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read and reviewed The Mountain Between UsNot my favourite by this author. Three and a half stars.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
You can read excerpts from 40 new books in Buzz Books 2017 Spring/Summer, including fiction from well-known writers, debut fiction, and also some non-fiction choices.I've picked 10 books that I particularly liked and given a bit of info in my review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
PattyMacDotComma wrote: "TASMANIA - what a story!I just finished Aussie author: Saroo Brierley's memoir, now a new film called LION, A Long Way Home.
[..."Loved your review, now I'm quite tempted to get this book! Saw the film the other day and it was incredible.
I just finished reading When Breath Becomes Air (for some reason the link won't work...)
My 4* review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Before I Go to Sleep Hi guys. I have recently finished it and found it totally amazing. The book managed to grab my interest in the story till the end. Its full of suspense while smartly unfolding the psychological issues.
Umera wrote: "Before I Go to Sleep Hi guys. I have recently finished it and found it totally amazing. The book managed to grab my interest in the story till the end. Its full of suspense while sma..."Umera I loved this book too! It was so gripping, I remember it keeping me awake for hours.
Read a rather grim dystopian SF novel - Inish Carraig - by Jo Zebedee, and reviewed it - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1638858471
Finished
All the Missing Girls by Megan Miranda a couple of days ago. Have been chewing over how to write the review....https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Behind on reviews (again), but have finished:My review for The City Always Wins by Omar Robert Hamilton - 5★s
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...My review for The Refugees by Viet Thanh Nguyen - 4★s
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A couple of finishes over the past few days:When Breath Becomes Air, a touching contemplation of the meaning of one's life & death. 4-star
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Early One Morning, which turned out to be a huge disappointment. 1-star
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished Kill the Father, an Italian thriller:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Also reread 1984:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Also reread 1984:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
just finished,
, By Conrad Jones
Finished
Love You To Death by Caroline Mitchell which was, for me, a very forgettable read. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Just finished The Dream Lover: A Novel of George Sand. It's more than just a fictional biography - we learn a few of life's lessons too. 4 stars.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
. Pure pleasure.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I've just finished a book from the 1960s, Cleveland Amory's Who Killed Society?.My review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here's the link to my review of
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien:-https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Phrynne wrote: "My review of A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles . Pure pleasure.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."
I've got this to read soon, glad it's so good. I'll leave reading your review until after I finished the book.
Just read The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry, enjoyed it and am interested to read some more of his work now My review : https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Just finished
Looking to the Woods by Frédérique Molay a very atmospheric read. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Gill wrote: "Phrynne wrote: "My review of A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles . Pure pleasure.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."
I think you will like it:)
The Underground Railroad finally became available from the library so I was excited to finally get on board the train (ha). Glad I did!My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Gill wrote: "Phrynne wrote: "My review of A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles . Pure pleasure.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."
Not everybody loved it. I didn't. I didn't like being stuck in one place; everything occurring elsewhere has to be told, not experienced. We don't always think the same so maybe it WILL work for you , Gill. ;0) I cannot really get my finger on why people react so differently. It has to be different experiences in backgrounds.
I have finished Letters Written During a Short Residence in Sweden, Norway and Denmark, very short review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...And Nutshell, even shorter review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished Broken by Kelley Armstrong, somewhat disappointing - and reviewed it - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1901548933
I've just finished reading Caught in the Revolution: Petrograd, Russia, 1917 – A World on the Edge. I gave it 4 stars. Helen Rappaport has written a very interesting book here.Here's my review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished:
Life After Life by Kate Atkinson - really worked for me, beautifully written - 5★sReview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
American Gods by Neil Gaiman - bit of a mixed bag, liked on some levels, not so much on others - 3★sReview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I loved this! 10 ★ plus more! Full of random photos from New York, and some stories to match. Humans of New York by Brandon Stanton. Here's my review, with some examples of the love!:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished listening to
The Forgotten Room by Lincoln Child. My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Solid five star read for younger readers (and everyone else) Out of My Mind
by Sharon M. Draper. Here is my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Luffy wrote: "Here's the link to my review of The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien:-https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."
One of my all-time favorites! Glad to see you gave it 5* too :-)
I have finished Sybil, or the Two Nations by Benjamin Disraeli. I am still gathering my thoughts for a review but I was pleasantly surprised by the humor of it. That said, I think that it would appeal most to fans of Victorian history and/or British politics...I also finished a reread of the first Inspector Appleby mystery, Seven Suspects, aka Death at the President's Lodging. It has been 4 years since I started reading the Appleby series & I find that I liked this first one more now that I am familiar with both Appleby & Innes' writing style.
Here's the link to my review of
Before I Go to Sleep by author S.J. Watson:-https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I finished reading The Cider House Rules by John Irving. I really liked the first part but then there was no development in the characters. They behaved the same way from the beginning till the end, and the whole story lasts at least 30 years. It isn't believable, it isn't real that people never change and always say and behave the same way. I wanted to rate it with 1* but seen that I liked the first part and seen that I was able to finish it, I decided for 2*.My very short English review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I finished The Gardens of Consolation, and Iranian story. 3.5 stars.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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