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No, but I saw the movie "back in the day." I remember nothing of it, but I remember Sonia Braga being in it. So funny how the mind works. Sonia Braga? Why would I remember her?
Yes--Sonia Braga and Ruben Blades, the Panamanian salsa singer. I was excited to see the movie because I had liked the book, but it wasn't nearly as good. I might have talked myself into re-reading it.
I found a gem of a true crime book....I think. It's a free kindle download today. I don't know if that will last. I'm not far into it. The writing is crisp and the author's research appears to be thorough. I am so tempted to google the names but I'm not going to. I want to read the book and learn the story as it unfolds.
I like the period setting of horse and buggy days.
Just read one of the worst western romances.
"Saving Grace" by S James.
Wa-ay too drawn out, and a cardboard villain.
Think I'll change genres for awhile.
Hmmm. SF, fantasy, or hunky Highlanders
Hunky Highlanders
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I Finished "Gone Girl", hated the ending. Me too
Reading Remains of Innocence, by J.A. Jance.
That sounds good. Do you have to read the J.A. Jance books in order?
I don't know how I missed reading her work all these years,but this trilogy caught my interest being set in Ireland as I enjoy that setting.
Thanks for the heads up! Those do sound good!
Great choices. I envy you that you have found a "new" old author who writes good books…and so many of them. I love the MacGregors Series also. Great strong characters.
That sounds good. Do you have to read the J.A. Jance books in order?
Dang I don't know, I think there are more Joanna Brady books by her. But it isn't hard to keep up with the characters, just don't know much about her history. Oh well, I'll look it up and see the series
Great choices. I envy you that you have found a "new" old author who writes good books…and so many of them. I love the MacGregors Series also. Great strong characters.
Happy reading
Thank you,I am excited to get to try her books.
Last night,I gave up about 1/3 into 'Once Upon a Kiss (Book Club Belles Society)' by Jayne Fresina. Guess I should have paid more attention to that cover picture! Disappointing/disgusting,and nothing like Pride and Prejudice!
Reads like a heaving bosoms,bodice ripping,trashy novel! Also found the heroine totally unlikeable,and her behavior juvenile/ridiculous/preposterous!
Do you have to read the J.A. Jance books in order?
I don't think so. I've read all the AZ, Joanna Brady ones and the Seattle, J P Beaumont ones and while it might be nice to not get too many "spoilers" as a result of reader later stories it won't ruin the earlier ones.
I brought back 4 to the library and checked out 3. I'm trying to only get as many as I can realistically finish in time. I got The Keeper by John Lescroart and am about 1/3 of the way through it. This is the latest in a long running series and it feels like I have checked in with old friends to see what they have been up to lately.
I also got Innocent Blood by James Rollins and Rebecca Cantrell. I've enjoyed everything I've read by him but am not familiar with any of her stuff so we shall see what I think of this collaborative effort.
Last of the three is Flash Boys, A Wall Street Revolt by Michael Lewis. I did not manage to finish Dark Pools which deals with much of the same subject, computerized trading, often hidden from the "public eye" and I'm hoping that I'll get through this one and have a better understanding of what is going on in this aspect of the financial world. I'm afraid that it may make me want to take all my money out of the banks and stuff my mattress with it.
I also have about half a dozen books on the kindle that I've started but not finished. They all seem to fall in the category of not fabulous, not so awful that I give up and so I am slowly slogging my way through them, reading a couple of chapters and then turning to something else or to a DVD from Netflix, or even housework if I'm really desperate.
Just finished Death by black hole: and other cosmic quandaries / Neil deGrasse Tyson.
Publisher: New York : W.W. Norton, c2007. Description: 384 p.
Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. [363]-368) and indexes.
Note: The nature of knowledge: the challenges of knowing what is knowable in the universe -- The knowledge of nature: the challenges of discovering the contents of the cosmos -- Ways and means of nature: how nature presents herself to the inquiring mind -- The meaning of life: the challenges and triumphs of knowing how we got here -- When the universe turns bad: all the ways the cosmos wants to kill us -- Science and culture: the ruffled interface between cosmic discovery and the public's reaction to it -- Science and God: when ways of knowing collide.
A collection of his Universe essays in Natural History magazine. Tyson is a wonderfully droll writer, very illuminating on the intricacies of astrophysics. The title encapsulates the approach - an amusing approach to material that could be deadly dull, in less skillful hands. A painless introduction to astronomy, physics, some history of science - covers a lot of ground (and sky).
just started Allegiant by Veronica Roth third in the Divergent series
Havent read a book series this fast in a long time lol
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