ARCHIVE - Currently Reading Showing 1,401-1,450 of 2,637

[PattyMacDotComma]

This is an unusual addition to the Little People BIG DREAMS series for children by Mª Isabel Sánchez Vegara. Louise Bourgeois was a troubled, unique artist who created disturbing sculptures.
4★ Link to my Louise Bourgeois review with illustrations and a few photos of her "Maman" spiders

[PattyMacDotComma]

Amazing Things Are Happening Here is a collection of short stories by Jacob M. Appel, a doctor who has a knack for writing stories with a twist.
3★ Link to my Amazing Things review

[Michelle]

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien

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

[Crystal]

Storm Front - It's not my usual type of book to read, but it has such great reviews and I know if I like it it's the first in a long series. Also, I think I have a friend who would enjoy it and maybe we can read the series together if I like it and recommend it to her.

[Kristie, Moderator (Retired)]

Crystal wrote: "Storm Front - It's not my usual type of book to read, but it has such great reviews and I know if I like it it's the first in a long series. Also, I think I have a friend who would enj..."

I hope you enjoy it, Crystal. It is a popular series

[Kay]

I'm currently reading The Ickabog but can't get into it

[PattyMacDotComma]

I really enjoyed The Crossing, the first of Aussie author B. Michael Radburn's mystery series about a park ranger escaping his grief by taking a posting in Tasmania. It's frying pan into the fire stuff, except it's so bl**dy freezing that the fire might be welcome. Good read!
4.5★ Link to my review of The Crossing

[Woman Reading]

Sea Level Rise: A Slow Tsunami on America's Shores by Orrin H. Pilkey - a must read about the inevitable consequences

My review - www.Goodreads.com/review/show/3781247543

[Christine]

I finished my 6th book

[PamG]

I finished Snow by Orhan Pamuk. This is a book set in Turkey and written by a Turkish author that I read for a book club.

My 3 star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Dani]

Although a bit late to the party, I just finished Home Before Dark .

If anyone has read it and is intrested in discussing please feel free to message me.

My 3 star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[PattyMacDotComma]

Sulari Gentill's exceptional Rowland Sinclair historical mystery series takes her four Australian characters to 1930's Shanghai in Shanghai Secrets. What a terrifying place it was - but a great read!

5★ Link to my Shanghai Secrets review

[PattyMacDotComma]

This is a great one for kids and music lovers. Elton John by Mª Isabel Sánchez Vegara is bright and interesting and real.
5★ Link to my Elton John review with several illustrations

[Woman Reading]

I needed a break from some grim nonfictions, and so I read UF/PNR Alpha Night by Nalini Singh. This was distracting but also disappointing given what Singh is able to write.

My review - www.Goodreads.com/review/show/3791566057

[Michelle]

My short review of Clown in a Cornfield by Adam Cesare

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

[Melissa]

reading The Bookish Life is Nina Hill. cute read so far

[Papaphilly]

Working on Full Dark, No Stars. I keep forgetting how much I love his shorter work.

[Dem]

Finished The Spy Who Came In from the Cold byJohn le Carré

My Review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/3755138338

[sonya]

Finished dark half by Stephen king

[Kristie, Moderator (Retired)]

I finished The Good Sister. I thought it was a good read. I like Hepworth's writing style. I think it draws you in and the story feels like it goes by quickly. my review

I have started Reliquary. It is good so far. It took me a little bit to remember all the players from the first book.

I'm also starting A Caller's Game today for review and I'm slowing inching my way through Beginners: The Joy and Transformative Power of Lifelong Learning by reading a little each night at bedtime.

[Tammy]

I am currently rereading Poland by James A. Michener and Ink and Shadows by Ellery Adams so far I like it.

[Christine]

I finished my 7th book

[Jenn]

Starting Where the Crawdads Sing today :)

[Dem]

Finished and enjoyed Fey's War: The True Story of a Mother, her Missing Sons and the Plot to Kill Hitler byCatherine Bailey

My review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/3771810111

[PattyMacDotComma]

How could I not love The Kalahari Typing School for Men, the 4th book in the series of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith? These are always enjoyable and a gentle reminder that life in rural Botswana is a far cry from that of most readers.
4★ Link to my Kalahari Typing School for Men review

[PattyMacDotComma]

Psychedelic dreaming for toddlers, anyone? Alice In Wonderland by words&pictures has some inventive artwork by Cynthia Alonso, including holes in the pages for peeking and for little fingers.
4.5★ Link to my Alice review with illustrations

[Kate]

I'm just about to start The Binding

[Val]

I'm reading The Storyteller and I'm hooked. I can't stop thinking about the characters...

[❀●○●○Ashley○●○●❀]

I'm halfway through The Effort (a new release) and so far it is pretty much Armageddon but not as good.

[sonya]

A fine night for dying.

[Christine]

I finished my 8th book

[Renee]

I am readingScarlet I am making my way through this series

[May]

Even though I can't get into it that much, I am reading The Alchemist

[May]

Renee wrote: "I am readingScarlet I am making my way through this series"

OOO! I really like that series! I think Scarlet and her soul mate ( don't want to spoil ) are sooo cute !!

[Kristie, Moderator (Retired)]

I'm reading Prodigal Son. I love the Orphan X series and I'm really enjoying this installment.

[Sagnik]

I just finished

Here is my review
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


"Instead of me reading it to you, you can read it to me"
This novel oscillates between the present day and all the previous years that have lead to it. It follows a boy Werner and a blind girl named Marie Laure. How their lives have shaped and what draws them nearer to each other every day.
Werner is an orphan who is the typical german brainwashed by Hitler's Youth. Marie represents 'the pure' as opposed to Hitler's derided version of it.

One of the best things about this novel is the relationships.
Papa and his ma Cherie are the best father-daughter duo, both look out for each other and are the best of friends, but by a curious turn of events they are separated. With her great uncle Etienne, Marie is like an angel who teaches him to live again and enjoy the small joys of being alive.
Werner on the other hand shares a deep connection with his sister. Jutta is like the voice of reason and morality in his mind as he sees unspeakable horrors inflicted on the offenders because of him. Although Werner finally listens to this voice of reason and comes out victorious in his internal battle of right and wrong.
And of course Major Von Rumpel and the sea of flames, his relentless search for a final cure.

It is really interesting how the author concludes with Michael and how he can 'always begin again' in his game Warlords . Overall Doerr has gifted us with a bittersweet novel with imperfect characters in an imperfect world but with inherent goodness in all.



View all my reviews

[Mari]

I just finished the first book and it was really good! Forging Darkness just came out!

[PamG]

I've finished 3 more books:

1. A fun, over-the-top and snarky paranormal romance: A Wolf After My Own Heart by MaryJanice Davidson. My 4 star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

2. A suspenseful and fast-paced romantic suspense novel: Jackson by LaQuette. My 4 star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

3. A mixed genre novel: science fiction, time travel, & techno-thriller" The Future Is Yours by Dan Frey. My 3 star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Kristie, Moderator (Retired)]

I finished Prodigal Son . I thought it was an excellent addition to the series. I love how Evan is starting to grow as a person.

my Prodigal Son review

[Kristie, Moderator (Retired)]

Going back to finish Reliquary now and starting A Caller's Game.

[Woman Reading]

I finished Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier - a literary masterpiece. Despite being a tremendous Alfred Hitchcock fan, I never managed to see his film adaptation in its entirety, but I now see why it was chosen.

My review - www.Goodreads.com/review/show/3178309692

[Dem]

Finished Life Sentences by Billy O'Callaghan

My Review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/3783577537

[Cristiana]

Hello! I just finished 'The Midnight Library' by Matt Haig. I absolutely loved it! Now I am starting 'Little women'

[❀●○●○Ashley○●○●❀]

Started reading Vampires Never Get Old: Tales with Fresh Bite. You can never go wrong with vampire stories, especially ones that are diverse!

[Christine]

I finished my 9th book

[Tammy]

Woman Reading wrote: "I finished Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier - a literary masterpiece. Despite being a tremendous Alfred Hitchcock fan, I never managed to s..."

I agree, I wouldn't mind reading that again.

[Tammy]

Just started reading Belle Manor Haunting byCheryl Bradshaw

[PamG]

I finished a coming of age paranormal fantasy debut novel: Firefanged by Rory Surtain.

My 4 star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Christine]

[PamG]

I finished a paranormal fantasy/romance written by a husband and wife team. Unfortunately, I was not inspired by this one.
Faerie Moon by Matt Mark.

My 2 star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...