The Great Carpezio
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Post by The Great Carpezio on Dec 20, 2021 0:55:55 GMT
What books did you read this week?
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gottapeanow
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Post by gottapeanow on Dec 20, 2021 3:26:06 GMT
I didn't finish anything this week. I'm reading Sooley by Grisham. It's solid.
Also reading These Tangled Vines. So far, I'm underwhelmed, but I'll give it a few more pages.
I might squeeze in another cheesy Christmas book by Richard Paul Evans.
I had an Amazon g/c, so today, I pre-ordered the new one by Hanya Yanagihara called To Paradise. I'm sure it will be sheer genius.
Lisa
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Post by ScrapbookMyLife on Dec 20, 2021 5:53:56 GMT
I am reading the new Danielle Steel book "Flying Angels". Like it!
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Rhondito
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Jun 25, 2014 19:33:19 GMT
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Post by Rhondito on Dec 20, 2021 15:53:28 GMT
I finished Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult. I had high hopes for this one and it fell so flat for me. I really enjoyed the parts where the protagonist talked about her time working at Sotheby's, but that didn't make up very much of the novel. I was at the point where I was realizing I didn't like anything about the book when the big twist came. It was just enough to keep me going but eventually it fizzled again. I only continued just to finish the damn thing. 2.5 stars
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Post by SockMonkey on Dec 20, 2021 15:56:52 GMT
I'm about to finish "Light from Uncommon Stars" and it is SO GOOD. Deals with the devil, virtuoso violinists, space aliens, donuts... NO, those don't sound like they go together, but somehow they DO? And it's beautiful? www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/56179360
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Post by ~summer~ on Dec 20, 2021 16:27:42 GMT
Reading “The Final Revival of Opal and Nev” which was on Obama’s list of best books for 2021. I like it.
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Post by epeanymous on Dec 20, 2021 16:38:29 GMT
I read:
At the Edge of the Haight, by Katherine Seligman. My SF apartment is in the area, so I thought I would read it for local color. Honestly, not as much local color as I hoped for, and the central plot line (narrator finds a dead teen in the park) isn’t great, but the narrator is a well-drawn character, and it was a decent read.
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, by Taylor Jenkins Reid. I know pretty much everyone here has read it already, so I will spare you a summary. I enjoyed it—and, since I read Malibu Rising already, thought it was fun that the books intersected.
Claw Enforcement, by Sofie Kelly. Cat mystery. Can’t stop me.
I am also reading How Democracy Dies, but I can only read about a chapter at a time before putting it down because it depresses me.
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Post by maryland on Dec 20, 2021 17:45:02 GMT
I am reading Cul de Sac and really like it!
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Post by epeanymous on Dec 20, 2021 18:04:17 GMT
I finished Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult. I had high hopes for this one and it fell so flat for me. I really enjoyed the parts where the protagonist talked about her time working at Sotheby's, but that didn't make up very much of the novel. I was at the point where I was realizing I didn't like anything about the book when the big twist came. It was just enough to keep me going but eventually it fizzled again. I only continued just to finish the damn thing. 2.5 stars My husband’s job is to remind me, every time I pick up one of her new books at the bookstore, that every time I read on of her new books I spend the whole time complaining that I do not like it.
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Rhondito
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Post by Rhondito on Dec 20, 2021 18:12:29 GMT
I finished Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult. I had high hopes for this one and it fell so flat for me. I really enjoyed the parts where the protagonist talked about her time working at Sotheby's, but that didn't make up very much of the novel. I was at the point where I was realizing I didn't like anything about the book when the big twist came. It was just enough to keep me going but eventually it fizzled again. I only continued just to finish the damn thing. 2.5 stars My husband’s job is to remind me, every time I pick up one of her new books at the bookstore, that every time I read on of her new books I spend the whole time complaining that I do not like it. I'm going to take this as my clue to skip her books from now on.
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Post by mnmloveli on Dec 20, 2021 22:16:10 GMT
One for me last week. WHAT WAS MINE (‘16) BY HELEN KLEIN ROSS : 4 STARSDESCRIPTION: Lucy Wakefield is a seemingly ordinary woman who does something extraordinary in a separate moment. She takes a baby girl from a shopping card and raises her as her own. It’s a secret she manages to keep for over two decades from her daughter, the babysitter who helped raise her, family, coworkers and friends. When Lucy’s now grown daughter Mia discovers the devastating truth of her origins, she is overwhelmed by confusion and anger and is determined not to speak to her “mother” again who raised her. She reaches out to her birth mother for a tearful reunion. What follows is a ripple effect that alters the lives of many and challenges our understanding of the very meaning of motherhood. REVIEW: This was the first book I read by this author and came highly recommended by edie3 and maryland. I like this author’s writing style. Loved all the different points of view; I felt for everyone. I coudln’t read fast enough to get to the end. This book was heading towards a 5-star rating until I got to the final sentence, which I didn’t know was even possible until I turned the page expecting more. I was so disappointed I almost dropped to 3 stars but settled for 4. I would be hoping for a sequel, but since this book was from 2016, I doubt that is happening. MERRY CHRISTMAS to all who participate in this thread, either by posting, liking or just reading.
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Post by mnmloveli on Dec 20, 2021 22:16:51 GMT
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Post by mnmloveli on Dec 20, 2021 22:29:15 GMT
I finished Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult. I had high hopes for this one and it fell so flat for me. I really enjoyed the parts where the protagonist talked about her time working at Sotheby's, but that didn't make up very much of the novel. I was at the point where I was realizing I didn't like anything about the book when the big twist came. It was just enough to keep me going but eventually it fizzled again. I only continued just to finish the damn thing. 2.5 stars Sorry this book was a miss for you. I loved it! I can’t get it out of my head! I hope Diana found her dream life.
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Post by maryland on Dec 20, 2021 23:43:12 GMT
One for me last week. WHAT WAS MINE (‘16) BY HELEN KLEIN ROSS : 4 STARSDESCRIPTION: Lucy Wakefield is a seemingly ordinary woman who does something extraordinary in a separate moment. She takes a baby girl from a shopping card and raises her as her own. It’s a secret she manages to keep for over two decades from her daughter, the babysitter who helped raise her, family, coworkers and friends. When Lucy’s now grown daughter Mia discovers the devastating truth of her origins, she is overwhelmed by confusion and anger and is determined not to speak to her “mother” again who raised her. She reaches out to her birth mother for a tearful reunion. What follows is a ripple effect that alters the lives of many and challenges our understanding of the very meaning of motherhood. REVIEW: This was the first book I read by this author and came highly recommended by edie3 and maryland . I like this author’s writing style. Loved all the different points of view; I felt for everyone. I coudln’t read fast enough to get to the end. This book was heading towards a 5-star rating until I got to the final sentence, which I didn’t know was even possible until I turned the page expecting more. I was so disappointed I almost dropped to 3 stars but settled for 4. I would be hoping for a sequel, but since this book was from 2016, I doubt that is happening. MERRY CHRISTMAS to all who participate in this thread, either by posting, liking or just reading. I'm glad you enjoyed it! I can't remember the last sentence, so I will have to google!
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edie3
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Post by edie3 on Dec 21, 2021 1:33:05 GMT
I can't remember the last sentence Me either! But glad you liked it!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2021 3:03:57 GMT
I read: How Adam Smith Can Change Your Life: An Unexpected Guide to Human Nature and Happiness by Russ Roberts Very friendly book and a nice summary i found here if you need some encouragement and a synopsis.. forcesofhabit.com/52-in-52-how-adam-smith-can-change-your-life/And now I am rereading some books I love: Teach us to sit still by Tim parks...a wonderful novelist shares his struggle with mysterious pelvic pain. Really interesting..women are not the only ones with pelvic struggles. Blade runner by Phillip k dick also known as do androids dream of electric sheep?.... Science fiction like it was meant to be. This guy was a paranoid genius.
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Post by finaledition on Dec 21, 2021 5:34:02 GMT
I finished Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult. I had high hopes for this one and it fell so flat for me. I really enjoyed the parts where the protagonist talked about her time working at Sotheby's, but that didn't make up very much of the novel. I was at the point where I was realizing I didn't like anything about the book when the big twist came. It was just enough to keep me going but eventually it fizzled again. I only continued just to finish the damn thing. 2.5 stars Sorry this book was a miss for you. I loved it! I can’t get it out of my head! I hope Diana found her dream life. I gave it 3 stars. I preorder Jodi Piccoult and Liane Moriarty before they are published, but will probably stop as their books just aren’t doing it for me lately.
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finaledition
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Post by finaledition on Dec 21, 2021 5:40:46 GMT
I read a couple.
Lovelight Farms this was a free Kindle Unlimited that I read as someone I follow on Instagram raved about it. Pretty much a satisfying Hallmark Christmas movie with a little steam. It was cute.
Then I read Olympus, Texas by Staci Swann. I really enjoyed this one. I thought it was going to be a little too soap opera-ish, but it was a solid dysfunctional family drama. Well done if you like that genre.
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Mystie
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Post by Mystie on Dec 21, 2021 5:50:09 GMT
I read Liane Moriarty's Apples Never Fall. I really loved it; I always really enjoy her books.
That puts me at 1,555 books read in the past 15 years! I still have another week and a half if I want to finish another book and spoil my nice neat number.
I'm probably going to compile a favorites list next week, the best of the best of them all. If anyone's interested, I'll post it here in the reading thread.
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Post by sawwhet on Dec 21, 2021 14:07:13 GMT
I read What Alice Forgot by Lianne Moriarty It was long and I'm not sure if it was worth it for me. I know a lot of people love Moriarty but it just dragged on for me.
Right now I'm reading Then She was Gone by Lisa Jewell. Love this book!! I was up reading until after 1 am and had to remind myself to turn off the light and go to sleep. I just wanted to binge read. It's riveting and suspenseful. I read The House we Grew Up In and The Family Upstairs by the same author. Really enjoying Lisa Jewell's novels this year.
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Post by mnmloveli on Dec 21, 2021 15:12:50 GMT
I read Liane Moriarty's Apples Never Fall. I really loved it; I always really enjoy her books. That puts me at 1,555 books read in the past 15 years! I still have another week and a half if I want to finish another book and spoil my nice neat number. I'm probably going to compile a favorites list next week, the best of the best of them all. If anyone's interested, I'll post it here in the reading thread. I love Liane Morarty too. I think I had one disappointment by her out of 10; not bad odds. I can’t wait to see your list next week! I’m going to get mine ready too.
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Post by mnmloveli on Dec 21, 2021 16:57:12 GMT
Get all those great books ready for long winter days and nights reading !
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Post by kristi521 on Dec 21, 2021 19:53:08 GMT
My husband’s job is to remind me, every time I pick up one of her new books at the bookstore, that every time I read on of her new books I spend the whole time complaining that I do not like it. I'm going to take this as my clue to skip her books from now on. She has been a favorite author of mine for some time. However, the last few books have not been great for me. I chalked it up not every book will resonate with me, but now we are on several in a row. I asked for the book for Christmas, and if I don't get it, I am on the list for it at the library. If this one falls flat for me again, I will think twice before picking anything up from her.
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Post by mnmloveli on Dec 21, 2021 22:34:30 GMT
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Post by peaname on Dec 22, 2021 1:24:09 GMT
I finished American Royals by Katharine McGee. It was a page turner! I have Majesty out from the library ready to start next.
I was looking for Apples Never Fall but it was out so I grabbed Debbie Doesn’t Do it Anymore by Walter Mosley. Two stars it was an interesting story but it wasn’t divided into chapters and I didn’t like the ending.
And finally I’m almost done with We Are the Brennans by Tracey Lange. It’s okay so far but it feels stale and predictable. We’ll see how it ends. I keep thinking of the Oprah book We Were the Mulvaneys every time I pick it up I think it could have used a different title. Or maybe it’s just that Oprah over did it with We Were the Mulvaneys during that book club show she kept repeating the title and emphasizing the word WERE.
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Post by maryland on Dec 22, 2021 2:10:58 GMT
I read a couple. Lovelight Farms this was a free Kindle Unlimited that I read as someone I follow on Instagram raved about it. Pretty much a satisfying Hallmark Christmas movie with a little steam. It was cute. Then I read Olympus, Texas by Staci Swann. I really enjoyed this one. I thought it was going to be a little too soap opera-ish, but it was a solid dysfunctional family drama. Well done if you like that genre. Was it Stephanie Howell? I love her! She has great book recommendations and she loved that book.
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finaledition
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Post by finaledition on Dec 22, 2021 4:53:17 GMT
I read a couple. Lovelight Farms this was a free Kindle Unlimited that I read as someone I follow on Instagram raved about it. Pretty much a satisfying Hallmark Christmas movie with a little steam. It was cute. Then I read Olympus, Texas by Staci Swann. I really enjoyed this one. I thought it was going to be a little too soap opera-ish, but it was a solid dysfunctional family drama. Well done if you like that genre. Was it Stephanie Howell? I love her! She has great book recommendations and she loved that book. Yes-she really gushed about this one. I try to read one Christmas book a year, but nothing caught my eye. So this recommendation came just in the nick of time. There will be more books in this series (it is a standalone) and I look forward to reading them.
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Post by mnmloveli on Dec 23, 2021 4:25:03 GMT
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Post by paigepea on Dec 23, 2021 5:17:37 GMT
I read What Alice Forgot by Lianne Moriarty It was long and I'm not sure if it was worth it for me. I know a lot of people love Moriarty but it just dragged on for me. Right now I'm reading Then She was Gone by Lisa Jewell. Love this book!! I was up reading until after 1 am and had to remind myself to turn off the light and go to sleep. I just wanted to binge read. It's riveting and suspenseful. I read The House we Grew Up In and The Family Upstairs by the same author. Really enjoying Lisa Jewell's novels this year. THE SHE WAS GONE is my fave Lisa Jewell book. I always recommend it. I found you is also good. I’ve also read the others mentioned. I have invisible girls on my kindle. Have you tried Mary Kubica? I’m reading Local Woman Missing and I’m enjoying it a lot. I’ve read some of her others (not all) and have enjoyed them too.
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SabrinaP
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Post by SabrinaP on Dec 23, 2021 14:13:25 GMT
I also read Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult. I liked it at the beginning, but it fell apart pretty quickly for me. By the end I was struggling to get through. I thought there might be a Picoult twist at the end, but there really wasn’t. I took a long break from Picoult after reading Handle with Care. I was so mad after that book. But, a few years ago Small Great Things got a lot of buzz, so I picked it up and absolutely loved it. So when this newest book was released and getting good buzz I decided to try it.
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