tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post8724042222198084088..comments2024-03-28T08:18:57.280-05:00Comments on stuff from ellen's head: spring reading listellen abbotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-39498188295936268972016-06-03T10:20:50.273-05:002016-06-03T10:20:50.273-05:00I've got the first Smith book on hold at the l...I've got the first Smith book on hold at the library. Can't wait to get to it! I'm so behind on my book posts. I just looked, and I've read 36 books since I last posted! And that doesn't count my rereading of the Harry Potter books. Of course, many of those 36 books were rereads as well...The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-36246014105684096402016-06-02T14:57:52.034-05:002016-06-02T14:57:52.034-05:00Just finished The Magical Strings of Frankie Prest...Just finished The Magical Strings of Frankie Presto - long but interesting. Forrest Gump-like in that it weaves fictional and real people.<br />Love Alexander McCall Smith - the real mystery I think is, How does a Scottish man so brilliantly write in the persona of an African woman?Martyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02366449267039641100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-74995385597246423412016-06-02T11:01:50.741-05:002016-06-02T11:01:50.741-05:00I remember a few of the Lady's Detective Agenc...I remember a few of the Lady's Detective Agency on TV and enjoyed the novel location and people. I have recently read a few Kindle books that either were free or cost under $2 and not been impressed. I would delete them, but I have no memory for what I purchased and not sure Kindle/Amazon will be kind enough to remind me!Taborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11053208644196545549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-28170034344278147262016-06-02T06:41:22.184-05:002016-06-02T06:41:22.184-05:00My librarian helps me a lot. She has had me readin...My librarian helps me a lot. She has had me reading her favorite authors and am having fun with theseOut on the prairiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09548162534362532705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-81710310158977307052016-06-02T01:46:53.929-05:002016-06-02T01:46:53.929-05:00I've skipped much of this as Seven Eves sounds...I've skipped much of this as Seven Eves sounds like my sort of scifi. I love physics based scifi. I have just read A lovely way to Burn which is murder mystery set against a virus outbreak backdrop. An unusual but easy read. <br />I think you have similar taste to me so I will download the books you've mentioned. Thank you Anna of Mutton Style and Yearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17123818835370240987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-54582303036579740102016-06-01T23:35:28.040-05:002016-06-01T23:35:28.040-05:00That was fun, Ellen!
I just finished reading Wild ...That was fun, Ellen!<br />I just finished reading Wild Swans by Jung Chang. It's the true story of three generations of women living under the regime of Mao Zedong and the little red army. Jung finally makes it to England and has continued to write about the history of her country. Her writing, for me, is the kind of flow that you just can't stop. It was a 600er too.<br /><br />Then I read Sweet Mandarin. About three Chinese sisters whose mother and grandmother also survived in the China of the 40's to 70's. It's a true story about how these 3 sisters started their own restaurant using their inherited recipes. When I think of what was going on in China when I was a stupid high schooler, I am amazed at how little I knew about the world. Well, I've never really been aware of what happened in China under Mao's rule (he was one scary dude!) but it is eye opening and gives me a great respect for Chinese people and their struggles. Once I started on this issue it was hard for me to stop. There is so much more to learn. <br /><br />I've never really taken to sci-fi..but like you say (IT COULD HAPPEN)! livhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00091094639074377780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-55566267989199037092016-06-01T22:17:16.319-05:002016-06-01T22:17:16.319-05:00I'm on book 14 of Deborah Crombie's myster...I'm on book 14 of Deborah Crombie's mystery series, and soon I'll be all done. Good to know there are other fun, addictive series out there. I think Deborah Crombie lives in TX but her books are all set in the UK.Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281288495129054688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-41301412122643385272016-06-01T20:18:37.978-05:002016-06-01T20:18:37.978-05:00My trip to Key West prompted an interest in the wr...My trip to Key West prompted an interest in the writing of Ernest Hemingway, so I've been reading him since our return. I just finished The Sun Also Rises and A Farewell to Arms. Unfortunately this made me realize I really don't like his writing.stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-22768509972082256072016-06-01T11:14:47.577-05:002016-06-01T11:14:47.577-05:00I think the outcome of SevenEves would have pissed...I think the outcome of SevenEves would have pissed me off, too. I enjoyed Janet Evanovich's last, and I liked it. I'm still intrigued about Mount Dragon. Might have to give it a go...<br /><br />I'm currently reading The Danish Girl, a short story collection, a couple of graphic novels, and rereading Melville's Moby Dick (talking of long-winded).Magaly Guerrerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18295455026184103230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-48398871512108268032016-06-01T09:02:14.207-05:002016-06-01T09:02:14.207-05:00Alexander McCall Smith writes a new book every wee...Alexander McCall Smith writes a new book every week. I swear. I love his Scotland series and his Isabelle Dalhousie series. I may have spelled those right. <br />Hey! Have you read any of JK Rowling's Cormoran Strike novels, written under the name of Richard Galbraith? I love them. <br />Right now I am reading the companion book of the one I listened to last week (The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry) and I am eating it up and loving it. The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy.<br />Amy Tan's The Bonesetter's Daughter was lovely. <br />Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.com