The Goldfinch …
Orphan Train. Another good book.
Finished “The Invention of Wings”. Liked it. Didn’t love it.
Now reading “Left Neglected” by Lisa Genova.
I’m enjoying 11/22/63.
I agree with EPTR about Wings; it was a book club choice. Now, cuz of book club, reading my first Grisham in 20? years, Sycamore Row. I’m enjoying it.
I did not know until halfway through Invention of Wings that it was fact based. I think the quality of the narration contributed greatly to my enjoyment of the book. I’m glad the author included her explanation of how she mixed fact and fiction.
Orphan Train was such a pleasant read, and left a good feeling, if less than profound. It was my book group selection for this year. Swamplandia is a book I’ll always remember for the descriptions of the Florida wilds, though not my favorite or an especially compelling read.
I’ve been on an Abraham Verghese kick, and loved every single one of his books, for different reasons. My favorite, My Own Country, is about the impact of the AIDS epidemic on a slice of the rural south.
I only just finished reading The Distant Hours, it took me something like 2 months. I didn’t really enjoy it, obviously. I liked it well enough but not enough to really read it regularly. I’m thinking about trying The Invention of Wings next.
I second the endorsement of Verghese’s My Own Country. It’s a great book!
I need Richard Russo to publish a new novel…I love all his stuff and think he’s overdue…
Donna Tartt’s The Goldfinch was the best book I read in 2013. Still looking for my 2014 winner.
Currently enjoying Bill Bryson’s new book, “One Summer.” Honestly, I enjoy everything he writes. I love his way of conveying factual information with a sense of humor.
I do highly recommend Alan Bradley’s Flavia DeLuce series which begins with Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie. The main character is an 11 year old girl who is delightful and unusual. Though the books are mysteries, it is the main character who keeps me coming back time and again.
Just finished reading The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd and The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri. I thought both of these books were excellent. I like everything that Lahiri writes.
Stickey, my D2 really IS Flavia DeLuce, right down to the interest in poisons… 
Everyone in our family loves them.
I’m nearing the end of A Man Came out of a Door in the Mountain. I read it based on a New York Times review and am very glad I stumbled across it. It is astonishing to me that it is the author’s first book.
Intparent - ha! She reminds me of my niece. I adore Flavia. I’ve finished book 5 (what a cliffhanger!!) and am starting book 6 this week. Truly one of my all time favorite characters.
Ah… book six. 
I have already finished it… no comment.
Oh I love Alan Bradley’s Flavia deLuce series.
Also enjoyed Bill Bryson’s “One Summer”.
Another Flavia deLuce fan here. I have also finished book six. I had a moment of concern when finished that it was the last in the series. Fortunately (after a bit of search) I found that Bradley plans a series of 10, so we’ve got four more to go.
You guys made me curious - so I just looked online at my library and checked out and downloaded book 1 of the Alan Bradley series. The first page has my attention, but I need to finish Defending Jacob before I let myself get too caught up in it.