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I'm finally getting around to reading The Secret Life of Bees. I was immediately intrigued because the heroine was born the same year as me [1950]. So far it reminds me of The Help in that the story takes place in the deep South in the mid 1960's, and is written from a white girl's POV, while the rest of the characters are mainly black women.

Susanna - Censored by GoodReads wrote: "The two titles have been combined, as they are the same book, and an "American Heiress" edition is the most popular edition, as far as shelving goes. (Or the author has set it to be top, alternately.)"

I like the book, though judging by the reviews not many liked the way an American woman has been represented. It's more of a 'let's see what happens next' kind of an ending, which I feel is pretty realistic without crossing over into heavy literature territory.

I've been reading this and wondering is this an accurate depiction of Asperger's or is it ADHD? Or mild autism? Would love to know, thanks.

The Madness of Lord Ian MacKenzie

Kristi wrote: "Almost finished with The Boleyn Inheritance"

I enjoyed that book.

Finished an interesting biography Dr. Martha: The Life of a Pioneer Physician, Politician, and Polygamist. Recommended. Review here:

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Hi I haven't been able to do much reading and no Historical reads at all but I finally picked up Cleopatra: A Life and its really good I'm following along in the book while listening to the audio. :)

I've almost finished reading Brooklyn & on my Nook, A Desperate Fortune. I also just got Circling the Sun from the library & will be starting it soon.

Reading the Bloodletter'd daughter right and it's so damn good!

I finished A Brief History of Seven Killings . It begins in 1976 so doesn't qualify as historical fiction, and it's looooong, but James has a way of throwing phrases and short scenes out that made me keep reading. (It's also a read with a group I'm in.) James has a gift for dialog and for pop culture. He presents at least one character for readers to care about. For me it was the main female, but other readers may pick another. Now that I've read it, I may listen to the audio book just to hear all those different Jamaican (and American) voices.

Picked up The Marriage Game: A Novel of Queen Elizabeth I by Alison Weir from the library earlier this week.

Patricia wrote: "I've almost finished reading Brooklyn & on my Nook, A Desperate Fortune. I also just got Circling the Sun from the library..."

Patricia, I hope you're enjoying your read of Brooklyn. I found it very interesting and I'm looking forward to the movie.

Gosh ladies, I found Brooklyn to be a nice but pretty boring story!! I hope the movie is MUCH better!!

Have been reading pretty steadily. A lot of dense material with a few other things thrown in for relief. My book club has selected The Nightingale which I have recently started and am encourage by all the great reviews.

Chris wrote: "Gosh ladies, I found Brooklyn to be a nice but pretty boring story!! I hope the movie is MUCH better!!

I had the same reaction. Found the book boring and the main character uninteresting. I saw the movie a couple of weeks ago and really enjoyed it. Rare that I like the movie more than the book!

I finished listening to 11/22/6311/22/63 on audio today and really liked it.

I'm also close to finishing The House of Hawthorne. I'm reserving judgment on this one until I finish it.

Faith wrote:
I had the same reaction. Found the book boring and the main char..."

Nice to know. I'll have to put the movie on my list. It HAS been getting great reviews.

P.S. Can anyone tell me how to paste someone's post properly into the comment section?

I am reading the unlikely pilgrimage of Harold fry by Rachel Joyce and so far unsure of it but will keep with it

Chris wrote: "P.S. Can anyone tell me how to paste someone's post properly into the comment section?"

When you hit "reply" in the bottom left, the comment starts the quote enclosed with the HTML commands to put the quote in italics (< i > and < /i > minus the spaces) for you. If you want more of the comment just go the post, highlight the section you want, copy (Ctl + C), highlight or put the cursor where you want it in your post and paste (Ctl + V). If you don't want the italics, you can delete the HTML commands. Use preview to see if it turns out the way you want. Hope that helps!

Peggy Z wrote: "Patricia wrote: "I've almost finished reading Brooklyn & on my Nook, A Desperate Fortune. I also just got Circling the Sun..."

I did enjoy it, but wasn't sure what I thought of the ending. I started listening to it as an audiobook first, & really liked the narrator, but wasn't able to finish it that way as I had it on Overdrive & it was due back; so finished it with a hard copy from the library. Looking forward to seeing the movie, though it is not in too many theaters in my area (Charlotte, NC). I'm a bit disappointed about that.

Patricia wrote: "Peggy Z wrote: "Patricia wrote: "I've almost finished reading Brooklyn & on my Nook, A Desperate Fortune. I also just got [book:Circling t..."

It seems that the movie is in limited release, probably so it will be eligible for Oscar nominations. Hopefully it will be in more theaters soon.

I'm
Reading Gut: The inside story of our body's most under-rated organ. By [author:Giulia Enders and The Lake House by Kate Morton. Both voted top books on GoodReads

Faith wrote: "Chris wrote: "P.S. Can anyone tell me how to paste someone's post properly into the comment section?"

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Thanks so much!!

Have finished the unlikely pilgrimage of Harold fry by Rachel Joyce and it was an easy read and intriguing but not a book that I would read again quite depressing. Am now reading a rare interest in corpses by Ann granger

I finished The Christmas Candle and starting Welcome to Night Vale

Finished The House of Hawthorne this morning.Halfway through, I wasn't sure what my final opinion of it was going to be, but it had a strong ending, so I wound up giving it four stars. Now I'm reading Ordinary Grace.

I thoroughly recommend The Lake House. I'm not yet finished bit it is a real page turner. Definitely 5 stars.

The Solitary House by Lynn Shepherd. Seriously absorbing; recommended for anyone else who like me is in withdrawal for "Penny Dreadful." Vivid, atmospheric Victorian England with the skim of virtue and propriety over lots of darkness, squalor, and crime - and a literary touch, as Dickens' "Bleak House" gets woven in thematically.

I have just read which was riveting and which was pleasant. Briefly (until I get home tonight) I am between books.

I am jealously hording several to read over my 3 week Christmas break (including the last 3 volumes of the Colleen McCullough Rome series, Simon Scarrow and a few volumes of the Camulod Chronicles). That is my summer holiday - if the fizzing summer ever comes!

Margaret wrote: "I thoroughly recommend The Lake House. I'm not yet finished bit it is a real page turner. Definitely 5 stars."

I just finished it and absolutely agree--5 stars.

I just finished The Gilded Hourby Sara Donati. Magnificent! Excellent research, thought provoking, great characters, engaging plot. Absolutely 5 stars!

Currently reading Twelve Drummers Drumming - not HF, but I'm trying to clear out some of the fluff on both my ÀÏ»¢»úÎÈÓ®·½·¨ TBR list as well as my library "For later" shelf. Both are massive! There are SOOOOO many books I want to read and my job relocation late last year resulted in an hour a day, minimum, commute as opposed to 10 minutes round trip. Even with Books on CD, that's 5 hours a week of lost reading time!!!!

That's a book a week, people!!!!

Just finished and LOVED Stalin's Daughter: The Extraordinary and Tumultuous Life of Svetlana Alliluyeva this is my review. www.goodreads.com/review/show/1455024098

I have just begun The Snow Child and am fascinated. has this group discussed it?

I finished Ordinary Grace last night. The title may say "Ordinary" but the book is anything but. It was one of my top reads of 2015.

I'm reading Inherent Vice, set in the recent past but whose characters function, as they should, as fixtures of that time.
I finally read Anna Karenina. I really loved the book but it brings up a question. Is a work written in the distant past, yet contemporary at its publication , historical fiction? I would say no but am interested to hear opinions.

I am reading Philip Kerr's "If the Dead Rise Not." It's one of his Bernie Gunther mysteries set in Nazi Germany.

Lemar wrote: "I'm reading Inherent Vice, set in the recent past but whose characters function, as they should, as fixtures of that time.
I finally read Anna Karenina. I really loved the book but it brings up a ..."

Nope. It's only counted as HF if the author lives at least fifty years ahead of the era they write about.

Just started reading Winter of the World byKen Follett. It's book two of The Century Trilogy which is set during World War Two. So far it's been excellent.

I'm a fan of Follett and thoroughly enjoyed Winter of the World.

Mary wrote: "I'm a fan of Follett and thoroughly enjoyed Winter of the World."

John wrote: "I am reading Philip Kerr's "If the Dead Rise Not." It's one of his Bernie Gunther mysteries set in Nazi Germany."

I'll check out If the Dead Rise Not.

I've almost finished Circling the Sun & have started Chasing the Light .
The latter is about the first women to go to Antarctica; takes place in the 1930's. Really good, so far.

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Am reading Up against the Night by [author Justin Cartwright] it is a contemporary novel set in
South Africa. It is enjoyable

Currently reading and really impressed with the amount of research and detail. I'm only about 13% in so far but I'm hooked.

I'm currently reading An Ember in the Ashes and although it isn't straight up historical fiction, the Roman Empire certainly has an influence on the world building of the author,

The Antarctic fascinates me. I'll read the book.

I am reading Peony by Pearl S. Buck, which takes place in China during the late 18th-century [it's difficult to know exactly because the few historical events she mentions don't coincide]. Of course it's well-written; she won the Nobel Prize for literature. So far an interesting look at the how the Jewish families in China eventually assimilated and pretty much disappeared, especially since it was written in 1948, just after the State of Israel was established.

Finished The Gift of the Magi and Other Short Stories This is my review

www.goodreads.com/review/show/1472296795

I bounced back to the English iron men and wooden ships after trouncing through the desert with commando Brits in WWII before the Yanks showed up. The Friendly Sea was the former Those Who Dare one of seven in the "Raiding Forces" series, the latter. For now, I'm back to Sci-Fi, but not the outer space variety, rather the ocean where "we" have learned to converse with the dolphins in Breakthrough

Merry Christmas!

I'm
Reading Home Remedies by Diane Awerbuck I've just started it. It's actually about a small South African museum harbouring human specimens and the political and human issues relating to the exhibit.
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I am reading Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel.