I definitely think Donna Tartt is a very good writer. I just disliked the characters, and eventually the plot. Have liked other books by her.
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Not a fan of Donna Tartt. Secret History was āmehā IMO, and gave up on The Little Friend as it seemed to be more work than pleasure to read. Didnāt bother with the Goldfinch.
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I found The Secret History mesmerizing, but creepy. Started whatever her next book was and got bored quickly.
Agreed ā I felt like it needed heavy editing by someone willing to say āenoughā to the author.
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Iāve been consumed by Meg Masonās Sorrow and Bliss It kind of broke my heart. At the same time, I laughed aloud numerous times while reading it. An unusual and unusually moving novel.
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I just finished Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus and found it both entertaining and educational - about a female scientist in the 1950ās and 60ās and her travails and life. Great for fans of biochemistry - and precocious children (per the book club thread) and precocious dogs (per many threads). I donāt want to give too much away but it was thought provoking and infuriating (for the characters) and a love story.
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@marilyn, Iām listening to the audiobook version right now, and enjoying it so far.
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I LOVED Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow! It was my Book of the Month Club selection. Agree that you donāt have to know anything about Gaming to enjoy it. Same author as The Storied Life of A J Fikry.
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Just finished The Fishermen by Chigozie Obiama. It is the story of 4 brothers in Nigeria and is one of the best book Iāve read in years. I was so connected to the characters that at one point I didnāt want to read further as I was scared of what may happen to them. It is the kind of story that lingers after the book is finished. So so good!
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Great book, @jazzymomof7 ! And while some books do a great job of using description to bring you to a place you know, this one takes you to a place you donāt and makes you feel like youāre there.
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Acceptance by Emi Nietfeldā¦I just finished it. Wow. A memoir of her life as the child of a trans father and hoarder mother, her teens involve treatment facilities, foster care, shelters, sleeping in her carā¦all while obsessively targeting Ivy League acceptance as the key to a better life. (College Confidential even makes a cameo appearance.) She discovers that achieving her goals doesnāt mean the past is washed away. The word that comes to mind for her story is āharrowingā; I could not put this book down.
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The Nature of Fragile Thingsā¦ā¦quick read, page turner, likable characters ( for the most part) historical fiction about the San Francisco 1906 earthquake.
Just finished and loved Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow - great book
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Just finished and really loved āThe Leaversā by Lisa Ko. All of my book group liked it as well. It is well written and the story unfolds in an interesting way. Issues of abandonment, adoption, immigration, are woven into a coming-of-age story.
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Regretting Motherhood is a "kindle book of the dayā that caught my attention. Iām not sure Iāll like it but the bookās description intrigues me.
ā A provocative and deeply important study of womenās lives, womenās choicesāand an āunspoken tabooāāthat questions the societal pressures forcing women into motherhoodā
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@88jm19 That sounds intriguing!
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The Cherry Robbers by Sarai Walker. I mostly liked her last book Dietland, which got a lot of acclaim, but I had some qualms about it overall. I think her new novel is much more developed, subtle, and gorgeously written. Basically a gothic-ish family saga. Itās long and not a āpage-turnerā and yet I read it more quickly than most books I encounter these days. definitely a recommend.
Just finished The Last Thing He Told Me after reading about it on this thread. I liked it but thought the suspenseful part ended fairly abruptly. Iām sure Iāll watch the movie.
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Last week I read Small Admissions by Amy Poeppel and The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware. Both are totally different kinds of books, but I thought they were great summer reading.
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I read it recently. There were a few GIANT hole plotsāthings that just couldnāt happen. It was a good quick read though.