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YouLookFab Forum » Topic: A new book thread https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-new-book-thread Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 19 Apr 2026 02:49:02 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 <![CDATA[Search]]> q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php Laurie on "A new book thread" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-new-book-thread/page/2#post-2224113 Wed, 15 Sep 2021 17:25:27 +0000 Laurie 2224113@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I stumbled across a wonderful writer recently, Kelly Corrigan. Via Libby, I read Tell Me More, partly in print and partly listened to her audio book while walking. I don't love audio books, but I did really enjoy hearing her tell her stories, a few of which were completely heart-wrenching. I am now reading an earlier memoir Glitter and Glue, and am a little sleepy because I've read in bed a little too late the last 2 nights! I see she has a podcast, so am going to give it a try. My Libby holds are piling up.  MsMary on "A new book thread" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-new-book-thread/page/2#post-2224099 Wed, 15 Sep 2021 16:35:12 +0000 MsMary 2224099@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Thanks for the report, KKards! I loved Evelyn Hugo (just finished it) and also The Vanishing Half! I have been procrastinating about opening The Homegoing and you have inspired me to do so! kkards on "A new book thread" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-new-book-thread/page/2#post-2223229 Sun, 12 Sep 2021 13:44:28 +0000 kkards 2223229@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Following up on this post…back from my readathon, also know as my week at the beach. Here’s what i read, with some thoughts: ”Girl in Translation” by Jean Kwok. About a Chinese girl and her mother who immigrate to the US. My family came to the US about 100 years before, it was both disturbing and affirming to realizing the similarities between our stories.  Great book ”The Last Watchman of Old Cairo” by Michael David Lukas. I really like historical fiction, and this integrates some history with the story. I liked this one, but i think it helped that years ago i had read “The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit” by Lucette Lagnado, which is about an Egyptian Jewish family’s life before and after they left.  “The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo” by Taylor Jenkins Reid. A fun read, perfect for when you want to lose yourself in a good story, but don’t want to think to much “Homegoing” by Yaa Gyasi. This one took me a long time to get into, and i almost put it aside. But I’m glad i stuck with it. Examines slavery and colonization and its aftermath from both the African and the Black American sides by focusing on 1 family thru multiple generation. “Heat & Light” by Jennifer Haigh, I’m about 3/4 of the way thru this book. It’s about fracking in PA, so it hits on a lot of issues that have been part of my life for the past 20(ish) years, but which have not impacted me in a  direct day to day way. This is  the 4th book I’ve read by this author, and its quite good, but not my favorite.  not pictured, but totally recommended: “The Vanishing Half” by Brit Bennett. Loved this.  So much to think about, this is a book that stays with you, but its not so heavy that reading it feels like a chore…(hope that makes sense) pil on "A new book thread" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-new-book-thread/page/2#post-2222162 Tue, 07 Sep 2021 23:47:15 +0000 pil 2222162@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ A couple of my patrons at work have really liked the Addie LaRue book. Also, Who is Maud Dixon by Alexandra Andrews. Not long ago I read The Deep, Deep Snow by Brian Freeman. It is a missing child story, but also has a storyline about the main character and her father’s declining cognitive abilities. Marley on "A new book thread" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-new-book-thread/page/2#post-2221530 Sat, 04 Sep 2021 05:36:02 +0000 Marley 2221530@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I've been on a reading kick for about a year and a half now - so I love these book threads!  My most recent 5 star reads include: Eat The Document - Dana Spiotta - about 2 anti-Vietnam protesters and a protest that goes very badly! The Editor - Stephen Rowley -about a first-time writer whose novel is picked up by a large N.Y. publishing house and his editor is Jackie Onassis. The Color of Water - James McBride - autobiographical about the author and his white Jewish mother. With Love From the Inside - Angela Pisel -  I'm currently about half way into Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward.  A  beautifully written story about a poor black family and the 10 days leading up to  and during Hurricane Katrina.  A very difficult read for me - the treatment of the dogs as well as the dog-fighting scenes have just about done me in. I also recently re-read The Dog Stars by Peter Heller and loved it as much as I had the 1st and 2nd times I read it!  It is definitely in my top 3 fave books of all time! I got through the Midnight Library but didn't really enjoy it that much. Didn't hate it - didn't love it! I've also been plodding through The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab.  I keep thinking that I'm going to get hooked into the story - but I'm about half-way  through and so far nothing . . . don't think I will pick it up again! I read earlier this year The Silent Treatment by Abbie Greaves and loved it! I could go on - but will stop for now!  :-) Ahhh - so many books, so little time! MsMary on "A new book thread" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-new-book-thread#post-2221386 Fri, 03 Sep 2021 17:18:24 +0000 MsMary 2221386@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ LOVED Piranesi! It was my book of the year for 2020, I think! And I read and loved Anxious People last year and am about to re-read it this weekend for next week's book club! And I loved The Kitchen Front so much that I gobbled up the rest of Jennifer Ryan's oeuvre! Debora on "A new book thread" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-new-book-thread#post-2221298 Fri, 03 Sep 2021 13:24:14 +0000 Debora 2221298@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I always love these books threads. So many good suggestions to add to my reading list. Thanks, MsMary! I’m currently reading Stephen King’s Billy Summers and can’t put it down. Louise Penny’s latest is also on my reading list, and my hold for The Ministry for the Future has just become available at the library. Looking forward to starting it after hearing your review. A few others I’ve enjoyed this summer… Anxious People by Fredrik Backmon The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro Piranesi by Sussana Clarke Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir The Kitchen Front by Jennifer Ryan Style Fan on "A new book thread" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-new-book-thread#post-2220556 Tue, 31 Aug 2021 19:25:33 +0000 Style Fan 2220556@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ AJ, I read The Magus by John Fowles and several of his other books a long time ago.  I enjoyed them at the time.   I haven't been reading much this summer because I have had chronic migraines.  Awful.  The weather is probably part of the reason.  I may try audiobooks. Laurie on "A new book thread" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-new-book-thread#post-2220493 Tue, 31 Aug 2021 14:05:31 +0000 Laurie 2220493@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I'm back to The Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larsen, about Churchill, England in the early stages of the war, and the US's entry into WWII through the lens of Churchill. Larsen is such an engaging writer, and I need my history to be this readable. It's a really long book so I've had to return it a few times and wait for it to become available again. I keep pushing off other holds that pop up as available, I'm determined to finish it this time. Sally on "A new book thread" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-new-book-thread#post-2220459 Tue, 31 Aug 2021 08:57:41 +0000 Sally 2220459@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Joy I read 'My Antonia" about 30 years ago when i was at university.  I must look it up and read it again.  The other one I read at university and kept rereading at different times was "cats eye' by Margaret Atwood.  It seems to really amplify the complicated relationships of girls how nasty they can be.  One of my friends read it for the first time recently after being bullied at work by another woman, and found it quite healing.   Echo on "A new book thread" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-new-book-thread#post-2220205 Mon, 30 Aug 2021 01:43:04 +0000 Echo 2220205@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I primarily read nonfiction, but that doesn't mean I don't go in for some light summer reading! I have been reading The Science of Monsters: The Truth About Zombies, Witches, Werewolves, Vampires and Other Legendary Creatures by Kelly Florence and Meg Hafdahl. It is entertaining, but doesn't contain much information I wasn't already aware of.  I also picked up The Poisoner's Handbook by Deborah Bloom, which I also anticipate being a light read.  Debbie on "A new book thread" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-new-book-thread#post-2220153 Sun, 29 Aug 2021 17:11:36 +0000 Debbie 2220153@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Kkards-I loved The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. Anonymous on "A new book thread" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-new-book-thread#post-2220135 Sun, 29 Aug 2021 14:33:17 +0000 Anonymous 2220135@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ What Sally said about rereading books we read when younger.  We often notice completely different things.  I reread My Antonia by Willa Cather ( it is close to the story of my immigrant family members from Sweden who settled in Nebraska.) and found it very different than the first time. MsMary on "A new book thread" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-new-book-thread#post-2219555 Fri, 27 Aug 2021 15:01:38 +0000 MsMary 2219555@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Speaking of antiracist, I LOVED How the Word is Passed: A Reckoning With the History of Slavery Across America by Clint Smith. So good! AJ on "A new book thread" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-new-book-thread#post-2219440 Fri, 27 Aug 2021 04:36:25 +0000 AJ 2219440@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Over the summer I read:  The Magus by John Fowles - I think you will either like or hate this book.  Definitely a suspenseful, trippy ride. The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder - a quick, palate cleanser between books. Currently reading: The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton DonnaF on "A new book thread" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-new-book-thread#post-2219393 Thu, 26 Aug 2021 23:44:41 +0000 DonnaF 2219393@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Family Trust by Kathy Wang. I'm not Chinese but found it hilarious in the way that I find Hasan Minhaj hilarious. It reads gossipy sort of in the style of Crazy Rich Asians. Other stuff I've been reading is too heavy and depressing or antiracist (and heavy and depressing) to recommend.  MsMary on "A new book thread" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-new-book-thread#post-2219306 Thu, 26 Aug 2021 18:41:43 +0000 MsMary 2219306@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ LOVE Josephine Tey! Daughter of Time is a classic. If it's not in your stack, HIGHLY recommend you get your hands on it. Midnight Library was lighter than it could have been but I knew that going in so I enjoyed it for what it was. Jenn on "A new book thread" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-new-book-thread#post-2219281 Thu, 26 Aug 2021 17:21:58 +0000 Jenn 2219281@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Interesting that so many of you loved The Midnight Library. I was not a fan at all. My mother-in-law sent me a stack of books she recently finished that she thought I would like, including a couple of old mysteries by Josephine Tey. They were written in the late 20s through the early 50s, but are still very readable, and I'm just adoring the escapism to another time. UmmLila (Lisa) on "A new book thread" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-new-book-thread#post-2219153 Thu, 26 Aug 2021 01:05:24 +0000 UmmLila (Lisa) 2219153@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I’m reading The Kingdoms, by Natasha Pulley. I love all her books. The world building and inner life of her characters is amazing. Suz on "A new book thread" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-new-book-thread#post-2218996 Wed, 25 Aug 2021 17:19:37 +0000 Suz 2218996@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I just finished listening to Michael Pollan's  This is Your Brain on Plants. Also really enjoyed Ali Smith's quartet -- I'd read the first book ages ago but finally got around to reading the last three. Very affecting. And Deborah Levy, Real Estate. She is everything!  Oh, another really terrific nonfiction book is Finding the Mother Tree, by Suzanne Simard.  kkards on "A new book thread" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-new-book-thread#post-2218981 Wed, 25 Aug 2021 16:54:09 +0000 kkards 2218981@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I gave up on Louise Penny half way thru the Paris book, (cant remember exactly what the title was), it just seemed so outlandish and i no longer cared. Working my way thru the Donna Leon books in the audio version… perfect background for WFH when I’m not on a call… My beach vacation, ie my read-a-thon, is next week. So far, this is what I’m thinking for taking.  MsMary on "A new book thread" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-new-book-thread#post-2218966 Wed, 25 Aug 2021 15:42:34 +0000 MsMary 2218966@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I loved Anne Tyler years ago. Also really enjoyed The Midnight Library and Eleanor Oliphant. Suntiger, I just discovered my public library has started using Hoopla, which is great because their old app just stopped working for me! Thanks! Joy, I will have to check out Donna Leon. I was in Venice two summers ago and it just rocked my world! Anonymous on "A new book thread" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-new-book-thread#post-2218957 Wed, 25 Aug 2021 15:00:23 +0000 Anonymous 2218957@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I love Anne Tyler's writing too. Redhead was another good one Sally on "A new book thread" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-new-book-thread#post-2218897 Wed, 25 Aug 2021 08:07:51 +0000 Sally 2218897@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ The midnight library by Matt Haig  Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine by Gail Honeyman  Redhead by the side of the road by Anne Tyler All have quirky characters,  seem light to read but have a real message about life.  I read a facebook post recently that we should reread our favourite novels at different stages in our life.  It will be the same  story but our perspective changes (or words to that effect).  So I've been rereading ladder of years by Anne Tyler, an old favourite of mine. I've got a few others I want to reread as they had an effect on me when I was younger.   Anonymous on "A new book thread" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-new-book-thread#post-2218881 Wed, 25 Aug 2021 03:27:28 +0000 Anonymous 2218881@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I love Louise Penny’s  Inspector Gamache novels and have read them all.  Many, if not all, are also available as audiobooks.   <div>Lately I have been devouring novels by Donna Leon, especially the Commissario Guido Brunetti set in Venice in modern times.  The books will give you a craving for Italian food. the one I just finished, The Jewels of Paradise, is not a Comissario book but the main character is researcher in baroque opera from Vienna.  An enjoyable visit to the researcher’s world.  </div><div>The author is an American who has lived in Venice for at least 30 years.</div> JAileen on "A new book thread" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-new-book-thread#post-2218842 Tue, 24 Aug 2021 23:01:41 +0000 JAileen 2218842@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Oh Mary, !!!!! Anonymous on "A new book thread" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-new-book-thread#post-2218841 Tue, 24 Aug 2021 23:01:39 +0000 Anonymous 2218841@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ *checks Hoopla for Ministry for the Future- but not there* I started Lightly by Francine Jay and Own the Day by Aubrey Marcus, but I read much more in winter. MsMary on "A new book thread" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-new-book-thread#post-2218828 Tue, 24 Aug 2021 22:07:21 +0000 MsMary 2218828@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ JAileen, fun fact: I was on Jeopardy! back when Alex Trebek looked like that! (No, I didn't win -- I had the bad luck to be on with somebody who went on to hold the "biggest winner in the history of Jeopardy!" title until KenJen came along!) Lisa, I enjoyed Leave the World Behind. Pil, The One in a Million Boy looks amazing and heartbreaking. I will have to check it out. MsMaven on "A new book thread" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-new-book-thread#post-2218818 Tue, 24 Aug 2021 21:41:02 +0000 MsMaven 2218818@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Right now I'm reading political books, but I'm not going to discuss them here. I haven't been in the mood to read a novel, not even a mystery by a favorite author. I'm about to start a biography of Kurt Gödel, Journey to the Edge of Reason. Never could understand his theory. So far it's excellent. He was a good friend of Einstein. So it's kind of a mystery and a different form of escapism.  Rachy, your book sounds fascinating.  JAileen on "A new book thread" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-new-book-thread#post-2218815 Tue, 24 Aug 2021 21:36:58 +0000 JAileen 2218815@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I’ve just got the Alex Trebek ebook from our library.  Bonus photo:  A mural of him in his porn star mustache, at his old high school in Ontario.