Read Women discussion

I started What We Lose by Zinzi Clemmons, this month's book club read at the African American Historical Fiction GR group. It is luminous. I may stay up all night and keep reading, work be damned.

I started The Locust and the Bird: My Mother's Story by Hanan Al-Shaykh. Set in Lebanon, it is a non-fiction account of the author's mother's life, and wonderful so far.

Carol wrote: "I started The Locust and the Bird: My Mother's Story by Hanan Al-Shaykh. Set in Lebanon, it is a non-fiction account of the author's mother's life, and wonderful so far."

i read that a while back. I wasn't too thrilled with it. I'd like to know what you think of it when you're done.

Hot Blooded by Lisa Jackson

I'm currently reading a Dutch translation of Die Blechtrommel (The Tin Drum) by Günter Grass for another group. Although I love the writing style, it's a bit daunting to read a book with 500 closely printed pages when you have just climbed out of a reading slump, so to have some variety I have also started Can't We Talk about Something More Pleasant? by Roz Chast.

Je ne suis pas sortie de ma nuit by Annie Ernaux

Tamara wrote: "Carol wrote: "I started The Locust and the Bird: My Mother's Story by Hanan Al-Shaykh. Set in Lebanon, it is a non-fiction account of the author's mother's life, and w..."

I'm reading it with a friend and around page 82. I like it a great deal so far, but I'm very interested in what turned you off. My friend and I are both having some difficulty with her family's choices and borderline neglect. Her dad in particular is appalling. But as to the author's writing style, I am a fan ... so far.

Carol wrote: "I'm reading it with a friend and around page 82. I like it a great deal so far, but I'm very interested in what turned you off. ."

This is from my review:

Unfortunately, Al-Shaykh’s biography of her mother rambles, its prose simplistic and choppy. It reads like a diary—a series of unfocused, disconnected, episodic events that lack coherence or an organizational plan. But the book does have value in that it illustrates the deleterious impact on women when society denies them choice and opportunity for growth and development.

my full review on
goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Tamara wrote: "Carol wrote: "I'm reading it with a friend and around page 82. I like it a great deal so far, but I'm very interested in what turned you off. ."

This is from my review:

Unfortunately, Al-Shaykh’s..."

Understood, and thank you.

I'm reading Inceptio by Alison Morton. It's the first volume in the Roma Nova alternate history series. It's a surviving colony of ancient Rome in an alternate 21st century.

A few things, but I'm really enjoying the trilogy and also the extra books (prequels) that starts with Earth Girl by Janet Edwards

I finished A Strange Disappearance by Anna Katharine Green. Just a fun moldy oldy mystery.

I'm reading Dust by Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor.

It's a challenging read because of time shifts, fragments, and disjointed thoughts and actions. But I'm getting used to the style and am enjoying it.

I'm now reading Starswept by Mary Fan. This is a science fiction novel dealing with a teen musician who must get an alien patron in a rather dystopian context. I'm interested in musicians and I loved the cover.

I'm reading THE GOOD GIRLS REVOLT -- How the Women of Newsweek Sued Their Bosses and Changed the Workplace. I lived through this era and worked at The Associated Press and as a reporter for several New York area and New York City newspapers, so it's fascinating to read the documentation of tough times for women in the media world.

I am almost finished with Eugénia E Silvina by Agustina Bessa-Luís.
Wondering if this portuguese author has been already translated in english. she is really good so I decided to share it with you guys!

I am reading and enjoying Cristina Peri Rossi's The Ship of Fools, which should be more widely read and available than it is. She is one of the LatAm Boom authors and what I know about Uruguay wouldn't fill a thimble, a level of ignorance I'm endeavoring to rectify. (If anyone is interested in reading and discussing it, it is the September book club read in the Women's Classic Lit Enthusiasts GR group.)

Yesterday, I started The Unseen World by Liz Moore, which has great reviews. 64 pages in (of the 451) I am finding it very wordy, but I am told that has a function, so let's wait and see.

I just started Song of the Lion by Anne Hillerman. Officer Bernadette Manuelito has come on the scene with an exploding car outside Shiprock High School gym. I really like the way Anne Hillerman handles Bernie.

I just started Among the Ruins by Ausma Zehanat Khan. The first book in this series is the best mystery I've read so far in 2017. It's that powerful. I discovered some amazing poetry from reading the second book. Among The Ruins is the third.

I am now reading Avishi by Saiswaroopa Iyer , an expansion of a tale from the Rig Veda about a woman warrior with a metal leg.

I am now reading an ARC of The Linen Shroud by Destiny Kinal. It's about a family that is part Native American before and during the American Civil War. There is apparently no record on Goodreads for this book yet. If it still doesn't have a record when I've finished it, I'll add it based on my info from the book in hand so I can post my review.

I'm reading (and soon finishing) very interesting book by Lynne Attwood ''Creating the New Soviet Woman: Women's Magazines as Engineers of Female Identity, 1922-53''. This is a part of my research of the position of women in Russia after the revolution (in the midst of celebrations of the centenary :) ) When I finish, I'll write a review

I'm now reading Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate, a dual period novel that I won in a Historical Fictionistas giveaway. I'm finding it very compelling.

Shomeret wrote: "I'm now reading Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate, a dual period novel that I won in a Historical Fictionistas giveaway. I'm finding it very compelling."
This came up on my recommendations list a couple of times. I'm looking forward to read your opinion once you've finished it.

I'm reading Anya Lipska's debut, Where the Devil Can't Go. It takes place in London's East End and Poland. For a crime/thriller/mystery reader with an interest in Polish culture, this is a treat.

The Marches byRory Stewart

I started A Teaspoon of Earth and Sea by Dina Nayeri, after enjoying this year's Refuge by the same author.

I am reading Waking Lions by Ayelet Gundar-Goshen. It takes place in Israel. Privilege. Race. Crime. Lies. Dust.

I'm reading The Savage Detectives by Roberto Bolano, it takes place in Mexico and I'm in the first part "Mexicans Lost in Mexico". It is about a poet called Juan Garcia Madero that drops out of uni and travels around Mexico city. It is really brillant.

The other book that I'm reading is called o fazedor de velhos by Rodrigo Lacerda (I don't know how to translate it, maybe "the one who creates the old") it is YA brazilian book. It won an YA brazilian book prize in 2009. It is about a boy who doesn't know which uni course he will attend after school. He is trying to find out.

I'm currently reading Mistress Mine by Gabrielle Dubois which is an English translation of a French novel. It takes place in the 19th century and the female protagonist is gradually maturing.

I just started The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter by Theodora Goss

I'm currently reading Enchantress of Numbers: A Novel of Ada Lovelace by Jennifer Chiaverini . It's an ARC from Net Galley.

I just started Frankenstein this afternoon.

Shomeret wrote: "I just started The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter by Theodora Goss"

that's a good one

I'm now reading The Alice Network by Kate Quinn which is on the final ballot for best historical fiction of the year in the GR Awards. I hope to finish it today. I will then need to decide between this book and Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate which is also a GR Awards nominee in the same category.

I'm reading Kingdom of Strangers, my first Zoë Ferraris (even though I bought Finding Nouf a couple of years ago).

@Shomeret, I'll be looking for your take on Alice Network.

Carol wrote: "I'm reading Kingdom of Strangers, my first Zoë Ferraris (even though I bought Finding Nouf a couple of years ago).

@Shomeret, I'll be looking for y..."


Well, let's just say that I voted for Before We Were Yours. I liked both books, but for me Before We Were Yours had more impact.

Shomeret wrote: "Carol wrote: "I'm reading Kingdom of Strangers, my first Zoë Ferraris (even though I bought Finding Nouf a couple of years ago).

@Shomeret, I'll be..."

Okay. I am on the wait list for Before We Were Yours at my library, even though I typically avoid books I think will tug my heartstrings, but I've heard nothing but strong support from you and others so will commit to reading it as soon as I get my hands on a copy. (And I'll let Alice Betwork go...)

I'm reading my first John Connolly, after years of recommendations from friends: Every Dead Thing. It's quite strong.

I'm reading The Dollmaker of Krakow by R. M. Romero. This is her debut novel and it's quite unusual.

I started Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie and have high hopes.

I'm currently reading Mr. Rochester by Sarah Shoemaker. This Jane Eyre re-telling of Rochester's entire life is Shoemaker's debut novel. I won it from Goodreads giveaways.

I'm reading Family by J. California Cooper, which takes place in the American South immediately prior to the Civil War. It's been far too long since I've read one of Cooper's novels.

I'm currently reading Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward which is a BOM on another group. So far it's a compelling narrative.

I'm about to read Angela Carter's The Bloody Chamber. I've read it before, and really enjoyed it, so I'm looking forward to the second read through :)

I'm reading The Doctor's Wife by Sawako Ariyoshi. It takes place in 18th century Japan, and she is a new author for me. Quite good so far (chapter 3).

Carol wrote: "I'm reading The Doctor's Wife by Sawako Ariyoshi. It takes place in 18th century Japan, and she is a new author for me. Quite good so far (chapter 3)."

The only Ariyoshi novel that I've read is Kabuki Dancer which deals with the origins of Kabuki. I thought it was amazing.

Shomeret wrote: "Carol wrote: "I'm reading The Doctor's Wife by Sawako Ariyoshi. It takes place in 18th century Japan, and she is a new author for me. Quite good so far (chapter 3)."

Th..."

I'll look for it, shomeret. Sounds like one I'd enjoy.

I'm reading The Pearl Sister by Lucinda Riley. It's a Net Galley for review. The protagonist is supposed to be searching for her birth family in Australia, but she hasn't done that yet. So it seems as if the plot is on hold.