too bad I found at least one place where a paragraph of text was missing (based on..."W hat did you think of A Murder in Time Leslie? It sounds just my cup of tea but I see it has mixed reviews.
Living Alone is definitely the strangest book I've read this year. Part fantasy, part political satire, part comedy of manners. No real plot but beguiling. Written in 1919 by a feminist author I'd not previously heard of.
Joy wrote: "Living Alone is definitely the strangest book I've read this year. Part fantasy, part political satire, part comedy of manners. No real plot but beguiling. Written in 1919 by a femi..."Free on kindle, I see. I'll give it a go, Joy.
Finished Watership Down. A perfect summer read! With all the insanity going on around the world, this book is a good reminder of the importance of love, compassion and care for our community. 4 full stars.My Review
Joy wrote: "Leslie wrote: "I finished the audiobook of Kidnapped & found Michael Page's Scottish burr perfect for this classic. Too bad I found at least one place where a paragraph of text was mi..."If you don't mind the fact that the time travel comes out of the blue with no explanation given or even suggested, the mystery part I found very enjoyable. I had expected it to be more sci fi but it really is a thriller/mystery book which has this one sci fi twist to it.
I've just finished What's Eating Gilbert Grape. It was a quick read — dark and disturbing, yet humorous.★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Chinook wrote: "I finally read The Martian - I don't know if it was just that I was expecting something a bit boring at times because of heard it involved a lot of math, but I loved it. Much funnier than I had ant..."I was pleasantly surprised as well. To think that a hard science fiction book could become that popular and be made into a successful film. There's hope yet.
Leslie wrote: "Joy wrote: "Leslie wrote: "I finished the audiobook of Kidnapped & found Michael Page's Scottish burr perfect for this classic. Too bad I found at least one place where a paragraph of..."Thanks!
I finished a very big book of short stories (800+ pages) called The Best American Mystery Stories of the Century. My review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
5★ for a wonderful book about Gumbaynggirr Country in which I live. (mid north coast, NSW, Australia)
Singing the Coast
by Margaret Somerville and our friend Tony Perkins, who has made us not feel like the trespassers we really are.
They are doing their best to preserve the knowledge and the songlines in whatever media they can so we don't risk losing this most ancient of histories. Fascinating. Some great stories.
My review
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Terri wrote: "Finished The Life Before Us. 4 stars. My review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."
This is one of those books that I would recommend to everyone. It's just wonderful.
I've just finished Fluence, a dystopian novel set in the near future. As some reviewers have suggested, the story is very plausible — in many ways, it's already happening! The book was a little uneven, with some clunky dialogue and cliche scenes, but it was an engrossing read.3.5 ★, rounded up to 4
This was just great! Your Perfect Life by Liz Fenton and Lisa Steinke. My true review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I've just finished Owl Song at Dawn. Here's a link to my review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I recently finished rereading via audio Captain Blood -- I love this swashbuckling historical fiction about an Irish doctor wrongly accused of being a traitor (as part of Monmouth's rebellion). Recommended to those who like adventure stories and/or pirates! 5★
I've finished A People's History of the United States. Really fantastic! https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
4.5★ for Megan Miranda's backwards-told mystery 
All the Missing Girls
Good characters, good story, creepy woods. Two girls disappear, ten years apart. Nic seems to be connected to both.
Can you escape your past? (in a word, no)
My review
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Just finished reading The Summer Before the War, which started slowly, but turned out to be a very good read in the end.
Just finished The Bell Jar. A sad but realistic story. Here is my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Jen wrote: "Just finished The Bell Jar. A sad but realistic story. Here is my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."Jen, I read this not too long ago and was really affected by it as well. It is one of those novels that stayed with me long after setting it down.
Just finished two rather good reads
Five Minutes Alone by Paul Cleave https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...and
The Summer Before the War by Helen Simonson https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finally I have finished The Count of Monte Cristo. I say "finally", because it was getting really very long, too long. 3***My Italian/English review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Just finished The Earth Witch by Louise Lawrence. Dark and far better than the others by her that I have read.
Spent my time reading this between other books. Life Hacks by Keith Bradford. My review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Wonderful Australian non-fiction art book about how to address the climate change conversation through art. Still available on NetGalley with no archive date yet.Science and data don't move people the way pictures do. Think of the drowned refugee toddler.
ART+CLIMATE=CHANGE is a movement, and this is the first publication to come out of it. Very impressive.
My review - a solid 5★
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I completed another by Sinclair Lewis. This time Arrowsmith. My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Science and data don't move peopl..."
Looks interesting Patty!
I've just finished reading The Night Watch. Here's a link to my review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Just finished A Sudden Crush It is a really enjoyable read. Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I finished Little Children by Tom Perrotta.My review is at: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Greg wrote: "PattyMacDotComma wrote: "Wonderful Australian non-fiction art book about how to address the climate change conversation through art. Still available on NetGalley with no archive date yet.Looks interesting Patty! .."
It certainly is interesting, Greg, and I think it's great that people are making every attempt to share information about climate and science in ways that even the least scientific of us can grasp.
Communication!
I have completed The Book of Harlan. It sorely disappointed me. I explain why in my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Even if I didn't like the book, I very much appreciated the audiobook narration by Robin Miles.
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I also recently finished a fairly new book -- a mystery with some time travel involved -- A Murder in Time.