The Great Carpezio
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Post by The Great Carpezio on Jul 31, 2016 23:41:57 GMT
Hi readers,
I've been binge watching more than reading since I've been dealing with bad sciatica, and it forces me to be on my stomach--hard to focus on words. However, I'm doing better and started a book less two days ago and just finished it now.
I read Before the Fall. I know it's been a pretty popular read this summer. I read it so quickly because I had a hard time putting it down. I really like this one. Maybe I was just in the mood for a mystery and multiple perspectives. There were a couple parts of the plot that were a little too, I don't know--like--I was thinking, 'do people really think like that?', but overall, I thought the story was engrossing and satisfying. Good summer read
4.5 stars.
What did you read this week?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2016 0:16:49 GMT
I read Before the Fall this week, too. I agree....almost couldn't put it down.
I also enjoyed listening to Lee Smith this week...2 of her short story books while scrapbooking. I'll have to admit I got a lot of scrapbooking done because I wanted to hear the end of a story. She is from North Carolina and she does the southern ladies so well. A lot of her books are on one click digital if you have access to that.
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Post by marianne on Aug 1, 2016 0:55:48 GMT
I finished Just One Look by Harlan Coben. It kept me on my toes with its somewhat convoluted plot but still a page-turner that I enjoyed.
I also read A Christmas Journey by Anne Perry. Her Christmas novellas are mysteries about lesser characters from her other series, take place at Christmas time, and usually deliver a strong redemption message throughout. It was a quickie read, I liked it.
I just started Cold Blood, The Antarctic Murders Trilogy by Theodore Jerome Cohen. I'm pretty sure it was a cheapie, if not a freebie, but had good reviews. I've had it on my to read list since last November. so figured it was about time I read it. It's a work of fiction, but based on true events in the author's life, involving the Chilean navy, bank robbery, murders, and drama on the high seas. It's almost 500 pages, so it'll keep me busy for a bit.
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Post by Neisey on Aug 1, 2016 1:09:01 GMT
I had a stellar reading week...3 finished (all good reads) and 1 started.
A also read Before the Fall and agree with others about being caught up in it...I was literally holding my breath at parts.
Next came The Widow, a missing child mystery, mental illness, detectives, etc. I thought the ending was a bit off but enjoyed it overall.
Finished yesterday with a headache from crying over When Breath Becomes Air, an autobiography of a physician who faces his terminal illness. Very deep in parts. A quick read (less than 130 pages) but thought provoking...and sad.
Started The Girls, fiction about a Manson-like cult, narrated by Evie, who joins the group. Lots of back and forth in time, 60s and present day, but great writing...hope the story holds up.
Surprisingly, I managed all this in a work week...I'm on vacation this week so I'll see if I can top last week's total lol!
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Post by lambchop on Aug 1, 2016 1:22:06 GMT
I haven't posted on this thread in a long time so I hope it is ok if I jump back in. I am finally jumping on the Outlander wagon. I am starting it tonight. It is not my usual genre but I have so many friends that love it and I have had it on my kindle for years. Hope I love it as much as others do!
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Post by dewryce on Aug 1, 2016 1:52:02 GMT
After plowing through so many books last week, this week has been disappointing to me. I had decided to read the Alex Cross series from beginning to end. I have read many of them before, and he is one of my favorite characters. But I'm having a really hard time getting into it this time around. I usually read a book (or two) in one sitting but am not even half way finished reading Along Came a Spider.
So I just decided to set it down and not force it, reading is supposed to be fun! With all of the recommendations for Before the Fall, I think that is what I am going to start with.
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Post by pjaye on Aug 1, 2016 2:00:28 GMT
I read Before the Fall this week also read Before the Fall OK, you enablers convinced me! I just went and bought this at Audible. Slightly off the 'reading' topic but still on the buying part, a few of the authors I like have new books out, so I've bought a few recently: The Unseen World by Liz Moore (she wrote Heft which I loved) The Muse by Jessie Burton (also wrote The Miniaturist) To the Bright Edge of the World by Eowyn Ivey (who wrote The Snow Child) I'm excited about all of these and I'm hoping they'll be as good as their predecessors...now I just have to find a few more hours in each day to get through my ever growing list.
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Post by purplebee on Aug 1, 2016 2:02:43 GMT
Read two this week: THE FIREMAN by Joe Hill which was quite good. Very much like his Dad's writing, reminded me a lot of The Stand.
Read Liane Moriarty's new one, TRULY, MADLY, GUILTY. Pretty good, though not as good as some of her previous novels. Held my interest and I wanted to finish to see what happened.
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Post by annabella on Aug 1, 2016 2:07:26 GMT
The Great Carpezio I'm so sorry about your sciatica, that must be crippling! I just finished Turning the Tables: From Housewife to Inmate and Back Again by Teresa Giudice. I borrowed it from the library and only had watched the first season of NJ and wasn't really a fan. I also read the book Orange is the new Black and that book has a lot more juice to it. Teresa's book is 1/3 about her childhood and she takes no responsibility for what put her in prison. But it is an interesting look at what life is like in prison. She went to the same one Piper Chapman went to and they can email. lol
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Post by peano on Aug 1, 2016 2:21:39 GMT
I was on vacation at the beach this week so I read two books. The first was my favorite book I've read this year, and probably one of my favorites ever: Winterdance by Gary Paulsen, a memoir about his running of the Iditarod.
He's won the Newbery medal 3 times for his children's writing, but this book is definitely NOT a children's book. It's a book about the relationship between man and dogs, and to a larger extent, all of nature. It's at times, especially at the beginning when he's figuring out how to put together a dogsled team, a laugh out loud funny book, and other times sad and incredibly difficult to read. I wanted the book to be longer, and that's something I've never ever said about a book.
I also read Under the Influence by Joyce Maynard. It was a very fast read, held my attention, but one of the characters was so unbelievable to me, that it was hard for me to overlook it.
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Post by pjaye on Aug 1, 2016 2:22:53 GMT
Carrying over from last week, I had just started Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty. This is set in modern day Australia and the blurb descriptions is pretty accurate, there are several adult couples at a backyard BBQ when an "event" happens. The story is set in the weeks before the event, the weeks after and on the day of the BBQ/event. I thought it took far too long to reveal what the "thing" was, there's a lot of the story and the various people's reactions that don't make much sense because as the reader (or listener) you don't know what the writer is talking about. I started to worry that the thing was going to turn out to be something minor, but it was significant enough, but the reveal took far too long into the book. The various couples aren't very believable and most unlikeable. usually I like Moriarty's books because they have a fair bit of humour in them, not so this one, this is very grim from start to finish. There's characters with bad mothers, hoarding, a stripper, a horrible old neighbour, infertility and two bratty kids. Nothing light or fun about the themes in this book. I also thought the whole thing was far too long and I got bored with the minute detail of the each person's reactions before finding out what happened. This was OK, but I don't like it as much as her other books. I gave it 3 stars.
Next was another angst ridden book My Heart and Other Black Holes by Jasmine Warga, which is about two teenagers who meet on a website so that they can be "suicide partners" and plan their own deaths. I listened to the audiobook and the narration saved this for me, Rebecca Lowman was excellent. It's YA and I'm not the target audience but I think it does have some useful things to say to that age group about depression and suicide and ultimately it's a hopeful book. Another 3 stars.
Currently I'm half way through a strange book that was on the Book club TV show here which is what prompted me to get it: Undermajordomo Minor by Patrick deWitt. It's a bit of a bizarre fairy tale reimagining book, about Lucien Minor who leaves home to work in a strange castle. The Baron of the castle seems to be quite mad and the local village is full of colourful characters. Will have to wait and see how this all plays out.
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Post by Mary Kay Lady on Aug 1, 2016 2:40:28 GMT
Like many Peas I was curious to read Sue Klebold's book A Mother's Reckoning. It was interesting to read her account of Eric's life. It really made me stop and wonder how well I really know either of my sons. I wasn't able to finish it. For me, it was just too depressing. I doubt that I'll even be able to go back and finish it. It was well written and well told. It is just too depressing of a topic for me. From that I went to Everything We Keep. Here's the description from Amazon: Sous chef Aimee Tierney has the perfect recipe for the perfect life: marry her childhood sweetheart, raise a family, and buy out her parents’ restaurant. But when her fiancé, James Donato, vanishes in a boating accident, her well-baked future is swept out to sea. Instead of walking down the aisle on their wedding day, Aimee is at James’s funeral—a funeral that leaves her more unsettled than at peace. As Aimee struggles to reconstruct her life, she delves deeper into James’s disappearance. What she uncovers is an ocean of secrets that make her question everything about the life they built together. And just below the surface is a truth that may set Aimee free…or shatter her forever. A luminous debut with unexpected twists, Everything We Keep explores the devastation of loss, the euphoria of finding love again, and the pulse-racing repercussions of discovering the truth about the ones we hold dear and the lengths they will go to protect us.This was a thriller/mystery that was captivating. It was well written and had me wondering what happened to the fiance. I'd give it 4 1/2 stars.
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Post by smokeynspike on Aug 1, 2016 3:52:08 GMT
I was on vacation last week. I read Hissy Fit by Mary Kay Andrews. It was a quick, fast read that I enjoyed.
I started United as One by Pittacus Lore. This is the final book (#7) in the I Am Number Four series. I am loving it so far and don't want the series to end.
Melissa
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Post by finaledition on Aug 1, 2016 6:27:40 GMT
I listened to Brooklyn by Colm Tolbin. I've been on the wait list at my library since December and this was one of my favorite movies last year so I was really looking forward to it. It is on my very short list of movies I liked as well as the book. My only criticism-felt this about both the movie and the book-I wanted it to be just a tad long-like maybe a chapter or two.
Add me to the list of people who just purchased Before the Fall after reading all the recommendations here. The pea suggestions have never failed!
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Post by tuesdaysgone on Aug 1, 2016 10:43:21 GMT
I had a very busy week and was only able to read one book but it was a good one. Heads You Lose by Lutz. I always enjoy her books and find them funny. The premise behind this book is that Lutz and a friend take turns writing alternate chapters and each can do whatever they want with the characters and plot. Between chapters are the emails they exchange as they write the book. The book is delightful and while the authors' emails feel a bit scripted, I enjoyed the unique concept behind the book. If you've read her Spellman File books, you would enjoy this one too.
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Post by dewryce on Aug 1, 2016 14:16:29 GMT
From that I went to Everything We Keep. Here's the description from Amazon: Sous chef Aimee Tierney has the perfect recipe for the perfect life: marry her childhood sweetheart, raise a family, and buy out her parents’ restaurant. But when her fiancé, James Donato, vanishes in a boating accident, her well-baked future is swept out to sea. Instead of walking down the aisle on their wedding day, Aimee is at James’s funeral—a funeral that leaves her more unsettled than at peace. As Aimee struggles to reconstruct her life, she delves deeper into James’s disappearance. What she uncovers is an ocean of secrets that make her question everything about the life they built together. And just below the surface is a truth that may set Aimee free…or shatter her forever. A luminous debut with unexpected twists, Everything We Keep explores the devastation of loss, the euphoria of finding love again, and the pulse-racing repercussions of discovering the truth about the ones we hold dear and the lengths they will go to protect us.This was a thriller/mystery that was captivating. It was well written and had me wondering what happened to the fiance. I'd give it 4 1/2 stars. I also really liked this one, captivating is a good word!
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Post by leannec on Aug 1, 2016 16:29:22 GMT
I'm on vacation so I got more read than I usually do First I finished Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld ... it's a modern day retelling of Pride and Prejudice and was a good beach read Then I read The Girls In the Garden by Lisa Jewell ... a book about an incident that takes place in a London community garden ... it was well written and I'd recommend it ... Now I'm reading some total fluff for the beach: Bliss by Hilary Fields ... it's been a quick easy read ... I think I got it really cheap
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Post by gramasue on Aug 1, 2016 19:10:39 GMT
Another one who just finished Before the Fall. Wow - what a book. What a story! I can't believe I haven't read Noah Hawley before but I will be looking for his other books in large print at my library. I just started Matt Haig's The Humans and so far, so good. Quite original and easy to read, as the chapters are short and plentiful.
I love the reading thread! The peas always have great taste in books.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2016 19:20:34 GMT
Yeah...I'm reading Before the Fall next. I wouldn't be a good Pea if I didn't!
I finished Secrets of A Charmed Life by Susan Meissnerlast week and really enjoyed it. Its about 2 sisters separated during the Blitz on England during WW2. Some parts frustrated me but over all a good read.
I am now reading When the Moon is Low by Nadia Hashimi and love it. This is about an Afgan widow and her 3 children who escape Kabul and try to get to England. I'm almost done and I'm sad because I have truly come to care about this family.
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Post by GamGam on Aug 1, 2016 20:21:15 GMT
I also read When Breath Becomes Air this week, and passed it on to DH who polished it off in a couple of days. The prose in this book was so fluid, I really enjoyed his writing style. And even though it was a sad book, it still was an inspiring book, and gave such detail about the life of Interns, and his dedication to becoming the best surgeon that he could.
If you haven't read it, I think it is a very good read.
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Post by ukfan on Aug 1, 2016 20:23:07 GMT
Well, I am grateful to be on book 7 of Harry Potter - I started the series and got through the first 3 books. Then had twins and now that they are 15 years old - I am able to read the series in full. LOL.
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Post by MsKnit on Aug 1, 2016 20:24:25 GMT
Like many Peas I was curious to read Sue Klebold's book A Mother's Reckoning. It was interesting to read her account of Eric's life. It really made me stop and wonder how well I really know either of my sons. I wasn't able to finish it. For me, it was just too depressing. I doubt that I'll even be able to go back and finish it. It was well written and well told. It is just too depressing of a topic for me. I didn't comment last week. Not sure I even saw the thread. I read A Mother's Reckoning, too; after reading Columbine by Dave Cullen (first) and No Easy Answers by Brooks Brown (second). Brooks Brown's book was the first published that didn't have a religious bent. He's been quite vocal about his distaste for Cullen's book. I get that he is not happy that Cullen claims the bullying didn't play a part in the event. However, I felt the two books complimented one another. The reviews weren't good for Brown's book. People wanted answers and this book doesn't provide them. What Brown managed to do was: convey his experience through that school system (Dylan was with him during the early years.), expose the bullying and the blind eye of those in administration, and give some insight into what he witnessed and participated in with Klebold and at times Harris. He gave a picture of Dylan that would have been hidden to the parents. Brown's account was from an unofficial perspective. Mainly an account of his life and what he knew. He wasn't credible because he couldn't be credible to protect the failure of local law enforcement to take his and his family's claims seriously. While I do think law enforcement blundered at serious complaints, they weren't comparing notes or looking deeper into their own records, this was the first of it's kind...of this magnitude. I look at it as the equivalent of terrorist attacks. There were a number of terrorist attacks pre-9-11. They signaled a problem. Who could have imagined planes being hijacked and flown into buildings? I did think Cullen's book was interesting in pointing out that K&H's attack failed spectacularly on all counts. It was supposed to be so much more than a school shooting, yet it has become the epitome of school shootings. Also, Brown has issues with Cullen's book asserting bullying wasn't a cause. I'm torn on this. I can see how Cullen made that determination. If he could have, I believe Harris would have blown up Denver. Denver wasn't a viable option. The school was . They knew the floor plan. They knew the comings and goings. They could study what was needed (optimum time for the bomb to detonate in the cafeteria). The added benefit of attacking the school was the ability to destroy those that exerted power over them. Yet, how could bullying from early on (2nd grade, according to Brooks) not have a detrimental effect to them. On the other hand, there are scores of kids that have been bullied that do not resort to attacks of this nature. Then there is Sue Klebold still trying to come to terms with what her son did and how he hid such a thing from them. Can you imagine holding out hope that her son was a victim of Harris? That he was forced to participate? Living with that hope for over a year (or was it 3?), until she was allowed to see the video tape the boys made indicating differently? Then, feeling guilty for loving him so much despite his crime. Again, people were so hard on her in the reviews (Amazon) because she still blames Harris for getting her son involved. She stated over and over that she would be feeling the same as the victims families, if she were in their shoes. She can't let go of Dylan being a victim of Harris. In a way, I think he was early on. However, he was fully participating and preparing for this for over a year. Do you think there is so much backlash with her book because people do not want to consider they could not know their child? That they could miss such huge, red flags and raise a terrorist? That people are so fearful that this could be any kid? Anyway, they certainly left so much to consider and question. After those three, I read Diary of a Hoarder's Daughter by Izabelle Winter. I laughed so hard in the beginning, because I have been going through something similar. Her 'conversation' with her dad over his checkbook and talking to the bank were almost identical to one I had with my dad a few weeks ago. I laughed so hard, better than crying, that I woke my husband. My only complaint...it was a bit repetitive. The author is English. The difference in terms was enjoyable. Now, I am reading The Girl Who Came Home: A Novel of the Titanic by Hazel Gaynor. It's too soon to tell what I think.
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The Great Carpezio
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Post by The Great Carpezio on Aug 1, 2016 22:31:39 GMT
Read two this week: THE FIREMAN by Joe Hill which was quite good. Very much like his Dad's writing, reminded me a lot of The Stand. Read Liane Moriarty's new one, TRULY, MADLY, GUILTY. Pretty good, though not as good as some of her previous novels. Held my interest and I wanted to finish to see what happened. I want to read The Fireman.
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The Great Carpezio
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Post by The Great Carpezio on Aug 1, 2016 22:32:39 GMT
I read Before the Fall this week also read Before the Fall OK, you enablers convinced me! I just went and bought this at Audible. Slightly off the 'reading' topic but still on the buying part, a few of the authors I like have new books out, so I've bought a few recently: The Unseen World by Liz Moore (she wrote Heft which I loved) The Muse by Jessie Burton (also wrote The Miniaturist) To the Bright Edge of the World by Eowyn Ivey (who wrote The Snow Child) I'm excited about all of these and I'm hoping they'll be as good as their predecessors...now I just have to find a few more hours in each day to get through my ever growing list. Hopefully you enjoy it. It has flaws, but I found it so entertaining, I didn't care.
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The Great Carpezio
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Post by The Great Carpezio on Aug 1, 2016 22:33:46 GMT
The Great Carpezio I'm so sorry about your sciatica, that must be crippling! I just finished Turning the Tables: From Housewife to Inmate and Back Again by Teresa Giudice. I borrowed it from the library and only had watched the first season of NJ and wasn't really a fan. I also read the book Orange is the new Black and that book has a lot more juice to it. Teresa's book is 1/3 about her childhood and she takes no responsibility for what put her in prison. But it is an interesting look at what life is like in prison. She went to the same one Piper Chapman went to and they can email. lol Thanks. I had it once before over ten years ago. It is horrible, but I'm on the mend.
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Post by stingfan on Aug 1, 2016 23:01:49 GMT
I finished Jojo Moyes' After You this week. It was just okay. Me Before You was definitely better. Also, I listened to both of them on audiobook and I preferred the reader of the first book.
Now I've started Eleanor and Park. We'll see how that goes...
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Post by gottapeanow on Aug 2, 2016 5:18:59 GMT
I also read Before the Fall and liked it as well although maybe not as much as some of you. This week, I finished an older book by Kristin Hannah, Night Road. To me, it read a bit like a YA book, but I enjoyed it. 4/5 stars. Lisa
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Post by birukitty on Aug 2, 2016 6:10:51 GMT
I read two books this week. The first one was called The Wild Girl by Kate Forsyth This is a historical fiction book about the Grimm brothers in the early 19th century in Germany and the main character is their neighbor who lives next door, a girl named Dortchen Wild who lives with her sisters, her mother and her stern father. Dortchen tells one of the brothers stories for the book they are putting together although her father dislikes the Grimms since they are even poorer than the Wilds are. I really enjoyed this book. It was the time of Napoleon who wants to conquer of all Europe, the time period is vividly described, and the characters are well developed. The families (the Grimms and the Wilds) lived in Cassel and in the story line Dortchen goes to the University town of Marburg. My German grandmother once took me to that town. It is gorgeous, just as it's described in the book. I gave it 4 stars and recommend it. BTW, a distant uncle of mine lives in Kassel (it's spelled with a K now, and I've been there too, but briefly. Next time I go I'll have to see if there are any monuments or museums to the Brothers Grimm).
The second book I read is I Had To Survive-How A Plane Crash In The Andes Inspired My Calling To Save Lives-by Roberto Cannesa This is a non-fiction book by one of the survivors of the plane crash in the Andes mountains in the 1970's of the rugby team (the one the book and movie called Alive was made about) Two of the survivors left the plane and went on a trek over the mountains to try to reach help-Roberto Cannesa and Nando Parrado. They each wrote their own books about their experiences. This is Roberto's book. For some reason I am fascinated by survival stories. I first read the book Alive by Piers Paul Reid which came out in 1975 in 1976 or 77. I was 16 or 17, and it fascinated me. The strength and perseverance that these people had to hang on for so long. The will to exist day after day in such harsh conditions. And how close they became to each other. Their kindness to each other. Anyway, when the movie came out I was hoping it would do the book justice and it did. Now just recently Roberto Cannesa's book came out and here is my review. I loved it. Roberto's explanation of his side of things leads one more view of the experience on the mountain. Roberto was a 2nd year medical student at the time of the crash. After they are saved he goes on to medical school, becomes a doctor and specializes in pediatric cardiology. I gave this book 4.5 stars.
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Post by tmarschall on Aug 2, 2016 6:51:06 GMT
Read two this week: THE FIREMAN by Joe Hill which was quite good. Very much like his Dad's writing, reminded me a lot of The Stand. Read Liane Moriarty's new one, TRULY, MADLY, GUILTY. Pretty good, though not as good as some of her previous novels. Held my interest and I wanted to finish to see what happened. I read Truly, Madly, Guilty too...so glad to find someone else else who read it. I wanted to throw it across the room at times and holler enough! What happened at the bbq already!?
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Post by tmarschall on Aug 2, 2016 6:53:45 GMT
Carrying over from last week, I had just started Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty. This is set in modern day Australia and the blurb descriptions is pretty accurate, there are several adult couples at a backyard BBQ when an "event" happens. The story is set in the weeks before the event, the weeks after and on the day of the BBQ/event. I thought it took far too long to reveal what the "thing" was, there's a lot of the story and the various people's reactions that don't make much sense because as the reader (or listener) you don't know what the writer is talking about. I started to worry that the thing was going to turn out to be something minor, but it was significant enough, but the reveal took far too long into the book. The various couples aren't very believable and most unlikeable. usually I like Moriarty's books because they have a fair bit of humour in them, not so this one, this is very grim from start to finish. There's characters with bad mothers, hoarding, a stripper, a horrible old neighbour, infertility and two bratty kids. Nothing light or fun about the themes in this book. I also thought the whole thing was far too long and I got bored with the minute detail of the each person's reactions before finding out what happened. This was OK, but I don't like it as much as her other books. I gave it 3 stars.
Next was another angst ridden book My Heart and Other Black Holes by Jasmine Warga, which is about two teenagers who meet on a website so that they can be "suicide partners" and plan their own deaths. I listened to the audiobook and the narration saved this for me, Rebecca Lowman was excellent. It's YA and I'm not the target audience but I think it does have some useful things to say to that age group about depression and suicide and ultimately it's a hopeful book. Another 3 stars.
Currently I'm half way through a strange book that was on the Book club TV show here which is what prompted me to get it: Undermajordomo Minor by Patrick deWitt. It's a bit of a bizarre fairy tale reimagining book, about Lucien Minor who leaves home to work in a strange castle. The Baron of the castle seems to be quite mad and the local village is full of colourful characters. Will have to wait and see how this all plays out.
Agree 100% on the Moriarty book. Grim. I kept having to remind d myself who everyone was. Indulgent unsympathetic characters. Luckily it's a fast read or I'd have been pissed I wasted time with it.
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