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[May]

Marilyn, I hope you enjoy Brother Cadfael as much as I have! Reading #16 right now!!

[Bobby]

[Marilyn]

Finished “A Morbid Taste for Bones” a Brother Cadfael mystery by Ellis Peters, my first. Entertaining and a pallet cleanser after reading “Sand and Steel” about D-Day.

[Marilyn]

Forgot to mention I’ve started “Sons and Soldiers “ by Bruce Henderson. It’s about Jewish German refugees who joined the U.S. army and returned to Germany to fight against the Nazis. Henry Kissinger was one.

[Bobby]

Linda wrote: "Reading Caribbean by James Mitchener.
Want to read The Tarnished Chalice after Bobby writes a review!"

Ouch....guess I’d better get busy!!

[Diego]

I found this jewel titled "Voice of the Fire" , written by Alan Moore, better known for his graphic novels Watchmen, V for Vendetta, and Batman: The Killing Joke.

His first so called novel is reminiscent to James Michener or Edward Rutherfurd: a collection of short stories spanning through millennia in one same region, in this case the author's birthplace Northampton.

So I thought: the guy who gave us one of the best Batman stories writing a book a la Michener style...what can go wrong? Well....

The first chapter is really hard to get into, so be warned.

Now don't get me wrong, I think is going to be a good book, but as the first story takes place in 4000 BC, it is narrated in first person by a stone age boy, and the author decided to write it literally with the character's voice, who has a very limited language and mind, so you can imagine how hard it is to decipher what's going on.

I admire the artsy approach here, but as a non-English native speaker this is really challenging to me. I had a feeling before I bought the book that Moore would pull a crazy stuff like this though.

I still believe once I get pass this obstacle, it will become a great read.

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Got two books on the go again. Very different so they suit different moods.

The book I have just started, the Pulitzer winner.

[C.P.]

I just finished The Third Daughter by Talia Carner, a riveting novel about mid-19th-century (legal) sex trafficking from Ukraine to Argentina; Lies in White Dresses: A Novel by Sofia Grant, whom I'm hoping to interview soon; The Other Windsor Girl: A Novel of Love, Royalty, Whiskey, and Cigarettes by Georgie Blalock, about Britain's Princess Margaret; The Lost Daughter by Gill Paul, which is great historical fiction if you can get past the absurd idea that not one but two of the Romanov princesses escaped the Bolsheviks; and The Golden Wolf, the third and last of Linnea Hartsuyker's Norse trilogy. All great reads!

Not sure what I'll tackle next. Something requiring no brain cells whatsover, perhaps. ;-)

[Leona]

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett

[May]

Leona, this is our all time favorite novel!! Hope you enjoyed it as much as we did!$

[Leona]

May wrote: "Leona, this is our all time favorite novel!! Hope you enjoyed it as much as we did!$"

I read it years ago and watched the series again not too long ago. It is going to be a book club read at the "Y".

[Allison]

Leona wrote: "The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett"

Loved the book and the miniseries.

[Linda]

I finished Caribbean by James Michener yesterday. It was a five star read. I posted a review on Goodreads, but the it was inadequate. The book was long and chocked full of history rather than fiction. I recommend the book to my friends
Against my grandchildren's advice and my better judgment, I started Fifty Shades of Grey by E. L. James. I have read the first sex scene, and I need to see if there is anything different in the second sex scene. Lol. This may be one book that I do not finish.

[Linda]

I liked Eye of the Needle by Ken Follett.

[Bobby]

[Allison]

Had started (I really need to read more nonfiction!) but have put it to the side for now to start for a group read.

[May]

Reading THE SUNFLOWER by Simon Wiesenthal. Powerful, thought provoking... I can only read a couple pages at a time

[Marilyn]

Reading “Templar Silks” by Elizabeth Chadwick.

[Jaime]

Reading Luck of Huemac by Dan Peters. It is about the pre-Columbian Aztec Empire.

[Jaime]

Linda wrote: "I finished Caribbean by James Michener yesterday. It was a five star read. I posted a review on Goodreads, but the it was inadequate. The book was long and chocked full of history rath..."
I avoid sexually explicit books.

[Diego]

Reading Fall of Giants .

Halfway through it and loving it so far, specially the passages that involve Ethel and those of the Russian brothers. Even when some of the main characters start as hateable, you're still intrigued of what will happen to them.

Great storytelling by Follet as usual.

[David]

I am reading an excellent novel titled "The Fighting Man" by Adrian Deans. It's set in Medieval England around the time of the Norman conquest. I'm only about a quarter of the way through it but so far I'm liking what I'm reading. This is the first historical novel by this author. He's better known for crime novels. I hope it won't be the last.

[Jane]

David wrote: "I am reading an excellent novel titled "The Fighting Man" by Adrian Deans. It's set in Medieval England around the time of the Norman conquest. I'm only about a quarter of the way through it but so..."

The Fighting Man by Adrian Deans

[May]

Diego, we enjoyed FALL OF GIANTS immensely! Actually, we read & enjoyed the entire series. Hope you do also!

[Bobby]

May wrote: "Reading THE SUNFLOWER by Simon Wiesenthal. Powerful, thought provoking... I can only read a couple pages at a time"

The Sunflower: On the Possibilities and Limits of Forgiveness

[Bobby]

Marilyn wrote: "Reading “Templar Silks” by Elizabeth Chadwick."

Templar Silks

[Bobby]

Jaime wrote: "Reading Luck of Huemac by Dan Peters. It is about the pre-Columbian Aztec Empire."

The Luck of Huemac

[David]

Oh geez, I forgot to format the title of the book. I know better, I just haven't posted for a long time. I accept my punishment of ten days in the public stocks followed by forty lashes with a cat-o-nine- tails.

[happy]

Diego wrote: "Reading Fall of Giants.

Halfway through it and loving it so far, specially the passages that involve Ethel and those of the Russian brothers. Even ..."

I really liked this one. As the series progressed, I liked each entry a little less than the previous one. Even with that caveat, they are all enjoyable reads.

[S.Baqer]

Hello all!

I am about to Read Anne Boleyn: A King's Obsession by Alison Weir. I loved the first book of the series and can't wait to start the second!!

Any Tudor fanatics right here? Yay!

[Candace]

S.Baqer wrote: "Hello all!

I am about to Read Anne Boleyn: A King's Obsession by Alison Weir. I loved the first book of the series and can't wait to start the second!!

Any Tudor fanatics right here? Yay!

I enjoy a Tudor book every now and then. Especially Weir’s. There is an active Tudor group here on GR’s— if you aren’t already a member. :-) I’m not a fanatic, but I did read enough books that I felt I was just repeating info and thought I take a break for awhile!

[May]

Reading THE RECKONING by John Grisham. I am enjoying it, but The middle section “The Boneyard” was tough to read. Reading “The Betrayal” tonight.

[S.Baqer]

Candace wrote: "S.Baqer wrote: "Hello all!

I am about to Read Anne Boleyn: A King's Obsession by Alison Weir. I loved the first book of the series and can't wait to start the second!!

Any Tudor fanatics right he..."

I want to Join!!

[Nev]

I'm reading Sun, Sand, Murder, by John Keyse-walker and loving it.

Sun, Sand, Murder

[Nev]

Leona wrote: "The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett"

I loved it too! Watched the TV series, which wasn't as well done as the book.

[Darian]

Reading "Roman Mask" by Thomas MD Brooke. Set in early 1st century A.D. Rome, the story focuses on Cassius Aprilis, an upper-class Roman veteran suffering from PTSD following a traumatic war incident in Germania. Publicly hailed as a war hero and idolized as the ideal Roman, Cassius privately is haunted by the demons of his past and tries to bury them by pursuing a decadent lifestyle, drinking his fears away. Summoned to military service again, Cassius must come to terms with his inner fears as he is ordered to proceed to Germany to help in the Roman occupation of that country.

If you can't tell, I am hooked on this book.

[Jane]

Darian wrote: "Reading "Roman Mask" by Thomas MD Brooke. Set in early 1st century A.D. Rome, the story focuses on Cassius Aprilis, an upper-class Roman veteran suffering from PTSD following a traumatic war incide..."

Roman Mask

Agreed!

[Bobby]

[May]

Reading FUGITIVE PIECES by Anne Michael’s.

[Allison]

Finished Circe by Madeline Miller a week ago and I don't get what all the fascination is about....

[Jane]

Allie wrote: "Finished Circe by Madeline Miller a week ago and I don't get what all the fascination is about...."

Neither did I. I can't remember if I gave it a poor review or didn't even read far enough to count it in my total.

[Tamara]

Allie wrote: "Finished Circe by Madeline Miller a week ago and I don't get what all the fascination is about...."

I was disappointed with it, as well. From my review:

It would be refreshing to see a female role model who is strong, empowered, and one unto herself, and who has no need to relinquish strength or agency in order to love and be loved in return.
I was hoping for a wild and untamable Circe. Instead, I got the Little Mermaid.

I think it's being made into a movie.

[Leona]

Darian wrote: "Reading "Roman Mask" by Thomas MD Brooke. Set in early 1st century A.D. Rome, the story focuses on Cassius Aprilis, an upper-class Roman veteran suffering from PTSD following a traumatic war incide..."

I won an audio a long time ago and should listen to it again. I also liked it.

[Jane]

Leona wrote: "Darian wrote: "Reading "Roman Mask" by Thomas MD Brooke. Set in early 1st century A.D. Rome, the story focuses on Cassius Aprilis, an upper-class Roman veteran suffering from PTSD following a traum..."
I should reread it.

[Sherry]

Thomas M.D. Brooke has also published a sequel, Bedrock of Empire, which I haven't read yet.

[Jane]

Sherry wrote: "Thomas M.D. Brooke has also published a sequel, Bedrock of Empire, which I haven't read yet."

I wanted to dig out my copy of Roman Mask and reread it but I can't find it. Oh, well. Sherry, I think you'll enjoy the sequel.

[Allison]

Tamara wrote: "Allie wrote: "Finished Circe by Madeline Miller a week ago and I don't get what all the fascination is about...."

I was disappointed with it, as well. From my revie..."

The Little Mermaid lol. But now that you say that, I totally see it!

I did not like the direction the author took her Circe in...I mean, come on, she’s frickin’ Circe!

[Leona]

Sherry wrote: "Thomas M.D. Brooke has also published a sequel, Bedrock of Empire, which I haven't read yet."

Thanks.

[Marilyn]

Marilyn Monroe: A Biography by Donald Spoto. Remarkable. A lot of research done here.

[Marilyn]

Just finished “A Drink Before the War” by Dennis Lehane. Mystery/Crime story about street gangs and crooked politicians in Boston. I stayed up till 2 am to finish it. Feeling it today, though, but still a good read. Undecided as to what to read next. Circe? Naw, doesn’t appeal to me.