I JUST added that to my TBR pile.
Me too!
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Me three! 
I too put it on my List at the local library website. Fun to get recommendations here!
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Iām reading it now. Thanks for the suggestion.
āMy Brilliant Friendā by Elena Ferrante. Itās been out several years now, but I just started it (Iām halfway through) thanks to a recommendation from my sister. It took me a bit to get used to so many characters/families and I kept flipping to the listing at the beginning of the book, but the writing is wonderful and so is the story.
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I recently finished You Should Have Known by Jean Hanff Korelitz. Itās not high literary art but not junky. I suspect itād make a great book club book. Itās set in a senior community and touches on a lot of topics that are not commonly explored in fiction. A quick and easy read.
Note below: not by Korelitz but Keller! Didnāt want to edit as people commented on the Korelitz book (which is a more suspenseful read.)
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^ Wait, I thought it was the basis for the Undoing, with the high end NYC therapist with the gaslighting husband? Or is that the same, just another angle?
Iām reading No Life for a Lady by Hannah Dolby. The main character, Violet, is a young lady whose mother went missing in 1886, when she was a teenager. Strong-willed, eccentric, and full of life but uneducated to the point of neglect and woefully naive, she spends her time making up charities to go to, as to justify her going about Hastings on her own, and turning down suitors. Sheās decided to hire a detective to look for her mother, even though the one she finds inspires little confidence ā¦ so she starts looking herself. Itās very funny and light, perfect for a dark winter day.
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The book became the basis of the HBO series The Undoing with Huge Jackman and Nicole Kidman. I liked the seriesādidnāt realize it was based on a book. I did enjoy Korelitzās The Plot.
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Oh my! The book I just read was by Rebecca Keller! Same title. My "You Should Have Known " might not be quite as exciting a mini-series.
(But I did read the other one, and it is a good read!)
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This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger. Oh. My. This should be hailed a modern classic. It is so good.
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Donāt know if it was mentioned - but Fourth Wing is really good! Bit of fantasy (dragons) & strong young female protagonist. Really engaging! Somewhat of a YA feel but super enjoyable!
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My husband reads all of Kruegerās books. Maybe I should, too.
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My husband is enjoying it right now. Iāll have to try it, Iāve been reading too many disappointing books lately.
We do a book swap for xmas and this year, we are including some friends who will be with us. I drew their daugher-in-law whose reading habits I am not familiar with. I know sheās outdoorsy (very much into hiking) and very crafty/handy - but I have no clue about what she likes to read! Any suggestions on a good gift book? The limit is 20$.
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Here are some ideas
these two are hiking memoirs - both well done - neither recent -
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest by Cheryl Strayed
this one has been very popular this year - loved by all - story told partially from the point of view of an octopus
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
I have read all three and they are solid books for gifts
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How about a journal? Itās a book! Maybe one that the cover is nature inspired. She can keep track of her hikes and/or craft projects. Add some page clips.
This may have a religious slant to it, so donāt know if itās appropriate
Just read Fourth Wing and have Iron Flame on hold on Libby from my library. Liked it well enough but it felt somewhat derivative of similar genre books (Sarah J. Maas, Divergent, even to some extent the Name of the Wind and sequel). The brutality of the school was bit much, but the dragons were great. The romance element seemed a bit spicy for a YA book.
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Books are hard when you donāt know what they like or might have already read. We given on occasion camping and hiking trail guides for our area and state. I always find cookbooks to be good gifts.
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I would buy something newer as you donāt know what sheās read. Itās a year or so old but Ed Yongās An Immense World is a very interesting read and might be good for someone who likes the outdoors. It made a lot of best of lists last year so not just me. Itās newly out in paperback which means the hardcover is (just) under $20 at Amazon now.
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