Books! How do you read and what do you read?

Liberty said:
Love a good mystery. Reading "Lies I Tell"...this is the just out second book from the writer of "The Last Flight" which was a fantastic mystery...her name is Julie Clark for anyone that might be interested.

Don't you just love it when you discover a "new" writer???
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There are several of us that are writers, on this forum, we need everyone's support.
 

The book I finished yesterday is' The Lost Jewels' by Kirsty Manning
Its historical fiction about the Cheapside Hoard of 1912 famous cache of jewels where they were found in London
The main character,Kate Kirby is a jewelry historian goes to London to search family lore how they got some of the jewels. Its told in flashback with Kate's great- grandmother Esther' Essie' Murphy her life living there
I really enjoyed the book, never heard of Cheapside Hoard jewels
 
WheatenLover said:
I signed up for free as a reviewer. It is legit.
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That's fascinating seeing how you did it and that you enjoyed it. I've written over a hundred reviews for Amazon books but they're just short and sweet -- a way for me to keep track of what writers I like and the ones I don't. I find I'm most eloquent when I either love or hate it, the 3 star reviews are as meh as the books.

One thing I love having Amazon for is when I'm about 30 pages into a book and wondering whether to give it up or not. If it gets good reviews and people say something like "It starts slow but then really takes off," I'll keep going.

Right now I've started reading, "Snow Falling on Cedars." The writing and the descriptions of the little fishing village and the falling snow is just beautiful, so beautiful it's been putting me right to sleep.
 

Della said:
That's fascinating seeing how you did it and that you enjoyed it. I've written over a hundred reviews for Amazon books but they're just short and sweet -- a way for me to keep track of what writers I like and the ones I don't. I find I'm most eloquent when I either love or hate it, the 3 star reviews are as meh as the books.

One thing I love having Amazon for is when I'm about 30 pages into a book and wondering whether to give it up or not. If it gets good reviews and people say something like "It starts slow but then really takes off," I'll keep going.

Right now I've started reading, "Snow Falling on Cedars." The writing and the descriptions of the little fishing village and the falling snow is just beautiful, so beautiful it's been putting me right to sleep.
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My brother worked on the film "Snow Falling on Cedars" .. I wouldn't recommend you watch it, if the book is putting you to sleep :ROFLMAO:
 
The book I'm about to read is 'You Don't Own Me: The Life&Times of Lesley Gore' by Trevor Tolliver
I loved her music back in the 60's hit singles ,Judy's Turn To Cry, Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows, 'You Don't Own Me' As I grew older, my music preferences changed
I did find out years later she was gay, but nothing else about her life,how she started Sue
 
"Ladyparts: A Memoir" by Deborah Copaken

Owner's manual for women plus struggle by a single, older woman for justice, recognition and equality in today's America. Author of "Shutterbabe" as well as the inspiration for TV series "Emily in Paris"
 
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Just finished a book my brother sent me, by Dean Goodine, titled "They Don't Pay Me To Say No".
It is about his decades of experience working in the movie business as a Property Master.

Dean is a Canadian, who started out in the business, in Alberta. He now lives and works in B.C.
My brother, also a props man. He worked with Dean most recently on "See" (Apple), starring Jason Momoa.
His name (Max) is mentioned in the chapter on "See".

These guys work tirelessly behind the scenes. They deserve awards, but are rarely acknowledged.
 
I just finished Long Way Home, by Lynn Austin. It is a Christian historical novel. I'm not a Christian, but that has never stopped me from reading a good book. The story is set in WW2 and its aftermath. It is told from the point of view of two teen girls, one American in New York state, and one Jewish in Berlin. The story is riveting, and the girls become women over time (of course).

The book is beautifully written, as I find all of the many Lynn Austin books I've read to be.

I don't want to give away the plot by saying more.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59448271-long-way-home
 
Just finished Chasing History by Carl Bernstein. Now reading Just As I Am by Cicely Tyson. Books of contrast especially due to skin color. I'm only four chapters in but the latter can be depressing at times. Never felt that way about the former because society put no roadblocks in his path to success or even basic everyday living. Both accomplished individuals but the latter had substantial hardships simply due to society's bigotry and racism.
 
Read The Next Civil War: Dispatches from the American Future by Stephen Marche; excellent! My favorite, among many, quote from it:

"Americans worship ancestors whose lives were spent overthrowing ancestor worship; they pointlessly adhere to a tradition whose achievement was the overthrow of pointless traditions. Jefferson himself believed it was the 'solemn opportunity' of every generation to update the constitution 'every nineteen or twenty years.' …There is no way to govern rationally when your foundational document is effectively dead and you worship it anyway. The United States, if it is to survive, requires a new Constitutional Convention."
 

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