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[Angela M]

I read Fragments of Isabella: A Memoir of Auschwitz. 5 stars . My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show.... Everyone should read this.

[thewanderingjew]

I read , Homegoing
and The Sympathizer.
Both expose periods of history that are shrouded in controversy, humiliation and shame.
Both are excellent.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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[Angela M]

I finished Another Brooklyn. 4.5 stars . My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show.... This woman was born to write !

[Angela M]

I read Brown Girl Dreaming. 5 stars. My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show.... I'll say the same about this one , she was born to write.

[Kristie, Moderator]

I just finished The Girl In The Ice and thought it was excellent. A realistic thriller with flawed characters. I figured out who the killer was with the investigator, which is great.

I'm now reading The Fireman, which is excellent. It took a little bit for me to get into it because the dialogue was initially awkward and stilted. I would say that was cleared up by 5% though and it's been great since. It's very suspenseful. I'm a little over halfway through and I don't want to put it down.

I'm also reading The Invisible Library. It's not exactly what I thought it was going to be. It has vampires and fae. Somehow, I thought it was just going to be chasing a thief through different worlds in order to get an important book back. I have had to readjust my expectations, so I still don't have a solid opinion yet. I'm only about 22% through. I'm hoping to read a lot more this week.

[Canadian Jen]

Just finished My Last Continent: A Novel. A great debut. Here is my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Savanes]

@Kristie: the first 2 books look interesting and they are both new releases!!!! I added them! :)

[Kristie, Moderator]

Savanes - Which? The Girl in the Ice? I just bought the second one too. :)

[Kirsten]

I've been delving into a tale of spider terror lately: The Hatching by Ezekiel Boone

[Lynn, Moderator]

Kirsten *Dogs Welcome - People Tolerated" wrote: "I've been delving into a tale of spider terror lately: The Hatching by Ezekiel Boone"

Heh, I didn't even know there was such a thing as spider terror but when you think about how many people are scared of spiders it makes sense! :)

[Kirsten]

Lynn - this is about an ancient (10,000 years old) species of spider that comes back. It's horrid! I love a good monster story.

[Savanes]

Kirsten *Dogs Welcome - People Tolerated" wrote: "It's horrid! "

@Kirsten: I bet! Brrrrrr! Ewwwww!

Kristie wrote: "Savanes - Which? The Girl in the Ice? I just bought the second one too. :)"

@ Kristie: I meant The girl in the ice & the fireman :)

[thewanderingjew]

Some of my July reads:

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[Lynn, Moderator]

thewanderingjew wrote: "Some of my July reads:

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Oh I loved Lost Lake! Did you enjoy it?

[thewanderingjew]

It was a really good read...not stressful, just enjoyable! I didn't want it to end because I loved the characters.

[Kirsten]

Just finished my foray into the terror of millions of prehistoric spiders overwhelming the world. Could this be the end? Read it and discover the terror!



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

[Vicki Willis]

Kirsten *Dogs Welcome - People Tolerated" wrote: "Just finished my foray into the terror of millions of prehistoric spiders overwhelming the world. Could this be the end? Read it and discover the terror!



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Sounds like my kind of book. I added it to my list.

[Angela M]

I finished Perfume River. 4+ stars . My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show.... This was a great story about fathers and sons and family , the Vietnam war .

[Kirsten]

Vicki wrote: "Kirsten *Dogs Welcome - People Tolerated" wrote: "Just finished my foray into the terror of millions of prehistoric spiders overwhelming the world. Could this be the end? Read it and discover the t..."

I really liked it! But I like this kind of thing!!

[Kirsten]

I just started reading the next book (for me) in the P Division series: The Killing Floor by Peter Turnbull. I really enjoy this police procedural series. It's a little hard to keep up with as I'm continually having to request it via interlibrary loan.

This one I got from a library in Henderson, NV.

[Kirsten]

I finished listening to Great Expectations by Charles Dickens last night.

Finally got around to doing my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I really enjoyed this and probably owe Mrs Oswalt, my 9th grade English teacher, an apology. I am becoming convinced they waste literature on the young.

[Angela M]

Finished Commonwealth. 4 stars . My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show.... A family saga worth reading.

[Canadian Jen]

Finished my 1st Patchett. Bel Canto
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Savanes]

Jen wrote: "Finished my 1st Patchett. Bel Canto
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."

Jen, can you please tell us more : how many stars, what did you think about it?

[Kirsten]

Loved Bel Canto!

[Kristie, Moderator]

I just finished The Fireman. It was engaging and suspenseful. Great book. There were a couple of far-fetched parts and stereotypical characters, but they were easily overlooked. I gave it an extra star (5★) for keeping me up at night even when I wasn't reading. :)

I did not finish The Invisible Library. It has great reviews and my GR friends seem to love it, but I just couldn't get into it. After 3 weeks of reading, I had only made it 30% and just didn't care about it at all, so I finally had to just put it aside and move on. So disappointing.

I just started The Murder of Mary Russell (only a couple of chapters in) and so far I like the writing style. 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.

Next up is End of Watch. Can't wait to start it!

[Kristie, Moderator]

Savanes wrote: "Kristie wrote: "Savanes - Which? The Girl in the Ice? I just bought the second one too. :)"

@ Kristie: I meant The girl in the ice & the fireman :)"

Ok, I just looked back at this and of course that's what you meant! lol For some reason, I was thinking the first two in a series and got myself confused. Geez... They were both great reads. Hope you enjoy them. :)

[Angela M]

Read The Ballroom. 5 stars . My review : https://www.goodreads.com/review/show.... Sad, beautifully written, highly recommended.

[Lynn, Moderator]

Angela M wrote: "Read The Ballroom. 5 stars . My review : https://www.goodreads.com/review/show.... Sad, beautifully written, highly recommended."

I'm totally in love with the cover (blue cover version)

[Angela M]

Lynn, I read an ebook version but I agree that the blue version is more beautiful than the other .

[Angela M]

I finished Good Morning, Midnight. 5 stars. My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show.... Beautifully written descriptions of the Arctic and terrific characterizations.

[Vicki Willis]

It seems like I haven't finished any books in a few weeks and then I just finished 3 in the last two days! Funny how that works.

Under the Bridge: The True Story of the Murder of Reena Virk The true crime book about a 14 yr old murdered by her classmates. Very disturbing.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

The Elite Which is a guilty pleasure of mine. Mindless fluff. Kinda like The Bachelor.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Anatomy of a Haunting: The Nightmare on Baxter Road A really good haunted house story. Is it true? Not sure, but I wouldn't want to live in that house.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

All three were 4 stars for me!

[Katie]

Am reading and enjoying Richard Russo's Everybody's Fool.

[Georgia]

Just finished finished reading Haruki Murakami's 'Hear the Wind Sing'. Well actually, more like finished listening to it. It one of his early story so even more baffling than his tales usually are but no matter how weird his stories are and how crazy the endings, I can't help finding his words therapeutic, calming a and melodious.

Currently reading George RR Martin's 'A Clash of Clan' which I've been on for a while, really enjoy all the action and plot twists but want to finish and stall at the same time because I've grown to love so many of the characters and I don't want to have to say goodbye. That said, there's still a further 5 books to go.

Lastly, listening to Kate Hamer's 'The Girl in a Red Dress'. I'm only a few chapters in and haven't lost the girl yet so not sure how it will pan out, but I like the writing style and the book synopsis about a girl who goes missing but doesn't realise she's lost. Intriguing!

[Katie]

Just started Night Watch by Iris Johansen . So fortunate to get an ARC through Goodreads. Loving it.

[Angela M]

Finished Don't Tell Me You're Afraid. 4 stars . My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show.... A timely read with the Olympics starting soon about a heroic young runner from Somalia based on a true story.

[Kirsten]

I've been reading Kelley Armstrong's City of the Lost. It seems to have a promising start...

[Colleen]

Just read and loved Ender's Game 5 stars, now starting Two If by Sea

[Sameea]

Just finished Harry Potter And The Cursed Child Last Night. I was a little disappointed with it, I know it's a play, and therefore the script would only allow a limited view of the world of HP and the characters in it, but the plot itself was a let down. I guess watching the play would've been a lot better, but it wasn't my cup of tea.

[Lynn, Moderator]

Sameea wrote: "Just finished Harry Potter And The Cursed Child Last Night. I was a little disappointed with it, I know it's a play, and therefore the script would only allow a limited view of the world of HP and ..."

I'm about half way through and I'm loving it so far ....

[Kirsten]

I've been re-reading Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë for the Popsugar Challenge. Remembering just why this is one of my favorites of all time.

[Kristie, Moderator]

I'm currently reading Odd Hours and waiting for my HP book to arrive.

[Sameea]

Lynn wrote: "Sameea wrote: "Just finished Harry Potter And The Cursed Child Last Night. I was a little disappointed with it, I know it's a play, and therefore the script would only allow a limited view of the w..."

Awww, glad to know you're enjoying it. :-) I liked some parts, and disliked others. I think we can all agree on one thing though, it was wonderful to dive into the magical world of HP again!

[Canadian Jen]

Just finished this most awesome read The Narrow Road to the Deep North. My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Angela M]

I finished Valley of the Moon. 4 stars. My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... . It's a tine travel love story but about much more .

[Angela M]

Finished The Bones of Paradise. 4 stars. My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show.... A western, a mystery, a family saga - very well done.

[Nanci]

Hi all,
I have been traveling out of the country for the last month, but read a lot while I was gone. One I really enjoyed was https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
It's a short little book by Steinbeck, but not his normal genre of fiction. It's a memoir about the time he traveled across the USA. Cleverly written, as only Steinbeck can do, and sure to give you a chuckle or two.

[Colleen]

Two If by Sea wound up to be a decent read, gave it 4 stars, but didn't like as much as othe r4 star books I have read.

Now starting A Man Called Ove for my RL book club. :-)

[Nanci]

Angela, added those to my TBR shelf. I love westerns and historical fiction and mysteries, so they hit on all cylinders!

[Angela M]

Nanci , definitely sounds like you will enjoy !