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Currently reading? Just finished? 2022
I just read The Thing Around Your Neck, a collection of short stories by Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Her people and settings range from the United States to both cities and traditional villages in Nigeria.
4★ My review
I have also read an old, but still hair-raising, short story about four men in a small dinghy on the high seas!
The Open Boat
by Stephen Crane is excellent. I have added links to the story and other info in my review.
5★ My review
I finished reading No Country for Old Men this morning, and I've moved baking day from Thursday to today so that I can watch the film and not feel guilty. I am very much looking forward to the group read discussion of this novel. So good!!
In My Dreams I Hold a Knife
is decent entertainment. My three star review:
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I finished Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six by Lisa Unger
Sadly I was a bit disappointed: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A cold crime merges with an on-going modern-day crime in Girl, Forgotten
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Fantastic book -
Next in line by Jeffrey ArcherJeffrey Archer 5 stars
My review is below:
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Now starting DAYS WITHOUT NUMBER by Robert Goddard, a stand alone thriller he wrote back in 2003. This is the fourth Goddard novel that I have read so far this year.
Coming out January, 2023
4/5 stars
A childhood game of "Goddesses" ties three women in a lie.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I expected a mystery and got a convoluted horror story.
My 2.5 star review:
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Ghost MusicComing out January 2023
Song Yan encounters talking, philosophical mushrooms that take her on a personal journey. 4/5 stars
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I just listened to The Island
Didn’t quite work for me. My three star review:
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Read Deliberate Cruelty: Truman Capote, the Millionaire's Wife, and the Murder of the Century
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I read Standalone by Christopher Chambers It is set in Washington, D.C, with a street denizen is asked to find a missing girl. My 3.5 star review, rounded down https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Nancy wrote: "I finished reading No Country for Old Men this morning, and I've moved baking day from Thursday to today so that I can watch the film and not feel guilty. I am very much looking forwar..."I saw the movie years ago and loved it. I've also read the three books of Cormac McCarthy's The Border Trilogy: All the Pretty Horses, The Crossing, Cities of the Plain, but I haven't yet read No Country for Old Men.
I've been considering adding it to this month's list, and I think you've tipped the balance, Nancy!
The Partisan has everything: hot war, cold war, spies, assassins, history, and real people who fight, love, and care. It's hard to believe it's Patrick Worrall's debut novel. A great story about a dark time in Europe.
5★ My review
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- Criminals by James O’LoghlinRecently finished this and was impressed enough to award it a rare (for me) 5 stars.
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One Good Turn: and other stories by Angelo Marcos ⭐⭐⭐⭐https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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I just listened to A Blizzard of Polar Bears
Perfect for those who like A LOT of action. My 3.5 star review:
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PattyMacDotComma wrote: "Nancy wrote: "I finished reading No Country for Old Men this morning, and I've moved baking day from Thursday to today so that I can watch the film and not feel guilty. I am very much ..."
My favorite McCarthy novel so far is Blood Meridian, but I enjoy his work in general. My birthday wasn't that long ago and with gift certificate, I bought all of the McCarthy books I haven't yet read. His two new books coming out this fall I'd already preordered. He is a truly gifted writer.
My favorite McCarthy novel so far is Blood Meridian, but I enjoy his work in general. My birthday wasn't that long ago and with gift certificate, I bought all of the McCarthy books I haven't yet read. His two new books coming out this fall I'd already preordered. He is a truly gifted writer.
I have found a writer from Japan that I am really enjoying: Masako Togawa. I’m currently reading Slow Fuse, and have read a couple of her other books. Check her out. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
Death and the Conjuror
by Tom MeadAn homage to the classic locked-room mysteries of the 1930's. Big fun, I liked it a lot. Mead didn't cheat but you won't figure it out. I think this is Mead's first book -- hope there are more coming. 4 stars.
I read Robert B. Parker's The Devil Wins by Reed Farrel Coleman I enjoyed it and recommend it. This is book 14 in the Jesse Stone series and they best read in order. My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I just finished 1989
An interesting but somewhat disjointed story. My 3.5 star review:
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oh my gosh. Still reading Leave Her to Heaven and I really, REALLY dislike this woman. Good book though.
I just started Aunt Dimity's Death last night and have only read the first chapter. Seems like it'll be a nice fluff read right before bed.
Homicide and Halo-Halo Author Mia P. Manansala improved with her sequel in the cosy with ethnic food mysteries.
My review - www.Goodreads.com/review/show/4969622641
FinishedRevenge: Meghan, Harry and the War between the Windsors
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The Lost Art of Gratitude
by Alexander McCall SmithIn this series, professional philospher Isabel Dalhousie always applies ethics to the situations in her life, from dealing with a tricky investment banker to dealing with an invasive fox.
Interesting story. 3.5 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I just finished Where The Forest Meets the Stars.
Five big stars. My review:
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Patty wrote: "I’m reading TAAQTUMI: An Anthology of Arctic Horror Stories
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