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Post by steph08 on Jan 27, 2019 21:22:20 GMT -5
I just finished the audiobook of "As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride" by Cary Elwes. Very funny.
Just finished reading "The President is Missing" by Bill Clinton and James Patterson. It was just okay.
Now I'm reading the actual The Princess Bride book.
Listening to....the autobiography of some runner....I can't remember at the moment. I'm only about 30 minutes in.
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Post by oped on Jan 27, 2019 22:09:25 GMT -5
I just listed to As You Wish a month or two ago... three? yikes. time flies.
Can't remember when i was on last. I liked the Professor and the Madman, loved Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows. I listened to another Mrs. Polifax last... 4 i think? And i'm listening to the 2nd Lady Sherlock series now... the one after Study in Scarlet Women... I like them so far.
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Post by oped on Jan 27, 2019 22:10:16 GMT -5
Also reading Max Einstein The Genius Experiment and Skin I'm In... both kid/YA.
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Post by gs11rmb on Jan 28, 2019 10:52:51 GMT -5
Finished "London Rules" by Mick Herron. I LOVE the Slow Horses series about MI6 agents who have screwed up and are sent to Slough House to push paperwork. Adventures ensue... Last night I started John le Carre's "A Legacy of Spies". I'm seeing a bit of a literary pattern at the moment .
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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2019 16:25:57 GMT -5
I'd forgotten all about this thread. I have to go all the way back to the beginning for good books. Until about 4 years ago, I'd been an avid reader since I was about 6yo. Several books/week. I absolutely loved reading. Then I just completely stopped. I'm ready to start again. I bought Michelle Obama's book, it was delivered Saturday. I haven't started it yet. I'd just started a book about learning healthy habits. It's a bit frustrating to me, because you're only suppose to do a chapter a day, and I'm impatient. But it is making me think, so I'm rolling with it. I'd have to look up the name if anyone really wants to know what it is. Yay! for this thread. I just bookmarked it.
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Post by happyhoix on Feb 4, 2019 17:54:29 GMT -5
Just finished reading the Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz - very interesting idea, the first half of the book is an old fashioned English village mystery, and the second half of the book is a book editor (the editor for the author of the English village mystery) trying to solve the murder of the author of the English Mystery book. I wasn't able to solve the murder either in the first half of the book or the second....
This same guy has also written books in the manner of Conan Doyle, continuing the Sherlock mysteries, has anyone read either of them? They looked good. House of Silk and Moriarty.
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Post by oped on Feb 4, 2019 17:57:12 GMT -5
Finished the second Lady Sherlock. Liked it, downloaded the next one, but i'm listening to the latest Orphan X novel first.
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Post by gs11rmb on Feb 4, 2019 19:12:51 GMT -5
happyhoix I’ve read “The House of Silk” and it was excellent. My only quibble is the crime is not the sort that would have been solved by Sherlock Holmes. Not that that sort of crime didn’t occur in Victorian England but that Conan Doyle wouldn’t have written about that crime. I’m really not giving spoilers 😀, the underlying crime is very obvious.
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Feb 5, 2019 15:34:38 GMT -5
Just finished reading the Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz - very interesting idea, the first half of the book is an old fashioned English village mystery, and the second half of the book is a book editor (the editor for the author of the English village mystery) trying to solve the murder of the author of the English Mystery book. I wasn't able to solve the murder either in the first half of the book or the second....
This same guy has also written books in the manner of Conan Doyle, continuing the Sherlock mysteries, has anyone read either of them? They looked good. House of Silk and Moriarty.
Yep. I enjoyed them both. It's been too long to give you any in depth detail or analysis, but they were good. As is Kareem Abul-Jabbar's book, Mycroft Holmes.
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Post by azucena on Feb 26, 2019 13:19:03 GMT -5
Books I have finished recently Stretched too thin - about working moms attempting to balance it all. Had some insightful journal exercises that made me think. Beartown by Backman - very interesting and definitely kept my attention. Aptly timed for the metoo movement. Becoming by Michelle Obama - it's been forever since I've read a biography, but I genuinely enjoyed this one as I didn't know much of their story. Did make me wish for better days though. Currently reading Egypt's sister which is historical fiction about a Hebrew friend of Cleopatra; intrigued to see where it ends up. I think it's the first of a series. Kids books that I've read with DD6. Ivy and Bean break the fossil record - these are just a bit too much vocab for her, so I'm going to hold off on the next one in the series. Princess in Black - we finished all six books in this series which is unfortunate because we both loved them (both funny and weird) and they were just challenging enough for her. We had a long talk about how you should cry when you get to the end of a good series Mercy Watson - also finished this series which is also just right for both of us. Luckily there's a spinoff with some of the characters appearing in singular books. Have several of the spin off checked out - who doesn't love an author who names a horse Maybelline?! Bink and Gollie by DiCamillo (of Mercy Watson) - cute, short, with just enough story for us both. Working our way through the more famous Dr Seuss - DD proudly read Cat in the Hat and Green Eggs and Ham without help. I need a new butt...obviously because there's a crack in it which had us cracking up.
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Mar 5, 2019 21:47:10 GMT -5
Finished The Storm Runner by JC Cervantes.
It's published by Rick Riordan so it follows the same structure/themes as Percy Jackson. He is brining in other authors to share their mythologies.
I enjoyed it. This one is about ancient Maya mythology which I know jack squat about so it was fun to learn new things. There will be a sequel soon I will read that too.
I bought Dragon Pearl which about Korean mythology thru the scholastic book fair so Gwen should be coming home with it soon.
There is another one Aru Shah which is Hindu. Going to check that out from the library next.
Reading The Princess Diaries by Carrie Fisher. Meh I don't think I'll finish it. Not really interest in her affair with Ford. I liked Wishful Drinking better.
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Post by Knee Deep in Water Chloe on Mar 5, 2019 22:16:12 GMT -5
I'll finish Sue Grafton's F book tonight. The problem is that the library hasn't let me have E yet. OUT OF ORDER! I"M READING THEM OUT OF ORDER.
I also checked out Kite Runner. I'll start that next.
I thought I had a $5 coupon for Kindle. At least I got an email for it. I bought Confessions of a Shopaholic with it, but I was still charged $5. I'm trying to decide if I'm going to ask Amazon about that.
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Post by tcu2003 on Mar 6, 2019 9:46:46 GMT -5
So far this year I’ve read:
Becoming by Michelle Obama - excellent read!
How to Talk so Little Kids Will Listen by Joanna Faber and Julie King - I got some good tips out of it, but it’s one I probably need to reference again to get more out of it.
The Crimes or Grindelwald by JK Rowling - now I’m ready to watch the movie!
Presence: Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges by Amy Cuddy- one I’d recommend to anyone looking to up their self-confidence and presence game.
41: A Portrait of my Father by George W Bush - eh, it was alright.
Heartland: A Memoir or Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth by Sarah Smarsh - it’s a little weirdly written (as in, written to the author’s never-conceived baby girl, the child she could/would have had if she’d made different choices), but still a good read, and one I can relate to as I’m from a small town in Kansas, though I’m not from a farming family.
Consent to Kill (Mitch Rapp #8) by Vince Flynn - liked it, but I like this series and it’s a nice break from heavier reading.
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Post by saveinla on Mar 6, 2019 22:26:28 GMT -5
So far this year I’ve read: Becoming by Michelle Obama - excellent read! How to Talk so Little Kids Will Listen by Joanna Faber and Julie King - I got some good tips out of it, but it’s one I probably need to reference again to get more out of it. The Crimes or Grindelwald by JK Rowling - now I’m ready to watch the movie! Presence: Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges by Amy Cuddy- one I’d recommend to anyone looking to up their self-confidence and presence game. 41: A Portrait of my Father by George W Bush - eh, it was alright. Heartland: A Memoir or Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth by Sarah Smarsh - it’s a little weirdly written (as in, written to the author’s never-conceived baby girl, the child she could/would have had if she’d made different choices), but still a good read, and one I can relate to as I’m from a small town in Kansas, though I’m not from a farming family. Consent to Kill (Mitch Rapp #8) by Vince Flynn - liked it, but I like this series and it’s a nice break from heavier reading. The movie was good - the visual effects as usual are stunning.
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Post by happyhoix on Mar 11, 2019 7:54:32 GMT -5
I started listening to the audio book of The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle. I really, really like it but I can see how it would not be everyone's cup of tea.
It's a mystery, but written in a very unusual way. It starts out with someone suddenly being in someone else's body - he doesn't know where he is, what his name is, or what he's doing there. Turns out, he's in a 'host' - someone else's body - and every time he falls asleep (or passes out) he'll jump into another 'host' body, 8 in all, all of them replaying the same day at an English country estate, all the days ending with Evelyn Hardcastle getting murdered. It's his job to figure out who the murderer is, and stop it from happening.
So the book is very disjointed - he jumps from host to host, backwards and forwards to different times of the day. As the narrator jumps to the different hosts, he retains what he learned from the previous hosts, so gradually he's piecing together (and trying to change) what's happening.
There's someone else who doesn't jump between hosts but who knows what's going on - who may or may not be helping him. There's an omnipotent plague doctor, someone in a dark overcoat and mask, who turns out to prod him on. There's a 'footman' creeping around, supposedly trying to kill his different hosts. And everyone at the house party seems to have dark secrets they are hiding.
Personally, I love it, but I love mysteries and love jigsaw puzzles. I also don't have a problem with stories that jump forwards and backwards in time. I can tell that this will be a book I'll want to read over again, once I finish it, to see how all the pieces were fitting together.
However, I can see how some people might think its too long, and there are places where not a lot happens for quite a while, and this isn't your 'realistic' murder mystery plot, so I don't know that this would be well liked by everyone.
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Mar 11, 2019 13:12:22 GMT -5
I started listening to the audio book of The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle. I really, really like it but I can see how it would not be everyone's cup of tea.
It's a mystery, but written in a very unusual way. It starts out with someone suddenly being in someone else's body - he doesn't know where he is, what his name is, or what he's doing there. Turns out, he's in a 'host' - someone else's body - and every time he falls asleep (or passes out) he'll jump into another 'host' body, 8 in all, all of them replaying the same day at an English country estate, all the days ending with Evelyn Hardcastle getting murdered. It's his job to figure out who the murderer is, and stop it from happening.
So the book is very disjointed - he jumps from host to host, backwards and forwards to different times of the day. As the narrator jumps to the different hosts, he retains what he learned from the previous hosts, so gradually he's piecing together (and trying to change) what's happening.
There's someone else who doesn't jump between hosts but who knows what's going on - who may or may not be helping him. There's an omnipotent plague doctor, someone in a dark overcoat and mask, who turns out to prod him on. There's a 'footman' creeping around, supposedly trying to kill his different hosts. And everyone at the house party seems to have dark secrets they are hiding.
Personally, I love it, but I love mysteries and love jigsaw puzzles. I also don't have a problem with stories that jump forwards and backwards in time. I can tell that this will be a book I'll want to read over again, once I finish it, to see how all the pieces were fitting together.
However, I can see how some people might think its too long, and there are places where not a lot happens for quite a while, and this isn't your 'realistic' murder mystery plot, so I don't know that this would be well liked by everyone.
I am re-reading that book right now. At first I did not get into it but as the story progressed I became invested. I'm reading it again because it's one of those books where I feel I almost have to read it again so I can catch everything I missed the first go around. Taking a break from it right now to read Aru Shah and the End of Time. Another Rick Riordan presents book this time about Hindu mythology. I am thinking Gwen might like this one the main character makes me think of her. Also checked out I am not a serial killer from the library. I read a review for it and got intrigued. It's the first in a trilogy so if I like it I plan on checking out hte other two when they become available.
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Post by azucena on Mar 11, 2019 13:29:17 GMT -5
A Man Called Ove - unlike anything I'd ever read, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. Beartown - by the same author Fredrik Backman - very different books and styles, but I enjoyed this one also. Went to add more from him to my library queue and realized there is a sequel. Egypt's sister - historical fiction about Cleopatra's best friend. Liked it so I've checked out more by Angela Hunt. You might be sensing a pattern - I find an author I like and work my way through their works
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Post by saveinla on Mar 11, 2019 14:06:32 GMT -5
Night of Miracles - Elizabeth Berg
I really like her books. I did not know until I started reading that it was related to the other book of hers that I had read a few weeks ago - The Story of Arthur Truluv
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Post by steph08 on Mar 11, 2019 14:10:16 GMT -5
Reading - Small great things - 56 pages in and totally invested. I want to read more but I just know I'll be up to midnight every night reading it, so trying to pace myself.
Listening to - The Good Daughter. My second Karin Slaughter book and enjoying this one as well.
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Post by steph08 on Apr 15, 2019 21:10:17 GMT -5
Reading - Just finished Small Great Things - I really enjoyed this book, and I think its narrative is important in today's society. But it was tough to read some parts - because of the amount of hate (the Turk parts) and how ignorant I felt reading other parts (Ruth's experiences). I need to read more books on this subject.
Listening - I finished The Good Daughter - it was decent.
Then I also finished My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry. Dear Lord do I love Fredrik Backman's books. This was a fantastic book/fantastic listen (same narrator as Britt-Marie Was Here - she is very good). A Man Called Ove was the first book of his that I read/listened to - loved it. I'm going to go spend the rest of my Audible credits on his other books.
Now I'm listening to The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton. It's the second book of Morton's that I have read/listened to. I understand that there's always secrets/twists to her books, but there is so much unnecessary build-up/repetition of "why/how/what/but why/how/etc." Hopefully this one keeps me guessing until the end.
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Post by saveinla on Apr 15, 2019 21:23:45 GMT -5
Reading - Just finished Small Great Things - I really enjoyed this book, and I think its narrative is important in today's society. But it was tough to read some parts - because of the amount of hate (the Turk parts) and how ignorant I felt reading other parts (Ruth's experiences). I need to read more books on this subject. Listening - I finished The Good Daughter - it was decent. Then I also finished My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry. Dear Lord do I love Fredrik Backman's books. This was a fantastic book/fantastic listen (same narrator as Britt-Marie Was Here - she is very good). A Man Called Ove was the first book of his that I read/listened to - loved it. I'm going to go spend the rest of my Audible credits on his other books. Now I'm listening to The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton. It's the second book of Morton's that I have read/listened to. I understand that there's always secrets/twists to her books, but there is so much unnecessary build-up/repetition of "why/how/what/but why/how/etc." Hopefully this one keeps me guessing until the end. I finished Small Great Things and a Man called Ove this week. I did not like the ending for the first one - too dramatic.
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Post by steph08 on Apr 16, 2019 6:06:26 GMT -5
I hate when they tie books up nicely in a little bow. That's why I didn't like the ending of Kate Morton's The Lake House.
I thought the end of SGT was like that.
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Post by snapdragon on Apr 16, 2019 13:14:07 GMT -5
I am listening to the Audible full cast audio of Emma by Jane Austen. I want to physically shake some sense into Harriet and than rip Emma's self-righteous personalty up into little bitty pieces. Either that or trip her into a pond or drainage ditch. I can only listen to it when driving. I am enjoying the narration and sound effects but man, I would have not done will in that time frame.
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Post by Knee Deep in Water Chloe on Apr 16, 2019 20:20:49 GMT -5
Couple updates:
I finished Kite Runner earlier this month.
I'm in the middle of reading The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson I've paused that because I have it in paperback, and my library hold for
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn so I'm reading that while I have it checked out.
An Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian has caused quite the stir at the high school in my district. The freshmen English teacher is using it in class. She sent a weak, passive email to parents before they started it in class. It's two weeks into the reading, and the parents have figured out what they're reading. There is protesting and crying and meetings and side-taking happening.
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Post by oped on Apr 16, 2019 20:31:00 GMT -5
Crying?
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Post by cktc on Apr 16, 2019 21:58:42 GMT -5
Recently finished The Nightingale. Really enjoyed it. I'm a sucker for WWII historical fiction and this one was focused on strong women.
Now I'm onto book 3 of the Crazy Rich Asians trilogy. It's entertaining. None of the characters are incredibly likable or relatable.
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Post by Knee Deep in Water Chloe on Apr 16, 2019 22:03:29 GMT -5
By the teacher for parents being mean to her. By one of the mothers for her child being corrupted.
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Post by wvugurl26 on Apr 16, 2019 22:21:26 GMT -5
I had to go to Amazon to read about it. I clearly missing how a child's desire to better his future is corrupting her child. I'm sure there's more to the book than that.
My 8th grade honors English teacher told us we should read The Stand by Stephen King. That's what I read in 9th grade. My parents had long given up on censoring our reading. I got it from dad's bookshelf.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Apr 16, 2019 23:02:08 GMT -5
I got a whole series 11 books about EMP and progressing through their survival and on, I have 2 more to finish. They are fast reads, some I can do in a day. I like apocalypse type stories, prepper, etc. They are by Harley Tate the current one I'm reading is Hope Stumbles and I also started The Big Bad Wolf by James Patterson.
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Post by Artemis Windsong on Apr 17, 2019 8:49:40 GMT -5
Starting The Radium Girls by Kate Moore for a book group.
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