January Book Log - open to all

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Finishing up Ask Again, Yes. Pretty good. Would like to have learned more about two of the characters. Anyone else read it?

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Anonymous wrote:Hamnet, Maggie O’Farrell, 8/10. Much about it was beautiful, moving, compelling. I expected more to be done connecting it with Hamlet/really more connection to Shakespeare’s work over all. In the end I found the Shakespeare connection a little extraneous.

Yes, I feel the same way. Mine is 7/10.

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Anonymous wrote:Finishing up Ask Again, Yes. Pretty good. Would like to have learned more about two of the characters. Anyone else read it?

I read it a couple of years ago so I don't remember the details but I remember loving it. I often love troubled love stories. Flawed characters who yearn to be together despite obstacles is my favorite type of book. Extra points if they have childhood history.

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Anonymous wrote:Finishing up Ask Again, Yes. Pretty good. Would like to have learned more about two of the characters. Anyone else read it?

I read it a couple of years ago so I don't remember the details but I remember loving it. I often love troubled love stories. Flawed characters who yearn to be together despite obstacles is my favorite type of book. Extra points if they have childhood history.

Emma Straub PP here. I loved this book too. Maybe you would enjoy The Dearly Beloved by Cara Walls, French Braid by Anne Tyler, We Are the Brennans by Tracey Lange, and possibly Circe by Madeline Miller.

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Anonymous wrote:Finishing up Ask Again, Yes. Pretty good. Would like to have learned more about two of the characters. Anyone else read it?

I read it a couple of years ago so I don't remember the details but I remember loving it. I often love troubled love stories. Flawed characters who yearn to be together despite obstacles is my favorite type of book. Extra points if they have childhood history.

If you like troubled love stories, I think you would enjoy The Paper Palace.

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Anonymous wrote:Finishing up Ask Again, Yes. Pretty good. Would like to have learned more about two of the characters. Anyone else read it?

I read it a couple of years ago so I don't remember the details but I remember loving it. I often love troubled love stories. Flawed characters who yearn to be together despite obstacles is my favorite type of book. Extra points if they have childhood history.

If you like troubled love stories, I think you would enjoy The Paper Palace.

I've read it and liked it, thanks for the suggestion though!

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Anonymous wrote:Finishing up Ask Again, Yes. Pretty good. Would like to have learned more about two of the characters. Anyone else read it?

I read this too and found it surprisingly good with great character development. I like this kind of troubled family fiction too haha.

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Anonymous wrote:Finishing up Ask Again, Yes. Pretty good. Would like to have learned more about two of the characters. Anyone else read it?

Yes! I remember loving it by the end. Thank you for reminding me of this one. It brings to mind Mrs. Everything by Jennifer Weiner - I am usually not a fan of hers, but did enjoy that one.

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Anonymous wrote:Hamnet, Maggie O’Farrell, 8/10. Much about it was beautiful, moving, compelling. I expected more to be done connecting it with Hamlet/really more connection to Shakespeare’s work over all. In the end I found the Shakespeare connection a little extraneous.

Yes, I feel the same way. Mine is 7/10.

This is good to know as I have a copy I've not yet started. I wonder if she did that just as a jumping off point for sales? (I ask cynically).

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Anonymous wrote:Love this! I read four books in the last few weeks:

1. The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post: 8.5/10
2. 100 Years of Lenni and Margot: 8/10
3. Lessons in Chemistry: 10/10
4. Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow: 6.5/10

I was at the Hillwood Estate just today! I was wondering if there were any good books about Marjorie Post, so thanks for the timely recommendation. I love the historical fiction genre, so I’m looking forward to this.

[Anonymous]

Reading "The Secret Lives of Church Girls". No Idea what its about but I needed a book and saw it so I checked it out of the library.

[Anonymous]

Almost finished w Poisonwood Bible, next up is Jessica Simpson’s autobiography (heard from multiple people it’s great), then Caste.

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I just finished “So This Is Ever After,” by FT Lukens.

It’s YA, and more enjoyable than I expected. Funny and heartfelt. A delightful little romp. I would be happy to read the continuing adventures of Arek and his companions.

Snippet from the blurb “Arek hadn’t thought much about what would happen after he completed the prophecy that said he was destined to save the Kingdom of Ere from its evil ruler. So now that he’s finally managed to (somewhat clumsily) behead the evil king (turns out magical swords yanked from bogs don’t come pre-sharpened), he and his rag-tag group of quest companions are at a bit of a loss for what to do next. …”

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Sing, Unburied Sing. Is that worth reading? Well I'm starting it. We'll see.

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Over the holiday break, I breezed through all of Abbi Waxman's books. They are separate novels but have characters that recurring, which is fun. Also just finished The Foundling by Ann Leary -- so good (as are all of her books and her non-fiction book about having a very premature baby in England.