Comments on: March Reading Recap

By: Catherine

Catherine — Tue, 04 Apr 2017 21:17:27 +0000

In reply to Donna @ OnDBookshelf. You must have a such great perspective on the book! It got too 'sweet' for me and then implausible. Still working on my review!

By: Catherine

Catherine — Tue, 04 Apr 2017 21:14:05 +0000

In reply to susan.

The Widow of Wall Street was all right- not great. I read another fictional account of that marriage and liked it better so need to find out what book that was.

I was STILL lost when I finished Fever Dream! I had to accept that it was like a dream- you get it while it’s happening but it doesn’t make sense when you wake up. Very creative in that way.

By: Donna @ OnDBookshelf

Donna @ OnDBookshelf — Mon, 03 Apr 2017 15:24:05 +0000

In reply to Catherine. Count me in total agreement with this synopsis. This was one of those books where I was ready to give up, but then it would get interesting again, only to have it slump again in the next chapter. And having two girls who were adopted from China, don't even get me started on that storyline!

By: susan

susan — Mon, 03 Apr 2017 01:01:27 +0000

I’ll be curious to hear if you think Randy Susan Meyers’s book is worth picking up. It seems to have gotten high ratings on Goodreads, but do I need to read about a Ponzi scheme guy? I’m glad you found Andrea in Attenberg’s book a pain in the ass; I found her self-pitying and selfish; I tried to stick with it and she got slightly better (mostly with her family) but still probably not enough for you. I agree with you about the Ali actor in Moonlight, wonderful that he was in Hidden Figures as well. I think I started Fever Dream — but I was a bit lost & put it down; I should probably try it again.

By: Georgiana

Georgiana — Sun, 02 Apr 2017 14:33:52 +0000

The Roanoke Girls sounds like the type of book I would enjoy, I`ll add it to my TBR.

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By: Catherine

Catherine — Sat, 01 Apr 2017 21:02:19 +0000

In reply to Susie | Novel Visits. Oh boy, Susie, it's a tough call. Some parts of it are wonderful, but she also goes into some wild plot twists that felt more like a fairy tale than her other works. I came out with good but not great.

By: Helen

Helen — Sat, 01 Apr 2017 04:01:57 +0000

I am going to second Sarah from Sarah’s Book Shelves. I think DNF reviews are valuable to readers of book blogs. And I listened to all the episodes of S-Town in 2 days. Totally worthy. Great storytelling and fascinating characters.

Enjoy your blog. Thanks!

By: Susie | Novel Visits

Susie | Novel Visits — Fri, 31 Mar 2017 20:34:43 +0000

I liked All Grown Up, but I listened to it on audio and that might have made all the difference.

I’m curious to hear what you think of the Lisa See book. I’ve been up and down with her and was nervous to commit to her most recent offering.

Moonlight is so serious that I’m saving it for just the right moment. I saw The United Kingdom last weekend. It was great!

By: Catherine

Catherine — Fri, 31 Mar 2017 17:29:51 +0000

In reply to Ann @ Books on the Table. Definitely! I often prefer unlikable, but they have to be interesting and she wasn't.

By: Eva @ The Paperback Princess

Eva @ The Paperback Princess — Fri, 31 Mar 2017 17:09:25 +0000

I’m so glad you loved Moonlight so much. That movie was incredible (so was Hidden Figures – loved it too). Loads of people I’ve talked to feel like Mahershala shouldn’t have won because he was in so little of the movie but when he wasn’t there you MISSED him – the definition of a supporting actor role I think. I want to watch it again – I feel like I didn’t appreciate it enough – even the way it’s filmed, it’s so beautiful.

I’m glad you think The Roanoke Girls would make for good vacation reading – that Easter long weekend is sort of coming up!