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December! What are you reading?
Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2018 10:05 am
by Rowan
I read The Masterpiece by Fiona Davis this weekend. I really liked it. It's about Grand Central Terminal and has 2 narratives: 1920s and 1970s. I love learning about something when I read fiction.
I have Scythe by Neal Shusterman next.
Re: December! What are you reading?
Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2018 1:05 pm
by Blush
I finished The Incendiaries. It was meh.
Now I have One Perfect Lie but Lisa Scottoline.
Re: December! What are you reading?
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2018 6:57 pm
by Blush
I finished One perfect Lie. The plot was ok but the dialogue was clunky. It was a quick read, though!
Now I am reading Ready Player One by Ernest Cline. It was on the staff recommendation shelf at the library.
Re: December! What are you reading?
Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2018 9:05 am
by Rowan
I've had a book hangover from The Masterpiece and haven't picked up anything in a week.
Part of it is that I've had to work every night this week. Hopefully I can kick myself out of it this weekend.
Blush -- I liked Ready Player One but not as much as "everyone else". Enjoy!
Re: December! What are you reading?
Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2018 1:36 pm
by Blush
I finished Ready Player One. I liked it!
Next is The hideaway by Sheila O'Flanagan
Re: December! What are you reading?
Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2018 1:45 pm
by Blush
I finished The Hideaway. It would have been better as a beach read.
Now I have House of Trump, House of Putin by Craig Unger. I'm 44 pages in and it's scary already!
Re: December! What are you reading?
Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2018 10:27 pm
by Blush
I finished House of Trump, House of Putin. Yikes.
Now I have The BFG. It's one of the only Roald Dahl books I didn't read as a kid.
Re: December! What are you reading?
Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2018 11:01 am
by Blush
I finished The BFG and it wasn't as good as I remember most of his books being.
Then I read Atonement. It was good in the emotional sense but I found some of the plot boring. I had watched the movie years ago.
Now I have Flawed by Cecelia Ahern. It's a YA novel that I found in the library here. OMG so good already. It has a Black Mirror /Handmaid's Tale vibe to it.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23438288-flawed
Re: December! What are you reading?
Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2018 7:59 am
by Blush
I finished Flawed. It was really good; I will have to find the next in the series. Now I have The Memory Keeper's Daughter.
Re: December! What are you reading?
Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2018 2:48 pm
by Sílvia
When the stroke hit us on Nov 24th I was at 72% in The Possible World. I wasn't loving it, ended up giving it 3 stars, but I'll remember forever that I was reading this damn book when our lives were turned upside down. I kinda feel sorry for the author. It took me more than 2 weeks to finish the remaining 100 pages or so, and I'm not too sure of what I read.
Then I tried to read One Day in December because it was supposed to be light and fluffy. I got to 25% and thought it was just stupid. Then I tried reading something by Kelly Rimmer about a woman who was addicted to drugs and was pregnant. Too heavy.
Then I think I settled on This Could Change Everything by Jill Mansell, which so far seems the right amount of light and fluffy. I really can't handle anything heavier right now.
Re: December! What are you reading?
Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2018 8:04 pm
by Rowan
Maybe some fluffy YA Syl? Not sure if you dig that stuff but I really liked the Jenny Han trilogy (To All the Boys I've Loved Before).
Over Christmas I read: My Sister, the Serial Killer (which I liked) and When Life Give You Lululemons (which I didn't but knew I wouldn't so not sure why I even read it).
I started reading The 7.5 Lives of Evelyn Hardcastle at the dealership (oil change) and it's not grabbing me quite yet. I just picked up the new Bullet Journal how-to so I might jump to that.
Re: December! What are you reading?
Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2018 6:09 am
by Sílvia
I might try that, Ro. Thanks for the suggestion! The last couple of days I've read 43 pages, yay! I just couldn't focus before and never read more than 2 pages, tops.
Re: December! What are you reading?
Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2018 8:31 am
by Blush
I also suggest YA, Silvia. I'm sorry it's hard to read. You need an escape!
I finished The Memory Keeper's Daughter. I liked the first half better than the second.
I also brought Water for Elephants, which I have never read, but I just found a short suspense novel in the library here that I can get through aND put back. It's called Unbecoming by Rebecca Scherm. Kate Atkinson says it's a sheer delight to read. And Buzzfeed likens it to Tana French. We shall see.
Re: December! What are you reading?
Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2018 12:44 pm
by Spudd
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 while). I'm really enjoying them. They're easy reads but there's some suspense and mystery to keep you interested. And Jack Reacher is such a ridiculous character that he entertains me.
Re: December! What are you reading?
Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2018 3:00 pm
by Blush
I finished Unbecoming. It was really compelling and kept me intrigued.
Now I have Elizabeth is missing by Emma Healey.