Our read for December Book Club was The Book Woman's Daughter.
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Yesterday I had book club. We read The Alice Network.
I gave it an eight. Most of the other gals rated it higher and only one lower than me...a seven. One of the gals read it before so she read it again...I cannot see me repeating it...ever.
Far Guys infusion went well, he enjoys the time spent with two of his favorite nurses.
From Far Guy " I have a hole in my head for nothin." His biopsy came back as sun damage to aging skin. Good news if you ask me!
Beth made her first outing yesterday, she and Baxter and my baby brother came over in the afternoon. Beth is still recovering.
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October's book was a great read. I give it a 9 out of 10.
I had not heard of a Courting Candle, Pack Horse Librarians or the Blue People of Kentucky. So for me it was a very interesting read. All of the gals in the book club gave it a thumbs up.
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We had book club on Thursday. I like it because it is virtual, I don't have to go anyplace.
We read two books by a fellow who lives in Minnesota. William Kent Krueger. There are 19 books in this series. So far I have read #1, #2 and #11 ( read it out of order). With #3 waiting in the wings. The book club has decided not to continue with the series...two of the gals didn't really care for the books and another gal has read them all.
I gave the books an 8 out of 10. I like books set in Minnesota and the author describes the scenery perfectly.
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I had a book that was a gift from Linda years ago...I read the first part of the book and never got around to finishing it. I suggested that it be a book club read, everyone liked it and I finally got to finish the book!
I give it a 9 out of 10. We were fortunate to connect with the Author who lives in Barnesville Minnesota and he joined us virtually for a very interesting discussion.
It chronicles five farm families in Minnesota and how they make hay.
Thank you Linda for sharing this great book!
One of the authors discussion questions was very thought provoking.
What do you believe to be the FIVE greatest fears of farm children. Rank them one to five.
Here are mine.
Silo Death....sileage fermenting makes a gas either carbon dioxide or nitrogen dioxide that renders you unconscious and death follows.
Grain Auger...will take off a foot or arm
Electric Fence...won't kill you but it really hurts!
Drowning in the stock tank...especially since you were not supposed to play in there.
Animals being injured and hurt
What do you suppose are the biggest fears of kids that live in town?
Here are Far Guy's answers.
Being the last one chosen when they picked sides for a game
Being singled out in the classroom at school
Getting caught smoking or drinking
Loss of parent or family member
Penicillin shots
Interesting differences between farm kids and town kids.
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I give this months book an 8 out of a 10. It was an okay book. The chapters were short so you could stop and start if interrupted. It was not a page turner.
THE EXTRAORDINARY LIFE OF SAM HELL by Robert Dugoni
All the gals gave it pretty much the same review. We heard it was a must read...but it wasn't.
It turned really cold here...lows were in the 40's F some places had the 30's.F...very unusual for July in Minnesota. Must be more of the dreaded Global Warming.
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We read The Silent Patient. I give it 2 stars out of 10. I do not understand why it was a best seller.
I had to force myself to read it.
In other happenings, I am mowing the grass, killing weeds and trying to control ants...summer is here.
We have a heat advisory for the weekend.
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We had Virtual Book Club yesterday. I gave the book a SAD 6. One of the other gals rated it the same and others rated it higher. I thought it was a very sad book and if you are into sad then read it.
A woman is no man by Etaf Rum
I have been working on a crochet project in the evenings and early mornings. If I get up early I watch a movie. This week I watched Whitney Houston: I wanna dance with somebody (Who knew drugs could be hidden in pens?) I give it a 5, A Cowgirls Song (Cheryl Ladd can sing) I give it a 7, Father Stu (Inspiring) I give it an 8 it is a true story, Pitch Perfect (some girls are so mean...I loved Fat Amy) I give it a 8,The Mustang (Wild Horses can be tamed but some should just go free) I give it a 8. As you can tell I have weird taste in movies.
So I completed seven bags to add to my stash and I am preparing another six or so to finish off that project and then put the yarn away!
Yesterday Far Guy had his infusion and I ran a whole bunch of errands and worked in the yard in the late afternoon.
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Book Club was last week. We read The Lake House by Kate Morton. I finished this book when we were still Up North.
I give it a 9 out of 10 stars. It was a good book...the author wove and interwove the story line...she tied up all the lose ends but some of them were very convenient! She also did a fair share of red herrings. It followed two time lines 1933 and 2004 and bounced back and forth....which irritated some of the book club gals.
I ordered the books for the next few months...I order books from Thrift Books online. I still like to hold a real book when I read.
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This month we discussed Northwest Angle by William Kent Kruger. A great read I give it a 10! It has enough adventure and mystery on The Lake of The Woods to keep your interest.
Minnesota author and a believable book about people in Minnesota.
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I had Book Club yesterday. We read Karolina Dalca Dark Eyes by M.R. Noble.
In Book Club everyone can recommend a book and two of the gals like Vampire books.
Far Guy's infusion was longer yesterday so I had time to go to Hobby Lobby...see that box in the photo...it looked Springy to me! Yarn was not on sale...so none was purchased...just the pretty box.
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We had book club on Thursday afternoon. We read The Measure by Nikki Erlick. I thought it would be a much better book that it was, I give it a five out of ten stars. It was a struggle for me to finish it...but I finally just sat down and read until I finished it. I just hate books that are hard to get through. I would not recommend the book to anyone. I passed it along to Jen as it is a pick for her book club later this winter. I can hardly wait to hear what they say about it.
Friday I caught up with laundry and cleaned our bathroom. I have several projects I am working on...crochet projects ...I think I have four projects going at one time...
It was frosty again.
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