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Dorothy  (vilette) | 267 comments I'm listening to "The Moonflower Murders" by Anthony Horowitz, and reading "April in Spain" by John Banville


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RJ - Slayer of Trolls (hawk5391yahoocom) I finished the third book in the Kingsbridge series:

A Column of Fire (Kingsbridge, #3) by Ken Follett
A Column of Fire by Ken Follett
Rating: 4 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

and the second book in the Cemetery of Forgotten Books series (the prequel to The Shadow of the Wind):

The Angel's Game (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #2) by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Rating: 4 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

and I started reading the historical novel:

This Thing of Darkness by Harry Thompson
This Thing of Darkness by Harry Thompson

and the noir classic:

Laura by Vera Caspary
Laura by Vera Caspary


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Jess Penhallow | 114 comments I'm now reading Life, the Universe and Everything by Douglas Adams Life, the Universe and Everything (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #3) by Douglas Adams

Its very silly and fun as this whole series is!


message 1657: by Joy D (new)

Joy D | 1208 comments Unless by Carol Shields - 5 stars - My Review


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message 1659: by Kimberly (new)

Kimberly (goodreadscomfaye_kimberly) | 130 comments I am currently reading Black Magic Kitten and two textbooks for class.


message 1660: by Christine (new)

Christine Hatfield  (christinesbookshelves) | 925 comments I’m reading a book called Skipping Christmas by John Grisham


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message 1662: by Joy D (new)

Joy D | 1208 comments Black Wave by Michelle Tea - 3.5 stars - My Review


message 1664: by Jess (new)

Jess Penhallow | 114 comments I finished Life, the Universe and Everything not the best in the series but still suitably fun.

I've now started a few different books to see what takes my fancy

The Overstory by Richard Powers The Overstory by Richard Powers
Stay Another Day by Juno Dawson Stay Another Day by Juno Dawson
Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens


message 1665: by PattyMacDotComma (new)

PattyMacDotComma The classic Graham Greene novel, The Quiet American, is up there with my favourites. Vietnam in the early 1950s - what a mix of people and a mess of politics and war, plus a love story.
The Quiet American by Graham Greene 5★ Link to my review of The Quiet American


message 1666: by PattyMacDotComma (new)

PattyMacDotComma I've enjoyed some real winners in the Amazon Original Stories series, but this was not one of them. Oh. What. Fun. by Chandler Baker seems to have amused other readers. Not me.
Oh. What. Fun. by Chandler Baker 2★ Link to my review of Oh. What. Fun.(not)


RJ - Slayer of Trolls (hawk5391yahoocom) I finished the 2020 edition of the long-running annual anthology series

The Best American Mystery Stories 2020 by C.J. Box
The Best American Mystery Stories 2020 edited by C.J. Box and Otto Penzler
Rating: 3 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 1669: by PattyMacDotComma (new)

PattyMacDotComma I've not read American author Lily King before, but I sure enjoyed her collection of short stories, Five Tuesdays in Winter. I do love finding new writers I like. 😊
Five Tuesdays in Winter by Lily King 4.5★ Link to my review of Five Tuesdays in Winter


message 1670: by Christine (new)

Christine Hatfield  (christinesbookshelves) | 925 comments I’m reading a book called A Cowboy Under My Christmas Tree by Janet Dailey


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message 1674: by RaeRae (new)

RaeRae | 58 comments I am reading In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren with my Twin
I really like it so far.


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message 1676: by PattyMacDotComma (new)

PattyMacDotComma Her Second Death (Bree Taggert #0.5) is a short-story prequel to Melinda Leigh's homicide detective Bree Taggert crime series. I had never read any of this author's work before, but I enjoyed this introduction enough to consider reading the series.
Her Second Death (Bree Taggert #0.5) by Melinda Leigh 4★ Link to my review of Her Second Death


message 1677: by PattyMacDotComma (new)

PattyMacDotComma I read enough of Double Blind to agree with those who thought Edward St. Aubyn was showing off and being preachy. One or the other, I might manage. Moving on!
Double Blind by Edward St. Aubyn 2★ Link to my Double Blind review


message 1678: by Christine (new)

Christine Hatfield  (christinesbookshelves) | 925 comments PattyMacDotCom I’m a huge fan of Melinda Leigh


message 1680: by Greg (new)

Greg (lupercross) | 2250 comments Just finished The Wrong side of good-bye by Michael Connelly and am moving on to The Golden One by Elizabeth Peters. I am also reading Passage to Mutiny by Alexander Kent.


message 1681: by Christine (new)

Christine Hatfield  (christinesbookshelves) | 925 comments I’m reading a book called Just a Little Christmas by Janet Dailey


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message 1686: by PattyMacDotComma (last edited Dec 13, 2021 10:37PM) (new)

PattyMacDotComma There should be lots of books like this for kids (and their grown-ups). It's beautiful, it's informative, it's scary, and it's funny! What's not to like about Nenek Tata and the Mangrove Menace (set in Sabah, Malaysia) by Judith Vun Price
Nenek Tata and the Mangrove Menace by Judith Vun Price 5★ Link to my Nenek Tata and the Mangrove Menace review


message 1687: by PattyMacDotComma (new)

PattyMacDotComma This has to be one of the most remarkable debuts I've ever read! The Booker Prize people liked it, too. If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things by Jon McGregor has a mysterious event at its heart. Who did what?
If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things by Jon McGregor 5★ Link to my review of ...Remarkable Things


message 1688: by Joy D (new)

Joy D | 1208 comments Purge by Sofi Oksanen - 4.5 stars - My Review


message 1689: by Woman Reading (new)

Woman Reading  (is away exploring) | 392 comments Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead (Finlay Donovan, #2) by Elle Cosimano Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead by Elle Cosimano

While not as funny as the series' debut, it was good to catch up with Finlay and her antics.

My review - www.Goodreads.com/review/show/4383756161


message 1691: by Christine (new)

Christine    | 1 comments Here’s my latest Human Acts by Han Kang
Human Acts by Han Kang


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Lisa (lisamichelle2989) | 4 comments I’m currently reading Burying the Honeysuckle Girls by Emily Carpenter.


message 1693: by PattyMacDotComma (new)

PattyMacDotComma I enjoyed Aussie investigative journo John Bailey's second outing so much, State of Fear, that I'm now reading the third one! Tim Ayliffe is an excellent writer whose characters are hunting terrorists - right now!
State of Fear (John Bailey #2) by Tim Ayliffe 4.5★ Link to my review of State of Fear


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RJ - Slayer of Trolls (hawk5391yahoocom) I finished the charming

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency #1) by Alexander McCall Smith
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
Rating: 4 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

and I started reading the second Matt Helm book

The Wrecking Crew (Matt Helm #2) by Donald Hamilton
The Wrecking Crew by Donald Hamilton


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message 1698: by PattyMacDotComma (new)

PattyMacDotComma This book is unique. Not kind of different - unique. Naoki Higashida wrote a memoir The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism, which is not only informative but entertaining! For a kid who couldn't "communicate", he sure learned well, and he has a good sense of humour, too.
The Reason I Jump The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism by Naoki Higashida 5★ Link to my Reasons Why I Jump review


message 1699: by Christine (new)

Christine Hatfield  (christinesbookshelves) | 925 comments I’m reading a book called Heat Exchange by Shannon Stacey


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I'm reading Rule of Wolves by Leigh Bardugo


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