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[Chrissie]

B the BookAddict wrote: "Chrissie wrote: ".Either a person likes Ondaatje's writing or you don't. I do, but some of his books are better than others, but you have to feel attuned to his writing.."

I agree, Chrissie. Perso..."

:0) It it this that is the problem in choosing books; one never knows if the writing will will stirke a chord.

[Faith]

I really enjoyed The Plantagenets: The Warrior Kings and Queens Who Made England by Dan Jones. My review:

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Leslie]

I continue to enjoy my journey through Michael Innes' mysteries, this time with Picture of Guilt (the American title of A Family Affair). No murder but art theft mixed up with practical jokes.

And I found the play The Physicists by Swiss playwright Friedrich Dürrenmatt funny & thought-provoking.

[Jason]

I had an emotionally trying experience reading Sons and Lovers by D.H. Lawrence, but please do not interpret that as all bad - the writing is intimate and often beautiful, while the themes are thought provoking (my review).

[Chrissie]

I have completed The Emperor's Children. Phew.....

My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Canadian Jen]

One off my physical shelf! Yay. Fight Club. Brilliantly done. My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[B the BookAddict]

Jason, your link leads to the book page, not your review.

[Diane S ☔]

Finished The Seagull
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Sandysbookaday (taking a step back for a while)]

A cracking good mystery- suspense from author E.C. Diskin, Depth of Lies https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Angela M]

I finished The Ninth Hour. 5 stars . My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Faith]

I finished The Golden House by Salman Rushdie. My review:

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Jason]

B the BookAddict wrote: "Jason, your link leads to the book page, not your review."

Thank you, B, I have corrected. Serves me right for not checking my link after.

[Diane S ☔]

Finished Silence: In the Age of Noise
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Faith]

I finished Hide and Seek by M.J. Arlidge. My review:

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Phrynne]

My review of Body Work by Sara Paretsky

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Sandysbookaday (taking a step back for a while)]

A DNF for me. Return to the Little Coffee Shop of Kabul by Deborah Rodriguez https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[[deleted user]]

I finished a novel from the Harlem Renaissance, Quicksand. My review:

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Also finished the best book I've read so far this year, The Heart's Invisible Furies. My review:

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Greg]

Terri wrote: "I finished a novel from the Harlem Renaissance, Quicksand. My review:

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....."

This looks really good Terri!

[[deleted user]]

It was, Greg, even though the book is deeply pessimistic. I like it also because it educated me on what life was like for African Americans back then.

[Diane S ☔]

Finished Dogs at the Perimeter
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Chrissie]

I have completed Animal Wise: The Thoughts and Emotions of Our Fellow Creatures.

My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Faith]

I finished The Blinds by Adam Sternbergh. My review:

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[LauraT]

I've finished yesterday Marcel Proust La prigioniera.
As when I first reaad it almost 10 years ago, I still find Marcel - the character, not the writer - really creepy. I'd put him in prison!!!

[Phrynne]

My review of Stormlord Rising by Glenda Larke

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Chrissie]

Monsieur Le Commandant is quite a book!

My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Diane S ☔]

Finished Force of Nature
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[Petra]

I finished reading The Memory Box. I found it crazy and not suspenseful at all. It was all crazy, silly behaviour. The premise of the mystery behind the story kept me reading .....but that wasn't suspenseful either.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Petra]

LauraT wrote: "I've finished yesterday Marcel Proust La prigioniera.
As when I first reaad it almost 10 years ago, I still find Marcel - the character, not the writer - really creepy. I'd put him i..."

Laura, I agree.....he is very creepy.

[Sandysbookaday (taking a step back for a while)]

Like Petra, I have just finished a read that was meant to be suspenseful and wasn't. The Blackbird Season by Kate Moretti https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Dale]

reviews for
Among the Wicked by Linda Castello
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and
A Letter from Italy by Pamela Hart
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[PattyMacDotComma]

Great to find a new crime series! Resurrection Bay by Aussie author Emma Viskic is #1, and #2 is waiting on my shelf!

My review: 4★ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Phrynne]

My review of Forgotten by Nicole Trope

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[dely]

I have finished Patterns of Childhood by Christa Wolf and I still don't know how I will rate it but it will be 2 or 3 stars.
It was an interesting topic, there were several thought provoking parts, but I really don't like her writing style. I didn't enjoy reading this book despite the interesting topic. It couldn't hold my interest and I yawned more than once.
I just can't stand such writing styles where the reader has to struggle to understand what the author wants to say. I don't have enough patience for them.

[Paul]

Whew! It took me three straight weeks to finish this massive reimagining of the Arthur legends, and I have so many conflicting thoughts about it.

The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Sandysbookaday (taking a step back for a while)]

Yesterday's new book for my grandson was The Great Bird Poo War by Coral Vass. At only 5 months he was absorbed by the illustrations. My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Angela M]

I finished Manhattan Beach. 4 stars . My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Dale]

review of Before I Was Yours: How far would you go for a child who wasn't yours?
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[Phrynne]

My review of The Great Ordeal by R. Scott Bakker

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[dely]

Here my short English review of Patterns of Childhood: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

At the end I decided for 3*.

[Phrynne]

My review of The Paris Wedding by Charlotte Nash

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Sandysbookaday (taking a step back for a while)]

I liked this one more than I didn't, but only just. ... Her Last Goodbye by Melinda Leigh. My review- https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Diane S ☔]

Finished Savage Country
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[PattyMacDotComma]

Nobody really knows how The Songlines work, but they may cover the whole world - fascinating stuff. This is English author and traveller Bruce Chatwin's entertaining novel about Australian Aboriginal "maps".
4.5★ Link to my review

[Phrynne]

My review of Secrets in Death by J.D. Robb

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Angela M]

I finished Wolf Season. 5 stars. My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Jason]

Finished Shtum by Jem Lester - an account of a father's fight to do what's best for his severely Autistic son, while he also battles his own inadequacies and self-sabotage. A very informative book, that sheds light on the realities that caretakers have to deal with on a daily basis (my review).

[Chrissie]

You know how sometimes you choose a book thinking you ought to read it more than you really want to? Well that is how it was for me and The Gene: An Intimate History. But hey, it was in fact really good and not too difficult!

My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Diane S ☔]

Finished The Trouble with Reality: A Rumination on Moral Panic in Our Time
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[[deleted user]]

Finished Odds Against Tomorrow, a dystopian book I liked:

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Also, The Visitors:

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Petra]

I listened to We Are Okay, a tenderly told YA story of grief, family and forgiveness. I'm glad I read this one.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

ETA: had to add the title of the book. LOL!