Read, Reading Now and Reading Next (2015)

[Penni]

Finished ****, ***, **** and ***

Listening to - really good so far.

[Esther]

Read: The Snow Child OK but beautifully written.
Reading: Girl, Interrupted A much pleasanter experience than I was expecting. I love the clear no-nonsense style of writing.
Reading next: The Martian I didn't want to give in to the hype but then I really enjoyed the film.

[Mirliz]

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[kisha]

I just finished The Kitchen House which was a decent read at best. I'm currently reading The Kite Runner and next I'm reading God Help the Child by my absolute favorite author, Toni Morrison.

[Book Concierge]

Where’d You Go Bernadette by Maria Semple – 3***
I’m not a huge fan of satire and it took me a while to get into the spirit of this book. But once I surrendered to the craziness I found myself enjoying the ride. The book is structured as a series of journal entries, emails, letters, etc jumping from one character’s point of view to another. It’s great fun to read some of these missives, but at times the interruption in the story arc is just distracting and even boring. Kathleen Whilhoite does a fantastic job performing the audio. She is by turns dead-pan, enthusiastic, calm and serene, and totally hysterical.
Full Review HERE

[Book Concierge]

The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection by Alexander McCall Smith – 3***
Book thirteen in the series featuring Mma Precious Ramotswe, her associate Mma Grace Makutsi, and their husbands, friends and clients. I think I’ll never get tired of this gentle cozy series, where the mysteries are usually of the financial or political kind, and not typically murders. Reading one of these books is simply a balm for my soul.
Full Review HERE

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

Read: ★★★★½ ★★★½ ★★★★½ ★★★ ★★ ★★ ★★★★ ★★ ★★★★
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[Book Concierge]

The Christmas Letters by Lee Smith – 2**
A multi-generational saga told through some of the annual Christmas letters written to friends/family from 1944-1996. I was bored for much of this, but at least it was a quick read.
Full Review HERE

[Megan]

I finished The Evolution of Mara Dyer and am about to start The Retribution of Mara Dyer then I may go for The Lunar Chronicles again.

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

Read: ★★★★★★½ ★★½

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[Penni]

Ezinwanyi~Boo boo kitty wrote: "Read: ★★★★★★½ ★★½

Reading: [bookcover:A Clean Break|237182..."

Will be curious how you find Stinger - it's been on my TBR awihle.

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

Stinger is a little different from the normal angst Mia Sheridan books. This one is more flirty fun. Straight laced girl with a life plan meets fly by the seat of your pants boy. Feels more like a Colleen Hoover style, or Samantha Young style.
I like it but I liked the anguish feel in Mia Sheridan's other books.

[Esther]

Read: The Martian Brilliant , The Kingdom Under the Sea OK
Reading: Refuge[e] interesting
To Read: Matter ,Cold Magic

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

Esther wrote: "Read: The Martian Brilliant , The Kingdom Under the Sea OK
Reading: Refuge[e] [bookcover: Refuge e|662..."

Interesting set of novels

[Esther]

Ezinwanyi~Boo boo kitty wrote: "Esther wrote: "Read: The Martian Brilliant , The Kingdom Under the Sea OK
Reading: Refuge[e] [bookcove..."

I have been told that my taste is eclectic!!

[~Melissa~]

Ezinwanyi~Boo boo kitty wrote: "Read: ★★★★★★½ ★★½

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Yikes only 2.5 stars for Kresley Cole??!?

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

I just couldn't get with that book. I tried putting it down twice and coming back. Nothing made it feel better. I wanted to DNF but I don't normally quit books and it was my Dec DB book

[Book Concierge]

Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed – 3***
I am not a great fan of these kinds of navel-gazing self-realization memoirs, and I wasn’t expecting much from this one. Perhaps it was the connection with her mother or the way that she obviously did grow to adulthood on the trail, but I liked this more than I expected to.
Full Review HERE

[Penni]

Book Concierge wrote: " Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed – 3***
I am not a great fan of these kinds of navel-gazing self-realization memoirs, and I wasn’t ex..."

I've been wanting to read this one for awhile. I've had the audio checked out of the library twice and haven't gotten to it yet. Glad to hear you enjoyed it.

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

Penni wrote: "Book Concierge wrote: " Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed – 3***
I am not a great fan of these kinds of navel-gazing self-realization m..."

I've had this one on my library TBR but I didn't read it with my bookclub. I jsut don't know why but I kept putting it off

[Penni]

Ezinwanyi~Boo boo kitty wrote: "Penni wrote: "Book Concierge wrote: " Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed – 3***
I am not a great fan of these kinds of navel-gazing self..."

I wanted to see the movie also, but didn't get a chance while it was out :-(

[Sophie]

Read: ★★

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[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

Sophie wrote: "Read: ★★

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Under the stars was bad?
Warm Bodies was a better book than movie

[Penni]

Finished and

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