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What have you just read? Opinions, recommendations, reviews Part 2
I read The Hidden Life of Trees: what they feel, how they communicate : discoveries from a secret world by Peter Wohlleben; translated from the German by Jane Billinghurst.Full of fascinating insights about trees. The author is passionate about trees and may go a little overboard in the degree to which he humanizes trees.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of Silent Invasion: The Untold Story of the Trump Administration, Covid-19, and Preventing the Next Pandemic Before It's Too Late by Deborah Birxhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of The Last House on the Street by Diane Chamberlain
5 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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5 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show......"
Sounds really interesting; I'll give it a look. Thanks
We know him by his stage name Harry Houdini, which means MAGIC! This is another colourful introduction by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara to a little person who realised their Big Dreams. Excellent!
5★ My review of Houdini with several illustrations
I enjoy the Amazon Original Stories, which are quick reads written by well-known authors and give readers a sample of their talent and style. Jeffery Deaver recently contributed Scheme, which has an unexpected (of course) twist at the end.
3★ My review of Scheme
My review of Black Ghost of Empire: The Long Death of Slavery and the Failure of Emancipation by Kris Manjaprahttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished
. Historical story great; love story not so much. My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I just finished The Great Gatsby by Fitzgerald. Honestly, my head's still pounding right now from the story and somehow, I feel kinda weird and loss. Great book tho... great book.
Some really good non-fiction:
Slouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan DidionReview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver BurkemanReview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
and some really good fiction:
Circus of Wonders by Elizabeth MacnealReview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroReview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I read A Strange Woman by Leylâ Erbil. Published in 1970. Erbil is the first Turkish woman to be nominated for the Nobel Prize. English translation by Amy Marie Spangler and Nermin Menemencioglu. It is unusual and was ahead of its time in terms of content and format. It was a bit of a challenge for me since I know little about the history and culture of 20th Century Turkey. My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of Should I Tell You? by Jill Mansell
3 and a half stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Read another Jane Tennison novel by Lynda La Plante, The Dirty Dozen but not so keen on that one - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4697678485and a lighthearted fantasy as a change of pace -
The Blue King - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4714397380
plus a good but grim Peter May - The Blackhouse - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4709774864
My review of The Secret of Life: Rosalind Franklin, James Watson, Francis Crick, and the Discovery of DNA's Double Helix by Howard Markelhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I loved Douglas Stuart's latest book, Young Mungo, about a gentle teen-aged lad who discovers love in the bleakness of Glasgow's East End. The author knows from his own experience that there are roses among the thorns.
5★ My review of Young Mungo
Just finished
. An impactful one of the Ukraine Revolution in 2014. My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
HAPPY INTERNATIONAL NURSES DAY which is celebrated on May 12th, Florence Nightingale's birthday. Born 202 years ago, this most remarkable woman changed nursing around the world. The Lady of the Lamp is still a role model, and I hope this children's book will inspire more kids to go into into nursing.
5★ My review of Florence Nightingale with several illustrations
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I didn't know it! Thanks for the news
Read the concluding two volumes of Peter May's Lewis trilogy:The Lewis Man - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4714574194
and
The Chessmen - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4719780899
My review of Homage: Recipes and Stories from an Amish Soul Food Kitchen by Chris Scotthttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
What a remarkable feat this was. An oral history of such an important event. 
by Garrett M. Graff and read by an amazing group.My review, 5 stars, didn't mean for it to be so lengthy but it is what it is.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I read The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak.I enjoyed the story and thought the characters were interesting. But I was bothered by the choice of assigning a narrative voice to a fig tree. I found it intrusive, out of place, and weird. It just didn't work for me although it didn't seem to bother other people based on some of the reviews I read after I posted my review. So it is probably just me.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of Princess Floralinda and the Forty-Flight Tower by Tamsyn Muir
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My review of Artistic License to Kill by Paula Darnell:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
3.5 stars
In Shoot to Thrill by P.J. Tracy, the FBI gives the Monkeewrench crew free rein to hack into anything anywhere to find out who is posting videos of murders in real time. What a challenge!
3.5~4★ My review of Shoot to Thrill
My review of Arabiyya: Recipes from the Life of an Arab in Diaspora A Cookbook by Reem Assilhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
4 and a half stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Aboriginal author Evelyn Araluen has just won the 2022 Stella Prize for Dropbear, her new collection of poems, essays, memoir, and thoughts. it's quite a mix, and I hope I've done it justice.
4.5★ My review of Dropbearhttps://stella.org.au/prize/2022-prize/
I seem to be on a roll lately of reading three books in a row by Turkish women. I finished White on White by Aysegül Savas. This was a quiet novel that sneaks up on you. I thought it was excellent. Readers who enjoyed Rachel Cusk's Outline will probably enjoy this.My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of Vanished into Plein Air by Paula Darnell:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
3 stars
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