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Monthly Archives: September 2017
To Speak for the Dead ~ by Paul Levine
Dr Roger Stanton is on trial for malpractice – or was what he did murder? It seems the good doctor’s hand might have slipped while performing a laminectomy on Philip Corrigan and cut an aorta instead. Stanton went to … Continue reading
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Celine ~ by Peter Heller
I got 2/3 of the way through the book and realized I wasn’t picking up on everything basically because I had expected fast-paced suspense as was hyped in the ads as well as displayed in the Prologue But alas, … Continue reading
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Crocodile on the Sandbank ~ by Elizabeth Peters
I read this long ago and enjoyed it, so when the 4-Mystery Addicts group chose it for discussion I thought I might reread (re-listen). I’ve read the first 4 of the series and I guess I must have tired … Continue reading
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The Moviegoer ~ by Walker Percy
There is a LOT going on in this novel – mostly the angst and alienation of mid-20th century men, but there’s also the old South of New Orleans, Christianity (Catholicism), movies, women, fishing, making money, Mardi Gras, families, mental and … Continue reading
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Hold Tight ~ by Harlan Coben
I’ve read a number of Coban’s books (8 I think) and the ones narrated by Scott Brick are almost over-the-top with suspense what with Coban’s storytelling talents and Brick’s ability to make any string of words sound suspenseful, but they’re … Continue reading
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Beyond Belief ~ by Elaine Pagels
I’ve been meaning to get to this book for a long time. I’ve read quite a lot of books which deal with the history of Christianity because it’s so fascinating from an historical point of view – especially early Christianity … Continue reading
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American Nations ~ by Colin Woodward
I’d been seeing this around and put it on my wish list so I nominated it for the All-Nonfiction reading group and it got selected. I was glad and looking forward to reading it. As usual, though, I … Continue reading
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St Urbain’s Horseman ~ by Mordecai Richler
I had mixed feelings about reading this book – on the one hand I looked forward to reading it because I so enjoyed Richter’s Solomon Gursky Was Here a few years ago. On the other hand, St Urbain’s was first published … Continue reading
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The Traitor’s Story ~ by Kevin Wignall
It was really all because of Finn Harrington messy past life as a spy that Hailey Portman, a bright and well behaved 15-year old and Finn’s neighbor, went missing. She had been gone from her home in Geneva for … Continue reading
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In the Waning Light ~ by Loreth Anne White
I should never have even bothered. Even if it was on sale. Even if it was recommended by a friend (and got on my wish list). Even if it did get good reviews. The premise sounded good – … Continue reading
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Missing, Presumed ~ by Susie Steiner
I just chose this book because it was the type of book I read for fun, it was on sale and it seemed to have a lot of good reviews. Oh well – you can’t win them all. … Continue reading
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House of 8 Orchids ~ by James Thayer
Opening with a great Prologue – it’s 1912 and two young boys, the sons of the American council, are snatched in a move distinctly out of Fagan’s bag of tricks, off a street in Chungqing, China never to see their … Continue reading
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The Shadow Land ~ by Elizabeth Kostova
Alexandra Boyd, a young American woman, arrives in Sofia, Bulgaria to work as a teacher. On her first day, after a brief friendly encounter with a family outside the wrong hotel, she finds that the satchel belonging to the … Continue reading
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Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine ~ by Gail Honeyman
So I go from a fairly heavy and angst-filled satire (St. Germain’s Horseman) to a medium-weight family saga (Pachinko) to now, a really light-hearted book. Or is it? – there seems to be a dark side there with Eleanor’s … Continue reading
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Pachinko ~ by Min Jin Lee
Oh good – I needed something lighter weight and this is turning out to be that. Plus it concerns Korean cultural with a bit of history thrown in- I’ve long been interested in Korea, both North and South, … Continue reading
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Lab Girl ~ by Hope Jahren
I didn’t think I’d be all that interested in this book but once I started it I was fascinated – at least in parts. It’s not the science of The Hidden Life of Trees (Peter Wohlleben – 2016), … Continue reading
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Since I Fell ~ by Dennis Lehane
Oh I was ready for a good juicy page-turning crime novel and it looks like the choice of the 4-Mystery Addicts group is just the thing. I read one book by Lehane, Mystic River, years ago and enjoyed it, … Continue reading
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