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[Lisa]

I just finished reading Beneath a Scarlet Sky which was a giveaway for me. I gave this WWII book about a 17 year old boy in Milan Italy 5 stars. My review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I also finished The Unseen World which took me awhile to review. I enjoyed the book and have it 3 1/2 stars but I apparently expected more than others.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


Now I am reading Insane Clown President: Dispatches from the 2016 Circus which is just reminding me of how much the last election was like a Jerry Springer show.


Last night I started Forty Rooms which looks promising. The book is broken up into very small segments each one a room from a young girls life...and then into adulthood. Right now she is 4 1/2-6 and she sees ghosts along with imaginary friends but I don't think they stay with her into adulthood. Anyway it is very descriptive writing.

[Jennifer]

Currently I am reading The Color Purple. So far I am enjoying it.

[Rosemarie]

I read The Color Purple a long time ago, and I mean a long time, and still remember the book and the main character's growth through the book.

[Patricia]

I'm reading The Valley of Amazement by Amy Tan. On Kindle with audio. Really enjoyable. Also, Underground Railroad which is really well written.

[Jim]

Currently reading Barabbas by Pär Lagerkvist and Secrets of Mental Math: The Mathemagician's Guide to Lightning Calculation and Amazing Math Tricks by Arthur Benjamin.

Jim

[Kris]

Laxman wrote: "Kris wrote: "Laxman wrote: "Rosemarie wrote: "Laxman wrote: "Rosemarie wrote: "What do you think of Room? I am not sure if I liked it or not."

I didn't have a high expectation from Room anyway. I ..."

Hi Laxman, I have seen the movie --- & the first 3/4s captivated me completely. It was during the last 1/4th --- when the characters return to society --- that the pace slows down. How ironic this is, considering that the beginning of the book takes place in one location...! Just wonder if there are more internal thought processes you come to understand at the end of the book that we don't get to see in the movie?

[Ashley]

outlander by diana gabaldon

[Kris]

Jim wrote: "Currently not reading a book, but just finished today Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton, set in South Africa.

Jim" Easy reading? Or work to get through?

[Robin]

I'm just finishing The Fifth Season, and getting to The Last Days of Magic.

[Dora]

I'm reading Wandering by Melissa Burovac and Musashi by Eiji Yoshikawa.

[Doreen]

Just started reading My Traitor's Heart: A South African Exile Returns to Face His Country, His Tribe, and His Conscience by Rian Malan.

[Jennifer]

Truly, Madly Guilty

I am absolutely loving the way it is written. To me it is so unique

[Ashley]

voyager by diana gabaldon

[Moushine]

I read The Story Of My Assassins set in India, which I liked very much, rated it 5 stars and reviewed it.

[Carol]

I'm reading:
-- The Fig Tree Murder by Michael Pearce (early 20th Century Egypt)
--A Bride's Story, Vol. 1 by Kaoru Mori (19th Century Turkey)
--The Locust and the Bird: My Mother's Story by Hanan Al-Shaykh (mid-century Lebanon)
--Jayber Crow by Wendell Berry (southern US)
--Frontier by Can Xue (China)

[Clare]

I just got back from a wonderful vacation in Taipei and I am reading Wintry Night. It's been an interesting insight into the history of Taiwan and the Hakka.

[Robin]

[Ashley]

The fiery cross by diana gabaldon

[Laxman]

The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown.

[Jim]

Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth by Reza Aslan.

Jim

[Moushine]

I finished reading Pour quelques milliards et une roupie, which is set in India. I rated it 3 stars and reviewed it.

[Doreen]

Reading Desperation by Stephen King.

[Melinda]

Listen, Slowly--set in modern Vietnam

Listen, Slowly

[Arpit]

Beartown - set in small sweedish town

[Carol]

I'm reading Apparitions: Ghosts of Old Edo, set in Japan, by Miyuki Miyabe.

[Cold Cream 'n' Roses]

I'm reading Margot: Sister Nivedita of Swami Vivekananda, a biography of the Irish woman Margaret Noble, who arrived in India in the late 19th century, became Sister Nivedita, and devoted the rest of her life to the cause of India.

[Ilyssa]

The Penalty Area by Alain Gillot

[Ashley]

A breath of snow and ashes by Diana gabbaldon
The girl before by rena olsen

[Laxman]

Kris wrote: "Laxman wrote: "Kris wrote: "Laxman wrote: "Rosemarie wrote: "Laxman wrote: "Rosemarie wrote: "What do you think of Room? I am not sure if I liked it or not."

I didn't have a high expectation from ..."

Yes. There sure might be more of the internal thought processes that you speak of. But only of the mother. Because as far as the kid is concerned, life in that room is all that he knew. Literally. That's how restricted his worldly conscious was.

From the mother's standpoint, yes. There would be a myriad of those emotions, sentiments, and whatnot.

[Laxman]

The Light between Oceans by M. L. Stedman

[Jennifer]

I am currently reading "It" which is set in the US but in Maine which is not where I live so this is proving interesting.

[Moushine]

I read Infamies à Singapour. Une enquête de l'inspecteur Singh, which is a crime novel set in the city-country of Singapour. Rated it 4 stars and reviewed it. First novel I've read set in Singapour, which I visited during a week-end a decade ago.

[Laxman]

Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie.

[Anita]

[Carol]

I'm reading A Grain of Truth by Zygmunt Miłoszewski. It takes place in contemporary Poland.

[Moushine]

I'm reading When Loss is Gain, the originalEnglish title of Les Falaises de Wangsisina by Pavan K. Varma, set in INDIA.

[Bonnie]

I'm reading one of our books of the month (India) on Kindle. The Forgotten Daughter. Really enjoying what I've read and the little recipes along the way.

[Lisa]

I'm reading "A Few of the Girls" an anthology of short stories by Maeve Binchy. I guess that counts for Ireland.

[Kris]

Reading 'The Book Thief" by Markus Zusak. Random House says Zusak is "innovative", and that he is... but sometimes his writing leaves me wishing he'd use less "innovative" descriptions. As an example, a woman's teeth are described as "elbowing" their way to the front of her mouth...Hmmm. Not sure about this one...
The story tho, so far, is wonderful.

[Carol]

I'm reading The Forgiven by Lawrence Osborne. It takes place in Morocco. I've taken a few breaks to look for maps, learn about trilobite mining, the terrain etc. It's fascinating.

[Ashley]

i am reading down a dark road by linda castillo. its the 9th book in the kate berkholder series. its an amish mystery and detective book.

[Rossel]

Connie wrote: "The Piano Teacher is sitting in my big pile of books to be read in the next month too. I hope you enjoy it."

Hi, Can we download the books freely? or needs to pay online please?

[Ashley]

I am currently reading the book sweet possession by Maya Banks

[Moushine]

Bought and read while on vacation in Russia history fiction novels such as A Hero of Our Time and Hadji Murad both set in 19th century Russia.

I read also One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich set in 1950's Siberian Gulag in Russia. I read all 3 books, rated them respectively 4 stars, 5 stars, and again 5 stars. I reviewed each of them.

[Carol]

I'm reading:

Visitation by Jenny Erpenbeck (takes place in East Germany, primarily around WWII)

Daddy Was a Number Runner by Louise Meriwether (1934 Harlem, NYC, US)

and
Three Minutes by Anders Roslund. (Contemporary. Swedish author, but the majority of the novel takes place in Colombia)

[Moushine]

I read L'Aliéniste, which is set in a provincial town of Brazil and was first published in 1881. Rated it 5 stars and reviewed it.

[Ashley]

Forgotten sins by rebecca zanetti

[Rosemarie]

I have just started Memed, my Hawk by Yashar Kemal.

[ella ☆]

I am reading Children of Eden by Joey Graceffa right now! I started about three days ago and I'm about halfway through.

[Laxman]

The Promise: A Tragic Accident, a Paralyzed Bride, and the Power of Love, Loyalty, and Friendship by Rachelle Friedman