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message 6851: by Dale (last edited Dec 03, 2020 04:13PM) (new)
Dec 03, 2020 04:11PM

Dale Harcombe | 1938 comments My review of Death in a Mood Indigo by Francine Mathews
Death in a Mood Indigo by Francine Mathews
3 and a half stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 6853: by LauraT (new)
Dec 04, 2020 04:43AM

LauraT (laurata) | 14362 comments Mod
Finished an Italian book, Gli ultimi giorni di quiete.
A terrible story of a mother - and a father - of a young man murdered during a burglary in their tobacconist shop.
The murder, after 6 years in prison, is released. And how can this be accepted by the family.
It is the same theme of the second season of Broadchurch - the rather new tv series. But with opposite results


message 6855: by Joy D (new)
Dec 04, 2020 09:55AM

Joy D Finished:
And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini - 3 stars - My Review


message 6856: by Dale (last edited Dec 06, 2020 07:49PM) (new)
Dec 04, 2020 06:41PM

Dale Harcombe | 1938 comments My review of Women of the Dunes by Sarah Maine
Women of the Dunes by Sarah Maine
4 stars.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 6857: by PattyMacDotComma (new)
Dec 04, 2020 08:46PM

PattyMacDotComma What mother in her right mind enlists the help of her fourteen-year-old daughter so she can have an affair with her husband's best friend? Adrienne Brodeur had just such a mother, and she tells all in her autobiography, Wild Game: My Mother, Her Lover, and Me. It's all true and quite a read!
Wild Game My Mother, Her Lover, and Me by Adrienne Brodeur 4.5★ Link to my Wild Game review


message 6859: by Raul (new)
Dec 05, 2020 05:00AM

Raul | 745 comments Finished reading Friend of My Youth by Alice Munro

A brilliant collection of short stories. My review:

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


message 6860: by Joy D (new)
Dec 05, 2020 10:43AM

Joy D Finished:
How Much of These Hills Is Gold by C Pam Zhang - 4 stars - My Review


message 6861: by Canadian Jen (last edited Dec 05, 2020 03:19PM) (new)
Dec 05, 2020 03:15PM

Canadian Jen Finished Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy I feel the wanderlust kicking in. My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 6866: by LauraT (new)
Dec 06, 2020 09:23AM

LauraT (laurata) | 14362 comments Mod
Just fiished The Buried Giant. Strange book indeed.
Here's my review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 6867: by Joy D (new)
Dec 06, 2020 11:02AM

Joy D Just finished this sad & disturbing, but relevant, book:
A Burning by Megha Majumdar - 4 stars - My Full Review


message 6868: by Petra (new)
Dec 06, 2020 04:14PM

Petra | 3324 comments I finished the last book of Samuel Beckett's trilogy, Molloy, Malone Dies, The Unnamable.
This was a ride, to be sure. A mixture of insight, intrigue, mystery and confusion.
My long review of each book and the whole:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 6869: by Dale (last edited Dec 06, 2020 08:23PM) (new)
Dec 06, 2020 08:22PM

Dale Harcombe | 1938 comments My review of The Hidden Beach by Karen Swan
The Hidden Beach by Karen Swan
4 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 6870: by PattyMacDotComma (new)
Dec 06, 2020 09:49PM

PattyMacDotComma Ian McGuire's highly acclaimed novel, The North Water, is the brutal story of a nineteenth-century whaling expedition that goes terrifyingly wrong. It is also brilliant!
The North Water by Ian McGuire 5★ Link to my North Water review


message 6873: by Joy D (new)
Dec 07, 2020 12:27PM

Joy D Finished this historical family saga set in Spain, France, Chile, and Venezuela from the 1930s to 1990s.
A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende - 4 stars - My Review


message 6874: by Joy D (new)
Dec 08, 2020 10:31AM

Joy D Finished:
The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See - 3 stars - My Review


message 6877: by Dale (new)
Dec 08, 2020 03:32PM

Dale Harcombe | 1938 comments My review of A Pinch of Poison by Alyssa Maxwell
A Pinch of Poison (A Lady & Lady's Maid Mystery, #2) by Alyssa Maxwell
4 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 6878: by Joy D (new)
Dec 09, 2020 10:22AM

Joy D Finished:
Silence by Shūsaku Endō - 4 stars - My Review


message 6879: by Karin (new)
Dec 09, 2020 04:24PM

Karin Nichole wrote: "My review of Murder in G Major by Alexia Gordon:

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

5 stars"

Oh, happy day! I have this entire series on my want to read shelf after reading your first review. I ought to start putting them on hold soon.


message 6881: by LauraT (new)
Dec 09, 2020 11:57PM

LauraT (laurata) | 14362 comments Mod
Petra wrote: "I finished the last book of Samuel Beckett's trilogy, Molloy, Malone Dies, The Unnamable.
This was a ride, to be sure. A mixture of insight, intrigue, mystery and confusion.
My long r..."

Hard task that one Petra!!!!


message 6882: by PattyMacDotComma (new)
Dec 10, 2020 12:24AM

PattyMacDotComma I was looking forward to reading this children's edition of The Nutcracker by words&pictures during the Christmas season, but I was disappointed. Colourful but confusing (to me).
The Nutcracker by words&pictures 2.5★ Link to my Nutcracker review with illustrations


message 6883: by PattyMacDotComma (new)
Dec 10, 2020 12:24AM

PattyMacDotComma I absolutely love What Can You Do With a Line?, that makes my fingers itchy to try drawing! It would be a great Christmas (or other) gift, along with some pencils. Perfect pressie!
What Can You Do With a Line? by Gülşah Yemen 5★ Link to my review of What Can You Do With A Line", showing some of the artwork


message 6885: by Joy D (new)
Dec 10, 2020 10:12AM

Joy D Finished:
The Tiger's Wife by Téa Obreht - 4 stars - My Review


message 6887: by Kim (last edited Dec 11, 2020 08:39AM) (new)
Dec 11, 2020 08:39AM

Kim (kimborams) | 511 comments The last book I finished was the excellent second book by Michael Robotham set in Nottingham and featuring forensic psychologist Cyrus Haven: When She Was Good.

This is the sequel to Good Girl, Bad Girl and I rated both books as 5 star reads.

Good Girl, Bad Girl (Cyrus Haven, #1) by Michael Robotham When She Was Good (Cyrus Haven 2) by Michael Robotham


message 6888: by Tamara (new)
Dec 11, 2020 09:31AM

Tamara Agha-Jaffar | 1410 comments Finished The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives by Lola Shoneyin. Set in Nigeria. A sympathetic treatment of the desperate plight of illiterate women. A quick and easy read.

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


message 6889: by Joy D (new)
Dec 11, 2020 10:07AM

Joy D Finished:
Milkman by Anna Burns - 4 stars - My Review


message 6892: by Joy D (new)
Dec 12, 2020 11:59AM

Joy D It is hard for me to rate this book. I appreciate its literary merit, but it was hard to listen to 17 hours of an innocent child’s suffering:

Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart - 3 stars - My Review


message 6896: by Esther (new)
Dec 13, 2020 05:32AM

Esther (eshchory) | 1368 comments Amalia wrote: "Finished Don't Look Now and Other StoriesDon't Look Now and Other Stories by Daphne du Maurier by Daphne du Maurier
5 stars"
I love her short stories.


message 6897: by Joy D (new)
Dec 13, 2020 11:01AM

Joy D Finished:
Seeing by José Saramago - 4 stars - My Review


message 6898: by Phrynne (new)
Dec 13, 2020 11:57AM

Phrynne | 2473 comments I reread Vendetta in Death by J.D. Robb and enjoyed it just as much second time around:) Vendetta in Death (In Death, #49) by J.D. Robb

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


message 6899: by Tamara (new)
Dec 13, 2020 01:48PM

Tamara Agha-Jaffar | 1410 comments I read Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata, translated from the Japanese by Jinny Tapley Takemori.
A delightful novella with an autistic Japanese heroine.

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


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