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Post by peasapie on Jul 1, 2017 11:25:29 GMT
I'm also reading The Girl Who Wrote in Silk by Kelli Estes. Another enjoyable tale inspired by true events about a young Chinese girl of the late 1800's and a modern day woman whose lives become connected by an embroidered piece of fabric hidden in a house the woman inherited from her aunt. I really enjoyed this book! It was different...kept my interest. I just finished listening to the Atlantis Code by Charles Brokaw. I enjoyed it- I like these types of books...searches for lost objects, myths and mysteries from the past. This looks like a good one for my husband and I to share reading. Thanks.
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Post by peasapie on Jul 1, 2017 11:28:08 GMT
After an emergency book purchase, I read The White Princess by Philippa Gregory. She is fast and loose with history and I never agree with her historical characterizations, but you do find yourself sucked in. I enjoyed this series of books, too. If you are a tv person, be sure to watch the series White Queen and White Princess.
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Post by SockMonkey on Jul 1, 2017 12:41:40 GMT
I'm done with A Gentleman in Moscow, which I really enjoyed. Cool story, very descriptive. In my mind, the main character would be played by Christoph Waltz in the movie! haha! Now I'm reading Too Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud: The Rise and Reign of the Unruly Woman by Anne Helen Petersen. The author has divided the book into chapters that are each different ways women are "too much" for society, and focuses on one woman. The first chapter is about Serena Williams: "Too Strong." Other chapters include "Too Fat" about Melissa McCarthy, and "Too Shrill" about Hillary Clinton. I've only just started but it's very interesting! www.npr.org/2017/06/24/532976166/too-fat-too-slutty-challenges-cultural-expectations-of-women
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Post by craftsbycarolyn on Jul 1, 2017 13:21:41 GMT
I am on chapter 6 in "The twenty three" by Linwood Barclay.
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Post by Giraffe on Jul 1, 2017 17:25:24 GMT
I read The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women by Kate Moore. It was a really interesting book, and I feel like I learned a lot from it. I also read The Last Days of Night: A Novel by Graham Moore. I enjoyed this book a lot, and even though it is historical fiction, I feel like I learned a lot about what happened during that time in history. I usually read fluffy, easy reads, or psychological thrillers. I'm glad I went outside of my book "comfort zone" - I'll have to do that more often!
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Post by birukitty on Jul 2, 2017 0:12:14 GMT
I just finished Unmentionable The Victorian Lady's Guide to Sex, Marriage, and Manners by Therese OneillReally enjoyed the author's voice as we are treated as time travelers with modern sensibilities going back to the 1800s. The book is hilarious and horrifying, but mostly hilarious. I needed a book like this! This book sounds really interesting. I'm adding it to my goodreads to read list.
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Post by MsKnit on Jul 2, 2017 3:28:04 GMT
I've been struggling to find something that I really like.. Tried reading A Separate Peace for my book club that meets on Wednesday, I just couldn't get past the first 20 pages. I did read Gwendy's Button Box and really liked it, but it was very short and quick, read it in a day. A Separate Peace was horrible. I do not know why it was award winning. Basically, the story of an @sshole who got away with a crime.
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