Yes, it was one of those books I kept putting down as I neared the end, because I did not want to finish it.
On the other hand, I found Everything I Never Told You a bit over hyped; I agree the writing was good, but I never felt that invested in any of the characters or their predicaments. Happy to see others liked it, however.
Finished The Lewis Man today. Really loved it. Looking forward to the last book in the trilogy and all the other Peter may books. Starting Station Eleven tonight.
Just finished Broken Monsters last night (by Lauren Beukes) - really interesting book! Itās part police procedural, part supernatural thriller, and it takes place in Detroit. Since my husband has worked in downtown Detroit for thirty years, Iām pretty familiar with the setting of the book; Beukes gets some of the details wrong but she definitely gets the tone and atmosphere 100% correct. Well-written but disturbingā¦
@scout59ā we must have very similar tastes in books. Did you read Beurkesā first book (The Shining Girls)? Interesting premise, and kind of a love letter (in a twisted way) to Chicago-- obviously, place plays a big part in her books.
The Girl on the Train is very good, so far.
I am still reading the dystopian novel, Wool and the Silo series which was self published by Hugh Howey, but it is so good, that I wanted to share in case any one wants to read it before the movie is released. ( although it seems to be stuck somewhere)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/book-review-wool-by-hugh-howey/2013/03/11/265ced58-89a6-11e2-98d9-3012c1cd8d1e_story.html
@jaylynn - I havenāt read The Shining Girls but I have heard itās very good, and I just noticed that my library has a copy. Score! I really like Beurkesā writing style and that sly blend of fantasy and reality.
I read that The Girl on the Train is the new Gone Girl - is it really that good? I need to put a hold on a copy from my library - there are 55 people ahead of me! 
Finished āStation Elevenā and it was not a favorite of mine. At least it was a quick read.
After seeing the movie *Still Alice *, I bought the book yesterday and stayed up late reading. Very good book and quite interesting that the book is told completely from Aliceās perspective, which is quite ingenious during episodes where the reader is aware that she totally missed something, but SHE cannot see it.
For example, sheās a Harvard professor with early onset Alzheimerās (that she has not told anyone at Harvard abou)t, and she describes being afraid sheās late to class. She gets there in time and sits in a chair in the classroomā¦and waitsā¦and waits impatiently. She notes that there is a rule that if a prof is 20 minutes late to class, the students are entitled to leave. At that threshold, she stands up, smiles smugly, and announces āwell, I donāt know about you guys, but Iāve got better things to do with my time.ā She walks out of the classroom and never looks back. The reader, of course, is aghast and embarrassed for her.
Very very compelling.
I also enjoyed both Wool and Silo. Dystopians R Us.
Would you recommend Wool and following books in the series to an avid reader in her 20s who likes dystopian fiction? Thanks.
Yes.
I also read Station Eleven - Iām looking forward to the discussion on this one. If you liked that one, you may also like One Second After (just donāt read it on a plane)
Iām going on vacation in mid-February - so Iām compiling a bunch of books to download, I just downloaded everything i never told you, and Iām about to download the girl on the train. Iāll be gone 12 days, I read fast and voraciously, I probably need at least 6 or more books.
Iām reading āGirl on a Trainā and really enjoying it. I find it much more compelling than āStation Eleven.ā If I find something that rivals āThe Lewis Manā Iāll be thrilled.
Ok, yāall have convinced me. I just bought Girl On a Train for my Kindle! Will read it after I finish Still Alice,, which will be some time today.
DH has a business dinner tonight, so I donāt have to cook. Guess Iāll just curl up with a good book!
@NYMomof2, Apparently that is the authorās debut novel. I think Iāll get that one, too. My Dad, on the advice of his accountant, has been gifting us (kids) quite generously at Christmas the past two years, so Iāve got some book money to spend!
Everything I Never Told You is on my āto readā list. I was just on vacation last week and read āAll the LIght We Cannot Seeā which had been on my list for quite some time. I absolutely loved it and want to immediately re-read it. I was going to put it on reserve in the library but such a long list that I chose instead to order it from Amazon for my Kindle and so glad that I did. I really recommend if you havenāt read it.
Blumenstyk, G., 2014. American Higher Education in Crisis: What Everyone Needs to Know. Oxford University Press,
^^I loved that book (āAll the LIghtā)āmy D is on a blizzard-extended beach vacation and is loving reading the copy I gave her for Christmas.
The Secret History by Donna Tartt, plus From BeruIt to Jerusalem by Thomas Friedman
Oh, I also read the Alan Cumming memoir, Not My Fatherās Sonā¦ very interesting to learn of his background of horrific abuse from his father both mental and physical and the book was very well written.