Friday 4/30!

[ufcasey]

Happy Friday everyone! What have you been reading this week? Any reviews/ratings/recommendations?

QOTW:
If you could theoretically read an autobiography or memoir of a historical person (which doesn't actually exist) - whose would you want to read? (For example - do you want to read a book by Amelia Earhart to find out what actually happened to her? etc.) 

[ufcasey]

This week I read two books by authors I have read previously. And I liked their previous books better

Evidence of the Affair by Taylor Jenkins Reid - 3 stars; I would recommend reading The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo or Daisy Jones & The Six instead

Better Luck Next Time by Julia Claiborne Johnson - 3 stars; I would recommend reading Be Frank With Me instead

QOTW:
I think I would like to know the real thoughts of Abraham Lincoln. 

[charlatti]

I finished Greenwood by Michael Christie, which was fantastic. It’s one I would read again. Now reading The Exiles —I got it late, but I’ll jump in to the book club thread when I finish it.

QOTW: Maybe Shakespeare? Then I’d know for sure if there really was single writer for all the works.

[rootbeerfloat]

I'm reading the Invisible Life of Addie LaRue. It's highly rated, but I'm waiting for the greatness to kick in.

[meowmaps]

I read The Witch’s Heart earlier in the week. If you like mythology, particularly Norse mythology, then I highly recommend it. I really enjoyed it.

Now I’m reading The Wife Upstairs. It’s kind of vapid but a quick read. Looking forward to finishing it tonight and moving onto the next.

QOTW: Harriet Tubman

[litskispeciality]

I'm slowly chipping away at "Panic" and "Behind Her Eyes" just came off of hold so need to start that.

QOTW: I'd love to hear from Georgia O'Keefe about her thoughts about non-gender since she was way ahead of her time. And her whole artistic process.

[tacokick]

Phantom Twin by Lisa Brown cute graphic novel

Mirrorland by Carole Johnstone I liked this a lot!

The Winter's Child by Cassandra Parkin interesting twist in the “missing kid” genre

We Own This City: A True Story of Crime, Cops, and Corruption by Justin Fenton I just don’t think he’s a great writer 🤷🏻‍♀️

Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Suntanto this was really silly but I heard it will be a Netflix movie and I think that could be really cute.


QOTW: I’d like a book about Sharon Baird or another child actor from that era.

[dontlook]

I read The Girl With All The Gifts: 4.5 stars
I’m currently reading: Unfollow my Megan Phelps-Roper and The Boy on the Bridge

QOTW: interesting question. Someone said Harriet Tubman and that would be a good one so I’m using that answer.

[travella]

I finished The Night Swim, 3*. I'm currently reading The Four Winds.

[Vespasia]

I read Majesty, the sequel to American Royals earlier this week. It was fun and fixed a lot of the things I didn't care for about the first book.

Now I am about halfway through Hench and glad that Nonny recommended it!

QOTW: This is hard. Maybe a DB Cooper autobiography?

[meowmaps]

There have been a couple of recent mentions of Hench so, ok, I'm sold! Just added it to my digital library wait list.

[minzy]

I actually read one this week! How to Avoid A Climate Disaster by Bill Gates. It was okay, he’s got some necessary, sobering, fact based stuff in there. Yet he diverges in a few ways from others in the climate crisis community, and he doesn’t really acknowledge it. Frankly, I found that a little off-putting. (Not yet developed technology as our only hope? Plastic products as carbon sinks? He basically says planting trees are not really helpful at all in most parts of the world. There was minimal discussion of reducing food waste, trying harder to minimize the consumption of beef across populations, working on educating women and girls or increasing access to family planning resources. All of those are some of the most effective strategies at reducing emissions, according to Drawdown.) At the end of the day, we’re all working towards the same thing, but I think I’ve had enough of the rich white guy perspective for the time being.

[krystee]

I read The Lazy Genius Way and Girls Weekend this week. Both good!

The Harriet Tubman autobiography would be fascinating and what I would pick for a legitimately good book. But can I pick a frivolous one too? I would love to read a Katie Holmes tell-all about her marriage to Tom Cruise.

[ssmjlm]

Still reading Finlay Donovan is Killing It. OMg this book is terrible. Why is it so popular? I keep reading it thinking it will get better. It’s not.

QOTW: I’m not sure I have one.

[tacokick]

May 2, 2021 17:13:23 GMT -5 ssmjlm said:

Still reading Finlay Donovan is Killing It. OMg this book is terrible. Why is it so popular? I keep reading it thinking it will get better. It’s not.

QOTW: I’m not sure I have one.

The publisher must have put a lot of money behind it! It was everywhere before it came out. Every list, lots of ads and it was very easy to get an ARC of it.

[ssmjlm]

May 2, 2021 18:14:28 GMT -5 tacokick said:

May 2, 2021 17:13:23 GMT -5 ssmjlm said:

Still reading Finlay Donovan is Killing It. OMg this book is terrible. Why is it so popular? I keep reading it thinking it will get better. It’s not.

QOTW: I’m not sure I have one.

The publisher must have put a lot of money behind it! It was everywhere before it came out. Every list, lots of ads and it was very easy to get an ARC of it.

Yeah, not sure who the author knows because ugh it’s so hard to get through. 46% to go