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message 1051: by Britany (new)
Oct 18, 2014 08:42PM

Britany | 921 comments Finished Whistling Past the Graveyard by Susan Crandall by Susan Crandall-- 4 Stars!

Wonderful novel focused on 1960s, Southern Mississippi. Starla Claudelle- a nine year old girl, runs away from home to find her Momma. Racial tensions flare, and some important life lessons are learned...

My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 1052: by Tina (new)
Oct 19, 2014 08:28AM

Tina (wrtrforkner) | 6 comments I am really trying to make time for Outlander. I have heard so much about it! I need to catch up. Outlander


message 1053: by Tina (new)
Oct 19, 2014 08:30AM

Tina (wrtrforkner) | 6 comments Angela wrote: "Britany ,
Glad I'm not alone on this one but The Goldfinch is one of my favorites ."

I really liked The Goldfinch. I do wish it was a little more hopeful, but the writing was beautiful and mesmerizing. I couldn't put it down!


message 1054: by Beth (new)
Oct 19, 2014 08:47AM

Beth | 108 comments About halfway through Dark Places - good book.


message 1055: by Noorilhuda (new)
Oct 19, 2014 09:40AM

Noorilhuda | 8 comments Hi, love Oprah, always have, always will. Moving on, I'm reading:

My Name is Red by Orhan Pamuk
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
The Life of Muhammad by Muhammad Husayn Haykal

Haven't even begun to thinking about Invention of Wings though it has to be great.


message 1056: by Lynn Renee (new)
Oct 20, 2014 12:35AM

Lynn Renee Recently read Dear Daughter by Elizabeth Little


message 1058: by Angela M (new)
Oct 21, 2014 06:35AM

Angela M I just finished Suspended Sentences: Three Novellas. A good introduction to the writing of the Nobel Prize winner, Patrick Modiano. My review : https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....

Started Etta and Otto and Russell and James.


message 1059: by Britany (new)
Oct 21, 2014 07:47PM

Britany | 921 comments Finished This is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper by Jonathan Tropper-- 5 Stars!

I absolutely loved this mess of a book! Pure perfection. Fell in love with the narrator, and his entire family, while they sat shiva in remembrance of Mort Foxman, the patriarch of the Foxman clan.

my Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 1062: by Lela (new)
Oct 23, 2014 09:02AM

Lela (lacslc) | 191 comments Angela, I still want to know how you read so fast! I'm a fast reader but am finding my time to read is being eaten by other things. You amaze me!


message 1063: by Angela M (new)
Oct 23, 2014 09:18AM

Angela M Lela , it took me a little over three days to read the above book . I usually can get in only about 100 pages a day .I just try to read when I can - evening and sometimes early morning . Once in a while I have free time in the afternoon but not usually !
Maybe I've been reading shorter books so you think I'm reading a lot - lol !


message 1065: by Gayatri (new)
Oct 24, 2014 08:27AM

Gayatri | 5 comments All American Girl by Meg Cabot


message 1066: by Ramona (new)
Oct 24, 2014 08:33AM

Ramona | 7 comments I am currently reading The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath.


message 1067: by Angela M (last edited Oct 25, 2014 07:18PM) (new)
Oct 25, 2014 05:43AM

Angela M Just finished Dear Committee Members. My review of this really , really funny book:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Started Birdsong


message 1069: by Bridget's Quiet Corner (new)
Oct 25, 2014 03:05PM

Bridget's Quiet Corner (chaptersandscreens) Isla and the Happily Ever After (Anna and the French Kiss, #3) by Stephanie Perkins by Stephanie Perkins Stephanie Perkins

There is no guarantee that I will finish it this month or that I will stick with it because I went to the library and got book happy! lol...But I will try to finish it as soon as I can. I think I need action right now! lol


message 1070: by Britany (new)
Oct 26, 2014 07:09PM

Britany | 921 comments Finished This Is How I'd Love You by Hazel Woods by Hazel Woods-- 3.5 Stars!!

A chess match played out by letter between a newspaperman, and a soldier across an ocean, a story about the strength of resilience, and the power of love.

My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 1071: by Tami (new)
Oct 27, 2014 09:17AM

Tami Egonu | 5 comments Just started reading This Perfect World by Suzanne Bugler and I've been told that The Silkworm (Cormoran Strike, #2) by Robert Galbraith is excellent :)


message 1072: by Lynn Renee (new)
Oct 28, 2014 01:58PM

Lynn Renee Recently finished Hard Eight and Ten Big Ones by Janet Evanovich


message 1073: by Britany (last edited Oct 28, 2014 08:29PM) (new)
Oct 28, 2014 08:29PM

Britany | 921 comments Finished Monday Mornings by Sanjay Gupta by Sanjay Gupta-- 3 Stars!!

Doctors, Chelsea General, botched surgeries, distinct flawed characters,...reminded me of Greys Anatomy, and I enjoyed it... Now to check out the show!

My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 1074: by Beth (new)
Oct 29, 2014 04:48PM

Beth | 108 comments I am currently reading The Bluest Eye - my first book by Toni Morrison (also her first novel) - great writing, so far.


message 1075: by Angela M (new)
Oct 30, 2014 02:01PM

Angela M I just finished Birdsong, a totally moving story of WWI . My brief review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....

I started reading The Boston Girl: A Novel, which is an advance copy to be published in December.


message 1076: by Indrani (new)
Oct 30, 2014 06:26PM

Indrani Sen (iniya_books) I am reading the lowlands by Jhumpa Lahiri. while I am liking it, it is still going slow for me.


message 1077: by Lynn Renee (new)
Oct 30, 2014 11:22PM

Lynn Renee Just finished Eleven on Top Eleven on Top (Stephanie Plum, #11) by Janet Evanovich by Janet Evanovich


message 1078: by Michael (new)
Oct 31, 2014 12:24PM

Michael Obiora (michael_obiora) | 22 comments Dear Dad by Ky - Mani Marley (the "forgotten son" of Bob Marley). It's taken about 100 pages but I'm getting into it now.


message 1080: by Lynn Renee (last edited Nov 02, 2014 03:52AM) (new)
Nov 02, 2014 01:43AM

Lynn Renee Just read Fearless Fourteen Fearless Fourteen (Stephanie Plum #14) by Janet Evanovich by Janet Evanovich and Tripwire Tripwire (Jack Reacher, #3) by Lee Child by Lee Child


message 1082: by Indrani (new)
Nov 02, 2014 09:54PM

Indrani Sen (iniya_books) I am reading The Snow Child Enjoying it very much. I wish I could travel to Alaska.


message 1083: by Angela M (new)
Nov 03, 2014 12:05PM

Angela M I have just read The Children Act, 4 star, thought provoking book. My review : https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


I also recently readGorry Rua Morning. Another 4 star , moving story of war and a mother's love for her children . My review :https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


Just started This is Where I Leave You. I enjoyed the movie so I thought I would read the book.


message 1084: by Britany (new)
Nov 03, 2014 07:42PM

Britany | 921 comments Loved this is where I leave you Angela!! Haven't laughed that much reading a book in a long time!


message 1085: by Britany (new)
Nov 03, 2014 07:44PM

Britany | 921 comments Finished Little Mercies by Heather Gudenkauf by Heather Gudenkauf-- 3 Stars!

Cedar City, Iowa; A social worker whose work interferes with her own family to detrimental circumstances, and a lost little girl with an equally broken family come together in this novel.

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


message 1086: by Angela M (new)
Nov 06, 2014 05:44AM

Angela M Recently read This is Where I Leave You. Funny, sometimes sad family story that made me laugh out loud. My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....

Currently reading The Nazi Officer's Wife: How One Jewish Woman Survived the Holocaust


message 1087: by Angela M (new)
Nov 07, 2014 03:09PM

Angela M I just read a memoir of an amazing woman . The Nazi Officer's Wife: How One Jewish Woman Survived the Holocaust. My review : https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... - 5 stars!


message 1088: by Britany (new)
Nov 08, 2014 01:54PM

Britany | 921 comments Finished The Violets of March by Sarah Jio by Sarah Jio-- 3 Stars!!

Bainbridge Island, Washington; a hidden red velvet journal; love triangles; and a family that will be changed forever sets the stage for this novel. Didn't quite take it all the way for me but a fun, enjoyable read.

My Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 1090: by Lela (new)
Nov 08, 2014 07:01PM

Lela (lacslc) | 191 comments Today I finished "Not My Father's Son" by Alan Cumming - he of Masterpiece Mystery and the stage show, "Cabaret." It's a good, quick read. Alan's childhood was hell. This book tells that story & his coming to terms with that hell & the devil who brought it. 4 solid stars.


message 1091: by Sandy (new)
Nov 08, 2014 07:04PM

Sandy | 8 comments Just finished Swift Justice by Laura Disilverio.


message 1092: by Angela M (new)
Nov 09, 2014 02:16PM

Angela M I'm reading Amherst: A Novel


message 1093: by Lynn Renee (new)
Nov 09, 2014 04:05PM

Lynn Renee Just finished Plum Lucky Plum Lucky (Stephanie Plum #13.5) by Janet Evanovich by Janet Evanovich


message 1094: by Beth (new)
Nov 09, 2014 04:14PM

Beth | 108 comments I'm 65% of the way through The Secret Keeper and loving it. I haven't had that much time to read lately so glad that I am reading something great!


message 1095: by Richard (new)
Nov 09, 2014 10:24PM

Richard Talavera | 1 comments My brief history - stephen hawking


message 1096: by Melissa (new)
Nov 10, 2014 12:33AM

Melissa Price | 4 comments Beth wrote: "I'm 65% of the way through The Secret Keeper and loving it. I haven't had that much time to read lately so glad that I am reading something great!"

Hi Beth,

This is one of my 'all' time favorite books!! I Hope you're enjoying it and enjoy all of it!! Loved it so much :)

I'm reading Fifty Mice A Novel by Daniel Pyne
South of Reason by Kendi Thompson and
Quit or Die Trying by Alison Beard

Reading 'really' slow this week because I don't feel well, but what I've read so far is awesome :) Especially "Fifty Mice"!!

~*Happy Reading, Everyone*~ :)


message 1097: by Written Melodies (new)
Nov 10, 2014 04:16AM

Written Melodies (writtenmelodies) I've just started Leaving Atlanta. Leaving Atlanta by Tayari Jones It's been on my TBR list for a while.


message 1098: by Angela M (new)
Nov 11, 2014 06:46AM

Angela M Just finished Amherst: A Novel. Liked it but didn't love it -3 stars. My review :https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....

Just started The Mapmaker's Children: A Novel, another advance copy. I really liked Sarah McCoy's The Baker's Daughter so I'm hopeful that I will enjoy her writing with this one as well.


message 1099: by Lynn Renee (last edited Nov 11, 2014 09:57AM) (new)
Nov 11, 2014 09:53AM

Lynn Renee Recently read Notorious Nineteen Notorious Nineteen (Stephanie Plum, #19) by Janet Evanovich by Janet Evanovich and Persuader Persuader (Jack Reacher, #7) by Lee Child by Lee Child


message 1100: by Karol (new)
Nov 12, 2014 04:29AM

Karol | 4 comments Hi,just finished reading Oprah's "What I Know For Sure" which was full of so much wisdom. Will read over and over again. Just started "Signature of All Things".


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