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Deanne wrote: "Reading Lush Life by Richard Price, really getting into it though it was difficult at first to work out what was happening."I agree, but I really ended up liking this book a lot.
Just finished Unbroken by Laura Hillebrand. Excellent book. I recommend it to all as it is a true story of aperson who lived thru such terrible things during WWII, but who had guts, courage, perseverance, HOPE, etc.
A wonderful true story about survival and how terrible
war is. Learned alot from this book. As I mentioned
before I am now reading the Eye of the Red Tsar. It has a wonderful start and I am anxious to get back to it. See you all!!!!!!!!!!
Hi Julie, saw that you are reading Vince Flynn for thefirst time. Great writer. I have read the Act of Treason which is a thriller and American Assassin which is important as it is the beginning of Mitch Rapp. I haven't read the Affair by Lee Child. Similarities? But love all of his books too.
Try Dawn Patrol by Don Winslow. What a total surprise. At first I didn't think I would like it as it started off so differently than most books. It was great and now I will try to get to Savages.
Janeen, you asked how one figures out what to read next. Well, I have bags of books in my closets that I bought when the library has sales, also I belong to 2 book clubs which suggests different books. The books Ibuy at the sales are always of authors whom I love or are mentioned by many of you on this site. Also my book clubs usually are of authors I have never read.
And I LOVE to Read.
Just finished PORTRAIT OF A SPY by Daniel Silva. Elegant writing as usual, but not a great entry in the series. Also read and enjoyed DAMAGE CONTROL by Denise Hamilton. Quick read. Well done. And just started Olin Steinhauer's THE TOURIST. Slow going so far, but I just started.
Georgia wrote: "Janeen, you asked how one figures out what to read next. Well, I have bags of books in my closets that I bought when the library has sales, also I belong to 2 book clubs which suggests different ..."Georgia, it sounds like you need a library yourself or a study instead of having them in bags. My in-laws apparently have bags of books in their basement. I just finished one they gave me and I left with another book. Always a book in the middle of a series. Bah! Anyway, I should add you so I can see everything that you read. ;)
Georgia wrote: "Hi Julie, saw that you are reading Vince Flynn for thefirst time. Great writer. I have read the Act of Treason which is a thriller and American Assassin which is important as it is the beginnin..."
Absolutely loving Vince Flynn's style...Just a fun book to read. Plan on reading the rest of the series for sure :)I tried Lee Child's first book in his Jack Reacher series
but got really annoyed by the fact Jack didn't call a lawyer or anybody at all when arrested and then set up to be killed in jail where he shouldn't have been. Didn't seem very realistic to me. May end up finishing it someday.
Susan, I really enjoyed Devil In A White City. I have read 1 other book by Larson and am at present waiting for Beasts In The Garden ,by him, from the library. Lucy
Susan, I really enjoyed Devil In A White City. I have read 1 other book by Larson and am at present waiting for Beasts In The Garden ,by him, from the library. Lucy
I'm halfway through the detachmentThe Detachment by Barry Eisler. I've gotten attached to his stories and since it features John Rain and Ben Treven (a merger of two of his heroes from previous books) I couldn't pass it up.
finished Mockingjay yesterday, was really disappointed after the first 2 parts. started with Break No Bones by kathy reichs
Am enjoying Keeper of Just Causes by a Danish author, the name of which escapes me at the moment. I'm about half through. A well respected, but not well-liked member of the police force goes through a terrible situation where his partner is permanently disabled and a third officer was killed. Adjusting to this beaurocratic nightmare surrounding the job is next to impossible when he is allowed back to work again. In a frantic effort to fit both the demands of the department and the powers that be and keep the guy on, a department is created. An assistant (and What An Assistant!) is even provided. And then the real twists and turns of the story begin. And, so far, it's a good one. And there seems to be something extra human about this story....
I recently finished Cemetery Girl. It's a suspense thriller and a unbelievable good read!I posted my review on goodreads and my blog: http://kimbathecaffeinatedbookreviewe...
Kimberly wrote: "I recently finished Cemetery Girl. It's a suspense thriller and a unbelievable good read!I posted my review on goodreads and my blog: http://kimbathecaffeinatedbookreviewe......"
And picked up another follower, Kimba! ;-)
I've just finished Gently Does It by Alan Hunter. I watched a few of the Inspector Gently series on television which I think are wonderful. So, I read the first in the series and somehow it didn't quite come off for me. I liked the way Gently was portrayed as a pipe smoking, peppermint cream munching detective and it was very evocative of the period. It's not often I say I actually prefer the television series to the book but this is a case in point.
I started
a few days ago. It is the first book in the series (I hate starting in the middle of a series). I'm liking it so far.
Sally wrote: "I started a few days ago. It is the first book in the series (I hate starting in the middle of a series). I'm liking it so far."I don't like starting in the middle of the series either.
Sally wrote: "I started a few days ago. It is the first book in the series (I hate starting in the middle of a series). I'm liking it so far."I'm about half way through the series and have enjoyed very much so far.
Kimberly wrote: "I recently finished Cemetery Girl. It's a suspense thriller and a unbelievable good read!I posted my review on goodreads and my blog: http://kimbathecaffeinatedbookreviewe......"
I just bought this book, glad to hear it is good.
I just finished A Dedicated Man by Peter Robinson - the 2nd in the Inspector Banks series, situated in the Yorkshire Downs. This was a good novel about a wealthy academic who left home one evening to visit a friend, and who's body is found the next morning buried in a field. His wife and friends don't have motives and the man has no enemies. A young girl in the village thinks she can find the murderer without informing the police, and her investigation ends in a bad way. I found this book even better than the first one, Gallows View
I just finished The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot. I read it because it's another selection for my book club. I foresee a great discussion. The author did an amazing job of compiling all the different threads that make up this story of HeLa cells and presenting it in a readable format that doesn't let you put it down. Henrietta, Deborah and other Lackses come alive and we feel their frustration of trying to understand what happened to them. As a society we owe Henrietta Lacks recognition for her unwitting contribution of her tissue. This book is a good step towards that recognition. Even though it's nonfiction I recommend it highly to this group.
Finished the Keeper of Lost Causes. Lost Causes, not Just Causes as I thought it was. And I liked it. And the ending was fabulous. The evil caused by awfulness that really shouldn't have happened but in being allowed to do so, helped lead brilliance into insanity...met the humanness of those trying to wade their way into real solutions and ensuing justice...met, collided, and life promised to go on from there... Now it's time to start Lumen next I grab a book!
Finished Love You More this morning, not sure what I will select to start tonight...Decisions, decisions!
Sally wrote: "I started a few days ago. It is the first book in the series (I hate starting in the middle of a series). I'm liking it so far."I've read the entire series and loved it. I envy you coming at it fresh with all those good books ahead of you.
Russell wrote: "I'm halfway through the detachmentThe Detachment by Barry Eisler. I've gotten attached to his stories and since it features John Rain and Ben Treven (a merger of two of his heroes f..."
I'll have to try Eisler as I keep hearing good things about him. Thanks,Lucy
I just finished
. I really enjoyed this book as much as the previous one in this series. It was an enjoyable read and the action made the pages turn quickly. (It obviously isn't a mystery but it was still very good.) Now to finish
.
I've started A Letter of Mary, by Laurie R. King. I've decided that I must re-read The Hound of the Baskervilles before I go on to read the next book in this series, The Moor.
Just finished The Queen: A Patrick Bowers Thriller it's as good as the rest of that series or better. Loved it. Started A Cold Day for Murder and I'm enjoying it so far.
Reading Colleen McCullough's On, Off. It's starting to grow on me after a slow start and too many characters.
Hunger Games: Okay, okay, I grumbled about having been "forced" (by all the rave reviews) to get this book (I ended up getting the NOOK trilogy)and began reading it reluctantly. I loved it. Damn. I was under the weather for a couple of days and all I did was read this and sleep. All you ravers out there ... feel free to say "Told you so!"Only two corrections (I've said before that I'm a grammar nut) - the use of "honing in on" instead of the correct "homong in on" and the consistent use of "staunch" instead of the correct "stanch". I know, I know, picky, picky, but to me seeing these things is like a music lover hearing flats - I don't look for them, they leap out at me. Aside from that, Mrs. Lincoln, this book held my attention all the way. I've begun the second in the series,
Susan, I read Devil in The White City. Hated it!!!!!!!!!People tell me to read in the Garden of Beasts and say it is nothing like the Devil, etc.
Genine wrote: "Hunger Games: Okay, okay, I grumbled about having been "forced" (by all the rave reviews) to get this book (I ended up getting the NOOK trilogy)and began reading it reluctantly. I loved it. Damn...."I've been disappointed so many times by books with rave reviews that I'm a bit cautious about them now, but like you, was very pleased with Hunger Games ... one of those that I could NOT put down, in fact.
Just finished the second of the series and while I had some difficulty with the first few chapters, they went slow for me and seemed so much different than what I expected, once past that I loved the second book as well.
Now just waiting for the final book to come up on my hold list at the library.
Lucy wrote: "I'll have to try Eisler as I keep hearing good things about him. Thanks,Lucy"I just picked up Barry Eisler's Hard Rain yesterday.
Just started
by Chris Cavender. I came across it in the library and looked like a good little read of a mystery.
Finished When She Woke and what a fantastic take on the Scarlet Letter. Now reading The End of the Wasp Season and Denise Mina has long been a favorite of mine.
Sharon wrote: "Genine wrote: "Hunger Games: Okay, okay, I grumbled about having been "forced" (by all the rave reviews) to get this book (I ended up getting the NOOK trilogy)and began reading it reluctantly. I l..."If you have a nook or nook app, I can send you the 3rd one.
Started Sister by Rosamund Lupton a few days ago a must read book I,m really enjoying the story line
Jannene wrote: If you have a nook or nook app, I can send you the 3rd one.Thank you very much, but unfortunately I don't have ...
I just finished
. It was a good read and fast since there was only 146 pages. I can't wait to read the next one in that series.
Georgia wrote: "Susan, I read Devil in The White City. Hated it!!!!!!!!!People tell me to read in the Garden of Beasts and say it is nothing like the Devil, etc."I was thinking of reading The Devil in The White City. Have actually read the first few pages, but not sure if I was really into it. Is it that bad?
Gor93ous wrote: "Georgia wrote: "Susan, I read Devil in The White City. Hated it!!!!!!!!!People tell me to read in the Garden of Beasts and say it is nothing like the Devil, etc."I was thinking of reading The D..."
I loved it. But, then, I'm from Chicago.
I just finished a great murder mystery called Three-Day Town
by Margaret Maron. My review is on goodreads and my blog:http://kimbathecaffeinatedbookreviewe...
https://www.facebook.com/kimbathecaff...
Glad the new Margaret Maron is good. Waiting for this to come out as it is one of the series that I keep to re-read. I read some of them years ago when I lived in MT and thought they were rather exaggerated. I read them again several years after moving to KY and I *recognized* half the characters in the books. They seem lots more realistic since I've lived in the south.
Hi Jan, I read Henrietta Lacks also because our book club was reading it. It was OK we decided. Most of us liked the scientific part and the incredible continuance of the Hela Cells and what they have contributed to our good health. A school in Vancouver, Washington was recently named after her. How about that?
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