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Post by paigepea on Aug 18, 2014 2:54:18 GMT
Hi everyone!
I've had a slow reading week - I guess I'm busy enjoying our last few weeks of summer before the kids are back in school.
I read If I Stay by Gayle Forman - the YA book about the girl who gets into a horrific car crash. It was ok.
Now I'm reading The Good Girl by Mary Kubica. It is a thriller about a woman who is kidnapped. It is told before, during and after the kidnapping from different points of view. It's good and I've been sucked in. Wish I had more time to read. It feels Gone Girlish to me, but I'm only 30% into it.
How is everyone else's reading?!
Paige.
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Post by Neisey on Aug 18, 2014 3:01:04 GMT
Been stuck on the latest Diana Gabaldon for a while. Enjoying it in small doses.
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Post by janeliz on Aug 18, 2014 3:07:12 GMT
I finished Kate Morton's The Secret Keeper. I absolutely loved it. It was so moving and engrossing. Truly a lovely book.
I'm now reading The Stories We Tell by Patti Callahan Henry. I'm not loving it so far, but it's not a long book so I'm sticking with it.
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Post by powderhorngreen on Aug 18, 2014 3:12:05 GMT
The Girl With All The Gifts by M.R. Carey - A zombie-like thriller set in the UK. Most humans have been infected by a fungus that renders them into zombie. Some infected children have intellectual gifts and are captured, studied, and dissected. The secure compound where the experiments are occurring is compromised an a few survivors and one infected girl flee for safety. Not a normal genre for me, but I did enjoy it. The ending is "twilight zone" like and satisfying IMHO.
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Post by PEArfect on Aug 18, 2014 3:13:04 GMT
I finished Hollow City by Ransom Riggs. It's the second book in the series (Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children.) Not the best YA series that I've read. It is entertaining, and I enjoy reading them with my daughters.
I'm still reading Second Firsts: Live, Laugh, and Love Again by Christina Rasmussen. I read a little bit at a time.
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Post by annabella on Aug 18, 2014 3:20:50 GMT
I went to the beach yesterday and started reading The Lemon Tree by Sandy Tolan  |
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Post by RobbyKay on Aug 18, 2014 3:25:09 GMT
Hi Refupeas Who Read! I finished Billie Lett's The Honk and Holler Opening Soon. It was a fun read. I just finished Tim Egan's The Big Burn about a horrific forest fire that burned through Idaho and Montana in 1910. It was fascinating. Now I'm reading Amy Bloom's newest title Lucky Us. Enjoyable, yet strange at the same time. Happy reading! |
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Post by NicL on Aug 18, 2014 4:02:17 GMT
Thank you to the pea who recommended The storied life of A.J Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin. This was a great story. I really enjoyed the pace of the book - it could have gotten bogged down in so many issues but thankfully didn't. It was funny, honest, sad and had a few surprises. If you love books or bookstores you might like this one.
Also read Big Little Lies. Looking forward to the discussion on here about it. The school yard politics and gossipy mothers nearly made me stop reading at the start. Glad I kept going to see how it finished up, was a good story overall.
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Post by bc2ca on Aug 18, 2014 5:12:28 GMT
I'm finally reading The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion and think it is a wonderfully, quirky story. It is predictable, but fans of the big Bang Theory will enjoy this book.
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Post by smokeynspike on Aug 18, 2014 5:55:13 GMT
I am still reading Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness. It is a monster of a book at almost 600 pages.
Melissa
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Post by gotpeas on Aug 18, 2014 11:01:48 GMT
I finished One plus One by JoJo Moyes which was a fabulous read, loved the characters and I was hooked and riding along on the adventure! I am loving this Author!!!
On Audio I finished The Outsiders by S.E Hinton After finishing Rob Lowe's book and hearing his account of the filming I saw it was available at my library on overdrive - I don't remember ever finishing the book or the movie as a teen because I was thinking it all ended with the fire - so it was good to hear the story again!
Paige - I didn't love If I say either, I just never connected with the characters or had any emotional connection to anything in the book - I didn't continue the series
RobbyKay - Have you read Egan's Worst hard time..about the dust bowl? I thought the story was interesting but it read boring like a textbook! Wondering how the big burn reads?
NicL - I am going to have to add The storied life to my list - I'm seeing that cover every time I go for a new book!! sounds interesting!
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Post by 1lear on Aug 18, 2014 11:18:11 GMT
Hi readers,
I'm going through a pile of books my MIL has given me. I'm about 50% through The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh. So far, I'm enjoying it, although the main character isn't very likable.
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Post by thegreatgatspea on Aug 18, 2014 12:33:25 GMT
I just started The Mockingbird Next Door by Marja Mills. This is a "authorized" biography about Harper Lee written by a writer from the Chicago Tribune. Lee has shunned reporters and notoriety for 40 years and Mills claims she lived next door and befriended Lee and her sister. Lee claims she never gave permission for this book and denies saying anything on the record. We shall see. I have always loved To Kill a Mockingbird and love biographies about authors. It should be interesting.
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Post by pjaye on Aug 18, 2014 12:53:25 GMT
I listened to Euphoria by Lily King. It's about 3 anthropologists studying tribes in Australia and new Guinea during the 1970s, inspired by the life of revolutionary anthropologist Margaret Mead. Parts of it were fascinating, especially when the author described tribal life and customs, but 2 of the 3 main characters were very one dimensional. It was an interesting read but overall felt a bit flat to me and I didn't really get involved with any of the characters. I gave it 3 out 5 stars.
Next was Landline by Rainbow Rowell. The story of Georgie and Neal who are having marital problems and he takes their children to spend Christmas with his mother, while Georgie stays at home to work. It tells the story of the relationship and how they reconnect with the help of what Georgie calls "a magic f'ing phone"
I was in the mood for something light and this fit the bill, I think Rowell (Eleanor & Park) writes relationships and conversations well. I thought this was lovely and gave it 4 out of 5 stars.
Currently listening to The Next Time You See Me by Holly Goddard Jones. I'm about half way through and really into the story. Set in a small Southern town it tells the story of the different people connected to the discovery of a dead woman’s body. A little creeped out by the 13yo girl who first finds the body and doesn't tell anyone, but goes back to watch it decompose.
There's been a few of us here that have read it (with some mixed reviews), I was one of the ones who absolutely loved it. One of my favourite reads for the year so far. Made me do the ugly cry too.
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Post by mnmloveli on Aug 18, 2014 12:56:07 GMT
Last week finished an oldie by Nelson Demille, The Gold Coast. It was good and kept my interest. Over the weekend I started The Gate House which is the sequel. I was looking for some "thick books" that I could really get into and these fit at about 700+ pages each.
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Post by honeyb on Aug 18, 2014 14:41:09 GMT
I'm still reading Twisted Sisters by Jen Lancaster. At first (150 pages or so) I really like it. Then it took a left turn into weird. Out of body stuff.... didn't see that coming. Unsure whether to quit or keep going. Waiting for some holds at the library, so will likely keep going.
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Post by kckckc on Aug 18, 2014 14:43:01 GMT
I finished two books this week. A Killing in the Hills by Julia Keller. This is the first in a mystery series set in West Virginia. It is a couple of years old. I really enjoyed it and will be reading the rest of the series. 4/5 The Humans by Matt Haig. I had checked this one out from the library some time ago and had to return it before I read it. I had forgotten about it until SockMonkey recommended it on a reading thread a few weeks ago. I checked it out again and am very glad I did. I really liked this one. An alien takes over the body of a math professor to keep his discovery secret - it sounds like a crazy sci-fi premise - but the book was really about what it means to be human: love, pain, music, peanut butter  . 5/5 |
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Post by paigepea on Aug 18, 2014 15:02:24 GMT
Hi readers, I'm going through a pile of books my MIL has given me. I'm about 50% through The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh. So far, I'm enjoying it, although the main character isn't very likable. Omg - loved this book! |
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Post by originalvanillabean on Aug 18, 2014 15:08:37 GMT
I just started The Mockingbird Next Door by Marja Mills. This is a "authorized" biography about Harper Lee written by a writer from the Chicago Tribune. Lee has shunned reporters and notoriety for 40 years and Mills claims she lived next door and befriended Lee and her sister. Lee claims she never gave permission for this book and denies saying anything on the record. We shall see. I have always loved To Kill a Mockingbird and love biographies about authors. It should be interesting.
I am reading The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak, for book club. So far it is interesting but probably not one I would select on my own |
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Post by GamGam on Aug 18, 2014 15:32:05 GMT
Hey, Readers. Just one for me this week, but it was very note-worthy. It is a memoir by Neil White:In the Sanctuary of Outcasts detailing the 18 months he spent in federal prison at Carville, LA. He was convicted of bank fraud, and the minimum security prison where he served his term was also the home to a group of patients disfigured by leprosy. The time frame for this book is about 10 years ago. The writing is excellent, and his change in attitude toward the patients and fellow inmates was heart warming. He had so much to learn, and he details his life there with candor and appropriate humor. I really recomment this boook. It was a very quick read for me, and I learned a lot about leprosy.
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Post by gottapeanow on Aug 18, 2014 15:36:09 GMT
I only read one this week.
The Guilty One by Lisa Ballantyne. This has a Defending Jacob feel to it. However, I was sorely disappointed - it wasn't nearly as good and the end just totally fell flat.
The main character, Danny, is defending an 11-year-old boy accused of murdering an 8-year-old boy. The story involves the boys and what happened and the trial of the 11-year-old, Sebastian. However, there are alternating chapters of Danny's life in foster care and his years coming up. That part was actually stronger than the trial.
I gave it 2/5 stars.
Lisa
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Post by sues on Aug 18, 2014 15:42:24 GMT
I read The Rules of Civility - which I enjoyed, but there was something that stopped me from totally loving it. It was like it was missing a thin string that should have made it feel pulled together. I'm not sorry I read it though. I loved the language and the characters were interesting. I started reading The Life of Elizabeth by Alison Weir. I love her books. This one is starting off a little dry- but I love anything Tudor related, so I'll get through a dry spell or two. Finishing Dear Neighbor, Drop Dead. It's mildly entertaining, though there are some things that bug me. The author lacks polish, but she has potential. Good to hear positive reviews for The Storied Life of AJ Fikry! It's next on my list.  |
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Post by linda on Aug 18, 2014 17:17:45 GMT
I read If I Stay and the sequel Where She Went. I liked the sequel so much better than the first book! For those that read the If I Stay, Where She Went is told from Adam's point-of-view and picks up 3 years after the first book ends. I really connected with Adam in this book and that made it so much better, in my opinion.
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Post by mimima on Aug 18, 2014 18:55:30 GMT
I read the amazingly brilliant August 1914 by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. It felt right to be reading it in August 2014.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2014 19:38:18 GMT
I finished What Alice Forgot, If I Stay and Thirteen Reasons Why.
I loved What Alice Forgot, If I Stay was just o.k and Thirteen Reasons Why kinda left me wondering where to rest of it was. I am reading Sharp Objects now |
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Post by colleen on Aug 18, 2014 19:45:53 GMT
I'm reading Big Little Lies too -- and after my mini-marathon of Real Housewives of Melbourne yesterday I feel like an expert on a certain type of Aussie woman. |
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Post by leannec on Aug 18, 2014 19:48:11 GMT
I just haven't been in a reading mood this week so I'm still plugging through the September 2Peas Refugees Book Club book for September which is Mrs. Poe by Lynn Cullen ... I'm about halfway through and I'm enjoying the characters but not a lot is really happening ... hopefully it picks up |
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Post by birukitty on Aug 18, 2014 19:57:41 GMT
I just finished "Voyager" by Diana Gabaldon which is book 3 in the Outlander series last night. Sigh! I LOVED it. Simply adored it. I have the next one on my bookshelf and was so very, very tempted to open it an see what happens next (okay so I did get in a quick sneak peek), but instead picked up "Mrs. Poe" which is the Two Peas Book Club book for this month.
I started "Mrs. Poe" and so far so good. I like the writing and I guess I'll put Claire and Jamie's next adventures aside for awhile. I still have the show to look forward to every week on Starz. I've whizzed through the first 3 Outlander books so quickly and I do want them to last a bit (the magic) so it's nice to have "Mrs. Poe" and the Two Peas book club to slow me down for a bit.
Debbie in MD.
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Post by not2peased on Aug 18, 2014 20:00:40 GMT
Just finished the latest Outlander novel-really enjoyed it I am now reading Rise to Rebellion by Jeff Shaara-too early to tell if I am going to like it I also recently finished Mr. Mercedes and enjoyed that one as well |
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Post by sillyrabbit on Aug 18, 2014 20:01:24 GMT
I was so busy last week that I only finished one book. Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan. It was a light read which I needed desperately. Not great, but I'm intrigued enough with the characters to read the follow up book when it comes out. I'm currently reading Landline by Rainbow Rowell. It's pretty good. I totally connect to the main female character Georgie. Hopefully, I will finish it this evening. Next, I'm thinking The Rosie Project or maybe One Plus One.
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. 5/5
