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My review of The First Phone Call from Heaven by Mitch Albom
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I have just read I See You by Claire Mackintosh. It was great, thoroughly enjoyed it.
Nope. It wasn't I See You. It was I Let You Go!!
My reviews for:Music of the Ghosts by Vaddey Ratner 4★s
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...Idaho by Emily Ruskovich a somewhat regretful 3★s
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Chrissie wrote: "I finished Excellent Women. My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."
Oh dear! Sorry that you didn't like it Chrissie.
Leslie wrote: "Chrissie wrote: "I finished Excellent Women. My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."
Oh dear! Sorry that you didn't like it Chrissie."
Leslie, I had a very hard time with it. It drove me nuts, but it doesn't matter b/c now I know this author is definitely NOT for me.
I finished Malone Dies - I listened to the audiobook narrated marvellously by Sean Barrett while I skimmed the text on my Kindle. I find that Beckett's novels seem pointless to me until I get close to the end, when I begin to see a story "behind" the story (so to speak). Even when I can't see the purpose, the prose (especially when heard in Barrett's Irish accent) carries me along. Do I recommend it? Only if you like stream-of-consciousness style, existentialism or 'theater-of-the-absurd' literature!
I completed The Garden of the Gods. It is the last of Gerald Durrell's Corfu series. Do not mix up this author with his brother, Lawrence Durrell. Their writing could not be more different. I highly recommend the entire series. You should start at the beginning.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Just finished a delightful little (154 pages) read
Snapshots from My Uneventful Life by David I. Aboulafia https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
LOVED To The Bright Edge of the World by Eowyn Ivey, whose first book, The Snow Child, made the short list for the Pulitzer Prize. I haven't read it yet, but after having read this, I sure will!This one is a solid 5★ and it has a gorgeous cover.
My review
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Here's the link to my review of
The Couple Next Door by author Shari Lapena:-https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
If you are interested in birds and don't mind an academic approach, you ought to like One Wild Bird at a Time: Portraits of Individual Lives. My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I just finished The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry - thought it was really interesting and engaging read! Psychopathy absolutely fascinates (and terrifies) me...My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I zipped through The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell. Awful, just so terribly awful.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Took a crack at Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson and was pleasantly surprised ... then disappointed. My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Two very different reads, but both with the word "castle" in the title: 
The Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsMy review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Women in the Castle by Jessica ShattuckMy review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Well, I give up on Lancaster and York: The Wars of the Roses by Alison Weir.My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I have read the author's non-fiction book The Life of Elizabeth I and gave that four stars.
My review of Change of Skies . It's hard to love a book when the characters are unlikeable.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I've just finished Enchanted Night, a novella by Steven Millhauser. From the reviews here, it's not everyone's cup of tea, but I enjoyed it. It's dark, disturbing and dreamlike, a fairy story for adults.★ ★ ★ ★ ★
I have updated my personal challenge thread with brief comments on the books I have finished last week:https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
My review of Side Jobs: Stories From the Dresden Files by Jim Butcher
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here's the link to my review of
Her Final Breath by author Robert Dugoni:-https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Just finished my second Greek myth rooted retelling this month!
Bright Air Black: A Novel by David Vann - 5★sMy review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I finished reading... no, I didn't finish reading, I left midway a really awful book of an Italian emerging writer: AAA Libertà cercasi: Amalgama multiforme di pensieri liberi e discutibili sedimentati negli anni. You are lucky there isn't an English translation of this book.My only Italian review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Sam wrote: "Just finished my second Greek myth rooted retelling this month!Bright Air Black: A Novel by David Vann - 5★s
My revi..."
Sounds interesting! Have you read Christa Wolf's version of that myth, Medea? I recommend it!
I just finished Moonglow and loved it. Can anyone recommend anything else by Michael Chabon? This is the first time I've read him, and I want to explore his work further.
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Terri , I would highly recommend The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay .
I totally love John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men. I have read lots of his books, but this is now my favorite. I am so glad I reread it. I don't remember loving it this much. My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Personally, I think you should listen to this in the audio format narrated by Clarke Peters.
Terri, I've read The Yiddish Policemen's Union and Wonder Boys, I marked both as 3★ which means a good, enjoyable read in my rating system.
Recently finished The Count of Monte Cristo (my review - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...) which I really enjoyed though not one of my favorite classics, and American Psycho (my review - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...) which I appreciated for the writing, but found much of the actual content tough to get through (which is more a testament to BEE's ability than any shortcoming).
Leslie wrote: "Sam wrote: "Just finished my second Greek myth rooted retelling this month!Bright Air Black: A Novel by David Vann - 5★s
My revi..."
No I haven't, thanks Leslie! Going to add that to my TBR!
Sounds interesting! Have you..."
Finished the first of two novels by Diana Wynne Jones, standalone but connected by being set in the same magical system and having one character appear in both books - Deep Secret and review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1893696156">
The second of the two and less successful: The Merlin Conspiracy with my review at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1893763482.
Just finished
Face Value by Roger Ormerod, an engrossing English murder/mystery. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
To Kill a MockingbirdI like the writing style. I don't like how ignorant she made southerners sound. I also didn't like that she the "teacher" called our form of government a democracy. It is a Republic! And made the class repeat, "America is a democracy."
Chrissie wrote: "Dale wrote: "Just readAt the Edge of the Orchard4 stars
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Great that you enjoyed this so very much!"
I don't know if enjoyed is the right word Chrissie, but I found it a fascinating read.
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review here
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Not perfect but an interesting read