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Could not have put it better, "Daisy Jones & The Six", there wasn't a lot of there there.
I hate to say it but I thought the same thing about "This Tender Land" and did not even finish it. Will be interested to know what you thought of it.
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I read This Tender Land a few months ago and was not impressed at all. It seemed so contrived that in some points the tragedies seemed almost laughable. However - upon the recommendation of several folks here, I tried another of the author's works, Ordinary Grace, and really enjoyed it.
I read This Tender Land a few months ago and was not impressed at all. It seemed so contrived that in some points the tragedies seemed almost laughable. However - upon the recommendation of several folks here, I tried another of the author's works, Ordinary Grace, and really enjoyed it.
I don't think I ever read that one, it won the Edgar Award for Best Novel in 2014. I will definitely try and get my hands on this one, thank you!
The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty - someone gave it to me. I read Big Little Lies and Nine Perfect Strangers and they were pretty good, fast reads.
I just finished Certain Prey by John Sandford. thought I'd read all the "prey" books but I guess not.
Next up...Friday Night Knitting Club.
and I still have Gilead....a Pulitzer Prize winner.
Grabar analyzes how Zinn's self-hating and self-flagellating form of American history has become so pervasive.
Good read so far.. especially for readers seeking to understand (& be equipped to counter) the current form of demoralizing, 'politically correct' American history.
I enjoyed that series a lot. I think there is only 1 weak book in the series, and it's really only weak in the final 30 pages. Good book with a bad climax.
Grabar analyzes how Zinn's self-hating and self-flagellating form of American history has become so pervasive.
Good read so far.. especially for readers seeking to understand (& be equipped to counter) the current form of demoralizing, 'politically correct' American history.
Interesting. Please post a review when you're done. I'm curious.
Zinn definitely approached history with a left-wing (even Marxist) bent. And as usual with any author intent on proving his point of view, he cherry picked his facts. Definitely interesting reading, but hardly good history.
But I'm not sure that a book with a right-wing (even Federalist) bent is the best solution. That's simply trading one bias for another.
I prefer history books that take in all the facts without judgment or preaching.
I finished up Alexander Hamilton (yay!). I did really like it and learned quite a bit, but it took me longer to get through it than I was hoping. I definitely recommend it, though. I realized a few years back that my knowledge of the Revolutionary War and the colonial time period was relatively weak. (And as a result, I had a harder time with Philbrick's book on the Battle of Yorktown than I should have -- I am thinking I will re-read it.) I'm much more interested in reading more about some of the other founding fathers now, so it was absolutely worthwhile.
My next book is How the Mind Works by Steven Pinker, for my book club. It's over 500 pages and looks fairly dense, so as a quick palate cleanser, I read a true crime narrative about Chris Watts, called The Perfect Father. I was a little disappointed, yet it was pretty much as I expected. It was typical of most true crime books, in that it was a very fast read, and it was compelling and I did enjoy reading it. But ultimately, it felt sensationalist and shallow. I had a lot of questions at the end, and I just didn't feel like the author did a great job delving into this family. At some points, he seems almost to blame the victim herself for being too "dominant" in the marriage. So, if you like true crime, or are following this case, it's probably worth a read, but only from the library or somehow getting it for free or very low cost. It isn't worth buying new in hardback.
Just started A Discovery of Witches. It should be light and fluffy enough to hold my interest.
Has anyone heard from, or anything regarding DawnMTL?
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