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[Jayme, Moderator]

I started The Zookeeper's Wife, but only got around page 100 and put it aside. I really liked the movie and I think that's my problem. For some reason I thought it was a novel, but it's nonfiction, so having a hard time wrapping my head around the very long narrative writing style.
Started Daisy Jones & The Six which I'm enjoying.

[Sandra, Moderator]

Jayme wrote: "I started The Zookeeper's Wife, but only got around page 100 and put it aside. I really liked the movie and I think that's my problem. For some reason I thought it was a novel, but i..."

That one was a DNF for me, for the very same reason, Jayme. I thought it was fiction, and I found it very slow. I haven't seen the movie yet.

[Margo]

Jayme wrote: "I started The Zookeeper's Wife, but only got around page 100 and put it aside. I really liked the movie and I think that's my problem. For some reason I thought it was a novel, but i..."

Daisy was one of my top books this year Jayme!

[Kristie, Moderator]

Jayme wrote: "I started The Zookeeper's Wife, but only got around page 100 and put it aside. I really liked the movie and I think that's my problem. For some reason I thought it was a novel, but i..."

I didn't realize that was nonfiction. I also enjoyed the movie and picked up the book. I'm glad you gave the heads up on that one.

I hope you enjoy Daisy Jones. I really liked that one, more than I expected to.

[Renee]

I did like The Zookeepers Wife. I have been fascinated with storys of hiding the Jew in WWII. I also loved daisy Jones. Sorry to hear people didn't like The Zookeepers wife.

[Jayme, Moderator]

@Margo, Krisite and Renee
I have just come up from air from reading Daisy Jones. I am so enjoying it and might even finish it tonight. It could quite possibly be one of my top reads for 2019.

[Renee]

It was one of my top reads. A friend did it on audio book and said it was amazing. So I borrowed her audio book. It was one of the best audio books I have listened to. Each char. was voiced by a different actor. I loved it

[Kristie, Moderator]

I also listened to the audio of Daisy Jones and I think it really added to the experience. I would recommend it.

[Kristie, Moderator]

Renee wrote: "I did like The Zookeepers Wife. I have been fascinated with storys of hiding the Jew in WWII. I also loved daisy Jones. Sorry to hear people didn't like The Zookeepers wife."

Good to know, Renee. I plan to read it eventually. I'm glad I was told that it was nonfiction before I started. I think that will change my expectations before reading, which is good.

[Janice, Moderator]

Kristie wrote: "Good to know, Renee. I plan to read it eventually. I'm glad I was told that it was nonfiction before I started. I think that will change my expectations before reading, which is good. .."

I thought that it read like fiction, though. It was a bit of an eye-opener for me with some lesser known facts.

[Kristie, Moderator]

Thanks, Janice. I'm curious to read it now and see what I think.

[Jayme, Moderator]

Kristie wrote: "Thanks, Janice. I'm curious to read it now and see what I think."

I may pick it up again on a later date. I think it may have been poor timing. I have been reading some very intense books lately and my brain may have needed something lighter and friendlier. :)

[Gavin]

Started The Subtle Knife

[Lisa]

I finished The House on Cold Hill for the October "Casper the Friendly Ghost" challenge. Sadly, this has the dubious honour of being the worst book I have read so far this year. Here is my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I'm now starting Soon. It's another horror read for the run-up to Halloween.

[Dem]

Finished John D. Rockefeller: The Wealthiest Man In American History

My review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/3017021878

[PattyMacDotComma]

I just enjoyed a welcome visit to Three Pines where Louise Penny shows us the Montreal art world and Clara's unique talent - or is it just A Trick of the Light? I love these people, especially Clara, (and I never liked the victim anyway).
4.5~5★ Link to my "Trick of the Light" review

[Janice, Moderator]

Am I ever going to get through The Goldfinch? I've been reading it for weeks it seems, and I'm only 25% complete. Mind you, I did set it aside for the toppler. But still...

[Lilisa]

Janice wrote: "Am I ever going to get through The Goldfinch? I've been reading it for weeks it seems, and I'm only 25% complete. Mind you, I did set it aside for the toppler. But still..."

It is a chunkster for sure Janice! Are you liking it or...? I did the audio on this one and I think it helped. I had been reluctant to invest the time but it worked well with commuting.

[Lilisa]

I finished Messengers: Who We Listen To, Who We Don't, and Why - really interesting, especially in today’s current environment - who do we listen to and why.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Janice, Moderator]

Lilisa wrote: "It is a chunkster for sure Janice! Are you liking it or...? ..."

I am liking it, with reservations. It seems to meander, paying attention to all sorts of things that I'm not sure add to the story. Maybe they will all be significant. I guess I'll see.

I was quite surprised this morning to read Canada mentioned, then Alberta, then the town Pouce Coupe. Donna Tartt incorrect in saying that Pouce Coupe was in Alberta. It's just across the border in British Columbia. You have to drive through Alberta to get there. It's only about an hour's drive from me. But still, Pouce Coupe?? It's a town of about 800 people, close to where I live, and noted in a book like The Goldfinch. I'm in shock!

[Lilisa]

Janice wrote: "Lilisa wrote: "It is a chunkster for sure Janice! Are you liking it or...? ..."

I am liking it, with reservations. It seems to meander, paying attention to all sorts of things that I'm not sure ad..."

Cool that Pouce Coupe is referenced! Not cool that it ended up in the incorrect province though. Hope you're making decent progress!

[Janice, Moderator]

I'm at 30%.

[Dem]

Just finished The Rothschilds: The Dynasty And The Legacy

My review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/3025131703

[Margo]

I'm reading Life or Death which has on my shelve for exactly 4 years! It's great so far.

[Janice, Moderator]

I finished Ship of Destiny for our buddy read. That crosses off another series on my list.

I'll start Seer of Sevenwaters today with the aim of killing another series. There is one more book after this one which I'll read next month.

[Cherie]

Janice - that is #3 and # 5, what happened to #4? 0.o

[Sandra, Moderator]

I finished yesterday A Gentleman in Moscow which I enjoyed even it required more concentration than I have right now.

I will start today The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle.

[Lilisa]

Sandra wrote: "I finished yesterday A Gentleman in Moscow which I enjoyed even it required more concentration than I have right now.

I will start today [book:The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle|3..."

Oh Sandra - I hate to tell you this, but Evelyn Hardcastle will need as much, if not more concentration, than GinM. But it is worth it!

[Margo]

Lilisa wrote: "Sandra wrote: "I finished yesterday A Gentleman in Moscow which I enjoyed even it required more concentration than I have right now.

I will start today The 7½ Deaths of Evel..."</i>

Oh yes, Evelyn is a bit of a mind binder all right LOL

I finished [book:Life or Death and thoroughly enjoyed it. It was my monthly challenge read. Now I can concentrate on Ship of Destiny.

[Janice, Moderator]

Cherie wrote: "Janice - that is #3 and # 5, what happened to #4? 0.o"

Good thing the 3 & 5 were from different series, or I'd be back tracking.

[Sandra, Moderator]

Lilisa wrote: "Oh Sandra - I hate to tell you this, but Evelyn Hardcastle will need as much, if not more concentration, than GinM. But it is worth it!"

I know! I will give it a try because I was in the waiting list for so long. If it doesn't work I will return it and get in the queue again. I am less hyperactive right now, so I hope I can do it.

[Renee]

I concur. Evelyn Hardcastle is an interesting book. It is one you will need to concentrate on.

Lilisa wrote: "Sandra wrote: "I finished yesterday A Gentleman in Moscow which I enjoyed even it required more concentration than I have right now.

I will start today [book:The 7½ Deaths of Evel..."

[Cherie]

I am loving reading A Gentleman in Moscow. I have no plans to hurry.

I started The Bookseller for my yearly challenge and am almost halfway through. I am really intrigued with the story, so far.

For my ears, I have been listening to Hamilton and Peggy!: A Revolutionary Friendship. It is quite a different look at the times and the people who were our "founding fathers". General Washington was quite the dancer!

[Cherie]

Janice wrote: "Cherie wrote: "Janice - that is #3 and # 5, what happened to #4? 0.o"

Good thing the 3 & 5 were from different series, or I'd be back tracking."

Ahh, that makes sense then. Sorry...

[PattyMacDotComma]

I recently enjoyed Aussie author Toni Jordan's new mystery novel, The Fragments. Double timeline: 1930s New York, 1986 Brisbane. Both believable and both well done!
4★ Link to my review of The Fragments

[Janice, Moderator]

No worries, Cherie. You had me going for a bit. I was wondering if I had somehow missed book 4 of Sevenwaters. LOL!

[Lisa]

I have put Soon aside for the time being. It's a case of "right book, wrong time". It's quite a slow burn and is more of a literary fiction with horror undertones than a straight up horror novel and I'm not really in the mood for that right now. I will give it another go at some point in the future as I think it's a book I will enjoy when I'm in the right frame of mind.

I'm now going to go ahead and start The Glass Woman for November's group read.

[Travis]

I've read a pile lately. If I could remember them is a different story. I know I enjoyed Midnight Riot I think Sarah recommended that years ago.
A bunch of other ones and now I've began going through the baroque cycle again starting with Quicksilver. Finished that and got The Clockwork Universe: Isaac Newton, the Royal Society, and the Birth of the Modern World because I wanted to get a little more knowledgeable on the time period to separate fact from fiction. Then I'll carry on the baroque cycle series. Makes much more sense on this second read thru tho

[Tricia]

I've started The Fountains of Silence which is the new one from Ruta Sepetys. I enjoyed Salt to the Sea
earlier this year so I have high hopes for it.

[Gavin]

Reading The Complete Plays

[Kristie, Moderator]

Tricia wrote: "I've started The Fountains of Silence which is the new one from Ruta Sepetys. I enjoyed Salt to the Sea
earlier this year so I have high hopes for it."

My library hold came in for that one and I had to send it back. I'm doing a buddy read of it in December with a friend. It was really hard to not read it! I can't wait for it. Let us know what you think of it.

Also, Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys was great too.

[Margo]

I'm going to start a creepy read tonight for Halloween. I'm trying to decide between Hex and The Passage. Or maybe I will wimp out and go with The Girl in the Tower :-/

[Saar The Book owl]

@Margo: 'The Passage' is really great! I've read it and the second one too. Still need to start the third one. There's a series made of the trilogy, but only one season and it isn't nearly as good as the book.

[Janice, Moderator]

In my opinion, Hex is the scariest, creepiest of the 3. I kept expecting Katherine to come visit me in the middle of the night.

[Lilisa]

Reading the 12th book in the Ava Lee series - The Mountain Master of Sha Tin.

[Dem]

Just finished and really enjoyed this historical/adventure non fiction book Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea by Gary Kinder

My Review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/3005339697

[Cherie]

I finished listening to Hamilton and Peggy!: A Revolutionary Friendship and will now start listening to Eliza Hamilton: The Extraordinary Life and Times of the Wife of Alexander Hamilton. Peggy and Eliza are sisters and daughters of a famous early American general and lived during the American Revolutionary war years. The Hamilton in both titles is that of Alexander Hamilton.

[PattyMacDotComma]

A Place of Execution is an award-winning (and NOT grisly, in spite of the title) Val McDermid mystery. Young teen girl disappears - always traumatic, gruesome or not.
Link to my review

[Margo]

I decided on Hex and yes, it is scary! It is soo good. The atmosphere is nerve wreaking. I don’t think I have been so enthralled by any other horror writer except Steven King.

Saar, i wilk definitely read The Passage next your, probably before this winter is out. I think horror is much more enjoyable on a dark and gloomy night 😱

[Dem]

Finished Mary, Queen Of Scots: White Queen, Red Queen

My Review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/3026932418