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Angela M
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Apr 24, 2018 02:12PM
I read The Brightest Sun. 4 stars. My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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I've finished a few books last week. My favourite was Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi which I found extraordinary in more ways than one, especially given the fact that this is her first novel. I wrote a brief review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I've also finished At Play in the Fields of the Lord by Peter Matthiessen who is slowly becoming one of my favourite authors, despite the fact that it usually takes me quite a while to get into a novel of his. I've seen this book compared to Heart of Darkness by Conrad and The Poisonwood Bible . I haven't read the latter so I can't compare it, but in a contest between Matthiessen and Conrad, Matthiessen would always win for me.
Last but not least: The Vegetarian by by Han Kang. I've listened to the German audio book of this one, and almost abandoned it after 10 minutes as the first narrator did such a dreadful job, but as the story is told from multiple perspectives and therefore different narrators it got better after that and I am glad I stuck with it. Very interesting portrait of what it means to struggle for autonomy.
I read The Member of the Wedding by Carson McCullers. I loved it! I thought the language was beautiful, the characterization flawless, and her depiction of a young girl's confused emotions impeccable.
Thank you so much to Chrissie for recommending it.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I liked The Open Boat a lot.My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
There is a free online link to the short story in my review.
We will be discussing the short story here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
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A re-read: Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn. Updated review is at: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
@Jenny - I had heard good things about The Vegetarian during last year's Tournament of Books. Glad that the audio improved as you went along!
I finished Don DeLillo's Underworld. While I didn't have any trouble reading it, the structure of the book didn't really work for me and I ended up with a feeling of "so what was the point of all that?". Oh well...
I've finished The Gene: An Intimate History by Siddhartha Mukherjee.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Liked it quite; here's my review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I just enjoyed In the Woods, the debut novel by Tana French. An Irish mystery with characters I hope to meet again.
4.5★ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished Never Remember: Searching for Stalin's Gulags in Putin's Russiahttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of Gustave Flaubert's Sentimental Education follows here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I have just reviewed The Greatest Gift by Rachael Johns
Here is my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Another audio read, My Husband the Stranger by Rebecca Done
. 3 stars. My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I have finished The Time Ships, a sequel to Wells' The Time Machine authorized by Wells' literary estate to commemorate its 100th anniversary. Baxter did a great job of remaining true to Wells' classic while bringing the story into the modern era of scientific thought.
my review of Previously Loved Treasures by Bette Lee Crosby4 and a half stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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4.5★ https://www..."
It's on my wating list!!!
White Lies by Lucy Dawson is an addictive read. My spoiler free review can be found at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... and on my blog sandysbookaday.wordpress.com https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...
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Here's my review
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I finished reading Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover.It was an uneven ride. There are parts of the story that aren't told but then there are also libel and slander laws that I'm sure Tara was careful of.
In the end, I found this to be a strong story of a personal struggle to find self, confidence, personal peace and a place of calm in Life.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I have completed Mark Helprin's latest:Paris in the Present Tense
Here follows my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished The Girl Who Smiled Beads: A Story of War and What Comes Afterhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Read Hiroshima Nagasaki: The Real Story of the Atomic Bombings and Their Aftermath and reviewed it - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2369821906.
Just finished Before I Let You Go. A story of 2 sisters and an addiction. Well done, Rimmer My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Read a couple more:The House on Nazareth Hill by Ramsey Campbell, reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2376656367
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Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard, reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2376683257
Finally, I am beginning to appreciate Edith Wharton! I have given Summer four stars. My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Well, I gave up on Vanity Fair. I listened to 5 hours of 32 hours and 20 minutes.My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
You made it further than I, Chrissie.
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