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I wanted to like this book more than I did. It was a little all over the place for me and I had a hard time keeping up with the flow. I‘m also not a huge history person so it just didn‘t hit home for me. I do like the idea behind the book and love stories about spies but I feel like large portions of the book were boring to me and I had a hard time keeping my attention on what I read.

#Weeklyforecast I started The Hunting Party last night 👍🏻 good so far. I also hope to read The Secrets We Kept ! That‘s the plan anyway .... 👯‍♀️

Book signing and reading

#NamasteNovember #womenwithclass #Day8
Have not read this yet, but the cover fits.

After a crap day at work came home to a book from a Goodreads giveaway! 🙌🏻

Been repotting & rearranging house plants for winter. Great Audiobook. Multiple narrators so it was easy to realize you had switched character viewpoint. Spies with Literary twist. I vaguely remember struggling through Dr Zhivago as a teenager, probably after watching the movie. Didn't know any of its publication history, so I found Cold War drama of that fascinating. And I want the dress on cover. 👗
#listenwhileyouwork
#coverlove #retrostyle

Now listening to...🎧

2019 Book 43: A definite recommend! I didn‘t know much, if anything, about Boris Pasternak or Dr. Zhivago before reading this. A truly captivating story set from several different people‘s point of view. I still had a few questions when the book was over, but still give it ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

Women typists at the CIA, female spies, and the author of Doctor Zhivago, this book weaves a thread between the three. There are a lot of different points of view and except for the collective voice of the typing pool, they do not sound very different. It‘s hard to keep track of who is speaking and they all have about the same tone. I found myself wishing this one would end faster. I would‘ve preferred a book on just one of the three plots.

“During the Soviet times it was a colony of Russian poets, writers and literary critics. It used to be the center of Moscow cultural life. Today Peredelkino attracts people from all over the world who come here to visit the house-museum of Boris Pasternak and see his grave in a local cemetery.” https://bridgetomoscow.com/upcoming-group-tours/boris-pasternak-museum-in-perede... #currentlyreading

I have never read Dr. Zhivago #TBR or seen the movie, but am really enjoying this book so far... #currentlyreading

Here are the books I read in September! Some were amazing, some were mediocre and some were just ugh.

Favorite Reads: Tagged, The Widow of Pale Harbor & Surgeons‘ Hall

Finished 5 books for #ReadingUSA2019 (without even trying!)
Read 11 books, 2 audio, 1 graphic novel

#SeptemberStats #SeptemberReads

Just ok. Great cast narration on audiobook. But the story had about 6 too many plot lines. And, it didn‘t feel like authentic dialogue - did folks in 1958 use air quotes? Call them that? Entertaining, though.

I enjoyed the Pasternak and Ola storyline and the US involvement in the publication of Dr. Zhivago. I was also intrigued by the roles women played in the early intelligence wars, from typist to spy, but I didn‘t think the character development worked very well in that part of the storyline. Nevertheless a bit of a treat for me to read. Picture is just the day‘s harvest to go with the day‘s reading. #hellosunshine

Great read, now I feel like I have to read Dr. Zhivago! Loved this story about how the writing of this classic was used to fish out the workings of the USSR, the oppression of writers and others, the spies who watched and worked through lives and loves. Great read! Also loved the hard cover under the soft cover😀

#BookHaul #GalleyBrag

Oooh, got some goodies for my shelves!!!

This was a great historical fiction. I was immediately enthralled and couldn‘t put it down. There is intrigue, spies, great strong women, awful sexist men and 2 great stories that intertwine.

I‘ve never read A Cold War/Russian book before. I was very interested in the history. The timeline confused me a little, but I just took a second and looked through the dates again to confirm.

Now I need more books in this time period!

At first I had issues with the back and forth between the characters, but I‘ve got the hang of it now. Makes me want to reread Dr Zhivago.

Next!

Today was such a long day! Did a lot of driving. Had a baptism this morning and the party afterwards. Then had to drop my hubby at the airport 😫. He‘s away for training for the rest of the month, so I‘m trying to read so I don‘t get sad.

Getting started with this book. It‘s pretty good, but I‘m so tired tonight! We‘ll see how far I get.

I personally started to hear hype on this book months ago and and requested a galley which I was lucky enough to get. Unfortunately life gets in the way and I did not get a chance to read it, until I saw Reese Witherspoon pick this for her Book Club. I decided I would treat myself and buy a copy and I am so glad I did.

For my full review, please visit my blog at: http://obsessedbookaholic.com/2019/09/14/the-secrets-we-kept-book-review/

My latest library haul. I‘ve been in the mood to read historical fiction lately, so I hope this book is good.

Per the librarian I have to read the tagged one first because it‘s a 14 day loan because one person recommended it and now it‘s super popular. #reesesbookclub

And obviously everyone has been talking about Pumpkinheads so had to get it!

Pachinko for #womenreadwomen2019

This was a fascinating book! I knew nothing about ‘Doctor Zhivago‘ before reading this, but I‘m going to read it now (I actually bought a used copy at the bookstore today). It deserves the recognition it‘s getting 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

I love receiving my Reese Witherspoon reading assignment on the first of each month especially when my awesome library allows me to participate in a timely manner. ... I was captivated by the historical fiction within this book and wanted more. I wanted much less of the American romance so I could stay inside this fascinating history. It was an interesting book to read on the heels of A Gentleman in Moscow.

Vacation Mode: Activated 👍🏻

Next up!

The narrators, including my favorite, Mozhan Marno, convinced me to listen to this one instead of read #hellosunshine

Oooohhhh, I‘m already in love!!! 🥰

IT CAME!! IT CAME!! IT CAME!! 🙌🏻🎉🙌🏻🎉🙌🏻

My vacation read is being delivered tomorrow!!! I don‘t expect it tomorrow, but that‘d be great!! I‘m going camping with my parents in a week and this sounds like a great read. Hoping I can resist starting it.....

Compulsively readable and so good. Great book club pick! 📚👥❤️ Alternating between the story of Doctor Zhivago and its controversy, and the story of women working espionage for “the Agency”, this book held me in thrall. Coming soon from Knopf.

Ugh, SO good.

This book. Started great, getting even better.