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What are Divas reading?
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Napyhed
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The Worst Journey in the World by Apsley Cherry- Garrard
Maiden Voyage - Tania Aebi
One Man’s Wilderness: An Alaskan Oddysey - Sam Keith
Following up on this at add that my book club met with Marjan Kamali, the author of Lion Women and she is as delightful as her writing. What a lovely human!
Just finished "London Falling," by Patrick Radden Keefe. It's nonfiction, about a young man who falls to his death from the balcony of a London luxury apartment building, and the mystery surrounding his death (was it murder or suicide?). Captivating!
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I get emails from good reads but apparently thinks I’ll still reading “The last chairlift,”
Just finished Theo of Golden and wasn’t a fan. I try not to learn much about a book beforehand and in this case, it probably would’ve been better that I knew more about it but I heard all the hype around it and gave it a shot. It was very preachy, overtly religious and not very well written. I understand now it was self published. Not worthy of the hype, IMHO. Could’ve skipped it.
I'm currently reading Theo of Golden as was highly recommended. It's not the most riveting book.... curious what others think as well. I'm less than half way through it.
I admit that I started this one and did not finish it. I used to ALWAYS finish books I started, but the last few years, if it's not grabbing me, I don't. I'd guess I got through 25%.
So many people raved about it.... I'm not sure I feel the same way @Bsheresq (preachy and overtly religious) but will see how far I get with this book. Like @RachelV I used to always finish a book, no matter what.... Now I feel it's okay to stop at any point and pick up something else. What else are others reading?
You must not have gotten to the part with the sermon yet!
I haven’t!!!!
I read Eddie Winston Is Looking for Love, recommended here by @yogiskier . Charming story, highly recommend. I also read Arnold: The Education of a Bodybuilder. It dealt with his early days, before movie stardom, and finished up with a section on weight-lifting routines.
Now I'm reading The Vanishing Cherry Blossom Bookshop by Takuya Asakuro. It was a $5 special at the Starbucks counter in my local Barnes & Noble.
Now I'm reading The Vanishing Cherry Blossom Bookshop by Takuya Asakuro. It was a $5 special at the Starbucks counter in my local Barnes & Noble.
I recently read two books that I thought were pretty good:
Good People by Zorah Sharaf, and
John of John by Douglas Stuart.
Right now I'm reading The Yahoo Boys: Real Life with the Love Scammers of Lagos.
Good People is about a family who immigrated to the US from India, and what happens to them when their daughter refuses to follow their traditional ways. It's told from varying perspectives, which makes it particularly interesting.
John of John is about a young man who returns to his home in the Hebrides Islands (Scotland) after attending University in Glasgow, and how he copes with re-integrating back into his old life.
The Yahoo Boys is nonfiction, and it's about the lives of the internet scammers who live in Nigeria, and how they've affected the culture there.
And yeah, I don't finish books that don't resonate with me, either. Life's too short to waste it on books I don't like.
Good People by Zorah Sharaf, and
John of John by Douglas Stuart.
Right now I'm reading The Yahoo Boys: Real Life with the Love Scammers of Lagos.
Good People is about a family who immigrated to the US from India, and what happens to them when their daughter refuses to follow their traditional ways. It's told from varying perspectives, which makes it particularly interesting.
John of John is about a young man who returns to his home in the Hebrides Islands (Scotland) after attending University in Glasgow, and how he copes with re-integrating back into his old life.
The Yahoo Boys is nonfiction, and it's about the lives of the internet scammers who live in Nigeria, and how they've affected the culture there.
And yeah, I don't finish books that don't resonate with me, either. Life's too short to waste it on books I don't like.
It's so badly written
Never even heard of Theo of Golden. Generally I pick books by reading the NYT book review, my neighborhood book store's newsletter and displays, or word of mouth. This hasn't come up in any of those.
I just picked a Yesteryear for our next book club meeting. I've heard there's a terrific plot twist and I do love a plot twist.
I just picked a Yesteryear for our next book club meeting. I've heard there's a terrific plot twist and I do love a plot twist.
ski_wi
Certified Ski Diva
On occasion I like to listen to Arnold’s Pump Club podcast. ;) I’ll have to check that book. He is such a character.
