I just finished Disconnected by Beatriz Serrano and am currently reading Never OverbyClate Gilmore.
Discontent is remarkably quirky. Great translation by Mara Faye Lethe.
Me too!
I think for me, part of it is that if I have multiple books going at once, I’ll have a favorite among them so I’ll keep coming back to that one & neglect the others! I feel like I’d never finish some of them.
I prefer reading one book at a time, but I borrow from the public library and when a longtime reserved title comes to me, I pounce. One story is easier for me to attend to the characters, setting, action as well plot. Some books flip from person to person chapter by chapter. They’re not my favorite structure so require more focus.
Currently reading g “Nobody’s Girl”
Nan, Not sure I have a method.However, I usually on’t read one book right after another. And I spend a little time mentally reviewing the book I’m about to read. When I start a new book, I try to read into it enough that I feel I have a handle on what it is about, major characters, etc. before I return to books I’m already well into reading. I confess, sometimes I find that I have to go back and reread a bit. But mostly this works for me. Thanks for your interest.
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I read The Sister”s Curse. I didn’t read The Hunter’s Daughter but after reading Book Browse Club member reviews I was able to follow the plot. It was definitely a thriller with many twists dealing with witchcraft that expose how the corruption of the wealthy causes harm to a community. I recommend reading The Hunter”s Daughter first.
I just finished The Safekeep by Yael Van Der Wouden. The book was one of the Women’s Prize awards for fiction. The plot is in 1961 Netherlands and centers on the obsession between two women who have haunting memories from the horrors of WWII. The book is written well with a twist of events that capture the reader’s attention.
I just started The Road to Dalton. Finished The Book of Guilt and it wasn’t a favorite. I give the author props for attempting something that has been done so very well elsewhere but it attempted too much and would’ve benefitted from strong editing.
I finished The Death of Us by Abigail Dean this weekend. She’s a gifted writer. Now I’m rereading Grey Wolf by Louise Penny before The Black Wolf comes out this Tuesday.
I am reading A River is Waiting by Wally Lamb for book group.
How are you liking A River is Waiting, @Elizabeth_H? That one’s on my short-list of books to get but I haven’t spoken to anyone yet who’s read it.
I finished the nonfiction book, Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism by Sara Wynn-Williams. My goodness, the immorality of some (well, most) of the people in that company, yikes!
I’m now reading In the Time of Five Pumpkins by Alexander McCall Smith. I find this series a bit repetitive at times, but it’s an easy read, and he writes some nice, humanity-affirming thoughts at times, which are sorely needed after the former book!
Here is something from it that I liked and highlighted (reading e-book); I don’t feel it’s a spoiler, but will “hide” it just in case one would rather read it in the book for the first time:
Summary
Do not wait until it is your last day or two on this earth to stop and gaze at the sky, to breathe in the morning air, to be grateful for the simple fact of being alive. Do not leave these things undone, she thought, because none of us knows when we might suddenly find that we do not have the time to do them all—or the time to say to others the things that we should have said a long time earlier—such as I’m so sorry or I love you so much, and always have, or other things about which we might feel embarrassment.
I read it awhile ago, but I still think about it and about the strong attachment we form to even flawed parents.
I just finished Heart, Be at Peace by Donal Ryan and loved it. Beautiful writing. The story telling is impressive as it’s told from the viewpoints of over twenty characters but it all comes together into a coherent, emotionally-moving whole. (Thank you to Book Browse member Evonne Benedict who commented on this book.)
Now I need a “palate-cleanser” so I’m starting S.A. Cosby’s King of Ashes.