@Connie_H , Glad to hear this! I am starting it tonight!
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I read Sonny Boy by Al Pacino… better actor than writer. Just finished Becoming Madam Secretary . About Frances Perkins and her tme on FDR’s cabinet as the first woman there… Lots of great suggestions here!Thanks!
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I am currently reading Veronika Decides to Die by Paulo Coelho and I Heard There Was A Secret Chord by Daniel J. Levitin.
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I’m reading The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn in preparation of reading James. Tried to listen to an audiobook version but the dialect was painful
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I’m very interested in Confessions. I hope you get a chance to post more thoughts about it.
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I’m reading There Are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak. It is wonderful and epic and I kind of don’t want it to end. Most of the story is carried by three really great characters in separate timelines.
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Anne - I really liked it and would give it 4.5 stars. Lots of storylines so I had a bit of a challenge keeping all the characters straight all of the time. And there was a twist in the ending that I’m still shaking my head about a bit. But I did love the multiple characters and the atmosphere. I am drawn for some unknown reason to Irish authors and books set in Ireland. I’m not Irish and I’ve never been there but maybe it’s my message to go visit!
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@Amy_H, do you remember who the narrator was? I was thinking about also listening to the book, and maybe i can find a version with a different narrator.
This is wonderful @Evonne_Benedict. I too am a big fan of many Irish authors and I have a very good Irish friend who is always kicking new ideas my way. Thanks for taking the time to fill me in on Confessions.
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@Anne_Glasgow - have you read any of Niall Williams novels? I just started them in 2024, read three of them, and his newest ‘Time of the Child’ was my book of the year out of about 60. Highly recommended.
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I have read Niall Williams but he’s a little too wordy for my taste. I read the new Christmas one and at least one former but they just aren’t for me.
My favorites include: Claire Keegan, Louise Kennedy, Colm Toibin and probably others I’m not thinking of right now. At my friend’s urging last year I read and absolutely loved The Magician. I had been intimidated by it but it totally worked for me.
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Reading God of the Woods. Actually listening to it. So far really great.
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The Arctic Fury–historical fiction.
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I’m reading The Seventh Bride by T Kingfisher, and I just finished The Girl and the Stars by Mark Lawrence- there’s 3 so I’ll start the next one after I finish The Seventh Bride.
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