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I'm currently reading The Broken Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin, after finishing Book 1 of The Inheritance Trilogy: The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, by the same author. The author has an intriguing take on gods and their liaison and social dynamic with humans, one I haven't seen explored in other books; not in American/UK books or media, at least. The first book centers around the elite class and their totalitarian oligarchy over the other nations and belief systems of the world, and how they have used the gods as (literal) weapons to foist this dictatorship. In the second book, the story shifts to the ordinary denizens, and more focus on the gods' children( whom the author dubbs "godlings") and how one god copes with living amongst mortals in a world that has changed( for better or worse) since his descension.
Currently reading What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty. It's been 5 years since I read one of her books and the style is much as I remembered.
I've only read that one and Big Little Lies and I've been pleasantly surprised. I generally don't like those popular women's fiction books with heavy romantic elements, but I enjoyed both of them. I'll probably read more of her books, although I can see that they are quite similar and a lot of people seemed to find her last one disappointing. (I think Nine Perfect Strangers.)
I just started This Tender Land, and so far I am really liking it a lot.
I've only read that one and Big Little Lies and I've been pleasantly surprised. I generally don't like those popular women's fiction books with heavy romantic elements, but I enjoyed both of them. I'll probably read more of her books, although I can see that they are quite similar and a lot of people seemed to find her last one disappointing. (I think Nine Perfect Strangers.)
I just started This Tender Land, and so far I am really liking it a lot.
I'm not big on Chick Lit, but I enjoy Liane Moriarity and Celeste Ng.
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This book was pure joy and I highly recommend it! Especially if you are a music lover. I couldn't devour this book fast enough.
Rachel Joyce, you wholeheartedly deserve five stars for this book.
"Classical, rock, jazz, blues, heavy metal, punk...As long as it was on vinyl, there were no taboos. And if you told Frank the kind of thing you wanted, or simply how you felt that day, he had the right track in minutes. It was a knack he had. A gift. He knew what people needed even when they didn't know it themselves.
"Now, why not give this a try?" he'd say, shoving back his wild brown hair. "I've got a feeling. I just think it will work---"
oh I meant to read Perfect and now ill have to read The Music Shop.
I loved Harold Fry and was beyond total awe of Queenie .
If you have not read The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry and then... The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy.(but if you do reverse it's still wonderful). those 2 "companion" books you are in for a treat. I think first should be Harold and then Queenie, but if you read Queenie first it's still wonderful.
oh I meant to read Perfect and now ill have to read The Music Shop.
I loved Harold Fry and was beyond total awe of Queenie .
If you have not read The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry and then... The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy.(but if you do reverse it's still wonderful). those 2 "companion" books you are in for a treat. I think first should be Harold and then Queenie, but if you read Queenie first it's still wonderful.
I downloaded Music Shop from my library. I need to finishHarold Fry.
oh I meant to read Perfect and now ill have to read The Music Shop.
I loved Harold Fry and was beyond total awe of Queenie .
If you have not read The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry and then... The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy.(but if you do reverse it's still wonderful). those 2 "companion" books you are in for a treat. I think first should be Harold and then Queenie, but if you read Queenie first it's still wonderful.
I'm reading The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy right now and enjoying it. I'm pretty sure I read The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry (but really don't remember it) so I will also read or re-read? It might actually be even more enjoyable reading it AFTER The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy.
Just finishing up China Rich Girlfriend, and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
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I am reading Martin Chuzzlewit as part of a coronavirus-lockdown project of reading or re-reading all of Charles Dickens' novels. All are available for free at Project Gutenberg.
I wonder how many people read Dickens anymore.
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