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Christine Hatfield  (christinesbookshelves) | 1615 comments I finished my book called Her Final Confession by Lisa Regan


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Nichole | 554 comments Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
This is a reread.


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LauraT (laurata) | 14371 comments Mod
Nichole wrote: "Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
This is a reread."


And always a welcome reread of Alcott novels!!!


message 3506: by Christine (new)

Christine Hatfield  (christinesbookshelves) | 1615 comments I finished my book called Shiver by Lisa Jackson


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LauraT (laurata) | 14371 comments Mod
I'm at the moment reading - actually listening in Storytel - The Mountains Sing.
Really extreamly interesting


message 3508: by Nichole (new)

Nichole | 554 comments I didn't even make it to page 50 of my attempted re-read Little Women. It high acclaim has always been a mystery to me. It's a dull and cluttered book. It bored me 40 years ago, and it bores me in 2021. How I managed to finish reading it as an eleven-year-old, I have no idea.


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Nichole | 554 comments I just started reading Shredding the Evidence (Cookbook Nook Mystery #9) by Daryl Wood Gerber
Shredding the Evidence by Daryl Wood Gerber. It's the 9th installment of the Cookbook Nook Mystery series.


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LauraT (laurata) | 14371 comments Mod
Nichole wrote: "I didn't even make it to page 50 of my attempted re-read Little Women. It high acclaim has always been a mystery to me. It's a dull and cluttered book. It bored me 40 years ago, and it ..."

One of my favourite book ever. I' think I've re-read it at least 10 times!!!
In Italian we say "Il mondo è bello perchè è vario"! (More or less, the world is beautiful because it's various!)


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Nichole | 554 comments LauraT wrote: "Nichole wrote: "I didn't even make it to page 50 of my attempted re-read Little Women. It high acclaim has always been a mystery to me. It's a dull and cluttered book. It bored me 40 ye..."

Thanks for understanding. I will give it to my youngest niece to read. She might love it!


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LauraT (laurata) | 14371 comments Mod
No need of understanding!!! Some books considered masterpieces of world literature - among them Memoirs of Hadrian or The Master and Margarita - I really didn't like!!!
They are really good books, I understand it, but not...my piece of cake!


message 3513: by Carol (last edited Aug 11, 2021 02:07AM) (new)

Carol Dobson | 51 comments I am reading Pompeii by Robert Harris. Pompeii. Am really enjoying it- such wonderful detail about Roman life and an interesting story.


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Christine Hatfield  (christinesbookshelves) | 1615 comments I finished my book called The Therapist by B.A. Paris


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Teri-K | 1388 comments Jayber Crow by Wendell Berry. This is my first Berry novel. I've read his essays and poems and really liked them. I've not read his novels, I realized recently, because I didn't want to be disappointed by them. I don't think I will be, though. So far it's wonderful.


message 3516: by Esther (last edited Aug 15, 2021 03:10AM) (new)

Esther (eshchory) | 1368 comments Nichole wrote: "I didn't even make it to page 50 of my attempted re-read Little Women. It high acclaim has always been a mystery to me. It's a dull and cluttered book. It bored me 40 years ago, and it ..."

I read Little Women, and in fact all 4 in the series, from my Grandmother's book shelf. She had quite a collection from her childhood - stories considered suitable for children in the first 2 decades of the 20th century.
I am not sure she had even read them all but I was a voracious bookworm and hoovered them all up.
I found the Little Women too 'holier than thou' for my taste. I quite liked Beth and Amy but Jo really irritated me.
I am considering a reread of the first book but going by my reaction to the film adaptations I don't think my opinion will have changed.


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Nichole | 554 comments We think alike, Esther! You explained perfectly some of my issues with Little Women.


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Nichole | 554 comments Consigned to Death (A Josie Prescott Antiques Mystery #1) by Jane K. Cleland Consigned to Death by Jane K. Cleland. This is the first book (2006) in the Josie Prescott Antiques Mystery series. I have a lot of catching up to do!


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Christine Hatfield  (christinesbookshelves) | 1615 comments I finished my book called Luke - The Callahan Brothers by Emily March


message 3520: by Carol (last edited Aug 16, 2021 09:24AM) (new)


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Teri-K | 1388 comments Listening to Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold by Stephen Fry. Happily it's narrated by Fry, whose voice is wonderful. It's a fun twist on the way myths are usually presented. I had to laugh as the original Chaos was compared to a teenager's bedroom. :)


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Christine Hatfield  (christinesbookshelves) | 1615 comments I finished my book called Flight by Laura Griffin


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Teri-K | 1388 comments Aong other things I'm working my way through some Shakespeare. I just finished Much Ado About Nothing and am starting Macbeth.

I'm also in the middle of my first book by David Baldacci , The Innocent. It's quite good so far.


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Linda Klinedinst (linda_klinedinst) | 69 comments I am reading Someone to Love (Westcott, #1) by Mary Balogh and I am also reading Crown of Midnight (Throne of Glass, #2) by Sarah J. Maas

Both of these books are really good. I highly recommend these two books.

Someone to Love by Mary Balogh is Book #1 in the Westscott Series - I love this book.

Crown Of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas is Book #2 in the Throne Of Glass Series. I love this book. It is so good.


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Karin Esther wrote: "Nichole wrote: "I didn't even make it to page 50 of my attempted re-read Little Women. It high acclaim has always been a mystery to me. It's a dull and cluttered book. It bored me 40 ye..."

Jo was the rebel--I think I liked her because of how I saw her portrayed in a film. But they were rather well behaved overall, weren't they?


message 3528: by Nichole (new)

Nichole | 554 comments Yes. Alcott’s writing was sedate.


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Christine Hatfield  (christinesbookshelves) | 1615 comments I finished my book called The Intended Victim by Alexandra Ivy


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Nichole | 554 comments I'm reading Fatality in F (Gethsemane Brown Mysteries, #4) by Alexia Gordon Fatality in F by Alexia Gordon. Book #4 in the Gethsemane Brown Mysteries.


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_jolb.85_ (_jo85_) | 76 comments Currently reading Threadneedle by Cari Thomas. I will admit that I did 70% purchase purely because of the cover artwork but the story is quite interesting for my lunchtime reading..


message 3532: by Christine (new)

Christine Hatfield  (christinesbookshelves) | 1615 comments I finished my book called Absolute Fear by Lisa Jackson


message 3533: by Christine (new)

Christine Hatfield  (christinesbookshelves) | 1615 comments I finished my book called Matt - The Callahan Brothers by Emily March


message 3535: by Teri-K (last edited Aug 31, 2021 01:19PM) (new)

Teri-K | 1388 comments Getting ready to read Troy: The Greek Myths Reimagined by Stephen Fry. Then I'm going to try a newer version of The Iliad, translated by Lombardo. I'm hoping this will be more accessible to me than Fagles version. (I like his Odyssey, but Iliad is always such a chore for me to read!)

Also reading The A.B.C. Murders by Agatha Christie.


message 3536: by Christine (new)

Christine Hatfield  (christinesbookshelves) | 1615 comments I finished my book called The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave


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Nichole | 554 comments I'm nearly finished with The Study of Secrets (Lila Maclean Academic Mystery #5) by Cynthia Kuhn , book 5 in The Lila Maclean Academic Mystery series. The author is Cynthia Kuhn.


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Nichole | 554 comments I just started Magical Midlife Love (Leveling Up, #4) by K.F. Breene Magical Midlife Love by K.F. Breene. This book is the 4th in Breene's Leveling Up paranormal series.


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Christine Hatfield  (christinesbookshelves) | 1615 comments I finished my book called The Daughter by Jane Shemilt


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Christine Hatfield  (christinesbookshelves) | 1615 comments I finished my book called Her Small-Town Cowboy by Mia Ross


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LauraT (laurata) | 14371 comments Mod
I've started listening Americanah; really interesting, even if a bit tough


message 3545: by Christine (new)

Christine Hatfield  (christinesbookshelves) | 1615 comments I finished my book called Hairpin Bridge by Taylor Adams


message 3546: by Christine (new)

Christine Hatfield  (christinesbookshelves) | 1615 comments I finished my book called Mark - The Callahan Brothers by Emily March


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Christine Hatfield  (christinesbookshelves) | 1615 comments I finished my book called Stalked in Silver Valley by Geri Krotow


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Teri-K | 1388 comments I'm reading Howards End by E.M. Forster. I thought I'd read this years ago, but apparently not. I plan on watching the movie and mini-series when I finish.

I just finished Enchanted Ever After by Shanna Swendson. It's the last in the series, which was quite fun. I'm sorry the series is over but she did a good job tying up the loose ends and leaving me happy. :)


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LauraT (laurata) | 14371 comments Mod
I've started these last few days several books I want to pass this week with: Half of a Yellow Sun, Crimson Lake, Nel paese delle donne and Il pianista di Yarmouk


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