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Post by librarylady on Jul 25, 2015 1:07:40 GMT
I just finished The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins.
very good mystery...
What have the rest of you read recently?
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Post by paigepea on Jul 25, 2015 1:13:11 GMT
That was a good book!
I'm almost finished The Seven Sisters by Lucinda Riley. I've read some of her other books and have really enjoyed them. I'm loving this one. For anyone who hasn't heard of her, she is often compared to Kate Morton.
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Post by anniefb on Jul 25, 2015 1:14:09 GMT
Just been working my way through the Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up and just about to start the new Alexander McCall Smith (Sunday Philosophy Club) The Novel Habits of Happiness.
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Post by candygurl on Jul 25, 2015 1:26:18 GMT
A Man Called Ove
Best book I've read in awhile. A feel good book!
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Post by scrappinmama on Jul 25, 2015 1:42:04 GMT
I'm reading The Coloring Book by Colin Quinn. He is hillarious and so is his book.
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Post by gale w on Jul 25, 2015 1:54:22 GMT
I just finished The Girl on the Train. Now I'm reading What Alice Forgot.
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Post by canadianscrappergirl on Jul 25, 2015 1:55:54 GMT
Mean streak by Sandra Brown was really good
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Post by Basket1lady on Jul 25, 2015 2:05:37 GMT
Obsession in Death by JD Robb
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Post by moveablefeast on Jul 25, 2015 2:09:44 GMT
I am reading The Road to Character, David Brooks. It's about how we can go from cultivating what he calls "resume' values" (what you would put on a job application) to cultivating "eulogy values" (what you want people to remember about you when you're gone).
It is absolutely mesmerizing and I couldn't be more glad to have stumbled across it at the library last week. I have my own personal copy on order from amazon. Highly recommend.
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Post by MsKnit on Jul 25, 2015 2:14:11 GMT
Was not a fan of Girl on a Train. The main character was horrible. However, I would read another of the author's books.
Just finished The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah. It was excellent!
Also, it wasn't your typical Kristin Hannah book. I enjoy them when I want fluff. But, with months between them. If she keeps writing like this, that will change.
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Post by worrywart on Jul 25, 2015 3:52:07 GMT
I just finished Girl on a Train a few weeks ago. That was one strange book!! lol
Then I read Nightingale..really enjoyed that and gave it to my mom to read and she read it in just a few days.
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Post by marmargirl on Jul 25, 2015 5:31:27 GMT
I really enjoyed The Girl On the Train, too. I loved A Man Called Ove.  The the last book I read, Luckiest Girl Alive, was so good, too. It was really hard to put down at some parts of the story but I wanted to make it last while I was on vacation! |
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Post by anniebygaslight on Jul 25, 2015 5:49:01 GMT
I just finished The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins. very good mystery... What have the rest of you read recently? I've just finished this. I read it in 2 days, it was so gripping and well written. Kept us guessing to the end. i can see it being made into a film. |
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Post by gillyp on Jul 25, 2015 10:44:00 GMT
I finished The Girl on the Train just this morning! I didn't enjoy it much and thought it was pretty bland until the end when it finally started to pick up imho. I got it because of all the rave reviews but it wasn't for me. I do think it would work better as a film. I'm starting this one next. I Let You Go by Clare Mackintosh. |
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Post by jenjie on Jul 25, 2015 11:24:52 GMT
I am reading The Road to Character, David Brooks. It's about how we can go from cultivating what he calls "resume' values" (what you would put on a job application) to cultivating "eulogy values" (what you want people to remember about you when you're gone). It is absolutely mesmerizing and I couldn't be more glad to have stumbled across it at the library last week. I have my own personal copy on order from amazon. Highly recommend. That sounds good. I took a screenshot to save this info for later. |
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Post by shawsee2 on Jul 25, 2015 14:58:49 GMT
I loved A Man Called Ove...probably my favourite read so far this year.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2015 15:43:57 GMT
I didn't enjoy The Girl on the Train, the main character made me want to scream in frustration.
I read You by Caroline Kepnes, I loved it from the first sentence. I'm just about to start Tampa by Alissa Nutting then it's Zealot: The life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth by Reza Aslan.
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Post by gina on Jul 25, 2015 15:52:07 GMT
I wasn't a fan of The Girl on the Train either.  My books are slow-going the past week but we leave for a road trip and 6 days away tomorrow, so I am hoping to get lots of reading time in! |
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Post by librarylady on Jul 25, 2015 16:07:09 GMT
I admit, the main character was frustrating...wanted to slap her...but, perhaps that is the web that surrounds an alcoholic. IDK
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Post by auntkelly on Jul 25, 2015 16:10:29 GMT
I liked Girl on the Train. It kept me guessing until the end and I liked that the main character was so flawed.
I recently read Finding Jake and thought that was really good also and kept me on edge until the end.
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Post by pmk on Jul 25, 2015 18:04:07 GMT
I finished The Girl on the Train just this morning! I didn't enjoy it much and thought it was pretty bland until the end when it finally started to pick up imho. I got it because of all the rave reviews but it wasn't for me. I do think it would work better as a film. I'm starting this one next. I Let You Go by Clare Mackintosh. I really enjoyed this one! I stumbled on it on Amazon but since then I've seen Clare on breakfast news promoting it. I'm hoping she gets another one written soon. |
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Post by gottapeanow on Jul 25, 2015 20:57:08 GMT
I really liked GOAT. LOL, nice acronym, huh? GOAT!!! Now I am giggling....
My favorite book so far this year is The Nightingale. Simply amazing!!!!!
And just added A Man Called Ove to my reading list and will likely put it on hold at the library soon.
Lisa
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Post by annabella on Jul 26, 2015 0:08:39 GMT
My bookclub just met today to discuss that book, it was my selection this month. We had a picnic in the park but it was one of our shorter discussions. I listened to the audiobook and enjoyed listening to the British accents.
I also liked The Nightingale.
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Post by Butterfly Momma on Jul 26, 2015 2:32:07 GMT
I just finished reading Gray Mountain by John Grisham. Okay, but definitely not one of my favorites of his. I just picked up The Girl on the Train tonight and All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr. I have a few more books in my to read pile but I think I'm going to start Girl on the Train first.
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Post by bluepoprocks on Jul 26, 2015 3:06:20 GMT
A lady I work with keeps telling me how good Girl on a Train is and I keep meaning to read it. Maybe that will be my next book.
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Post by fiddlesticks on Jul 26, 2015 4:39:49 GMT
I just finished The Weird Sisters today. It was good but not great. Earlier this week I finished The Good Girl. It was a fast read and was organized in my favorite way, multiple characters telling the story.
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Post by Tasha on Jul 26, 2015 4:40:06 GMT
First, let me say, I am so glad I found this message board!!! I knew the peas had to be somewhere, after TPIAB went bye, bye. Anyway, back to the point. I'm reading The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. Super good! Its a book written through letters in post WWII.
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Post by leannec on Jul 26, 2015 5:09:55 GMT
The last few books I've read were Luckiest Girl Alive, Second Life and Girl Underwater ... I enjoyed them all ... perfect beach reads while I'm on vacation  |
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Post by gar on Jul 26, 2015 9:24:41 GMT
First, let me say, I am so glad I found this message board!!! I knew the peas had to be somewhere, after TPIAB went bye, bye. Anyway, back to the point. I'm reading The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. Super good! Its a book written through letters in post WWII. Glad you found us!!  |
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Post by sweetpeasmom on Jul 26, 2015 11:48:29 GMT
So putting The Girl on the Train on my list.
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