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KCofKaysville

KCofKaysville

Joined February 2021

I'm into history, German lang., hiking, film, art, poetry ... In SLC. Librarian at Comm. C. See- https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/9109795-keith
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Starting a book found at a thrift store. Looks interesting to me about New Yotk City life.

Ruthiella That does look interesting! 6d
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Stimulating book on importance of close relationships. Veterans miss the closeness they had and their problems in society are more to do with their solitary life after the military than with trauma.

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I have started this one. Looks interesting.

TheBookgeekFrau I really enjoyed this one; insightful and thought provoking. 2w
KCofKaysville @TheBookGeekFrau. I am liking it already on first few pages! 2w
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Go Tell It on the Mountain | James A Baldwin
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It was quite different, not like Native Son, for instance. Quite Biblical and a bit hard for me to get through, but poetic and gritty at the same time. The preacher‘s story made me think of Scarlet Letter. My first by him.

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Bad Houses | Sierra Hahn, Carla Speed McNeil, Sara Ryan
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Good short tale of hoarding and value of things with romance. Graphic novels go fast! Well drawn.

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Bad Houses | Sierra Hahn, Carla Speed McNeil, Sara Ryan
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Also reading a graphic YA novel found at local library.

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Starting historical novel about Gettysburg in the Civil War. I am always into that era!

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Picking a title from my big TBR pile. Looks interesting. I enjoy music even though I may be tone deaf!

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Four-Four-Two | Dean Hughes
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Poignant story of Japanese American soldier who fought with honor against Germans in Europe. He succeeded as a soldier despite a lot of prejudice at home. His family was at Topaz camp in Utah.

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An amazing story of how the author was able to get her mother and brother out of North Korea after living illegally in China for a while. Very honest and eventually having a happy conclusion. Also tells of the extreme kindness of a friendly Australian. A life affirming book.

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Four-Four-Two | Dean Hughes
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I am reading this one now about Japanese American soldiers in Europe during the big war, while their families were interned in camps back home!

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More complete version of the diary. She was hoping to be a writer and rewrote some of it. This version put back the parts censored by her father in the first edition. A remarkable teenager! Sad to lose her along with many others.

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Starting a new book recommended by a library coworker.

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Good story and not too long but the language is kind of archaic. My first George Eliot. Some day I will read Middlemarch which is much longer. Silas suffers somewhat like Job but is redeemed with his adopted daughter in the end.

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Starting a classic I have never read.

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The Night Circus | Erin Morgenstern
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Really good fantasy and readable and I can see why some people like it so much. I enjoyed it. Maybe I am into so much NF now or I would be more into it. Like a dream.

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The Night Circus | Erin Morgenstern
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Starting a book I borrowed from my daughter.

LoverOfLearning Love this one! Read it a few years ago! Id read it again definitely! 1mo
KCofKaysville @LoverOfLearning It is good! I am glad I read it! 1mo
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Good parallel account of the meeting of Rumi with Shams, a Sufi, which made him become a poet, and a modern day woman trying to make sense of her loveless marriage, who also meets a modern Sufi. I learned about Sufism and can see its attraction and the need for love, but I am not as enthralled with it as others might be. Still it is good. I began following Shafak.

Ruthiella I liked the historical half of this book but not the modern narrative. 2mo
KCofKaysville @Ruthiella I agree with that! 2mo
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I remember that I did read this a few years ago. Does a good summary.

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I am rereading a more complete version of this famous diary. I have read the original version before. If you know about the first edition, you find out it was heavily edited and Anne herself had not used what she first wrote but added to it later. This one came out in 1995, and is longer and better. An important witness of that tragic time. I have a German copy too.

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Quite good account of his life and work in publishing. Kind of like having an old friend remembering. Stories about authors and family, etc

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Started a book I got for free at a Library sale and I am really enjoying it.

Lcsmcat Cool! I recently watched the original What‘s My Line on which he‘s pretty funny. I‘ll have to scout a copy of this book. 3mo
KCofKaysville @Lcsmcat He is funny but also has a pretty good work ethic. 3mo
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Well written ode to parts of the City by the Bay and to its history. Great addition to the many books about it by someone who knows it well.

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Pretty good personal account of a woman war photographer who came close to death a few times. She was in Afghanistan and other spots and was a captive in Libya. Includes some photos she took.

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Also reading another book about the SF bay area.

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Starting another one by Shafak that my Library has. About the poet Rumi.

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Bastard of Istanbul | Elif Shafak
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Finally finished colorful book about Turkish-Armenian family connections. Some magic realism included. Has food and culture and family secrets both in US and Istanbul. Quite different from what I usually read. Will likely read more from her.

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Starting a book about a modern female war photographer.

TheBookHippie She‘s a hero of mine. I hope she writes more. 4mo
KCofKaysville @TheBookHippie It looks like it will be good. 4mo
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China Men | Maxine Hong Kingston
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A quirky mix of stories about Chinese in America and history. I liked the part about the railroad workers the best. Sort of a hybrid of facts and legends. I haven't read anything else by the author, but I do have another history book about Asians in America I'd like to read. I was in SF last year and I thought the Liberty statue at Portsmouth Square near Chinatown was historical about Chinese in America, but it was about Tiananmen Square.

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Bastard of Istanbul | Elif Shafak
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Now I will start this book and if I like it will read more of hers.

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Parable of the Talents | Octavia E. Butler
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Really good apocalyptic story that continues from The Parable of the Sower. Lauren suffers much and loses her daughter but eventually is able to grow her Earthseed religion despite “Christian” foes. Much applies to now!

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China Men | Maxine Hong Kingston

Starting a book about the Chinese who came to America.

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The Story of Ernie Pyle | Lee G. Miller
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Really good biography of Ernie Pyle who wrote a newspaper column during World War 2 and was a friend to both common soldiers and some big generals like Ike and Bradley. Sadly his wife suffered from mental health issues. Kind of long but well written.

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Parable of the Talents | Octavia Butler

This book mentions a political movement very much like MAGA on page 20 and a charismatic leader!

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Parable of the Talents | Octavia E. Butler
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I will finally read the second part of this story. First one was good.

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Enjoyable memoir of a girl growing up in India in a large family that was very much into English ways also. Includes recipes too!

TheBookHippie Oh I enjoyed this read! 5mo
KCofKaysville @TheBookHippie Makes me want the food! 5mo
TheBookHippie @KCofKaysville oh my gosh yes!!!! 5mo
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The Story of Ernie Pyle | Lee G. Miller
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Starting a very old biography written by a reporter colleague. Pyle was a WW2 correspondent loved by the common GIs. He was killed in Asia at the very end of the war. He had lived in Albuquerque, NM.

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Long Island | Colm Toibin
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Great book and very readable. A sequel to Brooklyn, but not for anyone who wants a solid ending all spelled out for them. It will keep you thinking about it. Eilis goes back to Ireland and ….

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Long Island | Colm Toibin
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Starting a sequel to Brooklyn, which was good.

bibliothecarivs Just yesterday, I just acquired a copy of his recent collection of essays. Of course Tóibín is known for his fiction but I have very much enjoyed a couple of his nonfiction books ('Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know: The Fathers of Wilde, Yeats and Joyce' and 'The Sign of the Cross: Travels in Catholic Europe'). I'm really looking forward to the essays and also another that I have: 'Bad Blood: A Walk Along the Irish Border'. 5mo
KCofKaysville @bibliothecarivs Thanks. Good to know. 5mo
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Swamplandia! | Karen Russell
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Well written, but rather strange story of a swamp-living family and a search for resolution after grief. Kind of blunt and somewhat off-putting in a poetic way.
Could be a little shorter too. It took me a while to read.

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Treasure Island!!! | Sara Levine
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Pretty good semi-humorous story of a twenty-something girl with a dysfunctional family and an obsession with the book, Treasure Island. Parts are kind of gritty for a funny book, but I mostly liked it.

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Treasure Island!!! | Sara Levine
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Could not resist starting ANOTHER book that looked appealing. I like the idea of it.

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Started an autobiography of a woman from India known for cookbooks and acting.

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American Gods | Neil Gaiman
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OK story but a bit rambling. I was not sure what to expect. Had not seen any of the series which is probably a bit different. Shadow is a man who is involved with several gods in America. For those who like Gaiman.

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Swamplandia! | Karen Russell
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Starting this one that was in a Little Free Library.

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Pretty good superficial view of German history since Roman times. Showed why Hitler seemed to be the answer in the early '30s. Don't look for a lot of details here, but OK overview. Took me longer to read than I thought, as usual.

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Parts of it were very good but so much full of self pity or focused on needless details. Sort of hard to get through. He had a kind of harsh loveless childhood. Probably why he married 5 times. I still like most of his films. He did have a genius.

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American Gods | Neil Gaiman
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Also started this one, but I haven‘t seen the series at all. Had a copy so I could not resist despite reading 2 other books.

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I began a memoir from a great Swedish director. Looks like his childhood was kind of rough.

bibliothecarivs I read this for the first time two years ago and quite enjoyed it. 6mo
KCofKaysville @bibliothecarivs I like Foreign Films and memoirs, so it is a good fit for me. Thanks. 6mo
bibliothecarivs @KCofKaysville in that case, I'd also recommend this one: 6mo
bibliothecarivs Also, I'm typing this while passing through Kaysville on I-15 :) 6mo
KCofKaysville @bibliothecarivs I grew up there but I am in SLC now. Thanks for recommendation! 6mo
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Gritty, humorous, engaging story of an alcoholic black man in the inner city who communes with his dead wife and is involved with those around him. Good reflection on racial issues too.