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message 9652: by Tamara (new)
Nov 06, 2022 09:00AM

Tamara Agha-Jaffar | 1428 comments I read Hotel Iris by Yōko Ogawa, translated from the Japanese by Stephen Snyder.
I loved Ogawa's The Housekeeper and the Professor. This couldn't be more different. It is full of really disturbing sexual violence, bondage, humiliation, etc. etc. I didn't get the point at all. This novel just wasn't for me. I suggest you stay clear of it if you have difficulty reading about this subject.

My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 9653: by Suz (new)
Nov 06, 2022 07:01PM

Suz | 1106 comments My favourte series, nearing the end, I'm afraid.

Live Wire by Harlan Coben

My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 9654: by Dale (new)
Nov 06, 2022 07:27PM

Dale Harcombe | 1967 comments My review of Shelter from the Storm by Penelope Janu
Shelter from the Storm by Penelope Janu
4 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 9657: by Suz (new)
Nov 07, 2022 04:52PM

Suz | 1106 comments Love my Maeve!

Dublin 4 by Maeve Binchy by Maeve Binchy

My review, 4★

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 9658: by Suz (new)
Nov 07, 2022 07:30PM

Suz | 1106 comments 5★ for Buy a Bullet (Orphan X, #1.5) by Gregg Andrew Hurwitz by Gregg Andrew Hurwitz

My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Now I can keep going with the series on audio!


message 9659: by Dale (new)
Nov 07, 2022 08:18PM

Dale Harcombe | 1967 comments My review of Emma Blooms At Last by Naomi King
Emma Blooms At Last (One Big Happy Family, #2) by Naomi King
4 and a half stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 9660: by PattyMacDotComma (new)
Nov 07, 2022 09:50PM

PattyMacDotComma Famous English author D.H. Lawrence, grew up in a small coal-mining town like the one in this dark short story, Odour of Chrysanthemums.
Odour of Chrysanthemums by D.H. Lawrence 4★My review


message 9661: by PattyMacDotComma (new)
Nov 07, 2022 09:50PM

PattyMacDotComma I recently read Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus, and I have to admit my opinions kept changing. I think I liked it. 😊
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus 4★My review


message 9662: by Paul (new)
Nov 08, 2022 01:20PM

Paul Lockman | 72 comments I thoroughly enjoyed Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin, 5 stars and added it to my 2022 favourites. Here’s my review


message 9663: by PattyMacDotComma (new)
Nov 08, 2022 09:09PM

PattyMacDotComma Paul wrote: "I thoroughly enjoyed Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin, 5 stars and added it to my 2022 favourites. Here’s my review"

Me, too, Paul. Loved it! Great review, by the way.


message 9664: by PattyMacDotComma (new)
Nov 08, 2022 09:09PM

PattyMacDotComma How appropriate that this mystery has two titles: Crossing the Lines, and After She Wrote Him. Aussie author Sulari Gentill is a favourite of mine, and I loved her unique, twisty, psychological invention!
Crossing the Lines by Sulari Gentill After She Wrote Him by Sulari Gentill 5★ My review of Crossing the Lines / After She Wrote Him


message 9667: by Dale (new)
Nov 09, 2022 06:24PM

Dale Harcombe | 1967 comments My review of A Brief Affair by Alex Miller
A Brief Affair by Alex Miller
4 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 9669: by Suz (new)
Nov 10, 2022 03:59PM

Suz | 1106 comments A book that has been on my TBR for a long time.

Inside the O'Briens by Lisa Genova by Lisa Genova

My review, 4★

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 9671: by Christine (new)
Nov 11, 2022 02:18PM

Christine Hatfield (christinesbookshelves) | 1615 comments Sandy how’s your book going called Retribution by Sarah Barrie?


message 9672: by PattyMacDotComma (new)
Nov 11, 2022 11:48PM

PattyMacDotComma I had no idea acclaimed English author D.H. Lawrence could write a scary story like The Rocking-Horse Winner. What a surprise!
The Rocking-Horse Winner by D.H. Lawrence 4★ My review with a link to the story itself


message 9673: by PattyMacDotComma (new)
Nov 11, 2022 11:48PM

PattyMacDotComma Elvis Presley's unique contribution to music in the middle of the last century (yikes!) is celebrated in author Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara's recent addition to the Little People BIG DREAMS series for kids.
Elvis Presley (Little People, Big Dreams) by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara 4★My review of Elvis Presley


message 9674: by Christine (new)
Nov 12, 2022 05:34AM

Christine Hatfield (christinesbookshelves) | 1615 comments PattyMacDotCom how are all of your books going?


message 9675: by Christine (new)
Nov 12, 2022 05:56AM

Christine Hatfield (christinesbookshelves) | 1615 comments Oh that’s good Kathleen and no problem Kathleen and oh that’s good PattyMacDotCom and no problem PattyMacDotCom and oh ok PattyMacDotCom


message 9676: by Tamara (new)
Nov 12, 2022 09:14AM

Tamara Agha-Jaffar | 1428 comments I read Orwell's Roses by Rebecca Solnit.
I've loved everything I've read by Rebecca Solnit, and this was no exception. Here she takes as her starting point Orwell's love of gardening and then explores a variety of subjects, including Orwell's life and writing, totalitarianism, climate change, social justice, and the degradation of the natural environment.

My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 9682: by Dale (last edited Nov 13, 2022 07:48PM) (new)
Nov 13, 2022 07:46PM

Dale Harcombe | 1967 comments My review of Murder in Williamstown by Kerry Greenwood Murder in Williamstown (Phyrne Fisher #22) by Kerry Greenwood
4 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
and
A Class Act (Top of the Dale #3) by Gervase Phinn
A Class Act by Gervase Phinn
4 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 9683: by LauraT (new)
Nov 14, 2022 12:29AM

LauraT (laurata) | 14382 comments Mod
I've finished the trilogy - which I think is such for a selling purpose, since it is actually one long novel! - of Antonia Scott by Juan Gómez-Jurado: Red Queen, Black Wolf and White King.
Very strange book!!! But extramly well written; strongly advisable


message 9684: by Suz (new)
Nov 14, 2022 03:08PM

Suz | 1106 comments Continuing with Mr Reacher.

Nothing to Lose (Jack Reacher, #12) by Lee Child by Lee Child

My review 4★

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 9685: by Suz (new)
Nov 14, 2022 04:04PM

Suz | 1106 comments Polished this off in less than two days.

The Wonder by Emma Donoghue by Emma Donoghue

My review 5★

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 9687: by Suz (new)
Nov 15, 2022 05:39PM

Suz | 1106 comments A late starter to this series, but so glad I did!

Slow Horses (Slough House, #1) by Mick Herron by Mick Herron

My review 4 ★

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 9691: by PattyMacDotComma (new)
Nov 16, 2022 12:55AM

PattyMacDotComma Who doesn't love finding a new favourite book - and a debut, no less. Himself by Irish author Jess Kidd is a terrific blend of warmth and superstition and murder. The lot!
Himself by Jess Kidd 5★ My review of Himself


message 9692: by Raul (new)
Nov 16, 2022 04:19AM

Raul | 745 comments I finished reading a wonderful collection of short stories Summer Lightning and Other Stories by Jamaican writer Olive Senior

My review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 9693: by Pam (new)
Nov 16, 2022 09:20AM

Pam Baddeley | 1531 comments Review catchup:

read The October Country by Ray Bradbury - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5090952175
and
The Moving Finger by Agatha Christie - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5108125458
and
A Murder of Crows by Sarah Yarwood-Lovett - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5108195077


message 9695: by Dale (new)
Nov 16, 2022 06:10PM

Dale Harcombe | 1967 comments My review of The Secret of Snow by Viola Shipman
The Secret of Snow by Viola Shipman
3 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 9697: by Canadian Jen (new)
Nov 17, 2022 02:25PM

Canadian Jen Finished The Winners (Beartown, #3) by Fredrik Backman . The final in the trilogy. I hate to say goodbye :(
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 9698: by Dale (new)
Nov 17, 2022 08:33PM

Dale Harcombe | 1967 comments My review of Clarke by Holly Throsby
Clarke
2 and a half stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 9700: by Dale (new)
Nov 18, 2022 06:05PM

Dale Harcombe | 1967 comments My review of Wild Iris Ridge by RaeAnne Thayne Wild Iris Ridge (Hope's Crossing, #7) by RaeAnne Thayne
3 and a half stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


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