cakewench
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Post by cakewench on May 1, 2024 15:12:15 GMT -6
It was a month of SJM for me, haha. Still haven't finished the last in the TOG series so that will be my first to finish this month.  Kingdom of Ash goes SO HARD. I sobbed at multiple points. |
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Post by bearfootzcontinued on May 1, 2024 15:28:39 GMT -6
Everyone on this Train is a Suspect. 4 stars
The Heiress. 3.5 or 4 stars
The New Couple in 5B. 3 stars
Expiration Dates 3.5 stars, but would round up to 4
Very close to finishing The Unmaking of June Farrow and unless it totally misses me off in the last fifty pages it will be a 4 or 4.5 star read for me. I feel like I did more reading than this but I have a couple of half read kindle books waiting for me to return.
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Post by bearfootzcontinued on May 1, 2024 15:34:46 GMT -6
I shouldn't even be looking at May releases but here's what I'm interested in... some of these look like fun vacation reads and I could use one of those (a vacation that is - spring break was a "trip" not a vacation).
The Guncle Abroad.
Miss Morgan's Book Brigade
Summers at the Saint
Lies and Weddings
The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club
The Paradise Problem
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mathrun
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Post by mathrun on May 1, 2024 15:35:55 GMT -6
I have to recommend Things Fall Apart. We don't learn about African history in US schools from an African perspective. This is the story of a tribal warrior and what happens to him and his people when the colonizers come. The last line is an absolute gut punch. Was this not required reading for people in HS? Sigh. Not in Nebraska. |
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Post by starrynight on May 1, 2024 15:43:20 GMT -6
I have to recommend Things Fall Apart. We don't learn about African history in US schools from an African perspective. This is the story of a tribal warrior and what happens to him and his people when the colonizers come. The last line is an absolute gut punch. Was this not required reading for people in HS? Aging myself here, but it was published long after I was in HS. ETA: NEVER MIND, libby said 2010, not 1958 π€£ |
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origami
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Post by origami on May 1, 2024 15:49:01 GMT -6
I tried bookmory for about two weeks. I did not like the interface and it wouldn't let me backdate the start of a book, or double image on a day if I finished one and started another. I'm going to stick to Storygraph and my spreadsheet. I only do end dates because sometimes it takes meβ¦β¦a while. Lol |
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Post by starrynight on May 1, 2024 15:50:44 GMT -6
April was slow. When i look at what I read, it seems like forever ago that I finished some of them.
I found RuPaul's new memoir underwhelming. I did enjoy Listen for the Lie.
I just started listening to I'll Be Gone in the Dark, and I'm enjoying that. I almost made it through the whole book while gardening today. Next up in my audio queue is Horse by Geraldine Brooks because my dad's wife recommended it. I didn't really love an earlier book of hers that I read years ago, but I'll give this a try.
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Post by starrynight on May 1, 2024 15:52:16 GMT -6
I'm sort of surprised my HS didn't have us read that book, but who knows, there was no required reading for the whole student body, so maybe some teachers did teach it and mine didn't.
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nelzie
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Post by nelzie on May 1, 2024 16:29:39 GMT -6
I tried bookmory for about two weeks. I did not like the interface and it wouldn't let me backdate the start of a book, or double image on a day if I finished one and started another. I'm going to stick to Storygraph and my spreadsheet. If you ever want to give it a second chance I'm pretty sure you should be able to do all of those things. To change the start date you can click on the book, click where it says "complete!", then click the 3 dots to the right of "read start" and ot should give you the option to edit the date. You can also edit the date when you are initially adding the book. To get the double image when you end/start a book the same day you go to the calendar, click the 3 lines at the top right and scroll to the options for more than one book on the same date. The above is also how you add the star rating to your calendar, I noticed not many people have theirs on there so in case people don't know. I post mine by date finished only because I read a lot at the same time and I like the way it looks better. |
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junch817
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Post by junch817 on May 1, 2024 16:40:23 GMT -6
Colleen Hoover just announced that Verity will officially be made into a movie.
Also, It Ends with Us has a premiere date of Aug 9.
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junch817
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Post by junch817 on May 1, 2024 17:28:52 GMT -6
Oh my β¦ T.J. Newman, author of Fallen and Drowning, has a new novel coming out in August about a plane crashing into a nuclear power plant called Worst Case Scenario. Good Lord Iβm not ready for that one!
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Post by marygracerich on May 1, 2024 17:30:49 GMT -6
I have to recommend Things Fall Apart. We don't learn about African history in US schools from an African perspective. This is the story of a tribal warrior and what happens to him and his people when the colonizers come. The last line is an absolute gut punch. Was this not required reading for people in HS? I mentioned this in the April thread but it was definitely part of my HS curriculum. We did almost an entire year on books by black authors. |
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Post by marygracerich on May 1, 2024 17:35:05 GMT -6
April wasnβt too bad for me. I generally only get through a few books per month.
In April I finished Empire of the Vampire. Then I read Divine Rivals and Ruthless Vows. I also started A Strange Hymn.
I have too many books that I already own that I havenβt read yet so I am not even looking at new releases right now.
I will absolutely be watching Bridgerton. I only read the first book but I loooooooove the show.
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cnf
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Post by cnf on May 1, 2024 17:50:42 GMT -6
I have to recommend Things Fall Apart. We don't learn about African history in US schools from an African perspective. This is the story of a tribal warrior and what happens to him and his people when the colonizers come. The last line is an absolute gut punch. Things Fall Apart was required reading in advanced level English when I was in high school. |
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emma
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Post by emma on May 1, 2024 17:51:35 GMT -6
May was an ok month for me, I read 6 books and almost all were 3 stars
The Subtle Art of not Giving a Fuck -2 stars
The Ex Hex - 3 stars
Morning Star (Red Raising #3) - 4 stars
Wildfire - 3 stars
Iron Gold (Red Raising #4) - 3 stars
The Phoenix Crown - 3 stars
I started Butcher and the Blackbird today and picked up the next in the Red Raising saga. Otherwise I donβt have anything new or exciting lined up for May
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cnf
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Post by cnf on May 1, 2024 17:53:10 GMT -6
Was this not required reading for people in HS? I grew up on Long Island, NY and no, it was not. Interesting. I'm upstate and it was required reading for the English class I took my senior year. |
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Bookshelves
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Post by Bookshelves on May 1, 2024 17:54:19 GMT -6
Just finished Dust Child, by Nguyα»
n Phan QuαΊΏ Mai, my book clubβs latest book. Itβs about βAmerasians,β the children born to Vietnamese women by American soldiers during the war. Many were given up for adoption and/or shunned, especially those with Black fathers. I knew it would be pretty devastating, which it was, but Iβm grateful for the opportunity to learn more about a topic and culture that I donβt know much about. Iβve done a lot of reading about the politics of the war, and some war stories of American soldiers, but not from the Vietnamese perspective. There were a lot of shades of gray to the narrative from all the POVs (Vietnamese women, American vet, Vietnamese vets, Amerasian). Definitely a solid book club choice, as I know weβll have a lot to discuss. I loved the multiple POVs. This interview is how I first learned about it, a great listen: www.npr.org/2023/03/11/1162836468/nguyen-phan-que-mai-on-her-novel-dust-childI desperately need something light to read next. |
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cnf
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Post by cnf on May 1, 2024 17:56:56 GMT -6
Oh my β¦ T.J. Newman, author of Fallen and Drowning, has a new novel coming out in August about a plan crashing into a nuclear power plant called Worst Case Scenario. Good Lord Iβm not ready for that one! ... I will read it. Then have nightmares. Because I love her books but holy shit, that one might do me in. I almost DNF Falling because it made me that anxious right out of the gate. |
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Post by lucilleaustero on May 1, 2024 18:02:12 GMT -6
I grew up on Long Island, NY and no, it was not.Β Interesting. I'm upstate and it was required reading for the English class I took my senior year. I love this. You did AP too, right? I remember loving The Good Earth and Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee. |
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cnf
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Post by cnf on May 1, 2024 18:06:03 GMT -6
April was a good reading month for me. I read 14 books.
The Stone Sky
The Love Theorem
The Love Quest
The Love Proposal
Betrothed or Breakaway
Love To Hate You
The Space Between Us
Powerless
Just For The Summer
The Longest Race
The Lying Game
The Quite List
So That Happened
I Think He Knows
I started Flawless since a few of you mentioned it. It's ok so far. I also am rereading Fourth Wing because I was in a rut. But another romcom I've been waiting for came out yesterday, as well as The Alone Time by Elle Marr that I'm looking forward to reading. As for April, Powerless was definitely my favorite and I'm excited for the second book in that trilogy to drop in July.
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cnf
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Post by cnf on May 1, 2024 18:07:04 GMT -6
Interesting. I'm upstate and it was required reading for the English class I took my senior year. I love this. You did AP too, right? I remember loving The Good Earth and Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee. I did not do AP. I took an English class that was tied to the local community college and gave 3 college English credits for passing the class. |
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Post by tinyjoys on May 1, 2024 18:20:03 GMT -6
I started Before You Knew My Name this afternoon & Iβm 3 chapters in and still undecided. I think Iβm going to give it a chapter or two before pulling the plug.
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adelbert
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Post by adelbert on May 2, 2024 2:23:28 GMT -6
I read 5 books in April and liked them all. My favorite was absolutely Alien Clay by Adrian Tchaikovsky. An incredibly compelling stand alone Sci-Fi novel about an authoritarian regime and scientists sent to an alien prison planet. It was a fun mix between some crazy Jeff VanderMeer style alien vegetation and species and the themes of social injustice that Adrian does so well. But I loved it so much that I knew the next book would struggle to compete so I stuck to mainly non-fiction.   |
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Post by bearfootzcontinued on May 2, 2024 5:22:42 GMT -6
Ok, I loved The Unmaking of June Farrow.
Sometimes it made my head hurt, but I still really enjoyed reading it.
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Post by blurnette989 on May 2, 2024 7:47:12 GMT -6
In the Louisiana public school system? lol no. Is it time to tell the story again about my 9th grade social studies teacher? In discussing world religions, she said there were two religions. Catholic and Protestant. Then had any βProtestantβ students raise their hands. Damn. I grew up in NH. I also read this in high school, but I went to a magnet school and our curriculum was different. so not sure if it was universal for Virginia high school kids. |
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Post by blurnette989 on May 2, 2024 7:53:58 GMT -6
I read four books this month. I felt I had fallen off the wagon so I started with A curious beginning by Deanna Rayburn, a fun historical mystery.
Also read Skinfold: A memoir, which was a hard read but interesting.
Prophet Song by Paul Lynch which I LOVED but hits close to home in terms of worries of fascism in western world spreading
The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins was really good too. A horror fantasy book that was pretty funny too.
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angelashly
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Post by angelashly on May 2, 2024 8:05:26 GMT -6
I started A Game of Lies. Itβs decent so far. Itβs #2 in a series
Apparently Iβm enjoying bad reality tv books too
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brux
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Post by brux on May 2, 2024 8:31:47 GMT -6
This morning, I started Surviving to Drive by Gunther Steiner.
I had to slow the narration way down to be able to understand him with his thick accent, but I'm quite pleased that he's the narrator of his own book.
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Post by blurnette989 on May 2, 2024 8:39:42 GMT -6
This morning, I started Surviving to Drive by Gunther Steiner. I had to slow the narration way down to be able to understand him with his thick accent, but I'm quite pleased that he's the narrator of his own book. I need to listen to this! |
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Post by wedding on May 2, 2024 8:58:10 GMT -6
5 Stars:
The Good Samaritan by John Marrs
The Minders by John Marrs
4 Stars:
The Vacation by John Marrs
The Marraige Ace by John Marrs
Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect by Benjamin Stevenson
The Storied Life of AJ Fikry
The Other Mothers
Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera
Everyone is Watching by Heather Gudenkauf
3 Stars:
We play Games by Sarah Denzil
Prophet Song by Paul Lynch
Five Survive by Holly Jackson
The stranger in Our House by Sarah Denzil
An Accidental Death (DC Smith #1) by Peter Grainger
But for the Grace (DC Smith #2) by Peter Grainger
The Weight of Silence by Heather Gudenkauf
2 Stars:
Nightwatching by Tracy Sierra 2 stars
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