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It’s August, what are you reading?
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Anonymous
| I’m reading Shark Heart, a recommendation from here. Will report back once I finish. |
Anonymous
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sugar, baby
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Anonymous
| The Year of Pleasures by Elizabeth Berg. |
Anonymous
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Just finished The Whispers by Ashley Audrain-
Recommend |
Anonymous
| Actually, in a thread on DCUM in an argument about ... something? someone told someone else to go read about The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace and I looked it up, got intrigued and I'm picking it up from the library tomorrow! |
Anonymous
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The Woman in Me: Britney Spears
Post Captain by Patrick O Brian |
Anonymous
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Last month I listened to "Dear Mrs. Bird" by A.J. Pearce. I thought the book was awesome so I looked up the author to see what else she has written. Turns out she wrote 2 sequels to Dear Mrs. Bird, so I downloaded both sequels from overdrive and am currently listening to them.
They are all set in London during WW II. In book one, a young woman sees an ad for someone to work at a women's magazine. She thought she would be a war correspondent but instead the job is to sort through mail for an advice columnist. The columnist is an older woman who refuses to address anything "unpleasant". The letters from people with real problems are supposed to go in the trash. Our protagonist feels sorry for the letter writers and sometimes writes them back personally, signing the letters as though they were from the advice columnist. In book two, the former advice columnist has transferred to a magazine for livestock owners and our protagonist has taken over the advice column. She also starts writing a series of articles about women doing war work. I have just started book three. So far what has happened is that the former owner of the magazine, which has been in publication for 48 years, has died and left it to his niece. The niece thinks the articles in the magazine are depressing (hello - there is a war going on) and she wants to make changes. The author is writing a 4th book in the series, to be published next year. |
Anonymous
| Vanishing Half |
Anonymous
Oh I love Elizabeth Berg! I have read several of her books but have not read this one yet. |
Anonymous
This book WRECKED me. Speaking of books we picked up from random threads on DCUM. In one about two hikers who died I believe in Bryce Canyon last month, someone mentioned a book called Over the Edge: Death in Grand Canyon. I ordered it for $5 on Thriftbooks. It turns out there’s so many ways to die in the Grand Canyon that the book separates them into categories: falling, exposure, the Colorado River itself, etc. Fascinating book. |
Anonymous
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Anne of Green Gables - we were just in PEI and I'd wanted to finish it before we were there but even though it's a delightful book I am finding it a slog!
Then going to be reading a friend's new book (I am interviewing her on stage for an event) and not sure after that. Something weird, well written, and short, hopefully, if anyone has a suggestion. |
Anonymous
Have you watched the CBC Anne of Green Gables miniseries with Megan Follows? It is so good. |
Anonymous
| A Walk in the Park by Kevin Fedarko about his and his buddy's effort to hike the length of the Grand Canyon. HIGHLY recommend. |
Anonymous
| A Walk in the Park by Kevin Fedarko about his and his buddy's effort to hike the length of the Grand Canyon. HIGHLY recommend. |
Anonymous
I haven't yet but thanks for the rec!! |