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01-01-2020, 05:27 PM
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I'm doing the Shakespeare 2020 Challenge this year - https://iandoescher.com/shakespeare/ so first up is Twelfth Night which I started today.
I'm also reading Brendan Reichs YA book Nemesis, the first in a three book series. So far it's really good - he writes great teenagers.
I'm also reading Osprey Publishing's F-16 Fighting Falcon Units of Operation Iraqi Freedom because I have an obsession with the Viper.
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01-04-2020, 06:06 PM
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I saw the newest/annual Daniel Silva thriller on the "new books" shelf at the library and grabbed it. Then I realized I had probably missed last year's, too. Then I realized I am 4 books behind and checked out all 4 of the 2016-2019 books. So I'm set with books for a bit!
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01-05-2020, 06:30 PM
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I saw the newest/annual Daniel Silva thriller on the "new books" shelf at the library and grabbed it. Then I realized I had probably missed last year's, too. Then I realized I am 4 books behind and checked out all 4 of the 2016-2019 books. So I'm set with books for a bit!
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I'm a die hard Daniel Silva fan. His last book, The New Girl, was fantastic.
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01-05-2020, 09:00 PM
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I'm a die hard Daniel Silva fan. His last book, The New Girl, was fantastic.
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Thank you! I'm stocking up on a few good books as I prepare for some surgery, and I love Daniel Silva!
With that in mind, is there a writer on the line of Maeve Binchy? I've read and reread all of her books, and would love something on that line. Gentle, folksy, yet not vapid.
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01-07-2020, 08:44 PM
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Considering the current world events, it can be hard to separate truth and fiction. He's a great writer, and I love it when authors write and publish on a fairly predictable schedule!
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02-11-2020, 01:13 PM
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Just finished the sequel to "Long Road to Mercy", titled "A Minute to Midnight" and loved it!
Finally read a children's book, the author of which belonged to one of the same genealogical groups as I. It's called "The Cabin Faced West", by Jean Fritz. This took place in my PA back yard, and I was never able to find it at a reasonable price. It is definitely a children's book, but knowing the families involved and where it was set made it interesting to me!
I started "Jefferson's Daughters" last night. So far, so good. Despite his personal failings, I love Thomas Jefferson, and I'm hoping that this adds to clarity about him.
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02-13-2020, 08:17 AM
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Just could not finish last book.
Set aside and started new one!
The Paris Options by Robert Ludlum.
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I have two books going, one mind candy and the other more scholarly:
Mistress of the Monarchy by Alison Weir
I had just completed a re-read of Katherine by Anya Seton and decided to try a comparison (there's still a third to try!). Katherine was one of the first "adult" books I ever read, and it's a great novel. Mistress of the Monarchy is more scholarly, and not quite the relaxing read. It's still very interesting to read about the ancestors of the current Queen and her children!
The other book is Chocolate Cream Pie Murder, a Hannah Swenson Mystery by Joanne Fluke. I really enjoy this author, and will probably try one of the recipes that are always included in the Hannah Swenson series. This will be the first time I try the recipes, even though I've read 26 of the series!
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05-23-2020, 05:01 PM
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Still working on Mistress of the Monarchy by Alison Weir. It simply isn't holding my interest right now.
Orphan #8 by Kim van Alkemade
It's holding my interest, even though it's not exactly what I usually read. It IS a very good first novel, though.
I do have a couple books lined up for the next few reads.
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08-06-2020, 02:37 PM
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Hidden Valley Road by Robert Kolker.
Holy COW; it is fascinating.
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08-06-2020, 03:46 PM
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For NCL, we are reading Under Pressure: How to Manage Meltdowns by Lisa Damour. Recommended if you have a teenager!
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I'm catching up on a few Brad Thor novels. Right now, I'm reading Spy Master, I have a couple more in the offing.
I finished Orphan #8, and as I said, it's not the type of novel I usually read. It did hold my interest until the end, though. A friend of mine recently said that, once you're over 30-40, you're allowed to not finish a book if it isn't holding your interest, and I agree!
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08-10-2020, 05:57 AM
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honeychile, I have followed that rule (about not finishing a book) for a long while now. The only book that did hold my interest that I didn't finish many moons ago was Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry. Broke my heart when Gus died. Closed the book and cried; I still don't know how the novel ends. Skipped the tv series. More about McMurtry and his Tucson connection.
Now finishing Clap When You Land. Next read will be Boyfriend Material.
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08-11-2020, 10:57 PM
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I loved Heartless by Marissa Meyer. It's an origin story for the Queen of Hearts.
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