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by mellenhead
Fri Aug 12, 2016 9:40 pm
Forum: Book Club
Topic: August! What are you reading?
Replies: 44
Views: 29848

Re: August! What are you reading?

Finished You Will Know Me by Megan Abott. It was good! I thought I had the one twist figured out but thought wrong.

Started Pretty Girls today. Thanks for the recommendation Blush!
by mellenhead
Mon Aug 08, 2016 8:23 am
Forum: Book Club
Topic: August! What are you reading?
Replies: 44
Views: 29848

Re: August! What are you reading?

I know this is going to be an unpopular opinion but I didn't really love Truly Madly Guilty. I kind of feel like she peaked with Big Little Lies. :paranoid It wasn't bad but it was sloooowwwww. And I there were just some things that annoyed me. Next up is the new Megan Abbott book, You Will Know Me....
by mellenhead
Wed Aug 03, 2016 8:58 am
Forum: Book Club
Topic: August! What are you reading?
Replies: 44
Views: 29848

Re: August! What are you reading?

I finished Underground Airlines by Ben Winters. It was ok. I wanted to like it more than I did.

I started the newest Liane Moriarty, Truly Madly Guilty yesterday. Good so far!
by mellenhead
Mon Jul 25, 2016 10:32 am
Forum: Book Club
Topic: July! What are you reading?
Replies: 48
Views: 33652

Re: July! What are you reading?

I finished Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman by Lindy West in one sitting. I love her writing so much, I thought the book was excellent.

Now I'm back to Underground Airlines. I'm only a few chapters in but it's good so far.
by mellenhead
Wed Jul 20, 2016 10:26 am
Forum: Book Club
Topic: July! What are you reading?
Replies: 48
Views: 33652

Re: July! What are you reading?

Sil, yeah pretty much. Just one is fine. :D
by mellenhead
Tue Jul 19, 2016 3:47 pm
Forum: Book Club
Topic: July! What are you reading?
Replies: 48
Views: 33652

Re: July! What are you reading?

Sílvia wrote:
Then I started a Harlan Coben because it cost 90 cents. I think it's called Hold Tight. This better not be another waste of a perfectly good dollar.
I loathe Harlan Coben books if that gives you some hope. :lol
by mellenhead
Wed Jul 13, 2016 1:46 pm
Forum: Book Club
Topic: July! What are you reading?
Replies: 48
Views: 33652

Re: July! What are you reading?

Finished up We're All Damaged by Matthew Norman. It was pretty good. Funny and light.

Next up is Underground Airlines. The book is set in present day America with only one difference - the Civil War never occurred.
by mellenhead
Thu Jul 07, 2016 9:43 am
Forum: Book Club
Topic: July! What are you reading?
Replies: 48
Views: 33652

Re: July! What are you reading?

Korie you should come hang out with us more often! I'd recommend: Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty (anything by her, really) Seating Arrangements by Maggie Shipstead Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan Finished up Sweetbitter by Stephanie Danler. It was decent but I don't understand the hype over it. I...
by mellenhead
Tue Jul 05, 2016 3:25 pm
Forum: Book Club
Topic: July! What are you reading?
Replies: 48
Views: 33652

Re: July! What are you reading?

I'm a little over halfway done with Sweetbitter by Stephanie Danler. It's a good story so far but some of the writing is soooooo pretentious.

I also started White Trash: The 400 year old untold story of class in America. It's good but a little heavy and repetitive.
by mellenhead
Thu Jun 16, 2016 9:49 am
Forum: Book Club
Topic: Juin! What are you reading?
Replies: 30
Views: 21020

Re: Juin! What are you reading?

Finished 13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl by Mona Awad. It was really good, I could relate to good chunks of the story.

Just started The Romanovs 1613-1918 last night.
by mellenhead
Wed Jun 08, 2016 9:59 am
Forum: Book Club
Topic: Juin! What are you reading?
Replies: 30
Views: 21020

Re: Juin! What are you reading?

Sílvia wrote:Then I saw Mellen gave it 5 stars and was even more convinced :lol
:giggle

Finished up All The Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders and really loved it. It was this weird mash up of sci/fi, fantasy, dystopian....but it worked.

Next up is The Romanovs 1613-1918 by Simon Sebag Montefiore.
by mellenhead
Thu Jun 02, 2016 9:15 am
Forum: Book Club
Topic: Juin! What are you reading?
Replies: 30
Views: 21020

Re: Juin! What are you reading?

I think I am finally getting out of my months long reading slump.

I'm just about done with All The Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders. It's really good.
by mellenhead
Mon Feb 15, 2016 11:32 am
Forum: Book Club
Topic: February! What are you reading?
Replies: 18
Views: 12743

Re: February! What are you reading?

Sil, maybe it's so expensive since it's new? That's crazy. I finished The Revenant by Michael Punke. This time period is usually so not my thing but this book was REALLY good. Then I went and watched the trailer for the movie since it's had so much hype and the trailer just didn't do much for me. Oh...
by mellenhead
Thu Feb 11, 2016 3:09 pm
Forum: Book Club
Topic: February! What are you reading?
Replies: 18
Views: 12743

Re: February! What are you reading?

Finished up The Longest Night by Andria Williams. It was quite good! I think it was a debut novel. I had about 7 holds come in at once. I think I might start The Revenant next. Hopefully it's good, I've read a couple reviews that it's *ACTION* *GORE* then like 2 chapters about how exactly to start a...
by mellenhead
Tue Feb 09, 2016 9:23 am
Forum: Book Club
Topic: February! What are you reading?
Replies: 18
Views: 12743

Re: February! What are you reading?

I feel like I'm finally getting out of a major book slump. I'm about halfway through The Longest Night by Andria Williams. It's really good so far.
by mellenhead
Mon Jan 18, 2016 11:45 am
Forum: Book Club
Topic: January! What are you reading?
Replies: 24
Views: 18760

Re: January! What are you reading?

Finished The Naked's last night. Meh. It wasn't great and the ending sucked.
by mellenhead
Tue Jan 12, 2016 8:38 am
Forum: Book Club
Topic: January! What are you reading?
Replies: 24
Views: 18760

Re: January! What are you reading?

Finished up Career of Evil. I really liked it but she needs to wrap up a plot that has been in each of the books. I give it one more book before I'm sick of it. Also read The Guest Room by the same author that wrote Midwives. Blanking on his name. It was decent, didn't particularly like the ending. ...
by mellenhead
Fri Jan 08, 2016 10:17 am
Forum: Book Club
Topic: January! What are you reading?
Replies: 24
Views: 18760

Re: January! What are you reading?

I'm almost done with Career of Evil by Robert Galbraith (aka JK Rowling). It's really good! I didn't like the second book in the series all that much so I'm pleasantly surprised by this one.
by mellenhead
Mon Dec 28, 2015 11:55 am
Forum: Book Club
Topic: December! What are you reading?
Replies: 28
Views: 19801

Re: December! What are you reading?

I read/skimmed Cabin Porn by Zachary Klein. It was mainly lots of pictures of gorgeous cabins in remote locations and blurbs about how they were renovated or built.

Now I'm reading Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. It's excellent.
by mellenhead
Mon Dec 21, 2015 10:02 am
Forum: Book Club
Topic: December! What are you reading?
Replies: 28
Views: 19801

Re: December! What are you reading?

Finished Winter by Marissa Meyer - it was the last book in the series. The beginning dragged a tab but overall it was really good and tied everything together nicely. I think nearly 800 pages was a bit much though.