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bgr8ful
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 Sun, Jan 16 2022, 9:39 pm
I just finished what Alice forgot and loved it too!! Great book.
Also recently read The Book Thief and absolutely loved it. It’s a bit dark at some points but the language and characters were amazing.
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Sun, Jan 16 2022, 10:10 pm
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Did anyone here read “A Man Called Ove” by Fredrik Backman? A bit quirky but so much compassion and wisdom between the lines.
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Sun, Jan 16 2022, 10:15 pm
This might not be to everyone's taste but it was interesting - my father actually recommended it
Sweet Like Sugar by Wayne Hoffman
With eloquence and wit, Wayne Hoffman explores the unlikely camaraderie between a young Jewish man and an Orthodox rabbi, in this rich, insightful novel about love, honesty, faith, and belonging.
In Yiddish, there is a word for it: bashertthe person you are fated to meet. Twentysomething Benji Steiner views the concept with skepticism. But the elderly rabbi who stumbles into Benji's office one day has no such doubts. Jacob Zuckerman's late wife, Sophie, was his bashert. And now that she's gone, Rabbi Zuckerman grapples with overwhelming grief and loneliness.
Touched by the rabbi's plight, Benji becomes his helperdriving him home after work, sitting in his living room listening to stories. Their friendship baffles everyone, especially Benji's sharp-tongued, modestly observant mother. But Benji is rediscovering something he didn't know he'd lost. Yet the test of friendship, and of both men's faith, lies in the difficult truths they come to share. With each revelation, Benji learns what it means not just to be Jewish, but to be fully humanimperfect, striving, and searching for the pieces of ourselves that come only through another's acceptance.
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nicole81
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Sun, Jan 23 2022, 3:16 am
| momallhours wrote: | Just went through a couple and they look just on the mark, thank you!
Which book would you recommend I read first? |
They can be read in any order, they're all different. I didn't like Nine Perfect Strangers so I recommend not starting with that one. But I enjoyed everything she wrote before that one, and read them randomly.
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Sun, Jan 23 2022, 7:31 am
I just finished two books over shabbat
Would like to meet
In order to help an Oscar winner screenwriter write a rom-com screenplay, Evie has found herself agreeing to recreate famous "meet-cutes" from the top rom-coms to prove to him that love like the movies is possible. When she finds out her job (assistant to his agent) might be on the line, she throws herself into it even more, allowing it to consume her life overriding even her best friend's hen do and wedding planning.
Talk bookish to me.
Struggling to get out her latest romance novel Kara is surprised when ex college boyfriend (who she never really got over) shows up as a groomsman in her best friend's wedding and stirs up feelings. To complicate masters, she finds herself inviting him to crash at hers when he gets kicked out of his hotel bc of his dog and either her couch or the brides.... With a week before the wedding and a deadline hanging overhead, could he be exactly what she needs to finish her novel? Warning a few minor zex scenes
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scruffy
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Sun, Jan 23 2022, 9:50 am
| AllAlone wrote: | | Kazuo Ishiguro anyone? I read The Remains of the Day and Never Let Me Go, both relatively short and very well written, all his other books are still on my to-read list. |
I loved Never Let Me Go!! Certain parts of the book moved slowly, but I actually cried at some points (not typical for me). Loved the dystopian vibes.
Is The Remains of Day similar? Which of his other books are you most interested in?
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scruffy
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Sun, Jan 23 2022, 10:14 am
| AllAlone wrote: | | The Remains of Day is only similar in that it is also short and “moves slowly”. It is not dystopian like Never Let Me Go; it’s rather sort of a hidden romance set in the early 20th century. It’s a deep book that deals with regret and priorities in life. I choked up at the end, (ok I admit, I bawled). |
Thanks! Sounds a bit different than my usual genres but I might check it out.
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sequoia
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Sun, Jan 23 2022, 12:20 pm
I hated Never Let Me Go. I’m fine with alternate universe dystopias, but this was supposedly taking place in our world. Well, in our world:
1. Everyone understands that clones are people. Identical twins are natural clones.
2. We don’t make laws based on the nebulous idea of souls. Or tie that in with art somehow.
3. There are many, many illnesses that have nothing to do with organ transplants. Duh.
So I get that he was trying to make a point about people’s and societies’ selfishness and cruelty, but it didn’t work for me.
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Tue, Feb 01 2022, 11:04 pm
Update here: I did end up reading Elinor Oliphant is Completely Fine it is very eye opening but so sad. I could not get that image of the closet out of my mind.. not necessarily that well written though
I read Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty does not come close to What Alice Forgot! It is very well written and did keep me in suspense throughout but it was too much dirt for me personally just the sadness and horribleness of it all. But again it does make you appreciate for the good you have!
I think I'll go to Kristen Hannah next or The two Family house
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