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I'm rereading Glennon Doyle's "Untamed" - this time round, with my journal in hand to take notes and really ponder the subjects as they apply to my own life.
My current fiction is Agatha Christie's "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd"... an easy Sunday afternoon kind of murder reading. It was heavily recommended to me. I'm enjoying. |
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I’m reading the Dublin Murder Squad series by Tana French. I’m on the second book. If you like crime novels, I recommend the series. so far haha
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I've read or listened to 26 books so far this year. I just finished We Came Here To Forget by Andrea Dunlop that I liked. I also really liked We Begin at the End by Chris Whitakrr & The Rose Code by Kate Quin. My favorite so far this year is probably the Four Winds by Kristin Hannah
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The Four Winds Outlawed
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Some of my favorites recently:
The Invisible Life of Addie Larou Miss Benson's Beetle The Books of Babel series by Josiah Bancroft (if you like fantasy/sci-fi) Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine The Sundown Motel Boy Swallows Universe |
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I'm reading a book by Mark Manson, "Everything Is F*cked. A Book of Hope." A worthy book with understandable thoughts about what many in their daily life simply do not realize.
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Here's some good ones I've read in the last yr.
After All I've Done by Mina Hardy The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix Harrow Seven Days of Us by Francesca Hornak To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini (really long book but good) The Wrong Family by Tarryn Fisher Only Truth by Julie Cameron The Guest List by Lucy Foley The Book of Two Ways by Jodi Picoult Before I Let You Go by Kelly Rimmer Playing Nice by JP Delaney Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo The Look Alike by Erica Spindler The Wife and the Widow by Christian White Her One Mistake by Heidi Perks
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Do you like Sci-Fi?? If so, I HIGHLY recommend The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells!! It was in my top five favorite series last year. It's so far beyond fantastic! The MC is a wonderfully sarcastic & snarky SecUnit. I'm currently rereading the entire series for the 7th time in preparation for book 6 that's releasing later this month -- eeep!!
Recursion by Blake Crouch - is another great sci-fi Spoonbenders by Daryl Gregory Less by Andrew Sean Greer The Dime & The Burn by Kathleen Kent [2 books in the series so far] Have You Seen Luis Velez? by Catherine Ryan Hyde Not a Sound by Heather Gudenkauf Lady Sherlock Series by Sherry Thomas [book 6 is coming this year] The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern [not everyone loves this one - but I thought it was grand!] & I'm pretty excited to read Taylor Jenkins Reid's upcoming new release Malibu Rising
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I've just read Roar by Cecilia Ahern. I am not usually 'into' short stories (don't tell my students that as I make them read them!), however, this book is brilliant. Each of the stories is based on a metaphor - very cleverly written.
I've also recently read The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime. It's really aimed at teenagers but is really really good - gives a fab insight into an autistic teenager. I've also read 1984 (for about the 10th time!) as well as To Kill a Mockingbird (probably for about the 20th time!) - the joys of being an English teacher!!! |
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Now reading "The Sphere" by Dave Eggers. But for this novel, the movie "The Sphere" was made, starring Emma Watson. I watched this film 3 times, drew attention to the existence of the book in the credits, decided to find it and read it. So far, everything is like in the film, but in more detail. I can conclude that the film was shot well. And the book is read in one breath, I have already read half of the novel in a couple of days.
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I'm addicted to Kristin Hannah right now. I started with The Great Alone, and read The Nightingale, Firefly Lane, and I'm almost finished with Fly Away. I have Magic Hour queued and will be adding The Four Winds
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Love this list! I am horrible about reading...I only find time at night and then fall asleep or end up staying up too late. I need to find time during the day to read.
I am currently reading 4 Winds and it is really good. I am a huge fan of Lisa Gray, Harlen Coben and Michael Connelly. All of their books are good.
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I realized that forum participants read with pleasure. I have a different question: where do you like to sit with a book? I like lying in bed before going to bed (a bad habit of my whole life), and recently I fell in love with reading at the table, because I bought a comfortable office chair OFM Plush Microfiber. You sit and your back rests when you lean on the back. And since the chair is near the work table, you can conveniently place a cup of cocoa and a plate of cookies.
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Detective Jude Fontaine Mysteries by Anne Frasier I recently finished this series and really enjoyed it. Great detective/mystery trope with terrific character development. There are 3 books in the series so far and I'm holding out hope that the author will continue!
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So many great titles here! I'm slowly going through them and reading blurbs. Thanks, Everyone!
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I read it about a year ago, but I loved Maybe You Should Talk to Someone, by Lori Gottlieb. It isn't a "self-help" book. It's more like a look into her experience becoming a therapist and similtaneously into some of her experiences with her patients. (Or, rather, into a few amalgams of a few of her patients' experiences.) Anyway, I really liked it.
My DD just read The Firekeeper's Daughter. It was in the YA Stand Book Hookup. OH, perhaps you'd like to join their Book Hookup? Then you could get a quarterly box with two books and fun accessories. All the reading with none of the hassle. DH and I get the mystery/thriller box. DD gets the YA. I haven't read the last box's books because I started working and lately I fall asleep if I try to read a book lol, but DH read them and liked them.
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I started reading Forrest Gump by Winston Groom. I can say that the film adaptation was shot quite accurately, although the book conveys the plot in much more detail. In general, the film adaptation is often inferior to books, with the exception of those books in which there is little meaning - the film adaptation draws out a weak plot due to special effects.
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I love to read and lately I have been on a modern day romance, slightly trashy, and have been devouring everything by Kristin Ashley. I love that most of her books and characters intertwine. Makes me feel like I am hearing about friends I haven't seen in a while.
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I LOVE to read as well and have been reading some Swedish criminal books lately.
I urge everyone to read 'Stockholm Noir' by Jens Lapidus if you can get a hold of an English copy |
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Over the summer, I started listening to the BBC Dramatization of Agatha Raisin, and it is a total delight! I love it more than the series or the books. It's just funny and dramatic, and I'm so sorry that they didn't dramatize more of the books.
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I have been trying to finish The Problem With Forever... well, forever. I'm writing down everything thats been suggested since the last time i posted and forgot to reply haha
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I recently read Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn Saga. I'm still waiting for book three, but highly recommend if you like fantasy. The first book is Mistborn.
Here are a couple more: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid V.E. Schwab's The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue as well as her Shades of Magic series: A Darker Shade of Magic, A Gathering of Shadows, and A Conjuring of Light. |
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