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Book Concierge wrote: "Finished listening to the audio of A Red Herring Without Mustard by Alan Bradley – 4**** Audio book performed wonderfully by Jayne Entwistle. Third in a series, and I’m still in love with Flavia ..."
I'm such a fan of Jayne Entwistle - she made the series very enjoyable. I could almost see Flavia smiling as she read parts.
After reading some kind of heavy books - not in weight :).
,
and especially
I've lightend up. Start reading some wonderful mystery novels. Right now I'm reading
but also recommend
.
Yuliya wrote: "It's my favorite book by Maugham - The Painted Veil. I even put one for votes for monthly reading. Very enjable book. Did you see a movie? with Edward Norton? Not bad movie at all."Saw it on TV last night. Wonderfully acted. Edward Norton did a superb job ... really had more sympathy with Walter as a result. Ending was different ... of course ... Kitty got off easier in the movie. Still it was very good.
Finished listening to the audio of Fool Moon by Jim Butcher (performed by James Marsters) – 4****Harry Dresden, wizard and private investigator, goes up against werewolves in this second Dresden Files mystery. The plot is a wild ride, fast-paced and heart-thumping.
Link to my full review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Reading "Great Gatsby" for my book club. Have to admit it is not a page-turner and is taking me a while to finish. We will be seeing the movie and then discussing the book. That should be fun!
Read The Commoner by John Burnham Schwartz – 3.5***When Haruko marries the Crown Prince of Japan she becomes the first commoner ever to enter into the Imperial Family. She knows her life will change, but cannot possibly imagine the sacrifices that will be required of her. I was transported by this novel. Do wish he’d spent more time exploring her life-long efforts to come to terms with the consequences of her marriage.
Link to my full review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Finished listening to the audio of Still Alice by Lisa Genova (read by the author) – 5***** and a ❤
Beautifully written novel showing the mental decline of a brilliant Harvard psychology professor due to early-onset Alzheimer’s. A very personal read for me as my mother is in end-stage of this terrible disease. This would be a great book-club discussion book.
Link to my full review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Finished the audio book of War Horse by Michael Morpurgo (read by John Keating) – 3***A good children’s chapter book about a horse sent to the front in WW I.
Link to my full review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Hello! I just finished the 3rd book in The Eden Paradox series: Eden's Revenge. Terrific science fiction! Eden's Revenge
I just finished Jasper Fforde's
. Loved it!
"The Accursed" by Joyce Carol Oates. I'm about 1/2 way through; it's fabulous - I cannot put it down. I usually read between 2-3 books at a time, but this one is holding all my attention.
I recently finished The Bookseller: The First Hugo Marston Novel, first of a new mystery series set in modern Paris. It was very good and I look forward to reading the next in the series. I also read The Haunting of Maddy Clare, which was creepy good.I'm currently reading The Crown by Nancy Bilyeau, which is completing engrossing so far.
Karen wrote: ""The Accursed" by Joyce Carol Oates. I'm about 1/2 way through; it's fabulous - I cannot put it down. I usually read between 2-3 books at a time, but this one is holding all my attention."That is exactly what I am reading today!!! Hope to get halfway done soon!!! It is very dense, but I am enjoying...and wondering what the heck is going on!!!
Cindy wrote: "Karen wrote: ""The Accursed" by Joyce Carol Oates. I'm about 1/2 way through; it's fabulous - I cannot put it down. I usually read between 2-3 books at a time, but this one is holding all my attent..."You'll soon figure out what it is. Keep going - it stays every bit as good and gets much stranger!
Thanks Karen!! I am thoroughly enjoying it. A perfect book for a Sunday.
If you're a crime fiction reader and you haven't read James Lee Burke yet - do so immediately. He's amazing.
Library Thing’s Early Reviewers/Member Giveaway program for Andrei Lankov’s book The Real North Korea: Life and Politics in the Failed Stalinist Utopia.I am halfway through the e-galleys of this scholarly work, and when I get tired of trying to keep track of all the Kims and all the dates, I listen to the audio version of "Escape From Camp 14". I find them both very interesting and very helpful in attempting to understand North Korea.
I'm Reading
by Tami Hoag, #2 in the Oak Knoll series. I read Book #1
a few weeks back and then went in search of #2.
Is anyone else experiencing this glitch ... I click on "new" but it keeps taking me to the same place ... Message # 30023 back on page 601. Even though I've clearly been here since then ... I've even posted several times since then. Could it be because the thread is so very long? Maybe we need a new "what are you reading" thread?
Where do we report this bug?
Book Concierge wrote: "Is anyone else experiencing this glitch ... I click on "new" but it keeps taking me to the same place ... Message # 30023 back on page 601. Even though I've clearly been here since then ... I've e..."Hi Book!
It's not just this thread or board, and it's been happening since last week. Some threads clear just fine, others don't clear at all, and some do not show that there are "new" posts since your last visit. It's frustrating, to say the least -- especially in those threads like this one, where you click on "new" and it takes you back several pages before the actual new posts. They have to be aware of the issue by now, so I guess all we can do is hope it gets fixed FAST!
6 hours later... And now I'm getting a "security warning" every time I change pages. Do you know how annoying it is to close that stupid box twenty times in about fifteen minutes??
I'm about 2/3rds through Phillipa Gregory 's The Rivers Lady and just about completed John Grishman's YA novel Theodore Boone Kid Lawyer
Heather L wrote: "It's not just this thread or board, and it's been happening since last week. ....6 hours later... And now I'm getting a "security warning" every time I ..."Maybe it would help if THIS thread were locked and we started a new thread. It's already somewhat intimidating for a new member to be faced with over 30,000 posts.
Maybe a new thread each year?
Just finished reading the new book by Ramez Naam called The Infinite Resource: The Power of Ideas on a Finite Planet. The book explores our current resource shortages and environmental problems, and argues that the power of innovation is equal to the task of overcoming them--based on the history (and present) of innovation, as well as a theoretical understanding of what drives it. It's a brilliant book, and has gone straight into my top 10 of all time. I've written a full executive summary of the book available here: http://newbooksinbrief.com/2013/04/30...Cheers,
Aaron
BTW I posted the problem to the Good Reads Feedback group, where several other people are complaining of this very glitch. I even posted a link to this specific thread as an example. "Emily" responded: Book Concierge wrote: "Here's an example: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5......"
This example actually sounds like deletions of posts or users is the cause. Our topics are built to handle up to 500 posts, or about 10 pages. After that, the notifications begin to get a little screwy because of the way that the system counts newer posts. Fixing this would require an overhaul of all groups and all comments, which isn't really something we can do right now. I would ask your group moderators to create a new thread, since you're up to 30,000 messages here.
So it seems that the Good Reads team has suggested we need a new thread.
Book Concierge wrote: "Finished listening to the audio of A Red Herring Without Mustard by Alan Bradley – 4**** Audio book performed wonderfully by Jayne Entwistle. Third in a series, and I’m still in love with Flavia ..."
I love this series and can hardly wait until the next one comes. It's the 6th in the series - not sure when it's coming but I'll definitely be ready!
Today I started Must Love Dogs on which the movie of the same name is based. So far it seems the movie really followed the book. Oh, it is one of my favorite ChicFlics.
I just finished reading "MY ANTONIA"BY WILLA CATHER,it was a good read
Finished A Superior Death by Nevada Barr – 2**Second Anna Pigeon mystery set in Isle Royale National Park in Lake Superior. The mystery thriller is well written, but there are editing issues and a serious misstep with a joke about a pedophile that I cannot believe got past the editors.
Link to my full review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
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Finished listening to the audio of The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender (read by the author) – 2**
Nine-year-old Rose discovers she can taste the emotions of anyone who prepares food she eats. On the whole, this was a disappointing effort at magical realism.
Link to my full review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Unintended Consequences by Stuart WoodsMemoir of the Sunday Brunch (nook) Julia Pandl
More Baths, Less Talking Nick Hornby
Book Thing (nook) Laura Lippman
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I'm reading Francesca Segal's "The Innocents." Reminiscent of Edith Wharton, but set in current times in upper crust Jewish London. Excellent.
So many interesting books mentioned here to be added to my to-be-read list. After I finish "The Innocents" by Francesca Segal, I'm looking forward to reading the "Golum and the Ginni."
STACIE! I love Joshilyn Jackson too! She is hilarious
Getting ready to start "Fly Away" by Kristin Hannah. I absolutely love her books and can't wait to dive into this one! Also "Judging a book by its lover" Lauren Leto and "Dash & Lily's Book of Dares"(ebook) Rachel Cohn
I'm getting ready start It's Murder, My Son by Lauren Carr for our library's book club. The author herself will be leading our discussion,,,
I'm getting ready start It's Murder, My Son by Lauren Carr for our library's book club. The author herself will be leading our discussion!!!
Painter of Silence by Georgina Harding
I just finished The Emperor of All Maladies and thought it was excellent. I will review it and post the link later. Now I am reading Girlchild.
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