Just finished ‘In The Woods,’ the first book in the ‘Dublin Murder Squad’ series by Tana French. This book had been on my radar for some time after watching the excellent BBC television adaptation. And I wasn’t disappointed. A gripping, rattling, rollercoaster of a book which leaves you turning the pages at a frenetic pace. Beautifully written and bursting with splendid prose. Five stars!
What was the last 5 star book you read?
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Keith Richard’s autobiography ‘Life’ was my last 5 star read. Surprisingly lucid, honest, and very down to earth.
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What a life he’s led.
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Wow! My son just gave me that book. I haven’t started it yet. Perhaps I’ll give it a crack this weekend.
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I have always been a Stones fan so obviously biased, but Richards is really genuine in his writing.
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Finding Dorothy – it’s historical fantasy based on Mud baum’s life (the wife of L Frank Baum). I grew up reading allllll the books, and while many of the details were fictionalized, the research was amazing, and the discussions plausible.
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Sounds interesting, Liz. Enjoy 😊
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I recently read Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens. About the same time, I read Jayber Crow by Wendell Berry. Both were terrific and I would say they are #1 and 2 on my favorites novels of all time list.
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Brilliant. Glad you enjoyed them so much.
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It feels like cheating to mention a book that’s already considered a classic, but I picked up a copy of Willliam Saroyan’s “My name is Aram” for $1 at a charity sale, and fell in love with the author all over again.
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Not cheating at all 😊
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I read an epic fantasy by Justan Henner called “Death’s Merchant”. Highly recommended!
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Thanks, Peter. I’ll check it out.
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Just finished “The Water Dancer” by Ta-Nehisi Coates. Really great book!
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What’s it about? Do tell 😊
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hhhmmm I guess it falls a bit under the Sci-fi genre because it involves time travel during the US slave trade and the underground railroad. Really interesting plot twists, in depth characters, beautiful imagery
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It does indeed sound interesting. I was sold at time travel 🙂
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Check it out and LMK what you think
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I always say Shakespeare. His stories are beautifully written but raw at the same time. Then I like James Patterson, I love a good mystery. Harlan Coben is great to keep you guesting. I think I’m getting close to actually solving the mystery, but then a switch happens at the very last minute. 😯
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Yes. We are watching Them Stranger’ on Netflix at the minute.
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I’ve read so really good books lately but The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson is a solid five star. It’s a page turner.
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Great stuff. Thank you 😊
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It seemed like a good book
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Thank you.
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The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah! SUCH a good book. It’s historical fiction set in the WW2 era. I have recently gotten hooked on WW2 era fiction.
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Thank you Leigh for the recommendation
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The last book (and the first one in quite a while) that I rated 5 stars was N. K. Jemisin’s “The Fifth Season”. I’m definitely picking up the next one in the series!
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