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[Dale]

My review of This I Know by Eldonna Edwards

3 and a half stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Sandysbookaday (taking a step back for a while)]

finished The Chestnut Man by Søren Sveistrup
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I definitely liked, but didn't love this. I found the number of characters quite overwhelming at times. A good solid piece of Nordic noir. 😷❤😍📚

[Don]

Seven Days, by Alex Lake, very enthralling read.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Christine]

Sandy I’m glad that you liked that book called The Chestnut Man by Søren Sveistrup

[Christine]

Sandy how’s your book going called Dear Child by Romy Hausmann?

[Faith]

My review of In Dubious Battle by John Steinbeck

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Maja]

I was completely swept away by Dark Shimmer , an absolutely masterful retelling of Snow White told from the stepmother's point of view.

My 5⭐ review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Phrynne]

My review of O is for Outlaw by Sue Grafton

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Phrynne]

My review of In an Absent Dream by Seanan McGuire

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Joy D]

Classic historical fiction that provides a look at the era of "gunboat diplomacy" in China in the 1920's:

The Sand Pebbles by Richard McKenna - 4 stars - My Review

[LauraT]

Finished Gilead, recomended to me byb Greg; really an interesting book!
Here's my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Dale]

My review of Summer at Urchin's Bluff by Eliza Bennetts

3 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Faith]

My review of The Golden Thirteen: The Fight for the Navy's First Black Officers by Dan Goldberg

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Luffy Sempai]

My review of High Fidelity:-

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Sandysbookaday (taking a step back for a while)]

Disappointed with Little Whispers by K.L. Slater https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... and my webpage https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...

[Phrynne]

My review of Dead Ernest by Frances Garrood

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[PattyMacDotComma]

I'm sure a lot of readers are familiar with Montessori schools, but I bet they don't know Maria Montessori was the first woman in Italy to go to medical school. Maria Montessori by Mª Isabel Sánchez Vegara is designed for little kids, but I learned a lot, too.
4★ Link to my 'Montessori' review with illustrations

[PattyMacDotComma]

The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter, written by Carson McCullers when she was only 23, has become a classic of the American South - 1930s Georgia. Great characters!
4★ Link to my 'Heart' review

[Joy D]

Just finished:

Simon the Fiddler by Paulette Jiles - 3 stars - My Review

[Christine]

Sandy how’s your book going called Little Whispers by K.L. Slater?

[Nancy from NJ]

I finished The Secret of Castle Du Reve which i didn’t really enjoy. I was kind and rated it with a 3 although I may rerate this with a 2.

[LauraT]

Finished yesteray a short booklet by Jostein Gaarder, House of Tales. About life and Death; many ideas in few words

[Joy D]

Just finished:

Vinland by George Mackay Brown - 3 stars - My Review

[B. P.]

The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World Before the War 1890-1914 by Barbara W. Tuchman

Happy Memorial Day! Here is my review looking at Europe in the 25 years before WWI. Tuchman is one of the great historians.

My Review

[Sandysbookaday (taking a step back for a while)]

Finished my first ever book by Carolyn Brown The Banty House and just loved it! https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Maja]

Read and enjoyed the Holocaust fiction book What Only We Know

My 4⭐ review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Phrynne]

My review of Firedrake's Eye by Patricia Finney

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Dale]

My review of The Daughters of Gentlemen by Linda Stratmann

3 and a half stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Phrynne]

My review of Fire From Heaven by Blake Banner

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Joy D]

Just finished this classic:

The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro - 5 stars - My Review

[Phrynne]

My review of A Whimsy of the World by Amor Towles

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[PattyMacDotComma]

Phrynne wrote: "My review of A Whimsy of the World by Amor Towles

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."

Thanks for sharing the link to that one, Phrynne - it sounds just my speed!

[PattyMacDotComma]

Peace Like a River by Leif Enger appealed to me on every level. I've got a soft spot for a child's point of view, and when there's humour and terror and adventure and tragedy and romance all mixed with a hint of magic, what more could I want?
5★ My 'Peace Like a River' review

[Raul]

Musings and observations by the great Ursula K. Le Guin from her book No Time to Spare: Thinking About What Matters

My review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Faith]

My review of 本陣殺人事件 The Case of the Honjin Murder by Seishi Yokomizo

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Joy D]

Just finished this Pulitzer Prize winner published in 1974 about the American Civil War Battle of Gettysburg: The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara - completed 5/24/20 - 3 stars - My Review

[Faith]

My review of The Black Cabinet: The Untold Story of African Americans and Politics During the Age of Roosevelt by Jill Watts

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Christine]

Sandy how’s your book going called The Banty House by Carolyn Brown?

[Phrynne]

My review of Hard Rain by Irma Venter

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Dale]

My review of Like Wildflowers, Suddenly by Anne Hamilton
5 stars.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Nichole]

My review of At Large and At Small: Familiar Essays by Anne Fadiman:

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

3 stars

[Phrynne]

My review of A Body in the Village Hall by Dee MacDonald

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Tamara]

Finished Weep Not, Child by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o. Published in 1964, it is considered a classic. Told through the eyes of a child, it has as its backdrop the escalating tensions in Kenya during British colonialism.

My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Joy D]

Just finished this unusual blend of science (comets across the centuries) and supernatural:

The Comet Seekers by Helen Sedgwick - 3 stars - My Review

[Sandysbookaday (taking a step back for a while)]

Finished Stories We Never Told by Sonja Yoerg. 3 stars. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Dale]

My review of The Lost Summers of Driftwood by Vanessa McCausland

4 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Raul]

My review of James Baldwin: The Last Interview and Other Conversations by James Baldwin

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Canadian Jen]

Finished one that has been sitting on my shelf for far too long. Superb. . My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Joy D]

Published in 1965, this book is a deep character study on timeless themes about a university professor's (mostly sad) life. It is beautifully written:

Stoner by John Williams - 4 stars - My Review

[Nancy from NJ]

Finally finished Sarah and Solomon by Roberta Kagan. There is something about her books which finds me continuing to read them. This was the 4th book in the series and tied up all of the storylines. Gave it 4 stars.