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[LauraT]

Teri-K wrote: "Rereading Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen. It's not my favorite of hers, but it is funny. And I enjoy that she can defend novels while still making fun of them in her ..."

I totally agree, but Auntie Jane is always apleasure. I'm planning to listen to something by her soon enough...

[LauraT]

Christine wrote: "LauraT I really liked the book called called Christmas on the Coast by Lee Tobin McClain"

Seen it; but it's the third in a series I see; I'll have to start from the first

[Teri-K]

LauraT wrote: "I totally agree, but Auntie Jane is always apleasure. I'm planning to listen to something by her soon enough..."

I always see something new when I revisit her books; she was so clever.

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Started The Significant Others of Odie May by Claire Dyer

[Christine]

In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren

[Christine]

Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty

[Christine]

Sandy how’s your book going called The Significant Others of Odie May by Claire Dyer?

[Nichole]

I just opened Execution in E by Alexia Gordon. It is the 5th and, I believe, final book in Gordon's Gethsemane Brown Mystery series.

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Started The Devil's Choir: A Victor Lessard Thriller by Martin Michaud

[Christine]

I finished my book called The Night She Disappeared by Lisa Jewell

[Christine]

Sandy how’s your book going called The Devil's Choir: A Victor Lessard Thriller by Martin Michaud?

[Christine]

Unsound by Ash Finley

[spoko]

Teri-K wrote: “Greg wrote: “What is a “snirt” Teri-K? I haven’t heard that one before.”

Sorry—I’ll fix the typo, it should be snirp.

I don’t know exectly what it means—clearly an unlikable person. Here’s t...”

Looks to me like a portmanteau of “snot” and “twirp.”

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Christine wrote: "Sandy how’s your book going called The Devil's Choir: A Victor Lessard Thriller by Martin Michaud?"

It wasn't as good as I had hoped, Christine. How are you enjoying Unsound by Ash Finley?

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Started The Mark by Matt Brolly

[Greg]

Continuing The Holly-Tree Inn and reading The Bluest Eye

[LauraT]

Greg wrote: "Continuing The Holly-Tree Inn and reading The Bluest Eye"

XIX Century together with the XX.
Best coupled ever!

[Greg]

LauraT wrote: "XIX Century together with the XX.
Best coupled ever!"

Ha ha, I love it! :)

[Christine]

Sandy how’s your book going called The Mark by Matt Brolly?

[Christine]

Oh that stinks Sandy and Sandy I haven’t read the book called Unsound by Ash Finley yet

[Christine]

Jingle All the Way: A Novel by Debbie Macomber

[Nichole]

The Introvert by Michael Paul Michaud. Published in 2016, this novella is about "a loner vacuum salesman caught in the middle of a murder investigation." It is established early that this loner is the murderer.

Apparently, this is book 1 of author Michael Michaud's The Introvert series. I didn't know that earlier.

[Greg]

Listening to The Bluest Eye in audio format for commuting when I need to do it, and I don't want to get too much further ahead of the group in The Holly-Tree Inn.

So, I started another book last night for my bedtime reading: The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea by Yukio Mishima. I had been looking forward to reading more by Mishima for so long as some other things I've read by him were so lovely. But I'm a little disappointed by the translation by John Nathan. It has the feel of academically accurate translations, which for me are so often dead on the page. There's no strong sense of cadence or rhythm, and nothing is very vivid or evocative in the way it's expressed.

It's too bad. I'd read an exquisite translation of Kawabata not long ago - I wish that translator had worked on this one.

[Nichole]

The Introvert Confounds Innocence by Michael Paul Michaud. It's book 2 in Michaud's The Introvert series.

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Started A Life Without Regrets by Marci Bolden

[Nichole]

The Introvert Bears Filthy Witness by Michael Paul Michaud. This is book #3 in Michaud's The Introvert series.

[Teri-K]

Listening to The Twelve Jays of Christmas by Donna Andrews. This series is really consistently fun!

[Christine]

Sandy how’s your book going called A Life Without Regrets by Marci Bolden?

[Kirsten]

I just finished reading The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles and I loved 99% of it! The last 4 pages though. That threw me and would love to discuss it with someone out there!

[Christine]

I finished my book called Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty

[Christine]

Mistletoe Cottage: Includes a Bonus Story by Debbie Mason

[Esther]

Kirsten wrote: "I just finished reading The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles and I loved 99% of it! The last 4 pages though. That threw me and would love to discuss it with someone o..."

I would love to discuss it with you. It just seemed so out of tune with the rest of the book.

Shall we discusss it here or open a new thread to avoid spoiling anyone?

[LauraT]

Started both novels by Madeline Miller on Greek Mythology: Circe and The Song of Achilles

[Greg]

Ugh, earlier I got to a really unpleasant passage in The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea (by Yukio Mishima) involving an extremely evocative, gory, and lengthy description of violence to an animal. A warning to any who might be triggered by such things, it is the most extreme example of its kind that I've read or seen to date . . . and I have never been squeamish in my reading.

Oddly, the translation was not particularly evocative prior to that particular scene, but then it suddenly became almost excruciatingly so. Good grief! I wonder if in the original Japanese it is like this - evocative only in the most disturbing or violent sections? I'll admit the language was lovely and that it acted vividly upon all five senses in this very extended scene, but I had to use all my determination just to get through it.

I'm really hoping this book is going somewhere and that there's going to be motivations beyond nihilistic drifting!

On the positive side, just now there's finally some character depth in Ryuji and Fusako that's a bit satisfying. But I still don't understand what's happening with Noburu or his pals at any level of depth that satistfies me.

I just hope that by the end of the book, the trauma will have been worth it!

[Nichole]

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Murder by Maria DiRico. This is book 3 in DiRico's The Catering Hall cozy mystery series.

[Katlyn]

I am currently reading Harry Potter and the cursed child. Which is the story that takes place 19 years after the battle of hogwarts

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Started A Little Bird by Wendy James

[LauraT]

Greg wrote: "Ugh, earlier I got to a

really

unpleasant passage in The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea (by Yukio Mishima) involving an extremely evocative, gory, ..."

THanks for the warning: I don't think I'll ever get close to that then!

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Started A Cornish Christmas Murder by Fiona Leitch

[Christine]

I finished my book called In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren

[Christine]

Sandy how are both of your books going?

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Started The Girl in the Ground by Stacy Green

[Christine]

Sandy how’s your book going called The Girl in the Ground by Stacy Green?

[Teri-K]

Death in Castle Dark by Veronica Bond is fun homage to gothics. I don't really like gothic novels but this is more cozy and it's fun spotting all the gothic elements she throws in. Also reading In This House of Brede by Rumer Godden.

Re-reading Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier. Still not really a fan. sigh

Just finished listening to Owls Well That Ends Well by Donna Andrews. It was pretty cute. Now I'm listening to Murder in Black Tie by Sara Rosett. So far it's a lot better than the previous book in the series.

[Christine]

I finished my book called Skipping Christmas by John Grisham

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Christine wrote: "I finished my book called Skipping Christmas by John Grisham"

I hope this was a great read Christine. ❤📚🎄☃️🎅

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Started Unforgiven by Sarah Barrie

[Christine]

Sandy how’s your book going called Unforgiven by Sarah Barrie?

[Christine]

Sandy I really liked the book called Skipping Christmas by John Grisham

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Christine wrote: "Sandy I really liked the book called Skipping Christmas by John Grisham"

That's good Christine. What are you reading next?❤📚