The Great Carpezio
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Post by The Great Carpezio on Nov 14, 2016 2:47:20 GMT
Good evening readers! It's been an intense week.
I have spent way too much time reading political crap the last three months. It's time for some fluff.
What did you read this week and please tell me your favorite fluff book of all time. For me: Charlie Davidson series.
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Post by finaledition on Nov 14, 2016 3:12:29 GMT
I read a book that I likely would not have picked up if not for book club- Vinegar Girl by Ann Tyler. It's a modern retelling of The Taming of the Shrew (which I have not read)- it's a quick and easy read and quite funny. Reminded me a bit of The Rosie Project. 4 stars, I would definitely recommend this one.
My favorite fluff book of all time is Love, Rosie by Cecilia Ahern. I've read it many times-they actually made it into a movie with Lily Collins that was not released in the theater, but did end up on DVD and it was a pretty good adaptation.
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Post by RobbyKay on Nov 14, 2016 3:17:38 GMT
Hey Readers!
Two for me this week. Wangs Vs. the World by Jade Change. It's a unique take on the immigrant story. I enjoyed it.
Then I picked up The Wonder by Emma Donoghue. Lib is an English nurse, trained by Florence Nightingale, who is sent to Ireland to watch a girl who claims to have had not eaten any food for the past four months. Lib is forced to decide if proving a fraud, or supporting the "miracle" is the best thing for the girl. It started out slow, but the ending was surprising and intense!
Next up is Jodi Picoult's newest title, Small Great Things. I always say that I'm done with her and her twists, but I listened to an interview she did with Overdrive at the Cuyahoga County Library, and now I'm intrigued...
Happy Reading!
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Post by janeliz on Nov 14, 2016 3:20:19 GMT
Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult. This was a tough read at times, but I felt completely rewarded at the end. Well-written and truly moving, I thought. I loved it.
My favorite fluff? That's a tough call, but the first books that come to mind are Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series. They never fail to make me laugh.
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Post by AussieMeg on Nov 14, 2016 4:07:33 GMT
I have just finished Fool Me Once by Harlan Coben. It’s the first book of his that I have read and I really enjoyed it. My FIL and I have the same taste in books, and he’s been recommending Harlan Coben to me for years. It’s nice to “discover” a “new” author that you enjoy, now I have a whole back catalogue to read!
I started the latest Bosch novel The Wrong Side of Goodbye by Michael Connelly on the weekend and I am loving it (as I do all his books).
I also absolutely LOVE the series Bosch on TV. Has anyone else watched it? Titus Welliver is such a wonderful - perfect! - choice of actor to play Harry Bosch (MUCH better than Weenie Cruise as Jack Reacher!). I must say that it's taking me a while to replace the image of Bosch that I had in my mind with Titus when I'm reading though.
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Post by marianne on Nov 14, 2016 4:53:25 GMT
I'm about 45% into Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson and am really enjoying it. The outrageous injustices visited on the poor and oppressed, mostly black, in the south by our legal system (as late as the 80's) is simply shameful. It's a powerful read.
I also finished Dirty Little Secrets by Liliana Hart and enjoyed it. A well-written, fast moving romance/mystery with a nice dose of humor thrown in.
I've had Redemption Road by John Hart on my to-read list since January; it just became available at my library so I grabbed it quick and started reading. I've read Mr. Hart's 4 other books and he's quickly becoming another favorite mystery author.
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Post by gottapeanow on Nov 14, 2016 5:06:36 GMT
AussieMeg : I recommend starting with the very first Harlan Coben book and reading them in order. I think I have read them all.  He is one of my very faves as well. See spoiler The ending for me was way too far-fetched and irritated me. Oh, and I love Connelly as well and am on the wait list for The Wrong Side of Goodbye.
marianne , I just read Redemption Road and loved it. I have two more of his to read. I read a book called Sinner by Ted Dekker. It was okay - 3/5 stars. I have liked several of his other books much more. Lisa
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Post by Mystie on Nov 14, 2016 6:45:40 GMT
I haven't finished any books this week. I have been comfort-reading a very old series of books by E. F. Benson about the goings-on of a big fish in a small pond named Lucia. She runs the society of her small British town with amazing manipulation, but the inhabitants have their own ways of undermining her. The books were written in the 1920s and 30s. There are six books in the series. If you like P.G.Wodehouse, or shows like Downton Abbey or Monarch of the Glen, you might find these amusing. I re-read them every couple of years when life feels grim or I'm dealing with depression, because they are so ridiculous.
The books are (in order, I believe) Queen Lucia, Miss Mapp, Lucia in London, Mapp and Lucia, Lucia's Progress, Trouble for Lucia. I lucked into a two-volume collection of these a couple of years ago, but it seems to be out of print now. You can find them individually at Amazon, though, and they're cheap for Kindle.
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Post by tuesdaysgone on Nov 14, 2016 11:08:39 GMT
I'm almost done with a great non fiction book. Stiff (Roach). It's about cadavers, death, the funeral industry and really all things associated with death and the thing is, it's very funny. The author is a journalist and her writing style is very amusing and informative. The tone is not disrepectful at all. I could hardly put it down this weekend. She has written a number of books like this where she takes an issue and really explores it from every side.
If you are a non fiction reader, I highly recommend this title.
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Post by tuesdaysgone on Nov 14, 2016 11:12:44 GMT
I haven't finished any books this week. I have been comfort-reading a very old series of books by E. F. Benson about the goings-on of a big fish in a small pond named Lucia. She runs the society of her small British town with amazing manipulation, but the inhabitants have their own ways of undermining her. The books were written in the 1920s and 30s. There are six books in the series. If you like P.G.Wodehouse, or shows like Downton Abbey or Monarch of the Glen, you might find these amusing. I re-read them every couple of years when life feels grim or I'm dealing with depression, because they are so ridiculous. The books are (in order, I believe) Queen Lucia, Miss Mapp, Lucia in London, Mapp and Lucia, Lucia's Progress, Trouble for Lucia. I lucked into a two-volume collection of these a couple of years ago, but it seems to be out of print now. You can find them individually at Amazon, though, and they're cheap for Kindle. I do the same thing! My series is Chronicles of Narnia. When I my husband was in ICU a few years back, I sat in his room all day and re read every single book. Those familiar characters and story lines literally brought me peace in a very difficult time. |
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Post by leannec on Nov 14, 2016 13:49:38 GMT
I've just been not reading much lately so I'm still reading Coming Clean by Kimberly Rae Miller ... it's non-fiction told by the child of hoarders ... I'm enjoying it but I seem to be more interested in sleeping that reading  ETA: My fav fluff book would be the Black Dagger Brotherhood series by J.R. Ward ... a little vampire porn never hurt anyone  |
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Post by wellway on Nov 14, 2016 13:56:01 GMT
I'm almost done with a great non fiction book. Stiff (Roach). It's about cadavers, death, the funeral industry and really all things associated with death and the thing is, it's very funny. The author is a journalist and her writing style is very amusing and informative. The tone is not disrepectful at all. I could hardly put it down this weekend. She has written a number of books like this where she takes an issue and really explores it from every side. If you are a non fiction reader, I highly recommend this title. I have Stiff on my list of books to read, I've read one of her other books, Gulp, Travels around the Gut. It's the same style, amusing and informative. |
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Post by pudgygroundhog on Nov 14, 2016 15:00:45 GMT
I only read one book this week and it was just okay (3/5 stars): The Portable Veblen by Elizabeth Mckenzie.
I'm currently reading News of the World by Paulette Jiles.
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Post by scrappyesq on Nov 14, 2016 15:17:05 GMT
I need a true escape, so I'm rereading one of my all time faves Susan Elizabeth Phillips' " This Heart of Mine". I spent the entire weekend picking up books and putting them down, then I had a lightbulb moment, I needed the fluffiest fluffy romance novel. And this is it. I also read a great article in The New Yorker about Death Valley. I heard about this superbloom earlier in the year, and longed for a trip to the West Coast so it was cool to read about it. |
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Post by kckckc on Nov 14, 2016 15:27:18 GMT
Like pudgygroundhog, I only finished one book this week and it was just okay - As Good As Gone by Larry Watson.
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Post by pudgygroundhog on Nov 14, 2016 16:07:44 GMT
I need a true escape, so I'm rereading one of my all time faves Susan Elizabeth Phillips' " This Heart of Mine". I spent the entire weekend picking up books and putting them down, then I had a lightbulb moment, I needed the fluffiest fluffy romance novel. And this is it. I also read a great article in The New Yorker about Death Valley. I heard about this superbloom earlier in the year, and longed for a trip to the West Coast so it was cool to read about it. I would have loved to have seen the super bloom too. We spent a week in Death Valley two years ago and we had a great time. |
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Post by debmast on Nov 14, 2016 16:21:58 GMT
Lately I have finished two books Two by Two by Nicholas Sparks, which is sort of a "Mr Mom" story and I enjoyed.
And Winter Storms by Elin Hilderbrand. It's a third in a series which I enjoyed. A holiday theme, but lots of other stuff as well.
Now I'm reading a young adult book called What Light by Jay Asher. It's a young adult book, but I read his previous book (13 Reasons Why) and found it to be a tough read but a good one. So I thought I'd give this one a try.
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Post by Mary Kay Lady on Nov 14, 2016 17:42:32 GMT
This week I read This is Where it Ends. It's about a school shooting. It's different from other books about school shootings in that it's told from the perspective of the students affected. The entire story takes place over an hour. It was good, but I think I've read enough books about school shooting to last me a lifetime. Frankly, this book was a bit of a challenge to read due to the subject material. I decided to stick with it because I've read books like A Mother's Reckoning and wanted to hear another voice. This week I'm reading The Woman in Cabin 10. I've only been able to read about one chapter so far, but the story has grabbed my attention. |
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Post by Fidget on Nov 14, 2016 17:42:35 GMT
Well - I tried to read The Woman in Cabin 10. I know it got rave reviews but for some reason it did not grab me at all. I gave up 1/4 of the way in. I usually love a mystery / suspense, this one just did nothing for me. I'm moving on to read Dolores Claiborne by Stephen King for my book club this month.
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Post by jackie on Nov 14, 2016 18:01:56 GMT
I haven't posted in two weeks, but during that time I finished Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult. I enjoyed this book. Picout knows how to spin a tale and create characters we care about it. It kept my interest the whole time and I was really rooting for some of the characters. I would recommend this book for sure. I'm heading back to try and finish my go-to fluff writer Mary Higgin Clark's book The Melody Lingers On. I'm just not getting into it--have I finally outgrown her silly novels? I finished listening to I Let You Go by Claire Mackintosh. It had some interesting twists and I really enjoyed reading it. The main character drove me nuts sometimes but I tried to maintain my sympathy. I would definitely recommend this one too. I also listened to The Girl with the Back Tatoo by Amy Schumer and I absolutely LOVE it. The audio book is great because not only do we get Amy's humor, insights and interesting stories, but we get it with her comic delivery. If hearing the eff word is a problem for you or you don't want to hear about sex (and not bodice ripping sex, but real sex) then this isn't for you. I thought it was awesome though--I laughed, I was touched and got teary-eyed. Most importantly, I think she had some really great messages. I have actually never watched Amy's show. I've seen her movie and little snippets of her and I've always loved her, but now I'm an even a bigger fan. I'm currently listening to The Last Child by John Hart. It's too soon to know if I'll like it, but like his last book, Redemption Road, which everyone loved but I only liked, is quite grim. As far as favorite fluff book, that's a tough one. Off the top of my head I think of Can't Wait to Get to Heaven by Fannie Flagg. It was moving and filled with humor and home-spun characters, as Fannie does. We read it as a book club selection many years ago and people still talk about how much they loved it. |
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He is one of my very faves as well. See spoiler 
