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I just started The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins.
Someone here had recommended it. So far, so good. I'm interested, and reluctant to put it down and go to sheep last night. I like that the characters, so far, live most of their lives in their heads.
Someone else had pointed out that although all the reviews seem to liken it to Gone Girl, it's really not like Gone Girl at all, except that it's a psychological thriller, it has "girl" in the title, and it's about a husband and wife.
I just started The Girl on a Train today on audio! So far halfway through the first disc, very good so far.
Just finished "The Paying Guests" which was one of the worst novels I had to listen to in a long time. In need of a good editor (most books lately need more sharp editing!) and the story went nowhere!
Would not recommend at all, I listened to it on my Kindle, so I increased the speed to 2x just to get through it!
I'll be finishing Insurgent this morning and then I'll start No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. Surveillance State by Glenn Greenwald, which will surely tick me off
Gee, that *does* look like a good book. I wish that I'd seen it when it was a freebie. None of my libraries have it, but I've put it on my "to read" list and will buy it when I feel ready to read it. Did you know that it's the first book of a trilogy? That makes me nervous; I don't do serieseseseseses.
I'm kind of on a non-fiction kick. Sometimes I feel like "Why am I reading made-up stories when so many people have interesting real-life stories to tell?" (Then I snap out of it.)
Non-fiction on my list to read soon:
- The Unspeakable by Meghan Daum (essays)
- Fire Shut Up in My Bones by Charles M. Blow (memoir)
- Columbine by Dave Cullen (true crime)
- Fatal Vision by Joe McGinniss (true crime)
- Three Little Words by Ashley Rhodes-Courter (memoir)
- Off Course by Michelle Huneven (memoir)
- It Was Me All Along by Andie Mitchell (memoir)
- See How Small by Scott Blackwood (novel based on a true crime)
- Man v Nature by Diane Cook (okay, this is fiction AND short stories -- I just wanted to see if you were paying attention )
- Goodbye to All That by Sari Botton (various authors writing about New York)
- Never Can Say Goodbye by Sari Botton (various authors writing MORE stuff about New York)
Phew!
And after saying all of that, I'm starting a NOVEL (fiction!) tonight: The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P. by Adelle Waldman.
If you like that one, try Blind Faith by same author
I'll have to keep my eyes open for this. I bought Wolf Hall and the sequel based on the recommendations in this thread but it's sitting in my excessively large TBR pile (actually, it's more than one pile but I refuse to be more specific).
Thanks for mentioning it.
ETA:
I've marked my calender. Thank you.
It looks interesting, please let me know how you like it.
I finished ~Birdology: Adventures with Hip Hop Parrots, Cantankerous Cassowaries, Crabby Crows, Peripatetic Pigeons, Hens, Hawks, and Hummingbirds by Sy Montgomery and it is AMAZING! Each chapter is about a different type of bird,and each is filled with amazing,and fascinating info about them,plus some wonderful personal stories.
I think next to read will be~Club George: The Diary of a Central Park Bird-Watcher by Bob Levy
I'll be finishing Insurgent this morning and then I'll start No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. Surveillance State by Glenn Greenwald, which will surely tick me off
Oh you can be sure it will! Best to have a nice "light" book lined up to read next,lol! Have to say,though it made me admire Snowden and 'Whistleblowers' in general,even more. He gave up so much,to be able to live with his conscience[something most in government lack].
A major plot point was that miniature houses were given to young wealthy young women in Holland in the 17th century before marriage so that they could experiment with design and play at family life.
This struck me because earlier in the year I had bought an exquisitely beautiful book: The Paper Doll's House of Miss Sarah Elizabeth Birdsall Otis. This was a real miniature house in paper form made by a young woman who lived on Long Island in 1884.
So now, I am wondering. Was the miniature house custom a real historic custom, or invented by the author (no notes in the book explained this.)
If so, did this Dutch custom continue down in time to Long Island, NY where wealthy families of Dutch descent lived and many other Dutch customs survived? (Yes, I now this is hard to believe in 2015, when LI is synonymous with tackiness.)
Some fun research to pursue! And I love connections between unconnected things.
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The Power of your Subconscious Mind by Joseph Murphy.
A pretty good book with some useful information.
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Best to have a nice "light" book lined up to read next,lol! Have to say,though it made me admire Snowden and 'Whistleblowers' in general,even more. He gave up so much,to be able to live with his conscience[something most in government lack].
