What is the last book you read, and your rating?

[Doug Jones]

Pastoring Is Not What You Think was my most recent read, and I rated it 2 out of 4 stars. Wasn't terribly impressed.

[uranoscopy]

I just finished reading The Watchmaker's Doctor and it was incredibly. I gave it a four out of four because I couldn't stop reading it. A lovely book!

[Redlegs]

The Time We Have Taken by Steven Carroll, which won the Miles Franklin Award in 2008, is a quiet, reflective slow-burn of a novel that takes a nostalgic view of Australian suburban life in the late 1960s.

A local resident determines one day that his unnamed suburb (seemingly in Melbourne) is about to become 100 years old, and approaches the local mayor suggesting that the suburb should stage events to celebrate this milestone.

Using this device, we are introduced to a range of local characters, some of whom make up the organising committee for the centenary celebrations, and examine their current and past lives in the suburb.

Through these characters, Carroll reflects on a suburban life that existed prior to today's high-paced technological age, with a mix of nostalgia, whimsy and wonder, but not without its limitations.

He cleverly introduces the grand figure of Whitlam, as a symbol of a significant cultural change about to descend on the Australian lifestyle, which will have impacts that will last for several decades.

There are few dramatic highlights in this novel, no major surprises or suspenseful moments. It rolls along with carefully constructed sentences and chapters, creating an imagery that is evocative and meditative.

It is just really good writing. 4 stars out of 5

[Ant]

Last book I read was A Brief History Of Glue.
I couldn't put it down.

[Juliar252]

Just finished Children of the New World, I give it 4 out of 4 stars because each story was intriguing and thought-provoking in regards to our future as technology advances.

[HailKingEbi]

I just read Heartaches 3 and I give a 4/4 rating.

[gali]

The Girl in the Tower by Katherine Arden, 4 out of 4 stars.

If anyone else read it, s/he can join the discussion here.

[ems2]

I just finished Betrayal in Blue by Mark M. Bello. I gave it a 4 out of 4 stars. It was a legal thriller with an outstanding story.

[FallyMike]

The Elephant Keeper by Christopher Nicholson...

I like the book... There are so many books about animals... But this one is one of kind that tells of elephants in such a fanciful manner that I'm beginning to love elephants already.... On a rating of 1 - 10, I rate the book 7....

[Wagoshen]

I last read Pastoring is not what you think -Elijah Oladimeji. ..a very interesting and resourceful book.
My rating was 3out of 4.

[joellas]

Chasing The Red Queen by Karen Glista. Gave it 4 out of 4 stars I found it quite interesting

[ObscureBookworm]

The last book I read was Dreams of Gods and Starlight by Laini Taylor. I gave it 5 stars. The series as a whole was an amazing rollercoaster- heartbreaking, infuriating, loving, and more! I didn't expect to come out loving it so much.

[Debjani Ghosh]

I just finished The Engine Woman's Light by Laurel Anne Hill and I rated it a 3 out of 4.

[ea_anthony]

Brother Odd by Dean Koontz

4 out of 4 stars

[Seth018]

I'm new to online book club, so I'm still learning to do things here.