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Post by FannyMare on Jul 10, 2018 18:39:25 GMT
The perfect mother. I didnt guess the ending, and I usually guess correctly. Ohh thanks for that!! It's sitting on my bed stand - next in line ! Just finished "Jar of Hearts" - creepy good and I ran through it. It's pretty short, and fast reading. I just started "The Last Time I Lied" by Riley Sager. Riley Sager wrote "The Final Girls" which I read last year (also excellent!). Definitely in thriller mode right now...... Jar of hearts! That will go on my list.Thank you. I started The Perfect Nanny, and was reading it until 1.00 this morning..they are nothing alike btw..
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Post by Katydyd on Jul 10, 2018 22:21:20 GMT
Ohh thanks for that!! It's sitting on my bed stand - next in line ! Just finished "Jar of Hearts" - creepy good and I ran through it. It's pretty short, and fast reading. I just started "The Last Time I Lied" by Riley Sager. Riley Sager wrote "The Final Girls" which I read last year (also excellent!). Definitely in thriller mode right now...... Jar of hearts! That will go on my list.Thank you. I started The Perfect Nanny, and was reading it until 1.00 this morning..they are nothing alike btw.. It's a good one - but definitely not for the faint of heart - no pun intended
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Post by waywyrd on Jul 11, 2018 12:55:31 GMT
The Outsider by Stephen King. Liking it so far...it seems like more of a mystery/crime story than 'things that go bump in the night' kind of stuff.
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Post by kiz on Jul 11, 2018 16:48:08 GMT
The Outsider by Stephen King. Liking it so far...it seems like more of a mystery/crime story than 'things that go bump in the night' kind of stuff. I'm also reading The Outsider. I'm just over half through. I haven't had the creeps like this book has caused me for years.
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Post by burntbrat on Jul 12, 2018 1:52:13 GMT
I'm trying to get through The Three Body Problem by Cixin Liu. I've read another of his and enjoyed it, but this one is suffering a lot more from the translation. It's hard Sci Fi, and that's fine, those parts are okay. It's the dialogue that is killing me. The translator didn't seem to put any effort into making the conversations smooth. It's awkward and confusing and disappointing :/
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Post by Katydyd on Jul 13, 2018 7:03:39 GMT
Oh I really liked The Outsider! After I read it, I binged Mr. Mercedes on DirectTv (which was excellent btw....can wait for season 2!!) because of the character in that trilogy who pops up in Outsider. I'm hoping King writes a few more of these like he did with the Bill Hodges series... which is now on my list, lol. I liked the characters in The Outsider.... and I liked the blend of classic mystery/procedural with the King twist 😊
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Post by Critical on Jul 26, 2018 8:38:43 GMT
I'm maybe 20% into The President is Missing by James Patterson and Bill Clinton. Normally I refuse to pay much for Kindle books, but Amazon had a deal on Prime Day where you'd get a 75% credit on a purchase of any Kindle book on their bestseller list AND I had a $10 credit. I got it for $4.99 and then got another $14.99 Kindle book for my dad and only paid around $3.75 for it. Win!
Anyway, the Patterson/Clinton book is pretty good! I've been SO busy with work and it's been really hot, so I wanted to read something a little less demanding. I haven't read Patterson for years, but always enjoyed his books. At least I enjoyed the ones he actually wrote vs. the ones he put his name on with another writer who actually wrote the book. I don't know much about the inner workings of the White House, but I'd think a two term president would, so it has an air of authenticity about it. Plus, it's just a good read.
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Post by acookertv on Jul 28, 2018 21:14:02 GMT
I skipped doing just about everything yesterday afternoon / evening so I could finish Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate. I loved it! It's a fictional story based on an actual orphanage scandal that happened in the 1940s in Memphis where a woman led many to steal children from poor families and sell them to wealthy families. The voice that the author gave to the kids, especially the 12 year old who took on trying to care for all her younger siblings in the orphanage was done so well that I felt like I had to keep reading so I didn't abandon the kids. Next up - Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine.
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Post by ibot2much on Jul 28, 2018 21:47:32 GMT
I am about to start Eleanor Oliphant...looking forward to it. I also had Before We Were Yours on my list also so I am glad that you liked it. I just finished The Couple Next Door which was just too suspenseful....amazing twists all through it.
I also just finished Britt -Marie Was Here by Backman. I really enjoyed it...even more that Ove.
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Post by FannyMare on Jul 28, 2018 23:25:57 GMT
I am about to start Eleanor Oliphant...looking forward to it. I also had Before We Were Yours on my list also so I am glad that you liked it. I just finished The Couple Next Door which was just too suspenseful....amazing twists all through it. I also just finished Britt -Marie Was Here by Backman. I really enjoyed it...even more that Ove. I loved Eleanor! She stays with you, at least she did me. I'm just starting, Sharp Objects
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Post by ibot2much on Jul 29, 2018 10:54:36 GMT
Glad to hear that about Eleanor...that is how I felt about the character of Britt-Marie. She was memorable.
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Post by Katydyd on Jul 30, 2018 1:27:45 GMT
Eleanor was great!! I heard Reese Witherspoon got the option and will be making the movie 😊
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Post by ibot2much on Aug 2, 2018 19:22:13 GMT
I have not started it yet, but I have Sing,Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward. I read an essay by her in the current issue of TIME--It was devoted to the South and there were essays and poems mixed in with the news---a really nice issue. Loved her style so I immediately bought the book.
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Post by Navybelle on Aug 3, 2018 3:38:21 GMT
I skipped doing just about everything yesterday afternoon / evening so I could finish Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate. I loved it! It's a fictional story based on an actual orphanage scandal that happened in the 1940s in Memphis where a woman led many to steal children from poor families and sell them to wealthy families. The voice that the author gave to the kids, especially the 12 year old who took on trying to care for all her younger siblings in the orphanage was done so well that I felt like I had to keep reading so I didn't abandon the kids. Next up - Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine. Before We Were Yours was great! I loved that book, and agree with you on the voices she gave the kids. Just great. Eleanor was good too. I'm currently on the third book of a trilogy by Jane Smiley, Golden Age. The first one was better than either of the other two, but it's fine. Long, family saga … sometimes hard to keep track of who is who now that we're into later generations! She's a good writer, who really helps you get the feel for the era she's writing about.
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Post by acookertv on Aug 3, 2018 9:49:05 GMT
Finished Eleanor last night! I really enjoyed having her around in my life - I'm going to miss her!
Next up is Ghosted which was a book of the month selection for me!
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Post by betty80 on Aug 3, 2018 16:57:37 GMT
I am reading "The Second Empress" by Michelle Moran. It is historical fiction about Napoleon's second wife and his sister.
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Post by Critical on Aug 4, 2018 0:11:56 GMT
I used to have all of Kellermans' books when I was buying paperbacks, but now on Kindle I don't want to pay the money so have a few, but not the series. The paperbacks are all gone - allergy to the printed page made opening a book almost unbearable. I was ecstatic when Kindle was invented, but my purchasing power hit the toilet so now I order really cheap to free mostly fantasy books. **sigh** I totally thought I'd replied to you about this! I'm pretty sure the OC public library loans ebooks. Maybe you could look into that? Our library here does it and I remember looking into it for my dad a while back and their library down there has ebook loans. Worth a look
I finished the Clinton/Patterson book and it was good. Classic Patterson, but with a nice ring of authenticity about the runnings of the government and behind-the-scenes at the White House. I hope this will become a series.
I got Leah Remini's Troublemaker a while back and am enjoying that. More light reading since I'm so focused on work.
I've also been making my way slowly through The Portable Veblen by Elizabeth McKenzie, It's not a slow read; I just don't have much time to read at the moment. Alas. I wish I could just curl up with this book and finish the rest of it in one go.
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Post by burntbrat on Aug 5, 2018 5:08:21 GMT
My book club is currently reading The Girl Who Drank the Moon. I thought it was a juvenile (elementary age) book, and maybe it is, but it seems a bit long for that age group. And I'm really enjoying it so far!
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Post by prism on Aug 7, 2018 16:23:02 GMT
Zora Neale Hurston's 90-some year old manuscript by Deborah G. Plant -- Barracoon got me interested in history about slavers. Then Erik Calonius' The Wanderer; both absorbing; making me wish both books were fiction.
Grisham's Rooster Bar - I've been trying to read it for months and months- I'm in about 20% - someone please tell me it gets better.
Reading now - I Heard You Paint Houses by Charles Brandt. For anyone who's been up against the mafia at any time, it's a chilling reminder. And frightening.
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Post by MissScarlet on Aug 8, 2018 3:26:41 GMT
Zora Neale Hurston's 90-some year old manuscript by Deborah G. Plant -- Barracoon got me interested in history about slavers. Then Erik Calonius' The Wanderer; both absorbing; making me wish both books were fiction. Grisham's Rooster Bar - I've been trying to read it for months and months- I'm in about 20% - someone please tell me it gets better.Reading now - I Heard You Paint Houses by Charles Brandt. For anyone who's been up against the mafia at any time, it's a chilling reminder. And frightening. re: Rooster Bar, yes, it does get better. It took me months of a little bit at a time before I got into it. Hard to put down by the end. I thought it started slow, with too much background detail, but that detail does come in handy as the story builds. It steadily picks up & builds from where you are now. I really enjoyed it. I can say that now because I'm finished with it. I had my doubts too toward the beginning. The characters can be irritating but yet you still root for them. By the end I really cared about them. Very glad I stuck with it.
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Post by Critical on Aug 8, 2018 5:13:12 GMT
I'm most of the way through Leah Remini's Troublemaker and, WOW, so many things about her experiences in Scientology that I didn't know about. I even watch her show on A&E about Scientology and there are things in this book that were a surprise. She definitely doesn't paint Tom Cruise in a positive light. For fans of Leah or those who are interested in learning more about what happened to her, I'd definitely recommend it. I was impressed that sshe didn't let herself off the hook for her own behavior. It's not just about Scientology, BTW. It's also about her life and her career.
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Post by prism on Aug 8, 2018 17:27:30 GMT
Zora Neale Hurston's 90-some year old manuscript by Deborah G. Plant -- Barracoon got me interested in history about slavers. Then Erik Calonius' The Wanderer; both absorbing; making me wish both books were fiction. Grisham's Rooster Bar - I've been trying to read it for months and months- I'm in about 20% - someone please tell me it gets better.Reading now - I Heard You Paint Houses by Charles Brandt. For anyone who's been up against the mafia at any time, it's a chilling reminder. And frightening. re: Rooster Bar, yes, it does get better. It took me months of a little bit at a time before I got into it. Hard to put down by the end. I thought it started slow, with too much background detail, but that detail does come in handy as the story builds. It steadily picks up & builds from where you are now. I really enjoyed it. I can say that now because I'm finished with it. I had my doubts too toward the beginning. The characters can be irritating but yet you still root for them. By the end I really cared about them. Very glad I stuck with it. Oh, good. I'll keep reading in between others. Yes, the characters / backgrounds are good; legal impossibilities not so much!
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Post by AZChristian on Aug 9, 2018 14:29:39 GMT
I have a friend who recently had a fiction book published; it's available on Amazon for $2.99. I keep thinking I'll be a good person and order it. Then I re-read the blurb from the back cover, and I change my mind again. The outlined plot screams "formulaic" . . . and I've already paid my dues by getting/reading a book by another friend that was like that.
Good luck, folks. Don't quit your day jobs.
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Post by acookertv on Aug 9, 2018 14:33:46 GMT
I have a friend who recently had a fiction book published; it's available on Amazon for $2.99. I keep thinking I'll be a good person and order it. Then I re-read the blurb from the back cover, and I change my mind again. The outlined plot screams "formulaic" . . . and I've already paid my dues by getting/reading a book by another friend that was like that. Good luck, folks. Don't quit your day jobs I've gone through that before! I have a friend who self-published a few novels. For the first there was a book signing party that i went to, bought the book, had him sign, read it and thought it was okay. He was really pushing hard for ratings, so I gave it five stars to help him out on a few sites, but didn't love it. Second book came out, very different in style. Read it, thought it was okay, but helped him out again with 5 stars on a few sites. Third book came out, and I just couldn't do it anymore! Now, from time to time I have to explain to friends why I have these two 5 star books on Good Reads that I really don't recommend! But, he's making his dreams come true, so I focus on being happy for that!
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Post by Critical on Aug 11, 2018 5:12:57 GMT
Continuing with my trend of memoirs, I'm reading Carrie Fisher's final book, The Princess Diarist, which was actually published nearly a year after she died. This is the one where she talks about her affair with Harrison Ford. I've always loved her writing style and I'm enjoying this one just as much as I have her previous memoirs. For anyone who's interested, the Kindle version is currently $1.99
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Post by acookertv on Aug 11, 2018 14:13:12 GMT
Yesterday I finished Ghosted by Rosie Walsh. It’s about a couple, Sarah and Eddie, who meet have a Seven day love affair and then have to be away from each other but plan to reunite. Suddenly he disappears from her world and she doesn’t understand why. I think it could have been a good book, but wasn’t. It was one of those books where the author tried to tell you what to feel instead of taking you through the emotions. So in building their love I wasn’t swept away, and as a result her pining for him came across as needy and pathetic instead of captivating. Don’t think I’d recommend it.
Next up for me is The Wife Between Us.
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Post by ibot2much on Aug 11, 2018 15:23:40 GMT
I just finished LESS...the Pulitzer Prize winner. It was good and moved right along,,,,but the PP? I didn't see it.
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Post by prism on Aug 11, 2018 19:26:31 GMT
I have a friend who recently had a fiction book published; it's available on Amazon for $2.99. I keep thinking I'll be a good person and order it. Then I re-read the blurb from the back cover, and I change my mind again. The outlined plot screams "formulaic" . . . and I've already paid my dues by getting/reading a book by another friend that was like that. Good luck, folks. Don't quit your day jobs I've gone through that before! I have a friend who self-published a few novels. For the first there was a book signing party that i went to, bought the book, had him sign, read it and thought it was okay. He was really pushing hard for ratings, so I gave it five stars to help him out on a few sites, but didn't love it. Second book came out, very different in style. Read it, thought it was okay, but helped him out again with 5 stars on a few sites. Third book came out, and I just couldn't do it anymore! Now, from time to time I have to explain to friends why I have these two 5 star books on Good Reads that I really don't recommend! But, he's making his dreams come true, so I focus on being happy for that! I have a solution for that. When my friend "the writer" wants help, I have him email me the manuscript. I make corrections in syntax, sentence structure, and punctuation, then email it back for thank yous all around. When he publishes I'm not expected to buy, b/c .... I've already been there.
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Post by Arielflies on Aug 11, 2018 22:45:16 GMT
I'm reading Rise of the Guardian, a fantasy with dimensional aspects. It is a trilogy - one of the freebies I ran into, and I'm enjoying it. The author paints characters concisely so you can visualize them without a lot of work though his realm building needs a few more flourishes to take me there.
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Post by cablejockey on Aug 12, 2018 0:55:06 GMT
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