Comments on: Reading Lately: July 2021

By: Susan (Bloggin' 'bout Books)

Susan (Bloggin' 'bout Books) — Fri, 06 Aug 2021 15:42:32 +0000

I DNF’d THE FAMILY PLOT after a few chapters. It was too weird for me. Sounds like it didn’t get any better as it went along!

By: Terra W

Terra W — Tue, 03 Aug 2021 19:46:26 +0000

July picks:
– Book Club Favorite – “What She Knew” by Gilly Macmillan
– Book about Frienship – “Between Friends” by Debbie Macomber
– An Audiobook – “The Historian” by Elizabeth Kostova
– Set In Australia – “What Alice Forgot” by Liane Moriarty

By: Deanna

Deanna — Thu, 29 Jul 2021 19:45:58 +0000

July’s Reads:
-Longer than 400 pages: “Girls with Bright Futures” by Tracy Dobmeier (loved)
-A WWII Story: “The Piano Teacher” by Janice Lee (3 stars)
-Eye Catching Cover: “The Nantucket Inn (Nantucket Beach Plum Cover, #1) by Pamela Kelley (good beach read)

By: CimmieS

CimmieS — Wed, 28 Jul 2021 08:50:28 +0000

Rachael I finished The Light of Days. Yes, it was a long, demanding read, but as I’m recuperating from surgery & it’s winter here, I kept on. The writer, Judy Batalion has certainly done her research. What interested me was the women’s persistence, & what seemed to me a strong admixture of fear & courage. It’s an amazing hitherto untold story of women during WW2. Appreciated the bibliography at book’s end.

By: Ann

Ann — Wed, 28 Jul 2021 05:16:35 +0000

I enjoyed reading What Comes After.

It grabbed me from the start and was an interesting blend of sort of mystery with some Anne Tyler-type domesticity thrown in to develop the characters more fully.

It lets you know from the start what the outcome will be, but then takes you back to explain what happened. That can be hard to pull off, but in this case the story held my interest.

I’ve been in a bit of a summer slump, but this book was good enough to pull me through, after having picked up several others I did not feel interested enough in to finish.

By: Holly Kukkonen

Holly Kukkonen — Tue, 27 Jul 2021 20:53:49 +0000

I just finished Treat Us Like Dogs and We Will Become Wolves, Carolyn Chute. I really appreciated that she brought up many concerns in our world. I also appreciated that she dealt with a segment of society that is not alway portrayed sympathetically. It was hard for me to relate to many of the characters. Have you read anybody her books?