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Loved The Lotus Eaters. Anyone else read this?
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I couldn't put The Boys in the Boat down. It's about the 1936 US Olympic crew team. If you liked Seabiscuit, I think you'll like this!
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Just finished Inferno by Dan Brown. Excellent book hard to put down.I wonder if movies will be made of his last two novels.
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Patty... My 78 year old neighbor rows each morning...at 5:45 am....I saw that book in the library about the 1936 Olympic Crew team and took it out for him to read. He LOVED the book. Now I'm going to have to put it on my list! I was so annoyed with him when he returned it to the library before giving me a sneak peek!
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well, I brought Android Karenina back to the library without having finished it. Yes - Anna Karenina but with robots by Ben H. Winters whose Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters I really liked; perhaps because I like Jane Austen and Leo Tolstoy, not so much. I probably would have enjoyed Android Karenina more if I had previously read Anna Karenina, appreciating the spoof, the way it was similar and different from the original. Yet, I am afraid that it was similar enough, that I don't want to slog through the original. Ben Winter's sequel to The Last Policeman has just been released and I have requested it from the library. I am taking a bunch of books on vacation - will report back.
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Thanks for the heads up on the new Chris Bohjalain book! I never keep track of new releases.
I just finish The Snow Child and loved it. My boys are on an adventure with DH so I have had time to do what I want- I read it in 24 hours. I could not put it down. I am about to start Ken Follet Winter of the World.
I am currently taking a break from my kindle reads and back to library books. The free reads are good, but I really wanted these titles and did not want to pay!
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Read Jim Gaffigan's Dad is Fat because DD INSISTED. Cute. Reading Cheryl Strayed's Tiny Beautiful Things... Eh.
I'm now officially a literacy volunteer. Who ever thought it would be so enriching? I love it!0 -
Laurie: I just ordered the Snow Child the other day. I'm excited you enjoyed it so much. Not that you have some free time, see if you can get your hands on Z at the library. I just finished reading it and really liked it. I agree with those who compared it to The Paris Wife, only I liked it more.
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Two light, easy 'Beach Reads':
Tigers in Red Weather by Lisa Klaussmann and All the Summer Girls by Meg Donahue
One really great book:
The 100 Year Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson. A delightful book with Forrest Gump type twists and turns. Really, really good.
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Ruth...I am so glad you enjoyed the 100 year old man! Just this week I was talking about that book AND the Harold Fry book! I wish they'd make a film about one of them... Then again...if they were made by Hollywood...they'd ruin them! Both European books translated well....
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i was literally laughing out loud with delight!
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I just marked the 100 year old Man as "to read". It looks very interesting!
Mcsushi- I have Z on my to read list. My library is small- I need to see if they have it. If they don't I can't request the inter-library loan until the book is 6 months old which would be September.
I am plugging a long through Winter of the Worlds. I hate when I read a second book in a series over a year later. Trying to remember everything that happened in the last book...it is good though. I just need silence to read as you have to pay attention. So I am limited to late night reading at the moment.
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Finished a book about a Brit that traveled to Romania soon after the wall fell, to find out what life is like there before the modern world moves in. Along the Enchanted Way by William Blacker, a charming true story of his experience in Transylvania, Romania in the villages, meeting locals and making a life for himself. The book has a bit of Hungarian history too, helps to explain some of the culture that we experience living in Budapest.
Also read a true story of a Maasai boy that was educated and left his culture. Great story, written for children so a very fast read but interesting to me as we are just back from safari and had a chance to meet Maasai on our trip. Facing the Lion: Growing up Maasai on the African Savannah by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton.
Started a Ken Follett novel, Code to Zero. Have not read a Follett book yet, enjoying it so far.
Ahhh - the joys of summer with time to read!
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Joy...you reminded me of a terrific film based on a true story involving a Budapest restaurant shortly before WWII. The film is called Gloomy Sunday....It was filmed in 1999...got it on DVD from my library...
Also want to note that since the Berlin Wall fell...it has been a magnificent thrill to see all of these amazing artists' works in various mediums...whether they be in writing or on film. The Russian film Hipsters is an example! Furthermore, we are now beginning to see films made during the Cold War from brilliant artists that we knew existed, but were never permitted to see during that time period. Another delightful movie made right after the Cold War ended and won the American Acadamy award for best foreign film is Goodbye Lenin. My absolute favorite foreign film is the Czech film Divided We Fall. To date I must have watched it close to a half dozen times.0 -
Just finished And the Mountains Echoed by Khalad Hoseini. It did not measure up to the Kite Runner which is one of my favorite books ever, but it was good and very quick to read. I recommend it.
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VR DH and I were big on foreign films for awhile, have to admit that I've not seen the films that you've listed but I'll keep an eye out for them.
dancermom I was wondering how Hoseini's new book is, is this his latest one?
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I read for escape so lots of mystery fiction. I've plowed the Sue Henry series and almost through Dana Stabenow. Both Authors write about Alaska in their stories with so much detail I feel like I am there. I jsut started on Louise Penny who I believe is a Canadian author whose mysteries take place in Canada. "The Beautiful Mystery" was a very enjoyable read.
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cp418 - I enjoyed The Beautiful Mystery also. However, if you are going to read more of Louise Penny, I suggest you read her books in the order in which they were written. Most take place in the village of Three Pines - unlike The Beautiful Mystery. Although the books stand on their own, I think you would understand the many recurring characters better if you read the books in order. Still Life would be the first.
For atmosphere - Peter Bowen's Gabriel Du Pres series - Gabriel is a Metis Indian, barroom fiddler in Montana. Coyote Wind is the first in the series. I don't think reading these in order is as impt as with Louise Penny!
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Reading Lost States by Michael Trinklein. It's about proposed states that never came to pass. Fascinating! Oklahoma sisters must know about the proposed state of No Man's Land. They even have their own museum! Ruth...Badger...For sure the book would appeal to both of you!!!
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this is a long thread so I'm sorry if this is a repeat, but I just read Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese, it was so moving, amazing book.
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I'm finishing up Rosamund Pilcher's "September"............lovely read. And the 100 year old man was great! I love recommendations. And "The Art of Hearing Heartbeats" was sweet.
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I agree with planetbananas about "Cutting for Stone". I read it when it first came out and it is one of the few books I might re-read someday. Great writing and plot and though medically oriented in a way will not cut to close to our cancer experiences.
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Way, way, back on this thread, you'll discover that everyone who read Cutting for Stone LOVED the book! No doubt in my mind that the book has become a modern classic and will be read by generations to come! So glad to hear it is still being recommended here and unanimously enjoyed!
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Just started reading Native Tongue by Carl Hiaasen. Always love Hiaasen
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"H" stand for Hiaasen and "Hilarious."
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I love Hiaasen!
I have just discovered this thread and am slowly reading through it. I had a feeling Cutting For Stone might have been mentioned, but since it's the last great book I recently read I thought I would mention it....ok no more posting til I finish
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Planet...See what great taste our sisters have!!!! You can post early, late and often!!!!!!! We love hearing about what everyone is enjoying....we also love hearing when you don't like a book too!
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Ok, great :-)
....one I hated: The Pretty One, forgot author. I found the characters unlikable and kept wondering why I can kept reading the book because I didn't care what happened to any of them. I thought the ending was terrible too.0 -
I just finished The Art of Hearing Heartbeats and liked it, though, I thought the ending was a little abrupt. I'm currently reading Star Island by Carl Hiassen and it is hilarious. I've enjoyed most, if not all, of his earlier novels. Another favorite author has a new book out that I had pre-ordered for my husband. Jame Lee Burke - Light of the World. He can write some of the most beautiful descriptions. We've liked all his books and I can't wait to start this new one.
Mcsushi & Laurie08 - I usually like what you two read and recommend. I, too, have the Snow Child on my TBR list! Gina
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Gina- Are you on Goodreads? Both McSushi and I are, when I am looking for a good book I go look at her favorites list
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