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What have you just read? Opinions, recommendations, reviews Part 2
I have just finished listening to
The Invited by Jennifer McMahon. My spoiler free review can be found at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... and my webpageI am about to start listening to
In a Cottage In a Wood byCass Green
Just read the first in a series by Dean Koontz, Odd Thomas - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3040627556and
first in Jack Vance's Lyonesse series - Lyonesse aka Suldrun's Garden - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3044269507.
I finished listening to The Moon is a Harsh Mistress on this morning's jog. I found this book amusing and very entertaining. The narrator added to the story with the voice of Manuel.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Just finished:
Begone the Raggedy Witches by Celine KiernanMy review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Just read book 2 in Dean Koontz's series, Forever Odd - review - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3047340521
Whistleblower Christopher Wylie tells how information he and others collected to figure out how to prevent radicalisation of Muslim youth was used by Steve Bannon to give us Trump, Brexit, and militant alt-right hate groups instead! Fascinating and terrifying. Mindf*ck: Inside Cambridge Analytica’s Plot to Break the World
5★ Link to my "Mindf*ck" review
My review of The Honey Farm on the Hill by Jo Thomas
4 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yōko Ogawahttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I finished Kafka's The Castle yesterday. While I could intellectually see the humor in the book, it never did make me even smile. Instead, I just remained puzzled. Oh well, every classic isn't for everyone... I give this 2.5*
I finished The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates. It included some magical realism. It was strong in some areas but I felt it was weak in others. My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I finished rereading The Margarets, a sci fi/fantasy book (it has elements of both genres) by Sheri S. Tepper. I love this book!My extremely brief review is here:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of Everything My Mother Taught Me by Alice Hoffman
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep by H.G. Parryhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
IQ by Joe Ide was a very entertaining mystery involving a young man beset by tragedy who is a genius and an an introvert.
My review of Agents of Influence: A British Plot, a Canadian Spy, and the Secret Effort to Bring America into World War II by Henry Hemminghttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished Kudos by Rachel Cusk. This is book 3 in her trilogy. I loved all three books. Her books may not be for everyone because very little happens. But I think she is a very talented writer.My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Just finished:
A Rift in the Earth: Art, Memory, and the Fight for a Vietnam War Memorial by James Reston Jr. - 4 stars - My Review
Little sisters can be so much trouble! My Sister, the Serial Killer is Nigerian author Oyinkan Braithwaite's award-winning, chilling take on what one older sister has to cope with. 
4★ Link to my 'Serial Killer' review
Just finished the stunning
Whatever It Takes by Paul Cleave. My spoiler free review can be found at https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/... and https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Read The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yōko Ogawa recommended by Raul. I picked it up after reading Raul's review. It's a charming novel about human connection. I loved its quiet simplicity. Thanks, Raul!My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Tamara wrote: "Read The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yōko Ogawa recommended by Raul. I picked it up after reading Raul's review. It's a charming novel about human connection. I l..."You're welcome! And such a brilliant review you wrote for it too!
Raul wrote: "You're welcome! And such a brilliant review you wrote for it too!..."You're too kind. Thank you.
A brand new nonfiction and a classic fantasy. Both 4 stars!
One Day: The Extraordinary Story of an Ordinary 24 Hours in America by Gene Weingarten (2019) Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
In the Hand of the Goddess by Tamora Pierce (1984)Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I have just finished Thud!, the 34th Discworld book (going by publication date). I love Pratchett's sense of humor and am so grateful to Heather for introducing me to this series back in 2012 as part of the recommendation swap. Since then, I have been slowly working my way through the series and now I only have 5 or 6 books left... just in time to start rereading some of the ones I read over 5 years ago!
Phrynne wrote: "My review of The Lion's Den by Anthony Marra 
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."
I loved his A Constellation of Vital Phenomena. According to GR this has not been published yet. Can I ask where you got hold of it?
My review of Crisis in the Red Zone: The Story of the Deadliest Ebola Outbreak in History, and of the Outbreaks to Come by Richard Preston:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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