Book Club

[maximillian]

ONE GOOD DEED-I did read it and I liked it.  It was rather different for a Baldacci book.  I thought he captured the culture in the USA post WW II and in the late 1940s.  Something I appreciate about Baldacci is that he keeps the language clean.  I think the worst language in the entire book, was "Oh, hell." 

[BirkiLady]

@maximillian  Some books begin with vile language. It makes me wonder why? Thanks for pointing out something I've also noticed. 

[MoJoV]

I'm rereading We've always lived in the castle by Shirley Jackson.  This is one of my favorite books. 

@sunala   November is my favorite month. I love the starkness and greys it brings. And wind blowing showers of gold and red leaves.

[texassunflower]

My Lovely Wife finally became available from the library. I had been on wait list since July. I read the book in 3 days. A fast and interesting read! Very twisted. A good beginning book from a first time author. Next book to read will be The First Mistake by Sandie Jones. All my waitlist books are finally becoming available.

[number one queen]

A BITTER  FEAST, by Debra Crombie, a great book ,an English mystery, I think this is number 18 in her series, with Gemma James and Duncan Kincaid. This book had a lot of interesting characters  in it. I liked it because it did not  concentrate on a main character. Gave it a 5 star rating 

[songbird]

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@MoJoV wrote:

I'm rereading We've always lived in the castle by Shirley Jackson.  This is one of my favorite books. 

@sunala   November is my favorite month. I love the starkness and greys it brings. And wind blowing showers of gold and red leaves.

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I found a copy of all of Shirley Jackson's work.  Not just novels Castle and Haunting of Hill House.  Great short stories.  Some very creepy, but it a suble way.  Try a few of them.  Worth the read.  Some are online free.  Below are a couple online.

The Witch

https://cpb-ca-c1.wpmucdn.com/myriverside.sd43.bc.ca/dist/5/342/files/2014/02/The-Witch-Shirley-Jack...

Charles

https://loa-shared.s3.amazonaws.com/static/pdf/Jackson_Charles.pdf

Paranoia

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/08/05/paranoia-shirley-jackson

[Judaline]

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@maximillian wrote:

ONE GOOD DEED-I did read it and I liked it.  It was rather different for a Baldacci book.  I thought he captured the culture in the USA post WW II and in the late 1940s.  Something I appreciate about Baldacci is that he keeps the language clean.  I think the worst language in the entire book, was "Oh, hell." 

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Wow, you really threw me with this. Years ago, years! my cousin recommended Baldacci to me. I went and got the first book I saw (no recollection of the title) and on the VERY FIRST PAGE was the F word. I figured that's just the way he writes and it's going to be in the whole book so I stopped reading right then. He sure went on to fame and fortune so I guessed it didn't bother anybody but me.

[SWEET]

Couldn't finish Christina McDonald's The Night Olivia Fell.  I really wanted to read it.  Swapped with someone on a FB page dedicated to swapping books.  Some just want to give away them and I've received books that way too. 

I'm starting Right After The Weather by Carol Anshaw which I downloaded from Net Galley.  I needed something "happier."  

[Alter Ego]

I finished listening to Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson.  I liked what @sunala said above - I don't over analyze what I "read".  I think if I did in this case, there may be a few things about the book to dislike (the unbelievable story and obvious ending being some of them.)  But, it was a nice length and interesting characters. The narrator was the same as Beartown and Us Against You, so I was a little thrown at first.  But, the book takes place in Tennessee and, all of a sudden, her accent immediately reminded me of my niece (who was born up north, but spent most her life outside Knoxville.)  I could just see her with every "okay" uttered.  Enjoyed it.

I have two Audibles coming up on Tuesday.  Will listen to Lisa Jewell's latest next.

[maximillian]

@Judaline 

Wow, sorry for that experience you had.  I have not had the same, as I wrote in my post.  Maybe Baldacci had an "epiphany" somewhere along the line in his writing career.