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What book did you just start?
Picking up
tonight. I'm going to the beach tomorrow and the iPad doesn't do well in that bright light, so I need an actual book to take with me.
Betsy wrote: "Picking up
tonight. I'm going to the beach tomorrow and the iPad doesn't do well in that bright light, so I need an actual book to take with..."I'm curious to see what you think of this one, Betsy. I really enjoyed it.
I'm reading short stories
, mystery
and non-fiction
. Just bouncing between books as I feel motivated.
I gave up on
as just gruesome and uninteresting ... but I started
which is also gruesome, but a great series.
A friend just lent me Eleanor and Park but she has to have it back to her friend by Monday - yea, reading marathon week end.
Becky wrote: "
"I am now #1 on the library hold list for that! Just waiting for my notification email!
Started an ARC,
by Tom Franklin (author of Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter). It's due out in October.
LynnB wrote: "Started an ARC,
by Tom Franklin (author of Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter). It's due out in October."I loved CL, CL. I just signed up for this giveaway. Let us know how the new one is.
Sera wrote: "I loved CL, CL. I just signed up for this giveaway. Let us know how the new one is. "I'm just a small way into it, but I like it so far. By the way, I hadn't realized until this morning that the book is actually by both Tom Franklin and his wife, poet Beth Ann Fennelly.
LynnB wrote: "Sera wrote: "I loved CL, CL. I just signed up for this giveaway. Let us know how the new one is. "I'm just a small way into it, but I like it so far. By the way, I hadn't realized until this mo..."
That's interesting, Lynn. I'll be curious to see how her poet status impacts the prose of the book.
Started
on audio today. I'm not sure I will like it. Somehow dysfunctional family portraits are easier for me to read than listen to.
After listening to over an hour of The Last Summer of the Camperdowns I gave it up. Didn't like the reader and didn't connect to the characters. Started
on audio and was immediately drawn in.
Sera wrote: "Karen wrote: "I just started
"I have heard good things about this one. Keep us posted."
I will! So far so good!
I just started Son of a Witch by Gregory MaGuire. It is creative and entertaining. He took an old story and set it in contemporary language.
I'm reading
for my book group. Do not be fooled, this is not about Paris (note it's not "lights" plural), but Buffalo, NY!
I just started
(literally, I have only read the character list and the introduction). The character list alone is stunning in its complexity and already suggests some serious investigative problems. I will reserve final judgment until I finish the book though. I also did not realize the story was so contemporary. For some reason, I thought it was set mid-century, not recently.
Victoria wrote: "I just started
(literally, I have only read the character list and the introduction). The character list alone is stunning in its complexity and already ..."It's a very good book, Victoria. I hope that you enjoy it.
Ok, finished The Monster of Florence. I almost couldn't put it down but had to sleep and work today! What a great book. I almost gave it one of my elusive 5 star ratings, but settled on 4.
Victoria wrote: "Ok, finished The Monster of Florence. I almost couldn't put it down but had to sleep and work today! What a great book. I almost gave it one of my elusive 5 star ratings, but settled on 4."Wow! That was quick. I'm glad that you had enjoyed it.
Sera wrote: "Victoria wrote: "Ok, finished The Monster of Florence. I almost couldn't put it down but had to sleep and work today! What a great book. I almost gave it one of my elusive 5 star ratings, but sett..."Yes, I'm a super fast reader when I'm focused. As a kid, if my parents got a book for me while we were out, often I had it 1/2 done or more before we got home!
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I have this series and hope to get to it at some point in the near future.