Book Lovers Club
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Moon, tell the library,, they should put you at the top of the list. When I've returned a defective DVD that would no longer play, that's what they did for me.
Tania French's new book is waiting at the library for me now. I'll have that to read while waiting for Lee Child.
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Just finished Tana French's newest, with Lee Childs next on my list. Glennie, would be interested in your take on French's "Secret Place." I was disappointed, found it a bit tedious and hard to tell all the characters apart. I've loved all her earlier ones...Maybe you'll react differently..
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Will let you know. I just picked it up from the library and will start it after I finish my current book. I liked all her other books too. Was just looking back on my Goodreads reviews, and I gave #2 4 stars and all the others 5 stars. The friend who turned me onto the series, gave The Secret Place 4 stars.0 -
I just love this thread. I don't always post but my "To Read" list is getting very long.
I just finished Yellow Crocus by Laihla Ibrahim. I enjoyed this intimate story very much. This won't be a classic but it held my interest and I loved the characters. (Quick read too.)
I also finished The Potato Factory by Bryce Courtenay. This is the first in a trilogy set in and around Australia. It kind of reminded me of Helprin's Winter's Tale. It has rich dialogue and is very character driven. I learned a lot about the area too. I am now reading the second book in the series Tommo and Hawk and enjoying it just as much.
I would like to recommend three authors that people younger than I am (70) might like to discover. I had hours and hours of joy reading their books. Taylor Caldwell, Edna Ferber and R.F. Delderfield. I promise you wonderful journeys.
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Having a hysterectomy on Sept 29th, and of course I need to stock up on books. When I had my MX last year, I literally read a book a day. I picked up 7 books today,,, the last 3 of the Jo Nesbo series among them. This will get me started during recovery!
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If anyone is in the mood for "makes you think" or "what if that happened to me" type books that are hard to put down, try Liane Moriarty. I read "The Husband's Secret" and "What Alice Forgot" and both of them had my insides screaming for the predicament the leading ladies found themselves in!
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Glennie19 - I hope your hysterectomy goes as well as mine did earlier this year!
Radica2Square - I just got The Husband's Secret from the library! that and What Alice Forgot are the only two of Moriary's, besides her latest, Little Big Lies, that I haven't read. YIKES!!
OMG just finished Ben Winter's World of Trouble, the final book in his The Last Policeman trilogy. Don't look for a happy ending - but much to think about. How would you live your last months if earth was going to be hit by an asteroid and there was nothing that could be done to stop it?
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Jelson, thanks for the heads up on World of Trouble, the final book in The Last Policeman trilogy. I read 1&2 and plum forgot about 3. D'oh! On my TBR list.
Sandra, great pix! Alaska's on my bucket list too. Many Nat'l Parks there. I'd like to visit them all and have been to more than half incl Hawaii but not Alaska - yet.
Finally got my hands on Sanibel Flats and read with relish. Doc Ford is a great character. Looking forward to books 2 - 19.
The Girl with All the Gifts was on new arrivals bookshelf at my wonderful local library so borrowed it based on rec here. Thanks! Interesting way to present a story, fantastic twist at the end, and thought-provoking to boot.
Had just finished Cell by Robin Cook and was talking to a book-loving co-worker who had just finished Cell by Stephen King. Was a confusing conversation until we figured out we'd read different books with same name and similar theme (your cell phone is out to get you). Today I returned the Cook and picked up the King. Also snagged the new Dean Koontz, The City.
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Just finished The Fault in our Stars by John Green. Really liked this YA book - but I probably will NOT go see the movie. Such a fresh take on how parents treat cancer teens - or extrapolated to how any caregivers treat those w/cancer - since as we've heard over & over on these boards that no one else really understands what we're talking about. There's some great teen sarcasm. Liked this: re the quote.. "Without Pain, How Could We Know Joy? ...it's stupidity and lack of sophistication could be plumbed for centuries, but suffice it to say that the existence of broccoli does not in any affect the taste of chocolate." And this: "..(he) asked if I wanted to go with him to Support Group, but i was really tired from my busy day of Having Cancer..."
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I enjoyed The Last Policeman trilogy also. The last book is quite thought provoking. Really wondered how it would end,, wasn't what I expected, but it totally fit.Enjoyed The Girl with all the Gifts. And I read Cell by Stephen King,, it was a while back,, but I remember it being quite interesting!! And I like both the book and the movie of The Fault in Our Stars. The teen age girls behind us were SOBBING loudly. It is a tissue kind of movie,, but not sobbing! Agree with you, a lot of great teen sarcasm!
Currently reading: The Secret Place by Tana French
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Glennie - just put The Secret Place on my list yesterday. Let me know what you think.
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I thought the movie Fault in Our Stars was very well done, but I didn't read the book so don't know how they compare.
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Will do, minustwo, Have you read her other books?Ruth,, I thought they did a great job with the movie too. I felt it was very true to the book. And I loved the book. I got it at the library,, and then I bought it,, cuz I felt it was a keeper.
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I just finished The Fault in our Stars by John Green a couple of days ago too - loved it. I was worried that the book would end much as the novel in the book did! Now I am back into reading The Confession by John Grisham. It has been a while since I have read his books, forgot how much I enjoy him as a writer. I keep getting notices for books that I have been waiting weeks for, so after I read them I go back to reading the Confession.
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Just read Sue Grafton B is for Burglar. Boy that's an oldie but I had fun reading, or re-reading in case I read it in the 80's and forgot.
Makes me want to pick up an old Marcia Muller book to remember when she started her series.
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I love both of those series !!! And I really like how Grafton has kept the story set in the 80's,, each book only advances 3 months or so,,,, back in the days before cell phones and being able to Google everything!! Time warp!!!0 -
I read the banned book of the day is "The Color Purple". How sad that it was considered so.threatening.
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I saw that The Hunger Games was the #1 banned book of 2013.
I should go read The Naked Lunch,,,, or some Vonnegut,,,,
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Just watched movie "Fault in our Stars" after reading the book. Thought the movie was well done. Glennie, how are you enjoying " The Secret Place"? Think someone on this forum long ago turned me on to Louise PEnny's mysteries, and just finished her newest one. Much of it set ina tiny village in Charlevoix that I've actually been to.
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I'm enjoying the Secret Place so far. It is just FULL of teenage girl angst, isn't it??? Makes me so glad to NOT be that age again.0 -
This is a great thread, I've been trying to come up with some new ideas for reading now that I have more time to indulge myself.
I remember reading "The Color Purple" back in the day and was just blown away. I think Alice Walker is a phenomenal writer anyway, but the book hit all the feelings. Like many, I was very leery of a screen adaptation, but Speilberg is genius filmmaker, and this was one time when the film lived up to the book.
I would highly recommend "Beloved" by Toni Morrison. This is not an easy book to read, like most of Morrison's work, but it was probably one of the most emotionally harrowing experiences I've ever had in a novel, well worth the effort. This is another one I approached the film with trepidation, with good reason. The book was widely regarded as un-filmable, and Oprah Winfrey proved that assumption to be correct. Terrible film.
I'm pretty sure all of Toni Morrison's books are or have been on the banned book list. I guess that's the risk one runs when she wins a Nobel prize for literature.
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Just read that Columbine shooter, Dylan Klebold's mother is writing a book. I previously read the book Columbine, which was published on the 10th anniversary of the tragedy. When published the book was highly praised. Too many misconceptions about the incident that still permeate in popular culture. Another book, based on the Laci Peterson tragedy, I also recommend reading. For Laci, written by her mother, Sharon Rocha, also stands the test of time. Published a decade ago, it still resonates with me. I often recommend reading it to other mothers...especially to those moms who really think they have a close relationship with their daughters...Sharon Rocha's story was among the most painful books I have ever read. I'm wonder if Klebold's book will be as heartbreaking.
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speaking of oldies....Well, not THAT old. My mom had a stroke when I was in 4th grade. She was in the hospital for 6 months and didn't even know who I was. If you handed her an Apple, she didn't know she was supposed to eat it...She was my current age when it happened.
A few months ago I was at her house and found a book with my Dad's Aweful left-handed scrawl in the jacket. It just said "Love is Timeless." My father IS NOT a book guy (unless there are a lot of pictures of WWII planes and such) so I asked my (now basically fully recovered) mom about it. She told me it was the book my father read to her every night in the hospital. Unbeknownst to me, my non-reading dad had read and re-read the entire book over and over one part at a time to my mom so she could remember the characters and the story.
I took the book home and read it. I didn't even know it was a movie. I loved the book and I don't even think it was because it had been so important to my parents....
What book? Time and Again by Jack Finney. An amazing love story and an amazing trip into a time in NYC I wish I'd lived through.
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I liked Time & Again. Looked for it because I really liked the movie Somewhere in Time.
VR - I see Jonathan Tropper's movie of This Is Where I Leave You is out. Isn't he an author that you like? Sounds like he ended up being pretty true to the book. Let us know what you think if you go.
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Minus...yes! He is one of my favorite authors. I know the film got very mixed reviews. I was planning on seeing it next week, but the friend with whom I wanted to see it, can't join me, so I'm on the fence whether or not I should go alone...
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I'm contemplating going alone Friday am. If I do I'll let you know.
A group of my friends wanted to go see My Old Lady tomorrow w/Maggie Smith. Again mixed reviews but I really think she's amazing. Unfortunately it's only showing down town, which wouldn't make for an easy outing. So we've settled for lunch & dominoes.
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Last night I grabbed an old favorite of mine. I'm reading Sherrilyn Kenyon's "Bad Moon Rising".
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Finished The Secret Place by Tana French. I really enjoyed it. Kept you guessing until the end. Full of teenage girl angst,, and those conversations got a bit tedious at times, but otherwise, well-done.
Will start The Leopard by Jo Nesbo next, continuing that series.
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Glennie, glad uou enjoyed " Secret Place." I had some trouble keepiing all the girls apart in my mind, and I found some of it tedious, as you mentioned. But she's a great author, as is Nesbo!
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Speaking of books made into films....The film Gone Girl is receiving very good reviews....Disliked the book...debating whether or not to see the film...
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