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Post by conniej on Apr 1, 2024 16:25:29 GMT
My DGD inlaw #3 has Me reading Book 1 in a fantasy series that she has recommended awhile back. A COURT OF THORNS AND ROSES by Sara J. Maas. Not into it far but funny, it started out a bit like Cinderella. She says it is a fast read.
I am also reading THE WILD SIDE a new book by Fern Michaels. Intriguing cover but not sure what that has to do with the story so far. But will continue, not a big book and easy read. Moving right along!! Have a couple other Fern Michaels to look for at library, have missed a couple of her new books.
The day started out gloomy for April 1st but looks like the sun is trying to come out or is that just Mother Nature playing an April Fools Joke on us. I woke up early with but with a lazyitis feeling. Not sure what I will get done today other than just going to Library to drop off the books in the outside bin. they are due tomorrow but Library closed on Mondays always. Won't be picking out anything right now will see how long this new book is going to take me to read. Depends on how much energy shows up, if it does.
Hope everyone has a some really great books to read. I do check on the ones you recommend. always. Do you like to try new things with your reading? Or not?? Either one is good.!!
WHAT ARE YOU READING?
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Post by conniej on Apr 1, 2024 16:29:28 GMT
COMFY READING NOOK!!
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Post by geritru on Apr 1, 2024 23:57:20 GMT
I am still reading TOM LAKE by Ann Patchett, which is this month's book club selection. I also got the CDs at the library which I listen to in the car, just because that is the only CD player I have anymore.
My hold, THE WOMEN by Kristin Hannah came in, so I started that book. It is an inspiring, powerful, and well written journey of women nurses serving in the Vietnam war and their challenges of PTSD. My partner, Mike, also served in Vietnam and I wanted to have a better idea of what he went through as he still cannot watch war movies. So far it is pretty good.
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Post by conniej on Apr 2, 2024 1:59:45 GMT
My reading friend is a retired nurse and she loved The Women . I had ordered it and she was so anxious to read it I let her have it before I read it. Next time we go to lunch she will bring it to me.
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Post by woolworker on Apr 3, 2024 19:47:35 GMT
Ruth: I'll bet listening to Meryl Streep read Tom Lake is a treat. I'm tempted to listen to just a bit of it. I've read the book twice; once when it first came out and again before our book group discussion. Ann Patchett is one of y favorite writers.
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Post by lani on Apr 3, 2024 21:25:53 GMT
As I feared, I succumbed to re-reading SHOGUN due watching the current mini-series. Written in mid-70s some of it is a bit cringey and dated, but I had forgotten how much interesting history is crammed in. And the characters are much more developed, of course. I will finish it as I'm enjoying it one more time.
I finished SATIPATTHANA, the Direct Path to Realization. Oppie is on hiatus right now.
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Post by conniej on Apr 4, 2024 19:47:52 GMT
There is a new Hallmark movie this Saturday the 6th at 9pm, Called BLIND DATE BOOK CLUB/ I will record it in case I am not home . Sounded like it might be fun.
I am getting in to the Fantasy book but not sure I want to wait on the other 4 books in series. Will see and will let my DGDin law know what I am thinking. In mean time I have quite a few books to pick from here at home right now.
I need to start a different type of read. Thinking J.D. ROBB RANDOM IN DEATH. This is pseudonym for Nora Roberts and I do like these books better!! Such a fun read and set in mid-21st century New York City and, occasionally, off-Earth. The books are primarily police procedurals with a focus on the romantic . And the descriptions of clothes, hair do's, transportation etc are pretty awesome. And of course crime still happen.
Have any of you ever read any of these. they are one of my favorite finds!!!
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Post by woolworker on Apr 8, 2024 23:05:51 GMT
I finished Consequences by Penelope Lively and continued to love it, such a beautifully written story of the lives of three generations of women and how they successfully handled challenges in their lives. I grabbed four more of Penelope Lively's books at the library today and have ordered her memoir on Thriftbooks. I have started Moon Tiger, the book that won her the Booker prize. It is about the ramblings of a dying woman, so far, I like it. Lively is a wonderful, traditional writer, no backflashes or tricky literary techniques, just beautifully written, good stories.
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Post by geritru on Apr 9, 2024 1:37:16 GMT
Ruth: I'll bet listening to Meryl Streep read Tom Lake is a treat. I'm tempted to listen to just a bit of it. I've read the book twice; once when it first came out and again before our book group discussion. Ann Patchett is one of y favorite writers. Ann, I finished reading the book this weekend and then I listened to the audio version. Yep, the whole thing and it went pretty fast! I love them both. Listening was a nice refresher as I am a slow reader. I mostly read at night right before bed. Our book club discusses it next Wednesday. I can't wait as there were some surprises in that book! I like Ann Patchett's books, too!
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Post by conniej on Apr 11, 2024 17:05:43 GMT
My DGD in law #3 stopped in to bring me the 2nd book in the Fantasy series she wanted me to read, . I did finish the first book and need a bit of a break so will start on SUGAR BIRDS by Cheryl Grey Bostrom. New author for me so will let you all know if I like this one. I am always on the look out for new authors in any of my genre's that I like. This one looks very different. Run away youngsters all living in the wilds of the Pacific Northwest.
Have you tried anything different than your usual Genre? Some I try but some I just can't into. Sometimes the characters I just don't care about and some it is the plot line and some just the whole idea!!
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Post by woolworker on Apr 14, 2024 20:18:15 GMT
I whipped through Moon Tiger, the Booker prize winning book that Penelope Lively wrote. I liked it very much, not as much as Consequences which I REALLY loved, but I certainly enjoyed reading it and heaven knows, it is well written. It is about a very independent woman, a journalist, mother, daughter, but never wife, who is dying. People who have been constants in her life ( Daughter, a lover, a sister in law) go in and out of her hospital room. She has moments when she talks to them, in her very feisty way, and moments when she is in a quiet reverie reviewing her life. It reminded me of Susan Minot's book, Evening, which was made into a film starring Vanessa Redgrave and Meryl Streep....AND both of their daughters! The main character in Moon Tiger is tough, a bit harsh and seemingly self centered. Vanessa Redgrave's character in Evening was gentile and sweet. Interesting book. I liked it.
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Post by Gail in SC on Apr 14, 2024 21:22:04 GMT
I am listening to Ann Patchett's TOM LAKE now but am not hooked yet. She is one of my favorite authors so I am giving it time.
My next MA book club meeting is Wednesday. We will discuss THIS TENDER LAND by William Kent Krueger. I really like Krueger's writing. This one is like HUCKLEBERRY FINN and THE ODYSSEY. Four children are on an odyssey to escape a terrible school and find family. ORDINARY GRACE is another of his books I enjoyed. It also involves youngsters and begins with finding a dead child on the railroad tracks. His characters are always well-drawn and his writing pulls you in.
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Post by conniej on Apr 15, 2024 15:34:10 GMT
I am reading a different type of book for me but loving it and hard to put it down'
SUGAR BIRDS by Cheryl Grey Bostrom
Northwest Washington State, 1985
For years, Harris Hayes has taught his daughter, Aggie, the ways of the northern woods. So when her mother's depression worsens, Harris shows the girl how to find and sketch the nests of wild birds as an antidote to sadness. Aggie is in a tree far overhead when her unpredictable mother spots her and forbids her to climb. Angry, the ten-year-old accidentally lights a tragic fire, then flees downriver. She lands her boat near untamed forest, where she hides among the trees and creatures she considers her only friends—determined to remain undiscovered.
A search party gathers by Aggie’s empty boat hours after Celia, fresh off the plane from Houston, arrives at her grandmother’s nearby farm. Hurting from her parents’ breakup, she also plans to run. But when she joins the hunt for Aggie, she meets two irresistible young men who compel her to stay. One is autistic; the other, dangerous.
Perfect for fans of The Scent Keeper, Where The Crawdads Sing, and The Great Alone, Sugar Birds immerses readers in a layered, evocative coming-of-age story set in the breathtaking natural world where characters encounter the mending power of forgiveness—for themselves and for those who have failed them.
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Post by woolworker on Apr 16, 2024 15:58:14 GMT
I don't think I mentioned that I have been listening to Outlive by Peter Attria, a physician and research. It is a fascinating book about how we handle health issues; reactive instead of proactive. He discusses the major disease issues in this country: cardio, cancer, Alzheimers and auto immune diseases. Some of it is quite technical but there is a lot of accessible information in this book, too. We have a hard bound copy of this book, too which I refer to for charts and visual information. Many of us in my family are reading this book and discussing it.
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Post by bettyj on Apr 16, 2024 16:10:54 GMT
Lots of good suggestions. I requested 4 from the library. TheWoman still has a long list but some of the others I should get fairly soon. I'm reading #11 of the Bregdan Chronicles. Can't seem to leave this series. Always want to know what happens next.
bettyj
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