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[Sarah]

The last adult book I read was The Millenium: A Comedy of the Year 2000. The beginning of the edition I read has 20 something Pages about Upton Sinclair's life, and it was pretty fascinating to read and learn about. I liked that even though the story was written in 1907, Sinclair was not wordy and used very simple language that anyone can follow while still getting the point he was trying to make across well. It was also fascinating that he made up futuristic things for the book that we actually have and use now. This was only the 2nd book of his that I have read, the other being The Jungle which I would love to read again as an adult, and I am convinced I will enjoy his other work. I look forward to exploring him further!

The last juvenile chapter book I read was Spiderwick #1: The Field Guide. Very easy read that is clearly for younger readers, but still thoroughly enjoyable as an adult in my opinion! I plan on finishing the series.

This weekend I also finished the 6th book, The Ersatz Elevator, in Lemony Snicket's Series of Unfortunate Events. Working my way through that fun series and it really picks up once you get to book 5, The Austere Academy!

[Miko]

The Devil Crept In

[Lisa]

I just finished these two:


(it's ironic that I just finished the Harry Potter series, but my husband now wants to do a Harry Potter read-along, so I'm reading it yet again. No complaints though!)

Here's my ambitious plan for the remainder of the month (hoping this will make me commit to it better):
Reading Now:


BOTMs:


Read-A-Long With Husband:


Other Reads:

[Kaseadillla]

Lisa wrote: "I just finished these two:
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

(it's ironic that I just finished the Harry Potter series, but..."
obsessed with this post so many reads!!!!!!

[Abigail]

Just read Redshirts and that was a rollercoaster. Hilariously meta. If you like Star Trek, you'd probably like it on some level.

[Lisa]

Kaseadillla wrote: obsessed with this post so many reads!!!!!

Yup! I get a little read-crazy sometimes :)

Anyway, I just finished Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts One and Two!
★★★ 1/2, rounding up to ★★★★
It's not Rowling, but it's still worth a look.
Here's the link to my review

I've still got plenty of books to read, so off I go!

Currently Reading:


Read-A-Long With Hubby:

[Lisa]

Finished this one!

★★★★★ and a ♥

What a great read! An official favorite! You can't call yourself a fan of horror until you've read this book. It's pure horror gold, a rite of passage for paranormal enthusiasts. And no, watching the movie doesn't count. The movie was excellent, the book is so much better.

Click here for my full review

[Kaseadillla]

Lisa wrote: "Finished this one!
★★★★★ and a ♥
What a great read! An official favorite! You can't call yourself a fan of horror until you've read this book. It's pure horror gold,..."

Hi Lisa - glad to hear you loved this book, I did as well. We actually read it as a group last October (Halloween tends to generate interest in a horror theme). Check out the group's discussion here. Would love to hear your thoughts!

[Laura H L]

I just finished reading 2 non fiction books - I took them out of the library and couldn't renew as they are in high demand. As a result, I read for a good part of the weekend (not a bad thing!).
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI is a very important read. Disturbing how people covered up the disappearance/murder of so many Native people. We are dealing with that issue today in Canada as there have been many Indigenous women and girls who have gone "missing". There is a federal inquiry into this and we have not seen any real results at this point.
Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis is an interesting read about white working class culture in the southern states. I appreciated the author's personal insight.
It's good to read non-fiction for a change!

[Lisa]

Miller's Valley, by Anna Quindlen
★★★★

A good family drama. Anna Quindlen has an interesting writing style and her character development is excellent.

Click here to see my full review.

[Bethany]

The last book I read was Oedipus Rex but that was just for school. It was extremely hard to understand, so not my favorite.

[Ekta]

Read "The Infernal Devices" series by Cassandra Clare and by the end, it actually made me cry. It was so beautiful. My first experience of crying over a fictional world. Not that I haven't ever been affected before by stories because believe me I have. I'm a sensitive person and many stories have managed to touch my heart, made me really feel for the characters, empathize with them but none of those has ever brought tears in my eyes. This was my first and I love it for that.
If any of you have read and liked The Infernal Devices, I'd like to know.

[Lisa]

Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake, by Anna Quindlen
★★★★★

An excellent and comforting memoir, that I strongly recommend for women readers.

Click here to see my full review

[Abigail]

Six of Crows and Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo. A stellar YA duology that I enjoyed very much. I read both of them in less than a week.

[Jackie]

Magpie Murders, a mystery within a mystery. Quite good!

[ｄａｎｉｅｌａ]

Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, which was honestly a let down.
I did not see the movie, but basing myself off the commercials I thought it would have a mystical and creepy edge to it. What I found in the book was that it was absolutely NOT creepy at all, and the 'mystical' part was absolutely boring to me.
I was much more interested in the beginning of the book, and my interest waned more and more and the mystery was revealed.

At this point, i'm not sure I will read the rest of the series. Not buying them, that's for sure.

[Kaseadillla]

Ekta wrote: "Read "The Infernal Devices" series by Cassandra Clare and by the end, it actually made me cry. It was so beautiful. My first experience of crying over a fictional world. Not that I ..."
read them. LOVED THEM. almost more than the mortal instruments series set in the same world.

[vrenzy]

harry potter and the chamber of secrets

[Ekta]

Kaseadillla wrote: "Ekta wrote: "Read "The Infernal Devices" series by Cassandra Clare and by the end, it actually made me cry. It was so beautiful. My first experience of crying over a fictional world..."

Yup! Me too, more than TMI.

[lucie]

i expected something a little bit different (maaaaaaaaaaybe you could read synopsis, lucie? idk, just a thought) but it wasnt that bad and i finished it on one sitting

[vrenzy]

caraval .. it was ohkay really.

[lucie]

Vrenzy wrote: "caraval .. it was ohkay really."

agree.. i expected more

[John]

On Basilisk Station

[Lisa]

Just finished this one:

Dark Matter, by Blake Crouch
★★★★

This book wasn't what I originally expected it to be.

At first, I was under the impression that this was a mystery/thriller novel (I only briefly skimmed the synopsis). In a way that's true, but it definitely has more of a sci-fi quality to it, something that I found pleasantly surprising and enjoyable.

It also made me a think a lot more than I originally anticipated. I thought I would be simply shutting myself off and enjoying the ride, but I found myself relating to the main character quite a bit, and the storyline turned out to be really thought-provoking and even a little disturbing. So, surprise, surprise, this turned out to be a really good read!

In a sentence, it's enthralling, enjoyable, and quick. If you like intriguing sci-fi thrillers, try this book out!


.....Also finished The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd. I'm just too lazy to write a second review right now....

[Abigail]

Lisa wrote: "Just finished this one:

Dark Matter, by Blake Crouch
★★★★

This book wasn't what I originally expected it to be.

At first, I was under the impression that this was..."

I tried reading that one myself, but I just have a really bad mental block in regards to first person present tense. Wish I could get over it but for whatever reason it irritates me.

I last read John Scalzi's book Old Man's War. I wish I had liked it more than I did (interesting premise, didn't enjoy execution) but I've read a couple of his other books this year (Redshirts and Lock In) and I thoroughly enjoyed those. I can tell that he's really progressed as a writer as Old Man's War is one of the first books and the other two are more recent. I'm very glad that I read Redshirts and Lock In before Old Man's War because I might not have continued reading his work.

[Lena]

Lisa wrote: "Just finished this one:

Dark Matter, by Blake Crouch
★★★★

This book wasn't what I originally expected it to be.

At first, I was under the impression that this was..."

I had the same surprise and enjoyment when reading it! I am really not a fan of Sci-Fi or even much fantasy...I like my "fiction" somewhat based in real life. But this book was wonderful! I enjoyed it so much and it really did make me stop and think a bit.

[Abigail]

I read 13 Reasons Why and Still Star-Crossed in one day.
SSC had fluent language and obvious effort. My only complaint is that the plot line was a tad bit predictable.
As for 13RW... WOW. I loved the message. I can't speak for the series, but my cousin said that it left her feeling spiritually lacking. Every episode made her feel "bad". But for the book: the message was heart tugging and emotionally pulling. I put it down with a heavy heart and my BRAIN... it hurt. It really got me thinking about how your actions affect other people, and even so, what I can do to help. That was Clay's regret: that he didn't say anything. Definitely not making the same mistake.

[Snezhi]

I just finished The Alchemist after putting it off for a very long time because it people were making a big deal out of it. I didn't know it was written as a fable but I was also so deeply disappointed in most of the morals that were included in the novel.
I've read one more Paulo Coelho novel before (11 minutes) which I enjoyed, so I am not unsure as to whether I'd like the other two books of his that I have on my shelf... Will probably wait for a while before I pick them up.

[vrenzy]

i just finished the night circus by Erin Morgenstern,
it is the best book one of the best i have ever read. so beautiful, magical and perfect.
everyone who reads must read it.

[Sarah]

In the last few days I've read and/or wrapped up:
- book #3 in the series, I enjoyed it a great deal and definitely thought it was better than book #2
- ultimately disappointed
and
- considering how old this is, Sun Tzu definitely had a lot of good points and most probably would still hold true today

[Alisa]

A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness! LOOOVED it so much I ran out the next day to go get the next book in the trilogy.

[Grace =^_^=]

[Meldrick]

Last books I read were more on SE. Python, python, oh yeah, it was all about python. That was like months ago. Oh, to be honest, read my own book about love :-).

[Delaney]

I just finished reading In a World Just Right by Jen Brooks. It is really fascinating. I love the way she makes you think you know so much, then changes it. There are a lot of twists and turns. But, it will leave you on the edge of your seat, never wanting to put it down. A true story of love and loss, forgiveness and neglect.

[Lauri]

I just finished My Best Friend's Exorcism today. It was surprisingly good! Now I'm working on Circles of Stone, The Prayer Box, A House for Happy Mothers and An Island Christmas

[Joan]

Alisa wrote: "A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness! LOOOVED it so much I ran out the next day to go get the next book in the trilogy."

I just could not get into this book. I really wanted to like it as it sounded so amazing but I just couldn't. Had to force myself to finish it. I feel it just had way too much unnecessary details and not enough work on the plot for me :)

[Megan]

Little Fires Everywhere was my last book. Well-written, but not exactly a new topic or a new way of describing it.

[Ellen (one more page)]

[book:A Dog Named Christmas|3076572
This was my Christmas read. It was made into a Hallmark Christmas movie (which I have not seen) and it was truly an easy read and a sweet story of a special needs young man who decided to help out his local animal shelter by seeking out people to adopt dogs for the holidays. He adopted a dog also, but it turned out that the person that needed this dog was not him so much, but his father!

[TheShmock]

The Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan.

[Maddie]

Just finished Milk and Honey a few days ago.. I liked it, but I feel like I should pick it up again when I'm in a different mindset. Seems like the kind of thing I should read when I'm feeling particularly emotional.

[FloorM]

The last book I read was The remedy by Suzanne Young. It belongs with the Program series which is really good, but this book is with differect characters. It had a different perspective than the other books and it made me think differently about the series but in a good way cause there were just so many aspects that I hadn't thought about yet. You can also read it as a standalone. The Remedy

[Shelley]

I just finished Artemis by Andy Weir. I LOVED the action. If I could have read it in one setting, I would have. However, there was way more profanity than I would typically tolerate. That said, I'm a sucker for flawed heros.

[Aesaan]

I've only seen the movie inspired by The Martian of the same name.. loved it... looking forward to reading Artemis.

And my last read was a novella, The Old Man and the Wasteland... loved it.

[Jacqueline]

Just finished The Little Paris Bookshop about 2 hours ago and it has left me feeling completely emotionally drained but elated at the same time. Loved it. Got to get over it though because I have Ready Player One sitting waiting for me that I started the other day and then picked up a couple of other books and read them first.

[Dani]

I just finished "East of Eden". It was long lecture but I enjoyed every story, every dialogue and description. Steinbeck succeeded to describe America before/during first world war and an important theme: the constant battle between good and evil.
The movie however referred only to the second part of the book and I really missed an important character, Lee.

[Daphne]

I love to read anything Paris! Can you give a little more information about this book?!

[Nancy]

The last book I read was Miracle at Augusta by James Patterson

[Emily]

The last book I read was "i once met a Girl who paints the lines on the roads" by Kira Fennell. A good friend of mine, and I was happy to enjoy her first book.

[Savannah]

Just finished East of Eden by Steinbeck a few moments ago... I loved it!

[Karen]

A Beautiful Mind by Sylvia Nasar
Read this book long ago when it first came out loved how the author was so detailed with her research of John Nash and the people in his life. Recently read it for a school paper again and as a psychology major, I appreciated how his struggle with schizophrenia was accurately portrayed and not embellished.