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Post by birukitty on Jul 17, 2014 19:50:23 GMT
I agree-keep reading. "Outlander" was the same for me. It took a while to "click" and then I was LOVING it. But it certainly wasn't "love at first 3 chapters" and I was just like you. What is the big deal with this book? I did love the writing style-her descriptive way of writing is one I love to read. The story line is what took me awhile to get into but it will happen. Just give it a chance. You can always toss it aside later, right? What have you got to lose? But if you give it a chance you might find it grabs you and you end up loving it too.
Debbie in MD.
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Post by jackie on Jul 17, 2014 21:42:41 GMT
I just finished reading "Under my Skin" by Mary Higgins Clark. I didn't enjoy it, but forced myself to finish it. I am starting to feel like I am reading mad libs now. Is that a new one of hers? Do you usually like her stuff? I read everything of hers. She is my one big guilty pleasure in reading. I know her stuff is kind of predictable fluff but I still love it. I recently finished Above by Isla Morley, The Silent Wife by ASA Harrison, and Orphan Train. I enjoyed all of them quite a bit. Last night I finished The Escape Plan by Diane chamberlain and I liked it a lot, but it felt a lot like chick lit which I know isn't a bad thing necessarily. It was a good read that was fairly engrossing, but I've read better I'm currently reading One Last Thing Before I go by Jonathan Trooper. I recently read another book of his, This is Where I Leave You and loved it so I thought I would give some other books of his a go. I'm still early in; I like it so far. Lastly, I have Before we Met by Lucie Whitehouse on hold at the library and it needs to be picked up tomorrow. And, I'm listening to the Odd Thomas Series by Dean Koontz in my car (I'm on Odd Apocalypse)
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Post by kckckc on Jul 17, 2014 21:55:32 GMT
I also just started Still Life With Breadcrumbs. Has anyone read this? I can't decide if I am enjoying it or its not moving along fast enough. lol All reviews I read don't really answer much for me. I have only read about 20% of the story though so perhaps I should keep plugging away... I can't remember why I added it to my pile "to read" so I am wondering if I saw a recommendation here a few weeks ago. Let me know! I read it, but was not impressed. My review on Goodreads: I was disappointed in this one. I thought it was shallow and formulaic. It read like a Nicholas Sparks novel. You could see the end coming a mile away.
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janeliz
Drama Llama
I'm the Wiz and nobody beats me.
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Jun 26, 2014 14:35:07 GMT
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Post by janeliz on Jul 17, 2014 21:56:14 GMT
I just started Mary Alice Monroe's The Summer Wind. This picks up where last summer's The Summer Girls left off. I always enjoy Monroe's storytelling and characters, and she often bases her books in an area near and dear to my heart---Isle of Palms and Sullivan's Island, SC.
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Post by kckckc on Jul 17, 2014 22:07:52 GMT
I finished 2 last week.
You Should Have Known by Jean Hauff. Grace is a therapist who writes a book that tells women they would have known the bad things about their husbands before they married them if they would have listened to their intuition. Something happens and she finds out she didn't know her own husband. This one was just okay.
Congratulations, by the way: Some Thoughts on Kindness by George Saunders. This one shouldn't really count as a book. It is a copy of a graduation speech given by Saunders - very short. It was worth reading - I would guess you might be able to find it online.
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linda~lou
Pearl Clutcher
Keep calm and eat crumpets
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Location: Motown but my heart is in San Francisco
Jun 25, 2014 21:57:08 GMT
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Post by linda~lou on Jul 18, 2014 21:05:52 GMT
I agree-keep reading. "Outlander" was the same for me. It took a while to "click" and then I was LOVING it. But it certainly wasn't "love at first 3 chapters" and I was just like you. What is the big deal with this book? I did love the writing style-her descriptive way of writing is one I love to read. The story line is what took me awhile to get into but it will happen. Just give it a chance. You can always toss it aside later, right? What have you got to lose? But if you give it a chance you might find it grabs you and you end up loving it too. Debbie in MD. I ditched it! Just wasn't in the mood for that type of story. I like historical fiction but more WWI or II. So based on a recommendation here, I started The Ice Cream Queen of Orchard Street. Really enjoying it!
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