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What are you reading and why? Jul-Dec 2014
Figured Carrion Comfort would keep me busy til toppler. It did. But niw i must finish it before I start any toppler books tomorrow would have preferred to finish tonight then not read anything until the toppler started. Oh well I'm not sure I've started one on time yet
Cherie wrote: "Stephanie wrote: "I FINALLY finished Second Chance Dog by Jon Katz! Not a book I recommend. The only good part of the book was about the dog, which was maybe a quarter of the book if that. The rest..."It was a huge disappointment, Cherie :(
It was a very woe is me kind of book. At least that is how I felt about it. I did like the parts where Katz works with Frieda and learning where she came from and how she ends up. I just wish the book would have been more about her (the dog, Frieda). :)
Stephanie wrote: "Cherie wrote: "Stephanie wrote: "I FINALLY finished Second Chance Dog by Jon Katz! Not a book I recommend. The only good part of the book was about the dog, which was maybe a quarter of the book if..."Sounds like it should have been Second Chance Guy! :)
Probably got more dog readers sucked in though than if it was about the guy. I did not have it on my TBR list, so no worry for me.
I do not own a dog but sometimes I do go on dog book benders. I think I have at least 10 that I have not read. I really want to read The Art of Racing in the Rain. I could not get to it when it was our group read pick earlier. I just bought Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend and who knows when I will get to that either?
Cherie, I love Art of Racing in the Rain. I am a huge dog nut :) I love that it is told from a dog's perspective. It has been a long while since I have read it though. It is a pretty quick read that I remember :) if you get to read it, I would love to hear what you think :) also A dog's purpose and a dog's journey both by W. Bruce Cameron are REALLY good but may make you cry. At least I did :) most of the books I read have a dog in them somewhere :)
I agree that second chance dog should have been second chance guy :) I will admit that the dog on the cover is what drew me to it :)
I finished Voyager yesterday, which was awesome, just like the previous two books in the series. And now I'm bookless! In 9 hours I'll start Seriously Mum, What's an Alpaca? for the toppler.
Reading The Widow of the South for MTF and listening to Life After Life. Enjoying both and wished I could have finished Widow before the toppler. Now it's going to sit unfinished for a week.
Knocked this one off my TBR list - Kevin and I in India. Review at: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I finished Maplecroft by Cherie Priest and liked it though I did expect more from it. Now I'm reading The Clockwork Dagger by Beth Cato
I am about half way throughThe Light Between Oceans. I am at the point where I almost don't want to know what is going to happen. I found the old group read discussion and read the spoilers up to where I am at now. The writing is great and I loved the information about the light house, etc, but the story line, that is hard. I took a break from the above and my audio book and read The Rise of Nine and am currently reading The Fall of Five.
I forgot to report back here after I finished the Wayward Pines trilogy. I finished it Friday night and I LOVED IT! I got sucked in more and more with each book. I'm already recommending it to everyone I know. And it is apparently becoming a TV series on Fox... I can't wait for that! I hardly ever watch TV anymore but I'm not going to miss Wayward Pines!
Cherie wrote: "I am about half way throughThe Light Between Oceans. I am at the point where I almost don't want to know what is going to happen. I found the old group read discussion and read th..."Keep going, Cherie. The story does get easier to deal with toward the end. I know what you mean though-- your heart is breaking, and there are no easy answers.
Connie, it is so hard. My heart is breaking! Isabel just put Tom's letter, unopened in the drawer. I need to quit for the night and go to bed. The 2nd paragraph at the beginning of Chapter 27 was so beautiful! "Isabel's whole body bore the imprint of the little girl: her fingers knew the smoothness of her hair as she brushed it; her hips remembered the weight of her, and the tight locking of her legs around her waist; the warm softness of her cheek." I can close my eyes and feel each of my three girls this way, the way each body felt in my arms and fit against my hip.
This is a book I picked maybe two years ago, somehow misplaced at work-- was it borrowed? I hope so. But having found it again, I am holding fast this time.Testimony of an Irish Slave, is a work of historical fiction documenting the life of an Irish woman who along with thousands of Irish, mostly women and youngsters, were captured and enslaved by Cromwell and sent to the West Indies as indentured servants-- but who were often more brutally treated, literally worked to death, for the duration of their indenture. If any of you favor historical fiction-- this one documents a little known piece of history...
I came across it by chance, so yes, I am glad to share it!
Just finished All the Light We Cannot See, that was a 5 stars to me. Incredible touching and beautiful story.Nos starting The Headhunter's Daughter: A Mystery for my local book club. So far is funny and interesting.
Cherie wrote: "Connie, it is so hard. My heart is breaking! Isabel just put Tom's letter, unopened in the drawer. I need to quit for the night and go to bed. The 2nd paragraph at the beginning of Chapter 27 ..."
It is an absolutely heart breaking book, and I wondered if anything good would ever happen to the people in the book, but slowly things do get better. I cannot imagine my child being ripped away from me, so I feel sorry for each of them. And then there is the happiness of the child to consider...
Oh, what a mess!
Sandra, I have been eyeing All the Light We Cannot See and have it in my Amazon cart, but I just couldn't bring myself to pull the trigger and buy it. I am so glad to hear that you love it! That is the deciding factor for me.
I bought All the lights we cannot see a couple of days ago too :)
Connie and Peggy, I hope you enjoy the book as much as I did. The writing is beautiful, and the story "moves the floor" where you are standing. It's one of the best war stories I've read.
Connie,I finished it. I'm still trying to take it all in. What an emotional story! Thanks for encouraging me to finish. How differently it could have turned out too.
I have been eyeing All the Light We Cannot See too. I added it to my TBR list from reviews from Dem and Diane S. I am currently reading The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry. I am trying to read a few others that I already own before starting The Name of the Wind with Lisa.
Cherie wrote: "I am currently reading The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry. I am trying to read a few others that I already own before starting The Name of the Wind with Lisa. Cherie, I recently bought The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry, look forward to your comments.
Sounds like a great book! I added it to my TBR shelf :-)
Pragya wrote: "Cherie wrote: "I am currently reading The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry. I am trying to read a few others that I already own before starting The Name of the Wind with Lisa. Cherie, I recently bought..."
It is really good, Pragya and Stephanie! I am about half of the way through. It really is a very short book. If you get a chance, read the review by Delee. I love her reviews and I added this book to my TBR list and bought it because of her!
I'm sold! I just requested it from the library and it is available so hopefully it will be ready for pickup in a few days :-)
I finished The StoriedLife of A.J. Fikry. I was going to start Hollow City but have to put it off now. I have been procrastinating starting American Gods for a couple of months now but I cannot ignore "the sign" I got today. It is listed in the Acknowledments page by Gabrielle Zevin, the author of The StoriedLife of A.J. Fikry, soooooo, I started it. :D
Whew! Well this week has been taken up with toppler books. The two main ones I read were The Golden Compass (which I loved) and Interview with the Vampire which I liked too although I found it started to drag towards the end a bit. So now I can slow down and read Odd Thomas (kind of - I only have 6 days to finish this tutti fruiti read).
@Cherie. There was a read group for Americans Goods. And with many comments
I read 4 books during the toppler: Bring Up the Bodies, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, Sophia's Secret and Stolen. I really enjoyed them all and did not rate any of them lower than 4 stars.I am now going to be returning to the book I was reading before the toppler, Rise of Empire.
Odd Thomas is a fun read Sarah... I have to get back to this series....I am picking up the book I stopped for the toppler that is the last 2 book of my roadrunners. 1635: Cannon Law and Written in My Own Heart's Blood.
I just finished Horns my audiobook. I am going to my library website next to find one before I go out to run errands.
I read five books for the toppler:Tide Road
The Translator
Across the Nightingale Floor
Dangerous Liaisons
The Last Werewolf
I can now return to the book I had set aside last week, Kushiel's Dart. Later today, I will start Still Missing. It's for my irl bookclub and I want to get it out of the way because I have a couple of buddy reads coming up.
@Janice.How did you like Dangerous Liassons?
Mariab wrote: "@Janice.How did you like Dangerous Liassons?"
I enjoyed the story, but preferred the movie to the book. I found some of the letters to be extremely repetitive.
I've just finished the audio of Starvation Heights: A True Story of Murder and Malice in the Woods of the Pacific Northwest - very interesting historical true-crime. Definitely going to check out more of the author's work.Now continuing with my second ever alternate history novel:
I read 4 for the toppler:Circle of Influence
Guilty Pleasures
Dead Until Dark
The Sandcastle Girls
I'm now into The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet, my last book for MTF, and finishing up Life After Life on audio.
I have The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry and Ready Player One on hold at the library. The library is closed today though:-(
Kat wrote: "I've just finished the audio of Starvation Heights: A True Story of Murder and Malice in the Woods of the Pacific Northwest - very interesting historical true-crime. Definitely going..."I added this to my TBR shelf. Sounds interesting. I don't read a lot of true crime but love reading the fiction kind sine they are usually keep me engaged in the story.
I listened to A Dog's Tale by Mark Twain. Sad sad sad...also I don't think I like audio books..at least this one. The narrator had zero chemistry with the story. Sounded like a robot. Any suggestions on how to make it sound more animated? Maybe it was just the narrator :(
I started reading Still Missing today. I'm kind of surprised. I read Never Knowing and really wasn't looking forward to reading another one of her books. But, it was picked for our real life book club so I grudgingly picked it up. If it continues as Chapter 1 started out, it should be good.
Janice wrote: "I started reading Still Missing today. I'm kind of surprised. I read Never Knowing and really wasn't looking forward to reading another one of her books. But, it w..."I loved Still Missing (very gritty but good) Her others are still lounging on my TBR shelf.
That's promising, Kimberly. I found her other book, Never Knowing, to be a mix of good and bad. The protagonist annoyed me so much, I wanted to throw the book across the room. This one already feels different.
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Wow, Stephanie. That is not what the story line sounds like at all in the book summary. Too bad!