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IX. Currently Reading?
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What are you currently reading (or just finished)?
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Sep 28, 2018 10:59AM
Current. Prince lestat and the realms of Atlantis. The stand will take me till next month
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Finished reading Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo", and was disappointed.Finished listening to Followed by Frost, and was pleasantly surprised.
Next read will be H7n9 Penitence.
Finished Moby-Dick or, The Whale.A bit uneven.
My review
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Also finished Spider Woman's Granddaughters: Traditional Tales and Contemporary Writing by Native American Women, edited by Paula Gunn Allen.
Loved it!
My review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
You can see more of my book reviews at www.tamaraaghajaffar.com
Just reading a fabulous book, sort of American Indian history with a mix of old and up-to-date religious aspect to it. Black Elk by Joe Jackson...not fiction.Of course, one of my old standby's, The Third Dawn.
www.thomasjnichols.com
Finished
Pavilion of Women by Pearl S. Buck. A deeply moving read. Pearl Buck writes with authenticity and great sympathy. 4.5 stars.My review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
While I’m having a break from writing I’ve just started Deborah Harkness’ Times Convert which has reminded how much I loved the All Souls trilogy 📖 🧙🏻♀️ 🧛♂️
I just finished "The Boy on the Beach" by Andrew Blair. I really enjoyed it. It has elements I enjoy like obsessive love, moral dilemmas and quite beautiful Machiavellian revenge.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/b07hnfjrk8
Read book 2 in Tanya Huff's vampire series, Blood Trail and reviewed it - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2539762383.
My September 2018 book review post is up on my blog. If you want to know what I read last month, as well as what I thought of it, you can see it all in this post: http://ziglernews.blogspot.com/2018/1...
I finished The Mere Wife by Maria Dahvana Headley. Very loosely based on Beowulf, it takes place in and around a gated community.I had some issues with the constant shifts, but the novel is compelling and raises some interesting questions.
My review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I finished The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker. It is a retelling of the Iliad mostly in the voice of Briseis, Achilles' concubine. I thought Part 1 was very strong, but Parts 2 and 3 were pretty much a basic retelling of the events in the epic.My review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
You can see more of my book reviews at www.tamaraaghajaffar.com
Finished Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin. It was one of the best books I've read this year! Its subtle poignancy gets under your skin. 4.5 stars.My review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese.A difficult book to read because it includes descriptions of Canada's horrendous treatment of First Nations children at the residential schools. Difficult but compelling and very well-written.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
J. wrote: "About a third of the way through
and enjoying it, just as everyone who suggested it said I would."I read that one a couple of months ago. It was a great read.
Catching up on reviews - read Tanya Huff's Blood Lines and reviewed it - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2553418277.
I just finished A Monster Calls Patrick Ness two days ago. So now, I'm currently and geeking out on Lovely, Dark, and Deep by Justina Chen.
Now reviewed the fourth volume of the Tanya Huff series - Blood Pact - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2568234166.
Just finished Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman. I really liked it, here is a link to my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Read and reviewed volume five of Tanya Huff's Vicki Nelson series - Blood Debt - review - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2568266909.
Finished The Water Beetles by Michael Kaan. 3.4 stars.My review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi.A very unusual book that explores multiple personalities within the same traumatized individual and blends it with Igbo folklore.
My review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished a great historical fiction set in Brazil in the 1930s:
by Frances de Pontes Peebles. Here is my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Read a Witch World novel by Andre Norton, Year of the Unicorn and reviewed it - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1716690839.
I just finished Getting to Us: How Great Coaches Make Great Teams by Seth Davis and really enjoyed it.
I just finished Chimera by CB Blankenship and I'm currently reading
by Danielle Novotny It's a brilliant sci-fi novel. I'm 63% through it and it's exciting and fresh and new. The lead character I would liken to Frankenstein meets Nebula and it's got a Guardians of the Galaxy feel to it. I can't get enough!
Just finished and great dystopia:
by Pierce Brown. Here is a link to my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Zsofi wrote: "Just finished and great dystopia:
by Pierce Brown. Here is a link to my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."I read that one not too long ago. Excellent read!
My October 2018 review post is up on my blog. Go here to check it out: https://ziglernews.blogspot.com/2018/...
I finished Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage: Stories by Alice Munro. I'd forgotten how much I love reading her short stories. She has such a quiet way of writing that sort of sneaks up on you. I thought it was a wonderful collection.My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Read Obsession by Ramsey Campbell and reviewed it - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2577177885.
Forgot to post this review done a couple of weeks back for Ramsey Campbell's Nameless, The - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2577164207.
Read The Face That Must Die by Ramsey Campbell and reviewed it - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2585625271.
Read book 2 of the Harry Dresden series by Jim Butcher, Fool Moon, and reviewed it - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2585728458.
Read Alan Nourse's short story collection, The Counterfeit Man and reviewed it - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1391800084.
Finished Fire and Hemlock by Diana Wynne Jones and reviewed it - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2590832124. Sadly, didn't love it as much as I usually enjoy her books.
Finished Three Day Road by Joseph Boyden. I gave it 4 stars and recommend it if you like historical fiction about fighting in the trenches in France and Belgium during WWI.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Read Diana Wynne Jones' Conrad's Fate and reviewed it - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1914572834.
Read Cat Among the Pigeons by Agatha Christie and reviewed it - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2595339121.
Finished Cards of Grief by Jane Yolan - my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2603217174.
I finished The Fishermen by Chigozie Obioma.Very well written, full of mythic and tragic overtones. I thought it well deserved to be short listed for the 2015 Man Booker Prize.
My review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....
If you enjoy my reviews, please consider going to my website at www.tamaraaghajaffar.com where I have posted 160+ book reviews.
Read Sir Gawain and the Green Knight again. I've read it umpteen times. It is so delightful that I never get tired of reading it.My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My November 2018 book review post is up on my blog. If you want to see what I read in November, check out the post here: https://ziglernews.blogspot.com/2018/...
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