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I just finished "Three Daughter" by Consuelo Saah Baehr. It was a good story but I didn't care for the gratuitous sex. There really was no need for it as the story didn't need it.
I will be reading "Blanche Among the Talented Tenth" by Barbara Neely. I read Blanche on the Lam last month and it was interesting so wanted to read this one as well.
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This is a really hard read. I feel so anxious and fearful that someday I will get Alzheimer's.
It runs in my family. Both of my paternal grandparents had it. It's horrible and horrifying, I know. And every time I forget what I walked into a room to get, I think "And so it begins..."
As hard as it is to read, it was helpful (in some ways) to understand what my grandparents went through. I hope that you keep reading it.
I am sticking with it, but I don't think I will be reading Still Alice anytime soon. I have had it for years and probably will for more. To my knowledge, the only people in my family to have it were related by marriage and not blood.
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I am sticking with it, but I don't think I will be reading Still Alice anytime soon. I have had it for years and probably will for more. To my knowledge, the only people in my family to have it were related by marriage and not blood.
Oh! I hadn't realized that you hadn't read Still Alice. In my opinion, Turn of Mind is better than Still Alice, despite the mystery aspect (I don't like mysteries).
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In case you didn't understand from the 73,000 times that I told you that I don't like short stories, I'm reading When the Nines Roll Over: And Other Stories by David Benioff (yes, my latest crush, author of City of Thieves). I'm reading short stories and essays because my attention span is shot, but I'm already 17% into this book and it's still the first story. (The book is only 240 pages.) So, clearly, there's meat to these stories (or at least to this first one). Despite the fact that I couldn't get into his other novel, The 25th Hour, I obviously adored City of Thieves and I'm even really (really!) enjoying this When the Nines Roll Over business. The boy sure can write! Uh. I mean, my imaginary boyfriend sure can write!
The Bletchley Girls by Tessa Dunlop
The woman of Bletchley Park have a unique story to tell. Although critical to the success of the project to break the German and Japanese codes in the Second World War, their contribution has been consistently overlooked and undervalued. Through unprecedented access to surviving veterans, this book reveals how life at 'The Park' and its outstations was far removed from the glamorous existence usually portrayed. The women speak vividly of their lives in the 1930s, why they were selected to work in Britain's most secret organisation, and the challenges of re-entry into civilian life
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I'm in the middle of the second story in When the Nines Roll Over by my imaginary boyfriend David Benioff, and so much of it -- scene, characters, situation -- is like City of Thieves, I'm thinking that I might profess my absolute love for him. The story itself is different, so I'm not feeling duped at all. Rather, I'm thrilled beyond belief.
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