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Dale wrote: "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 fo..."
I understand your point, I inferred that since you gave it four stars it was worth your time, not time wasted, and THAT is enjoyable. ;0)
I finished The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane. 4.5 stars . My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
When I picked this one up I was hesitant. I ended up really liking The Painted Veil. My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Greg, this one we both liked! Nice.
I just recently finished Stoner, which I had been looking forward to for a long time. Sometimes it doesn't work out the way you hope, as we all know, but this time it did. It was a joy to read, and I found myself thinking about it days later. It is exciting that I have more of John Williams to read but sad that he wrote so little.
Recently read Monstrous Regiment by Terry Pratchett and, just like with most of Pratchett's work, loved it. So cleverly constructed, the man was a genius
Just finished
Nocturnes by John Connolly a collection of short stories and 2 novellas. A worthwhile read. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Just finished
Worse Than Death by Jean Bedford an Australian author. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Just finished Call It Sleep (2-star). I'm surprised that it's supposedly such a classic. My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here's the link to my review of
The Caine Mutiny by author Herman Wouk:-https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Albert wrote: "I just recently finished Stoner, which I had been looking forward to for a long time. Sometimes it doesn't work out the way you hope, as we all know, but this time it did. It was a jo..."I absolutely loved 'Stoner' when I read it a while back, still have fond thoughts of it even now - wonderful that it was rediscovered and published again. Found a copy in a secondhand shop when I was away at New Year and bought it just so I had a copy to keep and maybe re-read - a great compliment for any book as I rarely re-read anything, got too much new stuff to read!
Luffy wrote: "Here's the link to my review of The Caine Mutiny by author Herman Wouk:-https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."
I was impressed by this book too Luffy -- it was even better than the very good film version!
I have updated my personal thread with this past week's books:https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Best of the bunch was the 1967 Hugo award-winner The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress!
Chrissie wrote: "When I picked this one up I was hesitant. I ended up really liking The Painted Veil. My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Greg, this one we both liked! Nice."
Chrissie, I gave this five stars, although I only gave 3 stars to Of Human Bondage, which I read after.
Alice, I could only manage to give Of Human Bondage two stars; It was OK, but not more.
Leslie wrote: "I have updated my personal thread with this past week's books:https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Best of the bunch was the 1967 Hugo award-winner [book:The Moon I..."
That title is also shared by a great song by Jimmy Webb, recorded by Joe Cocker and Glen Campbell!
I finished - GASP! - Aussie author Steve Toltz's enormous book A Fraction of the Whole. Great writing (short list for 2008 Man Booker Prize) , but by golly it's long. I did include a lot of quotes so you can see what a good writer he is.
My review
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I have just read The Outrun by Amy Liptrot, about a woman overcoming her alcohol addiction on the islands of Orkney. It has a lot of great reviews and won the Wainwright prize so I was looking forward to it. But although I loved the setting I found it a bit "wordy" and it just didn't capture me, so I only gave it 2 stars in the end.
Just finished The Breakdown by B.A Paris. Great quick read.
My search for my first great book of 2017 continues. Sadly, The Princess Bride didn't do it for me. :-/My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Read the newest by Nicholas Sparks Two by TwoI see some people haven't liked it. But I loved it. 4 and a half stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Just finished listening to
Genesis by Karin Slaughter, # 3 in the Will Trent series. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of Frog Music by Emma Donoghue
I should have read the reviews before I started it:(https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Phrynne wrote: "My review of Frog Music by Emma Donoghue I should have read the reviews before I started it:(https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1..."
I agree, Phrynne. I've enjoyed other books by Emma Donoghue but not this one.
I've just finished The Breakdown by B.A.ParisIt was a great read.
Finished a book of short stories that I liked very much: Children of the New World: Stories.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
(Angela and Bette, thanks for the Chabon suggestions!)
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(Angela and Bette, thanks for the Chabon suggestions!)
Happy you liked that selection, Terri.
Finished Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator as a bedtime readaloud to the kiddos.My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
White hot for this one. White Hot by Sandra Brown
Loved it. My review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Oh golly, I loved this one! Short and almost perfect. Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson is so full, it's hard to believe it isn't longer.Young black girl in Brooklyn - doesn't begin to describe it.
My review
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I'm surprised I haven't heard more about this one The Death's Head Chess Club by John Donoghue
. Very much worth a read. Here is my little review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I've just finished my second — and last — Menna Van Praag, The Dress Shop of Dreams. The author has created a unique setting for her books, a magical realism version of Cambridge, but her books never live up to their promise, or pretty covers.★ ★ ★
Read and reviewed two books of TV and social criticism from the late 60s/early 70s by Harlan Ellison - The Glass Teat and The Other Glass Teat.
I didn't think it would take so long to finally read a book in 2017 that I really, unreservedly loved, but this one did it. Five stars to Flappers: Six Women of a Dangerous Generation by Judith Mackrell.My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I just finished Akata Witch if you like a little excitement, a lot of magic and like-able teenagers, I think you will enjoy this book about good & bad juju in Nigeria.
TASMANIA - what a story!I just finished Aussie author: Saroo Brierley's memoir, now a new film called LION, A Long Way Home.
A five-year old Indian boy's memory beats ours, for sure, and it's not just the fresh Tasmanian air of his adopted country that did it.
My review
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here's the link to my review of
I Liked My Life by author Abby Fabiaschi:-https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I totally loved the new audiobook of Thomas Mann - Buddenbrooks: The Decline of a Family.My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here is a classic not to be missed. The audiobook narration by David Rintoul is fantastic.
Chrissie wrote: "I totally loved the new audiobook of Thomas Mann - Buddenbrooks: The Decline of a Family.My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here is a classic..."
I read this many, many years ago...but I don't remember anything of it. Maybe a re-read is in order, thanks for reminding me about it.
Ioana wrote: "Chrissie wrote: "I totally loved the new audiobook of Thomas Mann - Buddenbrooks: The Decline of a Family.My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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I think maybe one may appreciate it more as you get older.
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