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I certainly am glad I tackled The Patriarch: The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy. Even if it is long, it reads quickly. Yeah, I found it very Interesting.My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Read book 2 in the Birthgrave trilogy by Tanith Lee, Vazkor, Son of Vazkor, and posted a review - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1915122689.
Just finished a very good and slightly different take of a golden age detective story
The 12.30 from Croydon by Freeman Wills Croftshttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I just finished listening to Freedom by Jonathan Franzen which I loved. I really like a book with flawed characters and the lead characters in this were definitely flawed!
Just read The Brother about - wait for it - suspected SWEDISH JIHADISTS! Good story, but if this is what prompted Donald Trump to "warn" Americans not to follow Sweden into the terrorist abyss, he obviously didn't read the end!My review
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished A Really Good Day: How Microdosing Made a Mega Difference in My Mood, My Marriage, and My Lifehttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of The Sandman, Vol. 7: Brief Lives:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
This was a reread. Still love this volume. I have a spoiler-free review and an extended one in spoiler tags.
Beth wrote: "My review of The Sandman, Vol. 7: Brief Lives:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
This was a reread. Still love this volume. I have a spoiler-free review and an extended..."
Crap, that reminds me I need to read Volume 2 and the rest of the series. Good times though.
Recently finished one of Sarah Vowel's: Lafayette in the Somewhat United States. Thoroughly enjoyed it. I got smarter and laughed at the same time. A nice combination.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Albert wrote: "Recently finished one of Sarah Vowel's: Lafayette in the Somewhat United States. Thoroughly enjoyed it. I got smarter and laughed at the same time. A nice combination.https://www...."
I enjoyed that too. Have you read The Wordy Shipmates which is also by Sarah Vowell? A friend recommended it.
Tom wrote: "Beth wrote: "My review of The Sandman, Vol. 7: Brief Lives:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
That reminds me I need to read Volume 2 and the rest of the series. Good times though."
I started rereading last year (when I'm done I'm going to finally read the prequel - The Sandman: Overture - which I didn't read when it came out). I think Vol. 2 is really good, and actually a better indicator of what the series is like than vol. 1.
My review for The One Man by Andrew Gross.
I think I am still holding my breath.....https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Review of To the Bright Edge of the World by Eowyn Iveyis now up
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I've just added my review for Exit West. I gave it 4.5 stars. All 3 books that I have read by Mohsin Hamid have been well worth reading.Here's my review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Terry pratchett the light fantastic
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Fun Sonny, I really enjoy Pratchett, though I haven't read that one yet.
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Here's my review:
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This one intrigues me Gill, especially after reading your review!
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is now up
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Great review Dale!
Did you read The Snow Child? I'm curious now how this one compares to that one.
I thought The Snow Child was well written, and most of my friends loved it .. but for me, a few parts didn't gel. There were some inconsistencies that bothered me - the magic realistic elements were great, but a few of the non-magic parts didn't fully make sense to me.
I've just finished The Lover by Marguerite Duras. I think I enjoyed the film more than the novella, but it was a worthy read still.My review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I am glad I have finally finished The Fountain Overflows by Rebecca West. My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
This was a disappointment to me because I loved the author's non-fiction Black Lamb and Grey Falcon
Thank you Greg I have the pratchett bug
Greg wrote: "Dale wrote: "Review of To the Bright Edge of the World by Eowyn Iveyis now up
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."
Great rev..."
Thanks Greg. No I haven't read The Snow Child it is now on my long TBR list.
Alice wrote: "I've just finished The Lover by Marguerite Duras. I think I enjoyed the film more than the novella, but it was a worthy read still."I studied The Lover for my French A-level. I found Duras' writing style uncomfortable but it was interesting.
Alice and Esther, I read The Lover by Duras in my french classes too. I liked it a lot. It moved me. I liked the mood it conjures, and it is better to read books untranslated. If possible.
Ensoleillé wrote: "Thank you Greg I have the pratchett bug"A very good bug to have in my opinion:)
Chrissie wrote: "Alice and Esther, I read The Lover by Duras in my french classes too. I liked it a lot. It moved me. I liked the mood it conjures, and it is better to read books untranslated. If possible."My favourite book from A-level was La Gloire de mon père (My Father's Glory). And my overall favourite was L'Étranger (The Stranger)
Esther, Camus doesn't do much for me, and I have not read the other you name. Nice you preferred something else at least.
Chrissie wrote: "Esther, Camus doesn't do much for me, and I have not read the other you name. Nice you preferred something else at least."La Gloire de mon père, and the sequel, was made into a film with Gerard Depardieu.
Esther wrote: "Chrissie wrote: "Esther, Camus doesn't do much for me, and I have not read the other you name. Nice you preferred something else at least."La Gloire de mon père, and the sequel, was made into a f..."
Well Depardieu is great, but I prefer reading the original book.
Esther wrote: "Chrissie wrote: "Esther, Camus doesn't do much for me, and I have not read the other you name. Nice you preferred something else at least."La Gloire de mon père, and the sequel, was made into a f..."
These books are by Marcel Pagnol aren't they?
Marius and the other two books in the Marseille trilogy were books I also enjoyed. (I've also seen the films, but found the Marseille accents very difficult to understand.)
I've very much enjoyed reading Confusion. I'm looking forward to the next two of the Cazalet Chronicles.Here's my review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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A very good bug to have in my opinion:)"
Haha, I agree Phrynne!!
Here is a really good book: The Girl from the Metropol Hotel: Growing Up in Communist Russia. My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
So very much better than A Gentleman in Moscow. Well that is my view! Also, very, very good audiobook narration by Anna Summers.
Great, I have the audiobook and hope to get to it soon.
Ioana, do you mean The Girl from the Metropol Hotel: Growing Up in Communist Russia? If so, I hope you will be as pleased as I was. What is so amazing for me is that I prefer long over short books and still I really enjoyed it.
Chrissie, yes, that's the one I meant. I just got the audiobook a couple days ago...and I think I'll like it.
So glad you liked it, Chrissie, though of course I loved the gentlemen as well. Finished A Darkness Absolute
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Just finished
Skin Privilege by Karin Slaughter. Not an easy read. Gut wrenching in fact. But soooooooo good! WOW! I feel like I have been hit by a freight train - that's how fast paced this book was. But it was good - really good.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Recent read Sylvia Garland's Broken Heart by Helen Harrisreviewed here
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A very mini-review for The Long Way Home. I was a bit disappointed.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Gill wrote: "A very mini-review for The Long Way Home. I was a bit disappointed.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."
As much as I like the series, I found this book weak, too, Gill.
Ioana wrote: "Chrissie, yes, that's the one I meant. I just got the audiobook a couple days ago...and I think I'll like it."You will, you will! YAY! Well, I hope you will.
Diane S ☔ wrote: "So glad you liked it (The Girl from the Metropol Hotel: Growing Up in Communist Russia), Chrissie, though of course I loved the gentleman as well. "
No, no, no; A Gentleman in Moscow was only OK.. I have to admit my view is in the minority.
Know you didn't much care for Gentlemen Chrissie, Was teasing you a bit. I loved it, you didn't, and the world keeps turning. Lol
Petra wrote: "Gill wrote: "A very mini-review for The Long Way Home. I was a bit disappointed.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."
As much as I like the series, I found this book ..."
That's worth knowing, Petra. I'm going to try some others of the series.
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