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Kappy
Member
06-28-2002
| Friday, April 26, 2019 - 6:05 pm 
Good to hear, Mamie. I'm on the wait list.
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Rieann
Member
08-26-2006
| Friday, April 26, 2019 - 9:37 pm
Mamie, I started The Better Sister earlier tonight. I may be up all night. Lol
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Saturday, April 27, 2019 - 11:44 am
I enjoyed The Better Sister, not as much as The Wife, but it is good. There were times I felt it was taking too long to get to where it was going. Lots of surprises though.
Her book The Ex is good too.
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Uncle_ricky
Member
07-02-2007
| Saturday, April 27, 2019 - 5:28 pm
Even though I dropped the NFL because of its horrific treatment of Colin Kaepernick, I didn't let that stop me from reading Michael Bennett's excellent Things That Make White People Uncomfortable. The former Seattle Seahawk (and current N.E. Patriot) writes powerfully and eloquently about the Black Lives Matter movement and, especially closer to his heart, about establishing a coalition of athletes to spread the word about important modern-day social issues. I'm really glad I stumbled across a copy of the book - it's much too short (220 pages), but I'm sure he'll write others (he's only 33 years old).
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Heckagirl631
Member
09-08-2010
| Friday, May 03, 2019 - 4:00 pm
Finished Debbie Howells' "The Bones of You." Pretty good, even though I had about figured out the twist before the end of the book.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Friday, May 03, 2019 - 5:58 pm
Miracle Creek by Angie Kim is an excellent book. It follows the trial of a woman accused of causing a fire that kills her autistic son and another woman in a barn hosting the Miracle Submarine, a hyperbaric chamber. It really is a strong character study and has the perspective of quite a few people involved.
Also for a lighter read, Swimming for Sunlight by Allie Larkin was good. Her books always have a dog front and center but the wonderful quirky older women, who used to swim as mermaids, surround the main character with such love. Lots of fun and touching as well.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Saturday, May 04, 2019 - 1:09 pm
I have not been reading books much, but just finished A Rift in the Earth: Art, Memory, and the Fight for a Vietnam War Memorial, which was of interest. I had only been vaguely aware of how the original and breathtaking design was threatened with additions and I remember seeing the memorial in person and the additions that I rejected, while immersing myself in the experience of the Wall, the names, the items left there (Those were all collected and catalogued and stored.. I read a book about that in the past).
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Uncle_ricky
Member
07-02-2007
| Saturday, May 04, 2019 - 10:54 pm
The Likeness is Tana French's follow-up to her debut, In The Woods, which I really liked. Sadly, I did not like The Likeness at all. I haven't decided if I'll read any of her subsequent books - I think I'll let a year or two go by before I give her another chance. I hate when I hate a book! âšī¸
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Tresbien
Member
08-26-2002
| Saturday, May 11, 2019 - 10:29 am
High pollen counts and rainy days kept me indoors much of this week, thus allowing me to finish two books: Delia Owens' Where The Crawdads Sing and I"m Fine and Neither Are You by Camille Pagan. I enjoyed both but did have a couple of questions about the writing/editing of Crawdads and the mystery part of the story.
Crawdads is about an isolated young girl whose family abandons her in a North Carolina marsh area and how she fends for herself, especially when other people enter her life as she matures.
Pagan's book engaged me both with its timeless themes about marriage and also the lies we tell ourselves and others about how we are doing.
On to Big Little Lies which some of you have recommended.
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Chewpito
Member
01-03-2004
| Saturday, May 11, 2019 - 11:02 am
I cant remember if it was recommended here or just a good luck find 'at the library'
I am half way thru 'The death of Mrs Westaway' and I am liking it very much. (audio book)
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Heckagirl631
Member
09-08-2010
| Saturday, May 11, 2019 - 4:20 pm
Finished "Betrayed" by Lisa Scottoline. It was pretty good. It held my interest.
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Uncle_ricky
Member
07-02-2007
| Saturday, May 11, 2019 - 6:26 pm
This afternoon I finished The Sopranos Sessions by Matt Zoller Seitz and Alan Sepinwall. It's a comprehensive look back at every single one of "The Sopranos" episodes -- it helps to be a fan of the show. There are a lot of great interviews with the show's creator, David Chase - it's pretty much everything you ever wanted to know about "The Sopranos" in one book!
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Sunday, May 12, 2019 - 12:20 pm
Finished listening to Finest Hours and reading Nine Perfect Strangers. Both were good reads. I'm about halfway through Handmaid's Tale and it's not capturing me like I expected it, too. I even checked to see if I could just watch the show instead (nope - don't get the right channel). I'll finish it, but my brain is just not in the right place for a dystopian universe story right now.
Started listening to No Country for Old Men and am enjoying that one. Yup - that makes no sense given what I just said, but there ya' have it! LOL
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Uncle_ricky
Member
07-02-2007
| Friday, May 17, 2019 - 12:53 pm
Note to Mak:
I finally got around to What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty. I finished it last night and, as you predicted I would, enjoyed it very much. A clever plot and written just as cleverly. It really makes you appreciate the preciousness of memories!
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Uncle_ricky
Member
07-02-2007
| Monday, May 20, 2019 - 11:48 pm
Tonight I finished Anthony Horowitz's The Word is Murder - it's really, really rare when I can look back on a reading experience as being, to quote The Beach Boys, "fun, fun, fun." This is one of the best mystery novels I've ever read. It features the (extremely unorthodox) device of the writer (as himself) inserting himself into the story - that's what makes it so fun. You really have to read it to understand (and appreciate) how delightfully Horowitz puts it altogether.
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Rieann
Member
08-26-2006
| Tuesday, May 21, 2019 - 8:54 am
That sounds good, Uncle Ricky. I added it to my reading list. đ
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Tuesday, May 21, 2019 - 9:27 am
I read Unblinded: One Man's Courageous Journey from Darkness to Light, Kevin Coughlin.
Interesting how hard he had to fight, and wait, for resources, as he went blind as an adult. White cane requires training, there was a wait, guide dog takes a longer wait and training, then he got thrown out of restaurants.
No support groups. Finally, though he did not have HIV, but was gay, a group at Gay Men's Health Crisis, who were dealing with sight issues as a side effect, decided that damn the rules, he could join.
Downside was his alcoholism issues, but he did not whitewash those.
His regaining sight was a one in a million.
Also finished another memoir of Scott Boltan, who had played in the NFL, then ran a business where they rented out jets. He was a pilot.
One ordinary day, he slipped and hit his head and lost his whole like. He lost his history, part of his sight.. His wife stuck with him and as a nurse could help navigate through the medical world.
This was fascinating, for sure. In many ways he changed for the better, and does an excellent job of detailing how he learned many things from late night television, because he had such headache pain, sleep was difficult.
my life, deleted.
Now starting a novel, The One-in-a-Million Boy, by Monica Wood.
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Tresbien
Member
08-26-2002
| Tuesday, May 21, 2019 - 1:39 pm
Thoroughly enjoyed Big Little Lies like some of you and look forward to more from Liane Moriarity.
Followed that with Where The Forest Meets The Stars by Glendy Vanderah. It's about a precocious little girl who mysteriously appears at the cabin of a graduate ornithology student doing research in a rural area. Charming and fun story.
Ric talked me into The Word Is Murder and fortunately my library had it available.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Tuesday, May 21, 2019 - 2:18 pm
Tresbien, Where the Forest sounds good, and it turns out I own it! In the queue..
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Heckagirl631
Member
09-08-2010
| Tuesday, May 21, 2019 - 2:47 pm
I finished Janet Evanovich's "Twelve Sharp". I haven't read any of the other books in that series, although I think I have read one or two of her other books. It was pretty good. Had some funny moments.
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Mak1
Member
08-11-2002
| Wednesday, May 22, 2019 - 5:32 am
Sea, I hope you enjoy Wood's book. I loved her boy! She did a talk at our library and was very sweet and down to earth.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Wednesday, May 22, 2019 - 11:29 am
Mak, I just started and am already sure I WILL enjoy the book and love the boy! How nice that you met the author.
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Uncle_ricky
Member
07-02-2007
| Wednesday, May 22, 2019 - 5:38 pm
Rieann, I hope you like it as much as I did. To you and Tresbien, please don't forget to let us know what you thought about it!
I just finished Andrew Rannell's memoir, Too Much is Not Enough - it's marvelous and not what I expected at all. Instead of taking us through all of his TV shows and films, he focuses on his struggles to simply establish himself as an actor in New York. It's really well written and explosively funny is many sections!
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Tresbien
Member
08-26-2002
| Saturday, May 25, 2019 - 9:01 am
Some summer reading suggestions from The Washington Post:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2019/
entertainment/books/summer-books/?utm_term=.7091bca95123
Ric, I won't forget! Good reading so far...
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Kappy
Member
06-28-2002
| Saturday, May 25, 2019 - 6:44 pm
Thanks for that list, Tresbien. I've just recommended my library purchase Lady in the Lake when it becomes available.
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