Literature What are you currently reading?
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Lou
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Right now you can watch Shelter on Peacock or fuboTV. You are able to stream Shelter by renting or purchasing on Amazon, iTunes, Google Play, and Vudu. You are able to stream Shelter for free on Plex.
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I have Plex on my Roku. I may give it a go.
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I have Plex on my Roku. I may give it a go.
Chryssie
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Thanks for the info! I think I will finish the books first even though that will spoil the TV show!
Chryssie
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Today I read an amazing book called "When Women Were Dragons" by Kelly Barnhill. It is a fantasy, an allegory, a metaphor, and a commentary on misogyny and feminism and government cover-ups. It is 1955 and over 600,000 wives and mothers transform into dragons and wreak havoc and then disappear. The story is told by Alexandra ("call me Alex") and also Dr. Gantz, a scientist studying the phenomenon. The story is poetic, sometimes funny, sometimes tragic and beautifully told. It is about love and change and discovering oneself. I loved this book!
Lou
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Putting that on hold. It is available at my library.
Edit, maybe next time. I have 2 in transit to my library now.
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I also have put it on Hold.
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I am now reading this "Old Bones" and it is very good so far.
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Lou
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Just finished Leigh Bardugo’s Ninth House. When I finished it I discovered that it was part of a series. I was happy to find the second book, Hell Bent, was not only available in my library but they had the e-book. I was able to immediately download it and start reading it.
Bardugo is the author of the books in the Shadow and Bone series. I read those books after I saw the Netflix TV show.
Her other books are YA Fantasy novels. Ninth House is an Urban Fantasy. More adult but not much. The main characters are college students so technically still teens.
I've read another of her series too. I really like her books. Seems like I'm not the only one.
Stephen King liked Ninth House, too.
“The best fantasy novel I’ve read in years, because it’s about real people. Bardugo’s imaginative reach is brilliant, and this story―full of shocks and twists―is impossible to put down.” – Stephen King
Ninth House might be made into a movie, too.
Bardugo is the author of the books in the Shadow and Bone series. I read those books after I saw the Netflix TV show.
Her other books are YA Fantasy novels. Ninth House is an Urban Fantasy. More adult but not much. The main characters are college students so technically still teens.
I've read another of her series too. I really like her books. Seems like I'm not the only one.
Stephen King liked Ninth House, too.
“The best fantasy novel I’ve read in years, because it’s about real people. Bardugo’s imaginative reach is brilliant, and this story―full of shocks and twists―is impossible to put down.” – Stephen King
Ninth House might be made into a movie, too.
Chryssie
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Today I finished book two in the "Shelter" series called "Seconds Away." I have the third book which I will read tomorrow. Then I will watch the TV show. Good story and I am looking forward to the conclusion!
Chryssie
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I have finished the Shelter trilogy, reading "Found" yesterday. It brought the story to a satisfactory conclusion and hinted at more adventures for our heroes. However since this book was published in 2014 and I don't see any others I don't think it will happen.
Lou
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Finished HellBent. It left off with the story unfinished.
A quick google and I discovered that the author intends it to be a trilogy. but the third and last book isn't written yet.
Before I googled, I thought to myself, maybe these books could go on forever. Like after Alex Stern graduates from Yale, she and her friends could operate a magical detective agency. Maybe in NY or LA.
Sort of like a female version of Harry Dresden. Or maybe like a magical CB Strike.
When I googled I did discover that was the authors intention. She was planning on having a dozen books in the series. Not sure if I'm happy or sad about this but....
Ok, so I originally wanted this to be a much longer series. Think 12 books of Alex Stern investigating supernatural crime and corruption. But these stories take a tremendous amount of time to research and write, so 12 became 5, and then 5 became 3. My intention right now is to keep this a trilogy and that's the way I've planned the plot of the third book. Hopefully the wait won't be quite as long for the final installment. (thank you for your patience!)
is there going to be a 3rd book after hell... — Leigh Bardugo Q&A
Leigh Bardugo answered: “is there going to be a 3rd book after hell bent???”
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After reading HellBent I read the acknowledgement s and I was somewhat surprised by how much real stuff is in the books. The streets, buildings, legends, and secret societies are all based on real stuff. The author did go to Yale and that experience inspired the book.
I have started the second Cormorant Strike Book - The Silkworm - they are lengthy books - I am not sure we are going to watch any more of the DVDs as the accent is tough for my honey and it makes him fall asleep 
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Chryssie
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Just finished "California Golden" by Melanie Benjamin. It is another new book I picked up while browsing the new book table because it is about surfing. I have always been fascinated by surfing! This book is the story of the Donnelly women, Carol the mom, and Mindy and Ginger, her daughters. It spans several decades, starting in the 40's when Carol is a teenager, and ending in 1980. It is about the emerging surf culture of southern California and the craziness of Hollywood in the 60's. Carol is a star athlete back when women were not encouraged to be anything other than wives and mothers which is the last thing she wants to be. In fact, her dream is to join the newly formed women's baseball league in Chicago. But because sports are NOT FOR WOMEN (unless they are "dykes"), she does what is expected of her. She gets pregnant at 17 and marries a boy she doesn't even like. But she does what is expected of her and soon there is a second child. Then she discovers surfing. This is a great book! It is about family, and love, and is quite tragic. Most of the book is told from the perspectives of Mindy (who becomes a surfer) and Ginger (who tries hard but hates the water). The last part of the book is Carol's story and explains a lot of the questions that are raised earlier in the story. I really liked it though I did get teary a few times!
Chryssie
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Finished "The Unsettled" by Ayana Mathis yesterday. This is another new book and another "heavy" read. By that I mean, emotional and thought provoking. It is the story of Ava and her son Toussaint, a black woman trying to survive in the 80's. It is also about her mother, Dutchess, who is one of only a few residents left in a tiny village in Alabama called Bonaparte which was once an important town in the history of free Black people. The first part of the book was hard to get through. I didn't really like Ava much as she had an "attitude" about being homeless and living in a shelter. She refused to interact with anyone and brought her 10 year old son down with her. It was depressing so I had to put it down for a bit. But then I went back into it, and it got better. By the end, I was emotionally involved with the characters. Worth reading!
Lou
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I checked out an audio book titled, Tess of the Emerald Sea, by Brandon Sanderson. At first I didn't like it. But after a couple of chapters I just fell in love with it. The narration is very good.
I don't want to try and explain it right now but one interesting side note it that its not coming out as a hardcover. but you can get it as an ebook or audio book and it was initially funded from a kickstarter campaign.
I got the audio book from Hoopla.
A couple of reviews I copied from Wikpedia
I don't want to try and explain it right now but one interesting side note it that its not coming out as a hardcover. but you can get it as an ebook or audio book and it was initially funded from a kickstarter campaign.
I got the audio book from Hoopla.
A couple of reviews I copied from Wikpedia
Kirkus Reviews called the novel "a fantasy adventure with a sometimes-biting wit", and praising it for the engrossing worldbuilding, appealing characters and sense of humor.[6]
Lyndsey Luther of Tor.com called the novel "fascinating and completely unlike anything I’ve seen in any other fantasy novel". She described the novel as "a fairy-tale Cosmere adventure filled with fun characters" and said "Sanderson’s gift for creating unique settings really shines".[7]
David Wiley of Open Letters Review praised the novel for its "punchy pacing, witty humor, vibrant characters, and fascinating magic systems", yet he criticized the narrative and too many Cosmere-related subtleties added to the plot.[8]
thank you again for this recommendation of the Nora Kelly series - I have read all of them now except for Dead Mountain as it is a Hold and it will be a while - I have very much enjoyed them all and the last one was very interesting as it involved Roswell...
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I tried to read it and just couldn't get into it...
I am now readying the third Robert Galbraith - Career of Evil.
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Lou
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I take it you liked the second one.
I think they get even better after this one too.
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