Weekly Reading Thread: Sept 10-16

Last week I read a fabulous book called Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman. I was about 20% in before I realised it was set in Glasgow which just made me love it all the more. I think a couple of Peas have mentioned it recently, but if you haven't come across it yet, I totally recommend it. 5/5.

I'm now about a third of the way through The Address by Fiona Davis, and mostly enjoying it. It is set in both 1885 and 1985 and is based in The Dakota in Manhattan. It's not really gripped me yet though, and I have a vast e-pile of books to read, so I may or may not finish it. Has anyone read it? Is it worth persevering with?

I'm nearly finished with The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid. Absolutely loving it! The story of an elderly Hollywood starlet being interviewed and telling all for the first time about her "scandalous" life and seven husbands. I recommend going into this book blind as it really turns out to be so much more than you think it would be.

I've been on vacation, so catching up on this thread. What I've read since last time I posted:


Anything is Possible by Elizabeth Strout. 4.5 stars
Mrs. Fletcher by Tom Perrotta. 4.5 stars
The Passage by Justin Cronin. 4 stars
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
 by Taylor Jenkins Reid. 4 stars
Goodbye, Vitamin by Rachel Khong. 4 stars
The Chilbury Ladies' Choir by Jennifer Ryan. 4 stars

Currently reading The Twelve (continuation of The Passage trilogy).  On deck I have:  Breakdown, The Good Daughter, and Eat Only When You Are Hungry.

I really liked Eleanor Oliphant. Some darker themes, but balanced with some great moments and characters. It was hard not to be rooting wildly for Eleanor.


I agree! It was unexpected and I really enjoyed it.

I thought the same thing and it also reminded me of The Rosie Project. I don't think she copied Backman or anything like that though.

If you liked this book, don't miss A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman. It was very good. I liked it a little better than "Eleanor".

This week I read Bear Town by Fredrik Backman. A number of TwoPeas loved it; I can see why!!! Definitely 5/5 for me. Just happened to be the author of A Man Called Ove recommended above. A small town counting on their ice hockey team to put the town on the map. Being responsible for the hopes of an entire town is a heavy burden, and the semi-final match is the catalyst for a violent act that will leave a young girl traumatized and a town in turmoil. AWESOME WRITER ! Had me totally immersed in the town. Felt I lost friends when the book ended.

Happy Reading !

I'm another one who read Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine. I absolutely LOVED it. Definitely my favorite from 2017 (so far). I can't believe it's the author's debut novel.

Curious to what you think about The Idiot (I don't know anybody else who has read it). It hit my nostalgic buttons, but in the end it felt to aimless to me.

I am apparently on a YA rebellion novel kick. Last week it was The Hate U Give and this week I read an ARC called Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu. It was very good! It is about a high school girl in Texas who is fed up with her high school and the way the boys are coddled and the girls must make things easy for them. She knows that her mom was rebellious in her younger years and it spurs her on to start Moxie - an anonymous ezine that challenges the practices at the school and allows the girls to "fight back". It really was good and while the school and administration was over the top and unbelievable - surely we don't have schools behaving that way in "real life" - It was a fun read and you just wanted to cheer for those girls. It comes out next week and I would recommend it.

I read that 2 weeks ago, and I really liked it.

Last week I read Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate. It is a fiction book based on the true story of Georgia Tann and the Memphis Tennessee Children's Home Society. It weaves together the story of a set of siblings in 1939, and a young adult in the present day. It is wonderfully written and I really enjoyed it, although there was a lot of sadness to the story. I would recommend this to anyone, and I gave it 4.5 out of 5 stars.

Today I am starting The Girl Before.

This morning I finished Shanghai Girls by Lisa See. It was enjoyable enough. Maybe 3.5/5? I predicted the big 'surprise' at the end from the moment the story line was introduced. But I'm pretty sure most readers would .

I'm supposed to read A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles next for my book club, but my hold hasn't come in at the library yet. I'm next in line though!

I do this on Amazon, it does the same thing as B&N, if I search a book that I read and enjoyed, it gives other suggestions for books you might enjoy.

There is also a website to called What Should I Read Next, where you can enter books you like, and it will give you suggestions for what to read next.

I get most of my books from the library, so I like to go to those website first and get ideas of books to read, although lately, my To Be Read list is so big, I haven't needed to search for books! :-)

Thank you for posting this.  I hadn't seen the original post but was able to pick up the Kindle version for $2.99 today. 

I just finished an amazing book -- The Little French Bistro.
And now I'm planning a trip to France!

I also read the Orphan Masters Son.