imsirius
Prolific Pea
Call it as I see it.
Posts: 7,661
Location: Floating in the black veil.
Jul 12, 2014 19:59:28 GMT
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Post by imsirius on Nov 29, 2017 15:43:01 GMT
Finished The Good Daughter and started Odd Child Out by Gilly MacMillian. Too early to say it's great yet.
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my3freaks
Pearl Clutcher
Posts: 3,206
Location: NH girl living in Colorado
Jun 26, 2014 4:10:56 GMT
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Post by my3freaks on Nov 29, 2017 16:18:33 GMT
I finished Criminal (Will Trent # 6) by Karin Slaughter and now I'm reading the newest Eve Dallas book, Secrets in Death by J.D. Robb.
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Post by digirlwiz on Nov 29, 2017 18:25:54 GMT
I listened to IQ by Joe Ide and the 2nd book with the same characters- Righteous. Different books for me- I think I discovered the first book as an audible deal of the day and purchased the next book right away. Young 'detective' and his sidekick and their troubled lives and adventures in a rough neighborhood. I was surprised how much I liked both books!
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Post by digirlwiz on Nov 29, 2017 18:28:20 GMT
I'm currently listening to The Secrets She Keeps and it is good. I thought this was really good as well, had me on the edge of my seat at the end. I'm currently listening to another of his books "Life or Death" and am enjoying that as well. Also liked The Secrets She Keeps... interesting characters and kept me very interested. I like when I cannot predict a good portion of the story!
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Post by Linda on Nov 29, 2017 18:34:06 GMT
between being sick for two weeks, starting the Christmas sewing, and prepping for the Girl Scout camping trip this weekend, the only time I've picked up a book is when I was tidying up the house and putting it away, sigh. Maybe next week?
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janeinbama
Pearl Clutcher
Posts: 3,176
Location: Alabama
Jan 29, 2015 16:24:49 GMT
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Post by janeinbama on Nov 29, 2017 19:34:43 GMT
I finished the Third Wife by Lisa Jewell and Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger. These were for my first book club meeting. I liked Ordinary Grace better - however, both dealt with death and not my favorite type of books to read.
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Post by birukitty on Nov 29, 2017 23:59:21 GMT
I finished a book this week that I found at a used book store. The name of the book is The Silent Land by Graham Joyce and I have to admit that the cover is what drew me to this book. It has a interesting see through vellum cover that has some letters printed from the title and the author's name and underneath the book is printed with a white cover and the other missing letters in black and a snow scene of a ski resort. When you put the vellum see through cover over the book the two go together to spell out the name of the book and the author's name. Then when I read what the novel was about-a couple on their 10 anniversary survive an avalanche while skiing in the French Pyrenees I knew I had to read it-you know me and survival stories-they are my favorite.
After the husband digs himself out from being buried in the snow he helps his wife dig herself out the rest of the way and they are surprised to find when they make their way back to their hotel that it is silent. Everyone else has been evacuated. With the phones cut off they attempt to figure out how to survive in this silent land and make their way back to where people are. This was a wonderful book with great descriptive writing. Looking it up on Goodreads I discovered it won the 2011 World Fantasy Award and was a British Fantasy Award Nominee. Normally I avoid Fantasy books like the plague (I don't like books about magic with a huge exception for Harry Potter), but this one was very different-no magic or witches anywhere in it. I liked it very much, and probably would have liked it a whole lot more if I didn't have a nasty cold the whole time I was reading it and was stopping to blow my nose every 2 minutes-that can really take the enjoyment out of a book, ya know? Luckily it is mine, so it is going on my bookshelf where I can pull it down in a year or two and enjoy it all over again.
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bandjmom
Full Member
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Jun 25, 2014 23:28:19 GMT
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Post by bandjmom on Nov 30, 2017 19:40:21 GMT
I'm reading Glass House by Brian Alexander. Non-fiction, but reads like a novel, about the decay of Lancaster, OH, once home to the Anchor-Hocking headquarters. If you liked Hillbilly Elegy and/or Dream Land, you might like this. Just finished Glass House and am so disheartened and frustrated and just sad. While the general theme of manufacturing decline isn't new to me, reading a case study of the disconnect between the actual state of a business and its value as part of endless buying, selling and trading of debt is just so discouraging. With truth being even more ellusive today, I don't see much cause for hope. On a much lighter note, Dear Fahrenheit 451 is a quick, fun read for anyone who loves books. The author, a librarian, writes a series of letters to a wide variety of books, reflecting on their role in her reading life. I'm listening to Ron Chernow's Grant. Despite its length I'm finding it a fascinating portrait of Grant and his contemporaries, with many ideas and issues relevant to today. Unfortunately, I'm afraid I'm not going to be able to finish it before it digitally returns to the library.
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Jun 2, 2024 11:49:41 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Nov 30, 2017 20:13:59 GMT
What to Say Next Julie Buxaum Excellent listened to this one...good for audio
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scrapngranny
Pearl Clutcher
Only slightly senile
Posts: 4,765
Jun 25, 2014 23:21:30 GMT
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Post by scrapngranny on Nov 30, 2017 23:26:40 GMT
I just finished Little Fires Everywhere . I loved it. It’s the first book in a while to make me tell everyone I know to read it. Of course, it was the Peas who brought it to my attention.
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purplebee
Drama Llama
Posts: 6,738
Jun 27, 2014 20:37:34 GMT
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Post by purplebee on Dec 1, 2017 1:26:05 GMT
I’ve been waiting for this thread!! I FINALLY FINISHED THE STANDMy goal was to finish it by the end of the year. I was sucked in right until the very end. Now I’m not sure what to do with myself. I started An American Sickness by Elisabeth Rosenthal but it’s only around 300 pages—practically a short story! God for you!! The Stand will always be on my top 5 books of all time list. Need to re-read it agaiin soon. I actually liked the made for TV mini series with Gary Sinise and Molly Ringwald.
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paigepea
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Posts: 5,609
Location: BC, Canada
Jun 26, 2014 4:28:55 GMT
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Post by paigepea on Dec 1, 2017 2:15:40 GMT
I’m almost finished ELEANOR AND PARK by Rainbow Rowell. It’s YA. I first started it last month because of the rave reviews but the first chapter didn’t suck me in so I stopped. Then a friend said it was great so I tried again and was sucked in after another 10 pages. I want to finish so badly but have little find. Got up at 4am the other day to get some time in and have been too tired since then to read again. Ha! My own fault.
Great story. Good character development. About young love but so well written.
Thanks for the recs here. Am going on vacation soon and plan to take some of the page turners recommended here.
Paige.
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Post by vi on Dec 1, 2017 2:44:30 GMT
I read a couple of new Christmas books: Merry and Bright by Debbie Macomber. Two very opposite people fell in love and I'm thinking in real life, that couple would need marriage counseling in order to make it.
The other book I read was The Noel Diary by Richard Paul Evans. It has a very gripping story line and I read it in one sitting.
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