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message 4352: by LauraT (new)
Jul 15, 2019 12:46AM

LauraT (laurata) | 14366 comments Mod
Finished yesterday The Crucible by Arthur Miller.
A really interesting play on Salem but, mainly, on the period of Mccarthyism in USA. On how dignity is more imporant than life, or work ....


message 4354: by Tamara (new)
Jul 15, 2019 12:03PM

Tamara Agha-Jaffar | 1413 comments I finished Measuring Time by Helon Habila. The lives of twin boys is interwoven with the recent history of Nigeria. I thought it was very good.

My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 4355: by Joy D (new)
Jul 15, 2019 01:07PM

Joy D Just finished:
White Teeth by Zadie Smith

White Teeth by Zadie Smith - 4 stars - My Review


message 4356: by Dale (last edited Jul 15, 2019 05:48PM) (new)
Jul 15, 2019 05:48PM

Dale Harcombe | 1940 comments My review of A Chance Of Stormy Weather by Tricia Stringer
A Chance Of Stormy Weather by Tricia Stringer
3 and a half stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 4358: by Alannah (new)
Jul 16, 2019 04:33AM

Alannah Clarke (alannahclarke) | 14711 comments Mod
Joy D wrote: "Just finished:
White Teeth by Zadie Smith

White Teeth by Zadie Smith - 4 stars - My Review"

This has been on my TBR for over a year now, we'd love to hear what think as this was a monthly group read as well:

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...


message 4359: by Pam (new)
Jul 16, 2019 05:30AM

Pam Baddeley | 1529 comments Read a history book about WWII - Fortress Malta: An Island Under Siege 1940-1943 by James Holland - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2891918698.

And Scapa Flow by Malcolm Brown and Patricia Meehan, about the Royal Navy base, in both World Wars, told through the experiences of ordinary people - review - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2898088168.


message 4360: by Pam (new)
Jul 16, 2019 05:52AM

Pam Baddeley | 1529 comments Also read The Tough Guide to Fantasyland by Diana Wynne Jones - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2898113756.


message 4361: by Dale (new)
Jul 16, 2019 06:07PM

Dale Harcombe | 1940 comments My review of A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler
A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler
3 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 4363: by PattyMacDotComma (new)
Jul 17, 2019 02:52AM

PattyMacDotComma Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara has added another cute book to the Little People BIG DREAMS series for even littler people. Jane Goodall. What a wonderful woman!
Jane Goodall by Mª Isabel Sánchez Vegara 4★ Link to my review


message 4364: by PattyMacDotComma (new)
Jul 17, 2019 02:53AM

PattyMacDotComma Work It, Girl: Boss the Bestseller List Like J.K. Rowling by Caroline Moss celebrates one of the world's favourite authors. This one is for kids, but adults will enjoy the inspiring story and clever paper pictures. I sure did!
Work It, Girl Boss the Bestseller List Like J.K. Rowling by Caroline Moss 5★ Link to my review


message 4366: by Joy D (new)
Jul 17, 2019 01:06PM

Joy D Divergent (Divergent, #1) by Veronica Roth

Divergent by Veronica Roth - 3 stars - My Review


message 4367: by LauraT (new)
Jul 18, 2019 01:52AM

LauraT (laurata) | 14366 comments Mod
Joy D wrote: "Divergent (Divergent, #1) by Veronica Roth

Divergent by Veronica Roth - 3 stars - My Review"

I didn't lik it AT ALL!!!


message 4370: by Dale (new)
Jul 18, 2019 04:58PM

Dale Harcombe | 1940 comments My review of Life of Lies by Sharon Sala
Life of Lies by Sharon Sala
3 and a half stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 4371: by Natalie (new)
Jul 18, 2019 08:26PM

Natalie | 4 comments I just completed How Not to Die Alone by Richard Roper. While I did enjoy most facets of this book, I did feel that other parts could have been done marginally better. I gave this book a 3.5 star rating overall, and for a debut novel, I thought it was a pretty good portrayal of loneliness, lost love, death, and how people change. While this wasn't the perfect book, it was still a nice read overall.
How Not to Die Alone by Richard Roper

My review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 4376: by PattyMacDotComma (new)
Jul 20, 2019 05:52AM

PattyMacDotComma It was a treat to re-read One Good Turn by Kate Atkinson. I liked it even better than before. First published in 2007, it was re-released along with the rest of the Jackson Brodie series to get us warmed up for #5.
One Good Turn by Kate Atkinson 5★ Link to my new review


message 4380: by PattyMacDotComma (new)
Jul 22, 2019 12:49AM

PattyMacDotComma I just enjoyed another trip to Prague in A Second Death by Graham Brack, featuring my favourite Czech detective, Josef Slonský, and his police 'family'. The crimes are nasty, but the people are great!
A Second Death (Josef Slonský Investigations #5) by Graham Brack 4.5★ Link to my review

Still available on NetGalley without an archive date (yet), if any of you are NetGalley reviewers.


message 4381: by LauraT (new)
Jul 22, 2019 04:25AM

LauraT (laurata) | 14366 comments Mod
Finished yesterday two books worth the reading. The fist I bambini di Vienna by Robert Neumann, on abandoned children in the Vienna after WWII.
The second, one of my favourite, The Rotters' Club by Jonathan Coe. Here's my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 4382: by Dale (new)
Jul 22, 2019 05:46PM

Dale Harcombe | 1940 comments My review of Ghosted by Rosie Walsh
Ghosted by Rosie Walsh
a disappointing one and a half stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 4385: by Joy D (new)
Jul 22, 2019 06:27PM

Joy D Latest completion:
Testimony of Two Men by Taylor Caldwell

Testimony of Two Men by Taylor Caldwell - 4 stars - My Review


message 4386: by Tamara (new)
Jul 22, 2019 07:07PM

Tamara Agha-Jaffar | 1413 comments The Turtle of Oman by Naomi Shihab Nye.
A charming children's story about a young boy's preparation to leave his Muscat home with his parents to spend a few years in Michigan. It's a book one can give to a child who has apprehensions about leaving home.

Goat Mountain by David Vann. Unsettling, replete with graphic violence and visceral language. Not for everyone.
My 3-star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 4387: by Dale (new)
Jul 22, 2019 09:19PM

Dale Harcombe | 1940 comments My review of Home at Last by Meredith Appleyard
Home at Last by Meredith Appleyard
4 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 4391: by Joy D (new)
Jul 24, 2019 08:55AM

Joy D Latest:
The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes

The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes - 4 stars - My Review


message 4393: by PattyMacDotComma (new)
Jul 25, 2019 02:33AM

PattyMacDotComma I thought I'd revisit James Bond in Ian Fleming's first Bond adventure, Casino Royale. The rakish spy may have done OK with SMERSH, but he wouldn't have survived #MeToo.
Casino Royale (James Bond, #1) by Ian Fleming 3★ Link to my review


message 4394: by PattyMacDotComma (new)
Jul 25, 2019 02:33AM

PattyMacDotComma I enjoyed a change of mystery pace with Alexander McCall Smith's second book in the #1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, Tears of the Giraffe. Warm, funny characters in warm, sunny Botswana. (Some dodgy people, too. It IS a detective agency.)
Tears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith 4★ Link to my review


message 4395: by Petra (new)
Jul 25, 2019 09:59AM

Petra | 3324 comments I finished They Were Counted by Miklós Bánffy.
What a gem! This book manages to tell the story of individuals, a people and a country in pre-WWI Hungary. It's the start of a trilogy and I will be continuing with it very soon.

My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 4396: by Joy D (last edited Jul 25, 2019 11:10AM) (new)
Jul 25, 2019 11:10AM

Joy D And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie - 4 stars - My Review


message 4397: by Karin (new)
Jul 25, 2019 05:49PM

Karin Hannah wrote: "I've finished Severance by Ling Ma.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."

4.5 stars! I have this home from the library so didn't read your review because I don't want to see how great you thought it was before I read it. I hope I like it as much as you did :)


message 4399: by Dale (new)
Jul 25, 2019 08:54PM

Dale Harcombe | 1940 comments My review of Something To Tell You by Lucy Diamond
Something To Tell You by Lucy Diamond
3 and a half stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 4400: by Maja (new)
Jul 26, 2019 12:57AM

Maja - BibliophiliaDK ✨ (bibliophiliadk) | 96 comments This is NOT a recommendation! This is a warning! Stay clear of this book - no book has ever offended me as much!

Elizabeth Widville, Lady Grey: Edward IV's Chief Mistress and the 'pink Queen' Elizabeth Widville, Lady Grey Edward IV's Chief Mistress and the 'pink Queen' by John Ashdown-Hill

My 1⭐️ review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


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