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message 51: by PattyMacDotComma (new)
Mar 06, 2023 10:30PM

PattyMacDotComma Six Ostriches is the next in Philipp Schott's Canadian vet mystery series. I enjoyed it without knowing anything about the previous book, Fifty-Four Pigs. It's an entertaining mix of ancient Icelandic sagas, cults, sacrifices... and ostriches.
Six Ostriches by Philipp Schott 4★ My review of Six Ostriches


message 53: by Rosh ~catching up slowly~ (new)
Mar 07, 2023 08:16AM

Rosh ~catching up slowly~ (roshreviews) | 402 comments Letters to a Writer of Color edited by Deepa Anappara
Letters to a Writer of Color by Deepa Anappara
A dull cover, but shines brightly on all other counts. Good for readers and writers of all colours.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 54: by Leslie (new)
Mar 07, 2023 11:25AM

Leslie | 16369 comments I have finished Tobacco Road by Erskine Caldwell. I gave it 3* but I didn't really like it very much... it wasn't the writing but the content with which I had issues. I explained (briefly) what the problems were in my review:

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


message 55: by Greg (new)
Mar 07, 2023 11:59AM

Greg | 8316 comments Mod
Leslie wrote: "I have finished Tobacco Road by Erskine Caldwell. I gave it 3* but I didn't really like it very much... it wasn't the writing but the content with which I had issues...."

I think I'll avoid that one based on your review. I like many depressing and bleak books, but I generally dislike books written from a philosophically bleak worldview.


message 56: by Suz (new)
Mar 07, 2023 05:45PM

Suz | 1097 comments Keeping on with this great series

Gone Tomorrow (Jack Reacher, #13) by Lee Child Gone Tomorrow by Lee Child

My review 4★

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


message 59: by Greg (new)
Mar 07, 2023 10:36PM

Greg | 8316 comments Mod
Finished Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler. At first it was a little slow, but it picked up halfway through, and I ended up quite liking it


message 60: by Dale (last edited Mar 08, 2023 06:18PM) (new)
Mar 08, 2023 06:18PM

Dale Harcombe | 1937 comments My review of Midnight at the Blackbird Cafe Midnight at the Blackbird Cafe by Heather Webber by Heather Webber
4 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 61: by Rosh ~catching up slowly~ (new)
Mar 09, 2023 09:46AM

Rosh ~catching up slowly~ (roshreviews) | 402 comments The Magician’s Daughter by H.G. Parry
The Magician’s Daughter by H.G. Parry
Pretty good if you treat it as a YA Fantasy than an adult fantasy.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 64: by Dale (new)
Mar 10, 2023 06:32PM

Dale Harcombe | 1937 comments My reviews of Gladden the Heart by Olivia Newport
Gladden the Heart by Olivia Newport
3 and a half stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

and The Sunday Potluck Club (The Sunday Potluck Club, #1) by Melissa Storm
The Sunday Potluck Club by Melissa Storm
5 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 65: by PattyMacDotComma (new)
Mar 10, 2023 11:34PM

PattyMacDotComma I was pretty sure that The Bullet That Missed would actually hit the mark. Of course I enjoyed Richard Osman's unusual Thursday Murder Club of elderly sleuths. Wonderful characters, actual danger.
The Bullet That Missed (Thursday Murder Club, #3) by Richard Osman 5★ My review of The Bullet That Missed


message 67: by Rosh ~catching up slowly~ (new)
Mar 11, 2023 09:25AM

Rosh ~catching up slowly~ (roshreviews) | 402 comments Girl Out of Time by Clyde Boyer
Girl Out of Time by Clyde Boyer
Assumed it to be an adult sci-fi read, but it turned out to be a middle-grade sci-fi. Nevertheless, very entertaining and thought-provoking.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 69: by Pam (last edited Mar 11, 2023 02:22PM) (new)
Mar 11, 2023 02:11PM

Pam Baddeley | 1529 comments Review catchup:

A Spartan's Sorrow by Hannah M Lynn - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5387928595

Murder in the Crypt by Irina Shapiro - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5368131272

At Midnight In Venice by JC Briggs - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5315246358


message 72: by Rosh ~catching up slowly~ (new)
Mar 13, 2023 11:07AM

Rosh ~catching up slowly~ (roshreviews) | 402 comments All That Is Mine I Carry with Me by William Landay
All That Is Mine I Carry with Me by William Landay
A well-written family drama set around a crime mystery. Slow paced but worth it.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 75: by Tamara (last edited Mar 14, 2023 10:18AM) (new)
Mar 14, 2023 10:15AM

Tamara Agha-Jaffar | 1410 comments I read Medea: A Modern Retelling by Christa Wolf, translated from the German by John Cullen.
Wolf recasts Medea as a compassionate healer who is blamed for crimes she did not commit. She uses the myth as a vehicle for political commentary, demonstrating the extent to which people will go to hold on to power, including scapegoating and othering those who look different. I thought the retelling was excellent.

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


message 79: by Dale (new)
Mar 15, 2023 06:44PM

Dale Harcombe | 1937 comments My review of All We Ever Wanted by Emily Giffen
All We Ever Wanted by Emily Giffin
3 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 80: by PattyMacDotComma (new)
Mar 16, 2023 02:17AM

PattyMacDotComma Aussie author Kerry Greenwood's popular Phryne Fisher murder mystery series continues with #6, Blood and Circuses, which sees Phryne disguised as a circus trick rider. A lady of many talents! Who knew?
Blood and Circuses (Phryne Fisher, #6) by Kerry Greenwood 3.5★ My review of Blood and Circuses


message 81: by PattyMacDotComma (new)
Mar 16, 2023 02:17AM

PattyMacDotComma A Company of Laughing Faces is a curious and moving short story by South African Nadine Gordimer, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1991. In this, she captures the mixed feelings of a 17-year-old girl being pushed by her mother into the company of other young people.
A Company of Laughing Faces by Nadine Gordimer 5★ My review of A Company of Laughing Faces


message 83: by Tamara (last edited Mar 17, 2023 07:12AM) (new)
Mar 17, 2023 07:11AM

Tamara Agha-Jaffar | 1410 comments I read Norwegian by Night by Derek B. Miller.
An unusual mix of a crime novel; a chase across scenic Norway; Kosovor war criminals on the hunt; a veteran's haunting memories of war; and a delightful, eighty-year-old curmudgeonly grandfather prone to hallucinations and talking to ghosts as its central figure.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 84: by Rosh ~catching up slowly~ (new)
Mar 17, 2023 10:48AM

Rosh ~catching up slowly~ (roshreviews) | 402 comments End of Story by Louise Swanson
End of Story by Louise Swanson
Loved it! Would work great for literary fiction readers, even if you don't like dystopian.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 86: by Leslie (new)
Mar 17, 2023 06:08PM

Leslie | 16369 comments Phrynne - I'll have to start skipping your posts if I don't want my TBR list to explode!! I'm glad to see you are enjoying the Bruno mysteries by Walker - I have read all of them and love the way Bruno fits into his community, the food & coaching & everything. Plus the mysteries often have a social commentary aspect that I appreciate.

I haven't kept up with V.I. Warshawski so I didn't realize Paretsky was up to book #21! I read the first 10-12 so I guess I have a lot to catch up on.


message 87: by Leslie (new)
Mar 17, 2023 06:24PM

Leslie | 16369 comments I finished a couple of books recently:

Effi Briest by Theodore Fontane, 3*
Reminded me a bit of the little I read of Madame Bovary (which I abandoned). Not really my cup of tea but an interesting look at late 19th century German society.

Killer's Wedge by Ed McBain, 3.5*
Two major plot lines - one was a typical case (Carella investigating a supposed suicide) and one quite unusual (the squadroom being held hostage by a grief-crazed widow with a gun and some nitroglycerin).

The Complete Maus by Art Speigelman, 5*
A graphic novel depicting the life of the author's father in Poland before and during WW2 interspersed with current (when written in the 1970s) interactions between the author & his father.

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day by Winifred Watson, 4*
Audiobook edition. Such fun! Miss Pettigrew is the product of a Victorian upbringing in a C of E parsonage, now eking out a living as a governess in 1930s England, when she stumbles into the life of a frivolous wanna-be actress with too many 'boyfriends'.


message 88: by Dale (new)
Mar 17, 2023 07:55PM

Dale Harcombe | 1937 comments My review of The Children’s House by Alice Nelson
The Children’s House by Alice Nelson
3 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 89: by Phrynne (new)
Mar 18, 2023 02:17PM

Phrynne | 2473 comments Leslie wrote: "Phrynne - I'll have to start skipping your posts if I don't want my TBR list to explode!! I'm glad to see you are enjoying the Bruno mysteries by Walker - I have read all of them and love the way B..."

My TBR list exploded ages ago Leslie:) And I am loving Bruno and his delightful lifestyle.


message 92: by Kathleen (new)
Mar 18, 2023 05:42PM

Kathleen | 401 comments I got behind, and don't remember what I last posted! But here's my latest:
Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1) by Octavia E. Butler Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler. A dystopian story that feels more realistic the more you think about it. Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Country Chronicle by Gladys Taber Country Chronicle by Gladys Taber. A wonderful, feel good memoir. Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne by Brian Moore The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne by Brian Moore. An excellent but sad story. Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I read it for St. Patrick's Day, but had to follow it up with another excellent Irish writer for some levity,
Lady Windermere's Fan by Oscar Wilde Lady Windermere's Fan by Oscar Wilde. Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 93: by Leslie (new)
Mar 18, 2023 09:03PM

Leslie | 16369 comments Love Oscar Wilde Kathleen! Nice review of Lady Windermere's Fan :)


message 94: by Kathleen (new)
Mar 19, 2023 08:42AM

Kathleen | 401 comments Leslie wrote: "Love Oscar Wilde Kathleen! Nice review of Lady Windermere's Fan :)"

He is wonderful, isn't he. Thank you, Leslie!


message 95: by PattyMacDotComma (new)
Mar 19, 2023 07:06PM

PattyMacDotComma The Girl in the Ice, by Robert Bryndza, is the first book in his popular Detective Erika Foster series. It's hard to believe it was the author's debut novel. Great read, with six more to follow.
The Girl in the Ice (Detective Erika Foster, #1) by Robert Bryndza 4★ My review of The Girl in the Ice


message 97: by Leslie (new)
Mar 20, 2023 05:51PM

Leslie | 16369 comments Whipped through a couple of decent Golden Age mystery books:

The Case of the Famished Parson by George Bellairs, 3.5*

The Puzzle of the Red Stallion by Stuart Palmer, 3*

Both were good mysteries but nothing extraordinary.


message 98: by Dale (new)
Mar 20, 2023 06:45PM

Dale Harcombe | 1937 comments My review of Return to Valetto by Dominic Smith
Return to Valetto by Dominic Smith
4 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 99: by Pam (new)
Mar 21, 2023 10:13AM

Pam Baddeley | 1529 comments Read vol 7 in J C Brigg's Dickens detective series - The Mystery of the Hawke Sapphires - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5315246618


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