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Quite a few of mine were not on it either, I finally hit the jackpot with Sons and Daughters of Ease and Plenty
, which received an A-.
http://lithub.com/bookmarks/bookmark/...
Booknblues wrote: "I'm sometimes slow to discover sites that everyone knows about , but here is one I discovered with a listing of new books. I like how they grade them, no idea if I will agree with their grades.ht..."
The Girls and Homegoing were already on my TBR. I added the Maggie O'Farrell book, The Return: Fathers, Sons, and the Land in Between, and Underground Airlines.
BnB, have you looked at The Return: Fathers, Sons, and the Land in Between? It looks like something you would be interested in.
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It does sound really good and perfect for this months PBT, but it is $30.00 hardcover at Amazon.
No, found it cheaper and on kindle... the goodreads link had a higher priced version.
Booknblues wrote: "Denizen wrote: "BnB, have you looked at The Return: Fathers, Sons, and the Land in Between? It looks like something you would be interested in."
It does sound really good and perfect for this mon..."
Not a bad length either - under 300 pages. My library has the kindle version.
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It does sound really good and p..."
I put it on my wishlist. I found another today reading Oprah magazine while waiting to have my nails done (I'm going to a wedding tomorrow.) It is called Excellent Daughters: The Secret Lives of Young Women Who Are Transforming the Arab World
Interesting list. Three were already on my TBR This Must Be the Place, Underground Airlines, and You Will Know Me. I stuck with just those three as earlier today I had spent a painful hour going through the TBR and deleting 20-25 books. No way was I going to sacrifice my wiggle room this soon!
Booknblues wrote: "Denizen wrote: "Booknblues wrote: "I'm sometimes slow to discover sites that everyone knows about , but here is one I discovered with a listing of new books. I like how they grade them, no idea if ..."A little life also got an A-, but The Signature of All Things and another of my favourites Questions of Travel returned nothing from my search, so not sure this is the site for me.
Booknblues wrote: "Editors choice in NYTimes for July:http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/31/boo..."
Heroes of the Frontier sounds good to me. I've never read anything by Eggers but have several of his books on my TBR - need to give him a spin one of these days.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/31/boo..."
Heroes of the Frontier sounds..."
I have a couple of his books , but I started The Circle last year and didn't make it very far before I stopped reading. I may pick it up again.
Denizen wrote: "Booknblues wrote: "Editors choice in NYTimes for July:http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/31/boo..."
Heroes of the Frontier sounds..."
I didn't take to Eggers. (Il surprise !!) hehehe
It looks like Eggers isn't popular with this group. I have a real life friend who recently commented negatively about him. Sounds like maybe he has good ideas but so-so execution?Here's another list from the NY Times - nine thrillers for summer reading:
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/07/boo...
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I keep wanting to read something by Eggers, but he never rises to the top except with The Circle, which I put down pretty quickly, because I could see where it was heading and just wasn't in the mood.
Booknblues wrote: "I keep wanting to read something by Eggers, but he never rises to the top except with The Circle, which I put down pretty quickly, because I could see where it was heading and just wasn't in the mood. ,.."What Is the What is the book I'm most likely to read by Eggers. This year, I made a list of 6 authors I was going to try for the first time this year: Kate Atkinson, Sarah Waters, David Mitchell, Orhan Pamuk, Paolo Bacigalupi, and Edwidge Danticat. I've read a book by the first three so far this year and plan to listen to a Bacigalupi this month. It's been a good plan, a new author every other month is pretty doable so I think I'll make Eggers one of the six for next year.
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That is a good plan. I know there are authors whom I keep meaning to read and I even have their books, but for some reason I keep leaving them behind.
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Booknblues wrote: "This list goes to show that I should never look at another list.https://www.buzzfeed.com/jarrylee/fal..."
Absolutely. There should be an unwritten code that these lists can never exceed 10 books.
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I ended up adding three to my TBR. :(
Booknblues wrote: "Denizen wrote: "Absolutely. There should be a..."I ended up adding three to my TBR. :("
I seem to be able to reduce my TBR now that I use the State Library of Queensland EBOOK platform. I get 4 downloads at a time, so don't have any qualms at not persevering with recommendations, that turn out to be not to my taste. ie Life of Pi Yann Martel new The High Mountains of Portugal ..and several others.
The Big Indie Books of Fall 2016 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by...
I think I'll give Umami and The Gloaming a try.
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I think I'll give Umami has been on my radar for a while. Shelter in Place could be good, but I'll wait for somebody else to read it first.
Storyheart wrote: "The Big Indie Books of Fall 2016 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by...
I think I'll give Umami and Agnes are the two that catch my interest.
Booknblues wrote: "Anyone have any of these on their TBRhttps://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/6..."
Already had Swing Time, andCommonwealth , added Moonglow andThe Wangs vs. the World Thanks..
Booknblues wrote: "Anyone have any of these on their TBRhttps://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/6..."
Top on the TBR: Nutshell by Ian Mc Ewan. I love the title one gentleman gave to his review "Hamlet in Utero.
Also on the TBR: The Wonder, A Gentleman in Moscow, Commonwealth, Swing Time
Denizen wrote: "Booknblues wrote: "Anyone have any of these on their TBRhttps://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/6......"
Nutshell is one I missed.. Thanks.
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I'm waiting on a few others to see how everyone likes them.
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http://www.nationalbook.org/nba2016.h...
One I've read, two on my tbr, several on my radar and a couple that don't appeal.
Booknblues wrote: "National book awards longlist:http://www.nationalbook.org/nba2016.h...
One I've read, two on my tbr, several on my radar and a couple that don't appeal."
The Underground Railroad and The Association of Small Bombs were already on my TBR. The Paulette Jiles book looks promising but I remember being disappointed with her Enemy Women.
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I read The Underground Railroad and The Association of Small Bombs and Imagine Me Gone are on my TBR.
I thought the Paulette Jiles sounded interesting, and I liked Enemy Women but I read it a good time ago when it would have been more to my taste.
The Throwback Special doesn't interest me and books which I have read like that I find sadly disappointing.
Denizen wrote: "Booknblues wrote: "National book awards longlist:http://www.nationalbook.org/nba2016.h...
One I've read, two on my tbr, several on my radar and a couple that don't appeal."
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[book:The Association of Small Bombs is $3.95 on Audible today (9/18/2016).
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Booknblues wrote: "i'm thinking of putting either The Association of Small Bombs or Imagine Me Gone next."I vote for The Association of Small Bombs - would love some feedback.
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I vote for The Association of Small Bombs - would love some feedback."
I went with the other, but I'm planning on reading them back to back.
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Thanks, Lesley. I'm going to have to study that further. so many I haven't heard of.
Booknblues wrote: "Lesley wrote: "http://www.shop.slq.qld.gov.au/books-..."Thanks, Lesley. I'm going to have to study that further. so many I haven't heard of."
I know what you mean, BnB. Aussie books don't get much promotion here. It will take a bit to peruse the list.
Both Eye for Nature and Biggest Estate on Earth How Aborigines made Australia look fascinating but I doubt our library will buy them. I have reserved a copy of The High Places: Stories though as I really enjoyed her novel.
State Library of Queensland is how I get new books bought as 'suggestions'.. I too haven't been through the list properly, but will do so soon. Sometimes they automatically buy all the books nominated for eg Man Booker , a lady told me. She says there is no limit to how many I can request, especially EBOOKS, which will ultimately save them thousands..
Storyheart wrote: "Both Eye for Nature and Biggest Estate on Earth How Aborigines made Australia look fascinating but I doubt our library will buy them. I have reserved a copy of The High Places: Stories Fiona MacFarlaneI still remember The Night Visitorand may well re-read it as well as order the above.
National Book Award Long ListsFiction
Chris Bachelder, The Throwback Special
Garth Greenwell, What Belongs to You
Adam Haslett, Imagine Me Gone
Paulette Jiles, News of the World
Karan Mahajan, The Association of Small Bombs
Elizabeth McKenzie, The Portable Veblen
Lydia Millet, Sweet Lamb of Heaven
Brad Watson, Miss Jane
Colson Whitehead, The Underground Railroad
Jacqueline Woodson, Another Brooklyn
I really enjoyed The Portable Veblen but had a completely different take on it.. I did not find it hilarious, but extremely sad, which she laughed off, as a coping mechanism, and a wonderful resolution, resulted for all.
The 2016 Scotiabank Giller Prize shortlist announced today, September 26, 2016: 1. 13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl by Mona Awad. (Penguin Random House)
2. Yiddish for Pirates by Gary Barwin. (Random House Canada)
3. The Wonder (9/20) by Emma Donoghue. (HarperCollins Publishers Ltd)
4. The Party Wall by Catherine Leroux, translated by Lazer Lederhendler. (Biblioasis International Translation Series)
5. Do Not Say We Have Nothing by Madeleine Thien. (Knopf Canada)
6. The Best Kind of People by Zoe Whittall. (House of Anansi)
No time tongight, Leslie, but I definitely have many titles to explore in the morning.
Booknblues wrote: "I need to peruse this list further:http://lithub.com/25-new-books-by-afr..."
Great list! Thanks BnB.
Booknblues wrote: "I need to peruse this list further:http://lithub.com/25-new-books-by-afr..."
It's funny how I feel an immediate sense of relief when I glance at a list and see several titles already on my TBR. Of course, I now plan on reading the descriptions for the rest of the list and would bet the ranch that a few more titles will be creeping onto the TBR.
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It's an overwhelming amount of information. It will be a good site to check weekly or twice a month and just look at the newest releases. Now to bookmark it and actually remember to keep checing. I tried searching for the titles on my "books to watch" shelf and wasn't finding grades/reviews for those books.