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Donna (donna_mccoy) | 45 comments I just finished reading An Evergreen Christmas - Treasured Classics for the Yuletide Season. It was written by several authors including Louisa May Alcott, Charles Dickens, Clement Clark Moore, O. Henry,
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and many others.

Now I am reading Anne Perry's Christmas Deliverance.


message 4652: by Jim (last edited Jan 02, 2023 05:37PM) (new)

Jim Vuksic | 1227 comments Just finished Scarecrows by Christine Hayton*
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*Note: This is the third time I have read this novella.


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Bárbara Valarezo (sugaryeuphoria) | 1 comments i finished “dune messiah”


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Catherine Smaridge | 90 comments I'm reading Terry Pratchett with footnotes. A biography given to me fo Christmas.


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Andrew Tweeddale | 15 comments Just finished a book called Kenya’s Northern Frontier and Far Beyond: Memoirs of a District Officer. Very superficial and disappointing I’m afraid to say.


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Catherine Smaridge | 90 comments Terry's biography brings back memories of the fifties childhood for me as I'm of the same era.


message 4657: by Pam (new)

Pam Baddeley | 683 comments First read of 2023 - A Good Hanging by Ian Rankin - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5208840780


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I just Not My First Rodeo: Lessons from the Hartland by Kristi Noem. It's a book her life and upbringing.


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Narley R. | 1 comments Sim Chanes: A True Story of Struggle, Hope, and Forgiveness by Jimmy Rumsey


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John Anakwenze | 103 comments Just finished reading Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë for the third time. I never have enough of it.


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Christine Hatfield  (christinesbookshelves) | 1379 comments I finished my 2nd book


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David Sebra | 7 comments Cecelia wrote: "Currently midway in Victor Hugo's "Notre Dame" (best known as "The Hunchback of...') Long, flowing sentences that capture 1460s Paris in great detail, from fretted spires to Romanesque arches and s..."

Cecelia, I have a question for you. How is character development in a book of the 1800's compared to today's authors?


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David Sebra | 7 comments Pam,
I am also a fan of the Poirot series. The book you mentioned by David Suchet sounds exciting. When I went to Amazon to buy it, I was surprised at the sticker price - $165. That was disappointing to me.


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Folakemi | 1 comments I just finished a book called: Lost Boys: The True Story of Captain hook. Definitely not what I expected, it was a good read


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J. (jdrew) | 153 comments Working my way through The Fires of Heaven (The Wheel of Time, #5) by Robert Jordan . Another long work though well done and keeping me reading.


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Rosanne Bittner (rosannebittner) | 7 comments DANCING BENEATH YOU - Contemporary romantic suspense - Captivating, very romantic, suspense, murder mystery set in the Badlands of So. Dakota - Lakota fancy dancer/attorney has lost his wife and unborn child to an attempted assassination on himself; meets a white woman from Gr. Rapids, Michigan, and becomes involved with her while trying to find out who tried to kill him, and also dealing with PTSD from seeing his wife shot down. This is my 75th published novel in 40 years of writing for several publishers. Have won many writing awards. I am a USA TODAY best-seller and now write for Amazon. www.rosannebittner.com Dancing Beneath You by Rosanne Bittner


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Johanlir | 3 comments Christopher
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see comment historyI just started Cinder, by Marissa Meyer. Very interesting story. I can see more reality in this as I age and watch those around me receive knee, and joint replacements.
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Sherri Moorer (sherrithewriter) | 172 comments I just finished The Silent Patient. It had a twist I definitely didn't see coming. I highly recommend it!


message 4672: by Christine (new)

Christine Hatfield  (christinesbookshelves) | 1379 comments I finished my 3rd book


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Christine Hatfield  (christinesbookshelves) | 1379 comments I finished my 4th book


message 4674: by J. (new)

J. Rubino (jrubino) I just finished a Sherlock Holmes pastiche - was so very bad that I would prefer not to mention the title.
Oddly enough, two of my better reads of '22 were also Holmes pastiches, "Sherlock Holmes and the Eye of Heka" by David Marcum and "A Man Named Baskerville" by Jim Nelson. The latter was self published and much better than many traditionally published novels I've read.


message 4675: by Andrew (new)

Andrew Tweeddale | 15 comments Currently reading The Secret History by Donna Tartt. Very engrossing but still 500 pages to go.


message 4676: by Christine (new)

Christine Hatfield  (christinesbookshelves) | 1379 comments I finished my 5th book


message 4677: by Rosemary (last edited Jan 17, 2023 01:23PM) (new)

Rosemary Mairs (rosemarymairs) | 19 comments Just finished Run With It: A True Story of Parkinson's, Marathons, the Pandemic, and Love by Joe Drake. A great read, very inspiring!


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Robert Adamson | 8 comments Miss Pickerell Goes to Mars

I read this book in the 3rd grade, and I found it online. Ellen MacGregor was the first ever children's SciFi writer, from what I can determine. I was headed over to give it to my granddaughter, Jovie, but she has a cold. :(


message 4679: by Christine (last edited Jan 27, 2023 09:31AM) (new)

Christine Hatfield  (christinesbookshelves) | 1379 comments I’m reading a book called Beyond Tuesday Morning by Karen Kingsbury


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Christine Hatfield  (christinesbookshelves) | 1379 comments I finished my 6th book


message 4681: by Pam (new)

Pam Baddeley | 683 comments David wrote: "Pam,
I am also a fan of the Poirot series. The book you mentioned by David Suchet sounds exciting. When I went to Amazon to buy it, I was surprised at the sticker price - $165. That was disappointi..."


That's strange. On the UK Amazon site, the book is just £2.99 on Kindle and £11.44 in paperback so don't know why it would be so expensive on what I assume from your pricing is the American site?


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Christine Hatfield  (christinesbookshelves) | 1379 comments I’m reading a book called Alive at 5 by Linda Hurtado Bond


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Christine Hatfield  (christinesbookshelves) | 1379 comments I finished my 7th book


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Paralyzed Emotions (paralyzed_emotions) | 32 comments I am currently reading Wolf Pack by C.J. Fox. I love his books because they are written in the state I live, and the stories are very well written. Mystery, suspense, and a lot of Wyoming!


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Robert Drews | 96 comments I'm reading The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang for a book club


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Hazel Khatter (hazelkhatter) | 4 comments I’m currently reading “Anything Rae Touches” by Holly Caste and I’m so, so sure this book is going to break me and change me. You’ll love it, if anyone here is looking for recs 🤍


message 4691: by Deena (new)

Deena Goldstein | 16 comments Just picked up The Dutch House by Ann Patchett - so many older books to catch up on, I'll read new releases and then pick up some older reads....heard great things, will keep everyone posted.


message 4692: by Deena (new)

Deena Goldstein | 16 comments Devi wrote: "Hi everyone. Just finished reviewing Swan Deception by Glede Browne Kabongo. A fabulous book, a must read for anyone who loves suspense, thriller genre of books. Check out my review of Swan Deception
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Harold wrote: ""Prodigal Summer" by Barbara Kingsolver. Excellent writing in every respect. Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver"

Would you recommend?


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Deena Goldstein | 16 comments Carmen wrote: "I'm a Titanic buff, and right now I'm reading a book titled "101 Things You Thought You Knew About the Titanic, But Didn't!" It goes through 101 myths/truths about things concerning the Titanic dis..."

Carmen wrote: "I'm a Titanic buff, and right now I'm reading a book titled "101 Things You Thought You Knew About the Titanic, But Didn't!" It goes through 101 myths/truths about things concerning the Titanic dis..."

I also love anything Titanic - would you recommend this?


message 4694: by Robert (new)

Robert Drews | 96 comments Deena wrote: "Just picked up The Dutch House by Ann Patchett - so many older books to catch up on, I'll read new releases and then pick up some older reads....heard great things, will keep everyone posted."

I read The Dutch House last year, liked it.


message 4695: by K.K. (new)

K.K. Edwards | 26 comments The last book I read was Koontz's Hideaway (reviewed under 'My Books') and I've just started Kellerman's A Cold Heart. Koontz is such a good writer that I've been spoiled, hence my 3/5 star review. I'm a sucker for Milo in Kellerman's Alex Delaware books, but this one seems heavily focused on Petra, who was my one nit with Billy Straight: the story's POV wasn't limited to the titular Billy; it was Petra's story, too. I wanted more Billy, less Petra, but it is what is is. Poo.

So, one possibly unfair strike against A Cold Heart, but it's early yet. We'll see how it all pans out.


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sonya marie madden  | 182 comments Still reading the source by Brian Lumley and family game by Catherine steadman


message 4697: by John (new)

John Anakwenze | 103 comments Just finished reading All the King’s Men by Robert Penn Warren and posted a review. Presently, I am doing what I have not done for a very long time- avidly perusing two memoirs in tandem:Spare( Prince Harry) and Open(Andre Agassi). The interesting thing is that both were written by the same ghostwriter with a gorgeous style of writing.


message 4698: by Christine (new)

Christine Hatfield  (christinesbookshelves) | 1379 comments I’m reading a book called Her New Year Baby Secret by Jessica Gilmore


message 4699: by Christine (new)

Christine Hatfield  (christinesbookshelves) | 1379 comments I finished my 8th book


message 4700: by Pam (new)

Pam Baddeley | 683 comments Catch up on reviews:

Read Death On Duty by Graham Brack - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5285972212

The Lying Dutchman by Graham Brack - reviewed- https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4738326927

and a Christmas crime anthology with a Graham Brack Slonsky series story - Midwinter Mysteries: A Christmas Crime Anthology edited by Keith Moray - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5311554651


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