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Really enjoy

So far really good. But couldn't finish it in time before it was due. To be contd....

Not my usual genre & yet something drew me to this one. Really great…except so many words aren’t accessible w/ the Kindle definition feature.

This audiobook is great!

Not my usual genre. The book grabbed me on the One San Diego page.

So good! I listened to the NPR This American Life, episode 492 a while ago. At a recent SD Book Divas white elephant someone got this book & I quickly got thru Libby. Reading the book & re-listening the to NPR episode has me noticing more nuances as part of this story than ever before. I'm not done w/ the book yet but as I read I understand more & more why the new Dr. Glimmer became so focused on this case.

50% through & already need to recommend this goes on your hold list. Given how great it is, it's on hold. Funny, quirky characters w/ a strong equality theme from different characters [I'm a chemist not a woman chemist] & whether one is/not a parent, a plot that reasonates - can one have it all in their personal AND professional life? Or are the things that have to give in one area, though well worth the benefits?

Oh my, this is very very detailed!

Argh didn't finish before it had to be returned. Now back on the waitlist.

I really liked Stanley Tucci's Tasting Italy. So far this book I'm enjoying the book almost as must - I like seeing the food & regions of Italy on the show. He weaves his family recipes & traditions and memories of food and restaurants in his own life.

I'm going back & forth btw reading & listening. Can't agree more w/ the value of sleep. Transforming my sleep habits is proving really really hard.

I'm about 40% through this book and still waiting for something to happen. I like the writing and appreciate a story that builds anticipation of what's going to happen. Still, the build up is now dragging for me.

A light read w/ a small town in England, a woman wanting to start over & like her wounds. The right book at the right time! Except she's a baker w/ exceptional descriptions of bread & I keep wanting carbs!!

I'm enjoying learning about each author's individual experience and that each author writes differently. Each chapter is a different story so I'm reading sometimes a few stories at a time, sometimes one. There are a lot of references I think I'd understand if I grew up in Australia that I end up googling. I'm learning a lot! So far definitely recommend.

As much as I love the sentiment about to understand a person, walk a mile in their shoes, I know as much as I try from my own experiences I'll only get so far. Zelda, a person with FAS narrates w/ her feelings, observations & her experiences is one reason I love books like this. Like Dave King's The Ha-Ha, sometime shard to read. Her responses, often matter-of-fact, were very timely at this point in my life.

Out of My Mind is really good. Sad & heave but also uplifting. I'm finding I need to read this one slower than usual. So far really good.

Really enjoying another Kingsbridge novel!

Is a book that is taking me more time than usual to read. I read, I reflect, I read, I reflect. Keep having my library loan expire then need to renew. Is also a book I often find myself wanting to talk about how I feel about what I just read.