What you reading now?

[Pepper]

I just finished The Racketeer, by John Grisham.

It was OK, a quick read. Typical Grisham; lawyers, law enforcement, etc. I recommend it as a summer read. Not too many characters, it happens over a period of maybe 6 months and the story-line isn't complicated.

[Green_Biscuit]

Whats on the nightstand and coming soon

I am currently reading Roots, and another book called When Roots Die, about the Gullah Culture here in the Lowcountry, particularly, the sea islands.

When I am done, this is next one the list. I have become friendly with the author and I can't wait!

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20725134-good-cop-bad-daughter

Good Cop, Bad Daughter: Memoirs of an Unlikely Police Officer

by Karen Lynch (Goodreads Author), Eve Batey (Editor)
4.65 of 5 stars 4.65 · rating details · 20 ratings · 6 reviews
Karen Lynch was an unlikely person to become one of the first female cops in San Francisco. Raised by a counter-culture tribe in summer of love Haight-Ashbury, she was taught to despise "The Man." But when the San Francisco Police Department was forced by court order to hire women, she found herself compelled to prove to the world that women could cut it as cops, a betrayal that caused her police-loathing mother to brand her a Nazi. Good Cop, Bad Daughter is an often humorous, poignant adventure story of Karen's journey from pot-smoking Cal student, to Renaissance bar serving wench, to street cop. Recounting the story of the first women cops, she reflects on life with her bi-polar mother, and comes to realize her chaotic past unwittingly provided the perfect foundation for her chosen career. As she finds family and acceptance in a men's club that never wanted her as a member, she fears she will one day face her mother, not as a daughter but as an arresting officer. When that day came, and it did, her private life and her career would collide dramatically.(less)

[evanovitch]

recommend this highly….Singapore, from third to first world country. Lee Kuan Yew……am currently going thru it after years of hearing about it n reading excerpts n references to it….many have said that Jamaica should have followed this pattern….the book is great reading….not tedious or just some political tome…it reads very well n easily

[CeaBee]

borrowed from the library (kindle edition). They were both quick, easy reads. (glad that i didn't spend the money but they were ok for borrowed books)

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The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon: No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (14



2. Duty Free (or Tender Hooks by Moni Mohsin
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Jane Austen's Emma, transported to the outrageous social melee of 21st-century Lahore.

Our plucky heroine's cousin, Jonkers, has been dumped by his low-class, secretary, and our heroine has been charged with finding him a suitable wife -- a rich, fair, beautiful, old-family type. Quickly. But, between you, me and the four walls, who wants to marry poor, plain, hapless Jonkers?

As our heroine social-climbs her way through weddings-sheddings, GTs (get togethers, of course) and ladies' lunches trying to find a suitable girl from the right bagground, she discovers to her dismay that her cousin has his own ideas about his perfect mate. And secretly, she may even agree.

Full of wit and wickedness and as clever as its heroine is clueless, Duty Free is a delightful romp through Pakistani high society -- though, even as it makes you cry with laughter, it makes you wince at the gulf between our heroine's glitteringly shallow life and the country that is falling apart, day by day, around her Louboutin-clad feet. Moni Mohsin's book is already a huge bestseller in India.

[CeaBee]

Forgot that I had put this one on hold at library, it just became available

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Teju Cole guides you into the heart of Lagos with the eyes of one whose detachment seems to be only a shield protecting him from the strong emotions that his native soil stirs up. Returning home after a long absence abroad, Cole - we are never sure if he is real or fiction or both - observes with equanimity the corruption as well as the everyday humour,inventiveness and kindness of his fellow Nigerians. But one senses a deeper rage, the sort a child can feel towards beloved parents who are a disappointment in so many ways. It is precisely because of the passion flowing beneath Teju Cole's beautifully cool prose that we are immediately convinced he is a true writer, one to watch. This book is a gem. Don't miss it.

I will come back and give a review if me memba.

[evanovitch]

Top Secret Twenty-One: A Stephanie Plum Novel [Hardcover] Janet Evanovich

Top Secret Twenty-One: A Stephanie Plum Novel [Hardcover]

Janet Evanovich


Trenton, New Jersey’s favorite used-car dealer, Jimmy Poletti, was caught selling a lot more than used cars out of his dealerships. Now he’s out on bail and has missed his date in court, and bounty hunter Stephanie Plum is looking to bring him in. Leads are quickly turning into dead ends, and all too frequently into dead bodies. Even Joe Morelli, the city’s hottest cop, is struggling to find a clue to the suspected killer’s whereabouts. These are desperate times, and they call for desperate measures. So Stephanie is going to have to do something she really doesn’t want to do: protect former hospital security guard and general pain in her behind Randy Briggs. Briggs was picking up quick cash as Poletti’s bookkeeper and knows all his boss’s dirty secrets. Now Briggs is next on Poletti’s list of people to put six feet under.

To top things off, Ranger—resident security expert and Stephanie’s greatest temptation—has been the target of an assassination plot. He’s dodged the bullet this time, but if Ranger wants to survive the next attempt on his life, he’ll have to enlist Stephanie’s help and reveal a bit more of his mysterious past.

Death threats, highly trained assassins, highly untrained assassins, and Stark Street being overrun by a pack of feral Chihuahuas are all in a day’s work for Stephanie Plum. The real challenge is dealing with her Grandma Mazur’s wild bucket list. A boob job and getting revenge on Joe Morelli’s Grandma Bella can barely hold a candle to what’s number one on the list—but that’s top secret.

[CeaBee]

Another one!

you know i stopped reading at about 17 i think....she started to annoy me with descriptions of the other women...esp. the black lady that Stephanie work with.

You finish read this one evanovitch? was it good?

[evanovitch]

Another one!

you know i stopped reading at about 17 i think....she started to annoy me with descriptions of the other women...esp. the black lady that Stephanie work with.

You finish read this one evanovitch? was it good?

she is mi easy reading…this one has Ranger in danger n i love me some Ranger….the descriptions of the minorities can be a bit stereotypical….Ranger n the black chick but hey, i have read every last one of her books except for the ones she does with other authors….u know, adding her name to emerging authors ….it will be released in September but is worth the read…like i said, i like it for my easy reading…always get a chuckle out of the mishaps….

[CeaBee]

Forgot that I had put this one on hold at library, it just became available

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I will come back and give a review if me memba.

About 1/4 way thru the book, and so far i agree with this review on Amazon. I will still finish the book though.

Teju Cole has a novelistic style unlike many other fiction writers out there today. I guess whether or not you enjoy his work comes down to how you respond to that style. Because here's the thing: nothing happens in terms of plot.
This book has a narrator returning to his native Nigeria following a long, self-imposed absence, which automatically provides the reader with a framework for everything to follow.

The thing is, Cole steadfastly refuses to develop this premise any further. We get some details about the narrator as the pages progress, but he never becomes more than a cypher. The story, such as it is, instead takes the form of little vignettes as the narrator travels his former homeland and observes. The problem is that each vignette is essentially illustrating the same exact point: that Nigeria is riddled with corruption.

The basic progression is this: Nigeria is corrupt; let me illustrate that for you. Nigerians don't make enough money to survive without enforcing corruption; let me illustrate that for you. Children are also bred for corruption at a young age; let me illustrate that for you. Have I mentioned that corruption has infiltrated all levels of Nigerian society? Let me illustrate that for you (again). A small percentage of Nigerians try to live honestly, but their efforts get drowned out by the system. Let me illustrate that for you. And then let me illustrate that again.

For a book that's only 164 pages, it actually starts to feel repetitive alarmingly quickly. Cole is a gifted writer, but his style of storytelling just doesn't do it for me.

http://www.amazon.com/review/R3M2C0Q0KFBDAZ/ref=cm_cr_pr_viewpnt#R3M2C0Q0KFBDAZ

[CeaBee]

I got this one. I was looking at it before, but all the talk of the legalization of polygamy in Kenya, made it seem even more interesting

The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives: A Novel [Kindle Edition]

Lola Shoneyin (Author)
4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (72 customer reviews)


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This little novel tackles some pretty deep themes in only 280 fast-paced pages. Set in Nigeria, it begins with the addition of a fourth wife, Bolanle, into the home of Baba Segi, a well-off businessman who prides himself on his wives and many children. Bolanle is envied and resented by the other wives, who are jealous and fearful of her educated status and worried that she will steal away Baba Segi's already divided affections.

It's a fascinating look into a polygamous household and the complexities of family life. It's also a meditation on gender, power, class, and the idea of sacrificing one's self for security. Bolanle harbors a sad secret, and the other wives have some big secrets of their own. The novel is told from the alternating perspectives of each of the four wives. Baba Segi himself doesn't have a voice until near the end of the novel. Despite the alternating voices, the novel maintains a smooth flow and a clear narrative. The prose is concise but powerful. While Bolanle is the main voice of the novel, it's surprising how easy it is to feel a connection with the other characters who have much shorter narratives. As the novel unfolds, the background of each wife prior to her marriage to Baba Segi is revealed, providing insight into their fears and motivations.


ok me done for now, unless i come across a really good book.

[Suesumba]

"Life" keith Richards - I now know enogh about five string guitars to build my own. mr. me will get it next - he used to be a touring musician and has a few guitars and will appreciate all that shop talk about Stratocasters - he has a baby blue one - bridges and holding your guitar too close to the neck

[seemiyah]

CB I picked Baba Segi's wives for bookclub a couple years back, I liked it and we had good discussions about it at the meeting.

Last month for book club I picked Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan it was a fun read and those Singapore people filthy rich for real, I put it on my list of places I should visit.

Currently reading:

The Husbands Secret by Liane Moriarty - I found it a contemporary read with humor while tackling some deep topics

Australian author Moriarty, in her fifth novel (after The Hypnotist's Love Story), puts three women in an impossible situation and doesn't cut them any slack. Cecilia Fitzpatrick lives to be perfect: a perfect marriage, three perfect daughters, and a perfectly organized life. Then she finds a letter from her husband, John-Paul, to be opened only in the event of his death. She opens it anyway, and everything she believed is thrown into doubt. Meanwhile, Tess O'Leary's husband, Will, and her cousin and best friend, Felicity, confess they've fallen in love, so Tess takes her young son, Liam, and goes to Sydney to live with her mother. There she meets up with an old boyfriend, Connor Whitby, while enrolling Liam in St. Angela's Primary School, where Cecilia is the star mother. Rachel Crowley, the school secretary, believes that Connor, St. Angela's PE teacher, is the man who, nearly three decades before, got away with murdering her daughter—a daughter for whom she is still grieving. Simultaneously a page-turner and a book one has to put down occasionally to think about and absorb, Moriarty's novel challenges the reader as well as her characters, but in the best possible way. Agent: Faye Bender, Faye Bender Literary Agency. (Aug.)

Watership Down - A classic that I had never read much less heard about. Its about rabbits.....but its good! I am listening to the audio book now. I recently discovered how to download audio books from the library and I give the service two thumbs up for convenience!

A phenomenal worldwide bestseller for more than forty years, Richard Adams's Watership Down is a timeless classic and one of the most beloved novels of all time. Set in England's Downs, a once idyllic rural landscape, this stirring tale of adventure, courage, and survival follows a band of very special creatures on their flight from the intrusion of man and the certain destruction of their home. Led by a stouthearted pair of brothers, they journey forth from their native Sandleford Warren through the harrowing trials posed by predators and adversaries, to a mysterious promised land and a more perfect society.

[CeaBee]

that rich people in Singapore book i would read but library doan have it and I refuse to pay $11 for kingle version

[seemiyah]

what kind of eediat library that? They don't have any copies or they are all checked out now? If is the former you have a substandard library that fight gainst asian people but if its the latter just get pon di waiting list.

[evanovitch]

that rich people in Singapore book i would read but library doan have it and I refuse to pay $11 for kingle version

i got my copy in Costco fi under $10