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Tresbien
Member
08-26-2002
| Friday, November 05, 2021 - 12:46 pm 
Ric, I hope you get to read Amor Towles' The Lincoln Highway very soon. It was worth waiting for and a wonderfully engaging journey. Right after I finished reading it, I got the mail and a friend had sent me an article about Towles. Save this link to look at after you've read the book:
https://time.com/6102274/amor-towles-the-lincoln-highway/
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Saturday, November 06, 2021 - 1:19 pm
I've heard wonderful things about that book, Tresbien - it's on my TBR pile. Malibu Rising is waitlisted, so I'll get to that one eventually, too, Rick!
Two of my Overdrive books came through, so I'm listening to The Mercies and reading Road Trip. Some day I'll finish The Cold Calling. It truly is good, but when I've got 14 days to get through an audiobook AND a Kindle book AND it's the end of term - complete with research projects, final exams, final marking period tests, AND prepping for 3 new classes, well....those that have time limits get read before those that I own get finished.
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Monday, November 15, 2021 - 7:03 pm
Finished both The Mercies - excellent!- and The Road Trip - frustrating as all get out. Both the main characters made me want to shake them!
Still working on papers, and hoping now just to finish the five books I've started before the end of the year! LOL
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Grooch
Member
06-16-2006
| Tuesday, November 16, 2021 - 3:59 am
I'm reading The Lincoln Highway right now. I'm still at the beginning, but Towles' writing is so superb. And I know I can pass this book on to about anybody, and they will enjoy it, too. Not to many writers I can say that about these days.
It's because of Tresbien's link to one of his short stories that turned me on to him. Thank, Tres! 
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Grooch
Member
06-16-2006
| Tuesday, November 16, 2021 - 4:04 am
And thanks to Ricky, too! I finished Anxious People and really enjoyed his wry sense of humor. I highly recommend it.
I'm halfway through the Midnight Library, also a Rick recommendation. I've put it aside for awhile because even though I was really enjoying it, I hit a road block at the point where she is in the Arctic and she meets the video store guy. I will eventually finish it.
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Uncle_ricky
Member
07-02-2007
| Saturday, November 20, 2021 - 9:39 am
So nice to see your updates, Grooch! I'm so glad you liked Anxious People. And once you resume The Midnight Library, I'm confident you'll enjoy the whole thing, as well. (Fingers crossed.) I'm thoroughly jealous you're reading The Lincoln Highway - I can't wait to read it too!
I recently finished Sunday Silence, by Nicci French, the 7th in the Frieda Klein series. I thought it was the final one (since Sunday is the final day of the week). But, of course, it had a cliffhanger ending and that's how I discovered there's an 8th (and final) book in the series (The Day of the Dead) which will finally resolve the conflict between Frieda and her nemesis throughout the series. It's sort of like the final episode of "The Fugitive" when Richard Kimble finally catches up to the one-armed man. I doubt it'll be as thrilling as that, but you never know. We'll see.
Last night I finished An Ugly Truth by Cecilia Kang and Sheera Frenkel. They are two New York Times reporters who dove deeply into all that is wrong with Facebook's abuse of its users' private data. If you loathe Facebook the way I always have, you'll really detest it after reading this book, which has top-notch research and superior writing quality. It ultimately was a very infuriating experience because of how much Facebook gets away with. Grrrrr.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Saturday, November 20, 2021 - 10:42 am
Anxious People is such a good book. It just left you feeling really good about people.
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Saturday, November 27, 2021 - 4:14 pm
Finished Rickman's The Cold Calling and did enjoy it despite my much-interrupted reading style.
I've also read Blind Item and Guilty Pleasure by Kevin Dickson and Jack Ketsoyan. Both took about a day to read and were a fun escape.
Now I'm trying to finish listening to Written in My Own Heart's Blood and Angels in America and finish reading my Kindle version of Girl, Woman, Other. Once those are completed, I'll probably try to fit in Go Tell the Bees that I am Gone before the end of the year.
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Jimmer
Board Administrator
08-29-2000
| Sunday, November 28, 2021 - 11:21 am
I was going to ask if there was something else you might be planning to read. 
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Heckagirl631
Member
09-08-2010
| Monday, November 29, 2021 - 5:19 am
I finished "Wolfskin" by Juliet Marillier. Not quite as good as the Sevenwaters books, but still pretty good. I am now reading the second book of this series, Foxmask.
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Uncle_ricky
Member
07-02-2007
| Tuesday, November 30, 2021 - 10:03 pm
The other day I finished Sally Rooney’s third (highly acclaimed) novel, Beautiful World, Where Are You. I loved her first two and I loved this one, too. It’s amazing how talented she is — she’s only 30. I hope she can maintain this momentum.
I’m 250 pages into Liane Moriarty’s latest, Apples Never Fall, and I am loving, loving, loving it! I hope the final 200 pages are just as good — if the quality holds up, I may be declaring it the best book she’s written yet. I absolutely adore her writing!
Note to Tres — I forgot to thank you for posting that Time.com link about Amor Towles — I look forward to reading it the instant I finish The Lincoln Highway! There are still over 100 people ahead of me in line at the library. ☹️
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Kappy
Member
06-28-2002
| Wednesday, December 01, 2021 - 3:33 pm
Apples Never Fall ~ I just got on the list. There are 110 copies available and it's st11 ann 11 week wait. I'm really happy that many people are reading her! :0)
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Saturday, December 04, 2021 - 12:13 pm
Have I mentioned I drastically underestimate my ability to finish books in a timely manner. I've NOT finished Written in My Own Heart's Blood OR Angels in America but I have also started listening to Clanlands the Almanac as it's one I can start and stop. It's a bit OTT and repetitive but they still make me laugh (and there are some good recipes included).
I've added the Kindle book People We Meet on Vacation to my reading of Girl, Woman, Other as the former came up on Overdrive after I'd waited a good 4 months.
And...in a moment of ZERO self-control, I also checked Ian McEwan's On Chesil Beach out of our local library.
Do I have critical analysis essays to grade? Yup.
Do I have research papers to grade? Yup.
Do I have final presentations to grade? Yup.
Do I have a final exam to re-write & grade? Yup.
Do I have final grades due by Dec. 15? Yup.
Do I care? Not even a little bit! LOL
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Heckagirl631
Member
09-08-2010
| Saturday, December 04, 2021 - 5:34 pm
I finished Foxmask by Juliet Marillier. It was good. All of her books are quite good, as a young boy from England told me a long time ago.
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Sugar
Member
08-15-2000
| Sunday, December 05, 2021 - 2:48 pm
Teach, I am wondering if the next question on your list should be as follows:
Do you retire so you can read as often as you wish?
Would the answer be a big YUP!?
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Uncle_ricky
Member
07-02-2007
| Sunday, December 05, 2021 - 5:04 pm
Teach — I simply don’t know how you do it! You’re amazing!
I finished the Moriarty book last night and hated to see it end. It’s one of my very favorite books of 2021. It’s better than almost all her other books except for “Big Little Lies” and “The Husband’s Secret “ (the latter is still my favorite of hers). What a gift she has for writing such interesting characters as well as fun and dishy dialogue. I hope you all like it as much as I did. 🤞
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Rieann
Member
08-26-2006
| Wednesday, December 08, 2021 - 8:19 am
Ric, I saw your Tweet about Apples Never Fall and promptly downloaded it. Hope to start it soon!
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Uncle_ricky
Member
07-02-2007
| Friday, December 10, 2021 - 10:50 am
It’s really long, but I loved it. There’s just something about the way Moriarty writes the conversations that the characters conduct in their own heads — they really crack me up. I hope you like it!!
Last night I finished Sharon Stone’s memoir, The Beauty of Living Twice and was very impressed with it. I had no idea she’s undergone so many major health crises. It was nice and short and entertaining.
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Friday, December 10, 2021 - 6:29 pm
I RETIRE IN 117 SCHOOL DAYS!! I can hardly wait to read EVERY single day for FUN!!!! I'll still have to have a job, but I will NOT have to work AFTER contracted hours and all weekend! WHHEEEEE! (Teaching has simply become unbearable the last 2 years, and I am so grateful I'll have my full 30 in this year.)
I read People We Meet on Vacation in 48 hours and enjoyed it very much.
I have also managed to grade the presentations and analysis essays. Tomorrow I'm taking down the research papers and my Spanish papers from this week (lots of little things). I suspect they will be slightly less enjoyable than than Emily Henry's book.
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Pamy
Member
01-01-2002
| Friday, December 10, 2021 - 6:35 pm
So excited for you Teach!!!!
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Uncle_ricky
Member
07-02-2007
| Sunday, December 12, 2021 - 9:29 am
Woo-hoo! The countdown has begun — I hope the days move as swiftly as possible, Teach! 😛
Yesterday I finished Andrew McCarthy’s memoir, Brat: An ‘80s Story and loved it — so well written! He uses such an economy of language (no wonder the book was only 220 pages), but that language is just marvelous. Very restrained is a good way to describe how he writes. Highly recommended!
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Sunday, December 12, 2021 - 10:27 am
For Xmass I wanted to get DH Paul McCartney's THE LIST. Published in November, it's already sold out EVERYWHERE. Am so disappointed. It's super expensive even at a discount price on Amazon. About 130 reg 75 sale. Mind you, It's 900 pages, and I think it's packaged 2 volumes boxed. Looks like I'll be lucky to get it for him by Val Day.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Sunday, December 12, 2021 - 10:29 am
Paul McCartney Reveals New Book Will Feature Never-Before-Seen Beatles Lyrics
Paul McCartney's book, The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present, will feature 154 songs, including an unrecorded Beatle's song titled "Tell Me Who He Is"
VANESSA ETIENNE
August 24, 2021 12:07 PM
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Heckagirl631
Member
09-08-2010
| Sunday, December 19, 2021 - 4:31 pm
Finished The Perfect Girl by Gilly MacMillan. It was pretty good. Different for me. Set in modern times.
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Uncle_ricky
Member
07-02-2007
| Tuesday, December 28, 2021 - 10:57 pm
Warning! Warning! Do not, I repeat, do not read The Truth About The Harry Quebert Affair by Joel Dicker. It has a 4.10 rating on Goodreads and that alone makes me want to discontinue trusting that rating service. TTATHQA is one of the very worst books ever written. Like a total and complete numbskull, I allowed a co-worker to talk me into reading it. I of course will never speak of books to that person again as long as I live. Warning! Warning! Do not, I repeat, do not read The Truth About The Harry Quebert Affair by Joel Dicker. You have been warned.
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