What are you reading?

[Martina]

The Pritchett Century: A Collection of the Best of V.S. Pritchett

When I'm done, I am going to dive into a box of Scandinavian murder mysteries a friend sent me. I hope I find one by Asa Larrson. I watched the series Rebecka Martinsson based on her books, and I really liked it. It's on Amazon's Acorn channel. I recommend it.

[tantalizingfemme]

Loner, by Teddy Wayne

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/25/b...yne-loner.html

When I was in Portland, Oregon last year I went to Powell's and this was a staff pick. I never would have heard of it otherwise.

[Kätzchen]

Originally Posted by tantalizingfemme

Loner, by Teddy Wayne

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/25/b...yne-loner.html

When I was in Portland, Oregon last year I went to Powell's and this was a staff pick. I never would have heard of it otherwise.

How cool, right on! I heart Powell's!

I would have never read any book by James Patterson except I read about him in a book review via a major big city newspaper? The Patterson books are superbly written. Interesting about Patterson: Some of his books are series books; his group series books are authored by him alone; quite a few of his BOOK SHOTS short stories are co-written with other writers or well known people from an variety of backgrounds. The co-written crime thrillers are sooooo good!

Tantalizing? You'll have to tell us about the book you're reading (novel? Non-fiction?) And any other details, especially if you really liked your book.

[homoe]

Originally Posted by tantalizingfemme

Loner, by Teddy Wayne

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/25/b...yne-loner.html

When I was in Portland, Oregon last year I went to Powell's and this was a staff pick. I never would have heard of it otherwise.

This looks like a real gem!

I love it when stores have employee picks. Who would know books any better!

[tantalizingfemme]

[QUOTE=Kätzchen;1197784]How cool, right on!

I would have never read any book by James Patterson except I read about him in a book review via a major big city newspaper? The Patterson books are superbly written. Interesting about Patterson: Some of his books are series books; his group series books are authored by him alone; quite a few of his BOOK SHOTS short stories are co-written with other writers or we known people from an variety of backgrounds. The co-written crime thrillers are sooooo good!

Tantalizing? You'll have to tell us about the book you're reading (novel? Non-fiction?) And any other details, especially if you really liked your book.[/QUOTE

I am always overwhelmed when I go to bookstores because I never know what to look for except in the new release areas. I started only looking at staff picks in the last couple of years because I figured if they liked it that much, and the premise of the book was interesting to me, why not? I have read some great books due to this.

I will definitely let you know how I like it.

I read Patterson years and years ago. I was addicted to his Alex Cross series. I kind of burned myself out on him. I also loved Jeffrey Deaver's Lincoln Rhyme's series and his spin-off series Kathryn Dance series.

I read like you. Very fast when I love the book.

[Martina]

Originally Posted by tantalizingfemme

Loner, by Teddy Wayne

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/25/b...yne-loner.html

When I was in Portland, Oregon last year I went to Powell's and this was a staff pick. I never would have heard of it otherwise.

Wow. That nytimes review is pretty negative.

[tantalizingfemme]

Originally Posted by Martina

Wow. That nytimes review is pretty negative.

I know. I actually wanted to read it more because it was so negative.

[Kätzchen]

Originally Posted by tantalizingfemme

Yep, me too, I devour books like that too!

Sounds like a plan, I hope the book is enlightening (good books are that way for me, they enlighten me).

[jools66]

If you like fictional crime novels Lynda La Plante is an excellent writer. Her books get you hooked in no time.

[Orema]

Donald Trump, a Playboy Model, and a System for Concealing Infidelity

One woman’s account of clandestine meetings, financial transactions, and legal pacts designed to hide an extramarital affair.

By Ronan Farrow for the New Yorker

https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-...karen-mcdougal

[Liam]

I just finished Louise Erdrich's dystopian novel, Future Home of the Living God. The world as we know it, has changed, plants and animals are reverting back to their ancient forms - flying lizards with feathers, aggressive plants that are no longer food, and women are no longer getting pregnant. There are a few women who can, and rigid laws are in place to capture them, and place them in prisons, where they are well fed, and cared for. Those who resist to give their babies to the state, seem to always die in childbirth.
All of this is told by a young Ojibwe woman, who was adopted by a white couple, and becomes pregnant by her boy friend, and resists the directive to turn herself in.
It has a different spin from most dystopian novels, but its misogyny is similar to that found in The Handmaid's Tale.

[Brisa]

Capital Gaines-by Chip Gaines

[VintageFemme]

As much of the internet as possible.

[Kätzchen]

I just finished reading..... The Nest by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeny. It's her first novel, and it's exceptionally well written.

The story centers around the Plumb family, and how they deal with the one of the members in their family and that person's choices in life affect other members of the family.

It was an very enjoyable read.

[homoe]

Originally Posted by Kätzchen

I just finished reading..... The Nest by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeny. It's her first novel, and it's exceptionally well written.

The story centers around the Plumb family, and how they deal with the one of the members in their family and that person's choices in life affect other members of the family.

It was an very enjoyable read.

Oh, I read that book as well !

It was very well written considering she was a first time author as I recall....

[Kobi]

In a country and culture generally obsessed with youth, Zane Kotker offers a welcome antidote with her novella “Goodnight, Ladies.” In her new work, the Northampton novelist, profiles three widowed women who have entered their early 70s and are navigating a strange period in their lives.

Goodnight, Ladies” offers a moving meditation on memory and loss, while also staring down the realities of aging in a matter-of-fact way. As Kotker writes, “Death seems so impossible to the young. To the old it’s as common as spent tea bags.

[ardentfemme]

My copy of Persistence: All Ways Butch and Femme just arrived in the mail!!! I'm so excited!!

I'm still trying to get my hands on its precursor, The Persistent Desire.

[ardentfemme]

I know The Persistent Desire is currently out of print, so if anyone knows where to get the pdf/digital version, I would appreciate it a lot!

[homoe]

Originally Posted by ardentfemme

I know The Persistent Desire is currently out of print, so if anyone knows where to get the pdf/digital version, I would appreciate it a lot!

Thriftbooks shows an ex library copy available if that helps........

[firecat242]

Girl Down by Kate Manne.....the logic of misogyny.