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[Esther]

I have just finished The Girl on the Train 4 stars. not as great as the hype would have you believe but not bad at all.

Now I am reading Burial Rites which is very good so far.

[Christine]

INK AND BONE by Rachel Caine. I'm about 1/3 into it and can't put it down. The story started in London, England, and is now in Alexandria, Egypt. It might be classified Steam Punk but not heavy because I usually can't get through Steam Punk.

[Christine]

Esther wrote: "I have just finished The Girl on the Train 4 stars. not as great as the hype would have you believe but not bad at all.

Now I am reading Burial Rites which is very ..."

I have wanted to read GIRL ON A TRAIN but haven't had time yet. I have so many books to read because I do book programs with people and I feel compelled to read their books beforehand.
Christine Kohler

[Esther]

Christine wrote: "Esther wrote: "I have just finished The Girl on the Train 4 stars. not as great as the hype would have you believe but not bad at all.."

I found The Girl on the Train a quick read, if that helps.

[Carol]

Esther wrote: "Christine wrote: "Esther wrote: "I have just finished The Girl on the Train 4 stars. not as great as the hype would have you believe but not bad at all.."

I found The Girl on the T..."

Really quick, if I recall. Like 6 hours.

[Christine]

Thanks Esther and Carol. I'll move this to my TBR pile mid-Sept. when I have program out-of-town. I need quick reads during travel do to interruptions. Thanks for not giving spoilers!

[Sam]

Brazilian Xango from Baker Street (finally finishing) and Indonesian The Girl from the Coast. The latter is great. :)

[Rachel]

I'm currently reading:


super scary! there are lots of characters, truly frightening moments and an overarching mystery that is unfolding nicely.


creepy, but with some dark humor and really awesome characters


my current YA pick, but I'm not that into it.

[Sadie]

I'm currently reading The Book of Life & The Knife of Never Letting Go. I will be very sad when I finish the Book of Life, it was a great trilogy

[Christine]

I'm currently reading "The Birth of Venus" by Sarah Dunant, set in Renaissance Italy (I love modern Italy too!). The story is excellent so far: historical fiction, but written with a very 'immediate' voice so that is does not feel stilted or like a history lesson.

Does anyone here have a title or series to recommend, that is set in their own country, city, or hometown?

I would recommend the Maryland author Anne Tyler, whose books are often set in Baltimore, my hometown. Her books are quirky and interesting, but with very real emotion. My long-time favorite is "The Accidental Tourist," (a title which seems to call out to this group!).
I'm also looking forward to reading one of her newer titles, "A Spool of Blue Thread."

[Katheryn]

Just started Shoes for Anthony, which I won in a Goodreads giveaway. It's set in a Welsh mining village during WWII.

[Jacob]

I am reading "The Pigeon Tunnel: Stories from My Life" the memoirs of John le Carré.

[Anna]

I just read The Lucky Hat Mine by J V L Bell. It is a great book, it made me write the first ever review in my life! I hope you'll find it helpful.

[Jim]

Good evening!

I'm reading as a buddy read When Pride Still Mattered: A Life Of Vince Lombardi. So far so good.

Jim

[Sara]

I currently reading Days of Blood & Starlight... The book is fantasy romance who talks about angels and chimeras. The action happens in Prague but also in Morocco.

[Sam]

The Bees amd Cop Town :)

[Alice]

Currently reading The Masterpiece (Novel #14 from the Rougon-Macquart series by Emile Zola). It's about the art scene in Paris during the Second Empire.

[Carol]

I started Out by Natsuo Kirino yesterday. I'm enjoying it, but I'm also on page 11 and the font is tiny, so I'll need to make a dent before the jury's in.

[Esther]

Carol wrote: "I started Out by Natsuo Kirino yesterday. I'm enjoying it, but I'm also on page 11 and the font is tiny, so I'll need to make a dent before the jury's in."

That is probably one of the most unusual books I have read.

[Karen]

I am reading The Turtle-Girl from East Pukapuka by Cole Alpaugh, this is a really odd book.

[Carole]

I am reading "The Last Mile" by David Baldacci. It takes place in the American South, Texas and Mississippi. This part of the US is like reading about another country from where I live in the Midwest. The way people think is very different. It is worth reading to get an insight into just how diverse the US really is.

[Carole]

I am also reading "Rapshodie Française" by Antoine Laurain. It is surprising to read about Democratic countries currently having elections who want to replace politicians with businessmen. Countries run by a CEO is the current trend this year in France and the US.

[Sarah]

I am currently reading an amazing debut novel - . It is going to be one to watch out for. I am anticipating literary awards/nominations. We shall see. Highly recommend. For my audio I am listening to - also really good.

[Carol]

I am reading The Silence of the Rain by Luiz Alfredo Garcia-Roza, and set in Brazil. It's the first in a series and is offering a little less local color than I prefer. Jury's out until I cross the finish line.

[Laurie]

Sarah wrote: "I am currently reading an amazing debut novel - . It is going to be one to watch out for. I am anticipating literary awards/nominations. We shall see. Highly recommend..."

I read Homegoing earlier this year, and I agree that it will win awards. It is one I recommend as well.

[Deb]

I am currently reading an utterly charming book: . by Tony Perrottet

This is a great travel book as the author travels to all sorts of remote places (Thursday Island in the Torre Straits, Cuba before it opened to the USA, ect) and he intersperses these stories with tiny sketches from his life in America. I have just left Kauai, Hawaii and am about to go to the Caribbean.

[Terrence]

I wish to know members interested in the novels of Anthony Trollope. Trollope was a 19th century writer and his novels, mostly romance, are similar to those of Jane Austen. However, though Jane Austen wrote only some six or seven books, Trollope has written over a hundred.
Of his novels, I have just completed re-listening to “Framley Parsonage” and I am now re-listening “Doctor Thorne”.
Trollope is famous for his series of six “Barsetshire” novels, of which “Framley Parsonage” and “Doctor Thorne” form part, and for his series of six “Palliser” novels. I have the print, eBook and audio versions of all twelve books as well as those of some of his other books. They are all in the public domain. https://www.amazon.com/author/terrenc...

[BAC]

Ohhhhh! Have it and been meaning to read it for ages. I've heard very good things.

Danielle wrote: "Currently reading and I am loving it! Takes place in Chicago during the late 1890s to earl..."

[Rosemarie]

Terrence, I am reading Framley Parsonage right now. I am in group that is reading the Chronicles of Barsetshire in order. We just finished Doctor Thorne-- it is a wonderful book.

[Rosemarie]

I read the Devil in the White City-- parts of it are creepy. On the other hand, it is a wonder that anything got built on time. Interesting book.

[Carol]

I am in London with Strange Tide by Christopher Fowler, the latest entrant in the brilliant Bryant and May series.

[Terrence]

Terrence Rosemarie I am happy to meet another fan of Trollope. I would like to join your group reading the "Barset" novels

[Sam]

Euphoria by Lily King. Really interesting dor me as a cross-cultural expert. :)

[Sushil]

Hi!

Please read my Guinness record solar bicycle ride experience in India!
Sushil Reddy

The SunPedal Ride: India: 79 Days, 7424 kilometres, a Solar Awareness Mission


It is a fun travelogue with a message about sustainability. We are fund raising to get solar power to a village school in Rajasthan via an NGO - Hockey Village India

Feel free to ask me any query! :) Looking forward to connecting with you all!
Regards,
Sushil

[Rhonda]

I am reading the book Reading Up A Storm and am enjoying it.

[Keith]

I've just started "The Arab of the Future 3", the third installment of a graphic novel about the author's childhood in the middle east. His mother is French and his father is Syrian and he spends his childhood in Libya and Syria, with occasional trips to France. Much of the book (so far) is set in the Syrian village where his father was raised. To say that life there is different from what I am used to is an understatement. The interesting thing is that the book is written through a child's eyes, so that many of the events that I find startling are seen as...just how life is.

[May]

Im currently reading the unexpected everything by morgan matson !

[Shannon]

[Rhonda]

Just finished reading My Brilliant Friend. I also started Claws for Alarm and in the middle of Finding Rebecca.

[Janey]

just finished My Documents by Alejandro Zambra

[Anneke]

Currently reading Palestinian Walks: Forays into a Vanishing Landscape by Raja Shehadeh. A non-fiction account of the author walking through the changing country side of occupied Palestine. Interesting, and I love the idea of just getting out there and keep walking.

[Kay]

The Air-Conditioned Nightmare, by Henry Miller. Boy, is he good. He used to be my favorite but I sort of forgot about him. After decades, I am reading Miller again. He sounds so contemporary that when he dates himself, that is, when he puts himself in 1944, or whatever, it feels odd. He was way ahead of his time.

[Rita]

I'm reading The Help. I'm thinking of attempting the USA and ATW challeges this year.

[John]

I began reading Kim Fay's The Map of Lost Memories a while back... set in Cambodia in the early 20th Century. So far there's plenty of travel included!!

[Jim]

Currently reading As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner (1897-1962). My first book by Faulkner, originally published in 1930, it's set in Mississippi, USA, at the end of the 19th or beginning of the 20th century.

Jim

[Rosemarie]

I have not read any books by Faulkner yet. Apparently this is one of his more accessable books. How is it so far? I have started reading Dom Casmurro by Machado de Assis.

[Jim]

Good evening,

It's a good book, pretty sad, reads fast. It's the story of the Bundren family traveling across the Mississippi countryside to bury their wife and mother Addie.

Jim

[Jenny]

I'm about halfway through It took me a bit to get used to the writing style, but now that I am, its getting good.

[Laurie]

Jenny wrote: "I'm about halfway through It took me a bit to get used to the writing style, but now that I am, its getting good."

You are about where I am in this book, and I had to get used to the writing style as well. But I am enjoying the mystery and am eager to see what happens.

[Jenny]

Laurie wrote: "Jenny wrote: "I'm about halfway through It took me a bit to get used to the writing style, but now that I am, its getting good."

You are about where I am in t..."

Same with me :)