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Oh and right now I am reading "Dark Desires" by Eve Silver..
As you can probably tell i like books about murder *shrug*.. Mom told me this one has a bit of smutt in it and she was unsure if I shoulld be reading it... (All I can do is roll my eyes at my mothers attempts) lol..
Anybody read this book? Hopefully theres a bit of a love story as well to go along with the murder like in "heartstopper"..
Oh the book im *Just* about to start reading is right here
Amazon.com: Dark Desires (Zebra Debut) (9780821779668): Eve Silver: Books
As you can probably tell i like books about murder *shrug*.. Mom told me this one has a bit of smutt in it and she was unsure if I shoulld be reading it... (All I can do is roll my eyes at my mothers attempts) lol..
Anybody read this book? Hopefully theres a bit of a love story as well to go along with the murder like in "heartstopper"..
Oh the book im *Just* about to start reading is right here
Amazon.com: Dark Desires (Zebra Debut) (9780821779668): Eve Silver: Books
This one is next. I was going to read that already, but I grabbed bloodlines on sale and tore into that first.
Amazon.com: Adam: Ted Dekker: Books
Amazon.com: Adam: Ted Dekker: Books
Wow..
"Dark Desires" by Eve Silver..
Another GREAT book.. Stayed up all night klast night reading it Couldnt put it down..
I recomend it to everybody. It kept me "on the edge of my seat" so to speak. Kept me thinking.. Sometimes while reading it I had a huge smile on my face , sometimes I had shivers go down my spine.. It was just great.. If you like a love story and a bit of, Mystery and lust amd of course, murder.. This is the book for you!
Seriously. Great Great book.
"Dark Desires" by Eve Silver..
Another GREAT book.. Stayed up all night klast night reading it
Couldnt put it down.. I recomend it to everybody. It kept me "on the edge of my seat" so to speak. Kept me thinking.. Sometimes while reading it I had a huge smile on my face , sometimes I had shivers go down my spine.. It was just great.. If you like a love story and a bit of, Mystery and lust amd of course, murder.. This is the book for you!
Seriously. Great Great book.
I have been reading up a storm. 'The Story of Edgar Sawtell' was fantastic, 'Water for Elephants' was very good as well. I also read 'The Elephant Keeper', 'The Zookeepers Wife', 'The Devils Arithmetic', 'The Boy in the Stripped Pajama's', and am currently reading 'The Help', 'The Happiest Baby on the Block', and have 'Still Alice' in my book bag along with Dean Koontz's new book 'A Big Little Life'. I LOVE my library!
I loved "Plainsong" and would highly recommend it! Great read.
I didn't finish "Time Will Darken It", just couldn't get into it, same with "Executioners Song" but I think I will try again with the latter on a later date.
Also finished "The Last Town on Earth"~by Thomas Mullen, thouroughly enjoyed this one as well. Great read with all the flu hysteria going on.
Currently reading "The Great Influenza: The Deadliest Pandemic in History", good book so far but a lot of info to process. It talks about the war and the state of our medical system, also a lot of info on the immune system, bacteria and virus, and formation of vaccines.
I didn't finish "Time Will Darken It", just couldn't get into it, same with "Executioners Song" but I think I will try again with the latter on a later date.
Also finished "The Last Town on Earth"~by Thomas Mullen, thouroughly enjoyed this one as well. Great read with all the flu hysteria going on.
Currently reading "The Great Influenza: The Deadliest Pandemic in History", good book so far but a lot of info to process. It talks about the war and the state of our medical system, also a lot of info on the immune system, bacteria and virus, and formation of vaccines.
Almost done with "The Great Influenza", had to put it to the side to read "Every Man Dies Alone" by Hans Fallada as it was only a two week library loan.
Loved, loved, loved, Every Man Dies Alone. Highly recommend it! Amazon review...This disturbing novel, written in 24 days by a German writer who died in 1947, is inspired by the true story of Otto and Elise Hampel, who scattered postcards advocating civil disobedience throughout war-time Nazi-controlled Berlin. Their fictional counterparts, Otto and Anna Quangel, distribute cards during the war bearing antifascist exhortations and daydream that their work is being passed from person to person, stirring rebellion, but, in fact, almost every card is immediately turned over to authorities. Fallada aptly depicts the paralyzing fear that dominated Hitler's Germany, when decisions that previously would have seemed insignificant—whether to utter a complaint or mourn one's deceased child publicly—can lead to torture and death at the hands of the Gestapo. From the Quangels to a postal worker who quits the Nazi party when she learns that her son committed atrocities and a prison chaplain who smuggles messages to inmates, resistance is measured in subtle but dangerous individual stands. This isn't a novel about bold cells of defiant guerrillas but about a world in which heroism is defined as personal refusal to be corrupted.
Loved, loved, loved, Every Man Dies Alone. Highly recommend it! Amazon review...This disturbing novel, written in 24 days by a German writer who died in 1947, is inspired by the true story of Otto and Elise Hampel, who scattered postcards advocating civil disobedience throughout war-time Nazi-controlled Berlin. Their fictional counterparts, Otto and Anna Quangel, distribute cards during the war bearing antifascist exhortations and daydream that their work is being passed from person to person, stirring rebellion, but, in fact, almost every card is immediately turned over to authorities. Fallada aptly depicts the paralyzing fear that dominated Hitler's Germany, when decisions that previously would have seemed insignificant—whether to utter a complaint or mourn one's deceased child publicly—can lead to torture and death at the hands of the Gestapo. From the Quangels to a postal worker who quits the Nazi party when she learns that her son committed atrocities and a prison chaplain who smuggles messages to inmates, resistance is measured in subtle but dangerous individual stands. This isn't a novel about bold cells of defiant guerrillas but about a world in which heroism is defined as personal refusal to be corrupted.
"The Great Influenza: The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History"~by John M. Barry.
This was a hard read for me. I don't read a lot of non-fiction but after reading "The Last Town on Earth" I wanted to learn more about the 1918 flu and this seemed a good place to start.
I learned a lot from this book. The beginning sets the stage for how America's medical system was being 'born' as we rushed to catch up with other countries in our technological advances in medicine. Back then we still used practices from the middle ages and most physicians never had more than a few months lectures, with no hands on experience with patients at all! It gave a detailed background of the 'forefathers' to medicine and the founding of the Hopkins. This part was a bit dry.
Next was a great amount of information on influenza itself and talked a lot about DNA, RNA, chemical reactions, and how the immune system works.
Finally we reach the part of the story that speaks of the actual outbreak and its affect on the nation and world as a whole. I was not really aware of President Wilson's role in the propagation that the flu was 'harmless grippe'. There are a lot of statistics given during these chapters and it jumps around a lot from person to person. Hard to read.
Last section talks about the laboratory advances made after the pandemic wrapped up. It explains a bit what the world impact would be if we experienced another pandemic like this one, even with medical advancements it would be horrific.
This book definitely served it's purpose on educating someone on the 1918 flu and influenza's behavior as a whole. I was a bit disappointed because I thought it would be more 'story like' but overall was a decent read.
Now I am splitting my time between "The Book of Lost Things"~by John Connely and "Bright From the Start" by Jill Stamm.
This was a hard read for me. I don't read a lot of non-fiction but after reading "The Last Town on Earth" I wanted to learn more about the 1918 flu and this seemed a good place to start.
I learned a lot from this book. The beginning sets the stage for how America's medical system was being 'born' as we rushed to catch up with other countries in our technological advances in medicine. Back then we still used practices from the middle ages and most physicians never had more than a few months lectures, with no hands on experience with patients at all! It gave a detailed background of the 'forefathers' to medicine and the founding of the Hopkins. This part was a bit dry.
Next was a great amount of information on influenza itself and talked a lot about DNA, RNA, chemical reactions, and how the immune system works.
Finally we reach the part of the story that speaks of the actual outbreak and its affect on the nation and world as a whole. I was not really aware of President Wilson's role in the propagation that the flu was 'harmless grippe'. There are a lot of statistics given during these chapters and it jumps around a lot from person to person. Hard to read.
Last section talks about the laboratory advances made after the pandemic wrapped up. It explains a bit what the world impact would be if we experienced another pandemic like this one, even with medical advancements it would be horrific.
This book definitely served it's purpose on educating someone on the 1918 flu and influenza's behavior as a whole. I was a bit disappointed because I thought it would be more 'story like' but overall was a decent read.
Now I am splitting my time between "The Book of Lost Things"~by John Connely and "Bright From the Start" by Jill Stamm.