September already! What are you reading?
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September already! What are you reading?
I started Chestnut Street by Maeve Binchy last night. It's a group of short stories but they are all tied together. It was published after her death and apparently some of the stories have been tucked away for a long time, so I am expecting them to be old fashioned but I don't care.
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I'm reading "Work Less, Live More" which is a book about semi-retirement (where you quit your career but still make money to some extent). Pretty good.
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I'm still reading The Book of Life by Deborah Harkness. I'm about 150 pages away from the end and pretty disappointed so far.
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I finished "Life After Life" by Kate Atkinson over the weekend. Overall I did enjoy it--certainly an interesting concept--but I didn't love it.
Started "The Giver" by Lois Lowry this morning.
Started "The Giver" by Lois Lowry this morning.
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At lunchtime I finished Chestnut Street by Maeve Binchy. I still love her. Yes, a bit hokey but I don't care. I'm sad that's the last book of hers.
Next up is The Fever by Megan Abbott.
Next up is The Fever by Megan Abbott.
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Ok I finished up The Book of Life (last book in the All Souls trilogy) at lunch and wanted to throw it across the office. The whole book annoyed me - I feel like the author gave the main characters personality transplants for the this book. So disappointed since I loved the first two books.
I plan on starting Some Thing Real tonight, which is about a family with 13 kids that have been on and off reality television their whole lives and how it's screwed them up.
I plan on starting Some Thing Real tonight, which is about a family with 13 kids that have been on and off reality television their whole lives and how it's screwed them up.
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I finished "The Giver" on the way in today. I thought I'd read it as a YA, but it really wasn't familiar to me so maybe not. Anyway, it was good...it's clearly geared to a YA reader and is a bit simplistic in some ways, but it's a really beautiful story in lots of ways too. I enjoyed it.
Now I have nothing with me for the ride home, but that's ok. Starting tomorrow I'll probably work through "What Color is Your Parachute" a bit more, because so far I've only skimmed a couple of chapters.
Now I have nothing with me for the ride home, but that's ok. Starting tomorrow I'll probably work through "What Color is Your Parachute" a bit more, because so far I've only skimmed a couple of chapters.
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I just finished "My Name is Mary Sutter" which is about a woman in the US civil war who wants to become a surgeon. It was OK, but there was a lot of war talk I didn't really care for.
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I gave up on The Truth About the Harry Quebert affair. I've never seen a book go from really promising to really atrocious so fast. The writing is AWFUL, even though I kind of wanted to know what would happen. But life's too short and there were 350+ pages left.
Then I was mentally ready to start Life After Life, which has been on my list for months. I downloaded a sample... and was totally unkmpressed. Bah. I don't know if I should get it anyway, I was looking forward to it...
Then I read a little bit of The House at Riverton by Kate Morton, but I was so sleepy I don't remember a single thing I read! I have to read it again.
In short, I don't know what I'll read next.
Then I was mentally ready to start Life After Life, which has been on my list for months. I downloaded a sample... and was totally unkmpressed. Bah. I don't know if I should get it anyway, I was looking forward to it...
Then I read a little bit of The House at Riverton by Kate Morton, but I was so sleepy I don't remember a single thing I read! I have to read it again.
In short, I don't know what I'll read next.
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Silvia, I just finished Life After Life. I admit that I didn't love it, but I agree that the beginning was pretty unimpressive. It did get better pretty quickly, IMO. Worth giving it a shot, I think. It's a quick read, if nothing else.
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I ended up buying it. I read a little more and it seems better than last night. Maybe I was just tired and irritated about giving up on yet another book. I hate that because I waste precious 3-4 days of my reading time before giving up.
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I finished The Fever. I liked the writing but the ending seemed a bit lacklustre.
Now I have The Girl You Left Behind by Jojo Moyes. Looking forward to it!
Now I have The Girl You Left Behind by Jojo Moyes. Looking forward to it!
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Blush, did you read Dare Me by the same author (Megan Abbott, I think) that wrote The Fever? It's excellent - much better written than The Fever.
I finished Some Thing Real. It was ok - nothing spectacular.
I just started Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer. It's good but I need to start going to bed earlier. I keep having to reread pages because I don't remember reading them the night before.
I finished Some Thing Real. It was ok - nothing spectacular.
I just started Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer. It's good but I need to start going to bed earlier. I keep having to reread pages because I don't remember reading them the night before.
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Yes, I did read Dare Me, and I think I did like it better. I was a cheerleader in high school too, so I could relate to some of the bullshit.
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I finished Life After Life and I'm sorry to report I didn't like it. I liked the writing and the setting, and I'm a sucker for WW2 stories, but this one just didn't work for me. I felt like I was reading a bunch of short stories that were somehow related, not a novel. I was frustrated and bored quite often. I thought there were way too many characters and often forgot who was who (yay! for kindle's x-ray!) I ended up skimming a lot. Oh well.
Then I started The Hypnotist's Love Story by Liane Moriarty. So far, so good. Have I found a chick-lit writer I actually like? Fingers crossed.
Then I started The Hypnotist's Love Story by Liane Moriarty. So far, so good. Have I found a chick-lit writer I actually like? Fingers crossed.
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I finished a novella by Jodi Picoult last night called "Larger than Life". I didn't really like it much but it was a fast read.
Now starting "Mile 81" by Stephen King. I'm just in the mood for light reading at the moment.
Now starting "Mile 81" by Stephen King. I'm just in the mood for light reading at the moment.
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I finished Annilihation by Jeff Vandermeer. It was good but weird. Definitely checking out the next book in the series.
I started The Vacationers by Emma Straub last night. It's reminding me a bit of Seating Arrangements so far.
I started The Vacationers by Emma Straub last night. It's reminding me a bit of Seating Arrangements so far.
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I just finished "First Light" by Charles Baxter. It was a random choice from the available digital books when I was searching for something to read last week. It sounded interesting from the description and was pretty good.
Not sure what will be next. Since we have to drive a handful of hours this weekend I'm going to look for a short audio book. And with book club on Sunday there will be that new choice to read too.
Not sure what will be next. Since we have to drive a handful of hours this weekend I'm going to look for a short audio book. And with book club on Sunday there will be that new choice to read too.
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I finished The Girl you left Behind. Loved it.
Now I am reading Bad Feminist (essays) by Roxanne Gay. It is somewhat eye opening so far. Should be done later today or tomorrow.
Now I am reading Bad Feminist (essays) by Roxanne Gay. It is somewhat eye opening so far. Should be done later today or tomorrow.
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I wish I had seen more of the movies referenced in a few of the essays in Bad Feminist, but overall it was a very good read. The last section of essays resonated with me the most.
Now I've got The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt. I know some people on here have read it. I have to read it first because it's "high demand" and due back in 2 weeks.
Now I've got The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt. I know some people on here have read it. I have to read it first because it's "high demand" and due back in 2 weeks.