local top 10 list

[BarryP]

Shows why my holds are always quick

1. Bonnie Garmus: Lessons in chemistry
2. Ann Patchett: Tom Lake
3. Sandra Brown: Out of nowhere
4. James Patterson: Obsessed
5. Barbara Kingsolver: Demon Copperhead
6. James Patterson: Lion and Lamb
7. Jennifer Weiner: Breakaway
8. David Grann: The Wager: a tale of shipwreck, mutiny and murder
9. Danielle Steel: Happiness
10.Jeff Kinney: Diary of a wimpy kid : Diper overlode

Based on total check-outs, these were the top 10 titles borrowed by Waterford Public Library cardholders in 2023 in order of popularity!

[Jacquelyn Schingeck]

I have been thinking about The Wager for a while - Have you read it? and if so what "grade" do you give it?

[BarryP]

I have not, but it could happen.

[Ann]

Jacquelyn: I have had my eye on The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder for a while and will eventually get to it. I always enjoy David Grann books. I recently read his The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon and of course his Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI

BarryP wrote: "I have not, but it could happen."

Jacquelyn Schingeck wrote: "I have been thinking about The Wager for a while - Have you read it? and if so what "grade" do you give it?"

[Carol/Bonadie]

Ann wrote: "Jacquelyn: I have had my eye on The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder for a while and will eventually get to it. I always enjoy David Grann books. I rec..."

I've been pondering The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder because I loved Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI, but the topic doesn't call to me the way that the story of the Osage tribe did. We'll see.

[Ann]

Carol: I understand the subject manner is different. Have you watched the movie of Killers of the Flower Moon? The book was so disturbing, I haven't been able to watch it yet. I have really enjoyed the two David Grann books I have read. The other was The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon.

Carol/Bonadie wrote: "I've been pondering The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder because I loved Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI, but the topic doesn't call to me the way that the story of the Osage tribe did. We'll see.."

[Carol/Bonadie]

Yes, raced out to see it when it was first released. It is disturbing but less so for me than the book, maybe because despite the horror of seeing the awful crimes realized I was prepared. It's beautifully filmed (Scorsese) and the acting (Gladstone, De Niro and DiCaprio) is top notch all around.

Ann wrote: "Carol: I understand the subject manner is different. Have you watched the movie of Killers of the Flower Moon? The book was so disturbing, I haven't been able to watch it yet. I have really enjoyed..."

[Ann]

Carol, I probably will eventually watch the movie. I will have to steel myself. Right now I want to go see the new Dune. I read the books so long ago they aren’t in my book journals or Excel spreadsheets.

[Shomeret]

Ann wrote: "Carol, I probably will eventually watch the movie. I will have to steel myself. Right now I want to go see the new Dune. I read the books so long ago they aren’t in my book journals or Excel spread..."

Re reading the books so long ago--When I first joined Goodreads, I rated a bunch of books that I knew I'd read based on how I felt about the books when I joined Goodreads. So I have a four star rating for Dune but no review.

[Ann]

Shomeret, I know I was fascinated by Dune and several of the subsequent novels including some by Frank's son Brian Herbert. I still may see if one of my old written journals might have some notes or if audible has a review of any of them. I think I probably listened to most of them on either audible or cassettes. (!) this sparks memories of downloading to one of my now obsolete devices. :)