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Just started " Crazy About a Cowboy" on kindle by Barbara McMahon

[Andrew✌️]

I started yesterday The Great Train Robbery and till now I liked it.

[Lisa]

I just finished The Grapes of Wrath and am reading Vegan for Her: The Women's Guide to Being Healthy and Fit on a Plant-Based Diet and will start and concurrently read Life After Death. Etc.

[Chrissie]

Lisa, I am glad Steinbeck's improved for you. How did you feel about those diversionary chapters that are stuck in. I loved them.

[Lisa]

Chrissie wrote: "Lisa, I am glad Steinbeck's improved for you. How did you feel about those diversionary chapters that are stuck in. I loved them."

I loved them too, but not until chapters 12, 13, +. It took me ages to get into the book, but I'm so glad I read it.

[Chrissie]

Lisa, the first one grabbed me right away. I WISH I could understand why people react so differently. If one could figure out that, maybe one could make a formula for writing a bestseller.....but does that make it an excellent book? Hmmm, not sure about that. STOP thinking, Chrissie!

[Lisa]

Chrissie, I think we just all have different reading taste, and different at different times too. Books that speak to me at one age might not at another time. Some of my childhood favorites are still among my favorites today but if I read them for the first time now, most wouldn't touch me as they do. Even from year to year, books might speak to us differently.

[Chrissie]

Lisa wrote: "Chrissie, I think we just all have different reading taste, and different at different times too. Books that speak to me at one age might not at another time. Some of my childhood favorites are sti..."

Yeah, you are right. It is a matter of fitting the right book to the right point in your life.

[Lisa]

Yes, I know I should reread many classics that I read at 12 & 13, and gave 4 stars to, because I wouldn't be surprised if they were 5 star reads now. But there are so many new books I want to read.

[Chrissie]

The reverse is also true, at least for me. Books that I loved 20-30 years agon, I am pretty darn sure would bore me now.

[Lisa]

Same here, Chrissie, with some books.

[Chrissie]

I have dumped The Autobiography of Henry VIII: With Notes by His Fool, Will Somers after reading almost 200 of 900 some pages. This was not for me! My review explains why: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Now I have moved on to Strumpet City. It is set in Dublin during the Lockout of 1913, and it is historical fiction.

I have also finished Buffalo Afternoon. I recommend it to those of you interested in Matterhorn: A Novel of the Vietnam War!
My review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
The audiobook narration was fantastic!

I will tomorrow begin the audiobook: The Guns of August, narrated by John Lee! :0)

[Chrissie]

I KNOW you wanted to read it, Simran! Why couldn't you pick this when you joined Audible? Isn't this one offered as a freebie? Only the Nadia May one?

[Chrissie]

Simran, my fingers are crossed! After a good introduction by Massie, it starts with the funeral of Edward VII! Remember we were talking about that since Teddy Roosevelt was there too. I feel like I have been there! And Massie's introduction was funny too, since it says that the best biographers are those that love their topic. Their enthusiasm shines through. Remember, we were talking about that with Laura. That was exactly my opinion! It felt like this book had to be for me. Robert K. Massie is also such a good author.

[Chrissie]

I just finished: The Guns of August. I rad the audiobook format.
My review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Anybody who says this is easy to do is ......well, bending the truth!

Now I need something easy, and I hope captivating. I will soon start: Cold Sassy Tree. I have heard it is similar to To Kill a Mockingbird. Can it compare?

[Brandee]

Reading "Even White Trash Zombies get the Blues " By: Diana Rowland

[Greencat]

i'm trying to read Soulless but i'm having some trouble getting through it - not that it's not good - because it is, cool concept, interesting twist on the same ol', but it's just not grabbing me yet. maybe because i'm not used to reading this style of book (steampunk? is that what they call it these days? man i feel old)

[Andrew✌️]

I started today a classical of the Horror genre, Frankenstein.

[Janice]

Just finished Great read. Part fairy tale, part magical fantasy, haunting - couldn't put it down and will reread again and again.

[Amy]

Reading a memoir that reads like a cozy novel: "Truck" by Michael Perry. I've decided I like books written by manly men with a wide sensitive streak. This is my second time through, and I love it again.

[Chrissie]

I finished Cold Sassy Tree.
My review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Now something with a little substance, something to bite into: Dreams in a Time of War: A Childhood Memoir. A memoir about the Kenyan writer's childhood. I am curious to know more about the Mau Mau Rebellion.

[Chrissie]

I have enjoyed Dreams in a Time of War: A Childhood Memoir
My review: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/67...
This is about growing up in a polygamous family in Kenya during the 40s and 50s, i.e. during the Mau Mau Rebellion.

On to Dog Man: An Uncommon Life on a Faraway Mountain. About Japan, the Akita breed and choices. What kind of life do you want to live? Money and prestige or something else....

[Chrissie]

I really enjoyed Dog Man: An Uncommon Life on a Faraway Mountain.
My review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Don' think this is just about the Akita breed.

Now I will begin Einstein: His Life and Universe, because I like the author and am curious about the man. I am not sure I will understand all the science though.

[[deleted user]]

Just started in paperback "High Noon" by Nora Roberts. [book cover:High Noon|114133]

[Chrissie]

Finished Strumpet City
My review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

I thought I would move on from the 1913 Lockout to the 1916 Easter Rebellion. 1916: A Novel of the Irish Rebellion starts with the sinking of the Titanic. This is the first of a series about Irish Independence.

[Janice]

Just started for a good laugh, Keyes is the best!

[Lisa]

I've been reading a lot of dark books and am looking forward to starting (tonight I hope) Where'd You Go, Bernadette.

[Jennifer]

Just finished The Dilemma and Before Versailles: A Novel of Louis XIV , and started The Last Queen and Damage . Trying to finish I Heart Paris, a bit of fluff I started in April and have yet to finish. I keep getting caught up in these 700-page Vincenzi tomes, and as a result I'm about 17 books behind on my goal for the year.....

[Manybooks]

Believe it or not, I am reading Harry Potter un de Wunnersteen, which is basically the first Harry Potter novel, but in Plattdeutsch (Low German). It feels a bit like I am reading a combination of German, English and some Dutch (I can the gist of the book, but I am reading it with a Low German - High German dictionary at hand). Really fun!!

[Sfdreams]

I just finished The Girl Who Was Supposed to Die by April Henry. I loved it!! It had twists and turns that I could not see coming, and was very hard to put down! (When I scanned it to GR earlier, I noticed one review here said: "The Girl Who Was Supposed to Die" turned me into The Girl Who Couldn't Sleep! LOL)

I just went to the library, and am starting Paper, Scissors, Deathby Joanna Campbell Slan, the first book in her "Scrap-N-Craft Mystery" series.

[Chrissie]

Finished Einstein: His Life and Universe, and I highly recommend it. Why? To meet the man, not necessarily to better understand physics. Sure, I did learn a bit about physics, but it is the man that is the most remarkable ingredient.

Starting Townie: A Memoir now.

[Chrissie]

Ooops, I forgot my review of Einstein: His Life and Universe. Here it is: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

[[deleted user]]

Just started on Kindle " Once A Cowboy" by Day Leclaire

[Chrissie]

OK, I never thought I could possibly enjoy this book: Townie: A Memoir, but I am game to try. Guess what? I really thought it was good.
My review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Now I move on to When The Stars Fall To Earth. Because I like reading about different places and cultures AND because the book description enticed me!

[Chrissie]

I finished 1916: A Novel of the Irish Rebellion and highly recommend it to those of you who want to understand the road toward Irish Independence and enjoy historical fiction.
My review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
What I particularly liked were all the footnotes. You knew you were being given the real facts. You know exactly what is fiction and what isn't.

Now I have begun The Legacy Of Ladysmith: A Novel, another book of historical fiction. It is about an author hired by a Scottish family to write a biography about a deceased member of the family, and his role in the Siege of Ladysmith, i.e. part of the Second Boer War. What intrigues me is if what he writes is honest or glorifies the character. I mean, he is being paid to do it! And you know at the beginning the author has to kill someone. Who? Why?

[Chrissie]

The book I have read and the one I will soon read are not comforting, but they are important.

Finsihed When The Stars Fall To Earth
My review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

As a person of the world and of the 21st Century this is a must read.

From one genocide to another. Now I will start Strength in What Remains: A Journey of Remembrance and Forgiveness. I have heard such great things about this author. I spoke with a woman in my French class who was a Tutsi. She was buried alive, buried under the dead, by the people in her village, her "friends". She sat there next to me and said not a word about these experiences, until finally she started telling me.

This is set in Burundi and Rwanda too.

[Dolly]

Reading Some Tame Gazelle right now. I'm not sure it's a 'comfort read' for me, but it is somewhat entertaining...

[Chrissie]

I have completed Strength in What Remains: A Journey of Remembrance and Forgiveness
My review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

I picked up One Man's Initiation: 1917 free from Audible. It is about WW1, but very, very short.

The first is a biography, the latter historical fiction.

[Lisa]

I am LOVING Where'd You Go, Bernadette, and my next novel will be The Last Word. Two comic novels in a row is just what I'm needing.

[Chrissie]

Finished One Man's Initiation: 1917
My review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
This was a freebie at Audible.

Moved on to A Thousand Sighs, A Thousand Revolts: Journeys in Kurdistan. I want to know more about the Kurds, and I want to test the author.

[[deleted user]]

Just started in paperback, "That Camden Summer"

[Jennifer]

Read Through a Glass Darkly then discovered it has a prequel, Dark Angels so now I'm reading that, along with Testimony of Two Men .

[Chrissie]

I very much enjoyed: A Thousand Sighs, A Thousand Revolts: Journeys in Kurdistan
My review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Now I will start To the End of the Land.

[Chrissie]

I finished The Legacy Of Ladysmith: A Novel
My review: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17...
It has South African history in it, but is primarily a a mystery with a bit of philosophical content too. Set in South Africa at the beginning of the Second Boer War and in Scotland.

Now I will start The Enchanted April.

[Andrew✌️]

Today I started Fahrenheit 451. I would like to take advantage of vacation time to reduce my tbr list.

[Chrissie]

Finished The Enchanted April, which is free at Gutenberg. Setting Italy.
My reivew: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Moving on to The Surrendered. I have wanted to read this for ages. Setting Korea.

I am listening to To the End of the Land. I am absolutely loving it. How it depicts parent/child relationships is unbelievably good. In addition there is the theme of the Israeli conflict. I haven't read such good fiction in ages, but that is me. Maybe you will react differently. One bit of advice is that before you pick this you should know that the beginning has a long prologue that is set when the three main characters (Ora, Avram and Ilan) are young, sick, scared and alone in a hospital. Only later do you flip to the trip Ora and Avram take walking in Galilee.

[[deleted user]]

Just started "Love, Texas" by Ginger Chambers on kindle and "Three Dog Nightmare" by Chuck Negron in hardcover

[Chrissie]

I would like to recommend To the End of the Land to everyone. It is the best book of fiction I have read this year. Why? Because it is so close to real life, that's why.
My review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

I listened to the audiobook, and will now continue on with Speak, Memory, narrated by Stefan Rudnicki. It is autobiographical, speaks of synesthesia already in the second chapter and the writing by Nabokov is "Nabokovian" of course!

[Andrew✌️]

I read a lot of books in the first week of my summer holidays (at least for me). I finished Ender's Game, Blood Sisters; an Anna Pavesi investigation, Fahrenheit 451, Last Bus to Woodstock and today I started The Devil's Star. I liked all these books very much and none of them disappointed me. As I write, I realize that recently I've favored thrillers.

[Jennifer]

I'm almost done with Dark Angels which is a prequel to Through a Glass Darkly. I read "Glass" first. Koen is doing a good job of showing the developing character benchmarks of the character the two books have in common. Enjoying it.