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Feb 08, 2019 07:07PM
I read The Glovemaker.5 stars. My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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I have completed The Library Book by Susan Orlean.My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I read The Bastard of Istanbul by Elif Shafak. I thought it was well done. It's about an Armenian and a Turkish family whose lives intertwine in unexpected ways. It was stronger than Shafak's Three Daughters of Eve and probably as good as her The Architect's Apprentice.My four star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Nathan Coulter is short so I have already finished it. My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I've read the third of the Neapolitan series by Elena Ferrante: Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay. I thoroughly enjoyed this episode. It hit on some difficult changes for women in the late 60s and early 70s with the introduction of the pill, choices, family & obligation, independence, etc. My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Done reading Cities of the Plain by Cormac McCarthyMy review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Sir Robert Carey is as dashing and daring as ever in A Surfeit of Guns, the third in P.F. Chisholm's fun series about the English and Scots battling and thieving in the border country in Elizabethan England. Love it!
4.5★ Link to my review
Amalia wrote: "Finished Once Upon a River
by Diane SetterfieldOutstanding, magical...A classic in the making.
5 stars
My review:www.goodrea..."
I'm looking forward to reading it. I've got it on hold but there are 72 people ahead of me on 26 copies. Ouch!
I have completed a novella by Gabriel García Márquez--Memories of My Melancholy Whores.My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Hey Guys,I read Tin Man this weekend
What a great read, I cant recommend it any higher I gave it 5 stars.
Its a quick read, this book packs a punch!
Here is my review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/2687672346
Paulette, Tin Man was my favorite book of last year. Going to your review now.
Just finished The Winter SoldierMy first 5***** of 2019. My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I finished reading Tulipomania: The Story of the World's Most Coveted Flower & the Extraordinary Passions It Aroused by Mike Dash.Who knew that the tulip could be this interesting?!! The book covers everything from the discovery of the tulip by the Turks, some history of the Ottoman Empire, the tulip craze, it's outcome, and more. All in all, a very well put together story.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Jen wrote: "Just finished The Winter SoldierMy first 5***** of 2019. My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."I have that on my phone waiting for me! I grabbed it because I really liked his earlier novel The Piano Tuner. You should check it out.
I got two thirds of the way through Young Men and Fire, and then I gave up. I explain in my review why:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
What a disappointment after loving A River Runs Through it and Other Stories!
I read Dear George, Dear Mary: A Novel of George Washington's First Love. 2 stars. My review : https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I read The Red Tent by Anita Diamant. I thought the novel started off strongly but then lost focus. A bit disappointing, especially the happily-ever-after fairy tale ending.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Cleo wrote: "Paul wrote: "This weekend, I finished two great books from different ends of the audience and chronological spectrum:
[book:The Penderwicks in Spring..."It was so great, Cleo. We’re reading the last book of the series now.
Three new reviews. One is a coffee table book I read slooooowwwwlllyyyyy over the course of a couple of years, and the others are both books I liked but not quite as good as I’d hoped.
Complete Cartoons of the New Yorker by Robert Mankoff, ed. (2006) Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief by Francis Collins (2006) Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Winter of the Witch by Katherine Arden (2019) Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I have completed The Easter Parade by Richard Yates. I did not like it quite as much as Revolutionary Road, but it is still very good.My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I just finished reading In My Hands: Memories of a Holocaust Rescuer for the 2nd time. It's heartbreaking what this young girl went through and at the same time inspiring what she did to help others.
I finished Finding Audrey by Sophie Kinsella
yesterday. My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Sydney's famous Mardi Gras begins on Valentine's Day, so I thought I'd reintroduce this wonderful memoir by Chris Edwards, a man who started life as a determinedly reluctant little girl. Balls: It Takes Some to Get Some is both fascinating and funny!
5★ Link to my review
I have just read 'Animal Farm' by George Orwell
I have completed Truman Capote's The Grass Harp, Including A Tree of Night and Other Stories. This is not my favorite by the author.My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Had a break from fantasy and SF to read Jeanette Winterson's Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit and reviewed it - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2707642291.
Also read a biography but didn't find it as interesting as I'd hoped - Bryan Magee's Growing Up in a War - and reviewed it -https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2707641176.
Hey everyone,I finally finish this book last night and absolutely loved it!
All the Light We Cannot See
I gave is 5 STARS
Here is my review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/2665211957
Paulette wrote: "Hey everyone,I finally finish this book last night and absolutely loved it!
All the Light We Cannot See
I gave is 5 STARS
Here is my review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/2665211957"
I have tried to read this several times, but have not been able to get into it.... I'll give it another try.
Finished The Last Palace: Europe's Turbulent Century in Five Lives and One Legendary Househttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished reading a lovely Children's book Rosa by Nikki GiovanniMy short review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Angela M wrote: "I read When You Read This. 4 stars. My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."Great review, I added to my list
Thanks, Julie! Hope you enjoy it !
Hi Guys, here is my review - from the recommendation book swap for this month in the club - We Have Always Lived in the CastleIt was a great book and I gave it 4 stars :)
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I listened to A Child's Christmas in Wales & Five Poems, both written and read by Dylan Thomas.My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
JuliaOrlando wrote: "Paulette wrote: "Hey everyone,I finally finish this book last night and absolutely loved it!
All the Light We Cannot See
I gave is 5 STARS
Here is my review: www.goodreads.com/re..."
Hi Julia,
It is such a great read.... marie's story was the stand out for me, really great book..... I hope you enjoy it
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