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What have you just read? Opinions, recommendations, reviews Part 2
Just finished Everything Here Is Beautiful, although of course it isn't. Mira T. Lee tells the story of what I'd describe as the frustrating devotion of an older sister to her younger.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I finished Eowyn Ivey's To The Bright Edge of the World inspired by the real life journey of Lieutenant Colonel Allen Forrester through Alaska’s unchartered territory in the 1880s. The narrative unfolds through journal entries, diaries, artifacts, newspaper clippings, etc. It is unique in many ways. I ended up loving it.My review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished South Toward Home: Adventures and Misadventures in my Native Landhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I have completed The Woman in White, a Victorian classic and a mystery. My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished The Very Marrow of Our Bones. My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show.... An outstanding debut.
Read book 1 of Robin Hobb's Soldier Son trilogy, Shaman's Crossing and reviewed it - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1405973336,
Finished The Line That Held Us. One GRITTY story! My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Just read and LOVED Reservoir 13 by Jon McGregor. No wonder his work regularly makes the Man Booker Prize longlist. Such beautiful, easy reading.
5★ Link to my review
I very much liked and can recommend 24 Hours in Ancient Rome: A Day in the Life of the People Who Lived There.My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I just reread Age of Myth by Michael Sullivan. I enjoyed it the first time. I read the seriies. t I'm finding I missed a lot. I'm enjoying it even more the 2nd time.
Yesterday I finished There There by Tommy Orange, a powerful debut novel about the issues confronting Native Americans. 5 stars, I think it will be a favourite of 2018. Here’s my review
Here is my latest review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...Nutshell by Ian McEwan
Very very good.
I have explained in my review what irritated me about Romeo And Juliet:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Forgot to mention this collection, read between Z for Zachariah and Shaman's Crossing, by Charles Beaumont - Best of Beaumont - reviewed https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2514502770.
Finished Till we have Faces by C.S. Lewis. Lewis uses the myth of Cupid and Psyche as a vehicle to explore human love and love for the divine. Can be read as an allegory.My review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Wrote a short review of The Song of Achilles by Madeline Millerhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I just finished Atelophobia by Hailey Riely and I have to say that she may be my favorite poet now. She is kind of like lang leav and rupi kaur but her book is in the format of a story and from the girl and guys point of view so it's pretty unique what she did I think.
Just read A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult. Review has to wait till October but an interesting read.
Dale wrote: "Just read A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult. Review has to wait till October but an interesting read."
Is it is as good as Leaving Time (my personal favorite Picoult)?
If it were a novel, you wouldn't believe it! Ali Gripper has written the story of The Barefoot Surgeon: The inspirational story of Dr Sanduk Ruit, the eye surgeon giving sight and hope to the world's poor. Indefatigable isn't a strong enough word for him.
4.5★ Link to my review with photos
Kirsten wrote: "Dale wrote: "Just read A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult. Review has to wait till October but an interesting read."
Is it is as good as Leaving Time (my personal favorite Picoult)?"
Better in my opinion, Kirsten.
Read volume 2 of Robin Hobb's Soldier Son trilogy, Forest Mage, and reviewed it - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1405972881.
I have completed Martin Dressler: The Tale of an American Dreamer. I liked it a lot.My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Read Dianne Wynne Jones' The Game and reviewed it - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2521969348.
Finished
by Sara NovićBalkan historical fiction that stole a piece of my heart
My Review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
For the past couple of days I have been reading a novella online--The Golden Flower Pot by E.T.A. Hoffmann.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey by Candice Millard:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished The Gatsby Affair: Scott, Zelda, and the Betrayal That Shaped an American Classichttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Just read a kids' book, Power to the Princess by Vita Weinstein Murrow. Get rid of the Disney and the poor grammar and it could have potential.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I have finished The Road by Cormac McCarthy. I gave this 3* but that came from my indecision between 2* and 4*. It is, I suspect, somewhat of a 'marmite' book -- you either really like it or really dislike it. I disliked the writing style but felt McCarthy did a terrific job in world-building. His dystopian world was incredibly bleak, which was depressing but convincing.
Yesterday I've read a very short book during a train trip. Though very short, it was very thought provoking and it's a book I would recommend to everyone, not only those that are into religion.The Pastoral Symphony by André Gide 4*
My English review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Leslie wrote: "I have finished The Road by Cormac McCarthy. I gave this 3* but that came from my indecision between 2* and 4*. It is, I suspect, somewhat of a 'marmite' book -- you either really lik..."Yes, it really is a marmite book for most. I fell into the really dislike it camp when I read it.
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