In a(nother) book slump - help me DCUM!
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I was the OP of this thread: https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/935878.page
I read a lot of the suggested books! But I feel like the well has run dry...ever since I finished every Tana French novel a few months ago, I haven't been able to find anything to read. I've picked up random books at the library that looked interesting, but haven't been able to get into any of them! I like classics...well-written/high-quality mysteries...quirky stories... Help!!! |
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Here are some recent books I've read that I really enjoyed:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/78296909-the-leftover-woman https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61897971-the-quiet-tenant https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/123036004-the-berry-pickers |
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Thank you! I noted those down, the 2nd and 3rd look particularly good. --OP |
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| Recent publications mystery that I really enjoyed: Death in the Spires by KJ Charles |
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| You said in your other post that you like well written chick lit - have you read anything by Sophie Cousens? I read The Good Part first (based on a recommendation from here), and that one was probably my favorite, but I also enjoyed This Time Next Year, Just Haven't Met You Yet, and Before I Do. She has a new one for 2024 that I will read at some point. |
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| If you read The Alice Network, recommended on your other post, and liked it, try The Rose Code. I think those are her two best ones and I actually preferred The Rose Code slightly but they're both really good. |
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| I do like well written chick lit! I will check out Sophie Cousens...and to the other PP, I never got to The Alice Network from the original list but definitely should with a second recommendation. Noting that one down now. The KJ Charles book also looks great. You guys are lifesavers!! --OP |
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| Try I'm Fxxking Amazing by Anoushka Warden. Its new this month. |
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| I am in a memoir era. I just finished Minka Kelly and Moshe Kasher (total coincidence they have the same initials) and am now reading Maggie Nichols memoir. |
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Yet another thread where I will recc the Sarah Caudwell books (starting with Thus was Adonis Murdered).
Laurie King is also good (she has a Sherlock Holmes adjacent series and a modern detective). Or Elizabeth George. Or Daughter of Time if you never read it. The Thursday Murder Club series is decent. Aside from mysteries, I enjoyed the Rachel Incident and Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow. |
Anonymous
Thank you! I will check those out. I read Tomorrow & Tomorrow & Tomorrow and had mixed feelings about it. --OP |
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| Curtis Sittenfeld? (“American Wife,” “The Man of My Dreams,” “Romantic Comedy” etc etc) |
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Laurie Frankel's new book, Family Family was very good.
First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston is a great mystery/thriller. If you like historical fiction, The Frozen River by Ariel Lawthon is excellent. I'm not normally a historical fiction reader, but my book club chose this and I love it. This might be a stretch but you said you like quirky stories - Skippy Dies by Paul Murray. I loved it. Some others I've loved recently are: The Hop by Diana Clarke The Glorious Heresies by Lisa McInerney The Rachel Incident by Caroline O'Donoghue None of This is True by Lisa Jewell Darling Girls by Sally Hepworth James by Percival Everett |
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This list looks great! I actually picked up another novel by Paul Murray (An evening of long goodbyes) and initially liked it but it didn't quite work for me and I DNF. But, looking at reviews online many people said Skippy Dies was better so I may try to grab that one. --OP |
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| If you like historical then the Ariana Franklin books (Mistress of Death) are good (along with Daughter of Time) |