https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 20 Apr 2026 06:35:17 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/read-any-5-star-books-lately#post-2765018 Thu, 03 Aug 2017 16:14:04 +0000 knittylady 2765018@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Lincoln in the Bardo, George Saunders<br /> Beartown, Frederik Backman (of A Man Called Ove)<br /> Miss Jane, Brad Watson<br /> Between the World and Me, Ta-Nehisi Coates (nonfiction) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/read-any-5-star-books-lately#post-2765017 Thu, 03 Aug 2017 16:08:45 +0000 2PeasinaPod 2765017@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Following :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/read-any-5-star-books-lately#post-2764964 Thu, 03 Aug 2017 14:19:20 +0000 mrsbookworm 2764964@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ooh, I also loved Being Mortal along with Homegoing. It's about two sisters in Africa. One marries a slave trader and one is captured and sold as a slave in America. It follows their families through time. Very compelling. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/read-any-5-star-books-lately#post-2764914 Thu, 03 Aug 2017 12:41:06 +0000 Dahlia 2764914@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shabang: Just came here to say A.J. Fikry! As a parent and literature professor, it really got me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/read-any-5-star-books-lately#post-2764819 Thu, 03 Aug 2017 10:21:04 +0000 Adira 2764819@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hellobeeboston: Oh wow, really?? I'll have to boost it to the top of my list! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/read-any-5-star-books-lately#post-2764810 Thu, 03 Aug 2017 10:08:17 +0000 hellobeeboston 2764810@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: it's going to be a show on FOX next year, so I figured I'd try it and I was really impressed! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/read-any-5-star-books-lately#post-2764769 Thu, 03 Aug 2017 09:22:24 +0000 Bao 2764769@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I haven't been too impressed with some of the books I've picked up lately. I did just start Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare and I'm hooked. However, I've loved all of her other books so...it's got to be your thing! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/read-any-5-star-books-lately#post-2764761 Thu, 03 Aug 2017 09:12:18 +0000 Mamaof2 2764761@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pachamama: @Meowkers: @Anya: @Adira: @lioneyes: @hellobeeboston: thanks - I'll add these to my list! I'm game to read anything that keeps my interest!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/read-any-5-star-books-lately#post-2764760 Thu, 03 Aug 2017 09:11:36 +0000 Adira 2764760@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hellobeeboston: I haven't, but I've heard good things! It's on my to-read list! :D </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/read-any-5-star-books-lately#post-2764757 Thu, 03 Aug 2017 09:01:27 +0000 hellobeeboston 2764757@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mamaof2: Have you read Donna Tartte's <i> The Secret History </i>? I really really enjoyed that book. </p> <p>I've been reading Sci-Fi lately and agree with Adira on the Red Rising Triology. Really good, a little violent. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/read-any-5-star-books-lately#post-2764755 Thu, 03 Aug 2017 08:58:57 +0000 hellobeeboston 2764755@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: SIDENOTE: Did you read <i> The Passage </i>????<br /> I just finished the trilogy and I really liked it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/read-any-5-star-books-lately#post-2764722 Thu, 03 Aug 2017 07:26:16 +0000 LBee 2764722@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Anya: I was coming to post A Man Called Ove. I didn't think it was necessarily 5 stars, but I read it in one day (traveling at the time) and it kept me interested. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/read-any-5-star-books-lately#post-2764721 Thu, 03 Aug 2017 07:14:31 +0000 lioneyes 2764721@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The Vacationers + Modern Lovers by emma Straub were both great.<br /> Enjoyed the Idiot by Elif Batuman.<br /> Reading Mrs. fletcher by Tom perotta now and can't put it down. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/read-any-5-star-books-lately#post-2764706 Thu, 03 Aug 2017 06:37:53 +0000 Adira 2764706@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Do you like sci-fi? Have you read <i>The Martian</i> by Andy Weir or <i>Old Man's War</i> by John Scalzi? <i>Red Rising</i> by Pierce Brown is also excellent. For fantasy, <i>Six of Crows</i> by Leigh Bardugo and <i>Blood Song</i> by Antony Ryan are fantastic. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/read-any-5-star-books-lately#post-2764703 Thu, 03 Aug 2017 06:27:38 +0000 Anya 2764703@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A Man Called Ove, and You by caroline kepnes were the last two that really stayed with me. But I've sadly been in a dry spell too. I just read Confrssions of a Domestic Failure thinking it would be a funny and breezy read and it was very disappointing. One star. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/read-any-5-star-books-lately#post-2764686 Wed, 02 Aug 2017 23:18:32 +0000 lamariniere 2764686@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pancakes: Gawande writes for The New Yorker and I've loved every piece I've ever read by him. I've never read any of his books though, so thanks for the recommendation! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/read-any-5-star-books-lately#post-2764653 Wed, 02 Aug 2017 20:47:00 +0000 Pancakes 2764653@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm very picky and I almost never award 5 stars to a book. This year the only book that's gotten 5 stars from me is Atul Gawande's Being Mortal. It's not a light subject but it's so well-written and easy to read and his message is very important, so I'd recommend it even though it's not a beach read. Fiction-wise, I really enjoyed A Man Called Ove, though I gave it 4 stars. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/read-any-5-star-books-lately#post-2764624 Wed, 02 Aug 2017 18:59:58 +0000 Meowkers 2764624@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/read-any-5-star-books-lately#post-2764613 Wed, 02 Aug 2017 18:29:15 +0000 pachamama 2764613@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mamaof2: I really, really enjoyed Jane Green's "The Sunshine Sisters." Seems like it was going to be silly and light but ended up having a lot of depth. Gave me a nice warm feeling which is how I like my books </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/read-any-5-star-books-lately#post-2764509 Wed, 02 Aug 2017 14:29:05 +0000 Mamaof2 2764509@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shabang: @looch: @T-Mom: @TemperanceBrennan: awesome - thank you!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/read-any-5-star-books-lately#post-2764321 Wed, 02 Aug 2017 09:44:27 +0000 TemperanceBrennan 2764321@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just finished This is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel for book club. Loved it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/read-any-5-star-books-lately#post-2764304 Wed, 02 Aug 2017 09:29:23 +0000 T-Mom 2764304@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls (also coming out as a movie very soon). If you like memoirs! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/read-any-5-star-books-lately#post-2764300 Wed, 02 Aug 2017 09:17:45 +0000 looch 2764300@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hidden Figures...the book behind the movie. It's fantastic. Highly recommend. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/read-any-5-star-books-lately#post-2764296 Wed, 02 Aug 2017 09:10:36 +0000 shabang 2764296@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I loved The Storied Life of AJ Fikry. If you have Prime Reading (included w Amazon Prime), it's free, so that's a bonus. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/read-any-5-star-books-lately#post-2764283 Wed, 02 Aug 2017 08:52:25 +0000 Mamaof2 2764283@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>One of the kids camp counselors has been giving me books to read - some good others not so much!</p> <p>Just finished The Good Luck of Right Now and gave it 2 stars.</p> <p>I want to read a 5 star book!</p> <p>What did you LOVE??</p> <p> (any genre) </p>