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- Thu Aug 15, 2019 12:02 pm
- Forum: Book Club
- Topic: August: what are you reading?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 13945
Re: August: what are you reading?
I finished Anne of Avonlea and now I'm on to Anne of the Island. It's really the "will they or won't they" of Anne and Gilbert that is keeping me going. I don't remember how it turns out.
- Thu Jul 25, 2019 9:37 am
- Forum: Book Club
- Topic: July: what are you reading?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 10406
Re: July: what are you reading?
I finished the Chinese detective novel I was reading and enjoyed it. It was a very neat way to set up the novel, it was basically like 6 or 7 independent stories, but all starring the same main character, and in reverse chronological order. "The Borrowed" by Chan Ho-Kei When we were in PEI...
- Sun Jun 30, 2019 11:27 am
- Forum: Book Club
- Topic: June: what are you reading? And...
- Replies: 20
- Views: 26994
Re: June: what are you reading? And...
I started reading "The Borrowed" by Chan Ho-Kei. It's translated from Chinese so the writing style isn't the best, but the plot grabbed me from the get-go. It's a detective novel.
- Wed Jun 26, 2019 11:06 am
- Forum: Book Club
- Topic: June: what are you reading? And...
- Replies: 20
- Views: 26994
Re: June: what are you reading? And...
I finished The Heart's Invisible Furies last night. OMG, so good. I liked how most of the time it was just a normal narrative book but then there were bits that were laugh-out-loud funny from time to time. Cyril II was cracking me up! (don't call him that!)
- Thu Jun 06, 2019 11:45 am
- Forum: Book Club
- Topic: June: what are you reading? And...
- Replies: 20
- Views: 26994
Re: June: what are you reading? And...
I read more of it last night and I'm into it now. The one thing I don't like is all the Irish lingo. I don't know what a lot of it means.
- Wed Jun 05, 2019 4:27 pm
- Forum: Book Club
- Topic: June: what are you reading? And...
- Replies: 20
- Views: 26994
Re: June: what are you reading? And...
I just finished The Wife by Alafair Burke. I spent like 10 minutes sitting here racking my brain for the title, thinking it was a Lionel Shriver book, and randomly googling character names and plot descriptions and coming up empty. I am so lazy I didn't want to walk the 10 feet to get my Kindle and ...
- Thu May 09, 2019 11:29 am
- Forum: Book Club
- Topic: May, anyone?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 11934
Re: May, anyone?
I started "Unbecoming" by Rebecca Scherm. So far I'm not super into it, but I'm hoping it will pick up.
- Wed May 08, 2019 1:09 pm
- Forum: Book Club
- Topic: May, anyone?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 11934
Re: May, anyone?
I finished "This Will Hurt" last night. It's a chick-lit book about working in a corporate environment. It was okay. Wouldn't highly recommend.
- Sat Apr 13, 2019 7:45 pm
- Forum: Book Club
- Topic: April: What are you reading?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 12265
Re: April: What are you reading?
I forget what I was reading before, but now I started The Woman at the Window by AJ Carr (I think?). I'm into it. It has kind of a Girl on the Train vibe but it's different enough.
- Mon Mar 18, 2019 4:19 pm
- Forum: Book Club
- Topic: March - what are you reading?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 13383
Re: March - what are you reading?
I finished "The Heart Goes Last". I'd recommend it. It's kinda weird, but I liked it.
Now I'm reading "How Hard Could it Be?" by Alison Pearson. It's about a mom going through perimenopause. It's British. So far I'm enjoying it.
Now I'm reading "How Hard Could it Be?" by Alison Pearson. It's about a mom going through perimenopause. It's British. So far I'm enjoying it.
- Mon Mar 04, 2019 2:16 pm
- Forum: Book Club
- Topic: March - what are you reading?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 13383
Re: March - what are you reading?
The weird semi-apocalyptic novel I'm reading is called "The Heart Goes Last" by Margaret Atwood. That's why it's weird, hehe. I am pretty into it now that it's gotten rolling.
- Fri Mar 01, 2019 4:49 pm
- Forum: Book Club
- Topic: February! What are you reading?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 11018
Re: February! What are you reading?
So far it's medium weird. I'm barely started, less than 10% into it so far. I can't really tell if it will be good or bad at this point. But it's definitely weird.
- Fri Mar 01, 2019 2:04 pm
- Forum: Book Club
- Topic: February! What are you reading?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 11018
Re: February! What are you reading?
What does "he doesn't plot" mean in a writing context? You mean he doesn't plan out the plot ahead of time? I finished Class Mom, it was OK. Now I'm reading a weird semi post-apocalyptic book I can't remember the name of. These people start off living in their car because there was an econ...
- Fri Feb 22, 2019 3:33 pm
- Forum: Book Club
- Topic: February! What are you reading?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 11018
Re: February! What are you reading?
I just finished "Best Day Ever". It started off very promisingly but I felt like it went downhill towards the end.
Now I'm a good ways into "Class Mom", which I feel like you probably need to have kids to enjoy to its fullest. But it's cute and funny. I don't hate it.
Now I'm a good ways into "Class Mom", which I feel like you probably need to have kids to enjoy to its fullest. But it's cute and funny. I don't hate it.
- Wed Jan 09, 2019 6:33 pm
- Forum: Book Club
- Topic: Best books you read in 2018?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5055
Re: Best books you read in 2018?
Killing Floor by Lee Child Die Trying by Lee Child The Martian by Andy Weir What If? by Randall Munroe Yoga for Pain Relief by Lee Albert Dreams of Joy by Lisa See You by Caroline Kepnes -- aside, has anyone who's also read this, seen the Netflix show? I'm wondering if it's worth watching having alr...
- Thu Dec 27, 2018 12:44 pm
- Forum: Book Club
- Topic: December! What are you reading?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 9327
Re: December! What are you reading?
I liked Water for Elephants, although I listened to the audiobook instead of reading it. Sometimes that helps so I never know if I'm being a fair judge or not. I've been reading the Jack Reacher books for the past long while (I got a compilation of the first 6 in a single ebook, so it's taking a whi...
- Wed Oct 17, 2018 4:41 pm
- Forum: Book Club
- Topic: October! What are you reading?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 16722
- Sat Oct 13, 2018 1:42 pm
- Forum: Book Club
- Topic: October! What are you reading?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 16722
Re: October! What are you reading?
I just finished "A Place of My Own" by Michael Pollan. Would not really recommend it. He spends way too much time waxing eloquent about architecture.
Then started "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer (sp?). So far so good!
Then started "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer (sp?). So far so good!
- Fri Sep 28, 2018 11:09 am
- Forum: Book Club
- Topic: September: what are you reading?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 12790
Re: September: what are you reading?
I finished The Martian and loved it.
Now I'm reading "A Place of my Own" by Michael Pollan. It's a memoir about him building himself a little building on his property to use as a home office. So far it's decently interesting.
Now I'm reading "A Place of my Own" by Michael Pollan. It's a memoir about him building himself a little building on his property to use as a home office. So far it's decently interesting.
- Wed Sep 12, 2018 7:00 am
- Forum: Book Club
- Topic: September: what are you reading?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 12790
Re: September: what are you reading?
I finished the Chelsea Handler book last night, it was pretty good. Funny. Nice light read.
Then I started The Martian by Andy Weir. I wish I hadn't seen the movie, I think I would have loved the book even more. I'm only a little ways in but I'm loving it so far.
Then I started The Martian by Andy Weir. I wish I hadn't seen the movie, I think I would have loved the book even more. I'm only a little ways in but I'm loving it so far.