Friday, November 20
Friday Reads
On Twitter, every Friday is Friday Reads day, where people tell (in 140 characters) what they're reading. My #fridayreads is Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn. It's an older book, about a fragile, hard-drinking woman reporter who returns to her creepy hometown to cover the murder of some girls. It starts out and you think it's going to be breezy detective lit, but turns into something else. Hard to put down. What are you reading?
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Just finished "Wolf Hall" and almost done with "True Blue" by Baldacci (change of pace.) Really liked Wolf Hall, but I needed to refresh my knowledge (sparse at best) of English history during Henry VIII.
Gail, I want to read Wolf Hall. My knowledge of English history is shameful.
Im just about finished with Flower Fables by Louisa May Alcott
Emma, is that a novel? Do you like it?
In my current love affair with all things Neil Gaiman I am reading "Anansi Boys". I just finished and enjoyed very much his "Stardust"
You didn't ask, but I've finished with True Blue and am now onto The Memorist by M.J. Rose. Only a chapter or two into it, so I'm reserving judgement, but it appears it might be an interesting read concerning memory and how we deal with good or bad ones with a bit of past life experiences thrown in for good measure.
I'm just starting "March" by Geraldine Brooks.
I just finished Three Cups of Tea, for one of my book clubs. I didn't love it as a work of literature, but I am certainly impressed at Mortenson's accomplishments.
i haven't found anything that i've stuck with in months and it's terrible. i read over a hundred books last year and i think think year i've read maybe 20 full books but started and put down dozens. it's odd that i have more time to read this year and i've had in probably 6 years, but i've read less.
Tree,
Alcott's father knew and hung around with Ralp Waldo Emerson and Thoreau. Louisa used to pal around with Emerson's daughter, who encouraged Louisa to write down the stories she used to make up....these are the stories.
Verb -- a friend was just telling me about that book. She's still reading it but was saying pretty much the same thing. Interesting person and life but not impressed with the book itself.
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