Thank you for the reminder about The Lemon Tree by Sandy Tolan, Lynne. It got lost on my list of books to read. I should put it closer to the top of books to read next. I’d also like to read a book published this year: The Future is Peace by Aziz Abu Sarah and Maoz Inon. I think readers in this group may have commented on it before?
Much nuance is needed and often lacking.
Diane, I hope you enjoy the book. Later I thought I wrote too much of the house, but I did not mention a spoiler that adds some comfort in the book.
I completely agree with your views I also sympathize with both sides and I hope there can be peace among all the religious faiths. Unfortunately history has shown us there has always been conflict in the Middle East.
I finished Being Mortal and am grateful to all who recommended it on this thread! The history of assisted living was new to me, and it has changed even more in the past decade. I appreciated how the writer balanced the views of professionals, aging folks, and their families, and narrated the struggles of his own father. Totally compelling and relatable. I will definitely be recommending it! I initially thought I would give copies as gifts, but I’m not sure it would be well received (I’m not even certain I would have appreciated getting it as gift, honestly!). I finally threw in the towel for Lionel Shriver’s “So Much for That”–I wasn’t connecting with the characters and the subject (the ruinous cost of catastrophic illness) was too depressing. I’ll have to choose another book that’s been on my list for a while. I just started The True True Story of Raja the Gullible and his Mother, and am only a few pages in. So far so good!
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I am reading How to Dodge a Cannonball, Goblin Market and The Inn at the Foot of Mount Vengence.
@Lynne_G, @Anne_Glasgow and @kim.kovacs I haven’t read Lemon Tree but I have read several books on Gaza and the Palestinians. Two stand out Raja Shehadeh’s We Could Have Been Friends, My Father and I and Ahed Tamimi’s They Called Me a Lioness: A Palestinian Girl’s Fight for Freedom. Shehadeh’s is heavy on the history but I found it very enlightening. There are a couple more I have on deck Eyes of Gaza and Your Presence is a Danger to Your Life (which will be released next week). As @kim.kovacs mentioned the stories and realities shared in these books are not the version we hear in the US which is one of the reasons I am reading the books - to understand another POV.
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Thanks @Gabi_J . I totally trust your recommendation and will check to see if I have access to these books.
I am listening to Buckeye by Patrick Ryan. I am not too far into it yet.
The two books I know I read/reviewed on BookBrowse were It’s Easier to Reach Heaven Than the End of the Street and I Shall Not Hate. They both made an impression on me, although the second one wasn’t as well written.
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I like Shehadeh’s writing. The Tamimi book is less academic but is her pov and her experience.
The Shehadeh title is in my library wish list now. I see an earlier title that also looks interesting.
I’ve just started LIFE & DEATH & GIANTS….Last week I ‘devoured’ HIDE AND SEEK.
Having met Jane Langton many times at book signings…I use her ‘formula’ to try to figure out
the ‘bad guy’ in mysteries/thrillers. Unfortunately, I’d ‘pegged it’ a couple hundred pages before
the end of the book. But still, it was an enjoyable read.
I started Elegy in Blue, which I probably won’t finish because it not credible, but Saunder’s
Vigil, which is clearly a fantasy, is funny and entertaining. Think of “Willing suspension of disbelief”.
I’ve also started Krauss’ Angel Down but the library needed it back so I only got 1/4 of the way through it. I’ve started Tata and am enjoying it very much. I skim books to suggest for a book group which is why I’ve started so many at one time.
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