Psycho Cybernetics - Maxwell Maltz
Finished Irving Stoneās Lust for Life in about 24 hours. (I couldnāt put it down.) It is, as far as I remember, the only book that has made me cry. It was probably one of the best books Iāve ever read.
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Wow, strong recommendation. Haha, just looked it up and may already have read it. I read a biography of Van Gogh when I was maybe 17 that absolutely moved me. But every single Van Gogh book as the same self-portrait on it, so I have no way of knowing which I read. I suspect it may have been this one, though, because I remember hearing Don Mcleanās Vincent and being all āoh, beautiful!ā when itās not at all a song Iād usually like. You should try to get to that immersive Van Gogh show if ever it comes to your area. I loved it.
Iām still trapped in the Beartown trilogy. I just donāt know if I can finish. Iāve loved the story, but he keeps reexplaining things and reminding us who everyone is, and Iām wearing down.
Iām also trying to knock back a Hemingway in preparation for Key West on Thursday. Also kind of dull.
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I LOVE Tale of Two Cities. If I remember correctly the chapter about Madam Defargeās Sister is revealed in the final courtroom scene, it is the fatherās testimony in letter form. So right near the end.
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I waited a while in between books, so I had forgotten some of the detail and appreciated all the recaps!
Okay, thank you!!!
Iāve read it so many times and was never able to find that scene
Just finishing up A Day Of Fallen Night which is a prequel to Priory Of the Orange Tree.
I loved Orange Tree but the prequel just feels a bit re-hashed, and to be honest I donāt really care about the events of this book as much, knowing how everything eventually ends up anyway.
Not a necessary read
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I did go see that Van Gogh show. And then, when I returned to the city I saw it in three months later, I went to see it again because of how much I enjoyed it.
There was a Frida Kahlo one at one point too. Iām not as familiar with her work but I always thought that wouldāve been cool to see.
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Beautiful song, written like poetry imo. They donāt write them like that anymore. (irony, since that is the title to another song that a grade school graduate could writeā¦)
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Just Like Mother by Anne Heltzel - 3 Stars
Come & Get It by Kiley Reid - 3.5 Stars
First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston - 5 Stars
The Housemaid by Freida McFadden - 4.5 Stars
One Wrong Word by Hank Phillippi Ryan - 4 Stars
The Resort by Sara Ochs - 5 Stars
The Trail of Lost Hearts by Tracey Garvis Graves - 4.5 Stars
The Weekend Retreat by Tara Laskowski - 3 Stars
My Oxford Year by Julia Whelan - 4 Stars
Everyone Who Can Forgive Me Is Dead by Jenny Hollander - 5 Stars
Rabbit Hole by Kate Brody - 2 Stars
Before I Do by Sophie Cousens - 4.5 Stars
Want To Know A Secret by Freida McFadden - 4 Stars
Currently Listening to: A Step Past Darkness by Vera Kurian
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The Housemaid was on sale on Audible so I went for it.
The first half was definitely a book of bad decisions but, the end was good.
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Thereās a sequel and a third one coming out soon. I have heard that the second one is better than the first, so now that one is on my TBR. I think @Dani_Shugart has read both of them too. We should start a T-Nation Book Club! lol
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That was a fun one! The sequel was almost as good, but the big twist in that first book is hard to beat. Great author!
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Lots of scathing reviews on Audible for the second. I think the narrator was the biggest problem.
Iāll put it on hold on Libby but, not going to buy itā¦ lol
Wellā¦ I guess I wonāt. My Libby doesnāt have it 
My Libby doesnāt have the sequel yet either, but Iām guessing theyāll get it at some point. The first one just got there like two weeks agoā¦ Iāll let you know if/when mine gets it. I watch the āWhatās Newā list pretty darn close. lol
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Last couple weeks iāve read
The Luminaries by Catton 4 stars
SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome by Beard 3.5 stars
A Wrinkle in Time by LāEngle 4 stars
The other 3 books in the above series 8 stars total
The Idiot by Dostoevesky 4.5 stars
Little Constructions by Burns 4 stars
I love Anna Burns
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Darling Girls by Sally Hepworth - 4 Stars
The Followers by Bradeigh Godfrey - 3 Stars
Youthjuice by E.K. Sathue - 2.5 Stars
Watch It Burn by Kristen Bird - 4 Stars
Murder Road by Simone St. James - 3 Stars
Currently listening to: The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center
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A few good ones lately:
Heft - Liz Moore
Skyfaring - Mark Vanhoenacker, which is the life-story of a modern(ish) airline pilot, really well-written
Skyfaring - Ernest K Gann, stories of the early days of commercial flying
Bit meh:
The Book of Two Ways - Jodie Picault
Just started the sequel to Wolf Hall, Bring Up The Bodies, so I assume thatās going to occupy me for the next six months if the first one was anything to go by!
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Not me, but I got this for my son and last night was the first time I found him reading under the covers with a flashlight.
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