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Post by lynnek on Jun 1, 2016 17:54:03 GMT
I haven't read in so long but I finally carved out some time this past week and finished a book. I read What Was Mine by Helen Klein Ross. It was so... odd! Has anyone else read it? The chapters were very short and told from different characters perspectives, so I really enjoyed the way it was moving. Then it just kind of ended and I don't know. It felt rushed and weird. lol Oh well! I give it 3/5 stars. I just started A Mother's Reckoning: Living in the Aftermath of Tragedy by Sue Klebold last night after seeing a recommendation thread here (RE: Columbine). I put my name on the e-library's wait-list and it came up pretty quickly. I read What Was Mine at the beginning of the year. It was a bit odd and I found myself thinking how can I be "voting" for the bad gal. I liked the short chapters and all the different viewpoints. Often that makes it hard to track but I didn't find that to be the case with this book. I totally agree with you that the ending seemed very abrupt.
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Post by lynnek on Jun 1, 2016 17:54:47 GMT
Is it that her parents jumped off a cliff with her brother because of his disease? I just got past that part and it was a shocker to me AND to Rachel!! Yes!!!! That's the most shocking thing in the whole book IMO. Totally agree!! That was the most jaw dropping part of the book.
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Post by lynnek on Jun 1, 2016 18:04:51 GMT
I finished two last week. First was Three Wishes by Liane Moriarty. For some reason I just thought this was ok. I really enjoyed two of her other books and I am not sure why this didn't appeal to me as much. It was about grown triples and different lives.
I also finished Fool Me Once by Harlan Coben. I had not read anything by him before. I liked this for the engaging and light read that it was. But I didn't really connect with the main character.
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Post by NoWomanNoCry on Jun 1, 2016 18:24:49 GMT
I finished two last week. First was Three Wishes by Liane Moriarty. For some reason I just thought this was ok. I really enjoyed two of her other books and I am not sure why this didn't appeal to me as much. It was about grown triples and different lives. I also finished Fool Me Once by Harlan Coben. I had not read anything by him before. I liked this for the engaging and light read that it was. But I didn't really connect with the main character. I just got Tell No One by Harlan Coben to read. I've never read anything by him. It may be my next one I start.
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Post by imsirius on Jun 1, 2016 18:27:36 GMT
I finished two last week. First was Three Wishes by Liane Moriarty. For some reason I just thought this was ok. I really enjoyed two of her other books and I am not sure why this didn't appeal to me as much. It was about grown triples and different lives. I also finished Fool Me Once by Harlan Coben. I had not read anything by him before. I liked this for the engaging and light read that it was. But I didn't really connect with the main character. I just got Tell No One by Harlan Coben to read. I've never read anything by him. It may be my next one I start. Coben is great (at least I think so) His Myron Bolitar series is really good.
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imsirius
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Post by imsirius on Jun 1, 2016 18:30:52 GMT
I just finished reading The House we Grew Up In by Lisa Jewell. It was good. Not fantastic but good.
I'm just finishing up After You by JoJo Moynes but it's slow going. Not as good as the first book in my opinion.
After I slog through the rest, I will be reading Diane VonFurstenberg A Life Unwrapped by Gioli Dilaberto. We'll see how it goes.
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Post by mellowyellow on Jun 1, 2016 18:37:13 GMT
I just finished reading The House we Grew Up In by Lisa Jewell. It was good. Not fantastic but good. I'm just finishing up After You by JoJo Moynes but it's slow going. Not as good as the first book in my opinion.After I slog through the rest, I will be reading Diane VonFurstenberg A Life Unwrapped by Gioli Dilaberto. We'll see how it goes. I just started this one yesterday and I feel the same way. Not sure if I want to stick with it or not.
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Post by gina on Jun 1, 2016 19:31:02 GMT
I love Harlan Coben. I am on the waiting list for his new Fool Me Once.
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