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Fiction- What are you reading? Part 2
Many say that Faith Fox is not one of the author's best, but it surprises me that that so few note the humor. I would say that if you don't catch the humor, the irony, the mocking tone within a couple of chapters, put the book down. It is perhaps not for you. This is what I am thinking now, but I have lots left.
I'm reading The Mother by Pearl S. Buck and really enjoying it. Pearl Buck tells a laidback story with a lot of character and depth. I enjoy her books.
About to start
Don't Believe It by Charlie Donlea after I have just finished two reads that rate at opposite ends of the spectrum.
Dying Truth by Angela Marsons is a brilliant 5-star read. My spoiler free review can be found at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...and on my blog sandysbookaday.wordpress.com https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...
The second read,
What Holly's Husband Did by Debbie Viggiano failed to engage me. My spoiler free review can be found at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... and on my blog sandysbookaday.wordpress.com https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...
I am currently reading The Perfect Mother I just began this book yesterday so I don't really have an opinion.
Just finished A Thousand Splendid Suns. My soul is a bit shaky but I am glad you folks urged me to keep reading. It is a powerful story.My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Great review Joan. Glad you persevered and enjoyed the book.
Joan wrote: "Just finished A Thousand Splendid Suns. My soul is a bit shaky but I am glad you folks urged me to keep reading. It is a powerful story.My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."
Great review. I'm so glad you kept reading and ended up liking it.
About to start
Half The Lies You Tell Are True by C.P. Wilson after staying up reading until 3am to finish
Don't Believe It by Charlie Donlea. Yes, another 'stay up all night reading until you finish it' book! My spoiler free review can be found at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... and on my blog sandysbookaday.wordpress.com https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...
currently reading The Little Broomstick which the book was turned into an anime film called Mary and the witch's flower which was a pretty good film. The book is pretty good so far and its my first Mary Stewart novel.
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my reviews of The Night the Lights Went Out by Karen Whitehttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
and Summer at Shell Cottage by Lucy Diamond
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
both 3 and a half stars
Marina wrote: "I've started A Man Asleep - I'm loving it so far!"Which language?
I want to read A Void. Originally I intended to read it in French but by the time I get round to it my French will be so rusty I will have to read it in English.
Esther wrote: "Marina wrote: "I've started A Man Asleep - I'm loving it so far!"Which language?
I want to read A Void. Originally I intended to read it in French but by the time I ..."
Italian. I bought a copy many years ago, when my French was awful. Not that it's very good nowadays, but I can read some books in French.
I have finished The Heart's Invisible Furies. I must write a review. It was a 5 star book and will probably be this year's favourite.Then I read The Mystery of the Blue Train a solid Agatha Christie.
Now I am reading Shades of Grey - post-apocalypic dystopia told with Jasper Fforde's unique humour.
Esther, I totally agree, The hearts invisible furies is such a great book. :) ...I'm currently reading Butchers crossing by John Williams, and House of names by Colm Toibin.
I have begun The Blue Flower by Penelope Fitzgerald. I must say, I do not know what I think yet. It is kind of jerky, messy, and the dialogs seem sort of strange. It is this book of hers that won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction in 1997.
Karin wrote: "Marina wrote: "I'm reading Rob Roy."
Someday I really need to read something by Sir Walter Scott."
It's my first book by him. I'm enjoying it so far, although I'm still unsure whether I love it or simply like it. Will have to wait till the end.
Karin wrote: "Marina wrote: "I'm reading Rob Roy."
Someday I really need to read something by Sir Walter Scott."
I read Ivanhoe - very Victorian.
I have begun Jamaica Kincaid's Autobiography of My Mother. The writing style is dramatically different from my last book, and I like it a lot, at least so far!
Currently reading Michael Kohlhaas by Heinrich von Kleist, set in feudal Germany in the mid 16th century. Several years ago I had seen the movie adaptation at a French Film Festival in Hong Kong, and found it haunting and powerful.
Alice wrote: "Currently reading Michael Kohlhaas by Heinrich von Kleist, set in feudal Germany in the mid 16th century. Several years ago I had seen the movie adaptation at a French ..."Are you enjoying the book as much as you did the movie? I have it on my Kindle and would appreciate any feedback :)
Marina, yes, I am enjoying the book, although the writing is a bit old-fashioned.
I have just finished Brick Lane which was a 3 star read. I liked the idea of it but not parts of the execution (including the protagonist)I am currently about a third into Middlesex and really enjoying it
Jess wrote: "I have just finished Brick Lane which was a 3 star read. I liked the idea of it but not parts of the execution (including the protagonist).."I read Brick Lane a while ago. The idea was interesting but the writing dragged a lot.
Alice wrote: "Marina, yes, I am enjoying the book, although the writing is a bit old-fashioned."Thanks, Alice.
Esther wrote: "Karin wrote: "Marina wrote: "I'm reading Rob Roy."
Someday I really need to read something by Sir Walter Scott."
I read Ivanhoe - very Victorian."
I've marked this one Want to Read--thanks!
I will soon begin In the Skin of a Lion. Having enjoyed The English Patient a lot, and since these two books share some of the same characters, I thought I would read this one too.
I’ve had little time for reading with my grandson visiting for 11 days! But, now that he’s gone, I’m finishing up A Man Called Ove and Americanah.
I will begin The Black Flower: A Novel of the Civil War, having been highly recommended by friends. It is considered a classic of the Civil War.
I've started The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories, which I'm reading when I need a break from He Knew He Was Right. Both seem to be beautiful.
I am about to begin Miss Subways by David Duchovny--yep that is right, the prime actor of the X-files. Now he is an author too. He narrates the audiobook along with Tea Leoni. Books about NYC draw me.
I am moving from an Antiguan born author to another born in Haiti. I will be reading Edwidge Danticat's Breath, Eyes, Memory.
I've started The Razor's Edge by W. Somerset Maugham. Can't wait to start the other book that I picked up from the library yesterday - The Sunne in Splendour by Sharon Kay Penman.
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I’m pausing because I want to think about how very confusing it would be as a 15 yr old to go from living in an isolated hut in the countryside- having only read The Koran or the Bible - to living in a bustling, cosmopolitan city in the midst of political upheaval.
No wonder Miriam sometimes felt that her burqua was a comfort.
I’ve known a few college students who have escaped insular communities here in the US, it can be disorienting. It makes me wonder if public education should be compulsory.