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What have you just read? Opinions, recommendations, reviews Part 2
A review of City of Angels or, The Overcoat of Dr. Freud by Christa Wolfhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of The Girl in the Cornerby Amanda Prowse
3 stars.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Read volumes 3 and 4 of Robin Hobb's Rain Wilds Chronicles:City of Dragons - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1405972765
and
Blood of Dragons - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1405972809.
My review of Murder in the Bayou Boneyard: A Cajun Country Mystery by Ellen Byron
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished the excellent #2 in the Cyrus Haven series,
When She Was Good: The heart-stopping new thriller from the mastermind of crime by Michael Robothamhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...
I recently read The Burgess Boys by one of my favourite authors, Elizabeth Strout. When your sister needs you, back in the hometown you so happily escaped, what's a man to do?
4★ Link to my Burgess Boys review
I also just enjoyed another delightful escapade with The Honourable Phryne Fisher, the luscious sleuth created by Australian favourite, Kerry Greenwood. 1920s Melbourne is where Miss Fisher investigates a Murder on the Ballarat Train.
4★ Link to my review of Murder on the Ballarat Train
My review of When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America by Ira Katznelsonhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
This book is science fiction bordering on fantasy:The Nowhere Stone by Steve Kaide - 3 stars - My Review
Read and enjoyed the Holocaust fiction Beyond the Tracks
My 4⭐ review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I read The Book of Night Women by Marlon James. A slave narrative set in Jamaica. Very graphic violence. An amazing narrative voice and a remarkable achievement.My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I had recently read and very much enjoyed West with the Night, Beryl Markham’s memoir, so I decided to follow it up with this historical fiction based on her life. I think it will appeal to those that enjoy historical romances, but for me it was just ok.Circling the Sun by Paula McLain - 2 stars - My Review
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Two are really Italian - don't even think they've been translated, and I don't really know if, translated, could be fully appreciated by someone not from our little, whimsical country - Il regalo del mandrogno and Prima di noi.
One other is Spanish, and really worth reading: Terra Alta by Javier Cercas; the other fro USA: Ohio by Stephen Markley. Of this last here's my review, if you're interested:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Read An Imaginary Life by David Malouf. Malouf envisions the life of the Roman poet Ovid after he has been exiled to the outskirts of the Roman Empire. An interesting re-creation that can be interpreted on many levels.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished this retelling of King Lear set in 1979 on an Iowa farm:A Thousand Acres by Jane Smiley - 3 stars - My Review
My review of Stolen: Five Free Boys Kidnapped into Slavery and Their Astonishing Odyssey Home by Richard Bellhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished
Cry Baby by Mark Billingham which, although it is #17 in the series, is actually the prequel to the first book in the series Sleepyheadhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
and my webpage https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...
Just finished reading this mystery about a fourteen-year-old accused of murdering a classmate:Defending Jacob by William Landay - 4 stars - My Review
Read How It All Began by Penelope Lively. An elderly woman's mugging in a London street triggers a series of events with characters whose lives intersect. Penelope Lively weaves an entertaining tale illustrating the butterfly effect. Her narrative voice is funny and engaging. I recommend it if you're looking for something light to read.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
This excellent addition to the very strong Australian fiction scene got ⭐⭐⭐⭐.8 from me.
The Night Whistler by Greg Woodlandhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Earlier in the week I finished The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row by Anthony Ray Hinton, amazing but gut wrenching story, he was wrongfully convicted and spent nearly 30 years on death row before being released in 2015. Gave it 5 stars. Here’s my review
Martha, Martha, Martha! (with apologies to The Brady Bunch). Martha is a hot/cold muddled mess in Sorrow and Bliss, the most wonderful new book by Aussie author Meg Mason. 
5★ Link to my review of "Sorrow and Bliss"
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Joy D wrote: "Finished:The Pastures of Heaven by John Steinbeck - 3 stars - My Review"
Wrong link, Joy D.
Finished reading The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation by Thich Nhat HanhMy review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Catching up on some reviews:Leslie Wilson's Malefice - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3534999887
and books 1 and 2 of Rachel Aaron's Eli Monpress series -
The Spirit Thief - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3544760074
The Spirit Rebellion - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3544760342
I thoroughly enjoyed this American classic
So Big by Edna FerberReview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I read American Indian Women by Patrick Deval, translated from the French by Jane-Marie Todd.I recommend it for anyone interested in learning more about the contributions of American Indian women. The photographs alone, dating from the late nineteenth to early twentieth century, were amazing.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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