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What have you just read? Opinions, recommendations, reviews Part 2
I have finished War's Unwomanly Face by Svetlana Alexievich. Wow! 5*Do you know that feeling when you love so much a book that you want everyone to read it? Well, this is one of those. I really recommend it to everyone, also men.
I've written only an Italian review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Just finished Jerusalem Diamond which I gave 4 stars. An American woman meets an Israeli man while vacationing in Thailand. What ensues is a wild merry go round of relationship.
dely wrote: "I have finished War's Unwomanly Face by Svetlana Alexievich. Wow! 5*Do you know that feeling when you love so much a book that you want everyone to read it? Well, ..."
Can't read Italian but love all those stars. Glad you enjoyed this Dely.
my reviews of If Wishes Were Horses by Karly Lane
4 and a half stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
and
His Guilt By Shelley Shepard Gray
4 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Not sure why I have not come across this book before now? Call Me by Your Name by André Aciman
Here is my little review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished two books in one day!
Hell, A Final Word: The Surprising Things I Found in the Bible by Edward Fudge ★★★☆☆ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon ★★★★★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
dely wrote: "I have finished War's Unwomanly Face by Svetlana Alexievich. Wow! 5*Do you know that feeling when you love so much a book that you want everyone to read it? Well, ..."
I guessed that you would love it. For me it is her best.
Chrissie wrote: "I guessed that you would love it. For me it is her best. "Have you read other books by her in addition to Secondhand Time and War's Unwomanly Face?
Diane S ☔ wrote: "Can't read Italian but love all those stars. Glad you enjoyed this Dely. "Sadly I don't have always time to write a review also in English. Actually, sometimes I even haven't time to write one in Italian!
Just read a classic Agatha Christie Hercule Poirot mystery, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd. You don't need to have met the little Belgian detective before to enjoy this clever whodunit!
4★ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I read The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald.Disappointing.
My review
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I have completed Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History.My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished
by L.M. Montgomery - 5 Stars!!Oh, this book was by far my favorite in the series!
My Review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Tamara wrote: "I read The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald.Disappointing.
My review
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."
Oh, I likedThe Bookshop. It is dark. Is is devastating and ever so real. It could easily happen.
Vivez la différence!
Scariest storm I've ever "lived through" in a book! Jesmyn Ward's award-winning Salvage the Bones is a novel inspired by her own experiencing Hurricane Katrina. 
Link to my review
Chrissie wrote: "Tamara wrote: "I read The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald.Disappointing.
My review
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."
Oh, I likedThe Bookshop. It is da..."
I think it's being made into a movie.
Tamara wrote: "Chrissie wrote: "Tamara wrote: "I read The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald.Disappointing.
My review
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."
Oh, I liked[book:The Bookshop|..."
Yes it is. Do you tend to prefer movies? Me, I prefer the book but see them as two different kinds of art.
Chrissie wrote: "Yes it is. Do you tend to prefer movies? Me, I prefer the book but see them as two different kinds of art. .."I love going to the movies and go to a lot of them. But if it's a choice between a book and a movie, I generally prefer the book. I intend to see the movie of the Bookshop when it comes out just to see how they handle it. In this case, I might end up preferring the movie to the book :)
I hope the movie works better for you, Tamara.
Chrissie wrote: "I hope the movie works better for you, Tamara."Thanks. So do I. And as the saying goes, "Hope springs eternal."
Finished Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieMy review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I have completed Faith Fox, by Jane Gardam. She is a really good author, best known for her Old Filth, but she has lots of others worth picking up too.My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I finally wrote up my review of Emily Wilson's translation of The Odyssey.My review
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I stuck in a short story by Zora Neale Hurston--Spunk.My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Starting June 3, 2018, several of us will be discussing it under my review. There is also a link to the story in my review.
About to start
Don't Believe It by Charlie Donlea after I have just finished two reads that rate at opposite ends of the spectrum.
Dying Truth by Angela Marsons is a brilliant 5-star 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/...
The second read,
What Holly's Husband Did by Debbie Viggiano failed to engage me. 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/...
A recent re-read The Crane Wife by Patrick Ness.My review is at: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
This "series" is such a great publication to make readers aware of what's on the publishing horizon. Buzz Books 2018: Spring/Summer: Exclusive Excerpts from Forthcoming Titles by Patrick DeWitt, Sheila Heti, Kristan Higgins, Ottessa Moshfegh Allison Pearson and 35 More has heaps of excerpts for you. Some of these are out now, and some will be soon.
5★ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
And the next in the series is Buzz Books 2018: Fall/Winter: Exclusive Excerpts from Forthcoming Titles by Stephen Carter, Jude Devereaux, Leif Enger, Barbara Kingsolver, Sarah Perry and 35 MoreThe excerpts are from books due to be published in the American autumn and winter (generally after September).
5★ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...And remember, they are FREE!
Finished
by Matthew J. Sullivan -- 4 Stars.Not at all what I was expecting, but enjoyed it nonetheless.
My Review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I have completed A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea. I am definitely glad I read it. By the end, it is engaging and hard to put down.My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I finished Half-Truths and Semi-Miracles. 5 stars for this short story. My mini review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished a couple of slow-and-steady long-term reads (audio in the car, and bedtime with the kiddos):
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens ★★★☆☆ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling ★★★★★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I just finished Margaret Atwood's MaddAddam trilogy and have to rave. I had such a good time reading these books! The last, MaddAddam, was my favorite. ★★★★★Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Britany wrote: "Finished by Matthew J. Sullivan -- 4 Stars.Not at all what I was expecting, but enjoyed it nonetheless.."
I agree. I don't know what I was expecting (a cross between a cozy mystery set in a bookshop and Mr. Penumbra?) but it was quite different and a good read.
I read The Keepers of the House by Shirley Ann Grau. It chronicles several generations of the Howland family in a rural Alabama community. The narrative begins in the early 1800s and concludes in the 1960s. It deals with the deleterious impact of racism.A very powerful novel. I gave it 5 stars.
My review
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Tamara wrote: "I read The Keepers of the House by Shirley Ann Grau. It chronicles several generations of the Howland family in a rural Alabama community. The narrative begins in the early 1800s and ..."YAY, somebody is reading Shirley Ann Grau!!!!!! She is a totally fantastic writer. Now go read The Hard Blue Sky.
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