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The Swans of Fifth Avenue | Melanie Benjamin

Today is the 4th day of the #LastYearAthon hosted by #RichardDenney of #RichardsBookNook On #YouTube. I started #TheSwansOfFifthAvenue yesterday. Looks like this one is going to take me at least three days, but hopefully no longer, so I'll be able to squeeze in a third book this week. This #ReadaThon has been a lot of fun! #booksandcoffee #ipad #ebooks #retro #1950s #50s #TrumanCapote

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The Spaceship Next Door | Gene Doucette

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This is written in a deceptively simple manner, like a 50s sci-fi film: engaging, cheerful & just interesting enough. The 50s feeling comes from the idea that humans are kinder/smarter/nicer than aliens, which feels out-of-date--these days we seem to instinctively turn to a tribe of superheroes. But I did stay up half the night to read it. #scifi #aliens. #50s

charl08 Have you come across this one? I really loved it, having read a lot of the 50s/60s stuff some years ago, this was completely different.

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet: A Novel

EloisaJames @charl08 yes I read that one too. I thought it was like a good Star Trek episode--like but not love. Did you love it? 8y

charl08 @EloisaJames that may explain why I liked it - good antidote to all the nasty Brexit stuff going around this year. Not a favourite, but certainly an author I'll read again. 8y

EloisaJames @charl08 that's my reaction too--not perfect but kept my attention (Brexit? Try Trump...) outer space here I come! 8y

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