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AUGUST READS

In August most of Europe seems to go on holiday. What are you doing?

I'm trying to stay cool in triple digits. Tolerable in a/c with low humidity and a stack of good reads.

Am reading a delightful, quirky debut novel. Here, take a look/see:

http://www.amazon.com/The-Book-Speculation-A-Novel/dp/125005480X

What are you reading?

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Permalink Reply by Lip Service on August 7, 2015 at 9:46pm

Reading a book on Robert Ripley (from Ripley's Believe it or Not)

Really a fascinating man

http://www.amazon.com/Curious-Man-Strange-Brilliant-Believe-ebook/d...

Permalink Reply by Carci on August 8, 2015 at 6:24am

Finished July into August with Killer Weekend by Ridley Pearson, which I found on my bookshelf. He always delivers a good thriller.

Then The Jesus Cow was a nice change of pace, light, fast & highly recommended.

I finished Finders Keepers yesterday. To my surprise I really liked it. What a ride! Over 600 pages (large print) and I read it in less than 4 days.

...And back to something lighter. I'm currently 1/2 way through Top Secret 21 by Evanovich. It's been awile since my last visit with Stephanie and Lula so I'm having a few familiar chuckles about donuts, damaged cars, wishful lust, and Grandma eating cookies at the funeral parlor viewings. lol

Permalink Reply by Ioruach on August 8, 2015 at 11:14am

A couple days ago I finished one of the most delightful books I have had the pleasure to read in a long time. But far too short. The book was Our Souls at Night, Kent Haruf’s final novel. It was truly a poem to love, understanding and compassion. The story was simple enough: two old people finding each other and creating a new life together and learning to love one another. But it was in the simple, straight forward telling of the story, in Haruf’s direct and unique style that made it the great read that it was. The ending isn’t what many readers would like, but, to me, it fit. It was fully understandable and in context. I can’t recommend the book highly enough.

Permalink Reply by Mandy Muffin on August 9, 2015 at 10:16am

The Natchez Burning Trilogy/Iles' Home

I have just finished up the 1400 page "The Bone Tree" middle book of the Natchez Burning Trilogy. As the first book also checked out at 1400 pages, LPE, I have invested 2800 pages in the story that has been called Greg Iles definitive "story of the modern day South." It deals with nearly 75 years of civil rights, including the KKK and the three assassinations JFK, MLK and RFK. Plans are underway to make it a major movie event.

Iles lives in Natchez in a house he used in his stories

Edelweiss:

Permalink Reply by grammyk on August 9, 2015 at 11:11am

I've read both books too and am looking forward to the third.

Permalink Reply by Flowergram on August 9, 2015 at 2:11pm

I have not got that far in his books but so far have enjoyed everyone of them - Love the house - do not know how he could write there. I would be sitting on that porch daybreak to dark. Guess not in the summer - too hot and humid. LOL Thanks Mandy.

Permalink Reply by Mandy Muffin on August 9, 2015 at 4:12pm

I love to find where writers live. I recently posted Stephen King's house in Bangor, Maine. I remember visiting Charles Dicken's house in London, Tolstoy's house in Moscow, Hemingway's house in Key West, Samuel Clemens house in Hartford, and of course, the Harriet Beecher Stowe house located in Cincinnati. For the past few trips I have made through Atlanta, I keep promising myself to visit the Margret Mitchell House in Atlanta:

Permalink Reply by Flowergram on August 10, 2015 at 4:03am

What a neat thing to do Mandy. Hope it gives you a better insight to the writers. Love the pictures. Thank you.

Permalink Reply by Mandy Muffin on August 10, 2015 at 1:43pm

To add to my house pictures, here is the Louise Penny's house in Knowlton, PQ. It is located on Lac Brome, with a orchard in the rear of the house. I spent a week in the town in 2001, never knowing she would place a series of books in the area. My activities while in the area included playing golf at the local courses and studying the culture of my French-Canadian ancestors. I was so impressed with the area that I considered a summer home there. The Eastern Townships are a delightful mixture of American born loyalists who moved over the border during the Revolution and native French Canadians. Louise Penny has a new book coming out entitled, "The Nature of the Beast." http://www.amazon.com/The-Nature-Beast-Inspector-Gamache/dp/1250022088

Permalink Reply by Mandy Muffin on August 31, 2015 at 3:26pm

I'm next in line at the library for this read! Two books out at the current time.

Permalink Reply by Mandy Muffin on August 12, 2015 at 1:35pm

Continuing with the author's house theme, here is the one for the book I am currently reading:You should not have a hard time guessing, as she lives in Scotland, now writing under the name of Robert Galbraith and is estimated to be worth $1 billion. "The Silkworm" makes her second adventure in detective writing. Of course, It is JK Rawling. I wonder how much it costs just to maintain this place? http://robert-galbraith.com/books/the-silkworm/

Permalink Reply by Flowergram on August 12, 2015 at 5:43pm

I could not guess the cost but know it is above my pay grade. LOL. Thanks again Mandy . It does look like a neat place to visit. If she runs low on cash, maybe she could sell tickets.

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