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What Are You Reading? 2016.1
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Jul 20, 2016 01:10PM
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Gavin wrote: "End of Watch"We're going to do a buddy read on this starting in a couple of days. I hope you join in on the discussion.
Janice wrote: "Gavin wrote: "End of Watch"We're going to do a buddy read on this starting in a couple of days. I hope you join in on the discussion."
Can't wait to start that one! :D
I finished HEX last night and had a hard time falling asleep. It's one of scariest books I've read in a long time.I need something light now, so will start the next book in the Night Huntress series, This Side of the Grave.
I was introduced to a new author I never read before...Ashley Farley and started with book 1 in her series...Her Sister's Shoes - that story led me to the next book in the series that I am reading now...cant put down book....Lowcountry Stranger..worth reading both books.
Dorothy Must Die is for my personal love of retellings and Total Chaos: The Art and Aesthetics of Hip-Hop is for my "History of Jazz" summer reading assignment
I've not heard of her either, Agnes. I'll have to check her books out.
Agnes (BeaderBubbe) wrote: "I was introduced to a new author I never read before...Ashley Farley and started with book 1 in her series...Her Sister's Shoes - that story led me to the next book..."Thanks Agnes, the series looks interesting.
I finished the group read The Library at Mount Char which was a 5 star read for me. Excellent to have the author along to discuss the book. Now on to End of Watch for a buddy read and the monthly challenge. It also kills a series for me which will please me.
I finished This Side of the Grave in the wee hours. I have got to stop doing this. Getting sleep deprivation as a result.Next up is The Forever Queen. It's a chunkster and I've had it on my Kindle forever. Hehehe - Forever!
I just started The Murder of Mary Russell and so far I like the writing style, though I'm only a couple of chapters in. It has an old school murder-mystery feel to it. I'm also working my way through Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town (about 28%). It's so sad what people will do to others and think it is ok. Just heartbreaking what these girls have gone through.
Have you read the other Marry Russell and Sherlock Holmes series books, Kristie? I have the first one on my TBR. I just cannot decide if I want to start the series.
Janice wrote: "Next up is The Forever Queen. It's a chunkster and I've had it on my Kindle forever. Hehehe - Forever!"Lol, Janice!
I'm trying a new (to me) series, Jo Bannister's "Echoes of Lies". So far the plot seems pretty convoluted.
Cherie wrote: "Have you read the other Marry Russell and Sherlock Holmes series books, Kristie? I have the first one on my TBR. I just cannot decide if I want to start the series."I have not and this is book #14. I don't normally jump into books mid-series, but I have a few for review right now that are later books in series that I haven't read. So far, it hasn't been a problem that I didn't read the others and from what I've heard, I should be ok. If I really enjoy it, I may go back and start at the beginning.
Agnes (BeaderBubbe) wrote: "I was introduced to a new author I never read before...Ashley Farley and started with book 1 in her series...Her Sister's Shoes - that story led me to the next book..."I have Her Sister's Shoes around here somewhere, I haven't read it...maybe I'll uncover it and give it ago someday soon.
Just finished Snow Flower and the Secret Fan - what a great book. It was nice to read a story about a friendship between women, even if there was a lot of hardship through-out.
I'm really liking His Majesty's Dragon. I find it takes me a while to warm up to Novik, but once I get into it I become charmed by her writing and her characters.
I finished Night Film. That was quite the read! I'll be thinking about it for a bit, I'm sure.I'll start End of Watch tomorrow. I'm looking forward to the buddy read.
I finished Orhan's Inheritance today. I read it for the monthly challenge. I enjoyed the writing style and the story was well done and kept me engaged. The story centers around a part of WWI history that I did not know about, involving the Turks and Christian Armenians in Turkey. This was a debut novel by the author. I have been really lucky to read so many of them in the last couple of months. I am almost done listening to The City of Ember.
This is a middle grade reader story, the first in a series of four books. I think my daughter bought it for her boys to listen to on their road trip to Idaho. She bought the first two books.
I have just started reading Galapagos for my Geo challenge.
Cherie, Orhan's Inheritance sounds interesting; I think "Middlesex" made a few points about those events as well. I really like Middlesex, the title and analogy applied to so many levels.
Joan, Middlesex never entered my mind when I was reading Orhan's Inheritance. The two stories have nothing in common but the Armenian ethnicity. I read Middlesex several years ago. I loved it!
The story of Orhan and his family, who are Turks, is told around an accounting of the genocide of the Christian Armenians in 1915. The main story is told while Orhan visits an old woman in 1990, in a rest home in Los Angeles. He goes there to find out who she is and to get her to sign over his families' house that was left to her in his grandfather's contested will. It is definitely worth reading.
Ohh, sorry. The blurb for Orhan's Inheritance described it as being about "unspeakable horrors, incredible resilience, and the hidden stories that can haunt a family for generations." For me the armenian genocide that started the saga of Middlesex really stuck in my mind and part of the "middleness" of the main character was being a hyphenated american only vaguely aware of the horrors her grandparents endured.
Oh, that is a view I never thought about in Middlesex, Joan. I remember her talking about her family. What stuck in my mind was the birth circumstances and how things were covered up, not what happened to them when they immigrated. I might have to review the beginning again. I was listening to an audio book version and was so caught up in the voice of the narrator that I may have missed the Armenian genocide info. I think I have a print copy still around.If you get a chance to pick up Orhan's Inheritance, it is very well worth reading. I picked it up at a library sale without knowing anything about it. I liked the cover and the title sounded interesting. I lucked out.
I never thought about that either, and maybe feel stupid now. But it makes sense after you explain it, Joan. Need to add Orhan's Inheritance to my "Want to read" list.
That is why I loved Middlesex, so many levels. The main character was also born in 1960 in Detroit, old enough to be affected by the racial tensions but too young to have any say in the matter, once again stuck in the middle.
I finished Whispers in the Sand for the geocaching challenge. I gave it 3 stars. Here is my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...I am now starting And I Darken
Lisa wrote: "I finished Whispers in the Sand for the geocaching challenge. I gave it 3 stars. Here is my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...I am now starting And I D..."</i>
I read your review, do you recommend Erskine as a writer?
A friend of mine recommended one of her other books, [book:Lady of Hay.
I don't know why my post came out in blue.
Joan wrote: "I read your review, do you recommend Erskine as a writer?Joan, this is the only book by Erskine that I have read so I haven't got much to go on but I do think she is a pretty good writer. She is a trained historian and it definitely shows in her writing and how she envokes particular time periods. Her books are a mixture of historical fiction, mystery, romance and in some cases, paranormal elements as well. My mum recommended her to me, she has read several of her books and pretty much enjoyed them all. I have Lady of Hay on my kindle and I'm really looking forward to reading it because one of the timelines takes place in the medieval period which is my favourite period of history.
Kristie wrote: "I just started The Murder of Mary Russell and so far I like the writing style, though I'm only a couple of chapters in. It has an old school murder-mystery feel to it. I'm also wo..."
I enjoy the Mary Russel mysteries. I was a little disapointed in the last I read. It got a bit silly with pirates. I am giving the series a time out before I read more.
Kristie wrote: "Cherie wrote: "Have you read the other Marry Russell and Sherlock Holmes series books, Kristie? I have the first one on my TBR. I just cannot decide if I want to start the series."I have not and ..."
I agree. You don't have to read them in order. I just like to read series in order. But don't be afraid to jump in any where
I needed something to listen to on the way to and from work so I borrowed the audio version of Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail from my library. It fits into my Geochallenge. I got to work this morning and just wanted to stay there all day and listen.
Renee wrote: "Kristie wrote: "I just started The Murder of Mary Russell and so far I like the writing style, though I'm only a couple of chapters in. It has an old school murder-mystery feel to i..."I enjoy silly books about pirates - were they swashbuckling pirates or modern day scary ones?
coincidentally, I just watched
and picked up Treasure Island and Robinson Crusoe-
Roz- the beginning of Wild was outrageous, wasn't it? I was so amazed at the outrageous things she does through the the story. I could not put it down, once I started, so I understand about you not wanting to quit.Joan - I bought a huge volume of 5 of Defoe's books but never got around to reading them.
Joan wrote: "Renee wrote: "Kristie wrote: "I just started The Murder of Mary Russell and so far I like the writing style, though I'm only a couple of chapters in. It has an old school murder-mys..."They were swashbuckling pirates.
Joan wrote: "I enjoy silly books about pirates - were they swashbuckling pirates or modern day scary ones?..."Renee wrote: "They were swashbuckling pirates. ."
New word for me... thanks for introducing it to me... ;-)))
Mary wrote: "Little Black Lies
My favorite book for this year!My Review
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."
Super! I have it on my wishlist.
Mariab, Johnny Depp is the personification of swashbuckling
Joan wrote: "Mariab, Johnny Depp is the personification of swashbuckling "I noted that, LOL!
My local book club has decided to read Night by Elie Wiesel; trepidation is the only word to description be my feelings.
Joan wrote: "My local book club has decided to read Night by Elie Wiesel; trepidation is the only word to description be my feelings."That was one of the first books our book club read. It's an amazing book, and should generate some good discussion.
Elie Wiesel passed away earlier this month.
Janice wrote: "Mary wrote: "Little Black Lies My favorite book for this year!My Review
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show......"
Janice I hope you enjoy it as much as I did! Itbis excellent.
Finished two books, both geocache challenges. The first Feather Bound was disappointing. While I give props to the author for attempting to bring the darker themes of human trafficking and rape into a YA story, it wasn't handled well. The supernatural element, which could have been very interesting, served as a mere plot device. Finally, I found the writing itself to be whole-y uninspired.Where as, The Tower, The Zoo, and The Tortoise was a fun. light, quirky story, full of British personality and humor. The cast of characters, flawed, were human, and rounded out the main story nicely. At parts it reminded me of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry.
Joan wrote: "My local book club has decided to read Night by Elie Wiesel ; trepidation is the only word to description be my feelings."I have to agree, Joan. The reviews I have seen rated it very highly. I have never been able to want to add it to my TBR list though.
I just finished The Islandman I gave it 4 stars. It is an absorbing memoir of life on a small island off the coast of Ireland - the descriptions of characters, settings and events are just great.“Far on in the autumn, one fine night that we were anchored with a lobster pot rope, we heard a singing, soft and long and sweet, in the deep middle of the night…My heart leapt in me, and I felt very odd.” p180
my review
I finished End of Watch for a buddy read. It finished off the Bill Hodges trilogy. Loved it!Next up is Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. It will be another series killed.
Janice wrote: "I finished End of Watch for a buddy read. It finished off the Bill Hodges trilogy. Loved it!Next up is Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. It will be another serie..."
Lucky you! I have the book and will be reading that next week, cant wait to finish the trilogy. Janice how did you like it?
I am now reading Well-Schooled in Murder
Mary wrote: "Lucky you! I have the book and will be reading that next week, cant wait to finish the trilogy. Janice how did you like it?I loved it, Mary. I gave it 5 stars and I'm still feeling a bit teary. I hope you enjoy it as much. You'll have to let me know.
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