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[Roya]

Hi all. I am reading "Sword of Persia" by Michael Axworthy. It's a historical book about one of the greatest kings of Iran who had only reigned from 1736 to 1747, but brought so much power and stability to the Iran, by fighting back Turk Ottomans and Afghans and plundering Delhi, India.

[Jovan]

This one looks interesting

[〰️Beth〰️]

Ana wrote: "I'm reading Hamnet, I love Maggie O'Farrell books."

I have heard good things about it. Hope you are enjoying the book.

[Jim]

Has anyone read anything by Eudora Welty, Robert Penn Warren or Flannery O'Conner? A friend suggested I read their books but I wondered if anyone here could recommend one.

[〰️Beth〰️]

Jim wrote: "Has anyone read anything by Eudora Welty, Robert Penn Warren or Flannery O'Conner? A friend suggested I read their books but I wondered if anyone here could recommend one."

I have heard of all three but am sad to say I have not read any books by them.

[Rosemarie]

I've read A Curtain of Green and Other Stories by Eudora Welty. I enjoyed most of them.

[Carol]

Jim wrote: "Has anyone read anything by Eudora Welty, Robert Penn Warren or Flannery O'Conner? A friend suggested I read their books but I wondered if anyone here could recommend one."

I’ve read all three. I recommend Robert Penn Warren’s All the King's Men, which is truly a masterpiece. Both Welty and O’Connor are best known for their short stories and not their novels. My advice to you is to pick up any collection of their short stories, or read several online. I made the mistake last year of reading Wise Blood, hated it, then face-palmed. I didn’t read her best work, but something else, reinforcing that I didn’t care for her. It wasn’t fair of me and only I suffered.

[Doris]

Carol wrote: "Jim wrote: "Has anyone read anything by Eudora Welty, Robert Penn Warren or Flannery O'Conner? A friend suggested I read their books but I wondered if anyone here could recommend one."

I’ve read a..."

I'll echo Carol's advice. All the King's Men is brilliant. Drop everything and go read it now. I've not yet read Welty, but Flannery O'Connor's short stories are magnificent. I'm less taken with her novels: I find a lot of her characters are hard to take in large doses.

[Jim]

〰️Beth〰️ wrote: "Jim wrote: "Has anyone read anything by Eudora Welty, Robert Penn Warren or Flannery O'Conner? A friend suggested I read their books but I wondered if anyone here could recommend one."

I have hear..."
Thank you.

[Jim]

Carol wrote: "Jim wrote: "Has anyone read anything by Eudora Welty, Robert Penn Warren or Flannery O'Conner? A friend suggested I read their books but I wondered if anyone here could recommend one."

I’ve read a..."

Thank you!

[Jim]

Rosemarie wrote: "I've read A Curtain of Green and Other Stories by Eudora Welty. I enjoyed most of them."

Thank you!

[Jim]

Doris wrote: "Carol wrote: "Jim wrote: "Has anyone read anything by Eudora Welty, Robert Penn Warren or Flannery O'Conner? A friend suggested I read their books but I wondered if anyone here could recommend one...."

Thank you! I'll start with All the King's Men.

[Laura]

I am reading the host by Stephenie Meyer.

[alexander craig]

The Barracks by Jim McGahern.

[Lize]

I am reading The Mirror and The Light -Mantel, while listening to
O Pioneers! -Cather. I also started with Remarkable Creatures and want to continue, but the very simplistic language caught me off guard at first. I also finished the Audiobook of Middlemarch and started several other classics, but i really want to find something just like Middlemarch.

[Theresia]

Lize wrote: "... while listening to
O Pioneers! -Cather. I also started with Remarkable Creatures and want to continue, but the very simplistic language caught me off..."

How are you enjoying the book? I've been planning to read it for a while

On a similar note, I'm more than halfway through Streets of Laredo, which I started right after finishing Lonesome Dove, both are - in my opinion - really good books which I'd highly recommend to anybody who enjoys the Western genre.

[David]

Clear Waters Rising: A Mountain Walk Across Europe by Nicholas Crane, an account of a walk from Northern Spain to Istanbul along Europe's continental divide through the Pyrenees, the Alps and the Carpathians. One to read if you enjoy reading of travel to places off the beaten track.

[Kirsten]

Wow. That book sounds incredible, David.

[alexander craig]

Reading Henry James The beast in the jungle. It's a trifle difficult to read, very descriptive and so romantic the tit for tat relationship with John Marcher and May, the play of words between them is torturous to read right through to the end, to find out the outcome.

[alexander craig]

Just read Carlo Levi Christ stopped at Eboli, a very quaint, well written book that highlights the contrast in south Italy to the North of Italy.

[KatiecatsBookishLife]

"Clap when you land" by Elizabeth Acevedo. Loving it so far!

[John]

Japanese mystery set in a backwater village in 1937: The Honjin Murders (ebook), and Midnight at Malabar House (audiobook), set in Bombay on New Years Eve 1950.

[alexander craig]

A brief account of the sikh people. Enjoyable book, the grammar is not perfect, very enlightening read.

[Mary]

I just finished “My Sister the Serial Killer” by Oyinkan Braithwaite from Nigeria. I really enjoyed it. A page-turner with complex characters.

[John]

Swimming in the Dark, a gay coming-of-age story set in 1980s Poland.

[alexander craig]

The Methuen Audition Book for Men
by Annika Bluhm is a mix of plays from all around the world of leading speeches.

[Steven]

I'm reading Ant Middleton's book "The Fear Bubble". Almost finished. :-)

[Sandra]

I'm almost done with both, Gone with the Wind and Rebecca.

I'm also reading some short stories by Chilean author Roberto Bolaño.

[Rebecca]

working on the Seven Military Classics of Ancient China, Life of St Columba, and The Alexiad.

[John]

Finishing up Mani: Travels in the Southern Peloponnese, and starting First Stop in the New World: Mexico City, the Capital of the 21st Century

[alexander craig]

Reading Gerald Durrell Zoo in my Luggage.

[Laura]

I'm reading "Warcross" by Marie Lu. A futuristic book set in Tokyo. :)

Warcross

[Sharon]

Just got back from the library with a copy of My Holiday in North Korea: The Funniest/Worst Place on Earth by Wendy E Simmons! I'm very excited to read it, I've always been a bit fascinated by North Korea.

[Sandra]

I finished Rebecca yesterday, which I though it was exceptional.

I'm starting today Offering to the Storm, last book in the Baztán Trilogy.

[Sandra]

I finished Gone with the Wind, which was a fantastic 5 stars read.

I've been struggling to decide what to read next. I think I'm going to reread Chronicle of a Death Foretold

[Rebecca]

The Seven Military Classics of Ancient China, The Alexiad

[alexander craig]

Reading The Pillowman it's a horrid book beautifully written and The Citadel by A.J Cronin

[Sandra]

I started yesterday Great Expectations as my next classic on the go.

I also started Blood Lure. The friend who gave this book to me said fantastic things about it, and I also liked what I read about the series here in GR, so it is potentially a series I might start if it turns out good.

[Kirsten]

I'm reading Pupcakes by Annie England Noblin. Set in Memphis, TN.

[Gabrielle]

I'm plodding my way through The Luminaries. While I appreciate the writing is beautiful, I'm having a hard time with the density and complexity of the multiple characters. Won't give up on it, though.

[alexander craig]

Fight Club, it's very philosophical branches off into Emile Durkheim's theory and on existentialism.

[Maria]

I tend to read several books at the same time (usually a classic, a less serious easy read as a YA and an audiobook) i do this because some books i study deeply and annotate, which i enjoy, while other books i simply read and enjoy.
Right now im reading:
1. The Light in the Forest - Studying and annotating. Set in the early Southern USA.

2. Bloodrose - Relaxed YA read before bed.
Set in USA, Italy and fictional places.

3. A Tale of Two Cities - Studying and annotating.
Set in France and England.

4. The Art of Happiness - Reading the danish version aloud to my mom in danish while she cooks dinner.

[Gurasees]

I am reading Love at the Library ARC by Amanda Kai.

[Cem]

I'm reading le magasin des suicides by Jean Teulé. This book's animation movie scenes comes to my eyes.

Le Magasin des suicides

[Leona]

Gone with the Wind

[Jason]

Finishing the trifecta of Elizabeth Kostovas’ novels.
The Historian, The Swan Theives, and The Shadoe Land

[alexander craig]

Just ventured into reading William Golding, its called Close quarters. Read Two years before the mast loved it so thought I'd read another Maritime book.

[Rebecca]

The Seven Military Classics of Ancient China and Last Tang Standing by Lauren Ho for a light read.

[Oma]

I'm rereading Mark Twain. Have a happy journey!

[Debbie]

Rainy Day Ramen and Cosmic Pachinko- what a great title!

I am reading Meridian by Alice Walker for another group right now. It is a bit heavy, but I am really glad I'm reading it.