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What are you reading?

Posted by Treasure Ransom @transom, Mar 16, 2017

I am a big reader and am always looking for book recommendations! @sportsmom and @amdow have both mentioned they are readers. Who else likes to read and what are you reading right now?

I am listening to an audiobook called "The Sender". It is a great book about a football coach that is struggling with a cancer diagnosis and very aggressive chemotherapy. He receives anonymous letters that test him and strengthen him during his difficult journey. The letters were actually written and sent to an NFL coach going through a similar situation, but the story around the character in "The Sender" is fictional. Touching story. I am probably 1/3 of the way through and am enjoying it so far.

Feel free to share what you are reading and why you would or wouldn't recommend it. All genres are fair game! 🙂

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Mary Peters | @mtp06 | Dec 27, 2017
In reply to @creeve "I recently read "The Underground Railroad" by Colton Whitehead; it was a bit of a slow..." + (show)
@creeve

I recently read "The Underground Railroad" by Colton Whitehead; it was a bit of a slow start for me but I got into it by the end. I also read "The Mothers" by Brit Bennett, and "Good as Gone" by Amy Gentry. A bit of a mix of books so always open to others recommendations! Good as Gone was a page-turner for me, I think I read it in one evening on the weekend (bit of a thriller). When I get hooked into a story line, it's often hard for me to put it down but I've found that love of reading is now transferring to my young kids - so I'll call it a win! 🙂

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What's this book about Shanda - sounds really interesting!

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Treasure Ransom | @transom | Jan 2, 2018
In reply to @creeve "I recently read "The Underground Railroad" by Colton Whitehead; it was a bit of a slow..." + (show)
@creeve

I recently read "The Underground Railroad" by Colton Whitehead; it was a bit of a slow start for me but I got into it by the end. I also read "The Mothers" by Brit Bennett, and "Good as Gone" by Amy Gentry. A bit of a mix of books so always open to others recommendations! Good as Gone was a page-turner for me, I think I read it in one evening on the weekend (bit of a thriller). When I get hooked into a story line, it's often hard for me to put it down but I've found that love of reading is now transferring to my young kids - so I'll call it a win! 🙂

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@mtp06, are you asking about The Life We Bury? If so, here is the description. I have it on audiobook if you are interested in listening to it.

College student Joe Talbert has the modest goal of completing a writing assignment for an English class. His task is to interview a stranger and write a brief biography of the person. With deadlines looming, Joe heads to a nearby nursing home to find a willing subject. There he meets Carl Iverson, and soon nothing in Joe's life is ever the same.

Carl is a dying Vietnam veteran--and a convicted murderer. With only a few months to live, he has been medically paroled to a nursing home, after spending thirty years in prison for the crimes of rape and murder.

As Joe writes about Carl's life, especially Carl's valor in Vietnam, he cannot reconcile the heroism of the soldier with the despicable acts of the convict. Joe, along with his skeptical female neighbor, throws himself into uncovering the truth, but he is hamstrung in his efforts by having to deal with his dangerously dysfunctional mother, the guilt of leaving his autistic brother vulnerable, and a haunting childhood memory.

Thread by thread, Joe unravels the tapestry of Carl’s conviction. But as he and Lila dig deeper into the circumstances of the crime, the stakes grow higher. Will Joe discover the truth before it’s too late to escape the fallout?

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Brenda Sing | @bjs03 | Jan 2, 2018
In reply to @creeve "I recently read "The Underground Railroad" by Colton Whitehead; it was a bit of a slow..." + (show)
@creeve

I recently read "The Underground Railroad" by Colton Whitehead; it was a bit of a slow start for me but I got into it by the end. I also read "The Mothers" by Brit Bennett, and "Good as Gone" by Amy Gentry. A bit of a mix of books so always open to others recommendations! Good as Gone was a page-turner for me, I think I read it in one evening on the weekend (bit of a thriller). When I get hooked into a story line, it's often hard for me to put it down but I've found that love of reading is now transferring to my young kids - so I'll call it a win! 🙂

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I would love to listen to this book if you're willing to loan it out.

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Brenda Sing | @bjs03 | Jan 2, 2018

I just finished "My Last Step Backward," an autobiography of a young woman, Tasha Schuh, who suffered a spinal cord injury, never to walk again. I believe anyone can learn from her life story and put the simple struggles we might have into perspective of what she has gone through.

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Treasure Ransom | @transom | Jan 2, 2018
In reply to @creeve "I recently read "The Underground Railroad" by Colton Whitehead; it was a bit of a slow..." + (show)
@creeve

I recently read "The Underground Railroad" by Colton Whitehead; it was a bit of a slow start for me but I got into it by the end. I also read "The Mothers" by Brit Bennett, and "Good as Gone" by Amy Gentry. A bit of a mix of books so always open to others recommendations! Good as Gone was a page-turner for me, I think I read it in one evening on the weekend (bit of a thriller). When I get hooked into a story line, it's often hard for me to put it down but I've found that love of reading is now transferring to my young kids - so I'll call it a win! 🙂

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Absolutely, @bjs03! I will stick it my bag and we can make arrangements for pickup.

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Erin Duncan | @erinduncan | Jan 3, 2018

Christine Comaford (Author of Smart Tribes: How Teams Become Brilliant Together) has come out with a new book "Power Your Tribe: Create Resilient Teams in Turbulent Times".

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Bushra Khokhar | @bushra | Jan 3, 2018

@transom I just started reading Silent Child by Sarah A. Denzil. I am ten chapters in and I am liking it.

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Sarah Shtylla | @sarahshtylla | Jan 12, 2018

Late to the game, but I'm currently reading The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair. It's a great "who done it" book and every night I go to bed thinking a different person is responsible for the crime!

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Trish Hamernik | @thamernik | Jan 17, 2018

That's awesome, Sarah! I haven't looked into this book. Is it a true story or fiction. Sounds like it keeps you on your toes from page to page!

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Kate Palmer | @hrtkate | Jan 18, 2018

Just started A Wrinkle in Time on audible. The movie is coming out soon and I want to be ready. I know...it's a kids book...but, it was my absolute favorite book as a child.

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