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Post by icedcoffee on Apr 28, 2022 21:03:10 GMT -6
I haven't read the thread but I finally finished another book! The Collective by Alison Gaylin. I gave it 4/5 stars. It ended different than I expected and I can't decide if I like the ending in my head or the actual book ending better. But now I can start Jeneva Rose's new book One of Us is Dead! I read that! And I loved the ending. I feel that was how it was supposed to end and a lot of times books don't go there What did you have in your head? |
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Post by Pistol on Apr 28, 2022 21:10:13 GMT -6
I haven't read the thread but I finally finished another book! The Collective by Alison Gaylin. I gave it 4/5 stars. It ended different than I expected and I can't decide if I like the ending in my head or the actual book ending better. But now I can start Jeneva Rose's new book One of Us is Dead! I read that! And I loved the ending. I feel that was how it was supposed to end and a lot of times books don't go there What did you have in your head? I didn't see Wendy as being fake. I dunno. I guess I didn't really feel like Cam was to blame for Joan falling down the stairs. That felt a bit of a stretch compared to the other losses that were more straightforward of you did this and you need to pay type thing. I guess I thought maybe Cam and Wendy would take down 0001 together or something. But the actual ending shows just how much grief can grab ahold. My only confusion though was did Joan lose a sibling? There's parts where Cam talks about her sessions with Joan and i got a little confused on that for whatever reason. |
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Post by Taitai on Apr 28, 2022 21:46:21 GMT -6
Looking for recommendations from you guys. MH is currently reading a book about the history of voting. He tends to read financial/history books and complains that reading makes him fall asleep. When I told him I was reading a book about a kid with Asperbergers accused of murder, he said maybe he needs to read books like I read so he will be engaged enough not to get bored. I’m going to the library to get him something that might be a little more gripping than gerrymandering. But I don’t think Jodi Picoult is for him either. Any recommendations for a man-friendly fun read? I gave him Project Hail Mary last month and he loved that. So I will probably grab him The Martian but I wanted to pick up something else. This is super late, but I have some suggestions! Since your husband tends to go for non-fiction, I wonder if he’d be interested in some non-fiction books that are written in a narrative style (or with less of a dry subject matter) and still really engaging. My H is the same way, and he tends to do better with non-fiction books….he just really can’t get into fiction. I read these recently and thought they were great: - The Spy and the Traitor by Ben Macintyre - Acid for the Children by Flea from the RHCP - Dave Grohl’s The Storyteller -Deep Survival by Laurence Gonzales -Comedy Sex God by Pete Holmes I’m currently reading How to be Perfect by Michael Schur (creator of The Good Place and Parks and Recreation and former writer on The Office), and it’s so, so good. Finally - I think your H would really like The Changing World Order by Ray Dalio (renowned hedge fund guy) |
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Post by Cher on Apr 28, 2022 21:50:39 GMT -6
Looking for recommendations from you guys. MH is currently reading a book about the history of voting. He tends to read financial/history books and complains that reading makes him fall asleep. When I told him I was reading a book about a kid with Asperbergers accused of murder, he said maybe he needs to read books like I read so he will be engaged enough not to get bored. I’m going to the library to get him something that might be a little more gripping than gerrymandering. But I don’t think Jodi Picoult is for him either. Any recommendations for a man-friendly fun read? I gave him Project Hail Mary last month and he loved that. So I will probably grab him The Martian but I wanted to pick up something else. This is super late, but I have some suggestions! Since your husband tends to go for non-fiction, I wonder if he’d be interested in some non-fiction books that are written in a narrative style (or with less of a dry subject matter) and still really engaging. My H is the same way, and he tends to do better with non-fiction books….he just really can’t get into fiction. I read these recently and thought they were great: - The Spy and the Traitor by Ben Macintyre - Acid for the Children by Flea from the RHCP - Dave Grohl’s The Storyteller -Deep Survival by Laurence Gonzales -Comedy Sex God by Pete Holmes I’m currently reading How to be Perfect by Michael Schur (creator of The Good Place and Parks and Recreation and former writer on The Office), and it’s so, so good. Finally - I think your H would really like The Changing World Order by Ray Dalio (renowned hedge fund guy) Amazing! I made him a good reads so I can put all of these suggestions in one place. So I will add these. Thank you! |
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Post by SweetPotato on Apr 28, 2022 22:04:17 GMT -6
This is super late, but I have some suggestions! Since your husband tends to go for non-fiction, I wonder if he’d be interested in some non-fiction books that are written in a narrative style (or with less of a dry subject matter) and still really engaging. My H is the same way, and he tends to do better with non-fiction books….he just really can’t get into fiction. I read these recently and thought they were great: - The Spy and the Traitor by Ben Macintyre - Acid for the Children by Flea from the RHCP - Dave Grohl’s The Storyteller -Deep Survival by Laurence Gonzales -Comedy Sex God by Pete Holmes I’m currently reading How to be Perfect by Michael Schur (creator of The Good Place and Parks and Recreation and former writer on The Office), and it’s so, so good. Finally - I think your H would really like The Changing World Order by Ray Dalio (renowned hedge fund guy) Amazing! I made him a good reads so I can put all of these suggestions in one place. So I will add these. Thank you! I’m even later, but if nobody has suggested Erik Larson yet I think he might like his books. Non-fiction but read as novels. |
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Post by Taitai on Apr 28, 2022 22:29:54 GMT -6
Amazing! I made him a good reads so I can put all of these suggestions in one place. So I will add these. Thank you! I’m even later, but if nobody has suggested Erik Larson yet I think he might like his books. Non-fiction but read as novels. Yes - The Splendid and the Vile is my most recent EL read - it was great! Devil in the White City is still my fav by him. |
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Post by Taitai on Apr 28, 2022 23:06:44 GMT -6
I’ve been terrible and don’t think I’ve really come into the book thread for like all of 2022 😬😬😬 This month we took a long Scandinavian/arctic circle vacation, which gave me more opportunity to do some reading. I always seem to read more when there are long plane rides and train rides happening in my life. Here are the books I read this month: -Half of A Yellow Sun -The Spy and the Traitor -Acid for the Children (Flea from RHCP) -From Cradle to Stage (Virginia Grohl) -The Storyteller (Dave Grohl) -When Breath Becomes Air -Our Woman In Moscow -The Tao of Bill Murray When Breath Becomes Air was one of the most important and thought-provoking books I have ever read in my life. I’d been avoiding reading it, because I practiced (accurately) that it would make me an emotional mess while reading it. I think at one point on a plane ride, I was sobbing and pulled my face mask completely over my face to try to hide my tears, just sitting there crying, and the flight attendants were probably like, WTF is going on. But it was a fantastic read - I think everyone should read this book at some point in their lives. Very thankful to the author as well - truly amazing person. kittyriot - thanks for recommending this one to me a while ago. Acid for the Children was surprisingly good, and I loved The Storyteller as well. I’ve been on a Russia kick and highly recommend The Spy and the Traitor, based on the true story of Oleg Gordievsky, who was a KGB officer that defected to MI6. Fascinating and I couldn’t put it down. I DNF The Soul of an Octopus - I found the author annoying. But I’ll probably reduce my consumption of octopus now. |
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Post by Taitai on Apr 28, 2022 23:08:09 GMT -6
byjove I have the most recent Lady Sherlock and Virginia Speedwell books on hold - what did you think of them? Most excited for Miss Moriarty, I Presume? The Speedwell books - to me - seem to have jumped the shark after that really good one, where they were all stuck on an island.
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Post by adelbert on Apr 28, 2022 23:21:47 GMT -6
I’ve been terrible and don’t think I’ve really come into the book thread for like all of 2022 😬😬😬 This month we took a long Scandinavian/arctic circle vacation, which gave me more opportunity to do some reading. I always seem to read more when there are long plane rides and train rides happening in my life. Here are the books I read this month: -Half of A Yellow Sun -The Spy and the Traitor -Acid for the Children (Flea from RHCP) -From Cradle to Stage (Virginia Grohl) -The Storyteller (Dave Grohl) -When Breath Becomes Air -Our Woman In Moscow -The Tao of Bill Murray When Breath Becomes Air was one of the most important and thought-provoking books I have ever read in my life. I’d been avoiding reading it, because I practiced (accurately) that it would make me an emotional mess while reading it. I think at one point on a plane ride, I was sobbing and pulled my face mask completely over my face to try to hide my tears, just sitting there crying, and the flight attendants were probably like, WTF is going on. But it was a fantastic read - I think everyone should read this book at some point in their lives. Very thankful to the author as well - truly amazing person. kittyriot - thanks for recommending this one to me a while ago. Acid for the Children was surprisingly good, and I loved The Storyteller as well. I’ve been on a Russia kick and highly recommend The Spy and the Traitor, based on the true story of Oleg Gordievsky, who was a KGB officer that defected to MI6. Fascinating and I couldn’t put it down. I DNF The Soul of an Octopus - I found the author annoying. But I’ll probably reduce my consumption of octopus now. Ooh tell me about your trip! Where did you go specifically? What were your favorite spots? My mom is coming to visit for 2 weeks and H and I are probably going to go to Stockholm for a few days. We've both never been. |
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Post by Taitai on Apr 28, 2022 23:31:02 GMT -6
I’ve been terrible and don’t think I’ve really come into the book thread for like all of 2022 😬😬😬 This month we took a long Scandinavian/arctic circle vacation, which gave me more opportunity to do some reading. I always seem to read more when there are long plane rides and train rides happening in my life. Here are the books I read this month: -Half of A Yellow Sun -The Spy and the Traitor -Acid for the Children (Flea from RHCP) -From Cradle to Stage (Virginia Grohl) -The Storyteller (Dave Grohl) -When Breath Becomes Air -Our Woman In Moscow -The Tao of Bill Murray When Breath Becomes Air was one of the most important and thought-provoking books I have ever read in my life. I’d been avoiding reading it, because I practiced (accurately) that it would make me an emotional mess while reading it. I think at one point on a plane ride, I was sobbing and pulled my face mask completely over my face to try to hide my tears, just sitting there crying, and the flight attendants were probably like, WTF is going on. But it was a fantastic read - I think everyone should read this book at some point in their lives. Very thankful to the author as well - truly amazing person. kittyriot - thanks for recommending this one to me a while ago. Acid for the Children was surprisingly good, and I loved The Storyteller as well. I’ve been on a Russia kick and highly recommend The Spy and the Traitor, based on the true story of Oleg Gordievsky, who was a KGB officer that defected to MI6. Fascinating and I couldn’t put it down. I DNF The Soul of an Octopus - I found the author annoying. But I’ll probably reduce my consumption of octopus now. Ooh tell me about your trip! Where did you go specifically? What were your favorite spots? My mom is coming to visit for 2 weeks and H and I are probably going to go to Stockholm for a few days. We've both never been. PDQ We went to Finland, and it was absolutely awesome. Mostly we were in Lapland, but we did have a few days to explore Helsinki as well. Lapland really reminds me of the upper Midwest back in the states, like northern Minnesota and northern WI/Michigan UP. The skiing was pretty good, and we ate tons of salmon and reindeer while up there, lol. Dog sled rides, Santa visit, sauna time, reindeer Safari - did the whole thing and it was magical for the boys (4 and 7), since they still wholeheartedly believe in Santa. Helsinki has so many great museums, and we were pleasantly surprised by all of the diversity of food as well. Very artistic and culturally rich place, in my opinion. I would love to go back to Helsinki in the summer or fall, when the temps are warmer. Your trip to Stockholm/Sweden sounds exciting - what do you plan to do? |
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Post by Lormor on Apr 29, 2022 4:01:05 GMT -6
I've just finished Forgive me, by Susan Lewis. It was an audiobook with two narrators. I enjoyed it.
Mother and teenage daughter on the run from abusive husband. Grandmother joins them. Settle in new place, with new identities, meet new people. Stuff happens.
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Post by adelbert on Apr 29, 2022 5:15:20 GMT -6
Taitai One of my best friends grew up in Finland and her mother and brother still live there and she visits all the time. I'll have to tell her how much you liked it! We can actually get super cheap flights to Helsinki. We want to do a girls trip there eventually but normally we want to go somewhere warmer when we go. I'm waiting to book flights until a week out because I only want to do Stockholm if the weather is good. If we go, we'll check out the city, do a bit of shopping and then go to lots of bars and restaurants, and maybe do a bit of hiking. Basically what we do everywhere we go 😉.
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Post by abs on Apr 29, 2022 5:47:16 GMT -6
I got a few chapters into The Guncle, and I gave up. I’m really annoyed at how rude the uncle is to the poor kids who just lost their mom. It wasn’t cute to read about a 40-something who talks down to small children. That’s part of the character arc, and I enjoyed it, but I have seen quite a few negative reviews of this book, so you’re definitely not alone! This is one of those polarizing books you mentioned for sure! I loved The Guncle and found it charming but I can see why others hated it. It’s 100% character driven and if you don’t connect to Patrick you won’t like it. |
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Post by abs on Apr 29, 2022 6:22:33 GMT -6
Finished Part of Your World by Abby Jiminez last night. Very cute. Her books do not disappoint. Rom-com's but with depth and good character development. Definitely recommend this one!
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Post by junch817 on Apr 29, 2022 6:28:52 GMT -6
I needed to attack some of the BOTM books on my shelf, so I just started Will Smith’s book. He definitely isn’t my favorite person right now, so that has left a bad taste in my mouth, but I have been looking forward to reading this since I heard he wrote a book.
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Post by angelashly on Apr 29, 2022 6:52:57 GMT -6
Finished Part of Your World by Abby Jiminez last night. Very cute. Her books do not disappoint. Rom-com's but with depth and good character development. Definitely recommend this one! Ohh this is a BOTM choice |
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Post by gingy on Apr 29, 2022 6:59:22 GMT -6
I read Kate Spencer’s In a New York Minute yesterday. Very much enjoyed. I’ve listened to the Forever35 podcast since nearly the beginning, so I could totally hear Kate and enjoyed some subtle F35 references.
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Post by mintyblueair on Apr 29, 2022 7:03:25 GMT -6
I find it interesting, too! I can think of a few that were spoken highly of here that fell completely flat for me. Under the Whispering Door and The Midnight Library come to mind. I read The Midnight Library from the suggestions here and fell flat for me too. Under the Whispering Door was good but I didn't LOVE it. I've read all the Colleen Hoover books and are they masterpieces? No. But I know what I'm getting into with her and they're always really easy speedreads and pretty consistent in that way that keeps me coming back. I couldn't even finish The Midnight Library, it was so bad 😑 I haven't read any Colleen Hoover but I have Verity on my shelf. If I ever get through my library books I'm excited to read it and see where I stand in the love/hate divide. |
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Post by angelashly on Apr 29, 2022 7:03:30 GMT -6
I started In My Dreams I hold a Knife and I am very into it. I got about 120 pages in.
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Post by wedding on Apr 29, 2022 7:06:50 GMT -6
I started reading Summer Sons and decided not to finish. I read about a quarter of the book and was already exhausted by the constant hinting at something but not saying it. And the main character was a douche.
I’m going to start A Good Girls Guide to Murder today.
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Post by Cher on Apr 29, 2022 7:10:09 GMT -6
I didn’t love The Guncle. But I’ve complained about enough books this month. Gotta leave something for May.
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Post by Taitai on Apr 29, 2022 7:22:07 GMT -6
adelbert You should totally get to Helsinki, and Lapland - if you can swing it. I think early April was the perfect time for Lapland. Still lots of snow, but 12 hours of daylight and temps around -1 to -3 C. Hardly any tourists at all. We had most places to ourselves and it was amazing. The Santa Claus Express VR overnight sleeper train from Helsinki to Rovamieni is fun - not particularly themed or decked out for Christmas or anything like that, but there are nice views once you get up north and the upstairs rooms with a private bath are nice. My kids had never been on an overnight train before, so that was exciting for them to sleep in the bunk beds. Your plans for Stockholm sound great - I have heard it’s such a nice city in the summer. It’s on my list as well.
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Post by Taitai on Apr 29, 2022 7:27:54 GMT -6
Oh, another book I DNF was Backman’s Anxious People. I’m kind of over his present tense, brisk writing style, and I just couldn’t get into it. I know the 3rd Beartown book is now out, and I’m debating on whether to give it a try. I liked the first one, and then the writing style started to grate on me during the second one (which I DID finish)….I don’t know if I should just power through and finish the series.
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Post by Pistol on Apr 29, 2022 7:28:49 GMT -6
This is super late, but I have some suggestions! Since your husband tends to go for non-fiction, I wonder if he’d be interested in some non-fiction books that are written in a narrative style (or with less of a dry subject matter) and still really engaging. My H is the same way, and he tends to do better with non-fiction books….he just really can’t get into fiction. I read these recently and thought they were great: - The Spy and the Traitor by Ben Macintyre - Acid for the Children by Flea from the RHCP - Dave Grohl’s The Storyteller -Deep Survival by Laurence Gonzales -Comedy Sex God by Pete Holmes I’m currently reading How to be Perfect by Michael Schur (creator of The Good Place and Parks and Recreation and former writer on The Office), and it’s so, so good. Finally - I think your H would really like The Changing World Order by Ray Dalio (renowned hedge fund guy) Amazing! I made him a good reads so I can put all of these suggestions in one place. So I will add these. Thank you! Would he be interested in lawyer type suspense books? Perhaps some John Grisham? The Innocent Man is a true story. |
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Post by Cher on Apr 29, 2022 7:29:43 GMT -6
Amazing! I made him a good reads so I can put all of these suggestions in one place. So I will add these. Thank you! Would he be interested in lawyer type suspense books? Perhaps some John Grisham? The Innocent Man is a true story. I will add it to his Good Reads! |
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Post by abs on Apr 29, 2022 7:41:10 GMT -6
I started In My Dreams I hold a Knife and I am very into it. I got about 120 pages in. College, Greek Life, affairs, murder IT HAS IT ALL This book wasn't on my radar at all because the title is weird (yes I judge books by covers and titles) but this sounds fun. The library had it so I will start this one next! |
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Post by byjove on Apr 29, 2022 7:48:32 GMT -6
byjove I have the most recent Lady Sherlock and Virginia Speedwell books on hold - what did you think of them? Most excited for Miss Moriarty, I Presume? The Speedwell books - to me - seem to have jumped the shark after that really good one, where they were all stuck on an island. Miss Moriarity was great. I agree since A Dangerous Collaboration the Veronica books have been good but not AMAZING- BUT I will say I enjoyed An Impossible Imposter much more than the last couple. We start really dealing with VS's baggage, which I think was sorely needed. I gave it 4.5 stars (I rarely do 5). Definitely worth giving it a try. |
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Post by icedcoffee on Apr 29, 2022 7:49:15 GMT -6
I read that! And I loved the ending. I feel that was how it was supposed to end and a lot of times books don't go there What did you have in your head? I didn't see Wendy as being fake. I dunno. I guess I didn't really feel like Cam was to blame for Joan falling down the stairs. That felt a bit of a stretch compared to the other losses that were more straightforward of you did this and you need to pay type thing. I guess I thought maybe Cam and Wendy would take down 0001 together or something. But the actual ending shows just how much grief can grab ahold. My only confusion though was did Joan lose a sibling? There's parts where Cam talks about her sessions with Joan and i got a little confused on that for whatever reason. Yeah I definitely thought it would be more "scandalous" than her accidentally falling. I can see how she blamed her since she was being obsessive and kept calling even after she told her to stop. But it sounded like she fell from being drunk really
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Post by angelashly on Apr 29, 2022 8:08:23 GMT -6
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Post by gingy on Apr 29, 2022 8:22:33 GMT -6
I have to quit coming in here. I will never finish my TBR.
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