|
Post by conniej on Oct 9, 2018 14:37:26 GMT
I do know I am a day late (and a dollar short-isn't that the way the old saying goes?). I had a perm yesterday and I never have a hair appointment on Monday and that threw me off for the whole day. Plus with new Great Grandbaby Girl I think my mind is in tizzy. Emma Louise was born Saturday early afternoon 6lbs and 5 ounces and 19 inches long. They are home and going to see them later today when DD#2 gets here.
I am reading a little but seems something always gets in way last couple of day. good things!! I am fine with it. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT BY Chris Bohjalian. I have had this one on my to read list for a little bit and it arrived in the library. So far so good and moves fast but I may have to read the beginning again when I get back to it. A flight Attendant with her life out of control wakes up in a strange hotel bed with a dead man beside her. She can hardly remember the night before and that is as far as I got.
Did get caught up on some of my recorded TV programs and some were new shows and have eliminated them already. two episodes in and already bored. More time for reading as I am not much into TV. I am hoping that the road crew in town gets stuff done right in front of my library in next week or so. Too hard to get in to the library. Was going to take a book back yesterday they had a deep hole right in front of drive way and there was a guy way down in it, trucks, backhoes and all kinds of equipment. Putting in new water lines, and new side walks as they are having to dig under them. Good for the town but inconvenient for a bit.
I just know you have a book you can't wait to tell us about and we are waiting. A day late but still waiting!! You all have been so wonderful posting and with such good ideas. Thank you as always and so glad we can keep this thread going. Fall and cooler temps, getting darker earlier is just wonderful reading time.
WHAT ARE YOU READING?
|
|
|
Post by conniej on Oct 9, 2018 14:41:15 GMT
|
|
|
Post by Gail in SC on Oct 9, 2018 21:21:05 GMT
Congratulations Great Grandma Connie! What a joy that must be.
I was reading FLIGHT ATTENDANT when I was flying to FL. There are some wild stories in there about things passengers and attendants do. A flight attendant asked me about the book when she saw the title and I made that comment. Oh yes, she said, probably all true.
I just finished PACHINKO. What a book! I did not want it to end. The prejudice against Koreans by the Japanese was something I had known little about. That is one of the big themes of the book...the difficult plight of Koreans during their occupation by Japan and, later, when some of them migrated to Japan. The main character in the book is a wonderful woman who survives many travails, growing stronger as she ages. Love, love, loved this one.
Gail
|
|
|
Post by yogamama007 on Oct 9, 2018 23:45:46 GMT
www.nytimes.com/2018/07/03/books/discussion-questions-for-pachinko.htmlThis book is definitely going to be suggested for my book club. Where did everyone hear about it? Me- Friend of ours has a Book Store and suggested it. He is always right on....(well almost always) Gail- Do I write? Yes and I also read..... (just had to say it lol) I am writing a family book for the grandmonsters, especially our daughter's son, but I love to weave. Our daughter was the published author in our family.
|
|
|
Post by Gail in SC on Oct 10, 2018 2:19:48 GMT
Is your daughter a popular published author, Anne? Anything we might have heard of?
Thanks for the link! Great questions.
Re finding out about PACHINKO, I had wanted to read it but Ann's recommendations made me put it at the top of my to-read list.
Gail
|
|
|
Post by Cyndie on Oct 10, 2018 3:00:10 GMT
I have poor eyesight, so I listen to books. I really enjoyed pachinko. Another book I listened to was A gentleman from Moscow. Both work great reads! Please forgive my not using capitals, because I talk into my iPad and it does not know books so well as I do.
|
|
|
Post by Gail in SC on Oct 10, 2018 4:28:53 GMT
Cyndie, I listen to a lot of books too. Actually, I listened to PACHINKO and A GENTLEMAN FROM MOSCOW. I read the latter as well. Both books had great readers!
|
|
|
Post by conniej on Oct 10, 2018 12:44:01 GMT
I don't think the following gives away more than we already know about the novel PACHINKO and did find it interesting. This review was another reason I read this book. This book is one of the most compelling books I have read thanks to my posters who recommended it. Again I THANK YOU. So if this entices you to read Sunja's story then I have done my job.
the game of Pachinko and the story of Sunja are correlated. The idea may not occur while reading the book, but once you have finished it, you'd realise how similar the blueprint of Sunja's life had been to that of the game. Now, Pachinko, as a rule, is not entirely a game of chance - it requires technique and observation ( that matters only when you've got some luck in your pocket). Sunja's trysts with Hansu were a result of her chance encounter with the bullys. Osaka had been a dream to her, which eventually became the birthplace of her nightmares. Her survival during the war, the changes in the life of her sons, and her relations could all be attributed to chance, yet not entirely - exactly like Pachinko.
Moreover, as a game banned during the world war II, Pachinko thrived and flourished in Japan. But it was largely associated to the rise of Japanese mafia. Since the game was never considered equivalent to gambling, the parlors became a mecca for criminal activities, prostitution and unpaid taxes. All in all, it could hardly be considered a decent job during the time. However, it could put more than food on people's palates, and was the only field where the Koreans could associate with the Japanese on an equal footing. Undoubtedly, such parlors became a haven for the war-torn Koreans, who had lost seemingly everything. And as long as one had riches, what did it matter if the job weren't decent? But the then Japan held many prejudices against those parlors and the Koreans. Lee has brought out the fact that all of them weren't bees of the same hive sticking to criminal activities. Had it not been for Pachinko, Sunja's sons would have never survived. In the end, Sunja and the people related to her couldn't be called fortunate though they did turn out to be so more than most of the Koreans. What do you call such a life with huge losses that can neither outshine your gains nor underwhelm their importance? Gambling. Perhaps, Pachinko.
|
|
|
Post by woolworker on Oct 10, 2018 14:51:53 GMT
I love that summary of Pachinko, Connie! I have not been to Japan since the 1960's, (my decade of adventures!) but at that time about every fourth door front in Tokyo opened to a Pachinko Parlor!
Cyndie: I want to add my voice to your welcome! I am pretty new here myself. This is just a lovely group of people and the discussion is delightful and meaningful..
I am not finding the book, What would Virginia Woolf Do? very entertaining! I'm going to return it to the woman who loaned it to me. I need to find a GOOD, plot heavy book to distract me from my sorting and tossing. I wish I hadn't read Pachinko already! By the way, I found Pachinko on the New York Times 100 best books of the year list one or two years ago.
Ann
|
|
|
Post by Gail in SC on Oct 10, 2018 17:37:27 GMT
I started listening to CRAZY RICH ASIANS. Light fare. Perfect for me today.
|
|
|
Post by conniej on Oct 10, 2018 17:47:02 GMT
Welcome Cyndie, love the spelling of your name!!. you don't have to worry about capitals, or anything else. Just pop in and join us. We always like new readers. you will find interest in a lot of different kinds of novels. Sometimes we like something light, something heavy like Ann is looking for, a romance or even a murder mystery, and detectives we follow from series.
Right now I am ready to get back to THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT. Did my errands and ready to take it easy for couple of hours.
|
|
|
Post by phyl on Oct 10, 2018 23:39:32 GMT
hi, have any of you ever read the book fanny flag standing in the rainbow or middle of the rainbow. theresa is reading it for her book club.
theresa says it is wonderful all about how things weer when growing up. I will have to see if our county library can get it. phyl
|
|
|
Post by Gail in SC on Oct 12, 2018 12:59:22 GMT
Yesterday I started and am more than halfway through THE STORY OF ARTHUR TRULUV by Elizabeth Berg. I like her books. This one is about three people who have lost people they loved and find strength in each other. Two octagenarians and a high school student who is bullied by her classmates and pregnant. It is a pleasant read.
Gail
|
|
|
Post by emilyb on Oct 12, 2018 13:08:39 GMT
Good morning Connie,
I just finished a book called Carnal Innocence by Nora Roberts. The story takes place in a small town called Innocence, Mississippi. In the first chapter there is a brutal murder and the story begins. This is not a new book of hers; I found it in a collection of books my niece sent up to me to read and I never took them out of the bag until now. This book was exciting and I thought I had the murderer figured out and I was wrong. Great reading if you like a little love story and mystery.
|
|
|
Post by conniej on Oct 12, 2018 19:59:56 GMT
I am almost to the end of THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT and still not sure how this one gets straightened out. I can't wait to get to the end.
|
|