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message 6501: by Pam (new)

Pam Baddeley | 1529 comments Read a collection of short stories by Tanith Lee, Women as Demons and reviewed it - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3560110960.


message 6502: by PattyMacDotComma (new)

PattyMacDotComma Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch #2 pits Harry against The Black Ice, as treacherous a drug as its namesake on frozen, dark roads. This is LA and Mexico before we had Google in our pockets.
The Black Ice (Harry Bosch, #2; Harry Bosch Universe, #2) by Michael Connelly 4★ Link to my Black Ice review


message 6503: by Joy D (last edited Sep 24, 2020 10:55AM) (new)

Joy D Finished:

Plainsong by Kent Haruf - 4 stars - My Review

and

Fled by Meg Keneally - 4 stars - My Review


message 6505: by Tamara (new)

Tamara Agha-Jaffar | 1410 comments I read Burnt Shadows by Kamila Shamsie. I've loved nearly everything I've read by her. I thought this was a great read.

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


message 6506: by Joy D (new)

Joy D Just finished two:

True North by Jim Harrison - 3 stars - My Review

From Sand and Ash by Amy Harmon - 3 stars - My Review


message 6511: by Pam (new)


message 6515: by Joy D (new)

Joy D Joining Hannah (without knowing it), in finishing Normal People.

Normal People by Sally Rooney - 4 stars - My Review


message 6516: by Joy D (new)

Joy D Also finished:

Weather by Jenny Offill - 3 stars - My Review


message 6517: by Canadian Jen (new)

Canadian Jen Finished Old Lovegood Girls by Gail Godwin .
Can't say I loved this one. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 6520: by Dale (new)

Dale Harcombe | 1940 comments My review of Five Hundred Miles From You by Jenny Colgan
Five Hundred Miles From You by Jenny Colgan
3 and a half stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 6522: by Pam (new)

Pam Baddeley | 1529 comments Just read part 3 of Den Patrick's trilogy, The Girl on the Liar's Throne and reviewed it - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3567375260.


message 6523: by Joy D (new)

Joy D This is the 2nd book I've read by Aminatta Forna and I am rapidly becoming a fan of her writing.

Ancestor Stones: A Novel by Aminatta Forna - 4 stars - My Review


message 6526: by Dale (new)

Dale Harcombe | 1940 comments My review of Island Song by Madeleine Bunting
Island Song by Madeleine Bunting
4 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 6528: by PattyMacDotComma (new)

PattyMacDotComma The Right Side of the Line by Susan Wilkins is a timely novella-length addition to her Detective Megan Thomas series, taking place in England during Covid. How times change!
The Right Side of the Line by Susan Wilkins 4★ Link to my Right Side of the Line review


message 6529: by PattyMacDotComma (new)

PattyMacDotComma I always enjoy the adventures of Aussie author Sulari Gentill's wealthy artist Rowland Sinclair and his colourful friends in 1930s Australia. In A Dangerous Language, they attempt to warn the government about what the Nazis are really up to. Loved it!
A Dangerous Language (Rowland Sinclair #8) by Sulari Gentill 5★ Link to my Dangerous Language review


message 6531: by Joy D (new)

Joy D Completed:

The Barrowfields by Phillip Lewis - 4 stars - My Review


message 6532: by Tamara (new)

Tamara Agha-Jaffar | 1410 comments I'm not sure if this will appeal to anyone but I found it fascinating. It is a work of non-fiction called Against the Grain: A Deep History of the Earliest States by James C. Scott.

Scott's analysis of state formation focuses primarily on ancient Mesopotamia. He challenges the narrative that states were formed as a result of the domestication of animals and plants. The study is replete with fascinating insights.

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


message 6535: by Joy D (new)

Joy D Finished:

The Good Lord Bird by James McBride - 4 stars - My Review


message 6538: by PattyMacDotComma (new)

PattyMacDotComma Amalia wrote: "Finished Flowers of MoldFlowers of Mold by Ha Seong-nan by Ha Seong-nan

5 stars

My review:www.goodreads.com/review/show/3573578984"


Amalia, I can no longer see your reviews or your profile and I can't message you anymore. We've been friends twice (when some GR glitch happened before). Can you message me so we can fix it?


message 6539: by PattyMacDotComma (new)

PattyMacDotComma Kingdom of the Blind by Louise Penny took me back to Three Pines, the remote, snowy village in Quebec which seems to have more than its share of murderous events! (No wonder I love it.)
Kingdom of the Blind (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #14) by Louise Penny 4.5★ Link to my Kingdom of the Blind review


message 6544: by Tamara (new)

Tamara Agha-Jaffar | 1410 comments The Lambs of London by Peter Ackroyd.
Historical fiction set in late 18th/early 19thC London. A little disappointing because I had hoped it would be about Charles and Mary Lamb. Instead the focus was on William Ireland, the man who claimed to have discovered some never-before-seen manuscripts by Shakespeare.

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


message 6547: by Joy D (last edited Oct 04, 2020 11:18AM) (new)


message 6549: by LauraT (new)

LauraT (laurata) | 14365 comments Mod
Finished in three days Broken Harbor, a real page turner.
If you like thrillers, read it!


message 6550: by Tamara (new)

Tamara Agha-Jaffar | 1410 comments I read another Alina Bronsky novel. Broken Glass Park is her debut novel. Translated from the German by Tim Mohr. It's good, but I think her later novels are much stronger. She is generally very good at doing first-person narratives.

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


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