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

Gary O' said:
'How to' books now
some classics

back when;

Grade school
Baseball hero stories
Buried myself in them
Willie Mays
The Mick
Joe DiMaggio
Jackie Robinson
Whitey Ford
Roy Campanella
Can’t readily recall the rest
Thing is…was….heroes were heroes
Some, against all odds
I could feel the crack of the bat, watch the ball get smaller and smaller
See Willie make that impossible catch, with ease
Talk about inspiration
No dirt
No scandal
Just amazing feats, on the diamond, and off the field

Those books turned me into an avid reader

High school begat Ian Fleming’s creation
And private eye adventures
Mickey Spillane was a fav

Then

Portnoy’s Complaint.....opened another world for me

I’m still of that world
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Mickey Spillane was a favorite of my father's. As a child/teenager, I used to sneak them out of his closet and read the "racy" parts.
 

Just started The Rose Code by Kate Quinn and am dismayed, make that downright angry, that the late Prince Philip seems to have a major fictional role. Don't know why I feel this way, I do feel this way. I feel like it will ruin the book for me.
 
StarSong said:
She's in my top few favorite authors.
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She’s really good. I started this book that’s 1400 pages on my iPad. . I have the typeset fairly large. Anyway, I started this book 2 days ago and couldn’t put it down. It was such a good read. Now I’m going to start another one of her novels. A great author. She’s a former lawyer turned writer.

She must do a lot of research to write the books she writes. Her effort really shows in her historical fiction.
 
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Pepper said:
Just started The Rose Code by Kate Quinn and am dismayed, make that downright angry, that the late Prince Philip seems to have a major fictional role. Don't know why I feel this way, I do feel this way. I feel like it will ruin the book for me.
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I recall Quinn being quite, um, generous in her depiction of Philip, especially given the evidence that he was at the very least a Nazi sympathizer.
 
StarSong said:
I recall Quinn being quite, um, generous in her depiction of Philip, especially given the evidence that he was at the very least a Nazi sympathizer.
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I'm not criticizing the person of Prince Philip. I'm criticizing Quinn's use of him in a fictional way. So, I've got a major dislike of a book I only read a few pages of. I'll try to get past it; look the other way; hold my nose :rolleyes:
 
PeppermintPatty said:
At the moment I’m reading Kristin Hannah “The Four Winds.” It’s so well written. I’m half way through it. It’s about a woman whose parents disowned her and the struggles she endured. Thats all I’ll say about it. It’s a good story.
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HI Peppermint Patty, I've read a couple of her books, 2 of my favorites are' The Nightingale' story of 2 sisters separated during WWII in France,'The Great Alone', family living in Alaska during the 70's
I did read The Four Winds' it was a good story but I felt it was too long Sue
 
moviequeen1 said:
HI Peppermint Patty, I've read a couple of her books, 2 of my favorites are' The Nightingale' story of 2 sisters separated during WWII in France,'The Great Alone', family living in Alaska during the 70's
I did read The Four Winds' it was a good story but I felt it was too long Sue
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I’m reading Nightingale at the moment but I might switch to The Women which is a story about strong women during the Vietnam war. It’s her latest book. She wrote it this year.

I didn’t realize how old this author is until reading the entry to ‘Nightingale where is moves in with her son who insisted on helping take care of her. She claims to be a bit of a hoarder. She writes about going up to the acttic and rummaging through boxes of memorabilia. It was very touching.

My husband has been waiting for 36 weeks for The Women from the library and they have 15 copies which shows how popular she really is. When reading her book, you feel like you’re right there with her.
 
moviequeen1 said:
HI Peppermint Patty, I've read a couple of her books, 2 of my favorites are' The Nightingale' story of 2 sisters separated during WWII in France,'The Great Alone', family living in Alaska during the 70's
I did read The Four Winds' it was a good story but I felt it was too long Sue
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The Great Alone was my favorite of her works until I read her most recent book, The Women. That said, I've relished all of her books.
 
I have read all of Kristin Hannah, starting with The Nightingale. There was a movie made, in France, about this book. The movie is wonderful, too. I saw it with my book club before the pandemic.

I really like that so many others appreciate her work.
 
Pepper said:
I have read all of Kristin Hannah, starting with The Nightingale. There was a movie made, in France, about this book. The movie is wonderful, too. I saw it with my book club before the pandemic.

I really like that so many others appreciate her work.
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Good to know - I'll see if I can find it.

Edited to add: I can't find this movie anywhere. Apparently a US version is in the works with a release date of late 2024 or sometime in 2025.
 
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PeppermintPatty said:
I’m reading Nightingale at the moment but I might switch to The Women which is a story about strong women during the Vietnam war. It’s her latest book. She wrote it this year.

I didn’t realize how old this author is until reading the entry to ‘Nightingale where is moves in with her son who insisted on helping take care of her. She claims to be a bit of a hoarder. She writes about going up to the acttic and rummaging through boxes of memorabilia. It was very touching.

My husband has been waiting for 36 weeks for The Women from the library and they have 15 copies which shows how popular she really is. When reading her book, you feel like you’re right there with her.
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I absolutely loved The Women. It’s one of those books that stays with you for a long time.
 
moviequeen1 said:
I did read The Four Winds' it was a good story but I felt it was too long Sue
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I forgot to comment on this.
I ‘have’ to agree with you 100%
The first 4/5 of the book made me feel content and grateful for my life and what I had. Reading the book made me feel really good. Without giving away any of the book, the last 1/5 of the book felt like it was written by a different author. There was a kind of disconnect to the book. The book tempo and character of the book changed so drastically. I still liked the book, but like yourself, I felt the end of the story just dragged on and on and made me feel tense.

StarSong said:
It's worth the wait. When he gets it, make sure you read it, too.
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He’s waiting for the audio version. I already have the book. I’m going to read ‘The Women’ first, then read the Nightingale book. After reading the book I’ll try and watch the movie.

Thanks for the heads up ladies.
 
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noolsg said:
I like historical novels too. I love love love reading and have always had at least one book on the go all of my adult life. Right now I’m reading a book to help me get off antidepressants after 18 years and I’m reading Jodi Picoult who I love. I buy my books in charity shops. I did have a kindle which died after ten or more years. I’m also reading a free book on my iPhone.
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I love Jodi Picoult, too, and I get all my books from the library these days. The book stores don't have the large print I need.
moviequeen1 said:
A couple days ago I finished reading 'French Braid' by Ann Tyler
The story begins in 1959, about a Baltimore family, Robin&his wife Marcy Garrett,their 3 kids, Alice, Lily,David,how their lives change over the yrs, through the pandemic
I enjoyed it
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A new book by Anne Tyler? I'm off to order it! "The Clock Dance" was the last one of hers I read, and as always, enjoyed it all. Anne Tyler seems to love her charcters and makes me love them, too.

I'm just finishing Tana French's latest, "The Hunter." It's a mystery but it's all the wonderful characters that matter most to me. I've read and loved all her books.
 
PeppermintPatty said:
I forgot to comment on this.
I ‘have’ to agree with you 100%
The first 4/5 of the book made me feel content and grateful for my life and what I had. Reading the book made me feel really good. Without giving away any of the book, the last 1/5 of the book felt like it was written by a different author. There was a kind of disconnect to the book. The book tempo and character of the book changed so drastically. I still liked the book, but like yourself, I felt the end of the story just dragged on and on and made me feel tense.


He’s waiting for the audio version. I already have the book. I’m going to read ‘The Women’ first, then read the Nightingale book. After reading the book I’ll try and watch the movie.

Thanks for the heads up ladies.
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Peppermint Patty I agree with you about the last part of 'Four Winds,it seemed to lose its way,maybe it was 'ghost written' by somebody else
As for' The Nightingale' it starts real life sisters, Elle&Dakota Fanning, don't know when it will be released Sue
 
After watching "Fahrenheit 451" again yesterday evening I stumbled upon Ray Bradbury's short story "The Pedestrian", which was published in 1951. It reminded me vividly of the curfew during the Covid plandemic. In the beginning for some months we had a curfew between 9 pm and 5 am the next morning. I was walking in our village every night from 8 to 9 pm and never met a person. It seemed that other people were so frightened that they didn't leave their houses even before the curfew.

Ray Bradbury: The Pedestrian | Lecturia
 
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