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Lisa wrote: "I'm starting The Girl You Left Behind 
by Jojo Moyes"I was dreaming of food. Crisp baguettes, the flesh of the bread a ..."
That's making me hungry too!
I started The Photographer of the Lost
by Caroline Scott earlier today"Edie doesn't hear the postman. She only notices the envelope, there on the linoleum, as she passes through from the kitchen to the sitting room. She bends to pick it up, sure it is a thing of no great consequence, just another bill that will have to wait, until she sees the postage stamp. It is the same stamp that used to be on their letters from France."
Janice wrote: "Lisa wrote: "I'm starting The Girl You Left Behind by Jojo Moyes"I was dreaming of food. Crisp baguettes, the flesh of..."
Lol, it made me hungry too! Sadly, that was the only thing it did. I abandoned it a couple of days ago.
Lisa wrote: "I started The Photographer of the Lost by Caroline Scott earlier today"Edie doesn't hear the postman. She only n..."
Interesting. I love everything mail, letters, and stamps related in books.
"Although the news often focuses on the threats of terrorism, natural disasters and nuclear war, there is no grater threat to humankind than our current definitions of masculinity"For the Love of Men: A New Vision for Mindful Masculinity by Liz Plank
Sandra wrote: ""Although the news often focuses on the threats of terrorism, natural disasters and nuclear war, there is no grater threat to humankind than our current definitions of masculinity"[book:For the L..."
I'll be interested in your thoughts on this book when you're finished.
That first sentence made my hackles come up. I've been reading lots of discussions on this on Twitter. While that's not the most reliable place for information, there seems to be a lot of men pushing back on feminism. That first sentence seems to support that viewpoint.
In an oversimplified way I'll say that the author is trying to prove that toxic masculinity is negativity affecting both, women and men, and on the contrary feminism is related to the well being of men too, not only women. So far it has been a wonderful read.
Sandra wrote: "In an oversimplified way I'll say that the author is trying to prove that toxic masculinity is negativity affecting both, women and men, and on the contrary feminism is related to the well being of..."That sounds promising. I'm even more interested in your comments once you finish.
Rama Revealed:In one of the outlying spiral arms of the Milky Way Galaxy, an inconspicuos, solitary yellow star orbits the galactic center thirty thousand light-years away.
I started The Hunting Party
by Lucy Foley"I see a man coming through the falling snow. From a distance through the curtain of white he looks hardly human, like a shadow figure."
Lisa, you always find interesting books!
I hope it's good Lisa - because I own it too ;-pI plan to read it for the horns task.
"I used to love this season. The wood stacked by the door, the tango of its sap till speaking of forest. The hay made, all golden, in the low afternoon light. The rumble of the apples tumbling into the cellar bins."Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks
So atmospheric...
That’s a wonderful opening line!! I can imagine it.
Sandra wrote: ""I used to love this season. The wood stacked by the door, the tango of its sap till speaking of forest. The hay made, all golden, in the low afternoon light. The rumble of the apples tumbling into..."That lady really knows how to write!
I agree about Brooks' writing and the story was very atmospheric.I will be interested in your opinion at the end of the book, Sandra.
Cherie wrote: "I agree about Brooks' writing and the story was very atmospheric.I will be interested in your opinion at the end of the book, Sandra."
I really liked it, Cherie, and rated it 4 stars. I didn't like the ending that much. It seemed like took from a different story, like it didn't really fit. But still those last 20 pages do not ruin a great story. One of my favorite authors, for sure.
"I am a spy, a sleeper, a spook, a man of two faces. Perhaps nos surprisingly, I am also a man of two minds. I am not some misunderstood mutant from a comic book or a horror movie, although some have treated me as such. I am simply able to see any issue from both sides. I flatter myself that this is a talent, and although it is admittedly one of a minor nature, it is perhaps also the sole talent I possess."The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen.
Not bad, but it goes downhill from there on. At least the first chapter is not very engaging.
“I heard the mailman approach my office door, half an hour earlier than usual. He didn’t sound right. His footsteps fell more heavily, jauntily, and he whistled. A new guy. He whistled his way to my office door, then fell silent for a moment. Then he laughed.”Who could resist?
Storm Front by Jim Butcher
I kind of forgot about this thread! Thanks for resurrecting it Cherie.
Sarah wrote: "Enjoy Cherie!"Thanks, Sarah. He is an interesting guy. I think another series is jumping onto my list.
Cherie wrote: "Sarah wrote: "Enjoy Cherie!"Thanks, Sarah. He is an interesting guy. I think another series is jumping onto my list."
Haha, yes! I own most of the series and really need to get back to it.
I haven't posted here for a while, but this one was worth mentioning."Where will you be when your life ends?
I was in the grocery store, squeezing a mango."
The Coast-to-Coast Murders
James Patterson & J.D. Barker
Wow. The grocery store wouldn't have made my top 5 for sure.
Hahaha. I had to reread it.
Wow! That's an eyecatcher for sure. But it's kind of weirdly constructed.
It is weirdly constructed. I assume the narrator is dead, and he/she is also assuming the readers are alive.
Oh I keep forgetting this thread and it's one of the best!That's a great opening Kristie.
Sandra wrote: "Wow. The grocery store wouldn't have made my top 5 for sure."Not one of my top five choices, but then, most of us will not have a choice either.
Kristie - I added the book to my TBR and I will watch for the publication at the end of the month. Great line though!
I don't think he means it literally, as in death. The chapter is from the perspective of one of the main characters, Michael. It certainly got my attention right away though. I always forget about this thread as well, Margo, until I come across a really good opening line. Then, I think, "Oh! I need to share that!" lol
I just barely started. I'm only 5% in, but it's interesting. Right away you are wondering what is going on. I hope you love it, Cherie.
The book I'm currently reading: The Book of Koli"I got a story to tell you. I've been meaning to make a long while now, and this is me doing it, but I'm warning you it might be a bumpy road."
And is a bumpy road. :)
I read the preview to your book, Janice. It was long! It was hard at first but my mind finally settled into it. I like the first person telling. I can’t imagine reading it out loud though. Tell us how the narration goes. I added it to my TBR.
Cherie wrote: "I read the preview to your book, Janice. It was long! It was hard at first but my mind finally settled into it. I like the first person telling. I can’t imagine reading it out loud though. Tell us ..."Is there a preview? It doesn't show on the series page? Or are you talking about a sampling like on Kindle? Oh - you mean the preview option on the main book page. Duh!
I'm more than 60% through, and I'm really enjoying it. It's definitely got a M.R. Carey feel to it.
Yes, I meant the Preview on GR on the MBP. I felt like I read half of the story before I was done (view spoiler)My library has both the audiobook and the ebook of the two books in the series. I have placed a hold on the first and second ebook. The audiobook for the first book is currently available, but right now, I am listening to the last book in a series that I really want to finish. If the audiobook is still available when the ebook is, I might download it.
I looked at the preview after I read your first comment. It does cover quite a bit. I was surprised!
“I am known as Hobble. My mother, father, and I live among the bog dwellers settled on the peaty soil of the clearing at Black Lake.”Daughter of Black Lake
That sounds great! I've added it but it's not available on audio at the moment - at least not to me. Here's hoping :-)
“A turkey vulture is a perfect creature. It is neither prey nor predator.”I couldn’t resist. I am just starting Vulture: The Private Life of an Unloved Bird by Kate Fallon. I’m reading it with Sandra
It certainly catches the eye!
Kristie wrote: "I haven't posted here for a while, but this one was worth mentioning."Where will you be when your life ends?
I was in the grocery store, squeezing a mango."
The Coast-to-Coast Murders" …
I was rereading the comments in this thread, looking at book titles and I started laughing at the grocery store line. I just started reading Pony on the Twelfth Floor- a middle grade book. Here are the first lines:
"Kizzy thought she had dreamed of every possible way she might get a pony. She'd never expected to pick one up from the grocery store."
That is an interesting first line, Cherie. LOL!I keep forgetting about this thread.
I started rereading One Hundred Years of Solitude, and I was reminded its first line it's one of the best ones I've read:"Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendia was to remember that distant afternoon when his father took him to discover ice."
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"I was dreaming of food. Crisp baguettes, the flesh of the bread a virginal white, still steaming from the oven, and ripe cheese, its borders creeping towards the edge of the plate. Grapes and plums, stacked high in bowls, dusky and fragrant, their scent filling the air. I was about to reach out and take one, when my sister stopped me. 'Get off', I murmured. 'I'm hungry.'"