Anonymous wrote:I’m finally reading hello, beautiful. Feel like i’m late to the game on this one

I just finished it. Have mixed thoughts. I enjoyed it but it annoyed me a lot.

Anonymous wrote:The Candyhouse by Jennifer Egan. It's about memory externalization and a collective conscience via social media in the near future. I'm enjoying it, but it's more dense and harder to follow than what I usually read.

I read this book - didn’t give up - but I’m sure I understood at all! There were enough pieces and small story lines for me to follow and enjoy but I wish someone could give me an explainer.

Anonymous wrote:I finished Lessons in Chemistry this morning. Not sure I understand the hype.

Did not like this at all.

Vera Wongs Unsolicited Advice for Murderers. Finding it very soothing and light.

The House on the Cerulean Sea, finally off the waitlist, finding the opening chapters very touching.

Will be reading the Heaven and Earth Grocery Store this month because it’s the “no wait” book at my local library.

I'm working on The Book Spy by Alan Hlad. It is historical fiction which is not one of my usual genres. In audiobooks I'm listening to I Owe You One by Sophie Kinsella. I wanted something light but I'm annoyed by the main character because she's in love with an idiot. I'm halfway in, and she might have come to a turning point so I'm going to try to continue but might give up soon.

Birnham Wood. Started it last night and really like it so far.

I still haven’t finished Tom Lake. I find it sooo slow and I’ve liked her other books.

Still reading Free Food for Millionaires (Same author as Pachinko) About 40% through... almost gave up, but now I'm invested I guess...It's really long.

Just finished Bunny by Mona Awad; working on Old Gods Time by Sebastian Barry.

I re-read The Andromeda Strain at the end of January/beginning of February. I've read all of Crichton's books and am now re-reading at least one a year. I can't believe The Andromeda Strain came out in 1969!

Now I'm reading The School for Good Mothers. I'm about 1/3 of the way through and like it so far (I think someone said they didn't like it after that point so I'm curious as to what will happen).

Yesterday I finished Gone Tonight by Sarah Pekkanen, it was a good, quick read. I gave it four stars

I just started Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult

Reading the new Robert Galbraith novel with detective Cormoran Strike, The Running Grave. It is excellent.

I’m finally reading hello, beautiful. Feel like i’m late to the game on this one

The Candyhouse by Jennifer Egan. It's about memory externalization and a collective conscience via social media in the near future. I'm enjoying it, but it's more dense and harder to follow than what I usually read.

Anonymous wrote:I just finished More after getting it from the library and based on this NYT article

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/26/books/review/podcast-open-marriage-molly-winter.html

I am considering starting a new thread about it I’m so disappointed and have too many comments to keep to myself (but don’t want to admit to my book friends I read this to begin with)

You could try jumping in here: https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1179508.page

Will be starting The Covenant of Water today. The audiobook is 30 hours! Yikes. I haven’t heard much about it until seeing something on Book Riot. Now it seems to be everywhere. But you know how that works