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I stop where I am.I try to wait for chapter or page breaks but 2nd or 3rd time I doze off & the book smacks me in the face then I have to stop where I am.
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I stop where I am.I try to wait for chapter or page breaks but 2nd or 3rd time I doze off & the book smacks me in the face then I have to stop where I am.
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I used to LOVE reading Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle books. That's a trip down memory lane!Catching up!
19/75 The Beantown Girls by Jane Healey. Three friends who join the Red Cross Clubmobile program and are sent to England and then the continent after DDay. Enjoyable read, but not great, IMO.
20/75 A Family Affair by Robyn Carr. Just okay
21/75 Sunrise by the Sea by Jenny Colgan. Part of the Little Beach Street Bakery series. Set in a small Cornish seaside village. I love her books and this did not disappoint.
22/75 Disney World at 50: The Stories of How Walt's Kingdom Became Magical in Orlando by Orlando Sentinel. History of WDW from articles by the Orlando Sentinel. Okay read, great photos.
23/75 Looking for Betty MacDonald: The Egg. the Plague, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle, and I by Paula Becker. Biography of Northwest author Betty MacDonald. For fans of her works. Ms Becker had full access to Betty's archives and this bio shows the story behind the memoirs and the differences between her literary persona and the real Betty MacDonald. Really enjoyed it.
24/75 Audrey Hepburn by Barry Paris. Very detailed portrait of the actress - especially her youth in Holland during WW2 and her work with UNICEF.
25/75 The Late Child by Larry McMurtry. Sequel to The Desert Rose. Harmony is an ex-showgirl from Vegas who comes to terms with her estranged daughter's death. Full of typical McMurtry's quirky characters, adventures, and life's discoveries. Liked it a lot.
26/75 Hour of the Hunter by J.A. Jance. One of her earlier suspenseful novels, set in Southern Arizona and involving the murder of a young Native American girl. Fast forward to when the murderer is released from prison. He continues his murders and is out for revenge on the woman who put him behind bars. This was great - I love her books!
It's Better This Way is the second Debbie Macomber book I've tired. I know she's a hugely popular author but it just seemed a bit too predictable to me. Glad you enjoyed it. As we always say, everyone has different tastes.22/50 It’s Better This Way by Debbie Macomber
After her marriage ends, one woman’s struggle to pick up the pieces finally leads to a new beginning-but is the past truly behind her?
4/5. It was an easy read, and I understand things like this do happen.
Always such a dilemma!! I try to stop at chapters, but if my Kindle is telling me I still have 12 min left to chapter, I regretfully have to stop. I at least try to finish the paragraph though!I try to wait for chapter or page breaks but 2nd or 3rd time I doze off & the book smacks me in the face then I have to stop where I am.
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24/50 almost half way!
Tutti’s Promise by K. Heidi Fishman
In the early 1930’s, life for the Jews is on the brink of ruin: Hitler has come to power, and the golden memories of happy times are fading fast.
One young couple, Margaret and Heinz Lichtenstern, decide to leave Germany with their parents and their daughter, Tutti. They move to Amsterdam, where Heinz is able to continue his work. Two years later, Tutti’s brother is born, and the family is prospering. Then Germany invades the Netherlands.
This is the true story of what the Lichtensterns endured under the Nazis. Told by Tutti’s daughter, Heidi, and filled with historical documents and photos, it vividly recreates how one family conquered fear and heartbreak to survive.
For years Tutti went around elementary schools telling her story at assemblies. Then her daughter wrote this book.
4.5/5
Everyone has different opinions on different authors so we shouldn't be offended by different opinions. I personally don't care for Louise Penney or Jodi Picoult altho they are big favorites of others. I don't think I have ever read any of Debbie Macomber's books altho I know she is a favorite author of many. Life is too short, lol.First, thanks for "liking" my post when I said I didn't care for Debbie Macomber. I wanted to add my 2¢ and hoped my remarks didn't seem uncalled for.
Debbie Macomber wrote a book, don’t remember it’s name, but it was set in the times I was in high school, college and got married in, the 1960’s. Her book had every cliché about that era, but it did not represent me or my friends. I wrote a letter complaining about that representation. Well, in return I got a “thank you for your thoughts” reply and I was put on her “Fan club” e-mail newsletter!First, thanks for "liking" my post when I said I didn't care for Debbie Macomber. I wanted to add my 2¢ and hoped my remarks didn't seem uncalled for.
That being said I'll check out Tutti's Promise. We toured Anne Frank's house in Amsterdam a couple years ago and that sent me on a HUGE WW2 reading spree. Hard to believe the Holocaust occurred so recently, and I appreciate all the books which approach it from so many different angles.
And on we go...
52. Everything's Eventual: 14 Dark Tales by Stephen King
Another collection of short stories by King, including the novella "The Little Sisters of Eluria" which is a story from the Dark Tower universe. This book also contains 5 of the 6 stories originally featured in Six Stories (which is one of the Stephen King books I don't have, and would love if anyone is offering). A masterful collection, the stories are a hodgepodge of horror, dark fantasy, western, and Americana. I adore King (as you know by now) and love sinking my teeth (hah) into a full novel; sometimes the lighter fare of short stories can be kind of like a tapas meal (filling but leaving you wanting more).
53. From a Buick 8 by Stephen King
This is... a weird one. And weird in a good way. The story of a Buick abandoned in a rural Pennsylvania community and the state police who take over custody of it, the tale is part the retelling of a father's story to his son (by his living colleagues), part a tale of mystery and alien forces, and part an exploration of the supernatural. Is this story connected to the Dark Tower series and part of the King metaverse? Maybe. It certainly is weird though... And I loved it.
54. All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson
Another banned book from our local school district, this is a memoir-manifesto about growing up Black and Queer. Johnson shares his young adult story in a brave and moving way. I thoroughly enjoyed his stories, and completely disagree with banning the book. The only possible content that may cause concern is his sharing his first experience of sex (and the abuse he faced), as well as his first consensual experiences as an adult. I have read more and worse in the Bible, let alone in romance novels or other so-called classic literature. This was certainly a book which offered a window for me into a subculture I would not have been able to explore on my own, and I appreciated the honesty, care and love the book expresses. Definitely worth a read (and a fight to keep available to students who deserve to see a book that reflects their lived experience).
Debbie Macomber wrote a book, don’t remember it’s name, but it was set in the times I was in high school, college and got married in, the 1960’s. Her book had every cliché about that era, but it did not represent me or my friends. I wrote a letter complaining about that representation. Well, in return I got a “thank you for your thoughts” reply and I was put on her “Fan club” e-mail newsletter!
Yet, for some light reads, I do check her out!
We toured Anne Frank’s house in Amsterdam as well! One of the books I read told the story of another family who actually met the Franks in the concentration camps. ”The Sisters of Auschwitz“ is that book.
The age recommendation for Tutti’s Promise is 10+. It’s basically Tutti’s daughter’s version of the talks Tutti had prepared for elementary school children. I hadn’t known that when I had asked for the book. However, I learned a lot from the book and never felt I was wasting my time by reading something elementary.
The Sisters of Auschwitz sounds familiar. Just this year I finally starting keeping tracks of books I’ve read because my memory ain’t what it used to be and some of the WW2 books were starting to blend together.