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What have you just read? Opinions, recommendations, reviews Part 2
My review of The Spectator Bird by Wallace Stegner
A disappointment for me.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Henrik Ibsen nailed the child bride syndrome way back in 1879 in his famous play A Doll's House. Hard not to be infuriated, but the situation continues today.
My review
My review of Sunny Chandler's Return by Sandra Brown
is here. Four stars: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Dale wrote: "My review of The Spectator Bird by Wallace StegnerA disappointment for me.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."
Huh, I liked that one a whole lot. People do react differently. That is the problem, one never quite knows how one will react to a book despite how others react. Each person is unique.
So you had trouble with the parts in Denmark!
I just finished listening to the audio of The Martian by Andy Weir today.It was wonderful. Highly entertaining and witty. I liked it much more than I expected to.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of A Gift to Remember by Melissa Hill
Just the right sort of lovely read for the Christmas season
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of Murder on Lexington Avenue by Victoria Thompson
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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I do admit it's not high literature, still I like the way it's written and some lines are superb!
Have a look at my review, if interested:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Well, I have given The Choice: Embrace the Possible five stars.My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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A feel good one here Surprise Me by Sophie Kinsella
. 4 stars. Here is my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of As Wide as the Sky by Jessica Pack
A timely and thought provoking book
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Stand By Me is a beautiful short story by Wendell Berry. Don't put off reading it. There is a free online link to it in my review and the font is big! :0)
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Feuille d'Album by Katherine Mansfield did not do much for me.My teeny review with a free online link to the story: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Maybe it will do more for you than me.
Here is my review of A Ladder to the Sky by John Boyne. What an amazing story. I loved it!https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Another "tanfastic" book from Aussie author/artist Shaun Tan, who wrote/created The Arrival in 2007 to describe migration without words. 
5+★ Link to my review with lots of pictures
I stuck in a short story by Edith Wharton. This one--Coming Home. I found it free at Gutenberg. There is a link to it in my review.My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
East of Eden by John Steinbeck.I gave it 5 stars.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished Jane Yolen's White Jenna but was as unimpressed as with volume one - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2617947137.
Read a historical crime novel set in the English Civil War - The Royalist by S J Deas - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2628656488.
My review of The Paris Seamstress by Natasha Lester
Liked it but didn't love it.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I've just finished reading a very touching story: Hana's Suitcase: A True Story,It was wonderful to read how this young girl's story was discovered, grew and was picked up by the World. I read the Anniversary edition, which contained a section on the quilts, poems, letters, artwork that were inspired by Hanna's story and testimonials on how her story is touching people.
Thank you, Jean! You posted this book and brought it to my attention. I'm so glad you did.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I just got through The Farm by Tom Rob Smith. Found it a little tricky to rate but went with 3.5 stars rounded up to 4. Here’s my review.
The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins, (a close friend of Charles Dickens is said to be one of the first mystery novels. An entertaining classic.
3.5★ My review
Another Woman's Husband
has been one of the most surprising books for me this year - I picked it up because I liked that it was about two women, I don't know a lot about (Wallis Simpson and Princess Diana), but I was also sceptic because I had a hard time seeing, how these two women could share the same book. My 4⭐️ review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/
My review of The Once in a Blue Moon Guesthouse: The perfect feelgood romance by Cressida McLaughlin
Sadly, it didn't appeal to me greatly.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finally I have gotten time to write a review of Angle of Repose. I loved it. My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Read Clock Without Hands by Carson McCullers.Disappointing. I gave it 2 stars.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here is my review of Nadine Gordimer 's Burger's Daughter:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The author got the 1991 Noble Prize in Literature.
Bone Lines by Stephanie Bretherton has an intriguing title, beautiful cover, and interesting premise - how to connect today's researcher (Eloise) with "Sarah's" ancient bones. I wish it had been better executed.
Link to what I found disappointing
This little book is a gem for anyone with worried, anxious kids. Hector's Favorite Place, written and illustrated by Jo Rooks, is not only cute to read but also helpful.Great for schools and doctors' offices, I reckon.
. 5★ Link to my review with picturesSorry that illustrations often don't show in apps.
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