Book Club

[Judaline]

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@CareBears wrote:

@alliswell  I believe at one time this was a Lifetime movie, very good,  I requested the book, I wonder if it will follow the movie?

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Either that or a series. I remember it, too.

[roeroe1005]

@pateacher - thanks for your review of Blonde.  I've read several books on MM.  I will add this to my list.

I am reading The Red Lotus by Chris Bohjalian.  I've read several of his books and enjoyed them.  Not sure if I will finish this one.  The story is interesting - an American man vanishes in Viet Nam and it seems he is into some dishonest stuff like creating viruses in labs, etc.  Sounds familiar?  No bats but a lot of rodents, which I am terrified of.  So I may have to put it aside.

Our library is open for curbside pickup so I was able to get The Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larsen and A Bookshop in Berlin.

[hick]

THe Book of Lost Friends by Lisa Wingate.  Love it!  It's well written and a great story.

[pateacher]

@roeroe1005  Hope you enjoy The Splendid and the Vile as much as I did.

[CANDLEQUEEN]

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@alliswell wrote:

"Joyce Carol Oates has crafted a well thought out and quite intimate novel of a family, and family life in small-town America. So here we meet the Mulvaneys as the story takes us back to earlier years. Living on a relatively small-scale farm, and the father running a roofing company, while his wife runs her small antiques shop on the farm.  There are four children, three boys, and one girl."

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Did not read the book but saw the movie and it was excellent. I will look for this book, would love to see how close the movie was to the book.

[SWEET]

Finished Someday This Will Fit (nf) by Joan Silverman.  A fast book that I read in two days.  It was a book of all of her columns, etc. 

Onto Jamie Beck's If You Must Know.

[CareBears]

I just finished Thin Air by Lisa Gray, very good book and a fast read for me!

[BirkiLady]

@Janey2 @Judaline  I may not like the author's style of writing, but it's basically a very interesting book on Nancy Pelosi (whom I do admire), the real way members of the House & Senate work and I'm a better voter for having read the book.

Isn't that why we read? It made me much more informed and, yes, I may have disagreed with the author's starry-eyed approach . . . but I thought for myself about the process and have definate opinions about Congress.

I do admire Nancy Pelosi for tackling some of the policies and biased men in Congress. She a strong, savvy female who has weathered their insults and political storms with dignity and integrity. That's a good read! 

[teganslaw]

"Treadstone Resurrection." by Joshua Hood. The book is based on Rober Ludlum's "Jason Bourne" series and introduces the operative agent Adam Hayes. He's an interesting character and I recommend this for fans of the Bourne novels. There is violence just because of the type of work Hayes does. It's to be expected in a spy novel, though. Very good read. 

Daniel Silva fans, he has a new Gabriel Allon book coming out in July: "The Order." I will be placing a hold when it's available. 

[CANDLEQUEEN]

Just finished Love you More by Lisa Gardner, another winner!!!!!Fast read and very very good. Not sure what I will read next, but will decide and post very soon!