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Post by Dori~Mama~Bear on Jul 30, 2015 14:31:34 GMT
I just finished Finding Jake last night. That book is very well written. I had a hard time putting it down. I read all day monday Well as much as I could while doing other things. but for the most part I read 3/4 of the book. Then as soon as I got the husband off to work and the dogs fed I started reading again on Tuesday. This book is sad, funny, happy, sad, emotional. I didn't think I was going to be interested in it because it was about a mass shooting at a school. But as I started reading it I couldn't stop. I was hooked by the end of the first page.
Thank you to the pea who told us about it.
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Post by ~Lauren~ on Jul 30, 2015 16:32:38 GMT
I read this book several months ago. I also began using her philosophy with the people in my life and culling the ones who bring me no joy. It's a wonderful life philosophy.
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Post by maryland on Jul 30, 2015 18:45:11 GMT
I read this a few months ago. Overall I liked it as it was set in a culture I don't know much about. I found the whole concept of the "Bacha posh" fascinating (although this book is fiction, that part of it is true). I thought the writing was a bit simplistic and like the other book you mentioned it did feel a bit YA, but I think that's partially due to cultural and language differences. Unfortunately the story probably isn't too far from the truth of what has/is happening to women in Afghanistan. I thought it was an interesting book. Thank you for the info! I am getting this at the library today!
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Post by paigepea on Jul 30, 2015 19:01:26 GMT
I read this a few months ago. Overall I liked it as it was set in a culture I don't know much about. I found the whole concept of the "Bacha posh" fascinating (although this book is fiction, that part of it is true). I thought the writing was a bit simplistic and like the other book you mentioned it did feel a bit YA, but I think that's partially due to cultural and language differences. Unfortunately the story probably isn't too far from the truth of what has/is happening to women in Afghanistan. I thought it was an interesting book. Just want to add - I decided to take a chance on he second novel that just came out When The Moon Is Low. I read that it was written as well as the first, but more of a page turner. I've only just started, but I'm hooked!
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Post by birukitty on Jul 30, 2015 21:10:53 GMT
Luckywife-please don't let my review stop you. I was reviewing so many books last night that I was having trouble remembering how this book ended-I should have waited to finish the review-bad me! Actually now that I've slept on it, it wasn't that bad, but the story line had plot holes in it, and I hate those kinds of things. It just wasn't great, like some of her early books were, know what I mean? I still stand by my 2.5 stars. Well, I'll bump it up to 3. I do remember "All He Ever Wanted". I had no idea this was a sequel to that book. Give it a chance and let us know how you like it. I do remember closing the back cover and thinking, "Anita Shreve, what has happened to your early brilliance?" I have 14 of her books on my shelves so I'm pretty well versed in her writing. It must be difficult for a writer to hit the top early in their career and then write so many books and have the pressure to have that continued success. Debbie in MD. I finished Stella Bain last night, and as a sequel to All He Ever Wanted, I would give it 4/5 stars. I can totally see where the book would fall flat if it I read it as a stand alone book. I was reading through some Goodreads reviews last night, and those reviews seemed the same: as a stand alone it got much lower ratings than if the reviewer had read AHEW first. I do wonder why she didn't connect the books better? There is no mention of the first book anywhere in Stella Bain, I only found out from reading other reviews. I'm next on the list for Finding Jake at the library, and according to the online catalog, it was due 3 days ago, so I'm going to wait to start anything new until I get that one. From the reviews here, I'm excited to read it. Wow that was fast! I really wish that somewhere on the book's cover or back it had mentioned that it was the sequel to "All He Ever Wanted". Most books that are sequels do that, right? If that had been the case, I would have pulled that copy off my shelves and read it again since it's been many years since I read it for the first time, and then read Stella Bain. I'm sure I would have enjoyed it much more. I had no idea it was a sequel. I'm really glad you enjoyed it. I just got a email from my library today saying a book I put on hold was in-"Dead Wake-The Last Crossing of the Lusitania" by Erik Larson. Should be an educational and interesting read. Debbie in MD.
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