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Old 07-24-2018, 08:37 AM
 
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I finished up The Stars Are Fire, and I've got to say, if this is Anita Shreve, I don't get it. If this is her typical work, I'm baffled by the love for her. (Maybe she was a great person, but the story is trite, commonplace and just not very intriguing.) Many years ago I bought a copy of The Pilot's Wife, which always seems to get rave reviews. I never read it, but it's sitting around somewhere. I'll give that a read at some point because I already have it, but I'm not going to read anything else of her's. There's just too much out there that's worthwhile to read. I can find mindless entertainment anywhere (and I occasionally enjoy it -- I just don't get the raves that so many producers of it seem to get.)

Reading a memoir about Harold Ramis called Ghostbuster's Daughter that I got at the library. We share an alma mater, and he's our most famous alum. I read a good review of the book, so I put in a request at the library and it came through.
The Pilot's Wife is the only Anita Shreve book I've tried to read and I couldn't finish it. I just chalked it up to not every book being for every person.
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Old 07-24-2018, 09:18 AM
 
Location: Nantahala National Forest, NC
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The Pilot's Wife is the only Anita Shreve book I've tried to read and I couldn't finish it. I just chalked it up to not every book being for every person.
Same here....never got through any of her works
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Old 07-24-2018, 12:58 PM
 
Location: East Coast
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The Pilot's Wife is the only Anita Shreve book I've tried to read and I couldn't finish it. I just chalked it up to not every book being for every person.
That's for sure. I guess I just expected more, given how much I'd heard about her and the fact that it was suggested by a member of my book club (we're reading it for a book club) and this is not at all the sort of book my book club tends to read. We actually prefer nonfiction overall, but try to alternate or at least get every third or so book as a novel, just to keep us reading some novels. Usually our books have a little more substance to them. I fully agree that there are and should be a variety of books out there for every taste --- Romance novels are some of the best selling books out there and I'm glad a lot of people enjoy them, but I never read them. I just thought this would be better.
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Old 07-24-2018, 04:23 PM
 
Location: Canada
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I don't know which Anita Shreve book I tried to read but it didn't work for me then. I might try a book of hers again as I just don't remember enough about why I couldn't read the book. I have to say that the comments by others here have me thinking it probably just doesn't work for me.
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Old 07-24-2018, 04:41 PM
 
Location: Nantahala National Forest, NC
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I don't know which Anita Shreve book I tried to read but it didn't work for me then. I might try a book of hers again as I just don't remember enough about why I couldn't read the book. I have to say that the comments by others here have me thinking it probably just doesn't work for me.
She was a popular author... so I guess most of us here just have different tastes...we do seem to like most of each other's recommendations.
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Old 07-24-2018, 06:29 PM
 
Location: Portland, Oregon
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Canadians Esi Edugyan and Michael Ondaatje are among 13 writers nominated for the 2018 Man Booker Prize. (CBC)

If Washington Blackby Edugyan is half as good as Half-Blood Blues,
I'll be happy. I have Ondaatje's Warlight on hold. I did like Cat's Table. Unfortunately, I don't have much time to read this summer.
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Old 07-25-2018, 03:16 PM
 
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Canadians Esi Edugyan and Michael Ondaatje are among 13 writers nominated for the 2018 Man Booker Prize. (CBC)

If Washington Blackby Edugyan is half as good as Half-Blood Blues,
I'll be happy. I have Ondaatje's Warlight on hold. I did like Cat's Table. Unfortunately, I don't have much time to read this summer.
I loved The English Patient by Ondaatje. It's very different from the movie and I thought it was wonderful. I remember liking Cat's Table, although I don't remember what it was about other than boys on a ship.
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Old 07-25-2018, 03:29 PM
 
Location: South Carolina
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Im currently reading "Dollbaby " by Laura Lane McNeal someone on here likened it to "Saving CeeCee Honeycutt " by beth Hoffman which I loved . I hope I like this one as well I just started it so we shall see .
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Old 07-26-2018, 05:25 AM
 
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Just finished first in series by the writer of the Dublin Murder Squad series--Nicci French
Titled "Blue Monday"-- main character is Dr. Frieda Klein, a London psychotherapist, who becomes involved in a kidnapping case and has problems of her own...not the most cuddly of main characters--reminded me of Jane Tennison in some ways
Interesting because the police play tangential role--likely will try book 2--"Thursday's Children"
So seems this series has a day-of-the-week title theme...

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Old 07-26-2018, 05:34 AM
 
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Also re-read "Fallen Out" by Wayne Stinnett in the Jesse MacDermitt series--retired Marine recon/sniper who becomes boat captain in the Middle Keys and becomes involved in Homeland Security OP's--written as a prequel after the initial 3 novels came along--
I enjoy this one more than the others because the conflict developes more realistically than some and isn't so politicized...
I have second home in FL and enjoy reading novels set there and also this one of the series reminds me of the Travis McGee novels more than the others...
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