I recently read "In Five Years" by Rebecca Serle and I loved it. In the beginning I was worried it was headed in the "Something Borrowed" territory, but I was so glad it didn't. By the end I was sobbing and grateful for my best friend.
I loved Interior Chinatown, even if I had to reread a few paragraphs every once in a while to make sure I understood what was happening. I recently saw The Secret to Superhuman Strength in my local library, so I'll definitely check it out!
I'm looking forward to reading Because Venus Crossed an Alpine Violet on the Day that I Was Born by Mona Høvring, translated from the Norwegian by Kari Dickson and Rachel Rankin. Pretty sure it's the most unique (and longest) title I've ever seen.
Just finished The Vixen. Growing up in the1950's & 60's, I was fascinated by the McCarthy hearings and the Rosenbergs' trial. This is the setting of this non-fiction book.
The Katherine Hepburn book is not about Out of Africa, a movie in which Hepburn was not cast, but about the 1951 movie African Queen. I haven’t watched it since I was a child in the 80s, so I’m not sure how it holds up, but it was one of the Hepburn movies my Silent Gen mom made sure I watched.
I am reading Libby Klein's mystery series Murder Is... ( am on the third book), a biography of Charles Dodgson (Lewis Carroll), and Their Eyes Were Watching God.
I have recently finished “ Velvet Was The Night” by Silvia Moreno-Garcia and it was great! I love her take on historical fiction and I always learning new information about history from her books.
I finished reading "Circe" by Madeline Miller a few weeks ago and I loved it so much! I had no idea what to expect but it blew me away. It really made me think about The Odyssey in a different way (which I also recently read - Emily Wilson's translation is so good!).
Not yet, but it's on my list! I signed up for a Literature through History reading challenge earlier this year and the premise was to read different books that were written or published throughout the last 2,000+ years. The last book I read to complete the challenge was The Iliad and I just finished it yesterday, so now I can add A Thousand Ships and Women of Troy and Ariadne and all of the other Odyssey/Iliad inspired books to my TBR! (I also read The Odyssey for that challenge)
I recently read "In Five Years" by Rebecca Serle and I loved it. In the beginning I was worried it was headed in the "Something Borrowed" territory, but I was so glad it didn't. By the end I was sobbing and grateful for my best friend.
I loved Interior Chinatown, even if I had to reread a few paragraphs every once in a while to make sure I understood what was happening. I recently saw The Secret to Superhuman Strength in my local library, so I'll definitely check it out!
Interior Chinatown is definitely a "focusing" book. Let me know what you think of The Secret to Superhuman Strength!
I read ‘Interior Chinatown’ earlier this year and enjoyed it. Good rec! Speak looks really interesting. Adding that to my list. Thanks!
I'm looking forward to reading Because Venus Crossed an Alpine Violet on the Day that I Was Born by Mona Høvring, translated from the Norwegian by Kari Dickson and Rachel Rankin. Pretty sure it's the most unique (and longest) title I've ever seen.
Just finished The Vixen. Growing up in the1950's & 60's, I was fascinated by the McCarthy hearings and the Rosenbergs' trial. This is the setting of this non-fiction book.
Oooh. I keep hearing good things. I need to check it out.
The Katherine Hepburn book is not about Out of Africa, a movie in which Hepburn was not cast, but about the 1951 movie African Queen. I haven’t watched it since I was a child in the 80s, so I’m not sure how it holds up, but it was one of the Hepburn movies my Silent Gen mom made sure I watched.
Whoops! Good catching. Fixing now. Thank you.
I am reading Libby Klein's mystery series Murder Is... ( am on the third book), a biography of Charles Dodgson (Lewis Carroll), and Their Eyes Were Watching God.
I have recently finished “ Velvet Was The Night” by Silvia Moreno-Garcia and it was great! I love her take on historical fiction and I always learning new information about history from her books.
I'm on the list at the library for this and am looking forward to it. She's so talented!
I have a hard time finding new graphic novels with themes that interest me, so thanks for mentioning the Bechdel book. Looks perfect!
It's a genre I'm trying to get more into. This one is fantastic. Let me know what you think!
I finished reading "Circe" by Madeline Miller a few weeks ago and I loved it so much! I had no idea what to expect but it blew me away. It really made me think about The Odyssey in a different way (which I also recently read - Emily Wilson's translation is so good!).
Have you read A 1000 Ships? Similar premise. https://bookshop.org/a/22722/9780063065390
Not yet, but it's on my list! I signed up for a Literature through History reading challenge earlier this year and the premise was to read different books that were written or published throughout the last 2,000+ years. The last book I read to complete the challenge was The Iliad and I just finished it yesterday, so now I can add A Thousand Ships and Women of Troy and Ariadne and all of the other Odyssey/Iliad inspired books to my TBR! (I also read The Odyssey for that challenge)
I just received The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina and I can't wait to dive in.
I finished this yesterday and loved it! Part of my effort to try more fantasy. Let me know what you think.