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Post by jedi on Nov 21, 2018 22:37:00 GMT -6
Finally finished Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty. 2.5/5 stars. Anyone else typically a Moriarty fan? It’s been awhile since I’ve read one of her books but I thought I liked them. This one was kinda boring. Two of my friends read it and rated it 4/5 though. So maybe it’s just me. Although there are a few 1 star reviews by ppl who love her books but think this one fell short. I saw your rating for this book and I took it off my library hold list. The author is hit or miss for me. Wasn’t Thunderhead amazing
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Post by CestLaVie on Nov 22, 2018 9:35:10 GMT -6
Finally finished Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty. 2.5/5 stars. Anyone else typically a Moriarty fan? It’s been awhile since I’ve read one of her books but I thought I liked them. This one was kinda boring. Two of my friends read it and rated it 4/5 though. So maybe it’s just me. Although there are a few 1 star reviews by ppl who love her books but think this one fell short. I saw your rating for this book and I took it off my library hold list. The author is hit or miss for me. Same here. My favourite was The Husband's Secret, felt so so about Big Little Lies. I've had Truly Madly Guilty forever and haven't gotten into it yet.
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Post by jedi on Nov 22, 2018 11:40:48 GMT -6
I saw your rating for this book and I took it off my library hold list. The author is hit or miss for me. Same here. My favourite was The Husband's Secret, felt so so about Big Little Lies. I've had Truly Madly Guilty forever and haven't gotten into it yet. It’s a similar style to big little lies
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Post by 45thparallel on Nov 23, 2018 5:47:07 GMT -6
I saw your rating for this book and I took it off my library hold list. The author is hit or miss for me. Wasn’t Thunderhead amazing The cliffhanger at the end!! So. Good. I can’t wait for the next one.
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Post by 45thparallel on Nov 24, 2018 20:03:55 GMT -6
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Post by jedi on Nov 26, 2018 11:50:31 GMT -6
Zach Morris? Mmmm not sure how I feel about that. Amy was white in my mind too. So that’s going to take some getting used to.
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Post by jedi on Nov 26, 2018 11:51:12 GMT -6
I might give up on Orphans Tale. I’m just not loving it.
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Post by jedi on Nov 26, 2018 14:05:43 GMT -6
45thparallel I loved Scythe so much I’m reading another series by him. I’m almost halfway already.
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Post by shellyr on Nov 26, 2018 22:42:01 GMT -6
I just finished The Wildlands. I don't recommend it.
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Post by jedi on Nov 27, 2018 6:55:55 GMT -6
I just finished The Wildlands. I don't recommend it. What do you think you’ll read next?
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Post by shellyr on Nov 28, 2018 17:41:41 GMT -6
I just finished The Wildlands. I don't recommend it. What do you think you’ll read next? I need suggestions! I would like to read Michelle Obama's book but I don't have it yet. I'm also interested in another thriller to read for fun. I always, always re-read David Sedaris Holidays on Ice around this time very year.
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Post by CestLaVie on Dec 3, 2018 21:54:49 GMT -6
shellyr I liked the good daughter I'm reading Joyful and it's actually been so good. I got it thinking it was just a run of the mill happiness book but its about design and creating joyful spaces using colour and light and shapes and art. So interesting. It reminds me of coconutbacon actually! Haha I associate you with joyful art 😊
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Post by 45thparallel on Dec 4, 2018 10:42:02 GMT -6
jedi I gave myself a new, ambitious reading goal. I want to read 100 books by the end of the year. For you that’s only one more book! What is your goal again?
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Post by jedi on Dec 4, 2018 13:53:57 GMT -6
jedi I gave myself a new, ambitious reading goal. I want to read 100 books by the end of the year. For you that’s only one more book! What is your goal again? It was 60. I was hoping for 100 after I reached it
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Post by CestLaVie on Dec 5, 2018 11:54:27 GMT -6
45thparallel, jedi, you guys are awesome!! I have been racing "you are 4 books behind schedule" since the summer hahaha. I am now at 2 books behind (for 52)
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Post by 45thparallel on Dec 5, 2018 12:25:29 GMT -6
45thparallel, jedi, you guys are awesome!! I have been racing "you are 4 books behind schedule" since the summer hahaha. I am now at 2 books behind (for 52) You can do this! To motivate me I have all the books lined up to reach my goal so I don’t “waste time” trying to figure out what to read.
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Post by jedi on Dec 23, 2018 14:34:03 GMT -6
What are people’s goals for next year
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Post by 45thparallel on Dec 23, 2018 14:39:59 GMT -6
I’m ONE book away from 100!
I don’t think I’ll aim as high for next year bc I want to read a few series that are all BIG books. So I think I’ll aim for 60 books.
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Post by jedi on Dec 23, 2018 17:04:41 GMT -6
I’m ONE book away from 100! I don’t think I’ll aim as high for next year bc I want to read a few series that are all BIG books. So I think I’ll aim for 60 books. I’m starting with 52. I am going to likely be working part time some evenings and weekends so my read time will be reduced a lot
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Post by jedi on Dec 23, 2018 17:05:10 GMT -6
We were the lucky ones took awhile but it was great.
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Post by 45thparallel on Dec 23, 2018 17:12:05 GMT -6
We were the lucky ones took awhile but it was great. I saw your rating and I was on the fence but I’ll read it. Was it the ebook version you read. They typically take me longer than audio bc I Have to find the time to sit down to actually dedicate to reading.
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Post by jedi on Dec 23, 2018 22:47:02 GMT -6
We were the lucky ones took awhile but it was great. I saw your rating and I was on the fence but I’ll read it. Was it the ebook version you read. They typically take me longer than audio bc I Have to find the time to sit down to actually dedicate to reading. It was a hard copy. You see so close too 100!
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Post by 45thparallel on Dec 26, 2018 6:03:20 GMT -6
jedi I hit my goal of 100 books with shatter me. I know it’s on your list so FYI: I can’t tell if I am just utterly confused or the book just had no plot (or a realllllllllllly simplistic one?). The writing made me double to sincerity of characters and I have no idea what is going on in the “world”. But, Ive read that a lot is explained in book 2 so I’m going to push forward.
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Post by jedi on Dec 26, 2018 17:08:51 GMT -6
jedi I hit my goal of 100 books with shatter me. I know it’s on your list so FYI: I can’t tell if I am just utterly confused or the book just had no plot (or a realllllllllllly simplistic one?). The writing made me double to sincerity of characters and I have no idea what is going on in the “world”. But, Ive read that a lot is explained in book 2 so I’m going to push forward. I actually own that one. So I’ll have to read it. Lol
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Post by 45thparallel on Dec 26, 2018 18:13:37 GMT -6
jedi I hit my goal of 100 books with shatter me. I know it’s on your list so FYI: I can’t tell if I am just utterly confused or the book just had no plot (or a realllllllllllly simplistic one?). The writing made me double to sincerity of characters and I have no idea what is going on in the “world”. But, Ive read that a lot is explained in book 2 so I’m going to push forward. I actually own that one. So I’ll have to read it. Lol Oh my. I can’t imagine how awful really reading it would be. With all the repetition and scratched out text. And all the totally confusing comparisons aren’t as bad when it is spoken and I don’t have to think to hard about it. Lol.
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Post by 45thparallel on Dec 27, 2018 10:52:49 GMT -6
jedi I hit my goal of 100 books with shatter me. I know it’s on your list so FYI: I can’t tell if I am just utterly confused or the book just had no plot (or a realllllllllllly simplistic one?). The writing made me double to sincerity of characters and I have no idea what is going on in the “world”. But, Ive read that a lot is explained in book 2 so I’m going to push forward. I actually own that one. So I’ll have to read it. Lol Book 2 is much better.
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Post by CestLaVie on Dec 27, 2018 16:09:07 GMT -6
I'm going to 52 again. It keeps me on my toes! Haha I am at 51 with 4 days to go...
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Post by jedi on Dec 27, 2018 16:12:43 GMT -6
The silent patient is.... decent so far. It’s keeping me interested but it’s slow at the same time. If that makes sense.
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Post by 45thparallel on Dec 27, 2018 18:17:21 GMT -6
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Post by 45thparallel on Dec 27, 2018 18:25:35 GMT -6
I think I’ll put my goal even lower. I’ve decided I’m finally going to read the Wheel of Time series. I’m ready for it.
It’s 14 books: 17 days, 11 hrs, and 30 minutes of audiobook listening.
ETA: if I only listen to this while I drive to work, it will take me 139 work days/30 weeks. I’m not intimidated at all...
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