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What have you just read? Opinions, recommendations, reviews Part 2
I read A Night in the Emperor's Garden: A True Story of Hope and Resilience in Afghanistan by Qais Akbar Omar and Stephen Landrigan. The book chronicles the true story of putting on a production of Shakespeare's Love's Labour's Lost in Afghanistan in 2005. It describes the many challenges facing the production and provides a fascinating peek into the daily lives of the actors.My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
This one's for dads, or rather kids with dads. My Dad by Susan Quinn shows a cute little kid with a dad who is a happy, fulltime parent. Warm, fuzzy stuff and nicely imaginative.
4.5★ Link to my My Dad review with selected illustrations.
The Story of Climate Change: A first book about how we can help save our planet by Catherine Barr is just what it says. Attractive and surprisingly informative for a children's book. Goes right back to before the dinosaurs. Cute cartoonish drawings.
4.5~5★ Link to my review of Story of Climate Change with several illustrations.
Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger is such a favourite of so many readers that I finally just had to read it. If you haven't yet, do! Great characters, family, mystery, tragedy - the works!
5★ Link to my review of Ordinary Grace
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I'look for it then!!!
I missed the mark on this one, but a young couple were the 'mark' in See How They Run by Tom BaleMy 3 star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Two reviews now upSomeday at Christmas by Lizzie Byron
4 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Dreams to Sell by Anne Douglas
4 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
LauraT wrote: "PattyMacDotComma wrote: "Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger is such a favourite of so many readers that I finally just had to read it. If you haven't yet, do! Gre..."Do look for it, Laura!
by the ever talented Australian journalist/author Caroline OveringtonMy review, five stars:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Art Garfunkel is the best friend who helped his college roommate, Sanford D. Greenberg deal with his sudden blindness. Greenberg's memoir, Hello Darkness, My Old Friend: How Daring Dreams and Unyielding Friendship Turned One Man's Blindness Into an Extraordinary Vision for Life. It is fabulous! Greenberg knows everybody who's anybody, worked in the Johnson White House, and tells great stories!
5★ Link to my review of Hello Darkness
Amalia wrote: "Finished This One Sky Day
by Leone Ross5 stars
My review:www.goodreads.com/review/show/4162071754"
Wow! What a great review, I don't think I would have ever looked into reading this, but now, I am really looking forward to diving in soon. Thank you, Amalia!
I got a little behind in posting ...Old Goriot by Honoré de Balzac. Not too impressed with my first (last?) Balzac. Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Seven Gothic Tales by Isak Dinesen. This one took me a long time to get through, but so worth it. Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Aspern Papers by Henry James. A short Henry James. I love Henry James. Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Abigail by Magda Szabó. An excellent start to Women in Translation month! Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished re-reading the feminist and African classic So Long a Letter by Mariama BâMy review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
This is the Kopp sisters, World War One style! Norma's in France with her pigeons, young Fleurette is touring in the US with a dance troupe, and Constance is spying. Always fun. Dear Miss Kopp by Amy Stewart is #5 in the series.
3.5★ Link to my review of Dear Miss Kopp
I read The Aeneid by Virgil, translated by Shadi Bartsch.A new translation of the epic. Bartsch adheres as faithfully as possible to a line-by line translation, including adherence to Virgil's meter, number of beats in each line, simplicity in language, and his use of alliteration and assonance. She offers a valuable contribution to the reading of this classic.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Bit of a catchup on reviews, The first and third book were for group reads in this group:John Bude's The Cornish Coast Murder - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4123353959
M, T. McGuire's Escape from B-Movie Hell - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1605378579
The Witch: A History of Fear, from Ancient Times to the Present by Ronald Hutton, reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4136618280
Finished
. If you like disturbing, you'll enjoy this one. My review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finally Mr Reacher and I crossed paths! My review of
by the talented Lee ChildMy review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Loving Reacher. 
by the talented Lee ChildMy review, which has nothing to do with the plot!
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I read Somewhere Towards the End by Diana Athill. She was a book editor with a London publishing firm for many decades and worked with some famous novelists. She wrote this memoir at the young age of 89. It had some interesting insights on aging, death, and dying. I thought it was good but not great.My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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