Karol's 2025 Challenge

[Karol]

Bill wrote: "You're having a great year, Karol.

You can't always agree with other folks' thoughts on particular books."

True, Bill. Often I am puzzled when I dislike something that others love. But we are all different, yes? I guess that's why we need so many authors!

[Karol]

Karen: A Brother Remembers, by Kelsey Grammer

Kelsey Grammar's book touched me in a very deep way. It's pretty much a stream of consciousness as he writes about how he lost his sister who was murdered by strangers when she was just 19 years old. As he writes, you can see how he is still trying to process what happened. He is trying to remember all of her life and he shares a lot of anecdotes about her as well as many photos. He's successful in painting a picture of how alive she really was, but at the same time his deep feelings of loss come over him again and again. This is a very real story, and the way it is told is exactly like how tragedy plays in one's mind repeatedly and brings up a host of unresolved issues, but at the same time recollection of what came before remains a blessing.

[Lillie]

Karol wrote: "Karen: A Brother Remembers, by Kelsey Grammer

Kelsey Grammar's book touched me in a very deep way. It's pretty much a stream of consciousness as he writes about ho..."

I didn't realize he'd lost a sister and in such a horrific way :(

[Karol]

Lillie wrote: "I didn't realize he'd lost a sister and in such a horrific way :"

Kind of a spoiler follows, but not really too much as I think this is mentioned early in the book.
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Yes, very sad. Apparently a serial threesome, two of whom have died while in prison.

[Karol]

Mid-month update . . . which will be very short.

I've read two books this month. The one by Kelsey Grammar is described above and I have also read The Good Sister, by Sally Hepworth. The Hepworth novel is a fairly interesting psychological suspense book.

I'm currently reading Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow, which is slowing my book count down. But well worth all that, so far.

[Karol]

The Woman in Cabin 10, by Ruth Ware

Really enjoyed this suspenseful book. Someone in this group read it and based on his or her reviews I read it . . . so whoever that was, thank you! I found it fast-moving and engaging.

[Karol]

Elusive, by Sara Rosett

Taking a break from Alexander Hamilton, which has been enjoyable but going very slowly for me. Had a super-busy September which also limited my reading time.

Anyway, Elusive was a re-read for me. I have the whole short series by this author on Kindle, and it's been a couple of years since I read this first one in the series. Enjoyed it again, and looking forward to moving on to the second in the series before the end of the year.

[Karol]

Holy Terror in the Hebrides, by Jeanne M. Dams

Made a quick return to a series I thought I wasn't going to continue with. Needed a quick read on Kindle and there it was, #3 in the Dorothy Martin series. I actually liked this one better than the 2nd in the series, so I might get to the other two I already have at some point.

[Laurel]

Karol wrote: "Holy Terror in the Hebrides, by Jeanne M. Dams"

I need to get back to this series. I really enjoyed the first one.

[Karol]

Laurel wrote: "Karol wrote: "Holy Terror in the Hebrides, by Jeanne M. Dams"

I need to get back to this series. I really enjoyed the first one."

I liked the first one, too! Maybe I was just in a bad mood when I read #2 in the series, but it seemed a little dull to me.