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[Darren]

I don't read a lot of non-fiction, but I'm currently nearing the end of Bernal Diaz's The Conquest of New Spain which is a first-hand account of Cortes's forays into Mexico in 1519-21
some jaw-droppingly amazing stuff going on, that if you made it into a movie would be considered ludicrously far-fetched

[Cynda]

Darren wrote: "I don't read a lot of non-fiction, but I'm currently nearing the end of Bernal Diaz's The Conquest of New Spain which is a first-hand account of Cortes's forays into Mexico in 1519-20..."

Thank you for this comment, Darren. I have wondered if this might be worth reading. It has been a long time since I have read any of the Spanish explorers' writings. This I do not think I have read and your comment is so inviting. Adding this book to my 2025 Bingo card.

[Cynda]

I am currently reading King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa by Adam Hochschild. Being that I have some knowledge of this experience and had long ago read Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad, I knew what to expect. I may now want to reread that novel and maybe even read The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver. . . My reading card for 2025 fills up.

[Pam]

I just started Quicksand by Nella Larsen for the A-Z title challenge. After this one, I have just one letter - U.

[Teri-K]

Pam wrote: "I just started Quicksand by Nella Larsen for the A-Z title challenge. After this one, I have just one letter - U."

Nice work, Pam. Some of those letter can be a bit tricky, I found!

I've finished all my challenges and have some long, slow weeks ahead until the new year, so I decided to go ahead and plunge into some new books, not waiting for 2025 to get to them. I'm reading The Book at War: How Reading Shaped Conflict and Conflict Shaped Reading by Andrew Pettegree, which is really interesting so far.

I also started the Aubrey and Maturin series with Master and Commander by Patrick O'Brian. I had no idea it would be so good - I breezed through it and then read Post Captain the next day. I didn't care for the plot line as much, but it was still good. I'm on to #3 today. I'll have to take a break at some point, or I'll burn out.

And for a complete change of pace I'm rereading Mrs. Tim Christie by D.E. Stevenson.

[Chris]

I have finished Nicholas Nickleby which did not disappoint. I am having a slow going with The Portrait of a Lady and recently started The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare All first time reads for me.

[Terry]

If you are looking for a delightful change of pace to your reading, I suggest Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice to Murderers written bt Jessie Q. Sutanto, and excellently narrated by Eunice Wong in the audio version. I just finished laughing my way through this murder mystery. So much fun!

[Rora]

Currently reading Howards End by E.M. Forster and Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh

[raichel]

I'm currently reading One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez. Can't wait to see how the story unfolds.

[Anisha Inkspill]

abridged audiobook, Northanger Abbey and the 1 book I have left that was lined up for this year to get a little more familiar with Mesopotamia

The Middle East: The Cradle of Civilization (Stephen Bourke)

[BookishDramas]

Fragments of the Past: A Gripping Psychological Thriller with a Shocking Twist

4 stars
Published August 1, 2024
3.5 stars for me.

I read this book as a BookSirens ARC and this review is based on my completing the book and is an honest feedback based on my reading it.

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

[Pam]

I’m reading Up the Down Staircase by Bel Kaufman to finish up my A-Z title challenge. It’s really good and an easy read!

[Teri-K]

Pam wrote: "I’m reading Up the Down Staircase by Bel Kaufman to finish up my A-Z title challenge. It’s really good and an easy read!"

Oh, I read that years ago and remember enjoying it! I'll have to add it to my list of ideas for "U", that's always a hard one. Thanks for reminding me of it.

[Lynn, New School Classics]

Pam wrote: "I’m reading Up the Down Staircase by Bel Kaufman to finish up my A-Z title challenge. It’s really good and an easy read!"

I read that many years ago but still have strong memories of the book and the movie. It is a good read.

[Ayush]

I just started reading Hercule Poirot's Christmas by Agatha Christie. I have had this book for a while now and thought that what better time than to read it now with Christmas approaching. But I came across a very unexpected coincidence.....this book is split into 7 Chapters dated from 22nd December to 28th December.
Today is 22nd Dec and hence, I am wondering if I can actually read those chapters on the exact same dates lol. It will be a challenge though as it's tough to stop reading Christie's work, especially once the murder mystery builds up.

[Nancy]

Reading Woodrow Wilson: The Light Withdrawn by Christopher Cox (2024)

Just cringe-inducing to listen to the white supremacist views held by T. Woodrow Wilson as a young man. This belief that white people are racially superior to others is in the DNA of America. I wonder if Wilson will modify his views during his presidency...as leader of 'all' Americans. I doubt it.

[J_BlueFlower]

Started The Wizard of the Kremlin today and have already read 33%. It is great. Very well written. A unique dark ironic style. Potentially top 5 for 2024 for me. It seems it is the only book by Giuliano da Empoli that has been translated to any language I know.

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

J_BlueFlower wrote: "Started The Wizard of the Kremlin today and have already read 33%. It is great. Very well written. A unique dark ironic style. Potentially top 5 for 2024 for me. It seems it is the..."

That sounds so good.

[Franky]

Right now I'm reading classics of different eras and genres:
Dune by Frank Herbert:

Paper Moon by Joe David Brown and

Christmas at Thompson Hall and Other Christmas Stories by Anthony Trollope.

And I just finished The Purple Cloud by M.P. Shiel

[Darren]

I have just started reading the The Illustrious House of Ramires by Eça de Queirós
I 5-Starred the first 2 books I read by this author, so if this one 5-Stars too it'll be the first 5-Star Hat-Trick that's ever happened for me, so no pressure!

[J_BlueFlower]

Darren wrote: "I have just started reading the The Illustrious House of Ramires by Eça de Queirós
I 5-Starred the first 2 books I read by this author, so if this one 5-Stars too i..."

Has any book by Eça de Queirós been nominated ... ever?

[Darren]

The Crime of Father Amaro was nominated last February, and I think The Maias has been nominated further back

[Chris]

A great Sherlock Holmes story: The Adventure of the Speckled Band!!

[Teri-K]

Chris wrote: "A great Sherlock Holmes story: The Adventure of the Speckled Band!!"

That's the first SH I ever read, back in the 60s, and I still remember reading it! I've reread it a few times, and it never fails to please. Good choice.

[Chris]

Teri-K wrote: "Chris wrote: "A great Sherlock Holmes story: The Adventure of the Speckled Band!!"

That's the first SH I ever read, back in the 60s, and I still remember reading it! I've reread it ..."

It is definitely my favorite of the stories that I have read thus far.

[Franky]

Chris wrote: "A great Sherlock Holmes story: The Adventure of the Speckled Band!!"

I have a collection of stories and this is definitely one of my favorites. It used to be in the old literature book in high school too.

[Chris]

Finished The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare by GK Chesterton. I already had this out of the library when I saw this was selected for a Jan read. Will be interested to see people's comments on this satire.

[J_BlueFlower]

Chris wrote: "Finished The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare by GK Chesterton..... I saw this was selected for a Jan read...."

Not in this group. It is on the February poll, but it does not look like it will win. It does look like a very interesting book. I hope we will read it someday.

[Chris]

Finished Thomas Hardy's Portrait of a Lady and Octavia Butler's Kindred. The latter was a re-read.

[Franky]

Right now I'm about 2/3rds done with the prelude to the Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, or There and Back Again and just started Agatha Christie's first Poirot novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles.

[Teri-K]

Franky wrote: "Right now I'm about 2/3rds done with the prelude to the Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, or There and Back Again and just started Agatha Christie's first Poirot novel, [book:The Mysteriou..."

Both excellent books! Are they new to you, or rereads?

[Franky]

Teri-K wrote: "Franky wrote: "Right now I'm about 2/3rds done with the prelude to the Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, or There and Back Again and just started Agatha Christie's first Poirot novel, [boo..."

This is my first jump into the Lord of the Rings. (I know, I am way way late to the game). But I've read quite a few Christie novels and she is one of my favorite authors, but somehow this one has eluded me until now. But this is my first time reading both of these books.

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

We have a new thread for "currently reading books" here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Sanchita]

Hi All, I just completed reading Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. Here is my review:

https://youtu.be/B20vcUJHud0

[Darren]

I just logged my first "3-reader" on Goodreads
Eugene Onegin