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What have you just read? Opinions, Recommendations, and Reviews, part 3
Another catchup and I have one or two more reviews to write. So far have written these:Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2981018491
The Inquisition by Michael Baigent and Richard Lee - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Two in the Rebus series by Ian Rankin - Resurrection Men - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... - and the first volume, Knots and Crosses - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Trials of Marjorie Crowe by C S Robertson - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Old Woman with the Knife by Gu Beong-mo - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I think this is one of those hidden gems.
All the Words We Know by Bruce NashMy review 4⭐
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of Living the Dream at Puddleduck Farm by Della Galton
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I read The Nakano Thrift Shop by Hiromi Kawakami, translated from the Japanese by Allison Markin Powell. A quirky novel about a young woman working in a thrift shop. I just didn't get the why or wherefore of this novel and much preferred her other novel, Strange Weather in Tokyo, which I thoroughly enjoyed.My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
One More Mountain by Deborah Ellis
The fifth book of the acclaimed Breadwinner series, a set of MG books talking of a little girl in Afghanistan. An eye-opening story, but best read in series order.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
What Makes This Book So Great: Re-Reading the Classics of Science Fiction & Fantasy. I’ve been dipping into this for 2 years now and finally finished it. Jo Walton has inspired me to read a whole lot more sci-fi.
Just finished a reread of a book from my 2016 NetGalley shelf. It was just as enjoyable second time around.
All That is Lost Between Us by Sara Foster ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of A Promise for the Twins by Melissa Senate
4 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A lovely multi-generational tale infected with Irish wit and warmth.
The Sunrise Swimming Society by Rosie Hannigan ⭐⭐⭐⭐https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Sandy how are 9 of your books going?
Taut, twisty and surprising!
Don't Forget Me by Rea Frey ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A heartwarming story of family, love and loyalty.
Sisterhood by Cathy Kelly ⭐⭐⭐⭐.2 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Partition Project by Saadia Faruqi
A slightly flawed MG book on a very important and oft ignored topic of history.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I loved What You Are Looking For Is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama! I gave it 4.5☆ and highly recommend it. Link to my review is below.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Reviews for my latest two reads:-Horse by Geraldine Brooks
- 4*https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Stay Awake by Megan Goldin
- 5*https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Just finished The Lake House by Kate Morton3.5 stars (4)
It's a good story, plot was interesting, but way too stretched. The story would have been much more enjoyable if it was faster paced.
It also took me 1/3 of the book to start understanding relations of the characters to each other or to a general storyline. At times, time periods were not distinct in the story, so I had to go back to see what part of character's life author is writing. Ending was worth the long read.
In Sickness and In Health / Yom Kippur in a Gym by Nora Gold
Two amazing Jewish novellas in one flip book. Enjoyed this one.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I re-read Independent People by Halldór Laxness; translated from the Icelandic by J.A. Thompson. Laxness won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1955. The novel is an absolute masterpiece. I re-read it to prepare for an upcoming group read.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The first by this author I haven't liked:
Nocturnes: Five Stories of Music and Nightfall by Kazuo IshiguroReview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
But this was fun--the second in the Easy Rawlins series:
A Red Death by Walter MosleyReview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of Larkspur Road by Jill Gregory
3 and a half stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here are my reviews for my latest March reads:-Edward Adrift by Craig Lancaster
- 4*https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Ordinary Human Failings by Megan Nolan
- 3*https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell
- 4*https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Light, entertaining and enjoyable.
The Good Woman's Guide to Making Better Choices by Liz Foster ⭐⭐⭐.7 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
An emotionally powerful ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐read! 
Red Dirt Home by Renae Black ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Sandy how are 4 of your books going?
Karma: My Autobiography by Boy GeorgeLook at the cover!
My review 4★
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Song of Freedom, Song of Dreams by Shari Green
A novel-in-verse set during the 1989 protests in Berlin. I didn't find the poetic elements impressive but the story is good.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I read Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner. A quiet, meditative book about the enduring, four-decades long friendship between two couples. This is the second novel I've read by Wallace Stegner. There is a subdued quality about his writing that I really love.My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Memory Library by Kate Storey
Works exactly as expected, which is both good and boring.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
From my 2017 NetGalley backlist. Intense, gripping and suspenseful.
The Hidden Hours by Sara Foster ⭐⭐⭐⭐.4 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Captivating, character driven, Irish mystery 🍀🍀🍀🍀.5
The Hunter by Tana French ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Reviews of my latest March reads:-The Truth Will Out by Jane Isaac
-DCI Helen Lavery #2 - 4*
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Ocean State by Stewart O'Nan
- 4*https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Colours of all the Cattle by Alexander McCall Smith
- No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency #19 - 4*
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Night House by Jo Nesbø
- 4*https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Australian outback crime thriller
Vanished by James Delargy ⭐⭐.5 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of A Riviera Retreat by Jennifer Bohnet
4 and a half stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I read another Claire Keegan, her collection of three short stories: So Late in the Day: Stories of Women and Men.Three stories illustrating varying degrees of male misogyny. The stories are as good as her novels. I'm a big fan of her writing.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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