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I am STILL in Pasadena,, maybe 100 pages too long, for me.. Nearly finished and the history has been interesting but not worth as much time as David Ebershoff has given to it.. By the time the thread is picked up, either forward or backward in time, I've almost forgotten where it left off..
I am in contemporary Berne Switzerland then Berlin with a young aimless couple from Philly who explore an open marriage and drift toward ecoterrorism, The Wallcreeper by Nell Zink, which is pretty zany. I am also in Liverpool with a passenger liner captain, moving toward the fateful 1915 voyage of the Lusitania, you guessed it, Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania.
Denizen wrote: "I've left Japan and Murakami's Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage... I'm not sure if I'll go with 3 or 4 stars..."I bet you'll round up by the end. With him you always want to protest about where he is taking you, but the ride always looks better once you've safely landed back into your boringly safe mind.
Michael wrote: "Denizen wrote: "I've left Japan and Murakami's Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage... I'm not sure if I'll go with 3 or 4 stars..."I bet you'll round up by the end. With him you ..."
It was so very different from 1Q84.
Be sure and share your take on Wallcreeper. I'm very interested.
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I was quite fond of Dead Wake when I read it. Larsen is on my list of must read nonfiction writers.
Michael wrote: "I am in contemporary Berne Switzerland then Berlin with a young aimless couple from Philly who explore an open marriage and drift toward ecoterrorism, The Wallcreeper by Nell Zink, ..."I really enjoyed Dead Wake--one of my better reads in 2016. I listened to the audiobook.
Karin wrote: "Michael wrote: "I am in contemporary Berne Switzerland then Berlin with a young aimless couple from Philly who explore an open marriage and drift toward ecoterrorism, The Wallcreeper.Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania by Erik Larson who I heard an interesting interview. which makes me add this one to my unwieldy TBR list.
You and me Leslie could be the last people on earth who haven't read Dead Wake. He does a lot of diversions and making an odd conjuction between different narratives (here President Wilson's new love life after his wife dies), but whatever he puts in he makes it compelling with rich detail. I've collected several, but the one I think I'd like to read is one not so popular, Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History, which I believe BnB recommended.
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It was my first book by Larson and was one of the books that got me started on nonfiction which I rarely read until getting into them in the early 2000's and late 1990's.
Michael wrote: "You and me Leslie could be the last people on earth who haven't read Dead Wake. He does a lot of diversions and making an odd conjuction between different narratives (here President Wilson's new lo..."Nope. I'm also a member of that club. In fact, I can one up both of you. I have not read anything by Larson.
Denizen wrote: "Michael wrote: "You and me Leslie could be the last people on earth who haven't read Dead Wake. He does a lot of diversions and making an odd conjuction between different narratives (here President..."Ditto Den, I had not heard of him, prior to the RN interview. He sounded like such a NICE chap, too..
I am thrilled to be reading a book that I am enjoying, instead of wading through it : .. Music And Freedom by Zoë Morrison.. Reinforced by the TV series "Lewis", set in Oxford , she captures the city so well I feel like I am walking along with the main Character.. Also when the story moves back to 'The Mallee', a very dry part of OZ, I also know this area, well. The rhythm and pace and the beautiful music, much of which I can also 'hear'... Loving it. First 4 or maybe 5 book of this year.
Storyheart wrote: "I'm in Ireland in the 1800s, wondering about The Wonder"I'll be interested in your take on it. The descriptions haven't caught my fancy, but I do like Donaghue.
I am slowly getting drawn into many angles on World War 2 from a parallel Soviet and German perspective, Vollman's Europe Central. Historical fiction infused some odd play by the author that reminds me of Gravity's Rainbow. For something lighter I am doing an audibook version that puts me in a Long Island summer in the 80s with middle-class black teenagers, Colson Whitehead's Sag Harbor (author of Underground Railroad, which I have yet to read).
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I'm interested in the Colson Whitehead book because I did read Underground Railroad and was impressed with him as an author. I'd like to read more by him.
Denizen wrote: "Storyheart wrote: "I'm in Ireland in the 1800s, wondering about The Wonder"I'll be interested in your take on it. The descriptions haven't caught my fancy, but I do like Donaghue."
Enjoying it so far (about 30% done.) The main character is interesting and has a strong voice.
Michael wrote: "You and me Leslie could be the last people on earth who haven't read Dead Wake. He does a lot of diversions and making an odd conjuction between different narratives (here President Wilson's new lo..."The Pastor at our church recommended Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History, and when I hesitated, not remembering that this was the same author, I liked Dead Wake last year (which he hasn't read yet), and, naturally, I found out it was the same one. I'm not sure which one of his book I'll read next, though.
I'm now in a fictional but accurate small OZ town, complete with 'small town' gossips.. Non Australians might struggle with the local speech patterns, but the pace is interesting enough. Supposedly near the Riverina, NSW and feels like a real life case from a few years ago.. Very contemporary; I like my protagonists to use google. An Isolated Incident by Emily Maguire
I just left Cambodia with the emotionally difficult yet wonderful book In the Shadow of the Banyan.Now, I'm off to Chicago with Dark Matter.
I'm in enjoying island life in The House at the Edge of Night, Italy, 1920s. Den, good to hear you liked Banyan.
I'm extending my stay in WW2 Poland. First with Anna and the Swallow Man and now I'm reading The Pianist: The Extraordinary Story of One Man's Survival in Warsaw, 1939–45.
Storyheart wrote: "I'm in enjoying island life in The House at the Edge of Night, Italy, 1920s. Den, good to hear you liked Banyan."
My first 5 star of the year!
My first 5 star of the year! I know...that's what made me read it.
Blueberry wrote: "I'm extending my stay in WW2 Poland. First with Anna and the Swallow Man and now I'm reading [book:The Pianist: The Extraordinary Story of One Man's Survival in Warsaw, 1939–45|1280..."I want to see how much you like this; it sounds interesting.
I am in early 17th century Spain with Don Quixote.
Karin wrote: "Blueberry wrote: "I'm extending my stay in WW2 Poland. First with Anna and the Swallow Man and now I'm reading [book:The Pianist: The Extraordinary Story of One Man's Survival in Wa..."Yes, , to me too.
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Now, I'm off to Chicago with Dark Matter."
Two books which I liked....actually loved Shadow of the Banyan.
I am in Cambridge, England ( I think) with Sweet Tooth and still in Princeton NJ, with Americanah.
I'm in Morocco, much enjoying the company ofMiss Webster And Chérif a cantankerous older woman whose life is taking a series of unexpected turns.
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That has me intrigued.
I'll let you know how it is. If all goes well, I'll finish it today.
I might have to look into this one. Sounds good.
Booknblues wrote: "Denizen wrote: "I just left Cambodia with the emotionally difficult yet wonderful book In the Shadow of the Banyan.Now, I'm off to Chicago with Dark Matter."
Two ..."
Dark Matter has been fun - hope it holds!
Roopokar wrote: "cant get it ... :/"These are the countries the books we are reading are set in. We just choose to say that's where we are, since mentally we are there as we read.
I'm in Siam (aka Thailand) in The English Governess at the Siamese Court: The True Story Behind 'The King and I', Turkey in Dying Out Loud: No Guilt in Life, No Fear in Death and still in Spain in Don Quixote.
I was in Africa, but the IMHO YA style of storytelling so got on my nerves, I abandoned Homegoing even tho I had requested the purchase of this DTB, given my African childhood.I am now ABSOLUTELY enthralled by a a favourite writer DBC Pierre and he has me delighted, enthralled, appalled, and can't wait to finish.. YAY I am in Suffolk, England.. in Breakfast with the Borgias..
I just left Chicago with Dark Matter (5 stars) and Sharp Objects (4stars.)I'm now off to Africa with Homegoing and off to a distant planet with Embassy Town by China Mieville.
Denizen wrote: "I just left Chicago with Dark Matter (5 stars) and Sharp Objects (4stars.)I'm now off to Africa with Homegoing and off to a distant planet with [bo..."
I attempted [book:Homegoing|27071490] by it's too 'once upon a time' style, for me tastes IMHO.
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Am loving my sojourn with Count Rostov over the decades in the Metropol Hotel, the one so many of you have raved about, A Gentleman in Moscow. And I am enjoying a tour with DI Rebus on the Edinburgh police in Rankin's Dead Souls.
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I loved Count Rostov. It has been years since I read any Rankin.
I'm in the UK with Sweet Tooth. I hope it picks up, rather boring so far. I made it through the first 100 pages.
Dosha (Bluestocking7) wrote: "I'm in the UK with Sweet Tooth. I hope it picks up, rather boring so far. I made it through the first 100 pages."Different 'tastes'.. I loved this so much I bought it as a gift for my co-author Annabel Muis.
Well I have to say that it did thankfully pick up after my last post. The second short story by T.H. Haley has got my full attention. I think I may be in for a very interesting ride.
I have left both Spain and Turkey, and am deciding where I want to spend my time when not in Siam (that book is nonfiction and history, but not always fun reading). I am trying to decide between two rereads, the moon (Winter for a retelling challenge) and the USA (Uncle Tom's Cabin for a challenge).
Since it is Black History month, I need to look into my AA authors or AA themes and pay more attention to those books. The line up includes: Small Great Things, The Book of Night Women and The Underground Railroad. I need to get busy.
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