What are you reading?

homoe · 02-06-2018, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Kätzchen

Camino Island (John Grisham).

I stayed up late last night and read half of this book, which is really good! It's about the fictional heist of rare books and manuscripts by F. Scott Fitzgerald from Princeton University....and how the story centers upon Mercer, who grew up on Camino Island with her grandmother. Mercer is approached by Elaine, who is working for her client, who insured the Fitzgerald books and manuscripts. Elaine hires Mercer to help solve the crime.

I'm enjoying this Grisham story immensely!

Yes, I've also enjoyed this book immensely and finished it in two days!

ardentfemme · 02-06-2018, 10:39 PM

God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater by Vonnegut. I love him.

cinnamongrrl · 02-07-2018, 12:48 PM

For myself:

I just got Grandma Gateways Walk in the mail. I've wanted to read this book for YEARS. It's about the first woman to hike the Appalachian trail. She was an older lady and did it in tennis shoes and a knapsack.

For school:

I'm reading Slave Narratives: Stories of the underground railroad. It includes numerous excerpts from escaped slaves and how they found their way to freedom. Very moving. I only cry every other page or so.

Kätzchen · 02-09-2018, 10:49 AM

Gosh, I read the Patterson crime novel in ONE day! It was really good! This particular crime novel is told from first person narrative (?) The protagonist suffers from an condition that makes his mind race in a million directions and the subtext of the story is how his condition makes him think of favorite movie scenes which compare closely to the fast paced investigation to find the woman he loves, but turns out that the woman he loves was an spy, nothing he remotely even knew about her! For movie fans and fans of crime thrillers, this is an must read book!

I received three books yesterday: two new books by James Patterson.... Cross Kill and Taking the Titanic!

And an new romance novel by Georgia Beers titled What Matters Most.

I'm looking forward to reading all three this weekend!

clay · 02-09-2018, 10:58 AM

Winter Street by Elin Hilderbrand....fiction but a good read.

homoe · 02-10-2018, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Kätzchen

Gosh, I read the Patterson crime novel in ONE day! It was really good! This particular crime novel is told from first person narrative (?) The protagonist suffers from an condition that makes his mind race in a million directions and the subtext of the story is how his condition makes him think of favorite movie scenes which compare closely to the fast paced investigation to find the woman he loves, but turns out that the woman he loves was an spy, nothing he remotely even knew about her! For movie fans and fans of crime thrillers, this is an must read book!

I received three books yesterday: two new books by James Patterson.... Cross Kill and Taking the Titanic!

And an new romance novel by Georgia Beers titled What Matters Most.

I'm looking forward to reading all three this weekend!

I've only just read one Patterson's book so far. The one you posted about sounds right up my alley!

Martina · 02-10-2018, 05:50 PM

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 · 02-10-2018, 06:28 PM

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.

jools66 · 02-11-2018, 02:06 AM

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

Orema · 02-16-2018, 04:42 AM

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 · 02-16-2018, 06:34 AM

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.

Medusa · 02-25-2018, 07:18 PM

I just started listening to "Fire and Fury:Inside the Trump White House" and good LAWD.

Juicy details and I hope like hell it isn't all true but I fear that most of it is. EEK.

Fancy · 02-28-2018, 05:51 AM

Happiness Project - Gretchen Rubin

Working through a chapter/month with friends...it’s an interesting practice in mindfulness with humor and compassion.

homoe · 08-27-2018, 07:16 AM

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

Her book Widows has been turned into a movie here in the states starrng Viola Davis and is to be released Nov 16th.....

I'm looking forward to reading other books of hers........

02-07-2018, 12:48 PM	#3
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02-09-2018, 10:49 AM	#4
Kätzchen Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Join Date: May 2010 Location: @ home with my granddaughter, chosen friends & family. ツ Posts: 16,129 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 29,542 Thanked 33,557 Times in 10,669 Posts Rep Power: 21474868	Gosh, I read the Patterson crime novel in ONE day! It was really good! This particular crime novel is told from first person narrative (?) The protagonist suffers from an condition that makes his mind race in a million directions and the subtext of the story is how his condition makes him think of favorite movie scenes which compare closely to the fast paced investigation to find the woman he loves, but turns out that the woman he loves was an spy, nothing he remotely even knew about her! For movie fans and fans of crime thrillers, this is an must read book! I received three books yesterday: two new books by James Patterson.... Cross Kill and Taking the Titanic! And an new romance novel by Georgia Beers titled What Matters Most. I'm looking forward to reading all three this weekend! __________________ “Evil flourishes in darkness, Corruption flourishes in secrecy,” ~Attorney’s for the Epstein Sex Abuse Survivors.

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Martina Senior Member How Do You Identify?: * Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: * Posts: 4,999 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 13,409 Thanked 18,284 Times in 4,167 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	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. __________________ "No matter how cynical I get, I just can't keep up" - Lily Tomlin

02-16-2018, 06:34 AM	#11
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02-06-2018, 10:39 PM	#2
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