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message 1254: by Dale (new)
May 21, 2020 08:59PM

Dale Harcombe | 6882 comments My review of This I Know by Eldonna Edwards
This I Know by Eldonna Edwards
3 and a half stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 1258: by Carolyn (new)
May 21, 2020 11:26PM

Carolyn | 9840 comments Lock In (Lock In, #1) by John Scalzi Lock In by John Scalzi is a fun futuristic thriller set in a post pandemic world.

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


message 1259: by Deb (new)
May 21, 2020 11:34PM

Deb Omnivorous Reader | 1929 comments Just finished Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift as part of my 'read the classics personal challenge. I did have to keep reminding myself it was 300 years old and it was certainly far from a complete pleasure. Very interesting though.

Here is my review, be warned, it is almost as long as the actual book....

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


message 1260: by Adrian (last edited May 21, 2020 11:39PM) (new)
May 21, 2020 11:39PM

Adrian Deans (adriandeans) | 143 comments Just re-read an old favourite. This is a book that (in a small way) changed my life. Chimera

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


message 1261: by Deb (new)
May 21, 2020 11:55PM

Deb Omnivorous Reader | 1929 comments Kim wrote: "Couldn't help but give this one 5 Stars
Enjoyed it so much more than I was expecting to, very pleased it's made it to the 2020 Miles Franklin longlist.
The White Girl by Tony Birch [book:The..."

The first book by Birch I read was the same; I just could not believe how much I liked it!


message 1263: by Marianne (last edited May 22, 2020 12:18AM) (new)
May 22, 2020 12:17AM

Marianne (cloggiedownunder) | 9975 comments I have to admit that I have had Sebastian Barry's 19th Century novel Days Without End sitting in my TBR for a while, but when I saw that the sequel/companion volume, A Thousand Moons was available on NetGalley, I thought I' better hop to and read this first. And as you'd expect from this author, a moving and powerful read, full of beautiful prose, even from the voice of this uneducated 19th C Irish immigrant.
4.5★s

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


message 1264: by Marianne (new)
May 22, 2020 12:31AM

Marianne (cloggiedownunder) | 9975 comments I love audio books! Having a story read to me while I do chores, drive somewhere, bliss. I love Bolinda audio books. I love Wollongong City Library. I love Borrowbox.
I'd already read Anne Tyler's latest, Redhead by the Side of the Road, but I really enjoyed having it read to me by MacLeod Andrews, and I'm sure I laughed out loud even more than when I was reading from the book.
5★s

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


message 1265: by Krystal (new)
May 22, 2020 12:39AM

Krystal (krystallee6363) | 2304 comments Continuing my impulsive re-read of LOTR, I've just finished The Two Towers

The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2) by J.R.R. Tolkien

Tolkien sure does love describing plants!

I'm still enamoured, though. No change to those 5 stars. :)

Review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 1266: by Deb (new)
May 22, 2020 12:50AM

Deb Omnivorous Reader | 1929 comments Krystal wrote: "Continuing my impulsive re-read of LOTR, I've just finished The Two Towers

The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2) by J.R.R. Tolkien

Tolkien sure does love describing plants!

I'm still enamoured, though. ..."
Intriguing, I don't remember that much plant love, unless you mean the Ents?


message 1267: by Adrian (new)
May 22, 2020 01:13AM

Adrian Deans (adriandeans) | 143 comments Plant love?

Where's this going...


message 1268: by Krystal (new)
May 22, 2020 01:22AM

Krystal (krystallee6363) | 2304 comments Deborah wrote: "Krystal wrote: "Continuing my impulsive re-read of LOTR, I've just finished The Two Towers

The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2) by J.R.R. Tolkien

Tolkien sure does love describing plants!

I'm still ena..."

Haha to elaborate, during book 4, Tolkien likes to describe Frodo and Sam's surrounds. Which involves flowers, grass, herbs, trees, etc.


message 1269: by Deb (new)
May 22, 2020 01:44AM

Deb Omnivorous Reader | 1929 comments Krystal wrote: "Deborah wrote: "Krystal wrote: "Continuing my impulsive re-read of LOTR, I've just finished The Two Towers

The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2) by J.R.R. Tolkien

Tolkien sure does love describing plants..."
Ah yes, the swamps? I seem to remember when I first read them that section seemed to go on forever.


message 1270: by Melissa (new)
May 22, 2020 07:33AM

Melissa (Mel’s Bookshelf) (melsbookshelf) | -37 comments Just finished Radiance Radiance (Wraith Kings, #1) by Grace Draven and thought it was great!
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 1273: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)
May 22, 2020 07:20PM

Brenda | 79993 comments Mod
My review for Unsolved by James Patterson Unsolved by James Patterson

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


message 1276: by Janelle (new)
May 23, 2020 05:14AM

Janelle | 635 comments My review for Kafka on the Shore
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami

Also a short review for a Kafka short story mentioned in the above
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 1277: by Dale (new)
May 23, 2020 02:01PM

Dale Harcombe | 6882 comments My review of Summer at Urchin's Bluff by Eliza Bennetts
Summer at Urchin's Bluff (Seasons Book 1) by Eliza Bennetts
3 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 1279: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)
May 23, 2020 11:05PM

Brenda | 79993 comments Mod
My review for Stillhouse Lake (Stillhouse Lake, #1) by Rachel Caine Stillhouse Lake by Rachel Caine

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


message 1280: by Carolyn (new)
May 23, 2020 11:07PM

Carolyn | 9840 comments I always enjoy books featuring K9 dogs and this was quite a good read.

The Finders (Mace Reid K-9 Mystery, #1) by Jeffrey B. Burton The Finders by Jeffrey B. Burton

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


message 1281: by PattyMacDotComma (new)
May 24, 2020 12:52AM

PattyMacDotComma | 3299 comments I'm sure a lot of readers are familiar with Montessori schools, but I bet they don't know Maria Montessori was the first woman in Italy to go to medical school. Maria Montessori by Mª Isabel Sánchez Vegara is designed for little kids, but I learned a lot, too.
Maria Montessori by Mª Isabel Sánchez Vegara 4★ Link to my 'Montessori' review with illustrations


message 1282: by PattyMacDotComma (new)
May 24, 2020 12:59AM

PattyMacDotComma | 3299 comments The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter, written by Carson McCullers when she was only 23, has become a classic of the American South - 1930s Georgia. Great characters!
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers 4★ Link to my 'Heart' review


message 1283: by Marianne (last edited May 24, 2020 01:26AM) (new)
May 24, 2020 01:16AM

Marianne (cloggiedownunder) | 9975 comments Aussie author Cassie Hamer's second novel, The End of Cuthbert Close is an enjoyable tale about the residents of a cul-de-sac that has a few red herrings to keep you guessing. I will definitely be trying out the Melted Snickers Mug Cake!!
5★s

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


message 1286: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)
May 24, 2020 09:46PM

Brenda | 79993 comments Mod
My review for Booked for Death (Booklovers B&B Mysteries #1) by Victoria Gilbert Booked for Death by Victoria Gilbert

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


message 1287: by Jülie ☼♄  (new)
May 24, 2020 10:29PM

Jülie ☼♄  (jlie) | 6581 comments Finally! My review for: Below Deck by Sophie Hardcastle Below Deck by Sophie Hardcastle

*Warning may contain spoilers.

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

4⭐️'s


message 1288: by Alex (new)
May 24, 2020 10:32PM

Alex Cantone | 982 comments My review of Blood Strand, the Blood Strand, the (Faroes Novel #1) by Chris Ould by Chris Ould: a handy "O" for A-Z authors, and a good mystery too. 4★

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


message 1289: by Andrea (new)
May 24, 2020 11:03PM

Andrea | 2164 comments Another masterpiece from AA Robbie Arnott is on the way! Here's my review for The Rain Heron

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

The Rain Heron by Robbie Arnott


message 1291: by Krystal (new)
May 25, 2020 03:27PM

Krystal (krystallee6363) | 2304 comments AND IT'S DONE.

Here ends my re-read of Lord of the Rings.

The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, #3) by J.R.R. Tolkien

Review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 1293: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)
May 25, 2020 05:52PM

Brenda | 79993 comments Mod
My review for You Don't Own Me by Mary Higgins Clark You Don't Own Me by Mary Higgins Clark

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


message 1294: by Marianne (new)
May 25, 2020 07:48PM

Marianne (cloggiedownunder) | 9975 comments Having thoroughly enjoyed the first Perveen Mistry book, A Murder at Malabar Hill, I would have to say that Sujata Massey has outdone it with the second book in this series, The Satapur Moonstone, and I really hope she has a lot more of them planned. I'd probably never choose to read about India in the 1920s, but with Perveen Mistry guiding me through, I definitely want more.
5★s

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


message 1298: by Dale (new)
May 25, 2020 09:04PM

Dale Harcombe | 6882 comments My review of The Daughters of Gentlemen by Linda Stratmann
The Daughters of Gentlemen (Frances Doughty #2) by Linda Stratmann
3 and a half stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 1300: by Carolyn (last edited May 25, 2020 11:10PM) (new)
May 25, 2020 11:10PM

Carolyn | 9840 comments I enjoyed Jeffery Deaver's first book in his series featuring a quadriplegic detective.

The Bone Collector (Lincoln Rhyme, #1) by Jeffery Deaver The Bone Collector

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


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