A Discovery of Witches — thanks to a PP who mentioned the book series in another thread.

They Both Die At The End, by Adam Silvera. Guess I needed a cry.

YA.

Anonymous wrote:I started listening to a podcast about Xi Jinping, "The Prince" by the Economist, and it sent me down a rabbit hole re: Mao. Currently reading "Tombstone" by Yang Jisheng, about the Great Chinese famine. It is an incredible book about a horrifying topic.

“The Shanghai Free Taxi” was great and then I followed it up with “Bullets and Opium,” which shattered me. Now rereading “The Rape of Nanking,” written by the late Iris Chang.
I will add “Tombstone”. to my reading list.

The Seeing Eye Girl - memoir.
AMAZING!!!!

I am reading the Seven Moons of Maali Almeida--the Booker prize winner. For the second time in two weeks. Along with articles on the Sri Lankan civil war.

I am also re-reading Normal People. I got hooked on Booker prize winning authors (long and short listed) in 1996 and found it a great source of good reads.

How to Walk Away by Katherine Center

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Anonymous wrote:Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

I'm reading this now as well. It's really depressing.... I love Kingsolver, and this is well-written, but I have to force myself to read it because it's so dark. Just one terrible event after another.

I just added this 5 minutes ago to my wish list based on a "top 10 books of 2022" list, but yeesh! Sounds like I may not make it through, but will give it a try.

I’m the first PP who is reading it, and I’m enjoying it (I do also love Dickens), but I am currently taking a short break because yeah, it gets dark. I just need to pause a bit before I go on.

I'm the PP who found it depressing. I finished it and think it's a true 5 star book, but it's bleak. It really picks up around the second half. I think one of the most bleak parts about the book is that Kingsolver doesn't sugarcoat the reality of the opioid crisis in SWVA. It made me want to learn more, and there is some hope at the end. Overall, I recommend it even though there were times I had to put it down and walk away.

Just finished The Sentence is Death by Anthony Horowitz

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Anonymous wrote:"Rules of Civility" by Amor Towles.

The Lincoln Highway is also excellent.

Loved The Lincoln Highway. My book club chose It Ends With Us and so far I am not feeling it. Anyone read it?

I read It Ends With Us and felt like it was a YA novel.

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The Lincoln Highway is also excellent.

Loved The Lincoln Highway. My book club chose It Ends With Us and so far I am not feeling it. Anyone read it?

Born to Rebel

I just started Chocolate City — a history of race and democracy in the nation’s capital. It’s very much an academic book, but it’s well-researched and very compelling.

"The Dark Interval: letters on loss, grief, and transformation. " by rainier maria rilke

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Anonymous wrote:Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

I'm reading this now as well. It's really depressing.... I love Kingsolver, and this is well-written, but I have to force myself to read it because it's so dark. Just one terrible event after another.

I just added this 5 minutes ago to my wish list based on a "top 10 books of 2022" list, but yeesh! Sounds like I may not make it through, but will give it a try.

I’m the first PP who is reading it, and I’m enjoying it (I do also love Dickens), but I am currently taking a short break because yeah, it gets dark. I just need to pause a bit before I go on.

Anonymous wrote:The Marriage Proposal

Portrait sorry. Marriage Portrait.