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what are you reading for july?
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Im reading Our Mutual Friend.
It’s turning out to be one of my favorite Dickens books. Very funny. |
Anonymous
Thanks for mentioning. I didn’t realize Tracy Chevalier, who went to BCC high school, has a new book out. I love Venice. |
Anonymous
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Just got a ping that a new book by one of my favorite writers came off waitlist!!!! That’s such an exciting feeling. Just in time, because I’d been reading some real duds lately.
Good Material, Dolly Alderton |
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Just finished All Fours by Miranda July - liked it okay. Probably will like it a bit better in a few days. I enjoyed the read and at 41 could definitely relate to plenty of it. The child born a they was a bit bothersome to me, it just didn't seem to fit really. But I liked most of the rest of the book. Undecided if I'll keep it on my bookshelves.
A Great Country by Shilpi Somaya Gowda - didn't like. Could not read. Was a Costco impulse buy. Will read Earthflown or The Goldfinch next, still undecided. |
Anonymous
This sounds right up my alley. Thanks for the tip! |
Anonymous
I can’t wait to read Same As It Ever Was! I’m about 3/4 through Good Material by Dolly Alderton. I like it, not sure how much of a favorite it will end up being though. |
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In the Garden of the Righteous by Richard Horowitz. It gets a bit muddled at times with all the dozens of people’s names but I like the overall storytelling.
On the Rez by Ian Frazier. I really liked this one. The existence of an entire continent of societies and nations that was almost obliterated never ceases to hold my attention and Frazier writes a really good wander. Just started Chernobyl by Serhii Plokhy. I liked Midnight in Chernobyl and the background that it provided to the events and this one starts out with a different set of background. |
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Finished Something in the Water, by Catherine Steadman. Holy moly, this book was ridiculous. Started out great (promising a taut thriller), then unfortunately devolved into increasingly improbable scenarios with the main character., who acts as dumb as a box of rocks with making bad decision after bad decision. The twist at the ending could've been seen a mile away.
Started Hello Beautiful by Anne Napolitano. So far so good. It took forever to get this one from the library b/c so many holds on it. Also started Katie Ledecky's memoir. I've always admired her as a former competitive distance swimmer myself - in addition to being the GOAT female swimmer (some might say this honor belongs to Dawn Fraser or Tracy Caulkins), she's also an excellent role model for athletes everywhere. |
Anonymous
| China Rich Girlfriend by Kevin Kwan |
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I’m 51 and just finished All Fours. I definitely enjoyed parts of it and related to the big picture themes around aging. And it was a book that kept me reading. But I’m not sure how I felt about it overall because the main character was really tough for me to relate to or “get”. (I thought the “they” stuff the character but not the overall story). |
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| Reading The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon. It's historical fiction based on my favorite nonfiction book, A Midwife's Tale by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich. I'm really enjoying it. Takes place in colonial Maine and follows the life of Martha Ballard, a midwife who kept a daily dairy. |
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I agree with you, that book was ridiculous. I wanted to like it and did not. |
Anonymous
| I’m reading Less by Andrew Sean Greer and really liking it so far. I’m about 20% of the way through. It’s funny and very gentle. |
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“Klara and the Sun.”
It’s making me feel very uneasy. |
Anonymous
I loved Same As It Ever Was. Touching characters and well-written |