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[Beth]

Just finished The Painted Girls - good book, 4 stars!

[LauraT]

Bette BookAddict wrote: "LauraT wrote: "Finished yesterday The Shock of the Fall and really liked it. A nice insight in a mental illness not bording - as it could easily be - in the gruesom. Also the "happy..."

Thanks for the title!

[dely]

Dhanaraj wrote: "Finished reading Heidi. I loved it."

In Switzerland there is Heidiland if you want to organize your next trip :D

http://www.myswitzerland.com/en/heidi...

http://www.heididorf.ch/en/enhome.html

[Dhanaraj]

@ dely: Thanks for the link. I had already made a plan to visit the Tomb of Spyri in Zurich in the summer. I will add also the other villages to my visit. Hope, everything goes well.

[Diane S ☔]

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

[Diane S ☔]

dely wrote: "Dhanaraj wrote: "Finished reading Heidi. I loved it."

In Switzerland there is Heidiland if you want to organize your next trip :D

http://www.myswitzerland.com/en/heidi...



Amazing, hope to get to Switzerland next summer, will look for this...."

[Christie]

I finished The Idiot. It was a great book - I'd definitely recommend it.

[dely]

Diane S. wrote: "dely wrote: "Dhanaraj wrote: "Finished reading Heidi. I loved it."

In Switzerland there is Heidiland if you want to organize your next trip :D

http://www.myswitzerland.com/en/heidi..."

Dhanaraj wrote: "@ dely: Thanks for the link. I had already made a plan to visit the Tomb of Spyri in Zurich in the summer. I will add also the other villages to my visit. Hope, everything goes well."

I came to know of this place a lot of years a go when I was on the Swiss highway and we stopped at a roadside restaurant called "Heidiland". But we didn't go to the real Heidiland, we hadn't time.
I hope you will go to Switzerland, it is really a cute country.

[dely]

Yesterday I have read a very short book (it seems more a chapter of a short story collection) by an emergent Italian writer, Michele Ponte.
The book is Cinecittà - Buongiorno Roma, vol. II and all the stories are set in Rome and have to do with today's Italian problems.
I don't recommend it. The first volume was a little bit better; this one seem unfinished.

[Christie]

Just finished The Kingmaker's Daughter. I didn't much care for it. Haven't yet decided whether I'm giving it two stars or three; I probably wouldn't recommend it.

[Jackie]

Finished The Paris Wife by Paula McLain. Enjoyed it!

[Dhanaraj]

Finished an interesting novel by a South Korean author. Among many things, it is an allegory of motherhood. Try it and you may like it. The title of the book is: The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly.

[Diane S ☔]

I read and really enjoyed The Hen.

[Diane S ☔]

Finished 50 Children: One Ordinary American Couple's Extraordinary Rescue Mission into the Heart of Nazi Germany https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Dhanaraj]

Finished a poetry collection by Franz Wright titled God's Silence. Loved it a lot. Five Stars.

[Ann]

I just finished The Killer Angels for a face to face book group that reads the Pulitzer Prize winning books. It's not one I would ordinarily read as it's about the battle of Gettysburg, a decisive win for the Union that turned the tide of the war. I surprised myself by loving the book and actually crying a few times at the tragedy of the war, brother against brother and friend against friend. It's a very well written and moving book.

[Sarah. B]

Just finished 'Salem's Lot. Would certainly recommend it.

[LauraT]

Finished L'Assommoir (The Dram Shop); really to be read if you like french classics

[Charbel]

LauraT wrote: "Finished L'Assommoir (The Dram Shop); really to be read if you like frnech classics"

I'm convinced!

[LauraT]

TEll me when you've read it then ... and still you have "mine" The Moonstone to go!

[Charbel]

Yeah I can't wait t read The Moonstone. I'll start this week!

[LauraT]

;)

[Jamie]

Hey,

Today I finished The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt. I thoroughly enjoyed all 771 pages of it! It made me think about life and the imperfections of it. How people come in and out of our lives changing us in positive or negative ways. It reminds us that life is never fair however we still have choices and know that with every choice there is a always a consequence. I give it a 4.5/5.

[Jenny]

I've been circeling this book for a while now, I think at some point I am just going to have to give in and actually read it.
What really intrigues me is that so far everyone that I've heard talk about the essence of the book is focusing on something different. It sounds like a book that comes with many different layers and can be read in numerous ways, which is something I generally really like.

[Alice]

LauraT wrote: "Finished L'Assommoir (The Dram Shop); really to be read if you like french classics"

I gave this a 5-star rating! It made me want to weep for Gervaise!

[Jamie]

You're quite correct there Jenny and I'm sure when you get round to reading it you'll have a differing view or focus :-)

[Angela M]

Jenny ,
I hope that you will read The Goldfinch some day . I read it last fall and I have not read anything since then that has moved me or made me think so much . I still think about this book . There has been much discussion on Goodreads, a good deal of it positive . One of the biggest criticisms seems to be the length and the detailed writing . One of the things that I liked best about it was the detailed descriptive writing that took you to the places and into the mind of the protagonist ,Theo a Decker .
I'll check my review to be sure there are no spoilers and send it to you if there are not .

[B the BookAddict]

Angela wrote: "Jenny ,
I hope that you will read The Goldfinch some day . I read it last fall and I have not read anything since then that has moved me or made me think so much . I still think about this book . T..."

Angela, I second all your comments here and also hope Jenny reads this wonderful novel.

Also I love how you call it 'fall'; we never hear or say that in Aust, it's just plain old 'autumn' to us:P

[Angela M]

I know that the words are interchangeable , but I think that fall is more commonly used in US. I think autumn sounds much more poetic !

[LauraT]

Jenny wrote: "I've been circeling this book for a while now, I think at some point I am just going to have to give in and actually read it.
What really intrigues me is that so far everyone that I've heard talk ..."

It's a long time since I'm thinking about reading it; maybe this summer

[LauraT]

Angela wrote: "I know that the words are interchangeable , but I think that fall is more commonly used in US. I think autumn sounds much more poetic !"

When studing english we've been told exactly that! Fall American, autumn english. Like lift and elevator and theater or theatre

[Bionic Jean]

Sidewalk and pavement...

[Jenny]

Angela wrote: "Jenny ,
I hope that you will read The Goldfinch some day . I read it last fall and I have not read anything since then that has moved me or made me think so much . I still think about this book . T..."

I've found your review Angela! There might be a wee spoiler or two, but thanks to my disasterous memory there's not a chance I will remember any of it by the time I come around to reading it, so don't worry! ;)

[Angela M]

I hope that you like it as much as Bette and I did !

[Sharon]

Finished reading The Perfect Husband by Lisa Gardner 5★

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

[Dhanaraj]

Finished an interesting play, Six Characters In Search of an Author by Luigi Pirandello. A play with some interesting philosophical discussions on theater and reality. A 'must read' for those who do Theater Studies.

[LauraT]

But not an easy read!

[Alejandro]

I have just finished "The Demonologist" by Gerald Brittle, that it's a biography of the career of Ed and Lorraine Warren, famous paranormal investigators.

While the book didn't cover several of their most famous cases, I still highly recommend the book!

Check my review here...

The Demonologist

[B the BookAddict]

I have finished The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer a huge 5★ Most Highly Recommended

I am now suffering book-hangover and am intensely jealous of all who will read it for the first time.

No review as yet; I'd too sad that the book is over to write anything.

[Angela M]

Now I really have to read this !

[B the BookAddict]

Alejandro wrote: "I have just finished "The Demonologist" by Gerald Brittle, that it's a biography of the career of Ed and Lorraine Warren, famous paranormal investigators.

While the book didn't cover several of th..."

great review, Alejandro, and I loved your own family's story.

[Alejandro]

Bette BookAddict wrote: "Alejandro wrote: "I have just finished "The Demonologist" by Gerald Brittle, that it's a biography of the career of Ed and Lorraine Warren, famous paranormal investigators.

While the book didn't c..."

Thank you Bette! :)

[B the BookAddict]

Finally, my review of The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer

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

[Jamie]

Has anyone read Richard Ford's Canada? Such a beautifully written and descriptive book. It may not be everyone's cup of tea but it was and still is in my mind since I read it a couple of weeks ago.

[Shirley]

Jamie wrote: "Has anyone read Richard Ford's Canada? Such a beautifully written and descriptive book. It may not be everyone's cup of tea but it was and still is in my mind since I read it a couple of weeks ago."

No, I haven't, but it does look interesting; I shall keep that in mind.

[dely]

I finished reading Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh. It was the book of the recommendation swap and I recommend it if you like engrossing stories with well defined characters. The story is set in India during the colonialism, before the Opium War, and we have a lot of different and interesting characters whose lives intertwine.

Now I will read also the second book of the Ibis trilogy, River of Smoke.

[Sharon]

Just finished reading : Matilda's Freedom by Téa Cooper 4★

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

[Kristi]

In the past week, I have finished The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, The Death of Bees, and Jamaica Inn. I enjoyed Guernsey because it was sweet and left me feeling hopeful about life in general. Bees hooked me immediately, and I flew through it in two days. It wasn't always pleasant to read, but it was worth it. I was disappointed by Jamaica and had a hard time finishing it. It just doesn't compare to Rebecca. It's probably not fair of me to dislike it just because I loved Rebecca, but that's where I stand.

[Jackie]

I loved Guernsey, it was quite enchanting.

[B the BookAddict]

Jamie wrote: "Has anyone read Richard Ford's Canada? Such a beautifully written and descriptive book. It may not be everyone's cup of tea but it was and still is in my mind since I read it a couple of weeks ago."

Absolutely! I loved Canada. Have you read any other RF novels? I loved The Lay of the Land. Richard Ford is one of my fave authors.