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Name : Gail C.

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Dramatic, Interesting, Insightful

 
Optimistic, Interesting, Inspiring

Heart and Soul by Maeve Binchy
 
Optimistic, Interesting, Poorly Written

There were over 60 characters in this book. I thought it was written on about a seventh grade level.

 
Book Club Recommended
Informative, Interesting, Insightful
Idells

Interesting. Idells was kind and humble in her perspective of Rawlings. It was interesting to read about a place In which I was familiar .

 
Fun, Pointless, Romantic

 
Informative, Dramatic, Interesting

I was disappointed with the ending.

 
Book Club Recommended
Fun, Informative, Interesting

 
Addictive, Interesting, Scary

 
Informative, Interesting, Epic

 
Slow, Interesting, Romantic

 
Book Club Recommended
Informative, Boring, Insightful
Reading Lolita In Tehran: A Memoir in Books

I did find this book informative and insightful. However, it took me a while to get through it.

Everybody's Son: A Novel by Thrity Umrigar
 
Interesting, Insightful, Dramatic

I enjoyed this book. David was acting out of grief and totally changed the life of more than one person.

A Man Called Ove: A Novel by Fredrik Backman
 
Book Club Recommended
Fun, Insightful, Beautiful
A Man Called Ove

I was impressed with Ove"s neighbor. She seemed to know what was in his heart. He's someone I wish I knew.

The Fifth Petal: A Novel by Brunonia Barry
 
Interesting, Adventurous, Dramatic

Tension mounted and toward the became a page turner.

The Nest by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney
 
Interesting, Dramatic, Fun

It read like a soap opera. I even had my characters in place.

Still Missing: A Novel by Chevy Stevens
 
Dramatic, Dark, Graphic

This book was very interesting. As usual I worried about the characters.

 
Informative, Interesting, Epic

 
Dramatic, Brilliant, Unconvincing

The Nightingale: A Novel by Kristin Hannah
 
Book Club Recommended
Dramatic, Informative, Inspiring
The Nightingale

This was a wonderful book. It was very hard to put down.

 
Book Club Recommended
Interesting, Dramatic, Epic
The Bone Tree

Greg Iles is one of my favorite authors. I would have given this book 5 stars, but I thought he got bogged down during the interview between Stone, Kaiser, and Cage. I got bored which I usually don't do.

All Summer Long: A Novel by Dorothea Benton Frank
 

 
Dramatic, Insightful, Informative

 
Insightful, Informative, Beautiful

I thought the book was interesting. It gives a look into life the of the rich and famous. I thought that Gloria was pretty candid about her private life. She told things about herself that were very personal. I was surprised that Anderson has made his own way. Very interesting.

 
Book Club Recommended
Addictive, Dramatic, Adventurous
The Woman in Cabin 10

This book was confusing in the beginning, but it kept me wondering what is going on. Therefore, It kept me reading. It was not predictable. The characters weren’t developed enough to understand where the story was going.

Wild Horses by Dick Francis
 
Book Club Recommended
Insightful, Interesting, Informative
Wild Horses

'Wild Horses," was a different type of mystery that I normally read. But, after a slow start I found it quite interesting. I like the characters, Thomas and Moncrieff being my favorite. That Francis inserted humor, also made it a good read. I liked the insight into film making. I think that any setting could fit with the way and the reasons for the murder. It didn't add much to the mystery.

 
Book Club Recommended
Interesting, Informative, Dramatic
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan

This book was so interesting. It is so typical of the way women were treated in all cultures. Men have always wanted a son, but girls were considered worthless in most cultures. Women were expected to run the house and men were the providers, but women were always the strongest. II worried about the characters right from the beginning of the book.

Sula by Toni Morrison
 
Graphic, Gloomy, Dramatic
Sula

So tiring.

Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty
 
Dramatic, Interesting, Slow

Gloomy

Commonwealth by Ann Patchett
 
Interesting, Confusing, Insightful

I really liked the characters in this book. Although, I was disappointed in the ending. The children were left to their own devices, while the parents were caught up in themselves.

 
Informative, Insightful, Interesting

This book was very interesting. I have known people like this. I don’t think that you can blame society for your problems. I think it is learned helplessness, but you can rise above it if you want to.
This

 
Fun, Optimistic, Romantic
The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend

This was a fun read. It was slow beginning, but got better toward the end. Had to keep reading.

Beartown: A Novel by Fredrik Backman
 
Book Club Recommended
Dramatic, Insightful, Addictive
Bear Town

This is one of the best books I have ever read. Backman is so insightful and persuasive.

 
Boring, Pointless

Body Surfing: A Novel by Anita Shreve
 
Pointless, Boring, Slow

The Chamber: A Novel by John Grisham
 

The War that Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
 
Inspiring, Beautiful, Dark

This is a good book to read to upper elementary children. It teaches adversity and courage. I liked it.

Into the Water by Paula Hawkins
 
Book Club Recommended
Confusing, Addictive, Dark
Into the Water

This book was hard to follow in the beginning. i had to make a tree to connect and untangle the characters. The story was disjointed.

The Obsession by Nora Roberts
 
Book Club Recommended
Addictive, Graphic, Informative
Obsession

The book grabbed my interest right from the beginning, then too much time was spent on the house, the story picked up and was hard to put down.

 
Addictive, Dramatic, Interesting

 
Book Club Recommended
Fun, Interesting, Adventurous
Fatally Flaky

I found the writing to be fairly simplistic. The characters reminded me of Partricia Cornwell's, Kay Scarpetta and her group. She, also, cooks and investigates murders. I enjoyed the book and stayed hungry the whole way through.

 
Dramatic, Interesting, Romantic

 
Dramatic, Interesting, Addictive

Great book, could read it over and over.

Wuthering Heights (Penguin Classics) by Emily Brontë, Pauline Nestor
 
Gloomy, Beautiful, Dark

The Inner Circle by Brad Meltzer
 
Interesting, Dramatic, Brilliant

 
Insightful, Interesting, Informative

And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini
 
Interesting, Insightful, Dramatic

 
Informative, Inspiring, Insightful

True Believer by Nicholas Sparks
 
Romantic, Poorly Written, Boring

 
Informative, Interesting, Insightful

 
Dramatic, Addictive, Interesting

 
Beautiful, Inspiring, Insightful

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
 
Insightful, Dramatic, Brilliant

The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks
 
Romantic, Beautiful, Fantastic

 
Informative, Insightful, Interesting

Cat & Mouse (Alex Cross) by James Patterson
 
Interesting

 
Informative, Insightful, Adventurous

The Whistler by John Grisham
 
Interesting, Dramatic

Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper
 
Inspiring, Informative, Insightful

 
Interesting, Inspiring, Dramatic

The Great Alone: A Novel by Kristin Hannah
 
Adventurous, Dramatic, Addictive

 
Informative, Interesting, Insightful

Camino Island: A Novel by John Grisham
 
Interesting, Adventurous, Unconvincing

 
Informative, Brilliant, Beautiful

Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover
 
Interesting, Inspiring, Dramatic

The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
 
Addictive, Interesting, Dramatic

 
Interesting, Dramatic, Insightful

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
 
Brilliant, Gloomy, Interesting

 
Difficult, Insightful, Slow

The Monster of Florence by Douglas, with Spezi, Mario Preston
 
Interesting, Informative, Graphic

 
Graphic, Slow, Dark

Something in the Water: A Novel by Catherine Steadman
 
Addictive, Dramatic, Dark

The Scent Keeper: A Novel by Erica Bauermeister
 
Adventurous, Interesting, Beautiful

 
Dramatic, Addictive, Dark

 
Insightful, Interesting, Dramatic

 
Interesting, Beautiful, Informative

The Exiles: A Novel by Kline Christina Baker
 
Informative, Dramatic, Interesting

The Beach House by Jane Green
 

Ocean Prey (A Prey Novel) by John Sandford
 
Addictive, Dramatic, Adventurous

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