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Post by smcast on Oct 24, 2017 14:31:05 GMT
Stolen Marriage by Diane Chamberlain Really loved this book. One of my very favorite authors Polio epidemic which I've always had an interest in since I was 6 and worried about getting it Hickory, N.C. where my dd lives Culture of the ww2 era, also an interest of mine Nurses...my people! Sounds good. I'll put it on my list. Thanks!
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Post by katiescarlett on Oct 24, 2017 14:34:14 GMT
I finished Sleeping Beauties by Stephen and Owen King. I liked it. 3.5 stars
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Post by lynnek on Oct 24, 2017 15:11:22 GMT
I finished two last week. First was Pachinko by Min Jin Lee. This was a great book about a part of history which I had no knowledge of. It tells about the immigration of Koreans into Japan and how they were poorly treated and struggled to survive while at the same time, their country was being torn apart into what we know today as North and South Korea. The book follows several generations of the same family as they make their way in Japan. A very good book that was maybe just a bit too long. I also finished Turtles All The Way Down the new one by John Green. Another good John Green book! I enjoy reading his books because there is humor along with the serious topics. The book is about a girl Aza who, along with her friend, is trying to find out what happened to a rich guy who has disappeared. The dialog between Aza and her best friend, Daisy, literally made me laugh out loud several times. On the other hand, the way he wrote about mental illness made it so real and very scary to me. I worried about Aza the whole book! I really liked the book and have thought about it quite a bit since finishing. It was a very real look at mental illness and the hold it has on people. I am part way through an interview with John Green (Fresh Air) and he talks about his own OCD issues and how it informed his writing - probably why it feels so real! (I haven't read the book yet) I will look for that interview, it would be very interesting to hear what he says. Thanks!
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Post by jackie on Oct 24, 2017 17:31:56 GMT
The other was Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough. All the positive reviews raved about the huge twist at the end, and how they didn't see it coming. The negative reviews commented on how the twist was unforeseeable because it made no sense. I agree with them. Let's just say that the book was described as a psychological thriller - which it was until the last chapter. Then it became something entirely different. It was a shame, becUse it was quite an enjoyable read up until then. 1/5. I totally agree. I absolutely detested this book for that exact reason. Oh no...lol. I LOVED this book! I’ve recommended it to several people. I love that it blends regular old drama and mystery with a touch of supernatural that builds to an amazing conclusion. It is soooo my kind of story. I just finished listening to The Story Sisters by Alice Hoffman. This one was a little too depressing and the one character made me nuts. I always enjoy this author’s beautiful use of language and imagery, but this wasn’t one of my favorites of hers. I would give it maybe a 3/5. I am now currently listening to One Thousand White Women by Jim Fergus. I’m really enjoying it, but I thought it was a true story. It sort of changed everything when I realized it wasn’t. Hey, a Brides for Indians program in 1875 *sounded* believable...lol. I just finished The Good Daughter by Karin Slaughter. It was a very compelling and interesting story—definitely brutal and hard to read at times though. I would give it a 4/5. I am currently reading The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson for one of my book clubs. I love horror and always have, so it’s shocking that I never read this. I’m loving it so far though—awesome good old-fashioned ghost story. I also finished The Woman Next Door by Cass Green on my Kindle. This ended up being good, but not great. Took me quite a while to get into it though. Part of it was again due to such unlikable characters. Got better as it went though. I’d give this a 3/5. I’m now reading The Marriage Lie by Kimberly Belle. I’m not far enough into it to give an opinion.
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Post by mnmloveli on Oct 24, 2017 20:13:21 GMT
I also finished Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng and simply loved every minute. Definitely a 5/5 for me. Thanks to all the Peas who recommended this book.
I also just finished last night The Death of Addie Gray by Amy Cross. I got it for free on Kindle and was impressed by this author. Young girl in a coma for 9 months and suddenly wakes up. But is it really her. Someone has control of her body. Loved how the author also wrote from the spirit's perspective. Currently $.99 on Kindle and well worth it.
Happy Reading !
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Post by my3freaks on Oct 24, 2017 22:54:52 GMT
I finished Fallen (Will Trent #5) by Karin Slaughter, and now I'm reading Diplomatic Immunity by Brodi Ashton. I'm seriously falling behind in my Goodreads challenge for this year, I need to start reading more often! I have the collection waiting to read. Hope they are great. I like them quite a bit. Sometimes I need a break in between them though. If you haven't read her Grant County series and are planning to, you should read those books first. The Will Trent series has some character crossover and will give some major spoilers.
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Post by birukitty on Oct 25, 2017 1:49:19 GMT
This week I read Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult. This is a relatively new author to me, and I don't know why it took me so long to find her, because she is amazing. Normally my favorite genre is historical fiction, but sometimes I've got to take a break from that and Jodi Picoult fits the bill perfectly. While she isn't the tremendous writer that Eowyn Ivey is author of "To the Bright Edge of the World", she is a masterful storyteller. The first book I read from Jodi Picoult was "Small Great Things" which I thought was wonderful.
"Leaving Time" is the story of a 13 year old girl Jenna who is trying to find out what happened to her mother who disappeared when she was 3 years old from the elephant sanctuary where both her parents worked. Her father is no help because he's been catatonic in a psychiatric facility since the day of her mother's disappearance and her grandmother who Jenna lives with isn't talking. Alice (her mother) was a scientist who studied elephants in Botswana, Africa before meeting her father and moving with him to his elephant sanctuary in New England. If you love elephants like I do you'll really like the parts of the book that go into the elephant research. They are very touching. Jenna finds out about a well known psychic in town who used to be world famous and together with a former detective they set out to help her see if they can track down her mother. Jodi Picoult is especially great when it comes to character development and I especially loved the character of Serenity, the psychic. I gave the book 4 out of 5 stars on Goodreads.
Next I read The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult but I am in the last few pages and would rather review this one next week when I am completely finished. I was trying to take a break from the Holocaust and darn it if this one wasn't about that subject too, but it was so interesting I couldn't put it down. Up next is The Alice Network which finally came in from being on hold forever in the library.
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imsirius
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Post by imsirius on Oct 25, 2017 16:40:56 GMT
This week I read Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult. This is a relatively new author to me, and I don't know why it took me so long to find her, because she is amazing. Normally my favorite genre is historical fiction, but sometimes I've got to take a break from that and Jodi Picoult fits the bill perfectly. While she isn't the tremendous writer that Eowyn Ivey is author of "To the Bright Edge of the World", she is a masterful storyteller. The first book I read from Jodi Picoult was "Small Great Things" which I thought was wonderful. "Leaving Time" is the story of a 13 year old girl Jenna who is trying to find out what happened to her mother who disappeared when she was 3 years old from the elephant sanctuary where both her parents worked. Her father is no help because he's been catatonic in a psychiatric facility since the day of her mother's disappearance and her grandmother who Jenna lives with isn't talking. Alice (her mother) was a scientist who studied elephants in Botswana, Africa before meeting her father and moving with him to his elephant sanctuary in New England. If you love elephants like I do you'll really like the parts of the book that go into the elephant research. They are very touching. Jenna finds out about a well known psychic in town who used to be world famous and together with a former detective they set out to help her see if they can track down her mother. Jodi Picoult is especially great when it comes to character development and I especially loved the character of Serenity, the psychic. I gave the book 4 out of 5 stars on Goodreads. Next I read The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult but I am in the last few pages and would rather review this one next week when I am completely finished. I was trying to take a break from the Holocaust and darn it if this one wasn't about that subject too, but it was so interesting I couldn't put it down. Up next is The Alice Network which finally came in from being on hold forever in the library. Nineteen minutes is my favourite Picoult book. If you haven't read it, you should.
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imsirius
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Post by imsirius on Oct 25, 2017 16:41:48 GMT
I have the collection waiting to read. Hope they are great. I like them quite a bit. Sometimes I need a break in between them though. If you haven't read her Grant County series and are planning to, you should read those books first. The Will Trent series has some character crossover and will give some major spoilers. I have read the Grant County series! Thanks for the head's up.
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Post by katiescarlett on Oct 25, 2017 18:06:47 GMT
This week I read Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult. This is a relatively new author to me, and I don't know why it took me so long to find her, because she is amazing. Normally my favorite genre is historical fiction, but sometimes I've got to take a break from that and Jodi Picoult fits the bill perfectly. While she isn't the tremendous writer that Eowyn Ivey is author of "To the Bright Edge of the World", she is a masterful storyteller. The first book I read from Jodi Picoult was "Small Great Things" which I thought was wonderful. "Leaving Time" is the story of a 13 year old girl Jenna who is trying to find out what happened to her mother who disappeared when she was 3 years old from the elephant sanctuary where both her parents worked. Her father is no help because he's been catatonic in a psychiatric facility since the day of her mother's disappearance and her grandmother who Jenna lives with isn't talking. Alice (her mother) was a scientist who studied elephants in Botswana, Africa before meeting her father and moving with him to his elephant sanctuary in New England. If you love elephants like I do you'll really like the parts of the book that go into the elephant research. They are very touching. Jenna finds out about a well known psychic in town who used to be world famous and together with a former detective they set out to help her see if they can track down her mother. Jodi Picoult is especially great when it comes to character development and I especially loved the character of Serenity, the psychic. I gave the book 4 out of 5 stars on Goodreads. Next I read The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult but I am in the last few pages and would rather review this one next week when I am completely finished. I was trying to take a break from the Holocaust and darn it if this one wasn't about that subject too, but it was so interesting I couldn't put it down. Up next is The Alice Network which finally came in from being on hold forever in the library. Nineteen minutes is my favourite Picoult book. If you haven't read it, you should. 19 Minutes is also my favorite Picoult book. I loved The Storyteller also but wasn't a fan of Leaving Time. I also really liked Change of Heart.
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Post by jackie on Oct 25, 2017 18:50:53 GMT
This week I read Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult. This is a relatively new author to me, and I don't know why it took me so long to find her, because she is amazing. Normally my favorite genre is historical fiction, but sometimes I've got to take a break from that and Jodi Picoult fits the bill perfectly. While she isn't the tremendous writer that Eowyn Ivey is author of "To the Bright Edge of the World", she is a masterful storyteller. The first book I read from Jodi Picoult was "Small Great Things" which I thought was wonderful. "Leaving Time" is the story of a 13 year old girl Jenna who is trying to find out what happened to her mother who disappeared when she was 3 years old from the elephant sanctuary where both her parents worked. Her father is no help because he's been catatonic in a psychiatric facility since the day of her mother's disappearance and her grandmother who Jenna lives with isn't talking. Alice (her mother) was a scientist who studied elephants in Botswana, Africa before meeting her father and moving with him to his elephant sanctuary in New England. If you love elephants like I do you'll really like the parts of the book that go into the elephant research. They are very touching. Jenna finds out about a well known psychic in town who used to be world famous and together with a former detective they set out to help her see if they can track down her mother. Jodi Picoult is especially great when it comes to character development and I especially loved the character of Serenity, the psychic. I gave the book 4 out of 5 stars on Goodreads. Next I read The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult but I am in the last few pages and would rather review this one next week when I am completely finished. I was trying to take a break from the Holocaust and darn it if this one wasn't about that subject too, but it was so interesting I couldn't put it down. Up next is The Alice Network which finally came in from being on hold forever in the library. I loved Leaving Time! It made me want to visit an elephant sanctuary immediately! It’s actually one of my favorites of hers. She can be hit or miss with me though, but even when it’s a book I don’t love (like Handle With Care), I still get sucked in. She really is an excellent storyteller.
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Post by edie3 on Oct 25, 2017 21:14:31 GMT
Oh my, I am reading The Guest Room by Chris Bohjalian. It is pretty graphic but it has me hooked. Cant wait to see how it ends.
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Post by Delta Dawn on Oct 25, 2017 21:20:24 GMT
I just finished reading Confessions of a Funeral Director by Caleb Wilde. It was ok. He helps to normalize death and I think it was helpful. It was a very short read. It isn't sad, but it is kind of enlightening on death and how people who work in the industry help others without burning out.
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Post by edie3 on Oct 25, 2017 22:58:37 GMT
lynnek have you read this? Wondered what you thought.
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The Birdhouse Lady
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Post by The Birdhouse Lady on Oct 25, 2017 23:02:20 GMT
This week I read Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult. This is a relatively new author to me, and I don't know why it took me so long to find her, because she is amazing. Normally my favorite genre is historical fiction, but sometimes I've got to take a break from that and Jodi Picoult fits the bill perfectly. While she isn't the tremendous writer that Eowyn Ivey is author of "To the Bright Edge of the World", she is a masterful storyteller. The first book I read from Jodi Picoult was "Small Great Things" which I thought was wonderful. "Leaving Time" is the story of a 13 year old girl Jenna who is trying to find out what happened to her mother who disappeared when she was 3 years old from the elephant sanctuary where both her parents worked. Her father is no help because he's been catatonic in a psychiatric facility since the day of her mother's disappearance and her grandmother who Jenna lives with isn't talking. Alice (her mother) was a scientist who studied elephants in Botswana, Africa before meeting her father and moving with him to his elephant sanctuary in New England. If you love elephants like I do you'll really like the parts of the book that go into the elephant research. They are very touching. Jenna finds out about a well known psychic in town who used to be world famous and together with a former detective they set out to help her see if they can track down her mother. Jodi Picoult is especially great when it comes to character development and I especially loved the character of Serenity, the psychic. I gave the book 4 out of 5 stars on Goodreads. Next I read The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult but I am in the last few pages and would rather review this one next week when I am completely finished. I was trying to take a break from the Holocaust and darn it if this one wasn't about that subject too, but it was so interesting I couldn't put it down. Up next is The Alice Network which finally came in from being on hold forever in the library.
I am a huge Jodi Picoult fan....The Storyteller was my favorite. I absolutely loved that book!
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The Birdhouse Lady
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Post by The Birdhouse Lady on Oct 25, 2017 23:05:59 GMT
I recently finish Little Fires Everywhere. Actually I read almost the whole book in one day while on a plane. I thought it was well written and enjoyed the characters.
My next book to read is The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman. I got the recommendation from Reese Witherspoon's book club. I haven't had time to start it yet.
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Post by birukitty on Oct 26, 2017 0:17:56 GMT
This week I read Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult. This is a relatively new author to me, and I don't know why it took me so long to find her, because she is amazing. Normally my favorite genre is historical fiction, but sometimes I've got to take a break from that and Jodi Picoult fits the bill perfectly. While she isn't the tremendous writer that Eowyn Ivey is author of "To the Bright Edge of the World", she is a masterful storyteller. The first book I read from Jodi Picoult was "Small Great Things" which I thought was wonderful. "Leaving Time" is the story of a 13 year old girl Jenna who is trying to find out what happened to her mother who disappeared when she was 3 years old from the elephant sanctuary where both her parents worked. Her father is no help because he's been catatonic in a psychiatric facility since the day of her mother's disappearance and her grandmother who Jenna lives with isn't talking. Alice (her mother) was a scientist who studied elephants in Botswana, Africa before meeting her father and moving with him to his elephant sanctuary in New England. If you love elephants like I do you'll really like the parts of the book that go into the elephant research. They are very touching. Jenna finds out about a well known psychic in town who used to be world famous and together with a former detective they set out to help her see if they can track down her mother. Jodi Picoult is especially great when it comes to character development and I especially loved the character of Serenity, the psychic. I gave the book 4 out of 5 stars on Goodreads. Next I read The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult but I am in the last few pages and would rather review this one next week when I am completely finished. I was trying to take a break from the Holocaust and darn it if this one wasn't about that subject too, but it was so interesting I couldn't put it down. Up next is The Alice Network which finally came in from being on hold forever in the library. Nineteen minutes is my favourite Picoult book. If you haven't read it, you should. "Nineteen Minutes" was my second Picoult novel and I did really like it. So far I have read four and I have to say at this point "Leaving Time" is my favorite because I really love elephants and I really liked the ghost story part of it. She is an amazing story teller and I'm really having fun reading her novels. I'm taking a break because "The Alice Network" finally came in on hold at the library (there were something like 50 people in line ahead of me when I first requested it) but after I read it I'm planning to read as many Picoult novels as I can get my hands on. It's a nice break from my usual historical fiction and my serious holocaust reads. Funny story-just the other day when I was out running errands something told me to go to Goodwill. I usually listen to that "little voice" because it is usually right. I went and looked at the bookshelves as soon as I got there. They were packed which was unusual. I found 4 Jodi Picoult novels in hardback (my preferred style) including a copy of "Nineteen Minutes". The other 3 I haven't read yet. I walked out with 10 hardbacks, and 5 paperbacks including a brand new looking paperback of "The Orphan's Tale by Pam Jenoff. Yippee! They were all in amazing condition.
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Post by birukitty on Oct 26, 2017 0:20:24 GMT
This week I read Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult. This is a relatively new author to me, and I don't know why it took me so long to find her, because she is amazing. Normally my favorite genre is historical fiction, but sometimes I've got to take a break from that and Jodi Picoult fits the bill perfectly. While she isn't the tremendous writer that Eowyn Ivey is author of "To the Bright Edge of the World", she is a masterful storyteller. The first book I read from Jodi Picoult was "Small Great Things" which I thought was wonderful. "Leaving Time" is the story of a 13 year old girl Jenna who is trying to find out what happened to her mother who disappeared when she was 3 years old from the elephant sanctuary where both her parents worked. Her father is no help because he's been catatonic in a psychiatric facility since the day of her mother's disappearance and her grandmother who Jenna lives with isn't talking. Alice (her mother) was a scientist who studied elephants in Botswana, Africa before meeting her father and moving with him to his elephant sanctuary in New England. If you love elephants like I do you'll really like the parts of the book that go into the elephant research. They are very touching. Jenna finds out about a well known psychic in town who used to be world famous and together with a former detective they set out to help her see if they can track down her mother. Jodi Picoult is especially great when it comes to character development and I especially loved the character of Serenity, the psychic. I gave the book 4 out of 5 stars on Goodreads. Next I read The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult but I am in the last few pages and would rather review this one next week when I am completely finished. I was trying to take a break from the Holocaust and darn it if this one wasn't about that subject too, but it was so interesting I couldn't put it down. Up next is The Alice Network which finally came in from being on hold forever in the library. I loved Leaving Time! It made me want to visit an elephant sanctuary immediately! It’s actually one of my favorites of hers. She can be hit or miss with me though, but even when it’s a book I don’t love (like Handle With Care), I still get sucked in. She really is an excellent storyteller. Me too-about visiting an elephant sanctuary. I'm going to Google and see where the closest one is. I'll put it on my to do list for the future-it's something I'd really love to do one day, along with of course seeing them in the wild-that's for the bucket list. Like I said, I've only read 4 of her novels so far, but what I've read I've liked.
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Post by birukitty on Oct 26, 2017 0:22:42 GMT
Nineteen minutes is my favourite Picoult book. If you haven't read it, you should. 19 Minutes is also my favorite Picoult book. I loved The Storyteller also but wasn't a fan of Leaving Time. I also really liked Change of Heart. The 4 books I found at Goodwill were "Change of Heart", "Vanishing Acts", "19 Minutes" and "The Tenth Circle".
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Post by mnmloveli on Oct 26, 2017 0:33:41 GMT
Oh my, I am reading The Guest Room by Chris Bohjalian. It is pretty graphic but it has me hooked. Cant wait to see how it ends. This looks really interesting. Looking forward to your final review. Have you read any other books by this author ?
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Post by Alexxussss on Oct 26, 2017 2:40:10 GMT
Just finished The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson. It was just ok because I didn’t really like any of the characters; 2/5 stars.
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Post by gottapeanow on Oct 26, 2017 2:55:54 GMT
This week I read Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult. This is a relatively new author to me, and I don't know why it took me so long to find her, because she is amazing. Normally my favorite genre is historical fiction, but sometimes I've got to take a break from that and Jodi Picoult fits the bill perfectly. While she isn't the tremendous writer that Eowyn Ivey is author of "To the Bright Edge of the World", she is a masterful storyteller. The first book I read from Jodi Picoult was "Small Great Things" which I thought was wonderful. "Leaving Time" is the story of a 13 year old girl Jenna who is trying to find out what happened to her mother who disappeared when she was 3 years old from the elephant sanctuary where both her parents worked. Her father is no help because he's been catatonic in a psychiatric facility since the day of her mother's disappearance and her grandmother who Jenna lives with isn't talking. Alice (her mother) was a scientist who studied elephants in Botswana, Africa before meeting her father and moving with him to his elephant sanctuary in New England. If you love elephants like I do you'll really like the parts of the book that go into the elephant research. They are very touching. Jenna finds out about a well known psychic in town who used to be world famous and together with a former detective they set out to help her see if they can track down her mother. Jodi Picoult is especially great when it comes to character development and I especially loved the character of Serenity, the psychic. I gave the book 4 out of 5 stars on Goodreads. Next I read The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult but I am in the last few pages and would rather review this one next week when I am completely finished. I was trying to take a break from the Holocaust and darn it if this one wasn't about that subject too, but it was so interesting I couldn't put it down. Up next is The Alice Network which finally came in from being on hold forever in the library. So far, this is my favorite book of the year. Looking forward to your thoughts. Lisa
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Post by SabrinaP on Oct 26, 2017 3:09:32 GMT
This week I read Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult. This is a relatively new author to me, and I don't know why it took me so long to find her, because she is amazing. Normally my favorite genre is historical fiction, but sometimes I've got to take a break from that and Jodi Picoult fits the bill perfectly. While she isn't the tremendous writer that Eowyn Ivey is author of "To the Bright Edge of the World", she is a masterful storyteller. The first book I read from Jodi Picoult was "Small Great Things" which I thought was wonderful. "Leaving Time" is the story of a 13 year old girl Jenna who is trying to find out what happened to her mother who disappeared when she was 3 years old from the elephant sanctuary where both her parents worked. Her father is no help because he's been catatonic in a psychiatric facility since the day of her mother's disappearance and her grandmother who Jenna lives with isn't talking. Alice (her mother) was a scientist who studied elephants in Botswana, Africa before meeting her father and moving with him to his elephant sanctuary in New England. If you love elephants like I do you'll really like the parts of the book that go into the elephant research. They are very touching. Jenna finds out about a well known psychic in town who used to be world famous and together with a former detective they set out to help her see if they can track down her mother. Jodi Picoult is especially great when it comes to character development and I especially loved the character of Serenity, the psychic. I gave the book 4 out of 5 stars on Goodreads. Next I read The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult but I am in the last few pages and would rather review this one next week when I am completely finished. I was trying to take a break from the Holocaust and darn it if this one wasn't about that subject too, but it was so interesting I couldn't put it down. Up next is The Alice Network which finally came in from being on hold forever in the library. Small Great Things is one of the best books by Picoult. Definitely check it out.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2017 12:22:12 GMT
This week's page-turner for me was The Life She Was Given. Definitely 5 stars.
I also finished Belgravia, which I thought was very good also.
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Post by jassy on Oct 26, 2017 12:57:31 GMT
I read All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr What an amazing, gorgeous book. I will be thinking of this one for a long time to come. If you have not read, I highly recommend that you do!
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Post by pudgygroundhog on Oct 26, 2017 13:12:22 GMT
I haven't read Alice Hoffman's Practical Magic, but am interested in reading it and the new prequel, The Rules of Magic. Which one should I read first?
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scrappyesq
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Post by scrappyesq on Oct 26, 2017 14:04:52 GMT
Currently reading The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin. So far so good! That book was amazing! I can't wait to hear what you think. I'm slowly reading The Stone Sky because I never want the series to end.
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Post by pudgygroundhog on Oct 26, 2017 14:09:20 GMT
Currently reading The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin. So far so good! That book was amazing! I can't wait to hear what you think. I'm slowly reading The Stone Sky because I never want the series to end. I finished it last night and I really enjoyed it. It took me some time to get into the world because it was so different - but then it picked it up for me. Even though we were left with plenty of questions at the end of the first book, I love how it came together. Quite clever and I really liked her writing, world building, and characters. I just requested the last two books from the library, so hope to finish the trilogy in the next month or so.
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Post by scrappyesq on Oct 26, 2017 14:17:10 GMT
That book was amazing! I can't wait to hear what you think. I'm slowly reading The Stone Sky because I never want the series to end. I finished it last night and I really enjoyed it. It took me some time to get into the world because it was so different - but then it picked it up for me. Even though we were left with plenty of questions at the end of the first book, I love how it came together. Quite clever and I really liked her writing, world building, and characters. I just requested the last two books from the library, so hope to finish the trilogy in the next month or so. Honestly I put it down for a few days after reading the beginning. Then NK Jemisin did a reading here for the last book so I tried it again. I'm so glad I did.
My only mistake was listening to the audio while driving to work. I wanted to finish the second book quickly so I got both the audio and the paper version. There are parts in the second book where I literally sobbed and had to either drive slow (which made drivers behind me mad) or stop listening all together. I promised myself that I wasn't going to read the third book on audio. Guess what got downloaded with my last Audible credit.
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Post by pudgygroundhog on Oct 26, 2017 14:20:22 GMT
I finished it last night and I really enjoyed it. It took me some time to get into the world because it was so different - but then it picked it up for me. Even though we were left with plenty of questions at the end of the first book, I love how it came together. Quite clever and I really liked her writing, world building, and characters. I just requested the last two books from the library, so hope to finish the trilogy in the next month or so. Honestly I put it down for a few days after reading the beginning. Then NK Jemisin did a reading here for the last book so I tried it again. I'm so glad I did.
My only mistake was listening to the audio while driving to work. I wanted to finish the second book quickly so I got both the audio and the paper version. There are parts in the second book where I literally sobbed and had to either drive slow (which made drivers behind me mad) or stop listening all together. I promised myself that I wasn't going to read the third book on audio. Guess what got downloaded with my last Audible credit.
LOL! I think it was recommendations here that made me pick up the book. I normally don't read this genre (not that I don't enjoy it when I do, it's just not my usual fare) and I might have been tempted to put it down the first 50 pages or so too - but I knew people enjoyed it, so I pressed on. Glad I did. So good!
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