The Great Carpezio
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Jun 25, 2014 21:50:33 GMT
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Post by The Great Carpezio on Jul 25, 2022 4:35:53 GMT
I didn’t finish my book (nonfiction books almost always take me over a week).
What did you read this week?
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hutchfan
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Post by hutchfan on Jul 25, 2022 4:45:48 GMT
I read The Bodyguard by Katherine Center. This was a great romance that had some very funny lines too. Hannah works as Executive Protection Agent and she is assigned to Jack Stapleton a major celebrity. Hannah is suffering from the recent death of her mother and her coworker/boyfriend Robby breaking her heart. She has to pretend that she is Jack's girlfriend in order to protect him.
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Post by pjaye on Jul 25, 2022 5:08:58 GMT
The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb The story of a black violinist, right at the start his violin is stolen and the story follows that mystery as well as going back in time to when he was younger, the backstory of his family and how he came to get the violin that once belonged to his great grandfather. The story is fictional but the author is a black violinist himself so he has incorporated many of his own experiences into the novel. I really liked it (although there were some difficult sections that deal with the racism the main character encounters) 4 stars Revenge: Meghan, Harry and the War between the Windsors by Tom Bower. No-one is surprised that I read this - I love some juicy celeb gossip! But this isn't a hatchet job - he sticks to the facts and goes through how their behaviour led to the current estrangement with the Royal family. There isn't much new here but putting it all into perspective in the time line is interesting and I feel validated on so many things I've thought about them in the past. The author apparently has impeccable sources...he previously wrote about Ghislaine Maxwell's father who tried to sue him, but all attempts failed. Let's see if H&M try suing as well. 4 stars
And I've just started The House of Fortune by Jessie Burton which is the sequel to The Miniaturist which I loved.
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gottapeanow
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Jun 25, 2014 20:56:09 GMT
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Post by gottapeanow on Jul 25, 2022 5:15:23 GMT
Two for me this week, both excellent.
Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez. This is based on a true story and is heartbreaking but just beautifully written. 5/5 stars.
Remarkably Bright Creatures: Like everyone else, I loved this remarkably bright book and also gave this five remarkably bright stars. The beginning dragged for me. But the ending was well worth it.
I am now reading Upgrade by Blake Crouch. He's a great author.
Lisa
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Mary Kay Lady
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Jun 27, 2014 4:11:36 GMT
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Post by Mary Kay Lady on Jul 25, 2022 7:34:13 GMT
I read Not A Happy Family Here's the synopsis from Amazon: Brecken Hill in upstate New York is an expensive place to live. You have to be rich to have a house there, and Fred and Sheila Merton certainly are rich. But even all their money can't protect them when a killer comes to call. The Mertons are brutally murdered after a fraught Easter dinner with their three adult kids. Who, of course, are devastated. Or are they? They each stand to inherit millions. They were never a happy family, thanks to their vindictive father and neglectful mother, but perhaps one of the siblings is more disturbed than anyone knew. Did someone snap after that dreadful evening? Or did another person appear later that night with the worst of intentions? That must be what happened. After all, if one of the family were capable of something as gruesome as this, you'd know. I enjoyed this book and suggest it if you like thrillers or mysteries.
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finaledition
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Jun 26, 2014 0:30:34 GMT
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Post by finaledition on Jul 25, 2022 7:51:21 GMT
This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub. A solid 4 stars for me. This is a bit of a departure from her other books (which I previously enjoyed) as it involves time travel. I know The Midnight Library has been pretty divisive here, but this may be a good follow up if you were in the “loved it” camp. Not quite the same punch, but enjoyable characters, well written and enough meat to give you points to ponder.
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Post by pjaye on Jul 25, 2022 11:48:18 GMT
I forgot to add that we went to see Where The Crawdads Sing at the movies, both of us had read the book and loved it and we both really enjoyed the film as well. It was very well done and very close to the book.
I also just watched the miniseries of Magpie Murders, and enjoyed that as well. It's made in the UK so probably on whatever streaming has UK TV shows.
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Post by peasapie on Jul 25, 2022 12:14:01 GMT
Remarkably Bright Creatures: Like everyone else, I loved this remarkably bright book and also gave this five remarkably bright stars. The beginning dragged for me. But the ending was well worth it. I’m currently reading this and loving it as well. I was on a slump before this and it’s helping me climb out.
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janeliz
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I'm the Wiz and nobody beats me.
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Jun 26, 2014 14:35:07 GMT
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Post by janeliz on Jul 25, 2022 13:13:40 GMT
Notes on Your Sudden Disappearance by Alison Espach. Amazing. My favorite book of 2022 thus far, for sure. Just beautifully written with wonderful characters.
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Post by candygurl on Jul 25, 2022 13:29:58 GMT
Remarkably Bright Creatures: Like everyone else, I loved this remarkably bright book and also gave this five remarkably bright stars. The beginning dragged for me. But the ending was well worth it. I’m currently reading this and loving it as well. I was on a slump before this and it’s helping me climb out. I listened/read it and it was fantastic! The audio version of Marcellus was spot on! I’m currently reading Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin. Childhood friends lose touch then reconnect at Harvard and come together to create a video game. It’s about their lives over the years. It’s pretty good so far!
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Post by maryland on Jul 25, 2022 13:30:57 GMT
I am listening to a book by Janelle Brown but I can't remember the name and it returned. So I am on a list of 11 weeks to re check it out on audio. I am reading Remarkably Bright Creatures on a book and The Perfect Ruin on kindle. They are all good!
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Post by cannmom on Jul 25, 2022 13:30:59 GMT
I forgot to add that we went to see Where The Crawdads Sing at the movies, both of us had read the book and loved it and we both really enjoyed the film as well. It was very well done and very close to the book. I also just watched the miniseries of Magpie Murders, and enjoyed that as well. It's made in the UK so probably on whatever streaming has UK TV shows. We saw the movie last week and thought it was quite good. I haven’t read the book and was wondering how closely it matched the movie.
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Post by maryland on Jul 25, 2022 13:31:49 GMT
Notes on Your Sudden Disappearance by Alison Espach. Amazing. My favorite book of 2022 thus far, for sure. Just beautifully written with wonderful characters. I got that at the library and can't wait to read it!
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purplebee
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Jun 27, 2014 20:37:34 GMT
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Post by purplebee on Jul 25, 2022 13:35:14 GMT
Read two this week: “The Shop on Royal Street” by Karen White. A Tradd Street series book, though it is also a stand-alone. Story of a young woman trying to recover from addiction while rehabbing a house in New Orleans. A good summer read. Also read “Family of Liars” by E. Lockhart, the prequel to her previous book “We Were Liars.” It sucked me right in, held my attention and now I want to reread the first one.
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Mystie
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Jun 25, 2014 19:53:37 GMT
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Post by Mystie on Jul 25, 2022 15:34:20 GMT
I found a new-to-me author from the golden age of British mysteries (ie the Agatha Christie era) named Patricia Wentworth. She wrote about a sleuth named Miss Maud Silver, a former teacher turned private detective, between the late 1920s and the early 1960s.
They're quick reads, and I love that time period of British mysteries, so I knocked off the first few this past week and also listened to one while I was painting my stairway. I read:
Grey Mask The Case is Closed Lonesome Road In the Balance
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Post by fotos4u2 on Jul 25, 2022 15:54:04 GMT
Went on a reading frenzy this week and finished five books!
Metropolis by B.A. Shapiro. 4 stars. About a cast of characters who are tangentially involved with a storage unit: owner, manager, multiple tenants. A few of the tenants are illegally living in their units when someone dies when an elevator fails.
Yoga Pant Nation by Laurie Gelman. 3 stars. The third (and I assume last) book in the Class Mom series. It wasn't as fun a read as the previous ones.
Delilah Green Doesn't Care by Ashley Herring Blake. 5 stars. Might not be everyone's cup of tea, but really enjoyed it. It's a LBGTQ rom com and didn't have too much graphic smut which I appreciated. Delilah Green is coerced into coming back to town to photograph her estranged step-sister, Astrid's wedding. Claire is Astrid's best friend who is a single mom trying to move on with her life.
The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren. 3 stars. While this one was an enjoyable, quick read I didn't even keep it for my oldest to read because it was just okay. Story is mostly about Olive, an identical twin who considers herself the "unlucky one" and her sister "lucky" until her sisters wedding when everyone gets food poisoning except Olive and the groom's brother who Olive doesn't like. The bride had won the honeymoon so it was "free" so she convinces Olive to go and Ethan takes his brother's place. I think the most interesting part of this book was about perceptions. Is luck real? Also that you can totally misread interactions.
We are the Brennans by Tracey Lange. 4 stars. The story of the Brennans. One sister and 3 brothers. The sister ends up in a drunk driving accident and is encouraged to come home after 5 years being away where she finds the family in a bit of a mess. Told from perspectives of almost every character in the book.
Next up is either "Black Cake" or "The Personal Librarian"
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Post by mnmloveli on Jul 25, 2022 16:36:03 GMT
SHATTERED (MICHAEL BENNETT BOOK 14) BY JAMES PATTERSON & JAMES O. BORN : 4 STARSDESCRIPTION: Nothing could tear Detective Michael Bennett away from his new bride—except the murder of the woman who was his partner, his best friend, and more. NYPD master homicide investigator Michael Bennett and top FBI abduction specialist Emily Parker have a history. When Emily is found strangled in Washington, DC, only Bennett knows her well enough to find the perpetrator. REVIEW: Previous books by this author were the Michael Bennett and Alex Cross Series and any books written with JD Barker. I’ve stopped reading any other James Patterson books since he calls the people who write for him “contributors” and will not call them co-authors. Just irks me. I’ve been reading the Michael Bennett series since 2007. The first 10 years were written by Michael Ledwidge and then James O. Born took over in 2017. I like them all. Good mystery. I always like the importance of his family in every book. A few tense encounters which I loved. I was a little surprised by Bennett’s reactions to a couple of situations in this book compared to his usual reactions, but it didn’t take away from the overall mystery. THE INMATE (‘22) BY FREIDA MCFADDEN : 3 STARSDESCRIPTION: There are three rules Brooke Sullivan must follow as a new nurse practitioner at a men’s maximum-security prison: 1) Treat all prisoners with respect. 2) Never reveal any personal information. 3) Never EVER become too friendly with the inmates. But none of the staff at the prison knows Brooke has already broken the rules. Nobody knows about her intimate connection to Shane Nelson, one of the penitentiary’s most notorious and dangerous inmates. And they certainly don’t know that Shane was Brooke’s high school sweetheart—the star quarterback who is now spending the rest of his life in prison for a series of grisly murders. Or that Brooke's testimony was what put him there. But Shane knows. And he will never forget. REVIEW: Recommended by tamiq who gave it 5 stars; she also recommends The Housemaid (‘22) which is becoming a movie. Just an OK read for me. I liked the writing and will probably try another book. The main character, Brooke, goes back & forth a little too much for me. I did like that everything resolves in the end and I especially liked Josh’s final explanation.
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Post by mnmloveli on Jul 25, 2022 16:36:25 GMT
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Post by cadoodlebug on Jul 25, 2022 17:28:35 GMT
Last week I finished The Long Weekend by Gilly Macmillan. I know several peas really loved this book but it was kind of meh for me. First off, I love chapters. There are no chapters in the book. Often, I didn’t know who was talking in the first person. Part of that was the author wanting to confuse us. At about 50%, I just started semi-skimming just to find out who the bad person was. I didn’t care about any of these people so it was a relief to finish. And I am so done with books who have at least one raging alcoholic. Ugh. 2.5/5 stars
Now I'm reading The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and am loving it!! I'm at about 25%.
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Post by tamiq on Jul 25, 2022 18:24:00 GMT
I read only 2 this week:
The It Girl by Ruth Ware 3 stars
The Hotel Nantucket by Elin Hilderbrand 5 stars A really great beach read!
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Post by guzismom on Jul 25, 2022 19:09:41 GMT
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus; I really enjoyed this one.
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Post by vi on Jul 25, 2022 20:54:49 GMT
I read The 2% Way by Myron L. Rolle This is a true story. I was fascinated by Myron Rolle's work ethic and his ability to succeed. He decided to play football in the NFL and become a neurosurgeon when he was a youngster. He had the opportunity to be a Rhodes scholar and he had some interesting experiences in his pursuit of football and medicine. He's amazing.
I read My Life Behind the Spiral by Steve Young I'm not even a football fan but this was an interesting read. Steve Young overcome some obstacles to play football amazingly well plus earn his law degree.
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Rhondito
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Jun 25, 2014 19:33:19 GMT
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Post by Rhondito on Jul 25, 2022 21:21:47 GMT
Two for me this week.
What Happened to the Bennetts by Lisa Scottoline - this one started out strong but then fizzled out for me. 3.5 stars
Book Lovers by Emily Henry - this felt like a Hallmark movie! It was enjoyable but went on a little too long, and while I'm no prude, I was a bit put off by the sex scenes. 4 stars
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edie3
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Jun 26, 2014 1:03:18 GMT
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Post by edie3 on Jul 25, 2022 22:15:47 GMT
I read Born a Crime by Trevor Noah. It was very interesting. He had a rough upbringing, both at home and in his country. Some parts were funny too.
I also read Writing My Wrongs by Shaka Senghor, which I think someone here recommended. Another interesting read.
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Post by cadoodlebug on Jul 25, 2022 22:30:49 GMT
I read My Life Behind the Spiral by Steve Young I'm not even a football fan but this was an interesting read. Steve Young overcome some obstacles to play football amazingly well plus earn his law degree. We read this when it came out as we are huge 49er fans. We had no idea what he was going through. Made me love him more than I already did.
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SabrinaP
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Jun 26, 2014 12:16:22 GMT
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Post by SabrinaP on Jul 27, 2022 4:10:13 GMT
I read The Bodyguard by Katherine Center. This was a great romance that had some very funny lines too. Hannah works as Executive Protection Agent and she is assigned to Jack Stapleton a major celebrity. Hannah is suffering from the recent death of her mother and her coworker/boyfriend Robby breaking her heart. She has to pretend that she is Jack's girlfriend in order to protect him. This is the only book I finished last week. I also really liked it. 4/5 stars
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kibblesandbits
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Aug 13, 2016 13:47:39 GMT
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Post by kibblesandbits on Jul 27, 2022 10:20:30 GMT
I finally finished Suggie Bain. What a project.
Not sure what I'm reading next. This one exhausted me.
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QueenoftheSloths
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Jun 26, 2014 0:29:24 GMT
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Post by QueenoftheSloths on Jul 27, 2022 12:20:18 GMT
I am rereading Portrait of an Unknown Woman by Vanora Bennett. There's at least one other book with the same name, but I don't know anything about the other one. This one is excellant. It's historical fiction, set in the time of Henry VIII, about the family of Thomas More and Hans Holbein. The plot of based on a really interesting theory about one of history's biggest mysteries.
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naby64
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Jun 25, 2014 21:44:13 GMT
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Post by naby64 on Jul 27, 2022 16:29:25 GMT
I read And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie. This was for a book challenge. I also listened to it. I think that made it better for me. I remembered I had watched of the film adaptations a couple of years ago and had pulled up the cast list to keep up with everyone.
I have just grabbed Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt. After seeing it recommended here so often, I needed something like this. So again, listening to it while at the office.
Oh and before bedtime I read a bit of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Shwab. This is a BOTM book from last year. I am very late to the party of reading it. So far...it is enchanting but at the moment I am frustrated for her.
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Post by worrywart on Jul 27, 2022 17:42:49 GMT
I'm in the middle of The Island by Adrian McKinty. A family travels to Australia and let's just say that action picks up quickly. It is definitely a page turner if you like suspense type books. Also, supposedly going to be made into a Hulu show or movie.
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