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[Leslie]

I'm listening to the audiobook of The Amazing Adventures Of Kavalier & Clay, .

[Danie]

I read a lot of YA, that tends to be my main genre, but I branch out into others as well. I go on reading sprees...For a while, I'll ONLY read YA. Then I get burned out, and ONLY read romance, etc etc.

[Beth]

Here's the last 3 non-cozy books I finished reading:

The Tin Horse: A Novel (fiction, 3 stars)

Blue Revolution: Unmaking America's Water Crisis (nonfiction, 5 stars)

Where'd You Go, Bernadette (fiction, 4 stars)

[Heidi]

Danie wrote: "I read a lot of YA, that tends to be my main genre, but I branch out into others as well. I go on reading sprees...For a while, I'll ONLY read YA. Then I get burned out, and ONLY read romance, etc ..."

I read mostly YA and cozies - it seems like a lot of cozy lovers also love YA books.

[Leslie]

I am reading a non-cozy mystery - Death at the President's Lodging and still listening to my audiobook of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay

[❂ Murder by Death]

Just finished up What's a Witch to Do?. Not bad for a first.

[Karen M]

I'm reading Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen and The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea .

[Robin]

Karen M wrote: "I'm reading Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen and The Perfect Storm: A True Story ..."

Karen, I just finished Dearie: the remarkable life of Julia Child. If you are curious about Julia's story it's a wonderful book-never gets dull and, even though I read her autobiography, My Life in France,there was still SO much more to learn. Both were great reads!

Dearie: The Remarkable Life of Julia ChildMy Life in France

[Heidi]

I could not get through Julie & Julia. Julie seems like someone I would not be friends with. I have heard great things about My Life in France and plan to listen to that one on audiobook.

[Shirley]

Finished 4 stars
Now I can watch this movie is on the DVR
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel: A Novel



Started
A Voice in the Wind



A Grown-Up Kind of Pretty

[Robin]

Heidi (trust me) wrote: "I could not get through Julie & Julia. Julie seems like someone I would not be friends with. I have heard great things about My Life in France and plan to listen to that one on audiobook."

Heidi, I think either My Life in France OR Dearie are much better reads than Julie and Julia...I thought the whole experience was a little over dramatic, but it was her Real Life so I respect her story. Just not my favorite way to read about Julia.

[MaryJo]

a friend who travels a great deal recommended the travel books by Dervla Murphy. over the past decades this fascinating Irish lady has traveled the world - and supported her habit with writing books about it.
my first adventure with Dervla is "Eight Feet in the Andes", and she makes this trip with her nine year old
daughter - and a mule!
great stuff if you like this sort of thing.

[Leslie]

Just about to start the Second Movement of A Dance to the Music of Time by Anthony Powell... I wasn't wild about the First Movement, so I sure hope this is better!

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Just finished The Giver by Lois Lowry. Amazing storytelling--riveting. I can't even remember the last time I read an entire book in one day. Am thinking of starting the second book in that series, seeing as it is within reach.

[Mary]

I'm in the middle of Ruth Rendell's The Vault The Vault It's technically not a cozy since it's a police procedural, but it almost qualifies because of its low violence. Inspector Wexford is now retired but helping on a case in London. Very interesting.

Mary Ellen Hughes

[Elaine]

Heidi (trust me) wrote: "I could not get through Julie & Julia. Julie seems like someone I would not be friends with. I have heard great things about My Life in France and plan to listen to that one on audiobook."

I did enjoy the movie Julie and Julia but wasn't moved to read the book. I would like to read My Life in Frane though.

[Heidi]

Agreed Elaine that was one case where the movie was better than the book - Meryl Streep is a Goddess IMO.

[Mary]

Heidi (trust me) wrote: "Agreed Elaine that was one case where the movie was better than the book - Meryl Streep is a Goddess IMO."

I agree as well. I've never seen her give anything other than a great performance.

Mary Ellen Hughes

[Robin]

Mary Ellen wrote: "Heidi (trust me) wrote: "Agreed Elaine that was one case where the movie was better than the book - Meryl Streep is a Goddess IMO."

I agree as well. I've never seen her give anything other than a ..."

Ironically, Julia Child really disliked Meryl Streep! No idea why... I thought she was perfect in the role!

[Heidi]

That is crazy talk Robin! I thought Meryl was wonderful. She also seems like a very genuine person in real life (not sure if she really is). Wonder why Julia did not like her.

[Mary]

Maybe it was too hard to see herself as others saw her?

Mary Ellen

[MaryJo]

Robin wrote: "Mary Ellen wrote: "Heidi (trust me) wrote: "Agreed Elaine that was one case where the movie was better than the book - Meryl Streep is a Goddess IMO."

I agree as well. I've never seen her give any..."

it would be very hard to deny what a fantastic actress Meryl Streep is, but that doesn't mean Julia might have disagreed with some of her ideas or found it hard to really like her. Personally I disagree with alot of Ms. Streep's views in a lot of arenas, but admire her in many ways also, first and foremost her talent.
I think Mary Ellen has a good point too, very difficult to relate to another's take on your own personality sometimes.

[Heidi]

I could see that Mary Ellen.

[Karen M]

Robin wrote: "Karen M wrote: "I'm reading Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen and The Perfect Stor..."

Just put Dearie: The Remarkable Life of Julia Child on my digital library wishlist. Thanks for the suggestion.

[Karen M]

Heidi (trust me) wrote: "I could not get through Julie & Julia. Julie seems like someone I would not be friends with. I have heard great things about My Life in France and plan to listen to that one on audiobook."

I understand Julie has managed to make herself very unpopular with her blog followers due to writing a book and it being made into a movie. Evidently she has gone too mainstream for their taste. Also her second book didn't really sell. I thought it was an okay read, nothing really special about it.

[Cathy]

I just finished reading Murphy's Law, an historical mystery which was a recommendation from Goodreads - thank you. It was about a young Irish girl who fled the home country after murdering someone, and landed in New York around the turn of the 20th century. I didn't know anything about what life was like for the Irish immigrants back then, so it was an enjoyable learning experience as well as a good read.

[Leslie]

CM wrote: "
I just finished reading Murphy's Law, an historical mystery which was a recommendation from Goodreads - thank you. It was about a young Irish girl who fled the home ..."

I think I would call that a cozy (unless there is a lot of graphic violence).

I just finished my first W. Somerset Maugham book,
Cakes and Ale . 5 stars! Witty satire about authors & critics.

[Denise]

I have been on a time-travel tangent when not reading cozies. Also have thrown in a few other genres. I seem to get into reading a certain genre and take short breaks in between. But the time-travel stuff has been a main focus for a while. I have fallen in love with Lynn Kurland's books. (Closely followed by Karen Marie Moning. The Moning books have more graphic sexual content where I find Kurland more romantic.) I've read a couple of Jude Deveraux's time travel but don't find them as enjoyable. And as much as I loved Daphne du Maurier when I was younger, I gave her time-travel book, The House on the Strand, a one star--it was horrible.

I do find that I like time-travel romance more than just time-travel. I have the following in my TBR pile (these are all library books so I will be reading fairly quickly): To Tame A Highland Warrior by Karen Marie Moning; Timeless by Alexandra Monir; The Plot to Save Socrates by Paul Levinson; The Accidental Time Machine by Joe Haldeman; and maybe To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis. The reason I said maybe on the last one is that I started to read it before an interlibrary loan book came in that took priority reading and one, I only got to page 15 in three days trying to read it (i.e. usually means I don't like the book) and in those 15 pages I felt like I had read the book before, many years ago. I read Willis' Doomsday Book many years ago and I think I also read To Say Nothing of the Dog then too. I loved the first book hence getting the second one but if I liked it back then I'm not having the same reaction to it now. So I may or may not reread it.

I also have bought numerous books lately that are stacking up (and I mean that literally) but am so caught up in some of these others that they are on the back burner.

Okay, this has turned in to a lengthy post so I will end it here.

[Jennifer]

Leslie wrote: "CM wrote: "
I just finished reading Murphy's Law, an historical mystery which was a recommendation from Goodreads - thank you. It was about a young Irish girl who fle..."

I will say that I loved Cakes and Ale also-- but I'd heard a rumor (actually I think it was in the forward of the edition I read) that it was based on a real 19th century British author and I was continually distracted while reading it by my efforts to figure out who. Thomas Hardy, maybe?

[Leslie]

Jennifer wrote: "I will say that I loved Cakes and Ale also-- but I'd heard a rumor (actually I think it was in the forward of the edition I read) that it was based on a real 19th century British author and I was continually distracted while reading it by my efforts to figure out who. Thomas Hardy, maybe? ..."

I hadn't heard that... hmmm, so many to choose from!

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Currently reading a YA by Ally Carter, I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You.

[Danie]

Read three cozies in a row (in as many days), so I needed a break. Just finished Shadowlands by Kate Brian - interesting, but not what I thought it would be, which was disappointing. Currently reading City of Bones by Cassandra Clare.

Apologies for no links, I'm doing this on my phone.

[Leslie]

Just about to start a thriller, The Keeper of Lost Causes on my Kindle & am reading Possession in 'real' book form... gotta concentrate since they are both library books!

[Shirley]

April challenges beginning with



Anne of Green Gables

[Leslie]

Shirley wrote: "April challenges beginning with

Anne of Green Gables"

I absolutely love that series!!

[Shirley]

I "plan" to read the entire offerings this year.
fingers crossed

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Shirley wrote: "April challenges beginning with Anne of Green Gables"

Is that for the HEA group read?

I finished I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You last night and have started the second in the series, Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy.

[Shirley]

Heather L wrote: "Shirley wrote: "April challenges beginning with Anne of Green Gables"

Is that for the HEA group read?

I finished I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You last night and have starte..."

HEA group?? Please enlighten me.

[Karen M]

I'm reading A Feast for Crows. I've been spacing this series out since the books are long and I want to enjoy them and not get tired of only reading them. So far it works.

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Shirley wrote: "HEA group?? Please enlighten me."

I guess that's a no, lol. The Happily Ever After Cafe romance group is reading Anne of Green Gables for the Apr-June quarterly group read.

[Melodie]

Shirley wrote: "Heather L wrote: "Shirley wrote: "April challenges beginning with Anne of Green Gables"

Is that for the HEA group read?

I finished I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You last nig..."

HEA = Happily Ever After

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Read Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover by Ally Carter (I am definitely hooked on this series, lol) in one day over the weekend, and am now reading Disney in Shadow by Ridley Pearson.

[Leslie]

Just read an excellent police procedural Silence of the Grave by Icelandic author Arnaldur Indriðason

[Karen M]

In the middle of World War II London Blitz Diary.

[Kaye]

Just finished

[Denise]

In between cozies have been reading time-travel books.

[Karen M]

I'm reading a favorite author of my late Dad, Zane Grey,

[MaryJo]

Karen M wrote: "I'm reading a favorite author of my late Dad, Zane Grey, "

Karen, my dad loved Zane Grey, too! when he became an invalid he finally had time to read some of the westerns he loved by Zane Grey and Louie Lamour. with the help of family members I tracked down a bunch of
Zane Gray paperbacks and sent them to him. I read several when I was a teenager myself.

[Leslie]

I'm listening to the audiobook of , Mockingjay and reading The Last Chronicle of Barset,

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

My dad was also a fan of Louis L'Amour and Zane Grey. I still have a few of his short story collections by L'Amour.

Am just about done with Disney in Shadow, then will be starting a romance to finish off this month's mini challenges (set in Australia and by an Australian).