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Retired: What are you reading?
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Sep 27, 2016 08:28PM
Still reading Coach Summitt's memoir. It is hauntingly beautiful for a sports memoir. Had I known do I would have nominated here. There is always next month.
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Me Before You currently reading. found at a goodwill store. has anyone read it and if you did-did you like it.
Kim, Me Before You is a really good book. You should also read One Plus One by the same author.
Kim wrote: "Me Before You currently reading. found at a goodwill store. has anyone read it and if you did-did you like it."It was a 4-star book for me.
Finished The Pledge and it was wonderful. Difficult to believe it was originally published in 1958. It felt "fresh" and current in tone.
Tina wrote: "Kim, Me Before You is a really good book. You should also read One Plus One by the same author."will have 2 see if I can find it
The Girl Who Played with Fire is what I am reading now. but I need to get more books in before winter hits so I can have to read
Kim wrote: "Tina wrote: "Kim, Me Before You is a really good book. You should also read One Plus One by the same author."will have 2 see if I can find it"
or see if any one has it. still out of work and buying really isn't a option unless the books are really cheap at goodwill the library usually has a sell but haven't been there in a while. the books that I have gotten have been given to me.
I finished Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult. My review is here:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Excellent review, Faith . I thought the epilogue was too tidy as well but definitely a powerful story .
Just finished my reread of My Sunshine Away and Bird Box - 5 stars obviously or I would not have read them a second time. Am I the only one who is still reading Last Ride to Graceland? My leisure time has been curtailed, so I am behind. I'm also listening to Perfume River and and am excited about meeting the author in a couple of weeks.
About to begin The Heavenly Table too. All very different books, but winners!
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Here is my review.
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LeAnne wrote: "Just finished my reread of My Sunshine Away and Bird Box - 5 stars obviously or I would not have read them a second time. Am I the only one who is still reading Last Ride to Graceland? My leisure..."
I just finished Last Ride to Graceland so don't feel bad. I've been behind this whole year.
I'm listening to Bill Bryson's A Walk in the Woods on audio. I had no idea it was going to be informative and hilarious at the same time. Who knew? A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
Today I read both Night and Brown Girl Dreaming. Both were excellent. Didn't have time to write reviews as it's holiday prep time. Briefly checking in here to see what everyone is reading and then it's back to the kitchen.
Brina - shanah tovah! I helped a girlfriend of mine make noodle things one year (yummy), and brought her kids an apple coffee cake. Im a clueless Gentile - what ha cooking for tomorrow night?
Leanne- I have 2 days to cook for. I've already made honey cookies and challah bread. What am I not cooking ;) I'm having salmon with orange sauce, apricot chicken at one meal, sweet and sour meatballs at another. I make salads right before meal time. A lot of work. Putting my kids to work helping in the morning. I'll be offline for two days.
Sounds wonderful! Enjoy your new year and we'll see you soon :)
Thank you. Night review is done. I might as well write the other review now just to get it done.
Tina wrote: "I'm listening to Bill Bryson's A Walk in the Woods on audio. I had no idea it was going to be informative and hilarious at the same time. Who knew? [book:A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America..."
Tina, I read the book a few weeks ago and enjoyed it very much. A very good travel book. Plan to day walk a section of the AT later this month. You might also enjoy Blue Highways by Wm Least Heat Moon.
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B. R. wrote: "Tina wrote: "I'm listening to Bill Bryson's A Walk in the Woods on audio. I had no idea it was going to be informative and hilarious at the same time. Who knew? [book:A Walk in the Woods: Rediscov..."
Thank you for the recommendation.
Diane wrote: "I have a friend who walked it for 3 months with her cousin. She lost 40 pounds and had a good time."Losing 40 lbs. sounds appealing.
Y'all, I mentioned this in our Rivers comment area but for those who did not read that with us, I thought you too would like to know that there is a GR giveaway coming up for Michael's newest book, Desperation Road. I got my hands on an early copy and was given permission to review it. If Ron Rash and Daniel Woodrell had a baby together, it would be MFS.
The Girls of Atomic City
– Denise Kiernan – 4**** This is a fascinating micro history of the men and women – many women – who worked to extract the key ingredient that would fuel the bombs the U.S. dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasacki, thereby ending the war. Kiernan did much research and was able to interview a few surviving women to get their personal stories. Using the personal stories of a handful of women made the history personal and engaging.
Full Review HERE
Diane wrote: "I have a friend who walked it for 3 months with her cousin. She lost 40 pounds and had a good time."Diane, I could stand to lose a few pounds. Do you think 6-7 miles on the AT will do the trick? I recently heard that someone covered the trail in record time, running the route and only sleeping 3-4 hrs per day. No thanks.
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Thank you Kim Kaso for the box of books I got in the mail today
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Here is my review.
Welcome for the books, Kim in Kentucky. ;-). Still in Pennsylvania.
I am reading a Faye Kellerman mystery in between days of holidays. Hard to read anything of substance this month-- this happens every year. I also have a Jacqueline Woodson book lined up, some novellas, still have 8 days of holidays and sabbath this year. Plus errands and cooking. Taking things one day at a time.
I finished reading American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America just last night. It's nonfiction, looks at the separation of the United States into eleven distinct ethno-regional cultures. Real interesting and highly recommended for anyone who is into that sort of thing, if for no reason other than you can get a lot of discussion out of it.
Lance that sounds fascinating. I hope to get to it sooner than later.
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That does sound interesting. I think I've heard it discussed before.
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I love his breakdown. The map itself is fascinating.
Here's an article about his Eleven American Nations
I just added it. I have such a backlog though that I have no idea when it will get read, what a nice problem to have.
Just received The Last Night of Ballyhoo
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