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[Diane S ☔]

I would as well.

[Diane, "Miss Scarlett"]

November nominations are coming up soon. I'll nominate it right off the bat......are you listening, Mike?

[Joy]

I finished A Summons to Memphis today. Up next is Loving Frank for my local book group. Then The Complete Stories of Truman Capote and Bull Mountain, both of which are waiting for me at the library. I also hope to get to Necessary Lies.

[Jenny (Reading Envy)]

I just finished listening to The Shore by Sara Taylor, with several slightly related stories set in rural beachy (and barrier island) Virginia. There are a few memorable characters and I actually liked the stories set in the present day the best. I would have gladly read an entire book like that, kind of dirty south feel. The audiobook narrators, particularly the woman, do a good job at varying tones and accents.

[[deleted user]]

just got done with about to start the truman capote book.
I am reading after reading something really long.

[Joy]

Erika, have you read Gillian Flynn's other books - Dark Places and Sharp Objects? I thought they were as good or better than Gone Girl. Maybe not as clever but certainly creepier.

[Laura, "The Tall Woman"]

Sharp Objects was my favorite. It kind of reminded me of our past group read The Bad Seed.

[Joy]

I added The Bad Seed to my 'to read' list. It has a really creepy cover!

[Tina]

The Bad Seed, the original movie from 1956, is a cult classic. Love it.

[Laura, "The Tall Woman"]

I was cleaning up my tv of recorded movies last night and saw it. It needs to be revisited.

[Heather]

LOVE the Bad Seed!

[[deleted user]]

the most chilling book I ever read was
it was so grapthic.

[[deleted user]]

those 2 books are now on my to read list.

[[deleted user]]

bad seed so good. I like to read it because of my psychology background.

[Diane S ☔]

Finished Freedom's Child
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Diane S ☔]

Oh yes, Patty McCormick. "You are the best mommy, the most wonderful mommy." Unforgettable.

[Ann]

I just finished The Green Road by Anne Enright, an Irish author who knows her way around a dysfunctional household with all kinds of issues, buried and opened up. I loved how real the characters and situations seem, and it's extremely well-written.

[Jane]

I am enjoying Black

[Angela M]

Yesterday I finished The Hummingbird. 4 stars . My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Diane S ☔]

Finished The Gates of Evangeline
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Lawyer, "Moderator Emeritus"]

Diane wrote: "November nominations are coming up soon. I'll nominate it right off the bat......are you listening, Mike?"

Yep. I'm listening! And, if you don't nominate Delta Wedding, I'm reminding you. LAUGHING.

[Lawyer, "Moderator Emeritus"]

OKAY! I've got Bull Mountain. I've got The Complete Stories of Truman Capote. I've read A Summons to Memphis! WoooHooo.

I took a brief sabbatical from Southern Lit and read a hair raising "Scottish Noir." The Necessary Death of Lewis Winter by Malcolm Mackay. Here's my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....

Scottish Noir? It rivals any Grit Lit you will ever read. That's saying something.

[Tom, "Big Daddy"]

Mike wrote: "I took a brief sabbatical from Southern Lit and read a hair raising "Scottish Noir." The Necessary Death of Lewis Winter by Malcolm Mackay. Here's my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....

Scottish Noir? It rivals any Grit Lit you will ever read. That's saying something."

Isn't the term Tartan Noir? I'll have to check this one out. It sounds like it would go well with my Denise Mina and Gordon Ferris collections.

[Lawyer, "Moderator Emeritus"]

Tom wrote: "Mike wrote: "I took a brief sabbatical from Southern Lit and read a hair raising "Scottish Noir." The Necessary Death of Lewis Winter by Malcolm Mackay. Here's my review: https://www.goodreads.com/..."

I do like that "Tartan" Noir. *grin* I do think you would like this one, Tom. I'll have to check out Mina and Ferris.

[Diane S ☔]

Finished Fortune Smiles
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Tina]

Mike, that "Tartan Noir" sounds interesting to me. I added to my list.

[[deleted user]]

got done with the turman capote short stories book .

[[deleted user]]

I am debating on reading tuck everlasting. I seen the film but not sure if the book is worth reading?

[LA]

RON RASH <3 <3 <3

[Lawyer, "Moderator Emeritus"]

Erika wrote: "I am debating on reading tuck everlasting. I seen the film but not sure if the book is worth reading?"

Oh, yes, Erika. Enjoy!

[Jane]

Essie's Roses Has anyone read this ? Is it good ?

[Lawyer, "Moderator Emeritus"]

LeAnne wrote: "RON RASH <3 <3 <3"

Yep, yep, yep.

[Tina]

Jane, I'm not familiar with the book Essie's Roses, it sounds interesting.

[Angela M]

Finished This Is Your Life, Harriet Chance!. 4 stars . My review :https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Jane]

Tina wrote: "Jane, I'm not familiar with the book Essie's Roses, it sounds interesting." yes I just bought the kindle version looks good but I seem to be half way through a whole load of books.

[[deleted user]]

I am reading tuckTuck Everlasting
then The Lottery
and mark twain short story .
It is about a jumping frog.
does any one know the name of it.

[Tom, "Big Daddy"]

It's 'The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County' and you can read it here.

[Tom, "Big Daddy"]

I just finished reading Rick Bragg's new collection of essays on life in the South, My Southern Journey: True Stories from the Heart of the South. I highly recommend reading this one. Bragg's sense of humor is priceless!

My review is here.

[Angela M]

Finished So We Read On: How The Great Gatsby Came to Be and Why It Endures. 5 stars . My review : https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Angela M]

I finished The Scent of Secrets: A Novel.
4 stars . My review : https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Tom, "Big Daddy"]

I just finished the grittiest crime novel I've read all year and, for what it's worth, I really liked it. Karl Craven, the star of Solomon's Vineyard, likes it rough, whatever it happens to be. He may not be able to spell misogyny, racism or homophobia but he sure knows how to do them. That said, this is a gritty hard-boiled pulp that was written in 1941 and banned from publication until 1988. The review is here. Now please excuse me while I go take a shower.

[Kirk]

For October I intend to read as many creepy and/or scary books as possible. In no particular order : Rappaccini's Daughter by Hawthorne, Jamaica Inn by Du Maurier, Bird Box by Malerman, Little Sister Death by Gay, and The Fairy tales of Hermann Hesse. Should be a fun month!

[Tom, "Big Daddy"]

Kirk wrote: "For October I intend to read as many creepy and/or scary books as possible. In no particular order : Rappaccini's Daughter by Hawthorne, Jamaica Inn by Du Maurier, Bird Box by Malerman, Little Sist..."

And Travis McGee. Don't forget him. I just got Little Sister Death from the library and read the first chapter. That one is going to be hard to resist until October.

[Laura, "The Tall Woman"]

I love kirk's list! What's everybody else reading in October? I know we are only half way through September but I may need to get on some waiting lists.

[Kirk]

Tom wrote: "Kirk wrote: "For October I intend to read as many creepy and/or scary books as possible. In no particular order : Rappaccini's Daughter by Hawthorne, Jamaica Inn by Du Maurier, Bird Box by Malerman..." Right! AND Travis McGee.

[Laura, "The Tall Woman"]

Travis McGee?! Character or author? I'm lost on this.

[Tom, "Big Daddy"]

Laura wrote: "Travis McGee?! Character or author? I'm lost on this."

Kirk and I agreed to buddy read The Deep Blue Good-By by John D. MacDonald next month. It's the first book in the beach bum/detective series starring Travis McGee.

[Laura, "The Tall Woman"]

Aaaaahaaaa! I understand but wasn't familiar. Tina and I do books swaps with another group. You get paired with another member and have 3 months to read. It's fun and gets you out of your comfort zone. Some are great pairings and other times they're just ok. But it does motivate to try something new or something that's been on the tbr shelf a long time. Y'all have fun!

[LA]

I need help sorting my To Read stack!
After I finish up Ron Rash's "Above the Waterfall", it will be these four..
Honor by Elif Shahak (book club)
Perfume: the Story of a Murderer (skeery)
Undermajordomo Minor by DeWitt (fun)
Little Sister Death by Gay (new)

[Diane, "Miss Scarlett"]

Little Sister Death is a Trail read for October, so that's #1.