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Cayenne S.

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The Body: A Guide for Occupants by Bill Bryson

Life with Picasso by Francoise Gilot

Interesting

David Sedaris: Naked (Paperback); 1998 Edition by

Graphic, Gloomy, Difficult

Perhaps, the use of vulgarity a turn-off. Brilliant essayist who shows true courage is opening up his dark youth to the audience. The gloom and doom can get to be a bit much, as does his victim-complex. however, he tries hard to camouflage the pain through exaggerated humor with his approach on otherwise tough subjects of alcoholism, mental disease, addictions, parenting foibles, social prejudices... and within there is bravado and no-shame

1984 by George Orwell

Dark, Insightful, Dramatic

A Gentleman in Moscow by AMOR TOWLES

Beautiful, Brilliant, Insightful

A Man Called Ove: A Novel by Fredrik Backman

Fun, Insightful, Beautiful

Dance Me Outside by W. P. Kinsella

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

Beautiful, Interesting, Inspiring

Three Women by Lisa Taddeo

Interesting, Addictive, Insightful

The Organist: Fugues, Fatherhood, and a Fragile Mind (Regina Collection) by Abley Mark

Beautiful, Adventurous

Honest, loving.... some members enjoyed the discussions around the book so much that they actually felt better about the book and gave it a higher rating

Stories from Suffragette City by

Five Little Indians: A Novel by Good Michelle

Beautiful, Informative, Insightful

Helen, Monique, gab, char, annalie, Vivianne - 9/10
Bev - 8.5/10
Susan- 7/10

Anxious People: A Novel by Backman Fredrik

Fun, Interesting, Insightful

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

Inspiring, Insightful, Optimistic

Michelle 3 trite persevered to grab together quotes that were there from before

Bev 6.5 fear is healthy, excessive fear is healthy- what does make one happy?

Donna 6 rehashing spirituality

Char 7 brought to me many reflections into the journey

Helen 7

Annelie 8 made me think about lifeâ??s legends

Eric 6 light summer self-help fable

Gab 8 got lost in it. A book for grownups

Monique 8 charm of the characterâ?¦ adventureâ?¦

Vivianne 8

3.35/5

The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai

Beautiful, Insightful, Brilliant

By Nightfall: A Novel by Michael Cunningham

Difficult

The Rosie Project: A Novel by Graeme Simsion

Fun, Interesting, Insightful

Possess the Air: Love, Heroism, and the Battle for the Soul of Mussolini's Rome by Taras Grescoe

Insightful

Golden Child: A Novel by Claire Adam

Paradise by Abdulrazak Gurnah

Informative, Confusing, Adventurous

Gabor 8… slow start, interesting beginning, wanted to find out end
Annelie 8
Helen 4 missed a real ending
Donna 7 liked the adventures, didn’t the ending
Bev, Michèle Viviane 7
Char 6 loved the Yusuf and Khalil characters, liked many elements of his writing, but didn’t really like the structure of this story. Better as a film

The Anthropocene Reviewed (Signed Edition): Essays on a Human-Centered Planet by John Green

Insightful, Fun, Interesting

Freezing Order: A True Story of Money Laundering, Murder, and Surviving Vladimir Putin's Wrath by Bill Browder

Interesting, Informative

The Mosquito Coast by Paul Theroux

Adventurous, Informative, Dark

Riveting, depressing descriptive, infuriating, roller-coaster

Rating: Vicky 8.5, Michele 8, Viv 7.5, Gab 7, Helen 8, Mo 9, Annelie 8, Bev 7, Eric 7,

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