Anonymous wrote:I just finished All We Were Promised, a fictional account runaway slaves and free Blacks in Philadelphia in the 1830s. It had lots of interesting historical details about the abolitionist movement that I did not learn in US History. It was an ARC and publishes in early April.

I’m reading that now!!! So good.

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Anonymous wrote:Tried to get into Heaven and Earth Grocery Store but so far it's just schmaltzy character study - ? Bor-ing. for book club.

Tossed it aside for The Wager true story of Lord Byron's misadventures at sea... written by same author as Killers of the Flower Moon.

Def some action here -

I’m holding for Heaven and Earth Grocery Store.. 6 month wait. Too bad, if it does not live up to the hype.

It is the worst book I have read all year. Actually, in a long time.

LOL I agree.

I don't understand why there are so many good reviews.

I never not finish a book. This was awful.

When I finally got to the end I went back and read the intro and was furious that it ended with “Mazel tov, honey,” which makes absolutely NO SENSE in the context of anything in the story and is just the biggest example of the author bizarrely trying to make the narrator a mixture of Black Chicken Hill resident AND Jewish Chicken Hill resident. Truly a bloated and terribly edited and plotted book.

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Anonymous wrote:Tried to get into Heaven and Earth Grocery Store but so far it's just schmaltzy character study - ? Bor-ing. for book club.

Tossed it aside for The Wager true story of Lord Byron's misadventures at sea... written by same author as Killers of the Flower Moon.

Def some action here -

I’m holding for Heaven and Earth Grocery Store.. 6 month wait. Too bad, if it does not live up to the hype.

It is the worst book I have read all year. Actually, in a long time.

LOL I agree.

I don't understand why there are so many good reviews.

I never not finish a book. This was awful.

I am reading a bunch of stuff, some poetry books, some literary fiction, but what I'm enjoying the most is some schlocky detective books.

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Anonymous wrote:I am not usually dabbling in so many books but here goes. Some of these I reported in Feb and still haven’t finished.

Frankenstein - hard copy that I think my husband brought into our house that he owned before we got married. It’s ok - I’m trying to force myself to read a classic.

Spare - audiobook - got on a free Amazon trial for Audible (which I did not continue after the 3 free credits) - I think it’s kind of boring.

North by Scott Jurek - kindle ebook- I run and a friend recommended it to me about 2.5 years ago. My library didn’t carry it on Libby and I bought it with Amazon digital rewards credits a couple of years ago and finally getting around to reading it. I like it so far.

I expected “Spare” to be a great book. 📚

It was all hype in my opinion though.

While Harry is very intelligent + articulate, I found his book to be extremely boring and quit reading it after the first 3-4 chapters.

I have been getting into Suspense/Thriller novels this month.

I read “The Housemaid” by Frieda McFadden & am now addicted to all of her books.

I read “The Coworker,” “The Inmate,” etc. and am anxiously awaiting more!
I love good suspense books that I actually skip eating, showers, etc. for!!!

It was ghostwritten and the writer sensationalized a lot to make Harry sound interesting. Losing his virginity to an "older woman" turned out to be another teenager who worked as a groom at his father's farm.

That's right. A fat girl in wellies without any education.

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Anonymous wrote:I am not usually dabbling in so many books but here goes. Some of these I reported in Feb and still haven’t finished.

Frankenstein - hard copy that I think my husband brought into our house that he owned before we got married. It’s ok - I’m trying to force myself to read a classic.

Spare - audiobook - got on a free Amazon trial for Audible (which I did not continue after the 3 free credits) - I think it’s kind of boring.

North by Scott Jurek - kindle ebook- I run and a friend recommended it to me about 2.5 years ago. My library didn’t carry it on Libby and I bought it with Amazon digital rewards credits a couple of years ago and finally getting around to reading it. I like it so far.

I expected “Spare” to be a great book. 📚

It was all hype in my opinion though.

While Harry is very intelligent + articulate, I found his book to be extremely boring and quit reading it after the first 3-4 chapters.

I have been getting into Suspense/Thriller novels this month.

I read “The Housemaid” by Frieda McFadden & am now addicted to all of her books.

I read “The Coworker,” “The Inmate,” etc. and am anxiously awaiting more!
I love good suspense books that I actually skip eating, showers, etc. for!!!

You must realize Spare was ghost written? That Harry is neither remotely intelligent nor articulate, quite the opposite, he left school at 16 a total academic and oral failure.

While the book may have been ghost written Harry attended Eton until age 18 and then went on to Sandhurst Military Academy. He did struggle somewhat through Eton which comes as no surprise after having dealt with the horrible death of his mother at age 12. He may not be a stellar academic but he is both intelligent and articulate as evidenced by interviews you could listen to if you were so inclined. You don't sound too bright, though, making things up about Harry for no reason whatsoever.

And Harry is a Legend of Aviation!

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Anonymous wrote:I am not usually dabbling in so many books but here goes. Some of these I reported in Feb and still haven’t finished.

Frankenstein - hard copy that I think my husband brought into our house that he owned before we got married. It’s ok - I’m trying to force myself to read a classic.

Spare - audiobook - got on a free Amazon trial for Audible (which I did not continue after the 3 free credits) - I think it’s kind of boring.

North by Scott Jurek - kindle ebook- I run and a friend recommended it to me about 2.5 years ago. My library didn’t carry it on Libby and I bought it with Amazon digital rewards credits a couple of years ago and finally getting around to reading it. I like it so far.

I expected “Spare” to be a great book. 📚

It was all hype in my opinion though.

While Harry is very intelligent + articulate, I found his book to be extremely boring and quit reading it after the first 3-4 chapters.

I have been getting into Suspense/Thriller novels this month.

I read “The Housemaid” by Frieda McFadden & am now addicted to all of her books.

I read “The Coworker,” “The Inmate,” etc. and am anxiously awaiting more!
I love good suspense books that I actually skip eating, showers, etc. for!!!

It was ghostwritten and the writer sensationalized a lot to make Harry sound interesting. Losing his virginity to an "older woman" turned out to be another teenager who worked as a groom at his father's farm.

Finished White Heat, by MJ McGrath (2011). Mixed thoughts. It is a murder mystery set in Nunavut. The author is a masterful scene-setter, with beautiful descriptions of the Arctic (the book takes place on Ellesmere Island) icescapes, wildlife and weather. The main characters including the heroine are Inuit, and the author does a good job tackling some complex topics (depression, drug and alcohol abuse, boredom, lack of resources, tension between the Arctic communities and the central government in Ottawa). These are the book’s strong points.

However, the actual murder mystery that takes place is farfetched and unrealistic. The plot drags in general and there’s only so many pages of descriptions of sea ice that I’m interested in reading, regardless of the beautiful language used to describe said sea ice. The book could’ve used a keen editors eye to cut out a lot of unnecessary description and to make the actual murders a bit more believable. 3/5 stars. I may check out more books by the author.

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Anonymous wrote:Tried to get into Heaven and Earth Grocery Store but so far it's just schmaltzy character study - ? Bor-ing. for book club.

Tossed it aside for The Wager true story of Lord Byron's misadventures at sea... written by same author as Killers of the Flower Moon.

Def some action here -

I’m holding for Heaven and Earth Grocery Store.. 6 month wait. Too bad, if it does not live up to the hype.

It is the worst book I have read all year. Actually, in a long time.

Happiness Falls was one of the most annoying books that I’ve ever read. I dislike the daughter, Mia. I found her to be self-absorbed and narcissistic. Also the book lacked appropriate amount of dialogue between characters. There’s no natural flow of conversation. Mia is speaking to the brother (mother, lawyer, etc.) and before they can reply, narration cuts in to give you 10 minutes of background info. You are left hanging on to find out what they said. The whole book was like this. Frustrating read.

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Anonymous wrote:I am not usually dabbling in so many books but here goes. Some of these I reported in Feb and still haven’t finished.

Frankenstein - hard copy that I think my husband brought into our house that he owned before we got married. It’s ok - I’m trying to force myself to read a classic.

Spare - audiobook - got on a free Amazon trial for Audible (which I did not continue after the 3 free credits) - I think it’s kind of boring.

North by Scott Jurek - kindle ebook- I run and a friend recommended it to me about 2.5 years ago. My library didn’t carry it on Libby and I bought it with Amazon digital rewards credits a couple of years ago and finally getting around to reading it. I like it so far.

I expected “Spare” to be a great book. 📚

It was all hype in my opinion though.

While Harry is very intelligent + articulate, I found his book to be extremely boring and quit reading it after the first 3-4 chapters.

I have been getting into Suspense/Thriller novels this month.

I read “The Housemaid” by Frieda McFadden & am now addicted to all of her books.

I read “The Coworker,” “The Inmate,” etc. and am anxiously awaiting more!
I love good suspense books that I actually skip eating, showers, etc. for!!!

You must realize Spare was ghost written? That Harry is neither remotely intelligent nor articulate, quite the opposite, he left school at 16 a total academic and oral failure.

While the book may have been ghost written Harry attended Eton until age 18 and then went on to Sandhurst Military Academy. He did struggle somewhat through Eton which comes as no surprise after having dealt with the horrible death of his mother at age 12. He may not be a stellar academic but he is both intelligent and articulate as evidenced by interviews you could listen to if you were so inclined. You don't sound too bright, though, making things up about Harry for no reason whatsoever.

I am not interested in your personal insults. This is the book thread, not the Meghan Markle fan club. You will need to correct your data however. Harry did not take A levels. He finished school at 16. A levels are studied for 2 years exclusively (there is no other schooling) for students aged 17-18.

I have no interest in Meghan Markle but you are wrong. He attended Eton until he was 18 and took two A levels although did not do well on them. Not sure why you insist on these false facts, if you have some evidence for what you are saying let's see it.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2003/jun/13/schools.monarchy

The hunting wives. Not too sure what it's about yet. Seems like some women with envy of other women and they skeet shoot and run around on their husbands with teenage boys lol that's what I got so far.

Anonymous wrote:Tried to get into Heaven and Earth Grocery Store but so far it's just schmaltzy character study - ? Bor-ing. for book club.

Tossed it aside for The Wager true story of Lord Byron's misadventures at sea... written by same author as Killers of the Flower Moon.

Def some action here -

I’m holding for Heaven and Earth Grocery Store.. 6 month wait. Too bad, if it does not live up to the hype.

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Anonymous wrote:I am not usually dabbling in so many books but here goes. Some of these I reported in Feb and still haven’t finished.

Frankenstein - hard copy that I think my husband brought into our house that he owned before we got married. It’s ok - I’m trying to force myself to read a classic.

Spare - audiobook - got on a free Amazon trial for Audible (which I did not continue after the 3 free credits) - I think it’s kind of boring.

North by Scott Jurek - kindle ebook- I run and a friend recommended it to me about 2.5 years ago. My library didn’t carry it on Libby and I bought it with Amazon digital rewards credits a couple of years ago and finally getting around to reading it. I like it so far.

I expected “Spare” to be a great book. 📚

It was all hype in my opinion though.

While Harry is very intelligent + articulate, I found his book to be extremely boring and quit reading it after the first 3-4 chapters.

I have been getting into Suspense/Thriller novels this month.

I read “The Housemaid” by Frieda McFadden & am now addicted to all of her books.

I read “The Coworker,” “The Inmate,” etc. and am anxiously awaiting more!
I love good suspense books that I actually skip eating, showers, etc. for!!!

You must realize Spare was ghost written? That Harry is neither remotely intelligent nor articulate, quite the opposite, he left school at 16 a total academic and oral failure.

While the book may have been ghost written Harry attended Eton until age 18 and then went on to Sandhurst Military Academy. He did struggle somewhat through Eton which comes as no surprise after having dealt with the horrible death of his mother at age 12. He may not be a stellar academic but he is both intelligent and articulate as evidenced by interviews you could listen to if you were so inclined. You don't sound too bright, though, making things up about Harry for no reason whatsoever.

I am not interested in your personal insults. This is the book thread, not the Meghan Markle fan club. You will need to correct your data however. Harry did not take A levels. He finished school at 16. A levels are studied for 2 years exclusively (there is no other schooling) for students aged 17-18.

Agree with this. NP.