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I don't follow this thread bc I don't get to read very often but I'm giving a shameless plug (I hope that's okay to do here) for my friend's books! They are more sci-fi/fantasy type and available on Amazon. Search for Claudia Blood. Thank you!
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11-09-21, 04:04 PM | |
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I also enjoyed the James Herriot books. I'm looking forward to watching Season 2 of All Creatures Great and Small on PBS.
I started Truth & Beauty: A Friendship by Ann Patchett but bailed because it was boring and depressing. I got several chapters in to Whiskey in a Teacup by Reese Witherspoon but bailed on that one too. I just started A Wanted Man by Lee Child. |
11-09-21, 06:31 PM | ||
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Persuasion, in particular. I do confess that Emma is my least favorite, don't even like any of the movies. One thing I like about them, though, is that I can stop and start reading them at any point, and still know where I am in the story. I love to re-read books, and find these are especially good for that. Stuff I never noticed pops up all the time.
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11-11-21, 10:54 AM | |
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Just finished Midnight at the Blackbird Cafe by Heather Webber to fulfill a "figure out your wheelhouse" prompt for a reading challenge (one of mine is magical cooking/baking). It was fine--I liked the relationships and the small town, and the magical baking part was only one element of the story, not the main focus. However, one of the main characters had a change of heart that was too abrupt to be realistic, and a lot of questions were left wide open at the end.
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11-11-21, 10:58 AM | ||
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You all will be happy to hear that I did start Sense and Sensibility yesterday.
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11-11-21, 03:33 PM | |
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Vantreesta - thank you I will check her out.
Right now I'm reading Alice Hoffman's Magic Lessons which is a prequel to the Rules of Magic. I'm enjoying it but it is a slower read for me, not for any reason in particular, I think I just read Alice's books more slowly in general. I do have next up V.E. Schwab - The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue. Question - do you guys still buy/keep books? I do almost all of my reading on my Kindle these days - it is just easier on the eyes and (I have a paper white) but we still have a fairly large collection of books at home. We are thinking about seriously cutting our collection of paper books down - mostly for space reasons and also preparing for our future move several years down the road when we retire and probably downsize. There are some I will certainly save for sentimental and other reasons. What do you guys do? If you visit a book sale do you end up keeping the book or donating it back? Take care, Donna |
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