The Great Carpezio
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Post by The Great Carpezio on Nov 28, 2016 2:46:59 GMT
Hello Readers,
I did read a book. It felt so good to read a good book that wasn't for work.
I read The Wolf Road and thought it was great. Someone said it was like a cross between True Grit and The Road. I would say that captures the mood for sure.
There were some very disturbing parts, but it was overall fast paced and engaging.
4.5 stars and one of the best of 2016 for me.
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marianne
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Post by marianne on Nov 28, 2016 2:49:08 GMT
Haven't done a lot of reading this week. Still into Redemption Road by John Hart. Really enjoying it.
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Post by paigepea on Nov 28, 2016 3:00:11 GMT
I'm reading SMALL GREAT THINGS by Jodi Picoult and am enjoying it so far.
Paige
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Post by finaledition on Nov 28, 2016 3:16:18 GMT
marianne and paigepea, you're both reading books that I'll be reading shorting. Looking forward to your reviews. I finished 2 this week, both have been mentioned here quite a bit. First was When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi. Beautiful, tragic book. Another young life taken far too soon by cancer. Although cancer was a major theme in the book, it didn't feel like a depressing book. Yes, there may have been a few tears, but mostly I thought of him as an admirable man and not one to pity. The second book for me was a real page turner-Behind Closed Doors. I really like this one quite a bit, but I actually enjoyed the ending particularly. It was really well done and I don't say that about most thrillers. I'm up next for The Nix, so while waiting for that I started A Dog's Purpose. I'm sure I'm going to need a box of Kleenex for this one! 
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Post by MorellisCupcake on Nov 28, 2016 3:49:43 GMT
I'm just having a bad run lately. I tried to read John Grisham's latest book The Whistler and couldn't get into it. I usually like his books but this one was just flat and boring. Then I started The Sudden Appearance of Hope, because I really liked her other book. I kind of liked it and thought it was intriguing but I lost interest about halfway through. It just dragged and didn't motivate me to keep going. THEN, it was Hidden Bodies, which is a sequel. I did read the first one, "You", and liked it, but I couldn't remember enough about it to really enjoy this one. So I put it aside, and I'll read both together one of these days. After all that, I just downloaded a Terry Pratchett book, since he's my port in a storm. Making Money has made me laugh, and I should have a day or two left to finish it before I have to slog back into finding something great to hold my interest. *sigh* |
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Post by cadoodlebug on Nov 28, 2016 4:03:22 GMT
I just finished The Twenty-Three, third in the Promise Falls Trilogy by Linwood Barclay. I enjoyed the series. Not quite as much as his other thrillers but it was a fun roller-coaster read with some interesting characters. Need to look in my book basket to see what's next!
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Post by refugeepea on Nov 28, 2016 4:19:50 GMT
I finally finished The Anne of Green Gables series book 8, Rilla of Ingleside by L.M. Montgomery. I can't remember when I last participated on this thread, but I am now done with the 3rd Harry Potter book Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
by J.K. Rowling.
I decided maybe I should now read a grown up book.  I think I'll be switching between The Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy and Gracie: A Love Story by George Burns. I'm a bit into the Gracie book and it's a nice light read. A pea posted about The Prince of Tides being on sale for $1.99 a while back, and I did not know it's nearly 700 pages!  It's an old one. I haven't seen the movie either, so I figured why not? I predict it will be a long time before I report back to this thread unless I give up some TV. <<---- slow reader |
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Post by gottapeanow on Nov 28, 2016 4:31:30 GMT
At some point, I want to go back and read the entire Anne of Green Gables series. I have read just a book or two so far.
This week, I finished two. The Widow by Fiona Barton. I really like this but thought it dragged a bit in the middle. Some readers said that the guilty person was clear from the beginning. I did not really think so, and neither did the police as there was a bit of misdirection.
A couple of twists in this one that I didn't see coming. Looking forward to more from Barton since this was her first novel. 4/5 stars.
Next up, The Wrong Side of Goodbye, the newest release from Michael Connelly. He always delivers. Always. Bosch and Haller are back! 4/5 stars.
Lisa
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Post by Mary Kay Lady on Nov 28, 2016 4:45:36 GMT
This week I finished The Woman in Cabin 10. I really enjoyed it. Several Peas have read it, some have liked it, while others have not. I did like it. Its about a woman who's a travel writer who thinks she's witnessed a murder on board a small cruise ship. Trouble is that none of the passengers is missing. The story took a lot of twists and turns and kept my attention. I'm currently reading The Atonement Child. It's about a college student who becomes pregnant as the result of being raped. She's pressured by almost everyone in her life to abort the baby. I like Francine Rivers other books, so I thought I'd read this one. I like the characters and it's interesting that additional backstory is revealed as the story unfolds. |
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Post by Mystie on Nov 28, 2016 5:44:17 GMT
I took a couple of books to Ohio with me for the holiday trip, but that was wishful thinking.  The book at the top of the priority list is Eleanor Roosevelt, The War Years and After 1939-1962. It needs to go back to the library late this week. |
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Post by Mystie on Nov 28, 2016 5:46:29 GMT
This week, I finished two. The Widow by Fiona Barton. I really like this but thought it dragged a bit in the middle. Some readers said that the guilty person was clear from the beginning. I did not really think so, and neither did the police as there was a bit of misdirection. A couple of twists in this one that I didn't see coming. Looking forward to more from Barton since this was her first novel. 4/5 stars. Oh wow, I started that one a couple of weeks ago and then it got buried under pillows next to my bed and I forgot about it! I think it's coming due at the library too. I'd better get reading! |
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Post by gottapeanow on Nov 28, 2016 6:21:38 GMT
This week, I finished two. The Widow by Fiona Barton. I really like this but thought it dragged a bit in the middle. Some readers said that the guilty person was clear from the beginning. I did not really think so, and neither did the police as there was a bit of misdirection. A couple of twists in this one that I didn't see coming. Looking forward to more from Barton since this was her first novel. 4/5 stars. Oh wow, I started that one a couple of weeks ago and then it got buried under pillows next to my bed and I forgot about it! I think it's coming due at the library too. I'd better get reading! Mystie, I totally do this!  It's a quick read. I'll watch for your review. Lisa |
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Post by tuesdaysgone on Nov 28, 2016 11:19:52 GMT
Last week at this time I had just started The Mandibles 2029-2047 (Shriver). I finished it this week and it's worth a second mention here because it was fantastic and will be in my top 5 this year. It's a dystopian view of America after the dollar has crashed and we are in total financial and social chaos. It's really about how quickly society could go south and how this impacts the dynamics of family life and all we hold true & dear about our lives. Sadly, much of it doesn't seem that far fetched. Beautuflly written book with humor and wonderful characters.
Then I read a non fiction book, Secret Girl (Jacobs). When she was a teenager, the author learned that she had a younger mentally retarted sister who was instituionalized. The author didn't meet her sister until both girls were adults. She talks about the dysfunction in her family and how it was to try to foster a relationship with an adult sister who lived her entire life in an institutional setting. Interesting read. The author has overcome many very difficult situations in her life.
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Post by leannec on Nov 28, 2016 13:11:52 GMT
I'm almost finished Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris ... I only read at night so it has taken me a little longer to get through this but I should be done tonight because it is really good  My bff says that the last page is the best  |
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Post by annabella on Nov 28, 2016 14:40:49 GMT
I'm reading The Girls by Emma Cline because it was the "it" book this year but I hate it yet can never quit a book.
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Post by craftsbycarolyn on Nov 28, 2016 15:57:34 GMT
I am reading one on my nook called The Disappearance.
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Post by kckckc on Nov 28, 2016 16:15:08 GMT
I finished three books this week, although one of them was really just a short story.
El Paso by Winston Groom. Groom is the author of Forrest Gump. The backdrop for this one is the Mexican Revolution in the early 1900s - something I really knew nothing about. It sets Pancho Villa against an American railroad tycoon. I enjoyed this one. 4.5/5
Turbo Twenty-Three by Janet Evanovich. The latest in the Stephanie Plum series. Pretty much same old, same old. This one was okay - a very quick read. 3/5
And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer by Fredrik Backman. Backman is the author of A Man Called Ove. This one is really short; it is billed as a novella, but it seemed more like a short story to me. It is about the struggle of a man with dementia to retain his memories. I am not a crier, but this one made me a little weepy - perhaps because of things going on in my own life. 4/5
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Post by lynnek on Nov 28, 2016 16:37:16 GMT
I mentioned last week that I was reading The Couple Next Door and I got that finished. I liked it a lot. Quick engrossing read. I could have done without the very end of the book but would recommend it overall.
I started reading Fantastic Beasts ... by JK Rowling with hopes of finished before the movie. I was reading the screenplay so I thought it would be kind of interesting to see the movie since it would be exactly the same. The kids really wanted to go over the weekend so we went even though I have not finished the book. The movie was good! So, now it will be interesting to read the rest of the book with the movie "playing" in my mind.
Finally, I must finish All The Winters After by Sere Prince Halverson for book club on Thurs. I am not very far along but I am liking it so far and I think I can get it done in time.
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Post by hanushka on Nov 28, 2016 18:26:30 GMT
finaledition, I am next in line for The Nix too! In between relatives and Thanksgivings, I finished The Woman in Cabin Ten. I was hoping to enjoy it more than I did. I figured out the "twist" about halfway through, and I felt that she left several ends loose. 3/5. I have A Gentleman in Moscow up next...which I have to read quickly because it's due back at the library in a couple of days! 
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Post by gottapeanow on Nov 28, 2016 19:53:16 GMT
I'm almost finished Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris ... I only read at night so it has taken me a little longer to get through this but I should be done tonight because it is really good My bff says that the last page is the best This. So. Much. This! Lisa |
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Post by maryland on Nov 28, 2016 20:51:21 GMT
I'm almost finished Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris ... I only read at night so it has taken me a little longer to get through this but I should be done tonight because it is really good My bff says that the last page is the best I did like that book, but struggled through it (which I never do with this kind of book) because of the storyline. |
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Post by maryland on Nov 28, 2016 20:52:38 GMT
I finished The Deepest Secret by Carla Buckley and it was so good! Reading Before the Fall - Noah Hawley (?) and so far I really like it. Just started a few days ago.
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Post by birukitty on Nov 29, 2016 0:23:50 GMT
Haven't finished a book this week which is unlike me, but I'm reading a non-fiction book called, "Death in the Baltic: The WW2 Sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff" by Cathryn J. Prince. I became interested in this subject after reading "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys, a historical fiction book that is classified as YA. "Salt to the Sea" is extraordinary in it's writing and exposed me for the first time to the knowledge of this German ocean liner which left a port in Germany in the January 1945 packed with women, children, injured German soldiers, sick and elderly and anyone lucky enough to get a pass. It was an ocean liner designed for 2,000 passengers, but that night it left with 10,000 refugees aboard. They were fleeing the quickly advancing Russian Army.
The liner sinks (hit by Russian torpedoes from U boats) and 9,400 lives are lost. It is the worst maritime disaster in history. Six times the number lost on the Titanic.
I've been interested in the Titanic since the late 1970's when I read the classic book, "A Night to Remember" by Walter Lord. As we all know it is regarded as a huge tragedy that took over 1,500 lives. The fact that there was another shipwreck that took 9,400 lives completely escaped my knowledge until I read, "Salt to the Sea". Which is what I love about historical fiction. You can learn things as you are entertained. Once I read "Salt to the Sea" I knew I wanted to read a non-fiction book about the sinking of the Gustloff to learn more about it.
I'm about halfway through this book. It's been a bit slow going. There are a lot of military details and historical knowledge that need to be told first in this book, and some of it is very detailed. I've read a lot of books about WW2 so I know most of it, but a lot of it is new too. So far I am really liking this book.
I'll finish my review next week when I finish the book.
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I think I'll be switching between The Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy and Gracie: A Love Story by George Burns. I'm a bit into the Gracie book and it's a nice light read. 
It's an old one. I haven't seen the movie either, so I figured why not? 
