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What have you recently finished and loved
I have so much on my schedule right now....like you probably eventually.....
Jo wrote: "I finished The Girl Who Played with Fire. I prefered the first book but i still enjoyed this one."Interesting Jo...I think I liked this one better!
I just finished A Land Remembered by Patrick D. Smith. I won't say I LOVED it, but I liked it quite a bit. I reviewed it & gave it 4 stars. It was a historical fiction about Florida for about a century starting just before the Civil War.
I've just finished Interpretation of Murder by Jed Rubenfield. Can't say I loved it tho.:( Although it was apparently factually spot on in terms of places and historical events; the notes at the end made more interesting reading than the novel itself.
I just finished The Mermaids Singing, the first in the Tony Hill series, and I loved it! Such great characters!
Gitte wrote: "I just finished The Mermaids Singing, the first in the Tony Hill series, and I loved it! Such great characters!"I added this!
I finished The Hunger Games trilogy and truly enjoyed the books - especially the first two. The last one did not end well. Oh and I also read Sugar and Spice by Lauren Conrad for fun and it was a silly read, just like I expected it to be. I'm in the middle of Dracula and thinking that it will be one I love.
My favorite read for October so far...Let the Right One In. Ok...maybe tied with Fingersmith! Such different books...both good.
Chaos Trilogy by Patrick Ness - I loved it a lot especially the first book "Knife of Never Letting Go". Definitely not for the faint of heart though. It's original, philosophical, heart wrenching, and just plain AWESOME!It's categorized under YA but do not be deceived because it's certainly for adults as well, and I dare say more for adults than YA.
I just got done reading
and I think this may just have been the best book I have ever read. I could not put it down and it took me about a day and half to read it. I was just amazed and had to keep telling myself that non of it is real, the author made all of it up. Some people on GoodReads gave it some aweful reviews only because of fictional history was placed into actual history, and it seems alot of people got upset by this, but I LOVED IT!
Yes, me too. I miss Lisbeth and Blomkovist!
Hi how was it? I will be on computer tomorrow :-)
Train Wreck Girl, by Sean Carswell. Of course, put out by the great Manic D Press.
Robert wrote: "Freedom, The Corrections and The Book of Laughter and Forgetting–all pretty amazing."I read Laughter and foregetting years ago I liked it too. Can't remember much about it apart from liking it and something to do with Elephants?? Is Corrections Jonathan Franzen?
I just got done
and absolutly loved it, and I just started the follow up
which is just as good and I have the third in the series
waiting to be read next.
Sounds like a good one Jo - I just added it to my TBR!
Shelli wrote: "Grass for His Pillow."I have the first book - Across the Nightingale Floor - on my TBR. Can't wait to read it after hearing how much you enjoyed it. I'm going to have to see if my library has it on audio.
Sarah wrote: "Shelli wrote: "Grass for His Pillow."I have the first book - Across the Nightingale Floor - on my TBR. Can't wait to read it after hearing how much you enjoyed it. I'..."
The audios are good.
Jo wrote: "I finished The Girl Who Played with Fire. I prefered the first book but i still enjoyed this one."I just started reading this one .. On chapter 3! :)
I recently finished Full Dark No Stars and I loved it! I see stories 2 and 4 as good movie materials too. If story number 1 were to be made into a movie, I wont be in the cinema hall! :D
Shelli wrote: "Stuart wrote: "I just finished and loved: The Scar by China Miéville"Looks interesting Stuart....."
It certainly is, check my review out.
I just finished Mockingjay. I had low expectations since it seemed that many people were disappointed with the ending, but I thought the ending was totally believable and appropriate. Depressing yes, but not disappointing. I'm so sad this series is over :-(
I finished reading "The White Queen" by Philippa Gregory a few days ago. It was a great read if you enjoy well-written, historical fiction. Philippa Gregory's research is so thorough and her skills as a novelist are so good, that the blend is wonderful!
Angela wrote: "I finished reading "The White Queen" by Philippa Gregory a few days ago. It was a great read if you enjoy well-written, historical fiction. Philippa Gregory's research is so thorough and her skills..."I loved The White Queen Angela - glad to hear someone else enjoyed it too! I'm planning to start The Red Queen here in the next couple of days.
Sarah wrote: "Angela wrote: "I finished reading "The White Queen" by Philippa Gregory a few days ago. It was a great read if you enjoy well-written, historical fiction. Philippa Gregory's research is so thorough..."Hi Sarah, my daughter, who is also a very enthusiastic reader, is getting The Red Queen for Christmas, so hope she'll let me borrow it! I'm sure she will as I've passed The White Queen over to her. We swap books regularly - it's great!
Angela - my mom and I swap books all the time too! Now my preteen daughter and I are starting to do the same thing. It's fun!
I've just finished Newes From the Dead. An interesting fictional account of a true story set in the middle of the 17th century about a girl who was accused of infanticide. A grim subject, but a riveting read!
That looks interesting Angela - just added it to my TBR!
I just finished Full Dark, No Stars by Stephen King. Loved it! What a great storyteller. Those stories were awesome. I especially enjoyed the third and fourth stories.
Sarah wrote: "That looks interesting Angela - just added it to my TBR!"I hope you enjoy it!
I just finished Sharpe's Tiger. Very good. Can't wait to read the rest of the series. I have the first 5 books, I think. I've read the 5th one, too. Richard Sharpe is a fictional British soldier who participates in many of the pivotal battles of the empire around the 1800's. Bernard Cornwell takes some liberties with historical fact, but explains when & where in the afterword. Usually he sticks to the facts & often the characters are actual historical figures.
I like this kind of historical fiction. History told from the POV of a common British soldier is just awesome. It really makes the past come alive & gives me a way to relate to it. I remember it better.
Jim wrote: "I just finished Sharpe's Tiger. Very good. Can't wait to read the rest of the series. I have the first 5 books, I think. I've read the 5th one, too. Richard Sharpe is a fiction..."
Several friends of mine have read these books and loved them. I must look out for the first one and try it. I do enjoy historical fiction, even when a few liberties are taken! Glad you've had such a good read.
Tuesdays With Morrie by Mitch Albom.I was inside our classroom when I finished it. I shed a tear. It's a very inspiring story.
Anna wrote: "Tuesdays With Morrie by Mitch Albom.I was inside our classroom when I finished it. I shed a tear. It's a very inspiring story."
I think my last public weep was in 1970, when I was travelling on a train to work. The book? Love Story!
Angela wrote: "Anna wrote: "Tuesdays With Morrie by Mitch Albom.I was inside our classroom when I finished it. I shed a tear. It's a very inspiring story."
I think my last public weep was in 1970, when I was tr..."
Oh. Then you should try reading Tuesdays with Morrie! :) I keenly felt every bit of it.
Both "Love Story" & "Tuesdays with Morrie" are TJ's. Did you ever read Oliver's Story, Angela. Most people didn't seem to like it as much, but I remember it as being almost as good. Different thrust to it - Oliver growing up & dealing with his father.
Jim wrote: "Both "Love Story" & "Tuesdays with Morrie" are TJ's. Did you ever read Oliver's Story, Angela. Most people didn't seem to like it as much, but I remember it as being almost as good. ..."No, I didn't read "Oliver's Story", Jim. Shall keep an eye out - maybe there'll be a copy in one of our Charity shops or 2nd hand bookshops.
Just finished Husband and Wife by Leah Stewart and Ape House by Sara Gruen. Husband and Wife was pretty good, but Ape House was even better.
I just finished 'Fatal System Error' by Joesph Menn, a fantastic read about British cybercops, Central American casinos, Russian hacker culture, and Mobster fraud on the Internet and in America. I tapped into this story about ten years ago, but I only uncovered a smallish percentage of it -- I think Joseph Menn found everything there was to write about.
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I liked it Jo....are you going to read the next one?