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message 7201: by PattyMacDotComma (new)
Feb 09, 2021 09:03PM

PattyMacDotComma Amalia wrote: "Finished The Girl Who Reads on the MétroThe Girl Who Reads on the Métro by Christine Féret-Fleury by Christine Féret-Fleury

5 stars

My review:www.goodreads.com/review/s..."

Amalia, I miss being able to see your reviews!


message 7202: by PattyMacDotComma (new)
Feb 09, 2021 09:03PM

PattyMacDotComma Gopher Golf: A Wordless Picture Book by Karl Beckstrand is exactly that - many pages of pictures. There are enough varied scenes for a little kid to follow as a story and then be encouraged to "tell" a story themselves. Lots of laughs!
Gopher Golf A Wordless Picture Book (Stories Without Words, #3) by Karl Beckstrand 3.5★ Link to my Gopher Golf review with several illustrations to give you the idea


message 7203: by PattyMacDotComma (new)
Feb 09, 2021 09:03PM

PattyMacDotComma Mick Herron, when interviewed about his latest spy thriller, Slough House, recently said "I look at Jackson Lamb and think: My God, did I write that? My mother reads this stuff!" Well, on behalf of mothers and grandmothers everywhere, I say - Keep up the good work!
Slough House (Slough House #7) by Mick Herron 5★ Link to my Slough House" review (with a link to the article quoted)


message 7205: by LauraT (new)
Feb 09, 2021 11:50PM

LauraT (laurata) | 14362 comments Mod
Kathleen wrote: "Here's a nice, quiet classic, and the beginning of a series I just might try. The Warden by Anthony Trollope

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

I LOVE the Barsetshire series!!!! Do keep on reading them


message 7207: by Joy D (new)
Feb 10, 2021 11:07AM

Joy D Tin Man by Sarah Winman - 4 stars - My Review


message 7208: by Suz (new)
Feb 10, 2021 02:39PM

Suz | 1099 comments I just finished this audio read this morning A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult by Jodi Picoult.

My review:

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

3.5 stars.


message 7209: by Dale (new)
Feb 10, 2021 02:47PM

Dale Harcombe | 1938 comments My review of My Mother's Daughter by Ann O'Loughlin
My Mother's Daughter by Ann O'Loughlin
4 and a half stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 7210: by Kathleen (new)
Feb 11, 2021 06:18AM

Kathleen | 401 comments LauraT wrote: "Kathleen wrote: "Here's a nice, quiet classic, and the beginning of a series I just might try. The Warden by Anthony Trollope

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

This is great to hear. Thank you Laura--I will!


message 7214: by Tamara (new)
Feb 11, 2021 10:43PM

Tamara Agha-Jaffar | 1410 comments I read My Soul to Take by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir, translated from the Icelandic by Bernard Scudder and Anna Yates. It's murder mystery that takes place in Iceland. It's been a while since I read a murder mystery. I thought this was quite good.

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


message 7218: by Raul (new)
Feb 13, 2021 08:21AM

Raul | 745 comments I loved reading Plainsong by Kent Haruf. It really griped me in its telling of small town life and I thought the language was beautiful. My review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 7223: by Joy D (new)
Feb 14, 2021 10:52AM

Joy D Deacon King Kong by James McBride - 4 stars - My Review


message 7225: by Dale (new)
Feb 14, 2021 03:49PM

Dale Harcombe | 1938 comments My review of One Italian Summer by Lori Nelson Spielman
One Italian Summer by Lori Nelson Spielman this is the cover on the paperback version I read
1 and a half stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 7228: by Canadian Jen (new)
Feb 15, 2021 09:23AM

Canadian Jen Just finished Long Bright River. A good mystery. My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 7229: by Karin (last edited Feb 15, 2021 10:38AM) (new)
Feb 15, 2021 10:36AM

Karin Dale wrote: "My review of One Italian Summer by Lori Nelson Spielman
One Italian Summer by Lori Nelson Spielmanthis is the cover on the paperback version I read
1 and a half stars
https://www.goodr..."

I am looking for books starting with vowels, got happy to see this title right after one starting with an I, but then saw your dismal rating, so I'll pass. After I read your review, I went to the book and my only GR friend who has read it gave it 2 stars, so this book is never going to be on my tbr. Thanks for the warning!


message 7230: by Joy D (new)
Feb 15, 2021 11:54AM

Joy D The Prophets by Robert Jones Jr. - 3 stars - My Review


message 7233: by Suz (new)
Feb 15, 2021 04:21PM

Suz | 1099 comments This was good, a hidden gem of sorts.
The Second Child by Caroline Bond by Caroline Bond

Here is my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 7235: by PattyMacDotComma (new)
Feb 16, 2021 02:52AM

PattyMacDotComma I always love Kate Atkinson's complex stories that ex-detective Jackson Brodie has to untangle while generally making more of a tangle of his own life. Big Sky is the 5th in the series and is terrific!
Big Sky (Jackson Brodie, #5) by Kate Atkinson 5★ Link to my Big Sky review


message 7236: by PattyMacDotComma (new)
Feb 16, 2021 02:52AM

PattyMacDotComma Fluffles: The Brave Koala Who Held Strong Through A Bushfire is a very cute Vita Murrow picture book about the unbelievable 2019 Australian bushfires. Fluffles was rescued in South Australia.
Fluffles The Brave Koala Who Held Strong Through A Bushfire by Vita Murrow 4.5★ Link to my review of Fluffles with several illustrations


message 7240: by Dale (new)
Feb 16, 2021 03:30PM

Dale Harcombe | 1938 comments My review of A Family of Strangers by Emilie Richards
A Family of Strangers by Emilie Richards
3 and a half stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 7244: by Kathleen (new)
Feb 17, 2021 06:41AM

Kathleen | 401 comments Finished The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë. What's good in this one are the themes. For her time, Anne was daring and bold!

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


message 7245: by Tamara (last edited Feb 17, 2021 07:47AM) (new)
Feb 17, 2021 07:37AM

Tamara Agha-Jaffar | 1410 comments I read The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov. Set in Stalinist Soviet Union, it combines magical realism with scathing political satire and social commentary. It was absolutely hilarious and thoroughly brilliant.

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


message 7247: by Joy D (new)
Feb 17, 2021 10:07AM

Joy D Country Dark by Chris Offutt - 4 stars - My Review


message 7249: by Dale (new)
Feb 17, 2021 06:23PM

Dale Harcombe | 1938 comments My review of Absent in the Spring by Carrie Elks
Absent in the Spring (Shakespeare Sisters, #3) by Carrie Elks
2 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


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