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Post by SockMonkey on Jan 27, 2018 16:25:50 GMT
I finished Dear Martin by Nic Stone last Monday and then started Panchinko by Min Jin Lee. I'm about 60% done with it, and it's sooooo good. I'm really liking it. It has that large epic tale/story-of-a-life feel that "The Goldfinch" had, but I hated "The Goldfinch" and I love this. Pachinko was one of my favorite books of 2017 (though I loved Goldfinch too) I SO wanted to love Goldfinch. I actually really loved the first part of the book. It just kind of fell apart for me. But I'm in a total minority on that one; it was much beloved.
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Post by ~summer~ on Jan 27, 2018 16:27:28 GMT
Pachinko was one of my favorite books of 2017 (though I loved Goldfinch too) I SO wanted to love Goldfinch. I actually really loved the first part of the book. It just kind of fell apart for me. But I'm in a total minority on that one; it was much beloved. one of my other favorite books last year was Homegoing and it is in a similar vein- have you read that?
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Post by SockMonkey on Jan 27, 2018 16:28:16 GMT
I SO wanted to love Goldfinch. I actually really loved the first part of the book. It just kind of fell apart for me. But I'm in a total minority on that one; it was much beloved. one of my other favorite books last year was Homegoing and it is in a similar vein- have you read that? I have not! Thank you for the recommendation! I just added it to my TBR list.
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Post by gottapeanow on Jan 27, 2018 17:21:31 GMT
Another plug from me for Homegoing. Wonderful! Enjoy!
I loved The Goldfinch as well but saw many mixed reviews.
Lisa
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Post by candygurl on Jan 27, 2018 19:02:47 GMT
I finished up The Alice Network. I liked it, but it just didn't quite feel like the period piece that it was. Next up was The Sun Is Also A Star by Nicola Yoon. This is a YA novel about an undocumented immigrant facing deportation and a child of immigrants who unexpectedly meet. The story is told mostly over the course of a single day. It is a coming of age romance novel with some heavy themes mixed in. I recommend it for a quick, easy read. (This book is $1.99 on Kindle right now if you're interested.) Sticking with the Dreamer theme, I just started Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue, but I'm not far enough along to have formed much of an opinion. Loved The Sun is also a Star! So good!
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