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I'm almost done with Britt-Marie Was Here. It's a nice, light read but doesn't hold a candle to Ove (assuming the ending doesn't totally charm me.)
Denizen wrote: "I'm almost done with Britt-Marie Was Here. It's a nice, light read but doesn't hold a candle to Ove (assuming the ending doesn't totally charm me.)"No, it's not as good as Ove. For me, so far, the order is:
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry 5 stars
A Man Called Ove strong 4 stars
Britt-Marie Was Here 3.5 rounded up
And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer 3 stars
His latest translated book is on my tbr
I'm flitting back and forth between 1930s Berlin with The Berlin Stories: The Last of Mr Norris/Goodbye to Berlin and the Puritan Baroque area somewhere in Europe (haven't read far enough to know exactly where I am yet) in Quicksilver
Quicksilver is so ambitious. Am hungry for his new one, which blends sci fi, fantasy, and historical fiction, I understand.For me I am in Russia about 1840 with a chameleon huckster, Gogol's Dead Souls. I am also with a private military outfit that contracts for jobs in dangerous parts of the world, such as hostage extraction. This near future tale does a great job projecting coming developments in AI directed drones and robots in combat and a plausible scenario involving competitor companies going after each other in the U.S. Linda Nagata's The Last Good Man.
Michael wrote: "Quicksilver is so ambitious. Am hungry for his new one, which blends sci fi, fantasy, and historical fiction, I understand.For me I am in Russia about 1840 with a chameleon huckster, Gogol's [boo..."
I am going to be the first person to borrow his latest one from the library. I am waiting until later next week to pick it up since I doubt I'll be able to renew [book:The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O.|32075825]
. It means I won't be reading the second Baroque Cycle book that soon, but that's okay.Something fishy is going on; the link won't show up as a link unless I have that one that doesn't show up correctly. I can even get the title link to work if it's second. I wonder if that anomaly will show up anywhere else other than my browser. It's only happening with this one book so far, and only today.
To continue my Russian fling I am listerning to Tolstoy's The Death of Ivan Ilych. I am also deep into last year's popular and well crafted mystery that starts with the crash of a private plane leaving Martha's Vinyard and 10 mile swim by washed up artist who saves a 4 year old boy, Before the Fall.
Michael wrote: "To continue my Russian fling I am listerning to Tolstoy's The Death of Ivan Ilych. I am also deep into last year's popular and well crafted mystery that starts with the crash of a priv..."Two good ones, Michael. Both are on my TBR so I'll be watching for your reviews.
Karin wrote: "I'm in Smithers, BC with Alice MacLeod, Realist at Last and England with Jane and Prudence"I love Susan Juby!
Storyheart wrote: "Karin wrote: "I'm in Smithers, BC with Alice MacLeod, Realist at Last and England with Jane and Prudence"I love Susan Juby!"
I like her writing, but prefer the two Woefield books; I think I like her adult fiction better than her y/a. Either way, she's funny!
I only read the first one in the Alice series but it made me laugh. But like you, I prefer the Woefield ones.
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Booknblues wrote: "I'm going back and forth from Pakistan to Afghanistan in The Blind Man's Garden. I'm only about 30 % an and some really bad things happen."I'll be watching for your final take. It looked really promising to me.
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I'll be watching for ..."
The prose is awesome as is the story, but it is a sad story so far.
I am currently in Philly with Wrong by Jana Aston. It is so cute. It is like a humerous 50 Shades of Grey. The narrator is doing a good job and I'm getting a lot of walking done.
I am in Florence with an ensemble of British tourists near the turn of the 20th century, Forster's A Room with a View. I am also in various places in the midwest alternating between a present man's search for his grandfather's role in putting famous gangsters out of business in 1934 and the actions then of those gangsters and his grandfather, a sheriff from Arkansas employed by the FBI for his skills: Stephen Hunter's "G-Men".
Michael wrote: "I am in Florence with an ensemble of British tourists near the turn of the 20th century, Forster's A Room with a View. I am also in various places in the midwest alternating between a p..."I loved the movie and then the book which I read aferwards.
For anyone who hasn't seen it, the movie is a delight - Helena Bonham Carter, Maggie Smith, Daniel Day-Lewis.
Denizen wrote: "...For anyone who hasn't seen it, the movie is a delight - Helena Bonham Carter, Maggie Smith, Daniel Day-Lewis. ..."The scene where the men play like kids and chase each other naked through the woods before being discovered by the proper ladies was especially fun.
Michael wrote: "Denizen wrote: "...For anyone who hasn't seen it, the movie is a delight - Helena Bonham Carter, Maggie Smith, Daniel Day-Lewis. ..."The scene where the men play like kids and chase each other naked through the woods before being discovered by the proper ladies was especially fun. .."
And unexpected. We laughed so hard we cried the first time my family watched it.
I had such a wonderful week in Southern India re-reading Coromandel Sea Change
.. I would love to go back; I felt I DID know these people and this place.
Lesley wrote: "I had such a wonderful week in Southern India re-reading Coromandel Sea Change.. I would love to go back; I felt I DID know these people and th..."Thanks for the recommendation, Lesley.
I've finally started Fives and Twenty-Fives. It's been at the top of my list for several years but always seemed to get bumped.
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I really liked it when I read it. It is not an easy book.
Booknblues wrote: "Denizen wrote: "I've finally started Fives and Twenty-Fives. It's been at the top of my list for several years but always seemed to get bumped."I really liked it when I read it. I..."
I know you did. I gave some thought as to whether I am in a position emotionally to read it but decided to at least give it a try.
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I really liked i..."
Just have a light book to follow it up.
I am in Connecticut reading Most Wanted. The book is good, but not as much as I thought it would be. I'm a little more than half way through it. Donor 3319 Profile: Tall. Blond. Blue Eyes. Medical Student. Wanted for murder. He is an anonymous donor. A couple that wants a baby has decided to use a donor. They looked at pictures and chose a donor. Then they see a man being taken to jail as a serial killer and he looks just like their donor. What would you do if the biological father of your unborn child was a killer?
For me, it sounded very good, but I cannot stand some of the characters, so it makes for slow reading.
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Donor 3319 Profile: Tall. Blond. B..."
I hate when I think something sounds good and then it is a dud.
I am attending the long, digressive prequel of the birth of a gentleman in 1650 or so in England, Sterne'S The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman. I am also with a squad of plucky Norwegians carrying out a daring and hairy raid on the heavy water production facility critical to Hitler's nuclear program, Grossman's The Saboteur.
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I read his The One Man last year and it was quite good, very suspenseful, so I may have to put this on my wishlist.
Right now I'm skipping between England (I'm in an active British reads group that moved over from Shelfari, so am usually reading something set in England), the 18th century Atlantic but that will switch to the Pacific) in The Floating Brothel: The Extraordinary True Story of an Eighteenth-Century Ship and Its Cargo of Female Convicts and Trinidad in The White Woman on the Green Bicycle. Plus, I dabble in France in The Count of Monte Cristo. That last book, for me, is the best of them all.
I've just re-read The Essex Serpent .Know London quite well, and certainly went to Essex. LOVE this book.
Lesley wrote: "I've just re-read The Essex Serpent .Know London quite well, and certainly went to Essex. LOVE this book."There was something unique about how she brought that world to life. I felt as though I were really there. I loved it and am getting the audiobook so I can also experience it through listening.
I also bought her first book After Me Comes The Flood but sadly could not get into it at all.
Storyheart wrote: "I'm in Rye, England and it's 1914: The Summer Before the War. Quite a fun story."The Summer Before the War is one that has been slipping down on my TBR after the initial flurry of readers had me excited about it. I seem to remember discussion about the audio. It was either quite good or quite bad, Are you reading or listening, Story?
I've left Iraq for the Australian outback with The Natural Way of Things. I'm shaking the Texas dirt from my shoes to move on to spend some time at Camp Chippewa (1960's-70's) in The Hearts of Men.
Denizen wrote: "Storyheart wrote: "I'm in Rye, England and it's 1914: The Summer Before the War. Quite a fun story."The Summer Before the War is one that has been slipping down on my TBR after th..."
I'm listening, Den. Narrator is quite good (though not amazing) and the story is amusing. If you liked her Major Pettigrew, you'll probably like this one. I think Judith gave it 4 stars on audio. (?)
Storyheart wrote: "I'm in Rye, England and it's 1914: The Summer Before the War. Quite a fun story."I enjoyed this book a great deal.
Denizen wrote: "Storyheart wrote: "I'm in Rye, England and it's 1914: The Summer Before the War. Quite a fun story."The Summer Before the War is one that has been slipping down on my TBR after th..."
The audio was quite good. That's how I read it. Not that you asked me, per se, but I'm chiming in since it was one of my top reads for 2016. (or was it 2017??)
Sounds like something for me to look into for my audio collection.
Karin wrote: "Storyheart wrote: "I'm in Rye, England and it's 1914: The Summer Before the War. Quite a fun story."I enjoyed this book a great deal."
I found it on Overdrive so put it on my wish list as I have just arrived in : "New York, a small town on the tip of Manhattan Island, 1746. " and dianeS recommends patience and her taste are very similar to mine. in Golden Hill..
Karin wrote: "Denizen wrote: "Storyheart wrote: "I'm in Rye, England and it's 1914: The Summer Before the War. Quite a fun story."The Summer Before the War is one that has been slipping down on..."
Thanks, Karin. I appreciated input from everyone.
I'm learning to row and heading to the 1936 Olympics in German. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
Blueberry wrote: "I'm learning to row and heading to the 1936 Olympics in German. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics"What an excellent book!!!! This was an absolute favorite for me. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
I was in OZ in Ballarat, Sydney, Canberra and Lorne (south Coust from Melb)..Gravity Well
.. I really enjoyed this sad and confusing book. LOVED the ending.
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I've moved on to book 3 now, with book 4 waiting in the wings. I'm a huge Atkinson fan and just discovered she has a book of short stories I hadn't heard of before.