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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2018 9:50:12 GMT -5
Just finished The Blue Thread by Ann Tyler. Her novels are all good. Been reading them for years.
Rare Birds by Kathleen Novak is the novel I'm currently reading. It is good. I love character studies.
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Post by formerlyme on Apr 2, 2018 5:28:50 GMT -5
I've begun 'White Rose, Black Forest" by Eoin Dempsey, set in Germany in the 1940's.
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Post by Kady on Apr 2, 2018 8:31:34 GMT -5
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Post by rosa427 on Apr 2, 2018 11:18:15 GMT -5
Stories I'd Tell In Bars, by, Jen Lancaster, very much enjoying it.
I need to spend a little more time reading it to get to my other books, I have quite the stack waiting. I will start on By The Light of My Fathers Smile, by, Alice Walker. I have one more of Walker's many books waiting to be read with at least four more books, from different authors books that I recently picked up from the library.
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Post by Kady on Apr 30, 2018 18:11:50 GMT -5
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Post by helen on May 1, 2018 19:43:37 GMT -5
"Sweet Spot" by Amy Ettinger. It's a study of America and its ice cream habits. Very interesting. It's educational but not too heavy.
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Post by formerlyme on May 6, 2018 13:54:25 GMT -5
I've begun 'White Rose, Black Forest" by Eoin Dempsey, set in Germany in the 1940's. This was an excellent read, one I'd highly recommend. It was well written, the narrative flowed well, and it held my attention from page 1 to the very last page. One of the best I've read in a while!
Tonight I'll begin "Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha", written by Roddy Doyle. It's about the life of a 10-year-old boy, set in 1968 Dublin, Ireland. It's supposed to be a mix of humour and pathos. It won the 1993 Booker Prize, so I have high expectations.
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Post by Kady on May 7, 2018 8:54:29 GMT -5
I've begun 'White Rose, Black Forest" by Eoin Dempsey, set in Germany in the 1940's. This was an excellent read, one I'd highly recommend. It was well written, the narrative flowed well, and it held my attention from page 1 to the very last page. One of the best I've read in a while!
Tonight I'll begin "Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha", written by Roddy Doyle. It's about the life of a 10-year-old boy, set in 1968 Dublin, Ireland. It's supposed to be a mix of humour and pathos. It won the 1993 Booker Prize, so I have high expectations.
........ 'White Rose, Black Forest" sounds interesting, I've downloaded it to start soon. I just finished....In Plain Sight...The murder of Kaufman County prosecutors which happened near me a few years back. Good read, well written.
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Post by Bob on May 13, 2018 7:39:47 GMT -5
Currently reading the autobiography by Bryan Cranston, "A Life in Parts". Very good. He writes very well.
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Post by highlandannie on May 13, 2018 12:23:39 GMT -5
The Butchering Art: Joseph Lister's Quest to Transform The Grisly World of Victorian Medicine by Lindsey Fitzharris
Interesting.
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Post by rebecca2013 on May 18, 2018 14:49:33 GMT -5
In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware
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Post by formerlyme on May 31, 2018 16:23:15 GMT -5
I just finished 'Turn The Other Cheek' by Dorothy Annette Grant, about a woman born with serious deformities on one side of her face, who went on to have a happy and productive life. She played piano and accordion, entertained locally, then joined a group who toured Europe entertaining Allied troops near the end of, and after, WWII. She then had extensive plastic surgery in England before returning home. It improved (but didn't perfect) her appearance, and to this day she has to wear special makeup. Her later life included a happy marriage, a successful career in the upscale retail world, and many fulfilling activities (including a passion for gardening and fishing). She is now 96 years of age, still living in my home town of Halifax. The short book has many photos, and contains interesting details of life during the WWII era.
Tonight I'll begin 'School Days' by Patrick Chamoiseau (translated from French to English by Linda Coverdale). It is set during the author's childhood in Fort-de-France, Martinique, The Caribbean, during the colonial period.
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Post by Kady on Jun 2, 2018 6:49:49 GMT -5
The General's Wife: The Life of Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant
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Post by Bob on Jun 4, 2018 13:58:03 GMT -5
Reading Charles Blow's "Fire Shut Up in My Bones" which deals with his growing up in rural Louisiana and sexual abuse at the hands of his cousin when he was just 7 years old. Blow is a wonderful writer.
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Post by Bob on Jun 7, 2018 18:17:59 GMT -5
For all you lovers of good books, you may find this an interesting list, courtesy of PBS. I've read a few of these, but there are several on this list that I'll definitely be checking out. Any favorites on here? Any you would recommend or vote for? The Great American Read
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