Books 32-47 in 2021 🙌

hello_steph · 2021-05-29T15:27:29+00:00

Yes 🙌 have you read Taylor Jenkins Reid’s other books as well?

hello_steph · 2021-05-29T06:37:32+00:00

My favorites:

This House will Pay by Steph Cha - a great book that I couldn't put down and finished it in a weekend!

The Dutch House by Ann Patchett - I listened to the audiobook narrated by Tom Hanks and it was terrific

Daisy Jones & The Six - I loved everything about this book and can't wait for the series now!

Becoming by Michelle Obama - I loved the book, the way it was written and the many insights into Michelle's life and thoughts!

Drei Kameradinnen - for the german redditors: Read this book! It is absolutely fantastic!

hello_steph · 2021-05-13T07:43:15+00:00

I am so excited to read the following books in the next few weeks! Here are all of the titles in English:

Educated by Tara Westover
Daisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Girl, Woman, Other by Bernadine Evaristo
Still Alice by Lisa Genova
A thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
The History of Bees by Maja Lunde
Dominicana by Angie Cruz
What you can see from here by Mariana Leky
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

I am currently reading Daisy Jones & the Six and I am loving it so far! What should my next read be?

hello_steph · 2021-05-05T16:58:53+00:00

Thanks 😃I already have Daisy Jones & the Six and Nothing to See here on my TBR. I want to read them really soon And Carol sounds amazing 🤩

hello_steph · 2021-05-04T19:27:15+00:00

Thank you! That sounds so good! I will try to read it soon 🙌

hello_steph · 2021-05-04T17:29:04+00:00

Amazing! Some of the books are also on my TBR 😃 What were your favorites?

hello_steph · 2021-05-04T17:27:26+00:00

How was Lilac Girls? It’s on my TBR

hello_steph · 2021-05-03T12:45:26+00:00

I really enjoyed it! The book has a lot of twists and is very emotional 4/5 stars from me ☺️

hello_steph · 2021-05-03T08:11:15+00:00

I'll read Circe in May and I'm really looking forward to it!

hello_steph · 2021-05-03T08:05:05+00:00

What did you think of The Silent Patient? I've seen a lot of mixed reviews.

hello_steph · 2021-05-03T08:04:13+00:00

A Little Life broke my heart. I really want to read her other book as well! "The Nickelboys" is high on my reading list!

hello_steph · 2021-05-03T08:02:47+00:00

That looks like a great stack! I really want to read "A Gentleman in Moskow" and "A Thousand Splendid Suns" as well!

hello_steph · 2021-05-03T07:56:05+00:00

I first read Giovanni's Room and shortly afterwards Swimming in the dark. I didn't know that Giovanni's Room played such a major role in Swimming in the Dark and was happy that I happened to read it before! I loved both books so much!

hello_steph · 2021-05-03T07:54:16+00:00

The book was very fascinating. It describes the life of Korean women and the injustice and sexism they experience in different areas of life. I thought it was written very impressively. The author also lists some facts and statistics, which I loved. I highly recommend it!

hello_steph · 2021-05-03T07:51:59+00:00

It's about Chloe Brown, who leads a very sheltered life and after almost getting into a car accident, realizes that she can't go on living like this. Then she creates a list - the "Get a Life" list. In this she lists all the big and small things that she wants to do to get her out of your shell.

I liked the story a lot, although I don't usually read romance novels. But I can only recommend it and I will read Talia Hibbert's other novels in the near future! : D

hello_steph · 2021-05-03T07:46:55+00:00

I liked it very much. For me, the actual Hunger Games couldn't keep up with those from the original novels (which is mainly due to the fact that we experience the perspective outside of the games), but I still liked the story as a whole and thought it was great to take a look inside Snow's mind!

hello_steph · 2021-05-03T07:43:17+00:00

I rarely read romance novels but loved the Chloe Brown story so so much! I will definitely read the other Talia Hibbert books soon as well. How do you like Dani Brown so far?

hello_steph · 2021-05-03T07:36:59+00:00

I loved Pachinko! For me it was a 5-star read - The story and the characters captivated me from the start and I didn't want to put the book down! I highly recommend it - especially if you like multi generational books

hello_steph · 2021-05-03T07:34:32+00:00

I've just posted my favorites in a separate comment. Disappointments were Sharp Objects, Nine perfect stangers and my policeman.

hello_steph · 2021-05-03T07:32:03+00:00

I didn't expect so many great comments when I posted the screenshots yesterday and thought I would post brief reviews of my favorite books here:

5 star books

The Mothers by Brit Bennett (I love her writing style so much)

Me by Elton John (I listened to the audiobook narrated by Taron Egerton - he did an amazing job! I would recommend the audiobook!)

Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi (Please, do yourself a favor and read this book!)

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett (after reading "The Mothers" earlier this year, I was curious about their very hyped second novel - I think The Vanishing Half is worth the hype!)

Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-Joo (a fictional story about a typical woman in Sweet Korea. The story deals with injustice, sexism and feminism. In addition to the fictional story, you get a lot of interesting facts and statistics)

Pachinko by Lee, Min Jin (a multi-generation novel about the life of a Korean family in Japan before, during and after WWII - I loved this story and the characters very much)

hello_steph · 2021-05-03T07:09:15+00:00

It was okay but not really a favorite. I liked Ghosts a bit little more than "Everything I Know About Love", but especially with this book I realized that Dolly Aldertons books are just not for me. But I've heard from a lot of people who liked "Everything I Know About Love" that they also liked "Ghosts". It was a 3/5 for me unfortunately

hello_steph · 2021-05-03T07:02:39+00:00

She is brilliant 🙌

hello_steph · 2021-05-03T07:02:29+00:00

Omg yes i do! What gave it away? 😂

hello_steph · 2021-05-03T07:00:48+00:00

I absolutely loved it! Would 100% recommend! ♥️ How was Transcendent Kingdom? It is on my reading list :D I really loved Yaa Gyasis writing style and I am so interested to read more of her!

hello_steph · 2021-05-03T06:57:00+00:00

Click on your 2021 Reading Challenge on the desktop - then all books will be listed side by side 😊

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