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Got you starred. I see you have a couple of Chris Bojhalian books listed. I loved his Midwives and Before you Know Kindness. 42. Midwives by Chris Bohjalian Buffalo Soldier by Bohjalian is meh. I really liked Midwives and The Double Bind but this one was okay. ... by Echlin
60. Winter Sea by Kearsley
61. Handle with Care by Picoult
62. Girls in Trucks by Crouch
63. Midwives by Bohjalian
64. Last Summer of You & Me by Brashares
65. The Dream by Bernstein
66. Atonement by MacEwan
67. Double Bind by Bohjalian
68. Still Life ... ...
Slumdog Millionaire by Vikas Swarup
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates
Midwives by Chris Bohjalian
Time Travellers Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Little Princess by Frances Burnett
Faves: Dive From Clausen's Pier, Midwives, Tim ... ... a lawyer who gets involved with a homeopath and at almost the same moment, one of her patients goes into a coma. I enjoyed Midwives by the same author but this one didn't do it for me - nothing much happened until the half-way point. And then nothing much happened til the end of the book! Bohj ... ... I found it fascinating. And while I know some do not care for his style, I find I quite like it. I loved also his Midwives.
g'nite,
belva Mark;
While I can't speak for Skeletons at the Feast, not having read it, I have read Midwives and now Double Bind and though I cannot claim to be nearly as discerning as "dear Richard", I really quite liked both of them. I will have to try the above titled work and see if my opinion agrees ... I enjoyed The Pull of the Moon as well and found myself intrigued and loving Midwives. I have liked everything I have ever read by Berg and I think I would most likely love anything by Bohjalian as I really like his style of writing. I am glad you enjoyed both.
Your are doing well ... Ooops, I forgot to keep current with my reading.
on 5/25 I finished #29 Midwives by Chris Bohjalian 374 pages. This was another Oprah's Book Club selections. I must admit that I find the recommendations are usually worthy.
and I just completed #30 Partner in Crime by J. A. Jance 3 ... Yes indeed you are off to a great start!~!
Welcome.
Midwives -- I hated when this novel ended. I loved it. The story line, the characters, the style of writing, just everything about this book was positive for me.
I will be checking out your thread to see your further choices. 1. Fall On Your Knees by Ann-Marie MacDonald
2. Midwives by Chris Bohjalian I really liked Midwives and I love Bohjalian's style of writing. The theme seemed to be well researched and thought out. I liked how the characters were drawn out and I really came to care about them. I wanted the story to go on and see how they interrelated with each other down the road. ... 11. Midwives by Chris Bohjalian
A Story about a midwife who performed a cessarean (sp?) on a woman who died in childbirth, or was it the operation that killed her. The story takes up the following law suit and how it affects her and those she loves.
I found it interesting and it ... 49) Midwives - Chris Bohjalian ... myself to Gulland, and of course mentioned LT. She's a member here already. A couple of weeks ago I met Chris Bohjalian (Midwives, Skeletons at the Feast) at the store, and yesterday I met Linda Olsson (Astrid and Veronika, Sonata for Miriam). I asked both of them if they've been to LT. ... ... 185
Okay. That will be two down for Chris Bohjalian. I guess he's just not the writer for me. I read the entirety of Midwives which left me cold as well. Thanks for sharing your opinion, richardderus. Midwives was my least liked of Bohjahlian's books..I have read every one.
I gave Wicked away unread, I just couldn't get into it.
I am reading The Terror and suspect I will be for a few days...it is good~ but~ I just started Skeletons at the Feast by Chris Bohjahlian. I'm giving him another chance since I didn't care for Midwives all that much. Anyway, I'm liking Skeletons at the Feast the opening which reminds me a bit of the opening of Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky. In both books a ... Great review mckait. I read Midwives when it first came out, but have never read anything else by Chris Bohjalian. Skeletons at the Feast will be going on to my TBR pile.
... so-so, but others really loved it. However, these are books from Oprah's *new* book club.
Books I liked less were Midwives, Jewel, House of Sand and Fog, and We Were the Mulvaneys.
For this year's picks, I was all set to not like A New Earth, but I did like it. Now I have T ... ... an American by Siri Hustvedt
8. People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks April
9. Midwives by Chris Bohjalian
10. The Australian Fiance by Simone Lazaroo December
11. Beloved by Toni Morrison ... ... I only love a few miles from where the story is set, and can relate for the most part with all the characters.
80. Midwives--Chris Bohjalian
As a student of this very art, this was a very tense book. Our greatest nightmare perhaps, but cleverly written. I only wish he had focused ... ...
Ex-Libris
The Vision of Emma Blau
Yo!
Picture Bride
Strange Pilgrims
Chang and Eng
The English Patient
Midwives
Old School
Selected Stories by Alice Munro ... about it on my blog. It also inspired me to seek out his latest book
The funny thing is that I didn't even like Midwives, the book of his that I read, all that much. I just felt as if Chris Bohjalian said in the Book World article exactly what I was trying to express in this thread. ... #36 I agree with your comment regarding Midwives. I didn't like his The Double Bind either. Skeletons at the Feast is a departure for Bohjalian and I think he manages to tell that story very well and it is a worthwhile read.
#53 I loved The Pleasure of My Company! The Shopgirl was ... 35> I have read Midwives by Chris Bohjalian and really enjoyed it. I have Skeletons of the Feast on my TBR pile..........I'll be interested in your comments. ... a neophyte as far as my knowledge goes. I heard alot about the Shaara's novels - so, here goes.
#35 - I have only read Midwives and was unimpressed. Reminded me of a male Jodi Piccoult -- novels written for the Hallmark or Oprah channel to make into cheesy TV movies. ... the Skin
General Fiction
All that Glitters
Fall on Your Knees
The Nanny Diaries
Sum of All Fears
Midwives
Secret Life of Bees
Fall of a Sparrow
Legends of the Fall
Non-Fiction
My Lost Mexico
Wheelock's Latin Grammar
See You at the Top
We ... ...
4. the dress lodger
5. the curious incident of the dog in the night-time
6. the painted veil
7. the namesake
8. midwives
9. the fortunes of indigo skye
10. breaking dawn
11. the pact
12. plain truth
13. into the wild
I had a successful morning at a library booksale.
For me:
Midwives by Chris Bohjalian
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
The Reader by Bernard Schlink
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Drowning Ruth by Christina Schwarz
Cat's Eye by Margaret Atwoo ... ... although I found the subject matter very difficult and parts of the book extremely graphic and hard to read. I had read Midwives by this same author years ago but found this one much, much better. I like The Double Bind too. However, I liked Midwives more. I've also read Transister Radio. They were enjoyable. I think you'd like them if you liked The Double Bind. ...
I'm in the middle of It's All Too Much: An Easy Plan for Living a Richer Life With Less Stuff and just started Midwives: a novel. The former is to help me deal with the clutter; I'm not a hard-core hoarder, but I have a hard time parting with certain things - especially books. ... ... Daughter by Joyce Carol Oates
The Crime Writer by Gregg Hurwitz
The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly
Midwives by Chris Bohjalian
Servant of the Bones by Anne Rice
my local group
A: The Time Traveler's Wife, Audrey Niffenegger *read*
M: Midwives, Chris Bohjalian
J: Pope Joan, Donna Cross
J: Three Cups of Tea, Greg Mortenson
A: Marley & Me, John Grogan
S: Water for Elephants, Sara Gruen
O ... Pure by Rebbecca Ray
Journals by Kurt Cobain
Loverboy by Victoria Redel
Midwives by Chris Bohjalian
Crave by Darnella Ford I cried when reading A Walk to Remember - I found the book much sadder than the movie (esp. the ending).
Also, Midwives, especially when the daughter tears out the journal entries that would help in convicting her mother.
And not sure if this counts, but reading any of the PostSecret ... ... like that one as it is about him traveling to other countries to give away a large sum of money he received.
I liked Midwives because I am a homeopath and Bradley method natural child birth advocate so it was an interesting take on the perils of midwivery.
I put White Teeth on my ... ... I think our reading tastes are very different. Of course, they have to overlap at some point! :-)
I didn't care for Midwives. To me, it was bland and boring. I love to read about foreign cultures or a bit of the weird (which is why I like Gaiman even though I'm not usually a fantasy ... ... s!
I have been reading A.M. Homes lately with This Book Will Save Your Life being the first one. Also, Chris Bohjalian Midwives was first and I'm currently reading The Law of Similars. He has some interesting subject matter!
Over Christmas I read The Raw Shark Texts: a novel by Ste ... ... by Octavia Butler
Lilith by Jean Plaidy
March by Geraldine Brooks
Matilda by Roald Dahl
Midwives by Chris Bohjalian
Moo by Jane Smiley
Remake by Connie Willis
Replay by Ken Grimwood
Sideshow by Sheri S. Tepper
Taft by Ann ... The Interpreter by Suzanne Glass
The Chimney-Sweeper's Boy by Barabara Vine
Midwives by Chris Bohjalian
Teacher Man by Frank McCourt
Nanny by Charlotte Bingham ... comment the books I've read so far this year to start:
1) Friends, Lovers, Chocolate by Alexander McCall Smith
2) Midwives by Christ Bohjalian
3) Wicked by Gregory Maguire
4) The Year of Pleasures by Elizabeth Berg
5) Totto-Chan: The Little Girl at the Window by Tetsuko ... Here are some recommendations:
Midwives by Chris Bohjalian Midwives by Chris Bohjalian for Vermont
I just finished rereading a favorite, I Know This Much is True by Wally Lamb.
I'm currently reading Midwives by Chris Bohjalian and Bad Dirt: Wyoming Stories 2 by Annie Proulx
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