What are you reading for July?

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Anonymous wrote:I just finished Yellowface. I thought most of it was well-done - great job with a protaganist who is racist and oblivious about it. Good insights about the publishing industry as well.

I eventually got a little impatient for it to end. There was only so much that could keep the plot moving forward, and it got a little repetitive.

Like the PP above, though, I'm glad I read it.

I'm interested to read this. You know it's fiction though I'm sure, so those "insights" into the publishing industry are not officially factual.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just finished Yellowface. I thought most of it was well-done - great job with a protaganist who is racist and oblivious about it. Good insights about the publishing industry as well.

I eventually got a little impatient for it to end. There was only so much that could keep the plot moving forward, and it got a little repetitive.

Like the PP above, though, I'm glad I read it.

I'm interested to read this. You know it's fiction though I'm sure, so those "insights" into the publishing industry are not officially factual.

Yeah, I know it's fiction. Anyone who read it would not need to have that point clarified. That doesn't mean that the book's insights are any less valid, perceptive, and thought-provoking.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just finished Yellowface. I thought most of it was well-done - great job with a protaganist who is racist and oblivious about it. Good insights about the publishing industry as well.

I eventually got a little impatient for it to end. There was only so much that could keep the plot moving forward, and it got a little repetitive.

Like the PP above, though, I'm glad I read it.

I'm interested to read this. You know it's fiction though I'm sure, so those "insights" into the publishing industry are not officially factual.

Yeah, I know it's fiction. Anyone who read it would not need to have that point clarified. That doesn't mean that the book's insights are any less valid, perceptive, and thought-provoking.

Sure but they're not "insights" if its fiction.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just finished Yellowface. I thought most of it was well-done - great job with a protaganist who is racist and oblivious about it. Good insights about the publishing industry as well.

I eventually got a little impatient for it to end. There was only so much that could keep the plot moving forward, and it got a little repetitive.

Like the PP above, though, I'm glad I read it.

I agree with you. I thought it was smart and thoughtful, but dragged on way too long. Disliked some of the snide political comments in it but it was true to the character. I loved to love the main character, and really liked the ending.

[Anonymous]

If you don’t mind dragons - I’m loving Fourth Wing. It took me about 100 pages to get into it but now I’m all in.

[Anonymous]

Reading "beach reads" because hey, it is July.

*Elin Hildenbrand's newest release The Five Star Weekend

*Adrienne Broder Little Monsters

*Emily Cain - The Lies that Bind

+++++All were enjoyable, light reads

[Anonymous]

I just listened to a ton of audiobooks while driving to and from a horse show and while prepping food there at night. Here are my reviews:

The Story Teller by Jodi Picoult - 8/10, I liked the stories a lot (between modern times and a grandmother’s experience during the Holocaust), it was a little predictable but overall a really good story, and I’d probably have rated it higher had I read it but I didn’t love the grandmother’s voice so that made me like the character less, I’d read rather than listen to this one

Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld - 6.5/10, the book was simple and easy but kind of silly, Prep by the same author was better

The Storied Life of AJ Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin - 7.5/10, a little bit like A Man Called Ove although AJ wasn’t quite as prickly, not as good at Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow, which I really liked (same author)

Nora Goes Off Script by Annabel Monaghan - 6/10, similar to Romantic Comedy but I liked that one better (I often find love stories annoying and this one was so in some ways but was also a bit funny)

They’re Going to Love You by Meg Howrey - 8/10, unexpectedly liked this one a lot, very different characters from “normal” books and really well done

The Book of Two Ways by Jodi Picoult - 9/10, this one was my favorite, and I loved the main character in a way I wasn’t expecting

Currently listening to Finlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle Cosimano and it’s ok but not great, I’d give it a 5/10 so far

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Anonymous wrote:I didn’t care for the Carrie Soto book. I only liked Daisy and the Six from that author.

I didn’t like Daisy Jones but I liked Evelyn Hugo.

I didn’t love Evelyn Hugo but I listened to it and the narrator’s voice grated on me so that might have been why. I loved City if Girls (different author but similar story).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Verity. So good with unexpected plot twist in the end

Do you generally like Colleen Hoover? I read It Ends with Us and I HATED it and it made me never want to read one of her books again.

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Anonymous wrote:Just finished The Mill on the Floss, which I didn't really enjoy. Very dull for the first half and although it got better the second half, it just didn't really work for me.

Now I'm reading Whereabouts by Jhumpa Lahiri.

If you haven’t read her collection of short stories, please do. I read them years and years ago and they still stand out as some of the most amazing stories I’ve ever encountered.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’ve read The Girls by Emma Cline (felt very meh about it but finished it)
The Guardians by John Grisham (a good quick beach read while keeping an eye on kids)
Am now reading Homegoing which has been on my list for a while. It is probably the best book so far that I’ve read in 10 years. So engrossing but so devastating as well. I’ll do another John Grisham after this one!

I did not like The Boys from Biloxi or Sparring Partners very much. The Judge’s List was fine.

I loved The Reckoning. Also A Time for Mercy.

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Just started The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi because I adore Shannon (S.A) Chakraborty. So far so good!

To the poster who didn’t enjoy The Nine Taylor’s I was the culprit recommending it. For something much closer to Christie, read “Strong Poison” if you’re willing to give Sayers another try.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just started The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi because I adore Shannon (S.A) Chakraborty. So far so good!

To the poster who didn’t enjoy The Nine Taylor’s I was the culprit recommending it. For something much closer to Christie, read “Strong Poison” if you’re willing to give Sayers another try.

Ha! I was the Nine Tailors reader AND the Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi recommender. I will look for Strong Poison. Next might get City of Brass though.

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Anonymous wrote:I just finished the Covenant of Water. Amazing book. I think if you liked Panchinko, you would enjoy it. It’s long but I read a lot and it’s one of the best books I’ve ever read.

Did you read “Cutting for Stone”? If not, you will love it!

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Anonymous wrote:I just finished Yellowface. I thought most of it was well-done - great job with a protaganist who is racist and oblivious about it. Good insights about the publishing industry as well.

I eventually got a little impatient for it to end. There was only so much that could keep the plot moving forward, and it got a little repetitive.

Like the PP above, though, I'm glad I read it.

I'm interested to read this. You know it's fiction though I'm sure, so those "insights" into the publishing industry are not officially factual.

Yeah, I know it's fiction. Anyone who read it would not need to have that point clarified. That doesn't mean that the book's insights are any less valid, perceptive, and thought-provoking.

Sure but they're not "insights" if its fiction.

Of course they are. Did you not get insights into the expat life in 1920s Spain from The Bell Also Rises? Did you not get insight into the meatpacking industry from The Jungle? Some fiction is divorced from any reality - but much of it reflects real lives. People in publishing are treating Yellowface like it does shine a mirror, too, fwiw.