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Post by Kady on Jan 6, 2021 11:06:40 GMT -5
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Post by highlandannie on May 10, 2021 13:42:57 GMT -5
Just finished rereading the 8th book in the Outlander series - Written in My Own Hearts Blood.
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Post by 2old on Jun 7, 2021 5:33:50 GMT -5
Read Baldaccci's "A Gamblin' Man" over the weekend. Excellent read, but I enjoy Badacci.
Also read Coben's "Win". Didn't enjoy it as much. Have read quite a few of Coben's. Enjoyed some and others not so much.
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Post by formerlyme on Jan 10, 2022 14:44:51 GMT -5
I'm currently reading 'Olive Kitteridge' by Elizabeth Strout, and quite enjoying it. It's a collection of inter-connected short stories taking place in a small New England town. They all connect to the main character in one way or another, but each story is complete on its own.
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Post by formerlyme on Feb 15, 2022 14:31:17 GMT -5
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Post by ruby on Feb 16, 2022 13:10:44 GMT -5
Almost finished reading 'We Are The Brennans' by Tracey Lange. The story is about an Irish Catholic family in a small New York town. It is slow reading for me, but I want to see how it ends. It is Lange's first novel. I'm used to reading novels by more seasoned writers.
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Post by formerlyme on Mar 7, 2022 22:07:22 GMT -5
I found 'Strange Weather In Tokyo' engaging and beautifully written. It's a touching and gentle story of two complex persons, about 30 years apart in age, who begin a friendship that slowly evolves over time into deep romantic love.  Tonight I'll begin 'Good Citizens Need Not Fear' by Maria Reva (Born in Ukraine, but raised in Canada). After reading the reviews, I'm quite excited to get into it. It revolves around residents of a rundown apartment building in Ukraine, tenants from before and after the collapse of the USSR. |
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Post by formerlyme on Apr 7, 2022 7:20:22 GMT -5
Tonight I will start "The Glass Hotel" by Emily St.John Mandel. This prize-winning bestseller was a favourite of Barack Obama, so I'm anticipating a very good read.
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Post by formerlyme on May 12, 2022 4:19:12 GMT -5
'The Tuscan Secret' by Angela Petch.
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Post by formerlyme on Aug 18, 2022 13:08:37 GMT -5
Earlier this summer I read 'Where The Crawdads Sing' by Delia Owens, which I found to be truly excellent.
I recently finished 'Watching You Without Me' by Lynn Coady. Rather disappointing, actually.
Now I'm reading 'Ragged Company' by Richard Wagamese, which I'm quite enjoying. I've read this Canadian Ojibway author before, and have another book by him in my stash, waiting to be read. I consider him an outstanding author!
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Post by formerlyme on Oct 11, 2022 21:23:37 GMT -5
'The Last Rose Of Shanghai' by Weina Dai Randel. It begins in Shanghai, circa 1940, and follows the relationship between a wealthy Chinese woman and an impoverished Jewish immigrant through the second world war and beyond.
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Post by formerlyme on Jan 1, 2023 21:05:11 GMT -5
I'm currently reading 'The View From Flyover Country', a collection of essays by Sarah Kendzior. Eye-Opening, for sure!
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Post by formerlyme on Mar 22, 2023 12:32:56 GMT -5
'My Uncle Napoleon' by Iraj Pezeshkzad (translated by Dick Davis). It's set in a large extended family compound in 1940's Iran, and is quite comical.
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