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It’s August, what are you reading?
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Anonymous
| I just finished The Measure and I can’t stop thinking about it. It was intriguing. Also about 50 pages too long. But the idea … |
Anonymous
I thought the concept was interesting, but the book itself poorly written and too long. Inasmuch as a book can be designed for book club, I think this one is though. It lends itself perfectly to discussions of would you look at your string, why or why not, what would be the pros and cons. |
Anonymous
| Carrie Soto is Back, I’ve been enjoying Taylor Jenkins Reid’s books, except Daisy Jones and the Six, I found that one hard to finish. |
Anonymous
| i read all the diary of a wimpy kid books and i’m only 45 |
Anonymous
| I’m reading and not loving “Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow.” It’s getting close to DNF for me. |
Anonymous
The premise was intriguing but after about 100 pages I was done. (Rare DNF for me.) I found the characters so dull and underwritten--sort of just widgets to be run through the overarching concept. |
Anonymous
| (Sort of) on the recommendation of DCUM, I read the Berry Pickers. I found it just okay. Enjoyed the first third or so of the book, and the dueling narratives of the family and Norma. I also liked that the central secret was never really treated as a “secret”... But the book just meandered along and I ended up feeling like “what was the point?” A sort of unfair criticism since what really is the “point” of any fiction, but still, I guess the dénouement was pretty underwhelming. |
Anonymous
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I just got an ARC of “Absolution,” which is a follow up to the Southern Reach trilogy (they made a movie out of the first one, “Annihilation.”)
I’m so excited to read it but feel as though I need to reread books 1-3 again first! So conflicted. |
Anonymous
If you don't like it in he first half, you'll want to set it on fire in the 2nd half. I really enjoyed the part of it, but it went off the rails and I ended up hating it. |
Anonymous
Thankfully, not everyone agrees! JK Rowling? Harry Potter? |
Anonymous
Frankenstein? Mary Shelly? Judy Blume? Beverly Cleary PD James Jacqueline Winspear |
Anonymous
Good for you! I listened to the first wimpy kid book a year or so ago and laughed and laughed. I'm 65. 
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Anonymous
That’s helpful to know. I’m already not loving it and don’t understand all the praise it got. |
Anonymous
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I also read and disliked Tomorrow (&etc). There was nothing to any of the characters and the plot was boring.
Started reading the Berry Pickers but only got a few pages in before taking it back to the library - it was clear the whole thing was just going to be depressing. I am reading The Frozen River now, overall good if a little cheesy. I also read A Man Called Ove and was almost expecting to dislike it but ended up enjoying it quite a bit. |
Anonymous
| I just finished Ink Bood Sister Scribe and greatly enjoyed it. I’m not generally a fantasy fan, either. |