April 2019 - What will you be reading?

[Alannah]

What do you all have planned for the month of April?

[LauraT]

These the probable first redings of next month:

Simona Ahrnstedt  Ritratto di donna in cremisi
Haruki Murakami L'assassinio del Commendatore. Libro primo: Idee che affiorano  
Julie Schumacher The Unbearable Book Club for Unsinkable Girls
Allegra Goodman The Cookbook Collector
Antonio Manzini Fate il vostro gioco
Antonio Manzini Rien ne va plus

Raffaello Mastrolonardo Gente del Sud. Storia di una famiglia
Miss Read Village Centenary

Jane Austen  Persuasion  
Mario Vargas Llosa  Conversazione nella «Catedral»
Agatha Christie Miss Marple: Nemesi
Howard Fast  April Morning
Donato Carrisi   L'ipotesi del male

[Jess]

Hoping to pick up The Wych Elm from the library and I will probably read Did You Ever Have a Family too

[Kelly]

The Fragments by Toni Jordan

Folded Wisdom: Notes from Dad on Life, Love, and Growing Up by Joanna Guest

The Good Sister by Gillian McAllister

Sunset Beach by Mary Kay Andrews

The Rumour by Lesley Kara

The Other Mrs. Miller by Allison Dickson

The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

[Pam]

I'm continuing with my plan to read books I own!

1. Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese
I saw the movie 2 weeks ago and really enjoyed it. It's an important (and heart-breaking) story that needs to be heard. I'm interested to see how the book and movie compare and to experience the writing of Wagamese.

2. Sweetland by Michael Crummey

3. The First Men in the Moon by H.G. Wells
Group read in another GR group

[Tamara]

Bluegrass Pam wrote: "I'm continuing with my plan to read books I own!

1. Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese
I saw the movie 2 weeks ago and really enjoyed it. It's an important (and hea..."

I read Indian Horse and thought it was very good. In my review, I said it is a stunning exposé of the horrors of Canada's church run residential schools.

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

I haven't seen the movie and would be interested in knowing how it compares.

[Janet C-B]

Kelly wrote: "The Fragments by Toni Jordan

Folded Wisdom: Notes from Dad on Life, Love, and Growing Up by Joanna Guest

The Good Sister

[Janet C-B]

For April, my first book will be Becoming, which I need to read for April 4.

Other books for April:
Night of Miracles

The Accidental Further Adventures of the Hundred-Year-Old Man

Little Fires Everywhere, re-read for a F2F group and an online group.

[Laurel]

I'm currently listening to Becoming. Won't finish it in March though.

April's book club is reading Little Fires Everywhere so I'll be listening to that when I finish Becoming.

Also reading The Aviary Gate and I might actually have some time today. I just haven't been doing as much reading as I used to. Don't know what I'll pick yet after that...

[Gavin]

Hopefully:
The Complete Fiction of H.P. Lovecraft
Sandman series
化物語 (上) Bakemonogatari

[Tracey]

I have 6 books planned for April up to now.
1, Spring
2, Dubliners
3, Everything In This Country Must
4, Tender Is the Night
5, Revolutionary Road
6, The Pearl

[Alannah]

The only book I hope to read is Bird Box for the group read.

[Diane]

1. D is for Deadbeat
2. E is for Evidence
3. F is for Fugitive
4. Blossom Street Brides
5. Aftermath (Star Wars)
6. Kinsey & Me
7. G is for Gumshoe
8. Life Debt (Star Wars)
9. H is for Homicide
10. Empire's End (Star Wars)

I'm sure I can finish all those next month and maybe a couple more lol

[Janet C-B]

Laurel wrote: "I'm currently listening to Becoming. Won't finish it in March though.

April's book club is reading Little Fires Everywhere so I'll be listening to that when I fini..."

How is the audio for Becoming? I have it on hold at the library. It will be a few more weeks. Currently reading the hardcover.

[Raul]

Fiction:
A Good Man is Hard to Find and Other Stories by Flannery O'Connor
Dust by Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor
Butterfly Burning by Yvonne Vera
At the Full and Change of the Moon by Dionne Brand
The Sea, The Sea by Iris Murdoch
Ragtime by E.L. Doctorow

Non-Fiction:
The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love by Bell Hooks
How to Write an Autobiographical Novel: Essays by Alexander Chee

Poetry:
No Language Is Neutral by Dionne Brand

This list is what I hope I'll read.

[Tamara]

Raul wrote: "Fiction:
A Good Man is Hard to Find and Other Stories by Flannery O'Connor
Dust by Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor
Butterfly Burning..."

Raul, if you read Murdoch's The Sea, The Sea, please let me know what you think of it. I've had it sitting on my shelf forever, but I've yet to read it.

The only book I've read on your list is Dust. It's a difficult book because of its content and challenging style. But it is well worth the effort. I gave it 4 stars in my review.

[Carrie]

Bluegrass Pam wrote: "I'm continuing with my plan to read books I own!

1. Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese
I saw the movie 2 weeks ago and really enjoyed it. It's an important (and hea..."


Both Indian Horse and Sweetland are great novels.

[Pam]

Carrie wrote: "Bluegrass Pam wrote: "I'm continuing with my plan to read books I own!

1. Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese
I saw the movie 2 weeks ago and really enjoyed it. It's..."

Glad to hear that Carrie! I thought I knew what I wanted to read in April and now I am struggling to decide what I am in the mood for! Decisions, decisions...

[Laurel]

Janet C-B wrote: "How is the audio for Becoming? I have it on hold at the library. It will be a few more weeks. Currently reading the hardcover."

Janet, it is alright. Michelle narrates it, so it has that "Chicago nasal twang." I am also mildly bothered by the way she pronounces every word beginning with "str" as "shtr." But really that is minor. Her story is interesting, and I am enjoying it.

[Laurel]

I'm debating abandoning The Aviary Gate. Only about 60 pages in, but I'm not liking the dual time-frame - not seeing any connection yet. It's the first of a trilogy. Do I keep going to see if it improves, or bail now?

So many books, so little time....

[Pam]

My big plan changed on April 1! My husband picked up a book from my bookshelf and asked me if it was any good. Of course, I didn’t know since my bookshelves are filled with my books TBR! So, he picked it and I decided to read it- The Riders by Tim Winton.

[B the BookAddict]

Finally got my new book Douglas Kennedy's new release The Great Wide Open which I plan to start very soon.