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I loved A Wrinkle in Time, what a journey that took me on...and actually, hope kids still read it and don't see the film and think that is it!
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Happy New Year!
I just read, "The Women in the Castle" by Jessica Shattuck. It's central characters are three German women, with very different backgrounds and war-time experiences, who, after WWII, band together to protect themselves and their children in the chaotic days following the defeat of the Nazis. It was VERY GOOD. In fact, once I started it, I couldn't put it down........I just read, read, read (and ate crackers with cheese) until I was done.
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Ruthbru, what an interesting premise for a book. I'll have to make a note of that title.
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Ruth, that's on my list too - love WWII fiction.
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I am halfway through A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles. Great so far. I was reading this book too fast and had to make myself slow down. It is a book that needs to be absorbed slowly. I found that I was talking to myself on viewpoints. Maybe I should take notes. It is our book club choice and a good one.
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Yesterday, received a gift from my friend who is in her mid seventies, book is titled: With the End in Mind: Dying, Death, and Wisdom in an Age of Denial by Kathryn Manni. Started reading it last night and a fairly remarkable book being only a few chapters in. Also, I've pre-ordered Fire & Fury by Michael Wolff from Amazon and the release date here is January 9th.
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I just downloaded Fire and Fury too.
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Wish I had taken a screen shot - the banner on last night’s news show had the best typo about that book: Fire and Furry
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Ruth, I also read and loved The Women in the Castle.
Sandi, my DH enjoyed listening to A Gentleman in Moscow on public radio's Chapter a Day.
I have no plans to read F&F. My reasons are off-topic for this thread. ;-)
Finished The Power, what an interesting read. Now on to something lighter.
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I’ve added The Women in the Castle to my to read list, thanks!
If any of you like fantasy/steampunk I just finished Gail Carriger’s Parasol Protectorate series. It starts with Soulless and is 5 books. All about stylish werewolves, vampires and other supernatural beings in Victorian England.
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Carolynn, Diane Mott Davidson is a friend of mine. Glad you enjoy her books too. I am in two book clubs. One is reading Everything I never told You by Celeste Ng this month and the other A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles.
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PBS news and New York Times have joined together to form a new book club called Now Read This.
The current selection is "Sing, Unburied,Sing" by Jesmyn Ward
I just googled Now Read This PBS book club to find info.
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Julia, let us know what you think about A Gentleman in Moscow, I've been eyeing it.
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nice to read about all the wonderful books, I’m on vacation in MT, we’ve gotten 29” of snow this week, there’s no TV an I haven’t been able to ski as much due to a crappy cold so I’ve been reading!
The Night sister by Jennifer McMahon - kind of creepy but good.
The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See - I love her, very interesting about ethnic minority in the mountains of China & pu’er tea. Her books are so well researched.
The Almost Sisters by Joshilyn Jackson - I usually love her writing about the South but I didn’t love this book as much as her others, however, I did love the main characters.
The Good Girl by Mary Kubicka - touted as having a “Gone Girl” twist, it was ok, predictable & I wasn’t crazy about the characters.
Not sure what to start next, maybe Isabel Allende In the Midst of Winter or Alice Hoffman Illumination Night.
Happy a Reading! Gina
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ruthbru, I LOVED A Gentleman in Moscow. So much fun to read, A lesson in Russian history and literature along the way but characters younfall in love with.
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I just starting non-fiction: Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow by Yuval Noah Harari, a professor of world history, in which he speculates how humanity and civilization will evolve over the next century or so. Intriguing. Haven’t yet read his first book Sapiens, about human history up to now (apparently on best seller lists for ages, but I’ve never heard of it).
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I just finished Bone Garden by Tess Gerritsen. Published in 2009. It was included in the mysteries category when I was downloading books from my public library, and it is a kind of mystery. Very interesting narrative technique. The story switches back and forth between the present and the early 1800's in Boston. Eventually the present time main character learns the identity of a very old skeleton she discovers in her back yard when she is making a garden.
I was impressed with Await Your Reply by Dan Chaon, who was a National Book Award Finalist for one of his books. I'm not sure if it was this one. This book has three stories unwinding, seemingly unrelated. Only near the end of the plot does the relationship between characters emerge. The English Major/English teacher in me was intrigued by the way the author put the story together. I didn't find the ending completely satisfactory. I guess the main mystery was "what's going on with this story?"!
I would read Fire and Furry (!) if a copy fell into my hands but I don't plan to buy it. I will be interested in reviews from those who are reading the book. Apparently the proofreading for errors was sloppy. The amazing story is that this author spent so much time in the White House.
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I read Fire and Fury and would definitely recommend it. I think some of the errors are due to the fact that it was rushed it to print to stay ahead of the president's lawyers and their cease & desist orders. For anyone who worries about the seeming chaos inside of the White House......it is even worse than you imagine.
Thanks for A Gentleman in Moscow review, Julia. I will put it on my list. Right now I am reading The Road to Camelot:Inside JFK's Five-Year Campaign. I am enjoying it a lot (but I am a political junkie.....it wouldn't interest a casual reader).
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tessu...please report back on the Harari book. I heard rave reviews about it.
Ruth...glad you enjoyed(?)reading the Trump book. I am looking forward to the Ron Kessler book about Trump, due in April. As a lover of history books, Ruth, I am sure you would agree that each hisory writer has their own perspective no matter how impartial they might try to be...back in the day....and I really mean, back in the day...I read Trump’s first book, The Art of the Deal. Having read Hillary’s, What Happened, I am really looking forward to reading Trump’s memoir. That said, I met Trump back in the day when he was first working for his dad in the outer boroughs of New York. i stepped into one of his father’s projects and there he was, sweeping the lobby, in a shirt and tie, steps away from the management office.I looked at my friend who lived in the building and asked, “Who is that?” My friend replied, “That’s the owner’s son.” I made a mental note of the situation. i found it interesting that this young man with a tie, rather than a janitor, was sweeping the halls. As a native New Yorker, I have followed his career. A most interesting documentary about Trump is a film about Costas Kondylis who has designed many Trump buildings. In the documentary many Trump underlings are interviewed.the takeway is that he has many women working for the company and most sing the praises about their jobs. Believe me, I have heard many other nasty stories about him, so I need to step back and give it a number of years before i will be able to judge his White House.
I don’t think there has been much changes in Washington since Trump came along....Didn’t Harry Truman say “If you want a friend in Washington, Get a dog.” We both read March 1917. Were there not anti war protests in Washington? Weren’t there plenty of people who claimed Wilson was lazy? I think the only thing that has changed in Washington is the lack of discretion on the part of our lawmakers AND the behavior of journalists. Imho, what we are to believe is journalism is simply propoganda coming from the left and right. Recall I mentioned what a FANTASTIC read, Sharyl Attkinson’s book The Smeared is. What an eye opener that book was. And leading back to Watergate...you have to follow the money if you want to understand the daily talking points of Washington. Recall, if you don’t know the more unusual meaning of the word “astroturfing”, then read her book! There is much to learn on every page of her book
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Voraciousreader, I enjoyed your insights into the Trump background. Very interesting.
Ruthbru, I see that you live in ND. Do you live near Fargo? Dh and I spend the summers in northern MN, about an hour and 15 min. from Fargo.
Last night I was unable to log on to my library web site, probably because I owe a fine for audio books returned after the due date. So what to do? I checked out my new Amazon Prime membership and learned I could download 10 books free. I promptly did so. The freebies are from a catalog of books, the majority of the authors unknown to me. I started the first book, Big Lake, set in AZ, and suspected immediately that it was self-published. Very clumsy style and the plot not intriguing.
Has anyone read the Ann Cleeves books that are the basis for the Shetland tv series? Dh and I have been watching the series. The books are available on Amazon. Not free, unfortunately! I love the setting.
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Carole, I live 100 miles west of Fargo. When I was a girl, I lived in the little town of Dilworth, MN, right across the river from Fargo. If you tell me where you summered; I will know it, and have probably been there!
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The Beekeper's Apprentice: Laurie King (In fact, that whole series staring with Beekeper....)
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The Gentleman in Moscow is a beautifully written book. Do not rush with this book..so many nuances that can be missed. Would even recommend writing down characters' names, descriptions and brief bios; especially helpful as the writer takes you through the decades of the Count's life. Highly recommend book.
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Ruthbru, we spend the summer near Park Rapids, MN. We manage a small resort called Pine Hollow which is located on Island Lake. This summer will be our 8th summer there. We don't like the summer weather in south Louisiana and love the summers in northern MN. Detroit Lakes is about 30 min. from Park Rapids.
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Yes, I have been through Park Rapids many times, and to Detroit Lakes many times. I'm sure that you have eaten at Zorbas in DL.
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I just finished reading Artemis, the new novel by Andy Weir who wrote The Martian.
Artemis is an engrossing fun and fast-paced page turner about a settlement on the moon.
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Marilyn that sounds like a book for me - I really enjoyed The Martian and the style the author writes in. Putting it on my list.
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Started Sense and Sensibility last week
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Picked up the new Mitch Rapp novel Enemy of the State (credited to Vince Flynn but by Kyle Mills) and an old James Patterson Private Games (murder at the Olympics), which is the third in the Private series. My name just came up for Code Girls so I'd better get reading!
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Waiting patiently for my favorite English professor's second book to come out next month.
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