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message 2251: by Dorothy (new)

Dorothy  (vilette) | 267 comments I'm reading "The Artist and the Assassin' which is a book about the artist Caravaggio.


message 2252: by Christine (new)

Christine Hatfield  (christinesbookshelves) | 925 comments I’m reading a book called Stolen Justice by Robin James


RJ - Slayer of Trolls (hawk5391yahoocom) I finished a classic "romantic suspense" novel by the author of Rebecca and The Birds

My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier
My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier
Rating: 4 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

and I started reading

Into the Water by Paula Hawkins
Into the Water by Paula Hawkins

but I admit I'm not completely sure why


message 2254: by Christine (new)

Christine Hatfield  (christinesbookshelves) | 925 comments I’m reading a book called Midnight Betrayal by Melinda Leigh


RJ - Slayer of Trolls (hawk5391yahoocom) I finished the classic Science-Fiction novel (by my favorite SF author)

The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch by Philip K. Dick
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch by Philip K. Dick
Rating: 4 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

and the Pulitzer and National Book Award winner

The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
Rating: 4 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

and I started reading the "authorized" sequel to The Time Machine by H.G. Wells

The Time Ships by Stephen Baxter
The Time Ships by Stephen Baxter

and the first book in the Academy series

The Engines of God (The Academy, #1) by Jack McDevitt
The Engines of God by Jack McDevitt

also I gave up on the hopelessly inadequate

Into the Water by Paula Hawkins
Into the Water by Paula Hawkins

and started reading the third book in the Bosch series

The Concrete Blonde (Harry Bosch, #3; Harry Bosch Universe, #3) by Michael Connelly
The Concrete Blonde by Michael Connelly


message 2256: by Christine (new)

Christine Hatfield  (christinesbookshelves) | 925 comments I’m reading a book called What She Doesn't See by Debra Webb


message 2257: by KSMary (new)

KSMary | 302 comments I just finished The Atlas Six which I really wanted to like but had to struggle a bit to finish it.

I started Black Cake which I love so far. I read half of it in one sitting yesterday. Very compelling from the start.


RJ - Slayer of Trolls (hawk5391yahoocom) I finished the third book in A.B. Guthrie's Dick Summers series about the American West:

Fair Land, Fair Land (The Big Sky, #3) by A.B. Guthrie Jr.
Fair Land, Fair Land by A.B. Guthrie Jr.
Rating: 4 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

and I started reading:

Matilda by Roald Dahl
Matilda by Roald Dahl

which is not my usual fare, I know. I don't usually do well with reading children's books as an adult but my daughter cleaned out her shelves recently and I decided to read this one before it is given away.


message 2259: by Priscilla (new)

Priscilla D. | 13 comments Adrienne wrote: "I'm reading two suspense novels:
No Exit by Taylor Adams No Exit

A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham A Flicker in the Dark"


Both were great reads:)


message 2260: by Priscilla (new)

Priscilla D. | 13 comments I'm currently reading Hidden Pictures It has good reviews so I'm hoping I like it.


message 2261: by RJ - Slayer of Trolls (last edited Sep 23, 2022 09:20AM) (new)

RJ - Slayer of Trolls (hawk5391yahoocom) I finished reading the latest by the author of World War Z

Devolution A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre by Max Brooks
Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre by Max Brooks
Rating: 3 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

and I started reading

Rage by Richard Bachman
Rage by Stephen King writing as Richard Bachman

which has fallen out of print at King's request because it deals with the subject of school shootings


message 2262: by Christine (new)

Christine Hatfield  (christinesbookshelves) | 925 comments I’m reading a book called A Cowboy for Keeps by Laura Drake


RJ - Slayer of Trolls (hawk5391yahoocom) I finished the third book in the Chronicles of Narnia series

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Chronicles of Narnia, #3) by C.S. Lewis
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis
Rating: 3 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

and I started the third book in the Dragonriders of Pern series (first in the Harper Hall trilogy)

Dragonsong (Pern Harper Hall, #1) by Anne McCaffrey
Dragonsong by Anne McCaffrey


message 2264: by Christine (new)


message 2265: by Christine (new)


RJ - Slayer of Trolls (hawk5391yahoocom) I finished the Australian classic

Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay
Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay
Rating: 4 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

and I started reading perhaps the most revered war novel ever

All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque


message 2267: by Christine (new)

Christine Hatfield  (christinesbookshelves) | 925 comments I’m reading a book called Into the Storm by Suzanne Brockmann


message 2268: by Dorothy (new)

Dorothy  (vilette) | 267 comments I'm reading "Camp Austen" written by a man who got drafted by his mother into a Jane Austen conference and subsequently attended others, even to the point of dressing as Mr Darcy. Quite amusing.


RJ - Slayer of Trolls (hawk5391yahoocom) I finished the first book in the urban fantasy Rivers of London series

Midnight Riot (Rivers of London, #1) by Ben Aaronovitch
Midnight Riot by Ben Aaronovitch
Rating: 3 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

and I started reading something creepy for October

The Woman in Black by Susan Hill
The Woman in Black by Susan Hill


message 2270: by Christine (new)

Christine Hatfield  (christinesbookshelves) | 925 comments I’m reading a book called Don't Make a Sound by T.R. Ragan


message 2271: by Christine (new)


message 2272: by Christine (new)

Christine Hatfield  (christinesbookshelves) | 925 comments I’m reading a book called Midnight Dunes by Laura Griffin


message 2273: by Christine (new)

Christine Hatfield  (christinesbookshelves) | 925 comments I’m reading a book called Taming the Texan by Jules Bennett


RJ - Slayer of Trolls (hawk5391yahoocom) I finished the short gothic suspense novel

The Woman in Black by Susan Hill
The Woman in Black by Susan Hill
Rating: 3 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

and I started reading

A Land More Kind Than Home by Wiley Cash
A Land More Kind Than Home by Wiley Cash


message 2275: by Christine (new)

Christine Hatfield  (christinesbookshelves) | 925 comments I’m reading a book called The Best Friend: A Novel by Jessica Fellowes


message 2276: by Christine (new)

Christine Hatfield  (christinesbookshelves) | 925 comments I’m reading a book called How to Walk Away by Katherine Center


message 2277: by Woman Reading (new)

Woman Reading  (is away exploring) | 392 comments All the Shah's Men An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror by Stephen Kinzer All the Shah's Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror

While I don't share author Stephen Kinzer's conviction, this was an intriguing book providing an overview of Iranian history and delving deeply into foreign intrigue of the 1950s.

My review - www.goodreads.com/review/show/4902400942


message 2278: by Laumns16 (new)

Laumns16 | 3 comments I'm reading a kingdom of flesh and fire


message 2279: by Valerie (new)

Valerie Reyes | 1143 comments Samarkand also is good on Iranian history and how foreign powers have interfered. It’s also a great novel.

Woman Reading wrote: "All the Shah's Men An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror by Stephen Kinzer All the Shah's Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror

While I don't share..."



RJ - Slayer of Trolls (hawk5391yahoocom) Also, I finished the third book (and best so far) in the LAPD Det. Harry Bosch series

The Concrete Blonde (Harry Bosch, #3; Harry Bosch Universe, #3) by Michael Connelly
The Concrete Blonde by Michael Connelly
Rating: 4 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

and I started reading this collection of two stories that inspired the classic films

The Third Man / The Fallen Idol by Graham Greene
The Third Man / The Fallen Idol by Graham Greene


message 2282: by Christine (new)

Christine Hatfield  (christinesbookshelves) | 925 comments I’m reading a book called A Little Country Christmas by Carolyn Brown


RJ - Slayer of Trolls (hawk5391yahoocom) I finished the children's classic (which I rescued from my daughter's give-away box after she cleaned out her room to go to college)

Matilda by Roald Dahl
Matilda by Roald Dahl
Rating: 3 stars (add 1-2 stars if you're under the age of 13)
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

and I started another children's classic (the other book I rescued)

The Worst Class Trip Ever (The Worst, #1) by Dave Barry
The Worst Class Trip Ever by Dave Barry


RJ - Slayer of Trolls (hawk5391yahoocom) I finished the first "Bachman" book

Rage by Richard Bachman
Rage by Stephen King writing as Richard Bachman
Rating: 3 stars (more like 3.5)
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

and I started reading

Intensity by Dean Koontz
Intensity by Dean Koontz


message 2285: by Maria (new)


message 2286: by Surabhi (new)

Surabhi Diwan | 349 comments Hi all !
Currently reading ‘Rock Paper Scissors’ by Alice Feeney..
I am totally hooked!


message 2287: by Christine (new)


message 2288: by Phi (new)

Phi | 4 comments The invisible life of Addie Larue

So invested in this storyyyy aaaaahhh


message 2289: by Christine (new)


RJ - Slayer of Trolls (hawk5391yahoocom) I finished the country-noir

The Death of Sweet Mister by Daniel Woodrell
The Death of Sweet Mister by Daniel Woodrell
Rating: 4 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

and I started what already promises to be an all-time fave

Catch-22 (Catch-22, #1) by Joseph Heller
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller


message 2293: by Christine (new)

Christine Hatfield  (christinesbookshelves) | 925 comments I’m reading a book called Force of Nature by Suzanne Brockmann


message 2294: by Dorothy (new)

Dorothy  (vilette) | 267 comments I've just finished "Trapped" by Camilla Lackberg and about to start "Shrines of Gaiety by Kate Atkinson.


RJ - Slayer of Trolls (hawk5391yahoocom) I finished the first book in the Harper Hall trilogy, which is the third book in the larger Dragonriders of Pern series (publication order)

Dragonsong (Pern Harper Hall, #1) by Anne McCaffrey
Dragonsong by Anne McCaffrey
Rating: 4 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

and I started reading a collection of stories and material related to the Amber series

The Road to Amber (The Collected Stories of Roger Zelazny, Vol 6) by Roger Zelazny
The Road to Amber by Roger Zelazny


Sarah (is clearing her shelves) (sarahjf1984) First Among Sequels (Thursday Next, #5) by Jasper Fforde
First Among Sequels (Thursday Next, #5) - Jasper Fforde


message 2297: by Krista (new)

Krista (kristatibby) | 1 comments The Daughter of Dr. Moreau


RJ - Slayer of Trolls (hawk5391yahoocom) I finished the first book in the Sci-Fi-archeology Academy series, which turned out to be a slog at times

The Engines of God (The Academy, #1) by Jack McDevitt
The Engines of God by Jack McDevitt
Rating: 3 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

and I started reading a Sci-Fi locked room murder mystery (and I'm pretty sure the butler didn't do it)

Six Wakes by Mur Lafferty
Six Wakes by Mur Lafferty


message 2300: by KSMary (new)

KSMary | 302 comments I finished Klara and the Sun yesterday which I rate 5 stars. I rarely give a book 5 stars but I loved this.


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