I had my doubts about Cloud Cuckoo Land at first, but I ended up loving it. Especially after I figured out one major plot point. As I recall it was another book that I think was as much fun to discuss as to read with the CC Bookclub.
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I started an audiobook thread
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Just for fun for Libby usersā¦
I havenāt tried this yet, but apparently if you return a book early , if you tap the flower bouquet in this pic you will get a āthank youā of an explosion of flowers on your screen!
The more you know. 
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I follow her too.
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She is a newer follow for me but i like her!
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Thanks for the recommendation of The Hero of this Book. (Sorry, I donāt recall who all mentioned it.) Not really a genre I typically go for, but the writing was lovely and after finishing it, I found mystery reflecting on so many topics sheād brushed up against.
Now off to a pile of reading acquired at a used book sale fundraiser. With everything priced between $0.50 and $1.00, $50 in my pocket, and this thread for inspiration, I can go back to my cave for another month or soā¦
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āStone Cold Foxā by Rachel Koller Croft was a fun read (I read it in a day). The story of a con woman trying to marry a man from a very wealthy family. Not a deep read but fun.
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Just pit it on hold, looks like a fun read.
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One of my book group members mentioned she had just read āSpareā. Most of the rest of us had not. It was interesting to see the very strong reactions from those that had some empathy for Harry and those who dismissed him as a rich whiner. Same for Megan.
Not a fan of Remarkably Bright Creatures. I couldnāt suspend my disbelief over the humanization of the octopus. Not sure I just didnāt feel it.
Love Cloud Cuckoo Land and read Donāt Letās Go to the Dogs Tonight years ago and thought it was great (as did my book group).
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I forget how to search in this thread for a book nameā¦ how do I do that?
Just finished The Summer Seekers by Sarah Morgan. A refreshing story about mothers/daughters, getting older, new adventures, etc. Not a complicated read but I really liked it!
@abasket , if you go to the magnifying glass for searching (on my computer itās at the top right) and click it, thereās an option for āin this topic,ā so you can limit your search just to this thread. Hope this helps!
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Thank you! I actually did that and saw the text āin this threadā but didnāt realize I had to drop down to that - thought I was already search/typing āin this threadā! Teach an old dog new tricks. 
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I finished Summer of '69 by Elin Hilderbrand. It was good. I was 18 that summer and so very much happenedā¦first man on moon, Woodstock, Manson murders. And I was off to college at UNC-CH around the third week in August, which for me eclipsed everything because I was a shallow girl then ha ha.
A fun nugget in the book. One of the daughters goes to work at the front desk of the Shiretown Inn in Edgartown on Marthaās Vineyard. That was where Sen. Ted Kennedy was staying and fled to the night of the āChappaquiddick Incidentā, that summer of '69. In the book, the author invents a reason the girl was away from the desk, a big no-no for which she was fired, when Kennedy came in. The night watchman saw him. Wet. I have no idea if that part is true, probably I guess since she included it.
Years later, my husband and I took a week long sailing course out of Edgartown and stayed there. Behind the desk they had a notice posted that said āPLEASE DO NOT ASK US ABOUT THE CHAPPPAQUIDDICK INCIDENTā. My eyes about bulged out of my head when I found out why. (I canāt find that itās still open).
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I just finished The Casual Vacancy by J. K. Rowling. I thought it was good. I have never read her Harry Potter novels. I guess that I should.
Hi, havenāt been out here in a while. I recently read something that blew me away. One of my daughters recommended A Half-Built Garden by Ruthanna Emrys. Science fiction, climate fiction, very feminist (nursing moms in the forefront!). Probably the best book Iāve read this decade so far.
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Last week I was at the library picking up my copy of āThe Latecomerā and browsed the table of favorite picks from the librarians. Decided to take home The Cartographers too and really enjoyed it. Iām from NY so especially liked the storyline at NY Public Library at the geographical references in Sullivan County (near Rockland, close to the Rt 17 route I often drove)
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Sounds good! Though I initially read it as āNeil Youngā and I was confused!
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Oh my, that sounds fascinating!
I recently finished The Marriage Portrait by Maggie OāFarrell (Hamnet author). Really enjoyed it. She did a terrific job of creative an interior life for the young duchess. Very readable, well written, and interesting plot. This is the kind of book I love to get lost in on a flight or on vacation although my own reading circumstances were far more ordinary!
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Iām reading it right now. I love it.
By the author of Hamnet, also a great read.
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