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What have you just read? Opinions, recommendations, reviews Part 2
Finished
. A great story on the threat of nuclear war in Russia. My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I've just read and loved
The Queen of Dirt Island
by one of my favourite authors, Donal Ryan, who captures the sound and cadence of Irish speech better than anyone I can think of. His writing is the best!
5★ My review
My review of Becoming Beth by Meredith Appleyard
4 and a half stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
PattyMacDotComma wrote: "Nichole wrote: "PattyMacDotComma wrote: "I loved The Secret Life of Birds by Moira Butterfield. it is an entertaining delight for kids and their grown-ups. The fact t..."I just read your review. It was great! I really liked those illustrations. I will definitely purchase this book (maybe 2 of them) for my school library.
So good!
by Vikki PetraitisA debut fiction from a talented writer.
My review, five stars:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Catchup on reviews:The Mismeasure of Man by Stephen Jay Gould - review - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4890469146
Murder in Mesopotamia by Agatha Christie - review - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4944504396
Agatha Christie's Secret Notebooks by John Curran - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4944459470
My reviews of Beneath the Cypress Tree by Margaret Pemberton
and
South of the Buttonwood Tree by Heather Webber
5 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I loved my last book for Women in Translation Month, 
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga TokarczukReview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
And
Sagas of the Norsemen: Viking and German Myth by Loren Auerbach was a great introduction to Norse mythology.Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Nichole wrote: "PattyMacDotComma wrote: "I loved The Secret Life of Birds by Moira Butterfield. it is an entertaining delight for kids and th...I just read your review. It was great! I really liked those illustrations. I will definitely purchase this book (maybe 2 of them) for my school library."
That's wonderful, Nichole! Keep kids curious and show them where the information is - terrific!
I just read The Thing Around Your Neck, a collection of short stories by Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Her people and settings range from the United States to both cities and traditional villages in Nigeria.
4★ My review
I have also read an old, but still hair-raising, short story about four men in a small dinghy on the high seas!
The Open Boat
by Stephen Crane is excellent. I have added links to the story and other info in my review.
5★ My review
Finished reading Illness as Metaphor and AIDS and Its Metaphors by Susan SontagAn enlightening read on diseases and the way human being attempt to make sense or not make sense of them. My review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Another small catchup:The Angel's Mark by S W Perry - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4944667024
and
The Undead Day One by R R Haywood - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4954715777
Finished
. What an awesome read! Highly recommend. My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Happy that I was recommended this book.
by Patrick GaleMy review, five stars:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Enjoyed this, written by a young female Ausrtralian doctor. Five stars.
by Sonia HenryMy review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
An unusual hit for me. 
by Rachael JohnsMy review, four stars: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finally got to a book that had been on my shelf for far too long!
by Karen Joy FowlerMy review, middle of the road, three stars:
My review of the paperback version of The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adamsexcept I can't find out how to change the edition since Goodreads changed everything
This is the one I read.
4 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Read a couple more:All the Lies They Did Not Tell by Pablo Trincia - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4954773725
and
Cora and the Nurse Dragon by H L Burke - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1617880583
Read Reaching Down the Rabbit Hole: Extraordinary Journeys into the Human Brain by Alan Ropper and Brian David Burrell - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4961342032
Finished
. This wasn't for me the definition of a thriller. More of a mystery. My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Read The Sixth Ghost Book, Book One edited by Rosemary Timperley - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4965284364
Here is my review for The Field on Oakwood Farm by Danielle Stewart:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
4 stars
The Partisan has everything: hot war, cold war, spies, assassins, history, and real people who fight, love, and care. It's hard to believe it's Patrick Worrall's debut novel. A great story about a dark time in Europe.
5★ My review
by Jaye FordMy review, three stars, didn't like this one as much as I'd hoped:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
An unexpected stumble upon. 
by Lee Child
My review, five stars of course:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Four stars for me for this one, a solid debut.
by Australian Petronella McGovernMy review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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An original idea and inspiring book. The Milky Way, writing its autobiography, reveals what we have learned so far about the Milky Way. Dr. McTier, an astrophysicist, presents very complex ideas in a conversational tone. Her sardonic humor got a bit much for me at times, and a lot of the information went way over my head. But I still learned a lot and appreciate the effort to demystify the science.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...