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What have you just read? Opinions, recommendations, reviews Part 2
Jen wrote: "Finished 
. another eye opener to eugenics and how women were treated in 1927 if they didn't conform to the norm. My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46..."Thank you! That looks like something I'd love to read. Will put it on my list.
Have you read Sour Milk in Sheep's Wool? It's my favorite book of the year, maybe ever. It's also about how women were treated about 100 years ago, and how much they fought for their rights. It's SO good.
My review of A Place to Call Home by Carole Matthews
3 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Ooooh yea, Reacher is the gift that keeps on giving. 
by Lee Child and the uber talented narrator, Jeff Harding.My review, four stars:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Oh that’s good Kathleen and no problem Kathleen
Phrynne how are you 16 of your books going?
I was surprised to learn I was a bit mistaken about the significance of the actual date, June 19. The Juneteenth Story: Celebrating the End of Slavery in the United States by Alliah L. Agostini set me straight in this well-illustrated book for kids (and ignorant grown-ups like me). 
4★ My Juneteenth Story review with pictures
I read Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson; translated from the Norwegian by Anne Born.A sixty-seven-year old man moves to an isolated village in Norway and reflects on his life. It was a poignant and compelling meditation on aging and loss. I loved it.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
History Reader wrote: "Jen wrote: "Finished . another eye opener to eugenics and how women were treated in 1927 if they didn't conform to the norm. My review https://www.goodreads.com/re..."I have not. Thanks. I shall take a look.
My review of A Woman Made of Snow by Elisabeth Gifford
4 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Some Shakespeare:
Love Poems and SonnetsReview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A Gloria Naylor I thought I'd love but didn't:
Bailey's CaféReview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
and the music of the 1970's:
Fire and Rain: The Beatles, Simon and Garfunkel, James Taylor, CSNY, and the Lost Story of 1970 by David BrowneReview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Sherlock Holmes Retold for Children by Alex Woolf with illustrations by Eve O'Brien is a terrific set of classic stories that can be enjoyed by all ages. This is a 16-book box set of chapter books, but there are singles and audios and small sets, too. All libraries should have them!
4.5~5★ My review of Sherlock Holmes retold with some of the illustrations
I am very fond of Aussie author Emma Viskic's Caleb Zelic, but this is said to be the deaf investigator's last story. (I tweeted to her that Kat and the ancestors will pester her to continue!) Those Who Perish is excellent, and I want more!
4.5~5★ My review of Those Who Perish
Read two reference books about Star Trek: The Next Generation, by Mark A Altman and Edward Gross, both volumes marred by huge numbers of typos and some grammar errors:New Voyages: The Next Generation Guidebook - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4803747787
and
New Voyages II: The Next Generation 5th Season Guidebook - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4803761760
My review of A Bride’s Guide to Marriage and Murder by Dianne Freeman
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of Moonlight Over Studland Bay by Della Galton
4 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished
. Erdrich delivers another compelling read. My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
by Harper by DesignThis is a tiny book which I did not realise!
My review, four stars:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Euphoria is a lovely state if you can achieve it. Lily King's Nell Stone (a fictional version of anthropologist Margaret Mead ) does get carried away with her studies of primitive societies, but this book is more about jealousy and desire in her own. Fascinating setting, research, and characters.
5★ My review of Euphoria
My review of A Dolphin Called Jock: An injured dolphin, a lost young woman, a story of hope by Melody Horrill
4 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
That clever femme-fatale Phryne Fisher solves all kinds of crimes in these short stories, The Lady with the Gun Asks the Questions, by Aussie author Kerry Greenwood. One for fans of the fabulous Miss Fisher.
3.5★ My review of The Lady with the Gun ...
I read Pandora's Jar: Women in the Greek Myths by Natalie Haynes.A feminist exploration of famous women in Greek mythology. Haynes interrogates the patriarchal lens with which these women have been viewed and offers a refreshing and more nuanced interpretation. An enjoyable read and recommended for those interested in Greek mythology.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
This has been on my physical shelf for SOO long, but I ended up sourcing on audio so I could listen to the author narrate. 
by Carrie FisherMy review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
An enjoyable Henry James story, The Real Thing
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
and Virginia Woolf's last novel, Between the Acts
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A review of Outline, which I found to be very good and interesting, by Rachel Cuskhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
fixing link. This one will keep you on the edge of your seat.
.My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Faith wrote: "My review of Venomous Lumpsucker by Ned Beaumanhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."
That deserves a star just for it's title!!!
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They went fine, thanks Christine.