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What have you just read? Opinions, recommendations, reviews Part 2
LOVED this!
by Charity NormanMy review, wholehearted five stars with a perfect ending:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Isaac Asimov wrote
The Last Question
back in 1956 when computers were the size of rooms. This is an entertaining, very short, story, and a shock to read it in a time of Siri and Google.
4★ My review of The Last Question with links to the story and an interview
This is a delightfully colourful children's book with cheeky remarks and enough real facts to pique even my interest. The World's Most Ridiculous Animals, written and illustrated by Philip Bunting, should appeal to kids and anyone reading to or with them.
5★ My review of Ridiculous Animals with some illustrations
My review of Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America by Maggie Habermanhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of The Lonely Hearts Cinema Clubby David M. Barnett
3 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Mod
Shocking, strikingly beautiful...in a world going where it is going!
I read Walk the Blue Fields by Claire Keegan. It's wonderful collection of short stories. This is the third book I've read by Claire Keegan. She has become one of my favorite authors. I can't say enough good things about the way she writes.My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I love Garry Disher's rural Australia, but he doesn't pull any punches about life being less than idyllic in Day's End, #4 of his Paul Hirschhausen series. Demoted to a one-cop town, Hirsch has to deal with the same evildoers as his city counterparts - but on his own. Good solid read!
4.5★ My review of Day's End
I waited far too long to read the unforgettable A Constellation of Vital Phenomena, by Anthony Marra. Awful war, wonderful people, terrific writing.
5★ My review of A Constellation of Vital Phenomena
My review of Hysteria at the Wisteria by Ellen Mary Wilton
2 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Read Crow's Cottage by John Bowen - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5021693147plus a couple of historical novels:
A Famine of Horses by P F Chisholm - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2680660171
and
Death in Delft by Graham Brack - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5066506670
Here is my review of:Still Life by Sarah Winman
- 4* (9/10).https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished
. It didn't overwhelm me but was an ok read. My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
This was great!
by Kathryn HoreMy review, an enthusiastic 4★
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of Nourishing Vegan Every Day: Simple, Plant-Based Recipes Filled with Color and Flavor by Amy Lanzahttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Read book 4 in the Jackdaw series by S W Perry, The Heretic's Mark, and reviewed it - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5069635952
My review for House Arrest: Diary selections from the Pandemic Year March 2020 to March 2021 by Alan Bennett
Disappointed in this latest offering from this normally-excellent author - only rated it 2*.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of The Secrets of Palmerston House by Phillipa Nefri Clark
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of The Light Through the Leaves by Glendy Vanderah
4 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewellhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Black Water Sister by Zen Chohttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Catching up with my latest books:
The Gift of Rain by Tan Twan EngReally enjoyed this! Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Lolly Willowes by Sylvia Townsend WarnerThis was an odd one. Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Beautiful and Damned by F. Scott FitzgeraldStill a favorite author. Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A Chosen Path by Ben Carlyle: (5 stars) this and the book, 'The Roads Chosen' which is book-one of a trilogy are now my most favourite of all that I've read.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Gotta love a good series!Dangerous to Know by Anne Buist
My review, 3.5★, rounded up:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of Truly, Madly, Deeply by Karen Kingsbury
5 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Catching upMy reviews of
The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Acceptable Risk by Lynette Eason
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Read Daughters of the Dragon by William Andrews - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5076634569
Read Untrue till Death by Graham Brack and reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5081378541
Read All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders and reviewed it - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2733212566
Finally I got around to reviewing this one!
by Gary JubelinMy review, 4★, in readiness in seeing him on tour soon.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Mod
by Nino Haratischwili.I strongly recomend it, even if it is a really long book, over 1000 pages.
It is the description of the socalled "short century" from the point of view of a Georgian Family. With a touch of magic realism...
I read Ithaca by Claire North.This is the first book in the upcoming trilogy. It is a delightful retelling of Penelope's Ithaca while she waits for Odysseus' return. North makes the unusual choice of having Hera narrate the story. Her snarky voice is the source of much of the humor. Familiarity with the Greek pantheon and mythology is necessary to appreciate Hera's quips and barbs. An original and enjoyable take on the myth.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of The Work Wives by Rachael Johns
2 and a half stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of Chinese Homestyle Cooking: 90 Plant-Based Recipes for Homemade Sauces, Favorite Takeout and Dim Sum, and Everyday Meals by Maggie Zhuhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I recently read a most unusual, longish Amazon short story set in rural Germany in 1945, near the end of WW2. The Wehrwolf by Alma Katsu is as creepy as it sounds. It is a fable of sorts - what lengths would you go to in desperation? It was an appropriate read for spooky October.
4★ My review of The Wehrwolf
I'm a fan of Aussie author Michael Robotham and his Parkinson-bedeviled psychology professor Joseph O'Loughlin. In
Shatter
(book 3), Joe's work-life balance is as out of kilter as his stumbling walk.
5★ My review of Shatter
My review of All God's Dangers: The Life of Nate Shaw by Theodore Rosengartenhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I quite liked C.V. Chauhan's brand new Detective Inspector Rohan Sharma from the Leicestershire Police. Both Chauhan and his detective are of South Asian descent, which gives Sharma a bit of an advantage with some migrant families. The Dance of Death is the first in a new series that looks promising.
3★My review of Dance of Death
How does Ireland produce such good writers?! I have added Colm Tóibín to my growing list of Irish authors I've enjoyed. Brooklyn is a far cry from the Irish village where young Eilis grew up. Quite an eye-opener for her. 
4★ My review of Brooklyn
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My review, five stars:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...