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Currently Reading, Effective 06Apr18TEXT:
Lucky Jim by Kingsley AmisAUDIO in the car:
So Brave, Young and Handsome by Leif EngerMP3 Audio:
Birds of a Feather by Jacqueline Winspear
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The Radium Girls – Kate Moore – 5*****
Moore brings to life the stories of the brave women who painted luminous watch dials in the early 20th century, using radium-infused paint, which ultimately became their death sentence. The reader is in turns incensed and outraged, surprised by the ignorance and cavalier attitudes, and heartbroken by the pain and suffering these women endured.
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with my 10yr old daugther. Great story about the 1960's period after Brown vs. Board of Education and the integration of schools
about young Malala and her refusal to let the Taliban keep her from educationReading:
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[bookcover:Slippery S..."Have you read Ruby Dixon?
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and loved it. Then
and was bored out of my mind. Now I am listening to
. It's okay so far but I know many GR friends hated it so I am tentatively expecting something crazy. next
Currently Reading, Effective 23Apr18TEXT:
Smilla's Sense of Snow by Peter HøegAUDIO in the car:
Rainwater by Sandra BrownMP3 Audio:
City of Bones by Michael Connelly
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...still trying to find a romancey Gothic Horror for Bingo. It's not my preferred genre so I don't know what book will fit that need.
Currently reading, Effective 15May18TEXT:
The Beauty of Humanity Movement by Camilla GibbAUDIO in the car:
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste NgMP3 Audio:
A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler
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"I didnt enjoy this book the way others did! I hope you like it
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Little Fires Everywhere – Christine Ng – 4****
I cannot help but wonder what Ng has against determined mothers, first in her debut novel, and now with Elena Richardson. I was struck by how the Richardson kids had a mother who believed she was giving her kids everything, but in fact they knew little about how to deal with life. While Mia, unable to give her child much in the way of material goods, had given her the tools for living – self-reliance, observation, determination.
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I finished 3 books in a row that were ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️🌟 reads!
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is just okay. Not my favorite in the series but I’m still enjoying the seriesTo Read:...I don’t know
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[bookco..."My husband loved Ready Player One on audio
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The Beauty of Humanity Movement – Camilla Gibb – 4****
The novel focuses on a group of residents of Hanoi. Told from multiple points of view, and moving back and forth in time, it requires some attention by the reader. I found it very atmospheric. I’ve been to Vietnam and her descriptions of the sights of Hanoi – the markets, the new construction, the lake, the restaurants and art galleries – were exactly what I remember. Gibb also perfectly captured the noise and bustle, the traffic (crossing the street!!!), the torrential rains, and the smell of pho.
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Dark Places – Gillian Flynn – 4****
Libby Day was seven when her mother and two sisters were murdered. Twenty-five years later she’s asked to revisit that night and help uncover the truth. Flynn knows how to write a suspenseful psychological thriller. Here she explores memories and psychological trauma. I was caught up from the beginning and held on tight through all the twists and turns the story took.
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Currently Reading, Effective Wednesday 06June18TEXT:
Days Without End by Sebastian BarryAUDIO in the car:
Trans-Sister Radio by Chris BohjalianMP3 audio:
Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton
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Currently Reading, Effective Tuesday 20June18TEXT:
Bitter Grounds / Sandra BenítezAUDIO in the car:
Lilac Girls / Martha Hall KellyMP3 audio:
Left Neglected by Lisa Genova
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I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter – Erika L Sánchez – 4****
Fifteen-year-old Julia narrates this coming-of-age story set in Chicago. The novel opens shortly after her sister has died. Her mother and father are absorbed in their grief, and Julia feels smothered by their over-protectiveness. I really like Julia; she’s talented, bright, resourceful and tenacious. But she’s also a hurting teenager and risk for major depression.
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