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Post by conniej on Feb 19, 2021 20:32:55 GMT
February almost gone but it has been a good month for reading a lot. For those of us that love to read, weather does not bother us at all. Unless like Texas power is off , then nothing helps. I am in the middle of YOU BETRAYED ME by Lisa Jackson. Only clue so far for a young womans kidnapping (but everyone just knows she is missing ) is that someone she knows did this. I haven't a clue yet.!!!
My friend brought me THE THIRTEETH TALE. BY Diane Setterfield. Remembered I wanted to read this when it first came out and glad now I have it to also start reading. With the new computer I need a few things before I can figure out how to do documents and save them,. you would not believe how old my computer was. That is how I usually do the list of new books. So will figure that out and get to it soon.
THE RUSSIAN by James Patterson
A serial killer crashes Detective Michael Bennett’s wedding.
Weeks before NYPD Detective Michael Bennett is to marry his longtime love, Mary Catherine, an assassin announces his presence in the city with a string of grisly murders. Each victim is a young woman. And each has been killed in a manner as precise as it was gruesome.
Tasked with working alongside the FBI, Bennett and his gung-ho new partner uncover multiple cold-case homicides across the country that fit the same distinctive pattern -- proving the perpetrator they seek is as experienced at ending lives as he is at evading detection.
Bennett promises Mary Catherine that the case won't affect their upcoming wedding. But as Bennett prepares to make a lifetime commitment, the killer has a lethal vow of his own to fulfill.
Have you had that special book on hand that takes your full attention and makes the cold winter days go by?? Or have you found a spot of sunshine that also helps.
WHAT ARE YOU READING?
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Post by conniej on Feb 19, 2021 20:35:54 GMT
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Post by editorjoan on Feb 20, 2021 0:01:11 GMT
I recently finished OLD MAN'S WAR by John Scalzi. This was his first novel, and it shows (for one thing, the main character is named "John" though his last name is "Perry"). Worthwhile reading for science fiction fans nonetheless. The premise is that a group of humans who have settled on other planets recruit people on Earth who are over 70 to fight in their army, promising that they'll be young again if they do (though they don't say how upon enlistment). Once you are recruited, you can never return to Earth, however. The first third of the novel explains the process by which the elderly recruits become young again. The second third of the novel goes through the training and some early battles. About halfway through, a couple of notable things happen: first, the protagonist thinks he's seen his deceased wife, and second, the army loses a crucial battle. These developments cause things to get really interesting, really fast.
Again, worthwhile reading. There are a couple of sequels and I've put them on my wish list at the library.
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Post by conniej on Feb 20, 2021 17:24:29 GMT
Are you a dog lover, Of course you are even if you do not have one like me. A feel good novel? something different than your usual read.?
check this one out.
When Harry Met Minnie
by Martha Teichner
Embrace the unexpected
There’s a special camaraderie among early-morning dog walkers. Gathering at dog runs in the park, or strolling through the farmer's market at Union Square, fellow pet owners become familiar–as do the personalities of their beloved animals. In this special space and time, a chance encounter with an old acquaintance changed Martha Teichner’s world. As fate would have it, her friend knew someone who was dying of cancer, from exposure to toxins after 9/11, and desperate to find a home for her dog, Harry. He was a Bull Terrier--the same breed as Martha’s dear Minnie. Would Martha consider giving Harry a safe, loving new home? In short order, boy dog meets girl dog, the fairy tale part of this story. But there is so much more to this book
WHAT DO YOU THINK? Interested?
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Post by lani on Feb 20, 2021 18:52:08 GMT
I finally finished my library ebook by the Icelandic author Arnaldur Indriasson. I see I never even put the title down (that's the trouble with Kindle reading, the title only appears at the beginning and end of your reading experience). Anyway, I don't recommend him so the title doesn't matter. I'm not sure why it was so uninvolving, but there you are. It was interesting from a historical perspective.
Currently reading a good Icelandic author, Ragnar Jonasson, THE DARKNESS. His protagonist is a female detective, age 64, about to retire, working on solving an old case she believes was bungled.
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Post by Gail in SC on Feb 20, 2021 20:55:04 GMT
I loved Setterfield's ONCE UPON A RIVER, Connie. Let us know about THE THIRTEENTH TALE.
I am listening to Obama's newest memoir, A PROMISED LAND. He reads it. It will be a long haul but I am enjoying it a lot. For one of my book clubs I am reading THE FAMILY NEXT DOOR: THE HEARTBREAKING IMPRISONMENT OF THE THIRTEEN TURPIN SIBLINGS AND THEIR EXTRAORDINARY RESCUE. It's non-fiction and pretty horrible to read about.
I have a few books on my kindle waiting for me.
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Post by conniej on Feb 22, 2021 17:02:34 GMT
My friend said this book starts really slow, and boy it sure does, she promised it gets really good later, so I am hoping I get there today.
Will let you know.
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Post by conniej on Feb 23, 2021 18:19:41 GMT
Interested in a new fantasy Novel?
Check this one out.
The Ladies of the Secret Circus
by Constance Sayers
Paris, 1925: To enter the Secret Circus is to enter a world of wonder-a world where women tame magnificent beasts, carousels take you back in time, and trapeze artists float across the sky. But each daring feat has a cost. Bound to her family's strange and magical circus, it's the only world Cecile Cabot knows-until she meets a charismatic young painter and embarks on a passionate love affair that could cost her everything.
Virginia, 2005: Lara Barnes is on top of the world-until her fiancé disappears on their wedding day. Desperate, her search for answers unexpectedly leads to her great-grandmother's journals and sweeps her into the story of a dark circus and a generational curse that has been claiming payment from the women in her family for generations.
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Post by lani on Feb 23, 2021 20:16:07 GMT
I downloaded the latest Vera Stanhope book from the library. THE DARKEST EVENING, Ann Cleeves. I enjoyed her Shetland books. I read the first Vera, THE CROW TRAP and was a bit turned off by the author's insistence on making Vera so physically repellent. I get what she was doing but it was a distraction. Did she need to give her eczema in addition to everything else? However, I love the Vera television series so I thought I would give the books another try. Thoroughly enjoyable. I hope there are some more available at the library. The trouble with library ebooks is there only seem to be the most recent works by authors available to borrow. I also put a hold on a number of others, different mysteries. Judging by where I am in line it will be a looong time before I get any of them. ETA: My library has many ebooks available by Ann Cleeves. Huzzah! And most of them are available; I don't need to put them on hold. Now all I have to do is get the reading order straight. I know what I will be reading for a while.  |
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Post by conniej on Feb 26, 2021 18:46:01 GMT
I loved Vera on PBS. But not sure I want to read the books. My library probably doesn't have them anyway. All the communities around are not better with older books. Most of them smaller than our library. I am kind of funny If I really like a movie don't usually like the book but if I love the book probably won't like the movie.
I am honestly not enthralled with this book. THE THIRTEENTH TALE . I am not quite to the middle of the book and will continue. not sure I trust my friend's review. But will keep it up. Just so far not one you can't put down. Taking me a lot longer to read this book than most of the ones I read.
Will let you know!!
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Post by bettyj on Feb 26, 2021 19:03:23 GMT
Just started A Promised Land by Barack Obama. Think it will be interesting. Anyone read it?
bettyj
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Post by lani on Feb 26, 2021 21:15:46 GMT
conniej, yes, the Vera character is more likeable on the television series. But I enjoy a good mystery and she is a good writer as far as characters, locale and plot. I saw the SHETLAND TV shows before I read those books also (same author) and I think I like them equally. I do love the visuals in both series: the sometimes bleak countryside, the gritty working class neighborhoods. It makes a nice contrast to the cozy MIDSOMMER MURDERS and the stunning Oxford setting for the Morse/Lewis ones. My, the video and literary worlds do seep into each other, don't they?
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Post by Gail in SC on Feb 26, 2021 21:44:13 GMT
I am listening to THE PROMISED LAND right now, Betty. It is read by Obama. I am finding it very interesting.
I have also started TO DARKNESS AND TO DEATH, the next book in Julia Fletching-Spencer's series. They are all so good. They take place in a part of NY State where I went to college.
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Post by woolworker on Feb 27, 2021 21:41:04 GMT
Did anyone see that Hilary Clinton and Louise Penny are collaborating on a book?
I finished Let the Great World Spin and we had a wonderful book group discussion about it. The setting is New York. Central to the plot, but not really a key figure, is a tight rope walker who manages to string a wire between the twin towers. People are enthralled with him. We never get to really know him, but do get to know many of the people who stopped what they were doing to watch. This is a complex book with a complicated plot. I think I mentioned that Colum McCann won the National Book award fot this book. I am glad I read it, thought it was excellent, glad I had others to talk to about the book, probably should read it again to truly understand it.
For a break I'm going back to Sue Miller. I'm reading The Arsonist which she wrote in 2017. I haven't read it before. It will be a good break before I re-read The Book of Two Ways by Jodi Picout. I'm leading the discussion of this book at our March book group meeting.
Still reading some short stories and essays, try to tackle a New Yorker here and there. I wish it would go to every other week publication, then I might be able to keep up!
My DD is reading Obama's book and loves it. Gail, I would LOVE to listen to him read it. I listened to Michelle Obama read her book and so enjoyed it.
Connie: My Oldest DD gave me The Thirteenth Tale a few years back. She is usually spot on with what I like to read, but I didn't finish this one...and I admitted it to her! I gave it to youngest DD's MIL and she loved it. Different strokes for different folks!
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Post by Gail in SC on Feb 27, 2021 22:41:17 GMT
Hilary Clinton and Louise Penny? Thank you, Ann. I will definitely look for it. I am loving Obama reading his book. It is well-written and I've always enjoyed hearing him speak. It's been the same with most of the memoirs I've listened to read by the authors. LET THE GREAT WORLD SPIN looks interesting. It's now on my to-read list. My, the video and literary worlds do seep into each other, don't they? I am so glad they do, Lani. Whenever I read a good book I wonder who would portray the characters well. Hmm...who would do well as Clare Fergusson and Russ Van Alstyne in Julia Spencer-Fleming's series? |
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