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Oct 10, 2012 08:29AM
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Finished What Is Left the DaughterReview: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
I still preferred The Bird Artist by this author.
Have started: Between Love and Honor
Just started a book called "Dancing Through Flames" by Karol Lora. So far it is rather odd.
Finished Unwind by Neal Shusterman, started The Law of Similars by Chris Bohjalian.
I'm reading
,it's starting off real slow
Becky wrote: "Just started a book called "Dancing Through Flames" by Karol Lora. So far it is rather odd."
I am almost finished with this book. The more I have read it, the more dark and mysterious it is. It's like "WHAT?"
I am almost finished with this book. The more I have read it, the more dark and mysterious it is. It's like "WHAT?"
Jamie wrote: "Finished Unwind by Neal Shusterman, started The Law of Similars by Chris Bohjalian."In Unwind, wasn't that one scene something else? It still haunts me when I think about it.
I started Little Men by Louisa May Alcott last night--the ultimate comfort read, and just what I've been in the mood for!
Jess wrote: "I started Little Men by Louisa May Alcott last night--the ultimate comfort read, and just what I've been in the mood for!"Is that your first time reading the book? I have a great version of Little Women that also includes both Little Men and Jo's Boys (as well as annotations, an introduction etc.).
I have read The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit: My Family's Exodus from Old Cairo to the New WorldReview: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
and the very short
The Backwash Of War
Review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
which definitely socks a punch!
Thank you Nancy for pushing me to read the first, which had been sitting on my wooden shelves for ages!
And thank you Steelwhisper for recommending the latter. This is to date the best book I have read on WW1. It is short, but it hits home with its message. Caustic in tone and very brutal reading! There is a link on my review to the free copy at Gutenberg.
I will now start Perfume: The Story of a Murderer. Another book I purchased ages ago!
Earlier, I finished reading
by Shirley Jackson. I was disappointed by this book to be honest. I felt the novel did not live up to the reputation it has gotten. I just felt like it was missing something. Plus I disliked all the characters and the strange dialogue between them really annoyed me. This is one novel where the movie, or in this case movies, are better than the book. My full review is here.Next I'm going to read
by Anne Rice.
Gundula wrote: "Jess wrote: "I started Little Men by Louisa May Alcott last night--the ultimate comfort read, and just what I've been in the mood for!"Is that your first time reading the book? I have a great ve..."
It is my first time reading Little Men! I've always loved Little Women, so I don't know why it has taken me so long to read this one.
Jess wrote: "Gundula wrote: "Jess wrote: "I started Little Men by Louisa May Alcott last night--the ultimate comfort read, and just what I've been in the mood for!"Is that your first time reading the book? I..."
I like Little Men almost as much as Little Women.
Sylvia wrote: "I bought Ein plötzlicher Todesfall. Next to curiosity I want to improve my German with it ;-)"After reading both the description and some of the reviews, I have to say that the book does not really interest me. I might get to it later, but I have so many other books I need to finish and that I would rather read.
I am reading Shelter Mountain. I always go to Robyn Carr when it is cloudy and rainy. She is my favorite comfort author.
Well I did not at all like Perfume: The Story of a Murderer. My review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/... Most everybody likes it but me, but after writing my review people have joined and told me they thought as me! :0) Now I will read a non-fiction book. I need something real to fasten on to. Will start Frida: A Biography of Frida KahloIt's a biography. My favorite genre. I deserve something good after that last book.
Finished a couple this week: closing in on the end of a few others. Finished The Caine Mutiny
on audio-- the narrator made Queeg sound a little like Humphrey Bogart, which was kinda cool. The book was probably a little longer than it needed to be but Wouk handled Queeg subtly -- which he needed to-- so overall an effective story. Finished A Brew to a Kill
for a challenge, and also to bring me up to date with this series. One of these days I really will remember to try one of the recipes!Finished The Sister Queens
which was 500 pages long but ended only about halfway through the sisters' lives and I'd have been just as happy if it had gone farther!Started The Forsyte Saga: Swan Song
on audio and am more than halfway through. This is book 6 of 9 in this series, probably my all-time favorite series. Almost done with Secondhand Spirits
-- my first by this author but not my last.Partway through Kitty Foyle
and The Paris Wife
and just started Summer at Tiffany
.Bought a couple yesterday that look interesting: The Age of Desire
which is a historical novel about Edith Wharton, and The Shadow Queen: A Novel of Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor
.
Gundula wrote: "Sylvia wrote: "I bought Ein plötzlicher Todesfall. Next to curiosity I want to improve my German with it ;-)"After reading both the description and some of the reviews, I have to say that the boo..."
I said I read it because I was curious, but I also want to know what the hype is all about. At the review page of the book there was one good review from Amanda. That review made me think I would like to read it, not because it's a J.K.Rowling (I haven't read all HP's, because I found them boring sometimes), but because I want to have my own opinion about the book. The same I did with The Hunger Games, which was written well, but which genre I don't like.
On the 17th of October the Dutch translation of The Casual Vacancy will be released, but I fear the translation a bit, because I'm not sure, if the translators have stick close to the source, so I picked the German translation for a change. I have read some twenty pages and I must admit that the style is good.
I just finished The Art Forgerloved it. Book will be released October 23rd, check it out if you like mysteries based on true events...:-)
I apologize for being part of this group and not having been much of a participant ;( especially since so many of my friends and reading buddies are here. I figured this would be a good thread in which to get re-involved.I am currently reading and enjoying
.Jennifer, I very much enjoyed
.Lee, I like
Dennis Lehane; you are reading his first book, which is part of a series. I thought his later books, especially his stand-alones (such as
) were better - he got better with age.Ellie, I have had
forever, but not read it yet. Will look forward to your review.Waving to Chrissie, Jeannette, Jess, Sylvia, Gundula and Lisa!
Hi Diane!! Nice, as always, to bump into you. :)
Diane, Definitely glad to see you here, but no pressure. Whenever you pop in we'll be happy.
@Diane D. I just logged in and saw your waving message. I'm waving back to you :)
Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo - oh my, this is hard to read. What she suffered! What is behind each of her paintings. I must continue. I am curious to know more about her relationship with Trotsky.
Diane D. wrote: "I apologize for being part of this group and not having been much of a participant ;( especially since so many of my friends and reading buddies are here. I figured this would be a good thread in ..."I am waving back at you and smiling :-)
Lisa wrote: "Jamie wrote: "Finished Unwind by Neal Shusterman, started The Law of Similars by Chris Bohjalian."In Unwind, wasn't that one scene something else? It still haunts me when I think about it."
Yes! Very disturbing lol. All of the reviews I read reference "that one scene" and everyone who has read it knows exactly what scene they are referring to.
Jamie wrote: "Yes! Very disturbing lol. All of the reviews I read reference "that one scene" and everyone who has read it knows exactly what scene they are referring to."Jamie, It's so well done and so disturbing!!! I've read the book only once and I don't think I'll ever forget it.
Chrissie wrote: "Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo - oh my, this is hard to read. What she suffered! What is behind each of her paintings. I must continue. I am curious to know more about her relationship with Trot..."Chrissie - another book you are reading that has piqued my interest. You are such a reading resource for me.
waving (and smiling!) back at Sylvia and Gundula
Diane, it is wonderful I help you find good books. I JUST finished one you have to read: Between Love and Honor. This is all true and what a love story it is!!!!! Tragic!!!!!!!!!!!!! The title says it all. The choice between doing what honor demands or following what love demands. What a book. Tremendous writing and love and learning about Chechnya and Dagastan and Czar Nicholas I. What a book. I cannot write a review now, but I sure did love it.
Chrissie wrote: "Diane, it is wonderful I help you find good books. I JUST finished one you have to read: Between Love and Honor. This is all true and what a love story it is!!!!! Tragic!!!!!!!!!!!!! The title sa..."
Chrissie, I added it, thank you! In addition to a tragic love story this would also be very informative for me, as this setting is one which I know virtually nothing, or very little, about.
Diane, I am bad for you.;0) But you have a library.
Chrissie, you are very good for me :) You have put many books on my 'virtual' shelves!
Diane, Alexandra Lapierre, the author of Between Love and Honor, also wrote a really good book about the wife of Robert Louis Stevenson:Fanny Stevenson: A Romance of Destiny.
Chrissie wrote: "Diane, Alexandra Lapierre, the author of Between Love and Honor, also wrote a really good book about the wife of Robert Louis Stevenson:Fanny Stevenson: A Romance of Destiny."I think both you and Diane are going to be disastrous for my TBR.
Jennifer wrote: "Chrissie wrote: "Diane, Alexandra Lapierre, the author of Between Love and Honor, also wrote a really good book about the wife of Robert Louis Stevenson:Fanny Stevenson: A Romance of Destiny."I t..."
Lol, I feel the same way about many of my GR friends, but I am in no way complaining, the more to-read books, the better (I know that one day, I will likely be buried under a pile of books that has collapsed on top of me, but hey, that's what being a bookaholic is all about).
Jennifer wrote: "Chrissie wrote: "Diane, Alexandra Lapierre, the author of Between Love and Honor, also wrote a really good book about the wife of Robert Louis Stevenson:Fanny Stevenson: A Romance of Destiny."I t..."
Get used to it Jennifer :) I have gotten SO many wonderful suggestions from friends I've made on GR. I've read books I otherwise never would have read or even heard of. I also got a library card since joining - LOL!
Chrissie, you must have previously recommended Fanny Stevenson: A Romance of Destiny to me, because it's already on my TBR :)
Diane D. wrote: "Jennifer wrote: "Chrissie wrote: "Diane, Alexandra Lapierre, the author of Between Love and Honor, also wrote a really good book about the wife of Robert Louis Stevenson:Fanny Stevenson: A Romance ..."I also ended up getting myself a library card, otherwise I would have literally drowned in books (but often, if I really like a library book, I end up buying a copy, because I'm the kind of reader who reads books I have enjoyed over and over again.
I absolutely loved: Between Love and Honor, a book of historical fiction that keeps close to he true events. My review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...I liked this even better than Fanny Stevenson: A Romance of Destiny. My review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
I am still reading Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo which is a biography. It is my paper book. It is a tough read, given the harrowing events of this artist's life! You have to take "breathers" occasionally.
My new audiobook is Let the Great World Spin. It pulls you in immediately, and the narration is excellent. There are several narrators to represent the different characters. This book is composed of different people's stories that are tied together.
I have decided to drop Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo. I cannot take it any more. this book is not bad, but it is not for me!My review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
I will start Sala's Gift: My Mother's Holocaust Story.
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Well, I've committed a cardinal sin by putting a good book down. Read a few chapters and those chapters where good. Book is "Three Day Road" by Joseph Boyden, it has been given rave reviews and been on the CBC Reads list, may have won that year as well.Grabbed hold of two books at the local library, "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche, another good book, and "11/22/63" by Stephen King. The latter won, i'm hooked, off to Dallas, seeya.
I have gone back to reading Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo, even though it annoys me. It is so thorough. I think my biggest complaint is its lack of editing. I will try and read it until I reach the end, but in small portions......Maybe I will get fed up again. Can I manage three books at the same time?! This will be a record for me.Raj, I personally thought Three Day Road was less good than Half of a Yellow Sun, which I gave five stars: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/... The characters meant a lot to me. I want a book to make the characters come alive. This book did this more than the other. I gave Boyden's book three stars. That DOES mean I liked that too.
I've just started In the Time of the Butterflies. I just finished another heavy book, The Casual Vacancy so I'd actually rather read something lighter, but this one is for my real world book club. I'll be reading vegan cookbooks and picture books and dong other things to break it up a bit, I think, since I doubt I have time to finish it before our meeting, a first in 7 years for me not to have the book read. Ah well.
Lisa, I actually had a hard time relating to the characters in ITTOTB. Definitely not bad, I gave it three stars, but it could have been better!So I picked up Frida again. I do want to know more....
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