It’s that time again to wrap up my reading progress for the first half of the year, 2019.
I am ecstatic to report that I read more books than I could ever imagine. I read a total of 80 books in 6 months. That’s a world record for me. I went over my Goodreads reading challenge by 20 book already!
I have bested my reading challenge by following my own tips! Want to read more? Check out my Top 5 Tips On How To Read More.
Continue reading “Books That I Read! Mid Year Book Update 2019”Please join us in reading The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer for our monthly book club read!
We will be reviewing the book along with our book club discussion questions for July 31st, 2019.
Continue reading “The Female Persuasion By Meg Wolitzer”Book Review by Dinh.
From the title, The Seven Or Eight Deaths Of Stella Fortuna by Juliet Grames I was thinking a murder mystery but it was not what I had expected. I had read The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton last year and thought it would be something similar, like a who dunnit murder mystery. I was pleasantly surprised when it turned out to be an Italian family saga novel.
This was a debut novel for Juliet Grames and what a great start! I loved this book!
This book is definitely worth reading, and here’s why:
Continue reading “The Seven Or Eight Deaths Of Stella Fortuna Book Review”1.Assunta Mascaro, Stella’s mother was very religious. She believed in Jesus Christ and went to mass. When Assunta went into labor with her first child, the older women of Ievoli hung mint over her bed to ward off the Evil Eye. Why do you think that the women, who believed in God, also practiced things to ward off the Evil Eye? Is there a contradiction here? How do you explain it?
2. Of Stella’s many near deaths, which one did you like the most? Why?
Continue reading “The Seven Or Eight Deaths Of Stella Fortuna Book Club Discussion Questions”Please join us in reading The Seven Or Eight Deaths Of Stella Fortuna by Juliet Grames for our monthly book club read!
We will be reviewing the book along with our book club discussion questions for June 30, 2019.
Continue reading “The Seven Or Eight Deaths Of Stella Fortuna By Juliet Grames”Book Review by Dinh.
Find Jennifer Egan: Website | Facebook | Twitter
I always look forward to reading a book written by Pulitzer prize winner. Jennifer Egan won the prize for fiction in 2011 with A Visit From The Goon Squad.
Manhattan Beach, Egan’s latest novel, was named one of the best books of the year by NPR, The Guardian, Esquire, The Washington Post, Time, USA TODAY, and Vogue.
Continue reading “Manhattan Beach Book Review”1. Anna Kerrigan was not wearing stockings or shoes on the beach when she met Dexter Styles when she was 11 years. Why did Styles say Anna was strong to her dad Eddie Kerrigan? Did that set the tone for who Anna would become?
2. Anna had to prove herself in order to be a diver. Anna dons a diving outfit that weighed over 200 lbs, shoes that were 35 lbs and smelly head gear. Did you find the scene believable?
3. When Anna goes to the night club and see Dexter Styles, she gave him a false name. Why did she do that? What does it imply about her knowledge of her father?
Continue reading “Manhattan Beach Book Club Discussion Questions”Book Review by Patty Noonan.
Continue reading “ARC Review: A Shifting Of Stars By Kathy Kimbray”Goodreads summary: ebook, 450 pages, expected publication date May 28th, 2019.
A squandering emperor. A handsome stranger. A reluctant heroine. And the ancient magic that will capsize a kingdom.
Seventeen-year-old Meadow Sircha watched her mother die from the wilting sickness. Tormented by the knowledge that the emperor failed to import the medicine that would have saved her, she speaks out at a gathering of villagers, inciting them to boycott his prized gladiator tournament.
But doing so comes at a steep cost.
Arrested as punishment for her impulsive tongue, Meadow finds herself caught up in the kind of danger she’s always tried to avoid. After a chance meeting with an enigmatic boy, she’s propelled on a perilous trek across the outer lands. But she soon unearths a staggering secret: one that will shift her world—and the kingdom—forever.
Please join us in reading Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan for our monthly book club read!
We will be reviewing the book along with our book club discussion questions for May 31, 2019.
Continue reading “Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan”Book Review by Dinh.
Eleanor Oliphant Is Comletely Fine by Gail Honeyman has been on my to read list for ages and I am glad that we decided to read it for our monthly read.
Everyone I know who has read it has only high praises for it, so going in I was expecting it to be great. Some have compared it to A Man Called Ove by Federik Backman, but a female version of it. I absolutely loved Backman’s debut novel so I was super excited to dig in Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine.
Continue reading “Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine Book Review”