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What have you just read? Opinions, Recommendations, and Reviews, part 3
My review of A Tidy Ending b Joanna Cannon
2 and a half stars
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by Elizabeth Stroutand I've appreiated it a lot. I find that there are many novels these days dealing with the recent pandemy. THis one I find is the best I've read so far.For those interested here's my review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Reviews of my latest two reads below, both read as e-books through our library's excellent BorrowBox service:-The Dance Tree by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
- 4*https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Old God's Time by Sebastian Barry
- 4*https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Home Body by Rupi KaurMy review 3.5★
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I liked it a lot!
Dale wrote: "My review of A Tidy Ending b Joanna Cannon 2 and a half stars
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Agree with your opinion. That ending simply wasn't tidy. I had expected far more from this book.
I weakened and started a new (to me) series. (What was I thinking?!) Of course, I enjoyed Martin Walker's French village, so I expect to be squeezing in another visit to Bruno, Chief of Police again before too long. 
4.5★ My review of Bruno, Chief of Police
I read Clytemnestra by Costanza Casati.It is a mythic retelling of the story of Clytemnestra. Clytemnestra is depicted as a feminist who is unafraid to challenge the rampant misogyny in Ancient Greece. I thought it was very well done, especially since major events and the Greek heroes who populate them are seen through Clytemnestra's unflattering lens.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
PattyMacDotComma wrote: "I weakened and started a new (to me) series. (What was I thinking?!) Of course, I enjoyed Martin Walker's French village, so I expect to be squeezing in another visit to ..."Oh, that's a fun series! It always makes me wish I could live in Bruno's village - and craving some of his wonderful food!
I finished New York 2140 by Kim Stanley Robinson today. 4☆While ostensibly about the life of several residents of a New York city co-op in a future which has experienced significant rise in the ocean levels, making most of lower Manhattan into a new Venice, this novel is actually more about finance and how its current relationship to government in the U.S. is dysfunctional.
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It is a mythic retelling of the story of Clytemnestra. Clytemnestra is depicted as a feminist who is unafraid to challenge ..."
I've been said recently that this is a erally good book! You're the second in three days
The Girl on the 88 Bus by Freya Sampson
Earlier published in the US as 'The Lost Ticket'. A mixed bag for me, slightly tilted towards the positive side.
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Black River by Nilanjana Roy
An interesting Indian noir. Pretty good, but would have been great had the author stuck to the crime investigation elements in the plot rather than trying too much.
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Trying to catch up!
by Christine JackmanMy review, 2stars:
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by Kelli HawkinsMy review, 2 stars:
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by Sharon J. Bolton My review, 4 stars:
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I read The Hero of This Book by Elizabeth McCracken. McCracken blurs the line between memoir and fiction, but in the process, she paints an unforgettable portrait of the indomitable spirit of her mother. A thoughtful and compelling read.My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The World Outside My Window by Clare Swatman
Why have alcoholic protagonists gone beyond thrillers and entered women's fiction? Such a disappointment.
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Read The Midnight Man by Caroline Mitchell - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5591823286and
Outback by Patricia Wolf - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5607490057
My third D.H. Lawrence, Women in Love
Not my favorite, but what an experience!
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Maeve Binchy: Collected Stories: Collected BBC Radio adaptations by Maeve BinchyMy review 5 glowing ★
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My reviews of Aphrodite's Breath by Susan Johnson
4 stars
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Bloomsbury Girls by Natalie Jenner
3 and a half stars
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The Rush, by Aussie author Michelle Prak, is a scary outback, backpacker thriller! Storm, blackout, body lying at the side of the road in torrential downpour ... do you stop or get the heck out of there?
4★ My review of The Rush
Here is my review of I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara
A gripping true crime read - 4*.
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I have just finished Ghost Girl, Banana Ghost Girl, Banana
A very enjoyable, dual timeline, historical fiction set in London and Hong Kong.
5 stars
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My audiobook was less successful
Before the Coffee Gets Cold
3 stars
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I read What Strange Paradise by Omar El Akkad. It makes for difficult reading because it tells the tragic story of illegal migrants escaping from their war-torn countries and political persecution. It does it through the eyes of a nine-year old Syrian boy. Very compelling and extremely relevant in light of the current humanitarian crisis.My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Mortal Follies by Alexis Hall
Made a mortal folly by picking this one up. Expected far more from this historical fantasy.
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I enjoyed the classic mystery novel The Cask by one of the original members of the British Detection Club, Freeman Wills Crofts. I don't know why this author has escaped my attention until recently! 4☆I also was impressed with our group read, The Housekeeper and the Professor. Charming and easy to read but, as with a Japanese rock garden, there is more than appears at first glance. Another 4☆
My review of The Unsinkable Greta James By Jennifer E Smith
4 stars
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I love seeing little kids dress up and pretend. Princess Kevin by Michaël Escoffier is a cute story about a little boy going to fancy dress day at school. Go, Kevin!
5★ My review of Princess Kevin with several of the illustrations
The Voice to Parliament Handbook: All the Detail You Need
by Aussie authors Thomas Mayo and Kerry O'Brien is an excellent, easy-to-read summary of Aboriginal and colonial history as well as a discussion about the upcoming Constitutional referendum.Absolutely wonderful! If you're an Aussie, don't miss it.
5★ Notes from me about The Voice to Parliament Handbook with some excerpts
Here is my review of Book 13 in the Harry Hole Scandi-crime series:Killing Moon by Jo Nesbø
- 4* https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Women We Buried, Women We Burned: A Memoir by Rachel Louise Snyder
A good memoir, though I had expected it to focus a bit more on the domestic violence problem and on the author's international experiences, as the blurb seems to hint.
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Knockout Beauty and Other Afflictions by indie author Marina Rubin
An amazing and intelligent anthology.
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My review of Falling in Love on Willow Creek byDebbie Mason
3 stars
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My review of Clouds on the Horizon by Penelope Janu
4 and a half stars
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My review 2.5★
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