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Post by Karene on Sept 20, 2016 1:33:34 GMT
I read The Light Between Oceans on Saturday. I really liked it. My friends and I are off to see the movie tomorrow night.
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Post by sugarmama on Sept 20, 2016 1:44:45 GMT
I just finished Truly, Madly, Guilty and while I did enjoy it, I can see why so many people thought it wasn't as good as Moriarty's past books. This one did not have the dark comedy humor that Moriarty is so great at writing. I did like the ending.
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Post by MorellisCupcake on Sept 20, 2016 3:45:49 GMT
I'm reading The Witch of Painted Sorrows and I haven't decided if I like it or not. I think so, and then the main character annoys me a little and then I like it again. MJ Rose is very hit and miss for me. I finished The Opposite of Everyone and liked it. It wasn't quite like her other books, but still good. Solid 3.5 out of 5, since it seemed a little bit farfetched sometimes.
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Post by leftturnonly on Sept 20, 2016 4:06:08 GMT
Thanks to the peas, I got Who We Were Before by Leah Mercer on the first day of Sept. I'm a slow reader, but I couldn't put it down. it held my interest through the whole 268 pages. It revolves around a child's death, so it's a book that could very easily come at the wrong time for many.
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Post by Rhondito on Sept 20, 2016 16:46:13 GMT
Thanks to the peas, I got Who We Were Before by Leah Mercer on the first day of Sept. I'm a slow reader, but I couldn't put it down. it held my interest through the whole 268 pages. It revolves around a child's death, so it's a book that could very easily come at the wrong time for many. Thank you for the link! I was able to get it for free with my Prime membership! ![:D](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/grin.png) Last night I started The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena and am liking it so far! Save
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Post by birukitty on Sept 20, 2016 23:14:56 GMT
This week I read "The Last One" by Alexandra Olivia. It's a novel about a reality show that starts off with 12 contestants and the main charterer, a young woman the producers call Zoo, is the narrator of the book. They are set off in the woods to test their endurance with a variety of challenges. At some point within the first 3 weeks they go off on solo challenges and something terrible happens. How widespread is the destruction and is is man made and just part of the reality show or is it real?
As a huge fan of "Survivor" and "Naked and Afraid" not to mention survival type novels and books I thought this book would be right up my alley. And it was. It had a strong female lead. But I found myself a lot of the time frustrated with the main character and wanting to shake her because she didn't get an obvious situation and remained clueless. I know the writer wrote it that way for a reason, but it made me very frustrated. The writing was good, not great, but this is the writers first novel, so I'm going to overlook that. The story line was great. I'm giving it a 3.5 out of 5 but I rate very strictly.
I'm now reading a wonderful book-"The Last Painting by Sara de Vos" by Dominic Smith I'm only about 3 chapter in but already the superb writing of this book is apparent compared to the one above. I can visually "see" the scenes so easily, know what I mean? I slid into the book like sliding into silk sheets and I am there. I love that feeling. It's wonderful so far and every night I look forward to going to bed because that is my reading time-right before I fall sleep. I'll review it next week when I've finished it.
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Post by zella on Sept 22, 2016 7:28:47 GMT
Just read The Light Between Oceans and enjoyed it very much. It's terribly sad, but very readable. I did feel the end wrapped up too quickly, but this is a minor complaint.
I recently read Did You Ever Have a Family? by Bill Clegg. Another easy read, but nicely written. It's written in multiple voices and shows the after-effects of a terrible tragedy.
Also read Interference by Amelie Antoine. It was a fast, easy read but I felt cheated by the denouement; it wasn't believable and it was a cheap choice. I wouldn't recommend it.
I finally read The Girl on the Train. I liked it. It was a fast read. I didn't expect the outcome, so that was good.
Mudbound by Hillary Jordan was wonderful. It's about farm families, black and white, in the south, between the world wars. Fascinating, troubling, and beautifully written.
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