It is September, what are you reading?

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Anonymous wrote:The God of the Woods in print and The Instruments of Darkness on audio.

I read The God of the Woods over Labor Day weekend, and thought it was the best book I've read in years. I also enjoyed Long Bright River, and am now going to work through her other books.

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Anonymous wrote:Long Island Compromise - really good!
I also loved Same As It Ever Was and James like others have.

I enjoyed it more than I expected too.

I started it and couldn't get into it. Did it take awhile for you to enjoy? Maybe I'll give it another shot.

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Anonymous wrote:Skippy Dies

I loved this book so much. It was such a fun mix of dark humor and quirkiness.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm reading Wanted: Toddler's Personal Assistant by Stephanie Kiser based on recommendations here and I'm loving it.

I loved this book. I was a nanny for 6 years (two different families) and I related to a lot of it.

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Anonymous wrote:I am about halfway through Tomorrow & Tomorrow & Tomorrow and think I will DNF. Unless there is some big payoff at the end that makes it worth it? I just find myself not really caring about the story and characters.

The last 25% is the worst part of the book. Run while you still can.

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I've been reading a lot the last couple weeks.

The Lost Girls of Willowbrook by Ellen Marie Wiseman. It's horrifying that this is based on actual events, but the book isn't very well written. It reads more like YA.

The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit by Michael Finkel. This book is fascinating. It's about a man who lives in the woods for 27 years.

You Will Never Be Me by Jesse Q. Sutanto. Fast paced thriller about influencers behaving badly. Loved it.

Worst Case Scenario by TJ Newman. Another excellent airplane catastrophe thriller from this author. I read it in one sitting.

Now I'm reading Iron Lake by William Kent Krueger, the first in his Cork O'Connor series and also Those Who Wish Me Dead by Michael Koryta.

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Anonymous wrote:I've been reading a lot the last couple weeks.

The Lost Girls of Willowbrook by Ellen Marie Wiseman. It's horrifying that this is based on actual events, but the book isn't very well written. It reads more like YA.

The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit by Michael Finkel. This book is fascinating. It's about a man who lives in the woods for 27 years.

You Will Never Be Me by Jesse Q. Sutanto. Fast paced thriller about influencers behaving badly. Loved it.

Worst Case Scenario by TJ Newman. Another excellent airplane catastrophe thriller from this author. I read it in one sitting.

Now I'm reading Iron Lake by William Kent Krueger, the first in his Cork O'Connor series and also Those Who Wish Me Dead by Michael Koryta.

Yes! I recommend that book to everyone. I had so many questions at first and the author answers all of them!

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Anonymous wrote:I just read The Goldfinch. Looking forward to reading Gilead when I finally come off the waitlist, in at least 6 weeks… In the meantime, I’ve just started Behind the Beautiful Forevers.

One of the best books I've ever read.

+1000 and Behind the Beautiful Forevers was so very powerful.

I’ve just finished The Covenant of Water. Masterful.

I also just finished The Covenant of Water and masterful describes it perfectly. It’s a very long book but such a beautiful story and so beautifully written.

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Anonymous wrote:I am about halfway through Tomorrow & Tomorrow & Tomorrow and think I will DNF. Unless there is some big payoff at the end that makes it worth it? I just find myself not really caring about the story and characters.

The last 25% is the worst part of the book. Run while you still can.

DP. Oh no, I bought this for my teen. Bad, huh,?

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Anonymous wrote:I am about halfway through Tomorrow & Tomorrow & Tomorrow and think I will DNF. Unless there is some big payoff at the end that makes it worth it? I just find myself not really caring about the story and characters.

The last 25% is the worst part of the book. Run while you still can.

DP. Oh no, I bought this for my teen. Bad, huh,?

NP- I think it could be perfect for a teen, actually. I found it rather silly/simplistic, bordering on YA.

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Anonymous wrote:I am about halfway through Tomorrow & Tomorrow & Tomorrow and think I will DNF. Unless there is some big payoff at the end that makes it worth it? I just find myself not really caring about the story and characters.

The last 25% is the worst part of the book. Run while you still can.

DP. Oh no, I bought this for my teen. Bad, huh,?

Oh man I loved that book. I gave it 5/5 on Goodreads. The first half was definitely better than the 2nd when you start to dislike Sadie, but she did go through a tragedy.

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Anonymous wrote:Just finished “Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead.” So very good. Not a new release so easy to get from the library.

“Margot’s Got Money Problems,” is next.

I'm reading this now. I don't get the hype. I only added it because I liked the title of the book. I do not like Margo and assume many DC folx wouldn't either. She is young and dumb and has no personality.

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Anonymous wrote:The Remains of the Day!

My favorite book from this author. I hope you enjoy it!

It's wonderful. But my fave Ishiguro is Never Let Me Go. I'm a big lover of sci-fi.

One bleak and depressing book. I almost DNF.

I also almost DNF. In fact I would have, but I figured since it was written by a Nobel laureate that I would give it a chance. It wasn’t so much that it was “bleak and depressing” (that’s kind of the point of the book IMO), but the fact that it wasn’t very interesting. Not much happened, and the characters spent so much time setting up the supposed important points, and then you get there and it’s like - that was the big deal they spent five pages setting up? The concept itself was interesting, but the execution and the exploration of said concept was lacking.

lol, “execution” doesn’t get much better than Ishiguro.

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Anonymous wrote:I started The House of Eve. I love it so far and one of the locations is Howard University.

PP here. I finished this and LOVED it. I would love to read other stories by this author but they sound really heavy. Anyone read the Yellow Wife?

It's finally my turn at the library for The Women so I'm getting that today. Finishing up Margo's got money troubles which I'm struggling to read, it's lame.

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Anonymous wrote:Just finished “Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead.” So very good. Not a new release so easy to get from the library.

“Margot’s Got Money Problems,” is next.

Absolutely loved that book.