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What have you just read? Opinions, recommendations, reviews Part 2
Ensoleillé wrote: "A little life by hanya yanagihara. I’m completely devastated after finishing this."Was an awesome but tough one!
Twins differ - boys pee standing up! Poco and Moco Are Twins by Jun Ichihara is a good conversation-starter for little kids.
4.5★ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finally have gotten around to reviewing The Power of One by the legendary Bryce Courtenay My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
LauraT wrote: "Ensoleillé wrote: "A little life by hanya yanagihara. I’m completely devastated after finishing this."One of the best book I've read in these last years; definitly the best last year. But you're ..."
Dito!
This was great! Forever is the Worst Long Time by Camille Pagán
Here is my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Amalia wrote: "Finished Child 44
by Tom Rob Smith5 stars
My review:www.goodreads.com/review/show/2328693002"
I liked that though some of the 'realities' of Soviet life were appalling.
Have you seen the film? I think I like it more than I should because of Tom Hardy.
Spook Street by Mick Herron is #4 in the wonderful London-based Slough House spy series.
4.5★ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I have completed Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City, and I do recommend it.My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea by Yukio Mishimahttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I finished The Air We Breathe
by Andrea Barrett. I really enjoyed it and gave it 4 stars. I like the author's descriptive writing style and the way she incorporates science into her books.
Finished
by Annie Spence - 4 StarsI ate this one up! Particularly good on audio.
My Review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
It is Easter. Happy Easter to all of you. My family is visiting so writing a review has been difficult. I finally took an hour and wrote a short review. I really enjoyed Herzog, so I just had to write one. My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished The Queen of Palmyrahttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Hope you are having a wonderful time with your family, Chrissie.
my review of The Stolen Marriage by Diane ChamberlainDebated for a while but finally settled on 4 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I have finished & greatly enjoyed If on a Winter's Night a Traveler. I haven't written a review yet but will say that I didn't much care for Invisible Cities so if you are hesitant about reading Calvino, I would recommend this one even if you have previously not liked his books.
Diane S ☔ wrote: "Finished The Queen of Palmyrahttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Hope you are having a wonderful time with your family, Chrissie."
I am. I am up at 5AM, before everyone else is awake, so I can look at GR once a day! I felt guilty doing that yesterday. They will be here a whole week which is lovely.
Chrissie wrote: "It is Easter. Happy Easter to all of you. My family is visiting so writing a review has been difficult. I finally took an hour and wrote a short review. I really enjoyed Herzog, so I ju..."I hope you have lovely time with your family.
I have books piling up waited to be reviewed. Between the end of the quarter at work and the cleaning then cooking at home for Passover my eyes are closing in the evening by the time I get round to my hobbies.
Leslie wrote: "I have finished & greatly enjoyed If on a Winter's Night a Traveler. I haven't written a review yet but will say that I didn't much care for Invisible Cities so if you ar..."I wasn't too thrilled with If on a Winter's Night a Traveler but it has some of the wittiest reviews ever! I enjoyed reading them more than I did the book:)
Esther wrote: "Chrissie wrote: "It is Easter. Happy Easter to all of you. My family is visiting so writing a review has been difficult. I finally took an hour and wrote a short review. I really enjoyed [book:Herz..."I really, really am!!!!!!! My son, grandson and I were just chopping and dragging away trees. The spruce grow up like weed. and my granddaughter and I were designing jewelry and she asked me to tell her of when I was little, which was fun.
You sound just as busy as me. Hobbies we can do when we are bored and alone. I hope you have a wonderful Passover.
Chrissie wrote: "I hope you have a wonderful Passover. .."I did thanks. As a perk for my recent hard work my boss got someone to cover for me over the weekend so I could concentrate on cooking and enjoying the holiday (not answering emails and my phone). My food came out tasty and we had a lovely time with family and good friends.
But best of all both my children were back from the army.
Phrynne wrote: "Leslie wrote: "I have finished & greatly enjoyed If on a Winter's Night a Traveler. I haven't written a review yet but will say that I didn't much care for [book:Invisible Cities|980..."I read some - very amusing. It is a pity GR doesn't let you filter reviews by most liked.
Sounds like a well deserved break, Esther and Happy Passover.Finished Rainbirds
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Esther wrote: "Chrissie wrote: "I hope you have a wonderful Passover. .."I did thanks. As a perk for my recent hard work my boss got someone to cover for me over the weekend so I could concentrate on cooking an..."
Wow, that is great that your boss has appreciated your hard work; that is not something to be taken for granted. ;0)
So happy to hear that your kids were able to be home and that you had a nice celebration. Sounds lovely.
Finished Claude & Camille: A Novel of Monet. It read like a sweetened version of Claude Monet's love life. But obviously meticulous research went into the novel, although I cannot say I related to the characters. 3.4 stars.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A quiet one that got under my skin, Heart Spring Mountain. My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My very brief review of Disarmed: Unconventional Lessons from the World's Only One-Armed Special Forces Sharpshooter by Izzy Ezagui. Not very long, this one. I am now suffering from book review burnout.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Have you ever been embarrassed mistaking a woman for a man (or vice-versa)? This is an unusual little graphic publication about a subject we all need to understand, gender-neutral language. A Quick & Easy Guide to They/Them Pronouns by Archie Bongiovanni
My review explains a lot. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The heart is a lonely hunter by Carson McCullers
Her by Garry Disher
Pretty bleak, but outstanding writing. My review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I read Omeros by Derek Walcott, a complex epic poem in seven books. It's not a retelling of Homer's works although the characters are given Homeric names and frequently merge with their Homeric counterparts. The different narrative threads weave in an out with shifts in time and location. It's quite a challenge to figure out who, when, where, and what is happening. But what blew my mind was the poetry. Absolutely stunning.
My review
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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