2017: What are you reading? Showing 901-950 of 1,704

[Margaret]

I've just finished The glass castle by Jeannette Walls. Depressing in part but redeemed in
The latter part. An Authentic and well
Written memoir of
A close knit but dysfunctional family. I gave it 5 stars

[PattyMacDotComma]

Michele wrote: "My favorite restoration England novel is Forever Amber. Like Gone with the Wind, but with Cavaliers and plague :)"

I read that SO long ago and just loved it, Michele! I wonder if I'd enjoy it as much today. Cavaliers and plague - YES! And never give up!

[PattyMacDotComma]

Really enjoyed News of the World by Paulette Jiles. Post-Civil War US. 4.5★

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

[Jessica]

I'm almost halfway through The Last Kingdom. I like it so far, but it's not as good as Cornwell's King Arthur trilogy (which I loved).

[Zoe]

I am reading the lives of Tudor women by Elizabeth Norton (yes I know not fiction) but it's so readable and fascinating and yeah I am really loving it

[Alice]

I'm halfway through Queen of Scots: The True Life of Mary Stuart by John Guy (non-fiction) and am enjoying it a lot. John Guy paints an interesting portrait of Mary Stuart - as an equal to Elizabeth I in wits and courage. I'm discovering that the final season of the TV series "Reign" is not too far off as regards historical accuracy.

One tidbit: Mary of Scots was named "The White Queen" because she chose to wear a white mourning robe and veil while mourning Francis II's death.

[Book Concierge]

Catch-22 – Joseph Heller – 3***
I definitely see why this is on its way to becoming a classic. Heller’s story of one unit fighting in Italy during WW2, could easily be updated to today and still ring true in many respects. It’s funny, irreverent, and disturbing. Still, satire is not my favorite genre. I appreciate it, but don’t necessarily like it.
LINK to my review

[PattyMacDotComma]

Just read Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips, which possibly aspires to be Hunger Games in the Zoo.

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

[Alice]

Alice wrote: "I'm halfway through Queen of Scots: The True Life of Mary Stuart by John Guy (non-fiction) and am enjoying it a lot. John Guy paints an interesting portrait of Mary Stuar..."

Sounds good I will have to look that one up

[AshleyA (MamaNeedsBooks)]

I am reading and really liking it! It is a bit confusing with all the characters, but still enjoyable.

[Michele]

Christian Nation by Frederic C. Rich. Very very disturbing...

[Margaret]

I'm
Reading
[ book: Storm Sister] by Lucinda Riley. The second in the Deven Sisters series. Very good so far.

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

I finished The 5th Horsemanby James Patterson and starting The Fire Rose by Mercedes Lackey

[Dem]

Just finished The Alice Network

My review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/2026191025

[Book Concierge]

Knots And Crosses – Ian Rankin – 3***
This is the first in the Inspector John Rebus mystery series. Edinburgh is plagued by a series of kidnapping/killings of young girls. Rankin writes a fast-paced thriller with several twists and turns in the plot, and a complex lead character. I definitely read more of this series.
LINK to my review

[PattyMacDotComma]

Aussie Catherine McKinnon's new book, Storyland is an inventive fictional history of the Illawarra coast of NSW in linked short stories from the 1700s to far in the future, very far - the 2700s!

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

[Margaret]

Storm Sister by Lucinda Riley is brilliant 5 stars

[PattyMacDotComma]

Gunshot Road by Aussie Adrian Hyland is written by a man who knows the Territory and its people. Emily Tempest is an Aboriginal Community Police Officer extraordinaire. Lots of action, humour, mystery, Indigenous lore. Loved it! 4.5★

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

[Lariela]

Just started A Murder at Rosamund's Gate by Susanna Calkins.

It is book one of a historical mystery series.

[Michele]

Finished Christian Nation, now unable to sleep at night.

Then read The Hobbits: The Many Lives of Bilbo, Frodo, Sam, Merry and Pippin.

Currently on Re-Reading Harry Potter (2008 edition, with updates). It's surprisingly readable for such a scholarly book, and the author's style is very interactive and friendly (can't recall the exact sentence that recently made me laugh, but it was something like "I am in danger of lapsing into X. This will not do.").

[Carol]

I am reading Miss Treadway and the Field of Stars by Miranda Emmerson. It takes place in 1960s London. I thought it was a mystery but it seems to be headed in a different direction, or we're in a cul de sac and will drive back out if it eventually. Jury is out.

[Dem]

Finished The Prisoner in His Palace: Saddam Hussein, His American Guards, and What History Leaves Unsaid
My review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/2026197698

[PattyMacDotComma]

I think a lot of people will love Ache by Aussie author Eliza Henry-Jones.

Sadly, I'm not one of them. My review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Natalie]

I am starting an ARC of The Cottingley Secret , so far it's good .

[Jeffrey]

Natalie wrote: "I am starting an ARC of The Cottingley Secret , so far it's good ."

Read Hazel Gaynor's last Fall. She's a great storyteller in a fascinating period, the post-War 1920s.

[Ashley Marie]

Started HELTER SKELTER last night.
For as engrossing as this book is (the Manson murders were well before my time, so I'm learning a lot) I've discovered it's impossible to read when I'm home alone. Sheesh. Time for something lighter for this evening.

[Margaret]

Paris by Edward Rutherfurd

[Book Concierge]

Jane Steele – Lindsay Faye – 3.5***
Lindsay Faye’s re-telling of Jane Eyre , is an imaginative romp. Readers of the classic will recognize many plot elements, but Faye has let her imagination run wild. The story is still set in the same era as Bronte’s classic novel, but this Jane is a serial killer. If that makes you gasp is horror … well give the book a chance. It’s great fun to read
LINK to my review

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

I finished "The Fire Rose" and starting "Blind" by Rachel DeWoskin

[PattyMacDotComma]

Megan Miranda's The Perfect Stranger was a very satisfying read!

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

[Alice]

Finished Queen of Scots: The True Life of Mary Stuart by John Guy. I gave it full 5 stars! It's an impressive and luminous biography of the good-hearted but ill-fated Scottish Queen, from whom every subsequent British ruler has been descended. I was touched beyond words.

My review:

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

[Monica]

I am currently reading The Winter Crown. I just finished The Summer Queen and really enjoyed it. I was excited to pick up the book from the library this morning. I hope it is just a good.

[Monica]

Alice wrote: "Faith wrote: "Finished The Queen's Vow: A Novel of Isabella of Castile which I very much enjoyed, at the end of the year. C.W. Gortner never disappoints. First book ..."

I really liked that book.

[Moushine]

I finished reading Children of the New World set in Algeria in 1956. I rated it 3 stars and reviewed it.

[Dem]

Just finished The Shell Seekers .

My review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/2036422598

[Tammy]

Currently reading Lionheart .

[Kathleen]

Finished Adriana Trigiani's latest Kiss Carlo this morning, totally enjoyed it, now onto Cocoa Beach by Beatriz Williams

[PattyMacDotComma]

Buzz Books always give a tantalising taste of what's coming up for publication, and this one is no exception. Buzz Books 2017: Fall/Winter: Exclusive Excerpts from Forthcoming Titles by Louise Erdrich, Bill McKibben, Celeste Ng, Robin Sloan, Amy Tan and 35 More

5★ my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Michele]

Carol wrote: "... it seems to be headed in a different direction, or were in a cul de sac and will drive back out if it eventually. Jury is out. "

lol Love your description :)

[Carol]

Michele wrote: "Carol wrote: "... it seems to be headed in a different direction, or were in a cul de sac and will drive back out if it eventually. Jury is out. "

lol Love your description :)"

I swear the author wanted to write a story about abortion and how immigrants were treated in the 60s, and an editor said, maybe you could frame it as a mystery about a missing actor, and ... That's when I climbed in the hand basket and off to hell we went. :)

[Moushine]

I read Le Moine, l'ottoman et la femme du grand argentier, which is set in late 1700's around Mediteranean countries. I rated it 3 stars and reviewed it.

[Dem]

Just finished Killers of the Flower Moon

My review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/1994751820[

[Jeffrey]

Alice wrote: "Finished Queen of Scots: The True Life of Mary Stuart by John Guy. I gave it full 5 stars! It's an impressive and luminous biography of the good-hearted but ill-fated Sco..."
From James the VI & I onward...

[Book Concierge]

The Agony and the Ecstasy – Irving Stone – 4****
Stone’s epic historical novel tells the life story of Michelangelo. Additionally, the novel includes much of the politics of the times, from the Medicis in Florence to the various Popes in Rome, it’s a fascinating history of the era. This was a re-read for me, but my rating reflects my original reaction (circa 1965).
LINK to my review

[Book Concierge]

The Lowland – Jhumpa Lahiri - 4****
This is a dense, complex character-driven story, that explores both the immigrant experience and the relationships between family members. It starts slowly, but the really builds in the last third. Lahiri writes beautifully, and I kept marking passages. I so wish this was a book-club selection, because I long to discuss it with someone.
LINK to my review

[Book Concierge]

The Japanese Lover - Isabel Allende – 3***
This is a sweeping love story that spans decades. Told in alternating time frames, and with alternating points of view, the story unfolds as Irina and Seth discover tidbits of information about Alma’s past. The title alone is a pretty clear indication of what is to come in the novel, and yet I was fascinated to learn the details.
LINK to my review

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

I finished Blindby Rachel DeWoskin and starting Murder at the Puppy Festby Laurien Berenson

[Michele]

Was going to re-read The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever but Spouse is re-reading Stephen King's Dark Tower series and talked me into joining him. So now I'm halfway through The Gunslinger :)

[Chris]

Almost done with The Last Kashmiri Rose by Barbara Cleverly. Very enjoyable.

[Eric]

Finished Dreaming the Bull. Started Dreaming the Hound .