DECEMBER READS

[rapa]

Mercy, tried to post at midnight but was told I was not a member! Had to rejoin!!!
Anyway, Yikes, it’s December already! So much to do and so little time to curl up with a book.

Today I picked up Kate Morton’s THE LAKE HOUSE, Robert Crais’s THE PROMISE and Allen Eskens’s THE LIFE WE BURY.

Still doctoring upper respiratory viruses here so may have to do some skimming. BTW, I thoroughly enjoyed David Baldacci’s THE GUILTY.

Anything good on your plate?

[Lip Service]

Welcome our new member Rapa, ha ha!!

Glad you did rejoin

The Life We Bury  is getting quite a buzz here, you might be interested to know that Amazon is selling the kindle edition for three dollars

[Mandy Muffin]

I'm in the middle of "The Life We Bury" and got "Go Set a Watchman" for just $4.99(?) on a Amazon Cyber Monday sale yesterday. I purchased about 5 titles at some ridiculously low prices.  I waited all summer and never got the book at the local library.  Got my free Amazon Prime monthly book this AM, "The Einstein Prophesy" by Robert Masello.  Plenty of reading in the hopper this month. So much to read, so little time. 

[Carci]

I'm thoroughly enjoying The 100 Year Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window & Disappeared.  It's warm, witty satire and I was surprised to see that they have made a movie out of it which is offered free with Amazon Prime (which I recently joined).  I went to watch it last night and discovered it has subtitles. It's probably a Swedish movie since that's where the book originated.

I have The Guise of Another waiting for me at the library and The Guilty in transit so I've got to get serious about finishing the one I'm reading...  lol

[Ursula]

Just finished 2 excellent books set in France during WWII.  You may have already read them, but I would like to recommend Anthony Doerr's All The Light We Cannot See and Kristin Hannah's The Nightingale.  My novella book club read Julie Otsuka's The Buddha in the Attic, which tells the story of Japanese picture brides in the early 20th century.  A retelling of the American dream!!

I discovered I had not read Geraldine Brooks' first novel and so I am now reading Year of Wonders and after that her latest book, The Secret Chord.  The first is about the plague in 1666 and the latest is about King David.  A very gifted author; did you know she won the Pulitzer Prize for her second novel, March?

[Carci]

I've read both of those excellent WWII novels, Ursula.  Another WWII novel set in France that I loved was Sarah's Key by Tatiana De Rosnay. I remember the author's notes at the end of The Nightingale mentioned that she had conferred with Ms, De Rosnay about WWII facts in her novel.

[Ursula]

I loved Sarah Key....and the  movie  was well done, too.

[Carci]

I didn't know there was a movie...  just found it on Amazon and will rent it this weekend...  Thanx for the info, Ursula, the trailer looked very good.

[Joanne]

Geraldine Brooks' "People of the Book" is a great read also.

[Ursula]

I agree.  People of the Book was the first of her books that I read, then March and Caleb's Crossing. I was just surprised to discover there was a first book that I had not read.  So far People of the Book is my favorite.

[Eaglewoman]

I am reading The Guise of another- really enjoying it. Our book club read All The lIght we Can see last year and are reading The llife We bury and The Nightingale.

[Carolyn Tewell]

Wanted to take some time away from TV yesterday to read something to escape! But knew I wouldn't be able to get engrossed.

Jim's son, age 44 is "special needs" and attends the type of facility discribed is the shooting in Southern California. Still trying to wrap my head around the event.

Started HOST by Robin Cook
Started ROGUE LAWYER by John Grisham

On the desk is COME RAIN OR COME SHINE by Jan Karon
KILLING REAGAN by Bill O'RIELLY
HOW TO BE RIGHT by Greg Gutfeld

Should keep me off the streets and out of the Pool Halls next week.

[Ursula]

I certainly understand the concept of trying to wrap your head around the shooting in San Bernardino.  The town is about 25 miles from where I live, but even more frightening for me is the fact I worked down the street from where it all happened.  Fortunately I retired 12 years ago and was no where near the location, but still....it is hard to wrap your head around anything like this happening.  And yet it is happening every day.  what is wrong with people??!!