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What Are You Reading: June 2014
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I am finishing up Paris, I Love You but You are Bringing Me Down from last month's theme. I have some advance copies and a pile of library books after that. Just need to decide what to read first!
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@Chelsea Ooohh! I'm eager to read Mortal Heart, having greatly enjoyed the previous two books in the series, and glad to know it will be worth waiting for!
I have just started One Summer: 1927 by Bill Bryson for our library book group. I'm about 75 pages in and anticipating learning all sorts of interesting things.
Mortal heart is on my reading list. But right now I am reading Better than he's Bad by Jay crownover ..she does the marked men series. I adore her men :)
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"His surprise was as thin as the gold on a weekend wedding ring." (p78)
"He was a guy who talked with commas, like a heavy novel." (p82)
"I belonged in Idle Valley like a pearl onion on a banana split." (p98)
I could go on and on. There are some extended descriptions that I go back and reread with delight just to savor every word. It is highly stylized and absolutely oozing with tough guy and all things noir. It's a dark, seedy tale and it is bringing a great deal of joy into my life. I highly recommend it!
Someone around here (last month I think) suggested "A Novel Bookstore." I just started it this morning. I can tell already that it is going to be a bit heavier than my last 2 reads!
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Currently, reading “A Queer and Pleasant Danger" by Kate Bornstein.
I just couldn't get into Cryptonmicon. So I switched to reading more Odd Thomas books intermingled with space operas by Ian Douglas, John Ringo, and David Drake.
I just finished "The Son" by Philipp Meyer--epic western, well-written but bloody and disjointed in parts as it moves among 3 different narrators from 3 different generations. I'm currently reading Sue Grafton's "T is for Trespass," steadily making my way through this alphabet mystery series and enjoying PI Kinsey Millhone very much. Next on my list is "Whose Body?" by Dorothy Sayers.
I am now reading a sneak preview of "I Said Yes to Everything." It is the memoir of Lee Grant. I don't like it at all. The story doesn't flow. Episodes seem unconnected. At one point she mentions she is recovering from a nose job but never tells us anything else about the event. Out of the blue she has a chapter about her grandmother dying but that is all we learn about her. If she wasn't important enough to introduce earlier, why tell us she died? I am 86 pages into a 466 page book and wishing the book had an editor. I looked at the reviews written on Goodreads and can't decide if they were biased (because obviously they have pre-publication copies also) or I am missing something.
I just finished falling into place by amy zhang. I am still book hungover. I also cried :) I have also read snow like ashes, kiss of deception..very good fantasy books. I also read mortal danger :) I have been on good book streak.
I'm finishing up Philip K. Dick's "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" for our book club, and have almost reached the point where Poirot reveals all in Christie's "Appointment With Death."Next up will be "Ringworld," by Larry Niven (book club) and "Something Red" by Douglas Nicholas.
@Tabitha - I have had Leviathan Wakes on hold for two weeks now. Can't wait. Since we seem to have similar tastes, I put Traitor's Blade on my to-read list. I liked your review.
I'm halfway through "The Other Typist" by Suzanne Rindell and don't want to put it down. The suspense builds slowly but keeps me on the edge of my seat as this seemingly naive young woman works as a typist at a NY neighborhood police precinct during 1920s Prohibition. Rose is skeptical of the new/other typist Odalie but quickly becomes embroiled in her life outside the police station which involves speakeasies, hotel living, and other extravagant new experiences. I can't wait to see what happens next!
"The Other Typist" is on my stairs waiting for me to get to it. Glad you are enjoying it so much! I am still suffering through "I Said Yes to Everything."
I just started The Bodies Left Behind by Jeffery Deaver. Previously, I read The Take Back of Lincoln Junior High. The Bodies Left Behind is interesting so far. It's a typical Deaver story... a one off from the Lincoln Rhyme series.
The Take Back of Lincoln Junior High is a great story about junior high school whose principal begins a "take back" program to get sponsorships to pay for school programs (sports, music, theater, etc)which gets out of hand. It has a discussion section at the end and provides a website for more information. Great for teachers!
@Francie and @Susan, I've been hearing lots of good things about The Other Typist. I'm going to have to move it up in my "to read" list and reserve a copy from the library.
This month I have read three Lois Lowry books, "The Giver" - enjoyed it; "Gathering Blue" - loved it; and "Number the Stars" - liked it. I just started Nicholas Sparks "The Lucky One" - not sure how I feel about it yet.
@tabitha - I did not. But then I do not watch much TV. I made a decision about 10 years ago to forego purchasing books. I manage to read about 10 books a month. Even at that rate I find plenty of free books. Occasionally I may have to reread books that I first read 30 years ago. Failing memory can be an advantage of old age. So I tend to not be up on the most current books. Unless they are popular enough for the library to carry.
@tabitha - I am not that good at reviews. My reviews are just what I liked. "If you like that kind of stuff you will too. If you don't then don't read this." I don't do in depth literary analysis or act like an English professor with a red pen.
I just finished The Other Typist. Wow! I don't want to spoil the read for anyone, but be prepared for interesting twists. What fun!
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Killashandra (other topics)Simply Love (other topics)
Cryptonomicon (other topics)
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