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Showing posts with label book review. Show all posts
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I just finished reading the book Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee. There has been so much hype about this book because it was a lost and forgotten manuscript that was just discovered and published recently. This is the sequel to the book To Kill a Mockingbird and if you missed my book review on that book you can click HERE to read about it.
This book is set 20 years after To Kill A Mockingbird with adult Jean Louise (Scout) who lives in New York City and decides to return to visit her father Atticus Finch. While Jean Louise is visiting with her aging father she sees the town and people now in a different way. She learns things about her father and the people close to her that she does not agree with and her uncle tries to help her understand things better.
My Thoughts:
I rushed out to buy this book on the first day that it was released. I thought that Go Set A Watchman was very slow moving, which I found very boring. What also bored me was Lee's style of writing because it differed from the way she wrote in To Kill A Mockingbird. I didn't enjoy reading this book as I did with Lee's other book.
For me, To Kill A Mockingbird was an easy read, funny and interesting. The character, Jean Louise, had some very funny lines and overall was a very well thought out character. I don't feel the same way about the characters in this book. Harper Lee's writing differs so much between the two books, so I think there must have been a reason why this wasn't published until now.
My overall opinion of Go Set A Watchman is that there was too much hype about it. It was made to be this amazing sequel that was lost. I think that Lee's publisher pushed too much to have this book published. I, personally did not like this book but I know many people did. You can be the judge of the book in the comments below.
I have a blog friend who enjoyed reading this book and you can read about her review HERE.
Have you read this book yet and did you like it?
Julie
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Hi friends. I recently just finished reading The Mystery Of Lucy and the Dark Woods by D. Diana Kosmoski. This is the first book that Diana has written and the book is about the adventures of a young girl living on a farm who is able to see things that others cannot. It's about the difficulties Lucy faces throughout her life and the story takes you from Pennsylvania to Florida to the Midwest. This book is suspenseful and a page turner and I could not put this book down. This makes a great summer read and I highly recommend it.
I do not want to give away the whole story but if you would like to read this book it's available through Amazon. Diana also has a lovely blog called Nana Diana Takes a Break.
Julie
Hello friends! I just finished reading While My Pretty One Knits by Anne Canadeo. This is the first book in the series A Black Sheep Knitting Mystery. The book is about how a group of women who meet once a week to knit at The Black Sheep Knitting Shop run by the owner Maggie and how all the women in the group try to figure out the mystery of the death of the rival The Knitting Nest owned by Amanda Goran.
I loved reading this book and it was a light fast read. This is the first time that I was able to figure out who the killer was too! I hope you will enjoy reading this book as much as I did.
This book had mixed reviews at goodreads, but I liked it and to read more about this book you can click here.
I read the third book in this series called A Stitch Before Dying and enjoyed that too. To read more about that book and the book review I wrote you can click here.
Hello friends! I hope you all had a nice weekend. I just finished reading the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. I enjoyed this reading this book and I'd love to share with you a little bit about it.
It's been a long time since I read this book in high school. I was interested in reading this book again since the author will be releasing for publication her second novel Go Set A Watchman this summer.
This a novel set in the small southern town of Macomb, Alabama during the Depression. It follows three years of the life of 8 year old Scout Finch, her brother Jem, and their father Atticus who is a lawyer. The story is told through the eyes of Scout Finch and how their father is put on a case and how the facts of it have rocked the whole town. This novel covers race, class, justice, and the pain of growing up.
I totally enjoyed reading this book and I would recommend it. I am so happy I read the book again and I'm looking forward to reading Harper Lee's next book Go Set a Watchman.
Have you read any good books lately?
I recently just finished reading the book Nights of Rain and Stars by Maeve Binchy. I'd love to share with you a little bit about this book.
Nights of Rain and Stars is the story about how one summer four strangers with nothing in common all take a trip to a little seaside village in Greece. When a sudden tragedy strikes the small village the four strangers are all thrown together and become friends. It then goes into their lives and how the trip heals them from their past and what they were running away from and why then ended up in Greece.
I do not want to give away the whole story but I would recommend this lovely book. To read more about this book you can click HERE.
Julie
Hi friends, I do love reading books and I'd love to share with you a book that I read last year. It's called Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah.
This book was recommended for me to read by my daughter who had to read this book for school. I'm so glad that she suggested I read this book because I totally enjoyed it and it's a true story.
This book is a memoir of an unwanted daughter from a wealthy Chinese family taken place back in the 1940s. This is the sad story of how she was treated by her own family after her mother dies giving birth to her.
I would recommend this book and you can read more about it HERE. I hope I have inspired you to add this to your book reading list.
What are you reading right now?
Julie
Hi friends, I'm in the middle of reading a book by Debbie Macomber. The book is called
Rose Harbor in Bloom!
This is the second book in the series. When I was shopping a few weeks ago I picked up this book at BJ's not realizing that it's the second book in the series but you can still read and follow along as it does not really make a difference.
I'm really enjoying the book and it's a light and easy read. I usually enjoy reading at night for a little while before bed.
This book is about a woman who owns a bed and breakfast and it's basically about the guests who come and stay at her inn.
To read more about this book you can click HERE.
I will be sharing this post with Chantelle from the blog Mama Mummy Mum who has a book series each week called Read With Me every Monday.
A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL THE PEOPLE THAT WISHED ME WELL WISHES ON MY 2 YEAR BLOG ANNIVERSARY!!
Julie
Hi friends, I hope you all had a Happy Halloween. I gave a out so much candy and I enjoyed looking at all the little kids in their cute costumes. I even dressed up my dog Bosco as a pumpkin. I was so good, I only ate 3 pieces of candy!
I am on a book roll right now and I finished reading this book And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie a while back. I really loved this book and it was recommended to me by daughter. My daughter had to read this book for school so I decided to give it a try.
I am on a book roll right now and I finished reading this book And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie a while back. I really loved this book and it was recommended to me by daughter. My daughter had to read this book for school so I decided to give it a try.
I'm really glad I decided to read this book and it's a fast moving mystery and it will keep you guessing. If you like to read mystery books then I recommend you read this.
I was so excited to read another book by Agatha Christie and decided to go to our local library to find another one. I was disappointed when they did not have any of her books. So I picked up this book called A Stitch Before Dying by Anne Canadeo.
I have managed to read this book and I really loved it. It's a mystery about a group of women that belong to a knitting group and they all go away for the weekend. One of the ladies in the group is giving knitting lessons at the inn where they are staying and there happens to be a murder. It gets really interesting from there and I could not put the book down. What I liked about this book is that it is the third book in a series and there are a few recipes at the end of the book to try.
If you like mysteries then I would suggest this book and I'm looking forward to reading more books from this Black Sheep Knitting Mystery Series.
I will be sharing with you soon the book that I am currently reading. Are you reading any good books right now?
I will be sharing this post with Chantelle from the blog Mama Mummy Mum who has a book series each week called Read With Me every Monday.
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