Time for a new book - any suggestions?

[Bunion 2020]

Pretty sure I have a problem/addiction…
Just can’t seem to visit the local used bookstore without always walking out with something or two…

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I recently ran across Chris Moore while perusing the shelves of the local library.

Fun author, a mix of Tom Robbins, Castaneda and even a smattering of Vonnegut.

Noir (fun read once you get used to the 1947 lingo. Coyote Blue ( A Crow native American who re-embraces his roots, and now A Dirty Job ( Some random guy becomes a merchant of Death.

[The AD]

I just finished Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann. It's about a string of murders of the Osage people and subsequent investigation in the 1920s. A movie version is coming out this fall starring DeNiro and DiCaprio and produced by Scorsese.

Honestly, I was a bit disappointed by the book. It moved along at a nice pace, and was fairly interesting, but I felt like it petered out a bit at the end. There's a good 50 pages at the end that discuss the author's investigations trying to tie up some of the loose ends and I felt like that part didn't really fit in well. I do think the movie version could be good, though.

[Joey Joe Joe Junior Shabadoo]

I just finished Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann. It's about a string of murders of the Osage people and subsequent investigation in the 1920s. A movie version is coming out this fall starring DeNiro and DiCaprio and produced by Scorsese.

Honestly, I was a bit disappointed by the book. It moved along at a nice pace, and was fairly interesting, but I felt like it petered out a bit at the end. There's a good 50 pages at the end that discuss the author's investigations trying to tie up some of the loose ends and I felt like that part didn't really fit in well. I do think the movie version could be good, though.

That's good to know. I started it but then got sidetracked on another book. I've read The Wager and The Lost City of Z by Grann and I enjoyed both but would describe the endings the same way. They both kind of petered out and had anti-climactic conclusions, but still worth the read if you enjoy the subject matter IMHO.

[The AD]

Maybe that's just his style then, I guess. Seems like lots of people really liked it, so you can take my opinion with a grain of salt.

[The AD]

I'm still on my Native American kick and finished two good ones recently. The first was Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher by Timothy Egan. Quite a fascinating biography of photographer Edward Curtis. The second was Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese. It's the story of an Ojibway kid who spends his early years living in the bush in Northern Ontario, then gets sent to an Indian residential school where he learns to play hockey. I'll leave it at that, but it's a quick read and really good.

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What The Dead Know by Barbara Butcher... A well written memoir by a former death scene medical investigator in New York City.. Sometimes difficult to read because of some graphic descriptions and the subject matter..

[dookeyXXX]

Between work, skiing, watching way too many movies, and wasting time on the webz, I have neglected reading much this summer.
Yet that hasn’t deterred me from buying new books…

Scored this at the local new & used on Sunday:

[yeahman]

Great audiobook I listened to recently. Been on a JCO kick lately and she's not really what I expected.