13 -- Published Posthumously

[Tanya]

I read Silverview, John Le Carre's final novel, published after his death -- according to his son it was very much a complete novel with just a couple of minor tweaks to bring it to publication. I liked it, and wanted to read the rest of my unread Le Carres (I collect them when they're cheap on Kindle) ... but there won't be any more :(

[Evelyn]

The Meaning of it All (Richard Feynman). Five stars.
I need to learn how to add links!

[Kim]

I read Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell. I gave it four stars.

[Mikelle]

When Breath Becomes Air. One of the best books I've read this year!

[Shonna]

I read Dissipatio H.G. The Vanishing by Guido Morselli, a dystopian novel that was published after his death. https://cdnbookworm.blogspot.com/2023...

[Aquaria]

Angela wrote: "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson"

In this queue.

[Traci]

Distant Thunder by Stuart Woods

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[Anna]

The Girl Who Played with Fire
I liked it, not quite as good as the first one.

[Rachel]

South Riding is a classic set and written in the 1930s by English author, feminist and social reformer Winifred Holtby who tragically died at age 36. The story features dynamic spinster school teacher Sarah who falls for handsome landowner Robert Carne, a host of quirky village characters and the local council. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ here is my review

[Aquaria]

"Michele wrote: "Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell. I've read it before, but it's been several years."

I had to quit reading this book. At the rate I was going..."

Like much Victorian lit, Gaskell books often start out glacially slow; however, once she gets the foundation laid, she takes off with a bang and the book will become one you cannot put down. North and South was that way. Same with Wives and Daughters. Both took getting past the first 30-40% or so to start kicking into high gear.

What usually gets me through a hardcore Victorian book is to read, say, 25 pages a day of the foundation-building, while I get through more modern books the rest of the time. Within a week, I've gotten past the boring stuff, and will usually polish off the rest of the book in no time at all.

I always tell people that Victorian books are just like their clothes: A Victorian woman usually needed 15-20 minutes to get clothed because she had so many foundational items to put on before she could get to the dress itself. A woman today needs less than five minutes to get dressed.

While our literature is fast and easy to get up to speed, theirs took a while, but both get to the same place of 'ready to go,' eventually.

[Sandy]

Such a loss: The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo by Steig Larson. 5⭐️

[Kate]

I just finished The Fetishist by Katherine Min (ARC). Beautiful book and not at all what I expected from the title. Its due out 9th January 2024.

[Kim]

When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi. My book club read this one and it was very sad.