What is everyone reading for June?

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I DNFed the Winter Guest by Pam Jenoff - account of the experiences of an impoverished family in Poland during the Nazi occupation. It was a difficult mix of suspenseful and sad.

Just finished Daisy Jones & the Six. I have mixed feelings about it. I appreciate the effort it took to craft the story but not a huge fan of the storyline. It felt like a sanitized rip-off of Fleetwood Mac.

I’m now working on Lost Girls - an account of the lives of the victims of the Gilgo Beach serial killer. It’s an interesting read so far.

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Anonymous wrote:Getting very close to the end of “Heart’s Invisible Furies” which I’m enjoying, but I think the pacing has dragged a bit towards the end. Trying to decide what to read next from my pile: “Birnam Wood” or “Real Americans”.

I hope you pick Real Americans because I want to read it and want to hear your review.

I am now reading Real Americans! About 1/5 way in.

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Lion Women of Tehran. Half way through and absolutely love it.

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I started reading The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel. I can't decide if I want to keep reading it or not.

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Anonymous wrote:I started reading The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel. I can't decide if I want to keep reading it or not.

yeah I had the same response

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Finished Yellowface. Only picked it up because people either loved it or hated it- wouldn't have picked it up out of my own interest.

Ended up loving it. What a funny, nasty, smart read.

Can anyone recommend books that are similarly engaging? Ones where the experience of reading it is fun?

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Anonymous wrote:"I've got your number" by Sophie Kinsella.
It is about a woman whose cell phone was stolen. An hour later, she happens to see a different cell phone in a trash can and decides to keep it. Then she learns from incoming calls and texts that her found phone is a company phone that used to belong to the personal assistant to the boss of a company. She begs the boss to please let her keep it for a few days and promises to forward all messages related to the company to him. Next thing you know, they are both heavily involved in each other's lives.

I thought the book was fun and sweet.
I downloaded it from my library website. This is the fifth book by Sophie Kinsella I have read this year.

Sounds sweet and clever. Putting in on my list - did you know she’s very ill with a brain tumor? Makes me so sad.

Oh no! So sad.

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I just finished Sarah Perry's new novel, Enlightenment. It's kind of quirky and won't be for everyone, but I loved it. Perry has developed a writing style that mixes Victorian and modern style beautifully.

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Anonymous wrote:What are you reading this month?
What is it about?
What did you think about it?
Why did you pick that particular book to read?
How did you acquire the book?

The Hunter, by Tana French
It's a mystery/police novel set in Ireland. It follows with characters created in The Searcher by the same author. Small town politics, teen angst, outsider/ insider stuff.
I liked it less than The Searcher, and as soon as I realized what the plot was going to hinge on (and I thought it wasn't plausible) I was disappointed. Every otgebook by Tana French has been five stars for me-this was just four. Still great, but disappointing bc of my high expectations.
I read every y Tana French book, that's why I hose it.
Bought it new hardcover in an independent bookstore in Chicago.

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Just finished Say Nothing about the Irish IRA during the Troubles and the murder of Jean McConville. Really good. Started Lapvona by Otessa Moshfegh last night.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What are you reading this month?
What is it about?
What did you think about it?
Why did you pick that particular book to read?
How did you acquire the book?

The Hunter, by Tana French
It's a mystery/police novel set in Ireland. It follows with characters created in The Searcher by the same author. Small town politics, teen angst, outsider/ insider stuff.
I liked it less than The Searcher, and as soon as I realized what the plot was going to hinge on (and I thought it wasn't plausible) I was disappointed. Every otgebook by Tana French has been five stars for me-this was just four. Still great, but disappointing bc of my high expectations.
I read every y Tana French book, that's why I hose it.
Bought it new hardcover in an independent bookstore in Chicago.

I agree. I love Tana French, but this series isn't working as well for me, especially The Hunter.

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Anonymous wrote:I just finished Sarah Perry's new novel, Enlightenment. It's kind of quirky and won't be for everyone, but I loved it. Perry has developed a writing style that mixes Victorian and modern style beautifully.

Did you read The Essex Serpent by her? If so, did you think this one better than that?

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Anonymous wrote:Just finished Say Nothing about the Irish IRA during the Troubles and the murder of Jean McConville. Really good. Started Lapvona by Otessa Moshfegh last night.

I read Say Nothing (by accident) in conjunction with the novel by Anna Burn called Milkman about a young girl coming of age at that time in Northern Ireland. It was good. Different but arresting and thought provoking. I’d recommend it.

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Another one who just finished and liked “The berry pickers”.

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Anonymous wrote:I started reading The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel. I can't decide if I want to keep reading it or not.

yeah I had the same response

I finished it but overall, wasn’t wowed by it. I loved Station Eleven but found Glass Hotel a little disappointing.