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message 6802: by Karin (new)
Nov 24, 2020 10:17AM

Karin I just finished two disappointing reads (one was made worse by a very poor narrator).

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (The Hunger Games, #0) by Suzanne Collins (in a rush so here is my review link https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... )

and

To All the Boys I've Loved Before (To All the Boys I've Loved Before, #1) by Jenny Han https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 6806: by Esther (new)
Nov 24, 2020 11:49PM

Esther (eshchory) | 1368 comments A Traveller at the Gates of Wisdom by John Boyne A Traveller at the Gates of Wisdom
Disappointing, mainly because I had expected more. 3 stars

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


message 6807: by PattyMacDotComma (new)
Nov 25, 2020 02:46AM

PattyMacDotComma I just finished the wonderful Song of the Crocodile by Aussie Aboriginal author (and Nardi Simpson. Just great!
Song of the Crocodile by Nardi Simpson 5★ Link to my 'Crocodile' review


message 6808: by PattyMacDotComma (new)
Nov 25, 2020 02:47AM

PattyMacDotComma Author Catherine Ryan Hyde is a favourite of many readers for her hopeful, heartwarming books. Seven Perfect Things: A Novel is the first I've read, and it was a happy break between heavier reads.
Seven Perfect Things A Novel by Catherine Ryan Hyde 4★ Link to my 'Seven Perfect Things' review


message 6811: by Leslie (new)
Nov 25, 2020 11:06AM

Leslie | 16369 comments My primary memory of At Swim-Two-Birds is that it was a very strange book!


message 6813: by Kathleen (new)
Nov 25, 2020 12:32PM

Kathleen | 401 comments Leslie wrote: "My primary memory of At Swim-Two-Birds is that it was a very strange book!"

Ha ha, Leslie! I think after a little time passes, that is all I will remember too. :-)


message 6815: by Adrika (last edited Nov 25, 2020 07:25PM) (new)
Nov 25, 2020 07:22PM

Adrika Mondal (adrikamondal) Hello:)
I recently read a YA novel full of magic and mystery. The book is Daughter of Burning City by Amanda Foody.
My review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 6817: by Joy D (new)
Nov 26, 2020 10:24AM

Joy D I realize I am probably the last person to read this....I'm a bit behind on my popular culture:
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins - 4 stars - My Review


message 6818: by Joy D (new)
Nov 26, 2020 10:25AM

Joy D I realize I am probably the last person to read this....
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins - 4 stars - My Review


message 6819: by Dale (new)
Nov 26, 2020 03:52PM

Dale Harcombe | 1938 comments My review of The Solace of Water by Elizabeth Byler Younts
The Solace of Water by Elizabeth Byler Younts
4 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 6821: by Joy D (new)
Nov 27, 2020 09:31AM

Joy D Beautifully written story set in Sierra Leone:
The Memory of Love by Aminatta Forna - 5 stars - My Review


message 6824: by PattyMacDotComma (new)
Nov 28, 2020 02:31AM

PattyMacDotComma I read the 4th book in Charlie Garratt's Inspector James Given series, Where Every Man, and I'm sure readers of the earlier books would like this one, where he is facing the fast-approaching Nazis in France in 1938.
Where Every Man (Inspector James Given, #4) by Charlie Garratt 3.5★ Link to my review of Where Every Man


message 6825: by PattyMacDotComma (new)
Nov 28, 2020 02:31AM

PattyMacDotComma I also read the 4th book in Graham Brack's delightful Master Mercurius mystery series. Mercurius is a 17th century Dutch minister/priest/university lecturer who has a talent for investigation. The Noose's Shadow is another entertaining adventure!
The Noose's Shadow by Graham Brack 4.5★ Link to my Noose's Shadow review


message 6826: by Tamara (new)
Nov 28, 2020 10:12AM

Tamara Agha-Jaffar | 1410 comments I read Burger's Daughter by Nadine Gordimer.
I found the style a bit confusing and didn't enjoy it as much as I have enjoyed her other novels.

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


message 6827: by Joy D (new)
Nov 28, 2020 01:16PM

Joy D Finished:
The Dinner by Herman Koch - 4 stars - My Review


message 6829: by Esther (new)
Nov 28, 2020 10:50PM

Esther (eshchory) | 1368 comments I finally posted my review for Lakes of Mars by Merritt Graves Lakes of Mars 3 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Somehow I managed to forget I had reviewed this interesting book
Dalí by E.M. Hamill Dalí 3.5 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 6830: by Esther (new)
Nov 29, 2020 01:17AM

Esther (eshchory) | 1368 comments The Discomfort of Evening by Marieke Lucas Rijneveld The Discomfort of Evening 1 star
When I see a book like this won the International Booker I begin to wonder what is wrong with the judges.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 6831: by Joy D (new)
Nov 29, 2020 10:47AM

Joy D Finished this 20th century classic:
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston - 4 stars - My Review


message 6832: by Karin (new)
Nov 29, 2020 12:06PM

Karin Joy D wrote: "Finished this 20th century classic:
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston - 4 stars - My Review"

I'm glad you liked this. I gave it 4 stars, but for some reason didn't post a review so I don't remember exactly why, other than that it was very good.


message 6833: by Karin (new)
Nov 29, 2020 12:08PM

Karin Esther wrote: "The Discomfort of Evening by Marieke Lucas RijneveldThe Discomfort of Evening 1 star
When I see a book like this won the International Booker I begin to wonder what is wrong with the judg..."

Thanks for the warning--I hope to remember it as it sounds like I book I would loathe as well. Sometimes I cannot fathom what the judges were thinking in the Booker Awards.


message 6834: by Karin (new)
Nov 29, 2020 12:13PM

Karin Dale wrote: "My review of The Solace of Water by Elizabeth Byler Younts
The Solace of Water by Elizabeth Byler Younts
4 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show......"

I'm glad you liked this--it was 4 stars for me, as well.


message 6837: by LauraT (new)
Nov 30, 2020 08:09AM

LauraT (laurata) | 14362 comments Mod
Finished right now Falling by Elizabeth Jane Howard.
I really love this writer; I think that she knows how to write!!!
If it wasn't the story of an "elderly" lady - is 60 elderly? I'm afraid it is - it could be the description of the seduction of a maiden girl! Love at whatever age, is always...what makes the world go 'round - or was it money???
Anyway, I'd like to know if it is like this that men think - or it is simply how we women think they do!!! Why oh why can't I find any man to read this and tell me?


message 6838: by Joy D (new)
Nov 30, 2020 12:09PM

Joy D Finished this brilliant family saga about music, race, and time:
The Time of Our Singing by Richard Powers - 5 stars - My Review


message 6839: by PattyMacDotComma (new)
Nov 30, 2020 03:11PM

PattyMacDotComma I finally read the disturbing, macabre, sometimes hilariously slapstick historical fiction that is Richard Flanagan's celebrated Gould's Book of Fish: A Novel in Twelve Fish. What an important, unique talent this man is!
Gould's Book of Fish A Novel in Twelve Fish by Richard Flanagan 5★ Link to my Gould's Book of Fish review


message 6840: by Dale (new)
Nov 30, 2020 07:04PM

Dale Harcombe | 1938 comments My review of The Women Who Ran Away by Sheila O' Flanagan
The Women Who Ran Away by Sheila O'Flanagan
4 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 6841: by Joy D (new)
Dec 01, 2020 10:02AM

Joy D Finished:
The Archivist by Martha Cooley - 4 stars - My Review


message 6844: by PattyMacDotComma (new)
Dec 02, 2020 12:59AM

PattyMacDotComma The Lost Soul Atlas by Zana Fraillon is a fantastical book for young readers, but it's just as entertaining for grown-ups. Life or afterlife or somewhere in between? Twiggy tries to find himself and his Da.
The Lost Soul Atlas by Zana Fraillon 4.5★ Link to my Lost Soul Atlas review


message 6845: by Pam (new)
Dec 02, 2020 04:55AM

Pam Baddeley | 1529 comments Read John Prebble's The Lion in the North and reviewed it - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3648435145.


message 6846: by Pam (new)
Dec 02, 2020 08:49AM

Pam Baddeley | 1529 comments Read book 1 of Brian McClellan's Powder Mage series Promise of Blood and reviewed it - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3666210675.


message 6847: by Joy D (new)
Dec 02, 2020 10:12AM

Joy D Finished this novella about finding beauty in simplicity:
Too Loud a Solitude by Bohumil Hrabal - 4 stars - My Review


message 6849: by Tamara (new)
Dec 03, 2020 09:03AM

Tamara Agha-Jaffar | 1410 comments I read Mrs. Bridge by Evan S. Connell. It is a poignant portrayal of an upper middle class woman in the 1930s who has internalized patriarchal socialization and can't figure out why she is unhappy. It is subtle, sad, funny, and really well-written. I loved it.

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


message 6850: by Joy D (new)
Dec 03, 2020 10:10AM

Joy D Finished:
Passing by Nella Larsen - 4 stars - My Review


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