What are you reading? - 2021 Showing 751-800 of 1,104

[PattyMacDotComma]

I was delighed to enjoy watching Richard Osman's Thursday Murder Club solve the mystery of The Man Who Died Twice. It's every bit as good as their first outing, I reckon!
5★ Link to my Man Who Died Twice review

[Janice, Moderator]

I finished The Shadow of What Was Lost today. I will start Half Sick of Shadows tomorrow. One book had the sword Licanius, and the other has Excalabur. We're on a theme.

[Janice, Moderator]

I also finished my ebook that I was reading, Storm Cursed. I will start the next book in the series, and the last of the published books, Smoke Bitten.

[Roz]

PattyMacDotComma wrote: "I was delighed to enjoy watching Richard Osman's Thursday Murder Club solve the mystery of The Man Who Died Twice. It's every bit as good as their first outing, I r..."

I didn't realize that there was a series made out of the these books. Unfortunately it's on BBC and I don't have access. Lucky you! I really enjoyed the first book, as you did too, and I'm looking forward to reading the second. I've placed a hold on it through my library, so hopefully it'll be soon.

[Katrisa]

I just finished Velvet Was the Night which I was really excited for because I have really liked all the other books of hers that I have read, but this one was not my favorite. I didn't hate it but I didn't really like or care much about the characters so that it not as enjoyable. I like how Moreno-Garcia writes books in lots of genres, but this one was not as good as her others.

[Dem]

Finished The Woman They Could Not Silence: One Woman, Her Incredible Fight for Freedom, and the Men Who Tried to Make Her Disappear

My review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/4222792765

[Kristie, Moderator]

I finished Under the Whispering Door . I thought it was a really great story.

my Under the Whispering Door review

I'm now reading The Santa Suit.

[Vicki]

I read just the opening scene of Recursion last night and I am hooked! Can't wait to read more later tonight.

[Jan Mc]

Vicki wrote: "I read just the opening scene of Recursion last night and I am hooked! Can't wait to read more later tonight."

Twisty but a great story! Four stars for me.

[Sarah]

Vicki wrote: "I read just the opening scene of Recursion last night and I am hooked! Can't wait to read more later tonight."

I really enjoyed this story!

[Cherie]

I finally got The Shadow of What Was Lost from my library and am reading it now.

[Kristie, Moderator]

Started One Two Three for the monthly challenge.

[Katrisa]

Vicki wrote: "I read just the opening scene of Recursion last night and I am hooked! Can't wait to read more later tonight."

Great book!

[Janice, Moderator]

I finished Smoke Bitten. I enjoyed it more than the previous book in the series, but I was a little weirded out. Why would the author assign a new magic to Mercy in the 12th book, when it was never previously mentioned? I was thinking, "What?"

I started an orphan in the Hangman's Daughter series, The Council of Twelve.

[PattyMacDotComma]

Roz wrote: "PattyMacDotComma wrote: "I was delighed to enjoy watching Richard Osman's Thursday Murder Club solve the mystery of The Man Who Died Twice. It's every bit as good a..."

Roz, I meant I was watching them in the book. I think Spielberg is filming it, but I don't know if it will be a series or a movie.

[PattyMacDotComma]

I just enjoyed the tender and funny Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune, the story of a selfish man who uncomfortably learned about friendship, love, and life only after he died.

4★ Link to my Whispering Door review

[PattyMacDotComma]

I always like the Buzz Books, by Publishers Lunch, which publish the first chapters or excerpts from dozens of upcoming books and are free for anyone to download and read.

Buzz Books 2021:Fall/Winter includes selections from famous established authors and some wonderful debuts. There's also non-fiction and Young Adult. I've included a smattering of samples of a few that appeal to me.
5★ Link to my Buzz Books review

[Cherie]

Janice - I remember thinking kind of the same thing about Mercy when I read Smoke Bitten. I wondered what was going to happen next?

[Janice, Moderator]

Cherie wrote: "Janice - I remember thinking kind of the same thing about Mercy when I read Smoke Bitten. I wondered what was going to happen next?"

I've marked this series as completed because I've read all the published books. There's a new one expected in 2022, but I'm not going to read any more. The stories have become predictable and repetitive, except for Mercy suddenly and inexplicably acquiring a new magic.

[Janice, Moderator]

I don't know if I've reported what I'm reading lately.

My audiobook is Half Sick of Shadows, a retelling of the Lady of Shallot's story as she foresees the fate of King Arthur and company.

I just finished The Council of Twelve on Kindle for the museum challenge. I will start Devotion on Kobo today. It's the oldest print book on my tbr.

[Sandra, Moderator]

I'm reading The Real Valkyrie: The Hidden History of Viking Warrior Women. The author is "visiting" the local library next month, and I registered for the zoom meeting.

[Kristie, Moderator]

That sounds interesting, Sandra.

[Lilisa]

Finished Cloud Cuckoo Land. My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....

I was listening to Three Apples Fell from the Sky but something called library due date interfered so it’s to be continued until I can get my ears on it again. I’m listening to Facing the Mountain: A True Story of Japanese American Heroes in World War II and enjoying it.

[Sandra, Moderator]

Kristie wrote: "That sounds interesting, Sandra."

So far I've read only 30 pages, but it is really interesting. The author makes a lot of assumptions and interpretations, but she says it expressly. It is a rereading of the information we have in the light of the discovery of a viking female warrior of high status. She is trying new interpretations, but not trying to make it pass as hard evidence of anything.

[Kristie, Moderator]

That's good, Sandra. I appreciate when an author explains that certain comments or thoughts in the book are their interpretation and not scientifically proven facts. I'll be interested to see what you think when you finish it.

[Kristie, Moderator]

I just finished The Santa Suit . It was a cute Christmas story as long as you're prepared to suspend your disbelief. 3.5★

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

[Kristie, Moderator]

I'm now finishing up Unmentionable: The Victorian Lady's Guide to Sex, Marriage, and Manners and just started Miss Benson's Beetle.

[PattyMacDotComma]

The Rowland Sinclair historical mystery series is terrific. He and friends travel around the world "between the wars" (WWI & WWII), chasing Nazis, dodging gangsters, mixing with the rich and famous (which Rowly is himself). Cameos: JFK, Errol Flyyn, F. Scott Fitzgerald among others.

5★ link to my review of Where There's a Will

(known in Australia as A Testament of Character)

[PattyMacDotComma]

For such a shy kid, Andy Warhol surprisingly grew up to become a famous Pop Artist and friend of celebrities. Here's another book for kids and their grown-ups. (colourful education!)
4★ Link to my Andy Warhol review with some of the illustrations.

[Rusalka, Moderator]

PattyMacDotComma wrote: "The Rowland Sinclair historical mystery series is terrific. He and friends travel around the world "between the wars" (WWI & WWII), chasing Nazis, dodging gangsters, mixing with the rich and famous..."

I'm glad you like this series, Patty. I have the first on my list.

[Margo]

I'm 3 hours away from finishing The Other Queen. It's good but maybe not on a par with some in this series.

[Janice, Moderator]

I finished Devotion. That was a hot mess. It was Alice in Wonderland is a demon hunter who meets up with vampires and has sexy times with them. FFS. The author has only written this book in 2013, and it was to be the first book in a series. Yah, no thanks.

I started The River for my real life book club. It will also fit the museum challenge.

[Rusalka, Moderator]

Janice wrote: "I finished Devotion. That was a hot mess. It was Alice in Wonderland is a demon hunter who meets up with vampires and has sexy times with them. FFS. The author has only written this..."

🤔🤔

[Janice, Moderator]

I know, and I read the whole thing. 👀

[Lilisa]

Finished The Deep Places: A Memoir of Illness and Discovery - an interesting and good read about the author’s struggle with Lyme disease. My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Also read A Single Swallow for September’s Window Gazed challenge. Good read too. My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Janice, Moderator]

I finished The End of All Things and thought it was the weakest book in the series. Glad to have it done.

Tomorrow, I will start the themed read Under the Whispering Door.

[Margo]

Starting The Silent Companions for the group read. First chapter really drew me in!

[Dem]

Finished Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney

My Review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/4240988514

[Lilisa]

Finished Facing the Mountain: A True Story of Japanese American Heroes in World War II - it is brilliant. My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Sharon]

I am on the moors in England. I hear a large howling sound. What kind of cat is that?

I am also somewhere that I don’t understand! I want to be back at work totally in charge. I am not in charge here. I even watched myself start to disappear.

[Janice, Moderator]

Sharon wrote: "I am on the moors in England. I hear a large howling sound. What kind of cat is that?

I am also somewhere that I don’t understand! I want to be back at work totally in charge. I am not in charge h..."

Was this to be in the Sunday thread?

[Kristie, Moderator]

I finished Best in Snow . It is a really fun series and I plan to go back to the beginning soon.

Best in Snow review

I'm currently reading Candy Coated Murder. It's a short book and I'm hoping it will feel a little festive. I'm also about to start Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man for my RL book club while I'm waiting for the toppler.

[PattyMacDotComma]

Rusalka wrote: "PattyMacDotComma wrote: "The Rowland Sinclair historical mystery series is terrific. He and friends travel around the world "between the wars" (WWI & WWII), chasing Nazis, dodging gangsters, mixing...

I'm glad you like this series, Patty. I have the first on my list."

I'm not the only one, Rusalka! I look forward to hearing your opinions one day.

[PattyMacDotComma]

Don't forget to remember! Having said that, you're probably remembering it all wrong anyway.

Neuroscientist Lisa Genova has got it all covered in Remember: The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting, which explains a lot about why we argue about memories and worry about dementia.

Interesting, easy read and excellent resource.
5★ Link to my review of Remember

[PattyMacDotComma]

Aussie journalist and author Tim Ayliffe's John Bailey is the war-weary journo who discovers what working for The Greater Good really means. Dirty politicians, spies, criminals. Contemporary Sydney. Love it!
4.5★ Link to my Greater Good review

[Kristie, Moderator]

I finished Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man. I thought it was a good collection of information, but there wasn't anything in it I hadn't heard before. I think it is a great place to start talking about race and hopefully people will continue to seek out deeper conversations. Unfortunately, the people who need to hear the information likely won't read the book.

I am putting Candy Coated Murder away until after the toppler. This actually works out pretty well since it's a Halloween murder mystery. Reading it closer to Halloween will be good.

I am going to start These Silent Woods and Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine for the toppler in a couple of hours. Eleanor Oliphant is also my challenge book for the month, so I'm happy to be getting that read early.

[Janice, Moderator]

On audiobook, I finished Under the Whispering Door the other day. Last night I decided to dnf my ebook read, Every Single Secret. I was dreading it each time I went to read and figured that wasn't the goal. So I read the last couple of chapters just to know how it ended.

Today, I start all new books for the toppler. The Utterly Uninteresting and Unadventurous Tales of Fred, the Vampire Accountant on audiobook and An American Princess: The Many Lives of Allene Tew on ebook.

[PattyMacDotComma]

I do like a short story. Alexander McCall Smith has written a collection of stories inspired by early 20th-century photos, including the title story Pianos and Flowers: Brief Encounters of the Romantic Kind. I especially loved Blackmail!
3.5★ Link to my review of Pianos and Flowers with a couple of the photographs.

[PattyMacDotComma]

What is it about kids and bottoms?! A Brief History of Underpants by Christine Van Zandt uses plays on words ("brief" history) and cartoons by Harry Briggs to tell interesting "back" stories from ancient times to the space age.
3.5★ Link to my Brief History of Undies review with several illustrations

[Janice, Moderator]

I started The Perfect Hope yesterday for the toppler and it will fit the museum challenge.