Book recommendation

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I enjoy seeing what other people are reading. But I get annoyed reading a list of book titles with zero description. Please include a few adjectives about your book. Or let us know why you loved or hated the book. That would be helpful for me anyway. I'm going to check out the pp's fb rec. Thanks

Me too, a list only is utterly meaningless.

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I just finished Fates and Furies and I really liked it. It tells two versions of a story of a couple - his (Fates) and hers (Furies). It's not a love story - it dives into what made these people tick and how they came together, but also about how perception is key. It can get a little over-the-top in terms of mythology references, but it was an excellent read.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I enjoy seeing what other people are reading. But I get annoyed reading a list of book titles with zero description. Please include a few adjectives about your book. Or let us know why you loved or hated the book. That would be helpful for me anyway. I'm going to check out the pp's fb rec. Thanks

Who has time to lay out plots of books. Google the titles and read a synopsis for yourself.

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I just finished an extremely well written biography: "Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life"

It is long ( for me at least, 500 pages) and took me a little while to warm up to it, but so glad I stuck with it. A very talented woman who had a mother who constantly harped at her about her weight, even after she was a successful author. The depictions of life as a "housewife" in the 50's are always interesting to me. She had bouts with depression and agoraphobia. Now I want to read some of her books that I've never read, and there are quite a few.

I also recently read "Patient H.M." (these books were both recommended by the WaPo) and loved it as well. It's about a patient who had experimental surgery to try and treat his seizures but became severely amnesic after the procedure, both short and long term memory. (He could have a convo with you and then 10 minutes later forget he ever met you). There is a lot of details about rampant psychosurgery that was performed in the 50's and 60's and the medical ethics involved. The author's grandfather was the surgeon who performed H.M's surgery and there are family skeletons revealed during the book as well. This book broke my heart.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The Good Lord Bird by James McBride
Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
Olive Kitteredge by Elizabeth Stroud
A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

I greatly enjoyed all of these and have reread them all at least once. On my list to read:

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

Evicted is very good as a PP suggested.

Loved this. Did you see there was a review of Stroud's new book in WaPo today? Looks like it is another outstanding book for Stroud (and us)!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm an avid reader too, and although I love DCUM, it's not a good site for book threads. I switched to a FB group called "Coffee & a Good Book". It's a great group, full of active, helpful posters. No drama, no self promoting or spam.

As far as books go, I've been busy reading books by Chevy Stevens. They are fast paced, thriller books, but they should come with a trigger warning. They have some physical and sexual violence.

I just realized there is more than one page. Here is the link if anyone is interested.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/coffeeandagoodbookgroup/

Thank you for this! I will check it out!

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I'm reading lots of fluff right now and am really enjoying it! Read all of Mary Kay Andrews. Catching up on some Lisa scottoline books based on the lawyer firm. Catching the last couple of Mary Higgins Clark ones I've missed. And loving Sandra brown. Works no n some of her very early stuff now

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The Accusation by Bandi (pseudonym)