According to Wikipedia (and it is also referenced in his obituary), Ken Grimwood was working on a sequel to Replay when he died (ironically, of a heart attack).
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I hope someone picks it up, like with the Gregor Demarkian series of detective novels by Jane Haddam - she was working on a title when she died and her son (a writer) took her manuscript and notes with her editor to finish the story and provide a fitting end to the characters. So, she died in 2019 and her book was published in 2020. Of course based on Wikipedia (as you referred to it I went and looked 
) he died in 2003 so a sequel is probably not planned 
. The rights were sold though and would make a cool film or 6-episode series.
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I was a huge fan of Jane Haddamās Demarkian books.
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Read Among the Bros by Max Marshall. Itās non-fiction and is the story of a drug ring run through frats at CoC. I would not say itās one of the best books Iāve read ā it took some effort to follow, and itās hard to connect to the characters. With that said, for this CC crowd, it offers an interesting glimpse into a certain slice of college life.
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Iāve been trying to decide whether or not to recommend My Name is Barbra, Streisandās autobiography. I will note that if you get it, absolutely recommend the audiobook. Itās like sheās personally telling you her life story, not at all like reading a book.
I thoroughly enjoyed the early chapters detailing her rise to fame. Thereās a ton of fascinating back story and I learned a tremendous amount about her that I hadnāt known. Itās given me a new image - I always thought she was kind of unknown until Funny Girl but that wasnāt the case at all. The book does make clear that Barbra was an extraordinary talent and she earned all of her acclaim.
I stopped frequently to Google photos and videos to see what she was describing - for example, when she was on the Judy Garland show and Ethel Merman cameoed. Or to see dresses she was describing. I was hoping to learn what she thought of casting Omar Sharif as Nick Arnstein (I never thought that worked out) but only learned what a crush he had on her. As, apparently, did many other men!
But the further into the book Iāve gotten, the less Iāve liked her. Thereās a ton of āhumblyā reading stellar reviews and letters of praise from those she worked with. Sheās very clear on who was easy to work with (those who acceded to her ideas and wishes). She had a lot of showdowns! Modesty is not a theme, but of course she is one of a kind so perhaps itās a bit much to ask.
Iām 33% of the way through - up to the Pierre Trudeau years - but think Iāll stop. I really wanted to hear about Funny Girl - I did see her on Broadway in 1965, not that I really remember, and know the movie inside out. So hearing her perspective is fascinating. Last night I reached the Daisy/Melinda chapter re On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, stopped the book, discovered the movie was on Pluto TV so downloaded the app to my Fire TV, watched the movie, then listened to her chapter. That was fun!
OK, sounds like I do recommend it! If you like Streisand, of course!
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Thanks for the feedback. I think I heard it is a very long book.
I āreadā the Streisand book. Iām not really sure why because Iām not really a fan, more indifferent toward her, but I like women celebrity memoirs for some reason. I say āreadā because I skimmed\skipped through a lot. Way too much minute detail. And while I admired her earlier in the book I was cringing at some of the things she wrote later on.
The audiobook is something like 48 hours.
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I read it ā the hardcover, not the audiobook. I really enjoyed it. I absolutely loved her when I was younger and I learned a lot about movies she had a part in that I hadnāt been aware of. For example, the movie Nuts. Fantastic movie. She directed and starred in it, and it was outstanding.
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I started Cassandra in Reverse the other night. Itās different, and Iām not too sure about Cassandramp, but Iām going to stick with it.
Re: Jane Haddam - I loved her books. She was so, so smart and back in the Usenet days she corrected me more than once.
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Pelican Girls by Julia Malye is a French novel translated into English about orphan girls from La Salpetriere (Parisian orphanage/prison/asylum for women in early 1700s) sent as what we would consider āmail order bridesā to the Louisiana colony in 1720. It is a pioneer/settlement story that is pretty brutal and graphic but also respectful and appreciative of the travails these girls went through and the friendship bonds they formed. It is based on an historical voyage of āLa Baleineā, a ship that brought these girls to the colony under the supervision of nuns, who could not always protect them against the depredations of men and nature itself. Itās an interesting and affecting account of a history I did not know anything about. The āPelican Girlsā settled in Biloxi, Natchez, New Orleans, and even upriver in Illinois.
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Pelican Girls sounds really interesting. 
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Mrs. Nashās Ashes is very cute and definitely made me laugh out loud
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I know this thread is for books, but is anyone watching A Gentleman In Moscow? I normally do not watch movies based on books, but I could tell this was going to be a good one. It is as beautiful as I saw it in my own mind.
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We are, but I didnāt realize it was based on a book. We watched episode 2 tonight. We are enjoying it.
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I am. And I am loving it.
I read the book when it first came out, and really enjoyed it. And the show is really doing it justice.
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What is it playing on? ā eg, Hulu, Max, Prime, etc?
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Paramount+ / Showtime
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I loved it as well and know a lot of people on this thread did too. Trying to spread the word because it is so good.
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I havenāt yet, but plan to in a few weeks when we get back from traveling. I loved the book when we read it for the CC Book Club. I am very curious how it will work on film.
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