Anonymous
Post 11/08/2020 00:06     Subject: Re:Recommend a good book you’ve read recently

Anonymous wrote:White Ivy by Susie Yang - There’s a little bit of everything in this book.


Yes! This was a good read.
Anonymous
Post 11/07/2020 22:53     Subject: Recommend a good book you’ve read recently

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Just finally read Where the Crawdads Sing, highly recommend if you haven't read it.

How much to you need to read before you liked this book? I’ve stared it at least 5 times.

I hated this book and am baffled by its popularity.
Anonymous
Post 11/07/2020 19:04     Subject: Re:Recommend a good book you’ve read recently

The Family Upstairs
The Giver of Stars
Island of Sea Woman
Anonymous
Post 11/07/2020 16:30     Subject: Recommend a good book you’ve read recently

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:28 Summers by Elin Hildebrand (I don't usually like her but this one was good)

The Giver of Stars by JoJo Moyes


I am reading 28 Summers now, and loving it--I really don't want it to end. I pretty much enjoy all of Elin Hildebrand's books, so you could keep yourself busy reading with just her books alone.


I honestly don’t understand the appeal of 28 Summers other than the setting. The characters are awful. The premise is that we are supposed to root for the weekend love affair of a weak man and a woman who can’t cope with a real relationship. There was absolutely no reason for them not to be together from the start except that they both preferred escapism to reality. She wasted her whole life in him and died young. What’s to like? They were insufferable!
Anonymous
Post 11/02/2020 21:22     Subject: Recommend a good book you’ve read recently

Anonymous wrote:Also, homegoing. It is a few years old by Yaa Gyasi. She has a new novel out now, transcendent kingdom, which I have not read yet. But homegoing is simply phenomenal. It is heavy but so, so good.


Transcendent Kingdom is great, very different than Homegoing but equally good.
Anonymous
Post 11/02/2020 19:25     Subject: Recommend a good book you’ve read recently

Anonymous wrote:Just read bad blood. Interesting read if you haven’t read it.

+1.
Anonymous
Post 11/02/2020 19:23     Subject: Recommend a good book you’ve read recently

I just read one of my favorites of the year so far, and I read at least a book a week. Mary Toft, or the Rabbit Queen is fascinating. Loosely based on a true story of a woman in 18th century England who claimed to give birth to rabbits. Actually, about science and faith, scams and hoaxes, and fantastic, memorable characters.
Anonymous
Post 11/02/2020 19:14     Subject: Recommend a good book you’ve read recently

Anonymous wrote:Just finally read Where the Crawdads Sing, highly recommend if you haven't read it.

How much to you need to read before you liked this book? I’ve stared it at least 5 times.
Anonymous
Post 11/02/2020 13:38     Subject: Re:Recommend a good book you’ve read recently

Anonymous wrote:A Soldier of the Great War
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An oldie but a goodie!
Anonymous
Post 11/02/2020 13:08     Subject: Recommend a good book you’ve read recently

Anonymous wrote:Also, homegoing. It is a few years old by Yaa Gyasi. She has a new novel out now, transcendent kingdom, which I have not read yet. But homegoing is simply phenomenal. It is heavy but so, so good.


I also enjoyed Homegoing. I wish I had read it years and years ago. It opened my eyes to things I should have understood better but was never taught in history class.
Anonymous
Post 11/02/2020 10:46     Subject: Recommend a good book you’ve read recently

Anonymous wrote:Just finally read Where the Crawdads Sing, highly recommend if you haven't read it.

+ 1
Anonymous
Post 11/02/2020 10:40     Subject: Recommend a good book you’ve read recently

The Guest List
Anonymous
Post 11/02/2020 10:15     Subject: Recommend a good book you’ve read recently

Just finally read Where the Crawdads Sing, highly recommend if you haven't read it.
Anonymous
Post 11/02/2020 09:35     Subject: Recommend a good book you’ve read recently

Nickel Boys
Anonymous
Post 11/02/2020 09:34     Subject: Re:Recommend a good book you’ve read recently

King’s 11/23/63 is pretty great, OP.