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What are you currently reading (or just finished)?
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Jun 17, 2021 02:10PM
Just finished Half Girlfriend
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These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong. I liked some things but disliked other things. 3.4 stars.My review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Charles Dickens: Great Expectations I’m reading it for the first time as I wasn’t given the chance to read it in school.
Just finished the INVADING ENGLAND trilogy by Harry Bold. It was originally published in German and the translation into English is now available. It is an alternate history about how Operation Sea Lion might have gone if Germany had a few more competent people in the right locations, and Britain had a few less. Four-and-a-half stars from me...
I just finished HIS ONLY WIFE by Peace Adzo Medie. It has a twist on, can you love two people at the same time? Enjoyed it.
I just finished The Personal Librarian
by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray. Perfect Juneteenth novel!
M Train by Patti Smith, been saving this one for a special occasion. I have never read anything by Patti that didn't contact a little piece of her soul!
Reading Mark Edwards' The Magpies, his first, I believe. I've read a few books by this author, and I like his style. He's sharing my top Kindle library with Nelson De Mille, Elmore Leonard, and Dean Koontz, so he should be grateful! 😉
Finished I Married a Lizardman by Regine Abel and am about to start The Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker;https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
Currently reading This Is Not A Ghost Story and have zero clue as to how this will end. Loving it so far!
'Zodiac', by Neal Stephenson. I've read nearly all his books, but somehow I missed this old one. It's great. He can mix science (and sci-fi) and action together like no other. Some knowledge of chemistry helps with this one.
Just finished Perfect on Paper and it was amazing! Such a great rom-com, definitely one of my favorite reads of the year.
Read Catherine Ryan Howard's The Best of Catherine, Caffeinated: Caffeine-Infused Self-Publishing Advice - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4062231172
Just finished reading The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy.Stunning writing, not for the faint hearted!
I read Nothing Holds Back the Night by Delphine de Vigan, translated from the French by George Miller. It's a gripping blend of fiction, memoir, and biography. The author explores her mother's childhood and adult life to try to understand the cause of her suicide. Intense and well-executed.My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I also read different books. For example, Proofs and Refutations: The Logic of Mathematical Discovery. by Imre Lakatos.The Common Sense of Teaching Mathematics. Recently got help with mathematics assignment because the topic was hard. I am not so good at math.
Read Scott Bartlett's Finished with Life but Unable to Die - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4085059366and
Wanted by Tim Arnot - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4085078386.
Just started The Fallen
and so far not disappointed. The Amos Decker series has been one of my favorites. Hope the book keeps it going.
Just finished up with The Silent Patient and currently reading Rich Dad Poor Dad And You are a Badass
I've just started reading Vampire Idol by Ana Calin. It's an ARC of her latest book, I'm not far into it yet but it's already very promising.
I read Mr. Loverman by Bernardine Evaristo. It's funny. The central character is an endearing Shakespeare-quoting, dapper individual with a dry sense of humor. Character portrayals are brilliant. Highly recommend this book.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Vince Neil of Motleys Crues autobiography and it is surprising good.
Okay he has a rep as has the entire band but, beneath the glamour their is a glimmers of a kind hearted person who has been hurt a lot. Much as I am sure he would deny it.
Okay he has a rep as has the entire band but, beneath the glamour their is a glimmers of a kind hearted person who has been hurt a lot. Much as I am sure he would deny it.
Just finished reading The Slow Regard of Silent Things (The Kingkiller Chronicle 2.5) by Patrick Rothfuss.Posted the following review:
goodreads.com/review/show/4106470875?...
I just finished 2 books for a total of 32 books read this year. I read the 2nd part to Wishin' And Hopin', titled I'll Take You There by Wally Lamb.The 2nd of both books is a graphic novel from Marvel is Star Wars: From The Journals of Obi-Wan Kenobi.
I just started The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah. This author has a beautiful writing style. Loving this book.Nora Wolfenbarger Author of The Promise. https://www.amazon.com/Nora-Wolfenbar...
I'm currently reading a new historical fiction release
The Flower Boat Girl: A novel based on a true story by Larry Feign which is about a 19th century Chinese female pirate leader.
I just finished the reading of Mortgage Acceleration Program Book which is about how to pay the mortgage within 5 Years.
Big catchup on reviews:52 Ways to Get Unstuck: Exercises to Break Through Writer's Block by Chris Mandeville - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4110099854
The Colossus trilogy by D F Jones:
Colossus:The Forbin Project - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4114093933
The Fall of Colossus - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4114139204"
Colossus and the Crab - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4114559855
The Raven by Aderyn Wood - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4110369778
The Banished of Muirwood by Jeff Wheeler - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1619655811
One more - just reviewed - Robert Louis Stephenson's Treasure Island - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4119475786
Reading Mick Finlay's 4th Arrowood book, "Arrowood and the Meeting House Murders." William Arrowood is a rather uncouth, down-on-his-luck Victorian era detective who is put off by the fact that all of the good and lucrative cases go to that fellow Sherlock Holmes.About half finished. The plot involves a group of Africans who were brought to England by a showman and the author felt it necessary to write a disclaimer, stating that racial attitudes were different in the 19th century, as was language, and he attempted to be faithful to the times without using certain terms that were highly offensive, though they may have been part of the jargon of the day. I'm not sure it was the right choice - the story so far seems a bit homogenized and not as vivid and candid in its descriptions of Victorian London's underclass as in his previous books. It does raise an interesting question about how you deal with bias issue in historical fiction.
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