Becky Bowring Radnaev

Pip Bird, David O'Connell

Becky mentions Dave the Unicorn as a book she has been reading, possibly in comparison to the new Jennifer Egan novel.

Harper Lee

Becky highly recommends To Kill a Mockingbird for its powerful narrative and insightful themes.

Michael Dean

Becky found 1984 to be a dystopian nightmare with a bleak outlook on society.

Louise Ross

Becky mentioned Jane Austen

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Becky enjoyed reading The Great Gatsby, but found it a bit overrated compared to other classics.

Jane Austen

Becky highly recommends Pride and Prejudice as a timeless classic with engaging characters and witty dialogue.

Erin Hunter

Becky mentioned a novella in the chat.

Bill Bryson

Becky is excited to read The Mothers.

Matt Haig

Becky highly recommends The Midnight Library for its thought-provoking story about alternate lives and finding true happiness.

William J. Bennett, Michael Hague

Becky recommends the audio book as a great choice, saying you won't be disappointed.

Becky Chambers

Becky is excited to read A Closed and Common Orbit recommended by Laura.

Andy Weir

Becky agrees with assessment of Project Hail Mary.

Kazuo Ishiguro

Becky is finishing up Klara and the Sun.

Becky wants to know why <@U0255M8JK> hasn't been feeding us more fun fiction recently. Is it a sign of the times?

Gillian Flynn

Becky enjoyed the plot twists and suspense in Gone Girl.

Paula Hawkins

Becky mentioned The Girl on the Train in comparison to Gone Girl.

Kate Breitfeller

Becky has only read half of See You There.

J. K. Rowling

Becky really enjoyed the magical world of Harry Potter.

J.R.R. Tolkien

Becky mentioned Lord of the Rings but didn't provide much detail.

Jennifer Egan

Becky finds A Visit from the Goon Squad a fine choice, despite falling asleep while reading it slowly.

John Wyndham

Becky recommends Day of the Triffids as a good read.

Jane Austen

Becky enjoyed reading Pride and Prejudice, praising its witty dialogue and engaging characters.

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Becky mentioned The Great Gatsby in comparison to Pride and Prejudice.

Harper Lee

Becky did not like To Kill a Mockingbird, finding it too slow-paced and lacking in excitement.

Jennifer Egan

Becky wants to know if anyone else is reading A Visit from the Goon Squad.

John Wyndham

Becky praised The Day of the Triffids as a captivating and thought-provoking science fiction novel.

John Wyndham

Becky asked if you have also read Chocky by Wyndham.

Astrid Foss

Becky is reading Snow Sisters to Ellie as an intro to chapter books, looking for recommendations of other good stepping stone series. Ellie loves magic and adventure.

Shannon Hale

Becky enjoys reading Princess in Black as one of her go-to books.

Stan Kirby

Becky is interested in exploring the book Captain Awesome.

Brit Bennett

Becky is a little jealous that now someone gets to read The Vanishing Half for the first time.

Terry Pratchett

Becky appreciated the mention of Terry Pratchett.

Anthony Marra

Becky enjoys reading _The Tsar of Love and Techno_ as a brilliant book club pick.

Anthony Marra

Becky missed that The Tsar of Love and Techno is about Siberia.

V. E. Schwab

Becky just started reading The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue.

Catherine R. Squires

Becky is no longer interested in reading bell hooks due to finding it taxing.

William Walters Sargant

Becky found mind battles intriguing and thought-provoking.

Peter J. Carroll

Becky's gift is delayed. She would really like the two books recommended by her esteemed colleague.

Okakura Kakuzo

Becky is intrigued by _The Book of Tea_ and expresses a need for it.

Matt Haig

Becky found Midnight Library engaging and thought-provoking, although sometimes the pacing was slow.

Marjan Kamali

Becky is excited to receive The Stationery Shop, recommended by Laura.

V. E. Schwab

Becky is looking forward to The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, another of Laura's recommended books.

Jagmohan

Becky finds Hoopla's book choices limited, especially with too many Anna and Elsa stories causing potential implosion

Peter J. Carroll

Becky is looking for a fiction or biography with a super engaging narrator, preferably by someone famous.

Ann Patchett

Becky loved The Dutch House for its unique atmosphere and captivating characters.

Peter J. Carroll

Becky enjoyed the book, despite some criticism of the plot. She finds the writing gorgeous and the characters intriguing.

Peter J. Carroll

Becky found the book super intriguing and thanks <@U0255M8JK> for the recommendation.

Bill Bryson

Becky finished The Mothers and found it absorbing, making her want to write a book like Brit Bennett.

Lev Nikolaevič Tolstoy

Becky enjoyed reading War and Peace, finding it a rich and captivating story.

Herman Melville

Becky mentioned Moby Dick in comparison to War and Peace, but did not provide specific comments.

J. K. Rowling

Becky loves the spirit of Harry Potter but feels JK Rowling is not a good writer, yet.

Peter J. Carroll

Becky mentions the Beatles as giving voice to the Everyman.

J. K. Rowling

Becky mentions JK Rowling speaking of the supernatural.

Shannon Hale

Becky has become an expert in The Princess in Black recently.

John Kennedy Toole

Becky is asking if anyone has started A Confederacy of Dunces yet.

Bill Bryson

Becky just got The Mothers from the library and may start with that book.

Bernardine Evaristo

Becky is curious if anyone has read Girl, Woman, Other

Brit Bennett

Becky was raving about The Vanishing Half to her sister and would love to be book buddies.

Emily St. John Mandel

Becky was researching The Glass Hotel this weekend and noted it has very mixed reviews. Pleased to get yours!

Lionel Shriver

Becky never quite finished We Need To Talk About Kevin but found it intriguing.

Isabel Wilkerson

Becky wants to be brave enough to read The Warmth of Other Suns but is hesitant it might break her. She will check it out. Thank you, Henry.

Neal Stephenson

Becky is wondering if anyone has read Anathem by Neal Stephenson.

Peter J. Carroll

Becky has not managed to get through a single one of the last 10 books Alex has recommended.

Jake Knapp

Becky hates Make Time.

Peter J. Carroll

Becky mentions a lot of Vigets appreciate it.

Neal Stephenson

Becky mentioned The Diamond Age, curious if Josh has read it.

George Eliot

Becky enjoyed reading Silas Marner and found the character development compelling.

Amor Towles

Becky is torn between starting a new book and treasuring the memory of A Gentleman in Moscow, which she loved so much and didn't want to end.

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Becky enjoyed the complex characters and the lush descriptions in The Great Gatsby.

Harper Lee

Becky found To Kill a Mockingbird to be a thought-provoking classic that tackles important themes.

Amor Towles

Becky is looking for the passage about the kaleidoscope in A Gentleman in Moscow.

Madeline Miller

Becky just realized that Circe has themes of incarceration, exile, isolation, and entrapment.

Edwidge Danticat

Becky just realized that Everything Inside has themes of incarceration, exile, isolation, and entrapment.

Amor Towles

Becky is currently reading A Gentleman in Moscow which also has themes of incarceration, exile, isolation, and entrapment.

Amor Towles

Becky recommends trying the A Gentleman in Moscow audiobook for 18 hours of listening enjoyment.

Mo Willems

Becky mentioned The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog.

Nicolai Berezowsky

Becky mentioned Babar the Elephant.

Michael Rosen

Becky mentioned We're Going on a Bear Hunt.

Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd

Becky finds Goodnight Moon to be unlucky.

Mo Willems

Becky mentioned there are at least another 8 pigeon books to get dramatic with.

Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd

Becky mentioned enjoying the classic children's book Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown.

Mikhail Bulgakov

Becky, have you read The Master and Margarita?

Edwidge Danticat

Becky finally got Everything Inside from the library and is very excited about it.

Isaac Asimov

Becky praises The End of Eternity by Asimov as a standout read.

John Wyndham

Becky fondly recalls enjoying Chocky by John Wyndham as a child.

John Wyndham

Becky reflects on the impact Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham had on them.

John Wyndham

Becky remembers The Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndham from their childhood.

Frances Funk

Becky, readers are questioning if Cummins did enough research and had subject matter experts review her manuscripts.

Natasha Friend

Becky found the book to be LUSH in every way.

Peter J. Carroll

Becky praises a gorgeous book that reclaims African-American cooking from stereotypes and showcases its diverse influences over two centuries.

Samin Nosrat

Becky found the name Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat awesome and plans to check it out.

J. D. Vance

Becky mentioned Hillbilly Elegy in conversation with UNT39S2RH.

Becky is excited to rewatch Le Fabuleux Destin d’Amélie Poulain for the French film club.

Mohsin Hamid

Becky recommends Exit West as a treat for readers.

Madeline Miller

Becky appreciates the nuanced portrayal of Circe in this reimagining, finding her much more than just a patient wife.

Gary Null

Becky mentioned reading 8 parts of a book.

Jake Knapp

Becky is struggling to overlook the privileged white male perspective in *Make Time*, despite liking the concepts discussed, seeking advice on how to appreciate the argument.

Peter J. Carroll

Becky's husband is uneasy about books like this one from the Wild East of Russia, too close to home.

Zadie Smith, Pippa Bennett-warner, Eugenia Vázquez Nacarino

Becky is looking for someone to loan her nice hardback copy of Swing Time by Zadie Smith.

Cixin Liu

Becky would like to know your thoughts on the Three Body Problem.

Safiya Umoja Noble

Becky is curious about the meeting to discuss Algorithms of Oppression.

Katlin Sarantou, Jeff Bane

Becky adored Chimamanda's books for adults.

Kazuo Ishiguro

Becky felt that Klara and the Sun had a strong industrial vibe with some Mad Men-esque feels in the city street scenes.

Lisa See

Becky have you read The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane?

Ann Patchett

Becky highly recommends The Dutch House by Ann Patchett. The audiobook narrated by Tom Hanks was the best thing she listened to in 2020.

Peter J. Carroll

Becky discusses a common affliction that affects only women in a somewhat dismissive tone.

James Joyce

Becky was reminded of James Joyce while reading Bernadine Evaristo's Girl, Woman, Other.

Brit Bennett

Becky is happily sleep-deprived after reading The Vanishing Half and neglecting chores.

Brit Bennett

Becky mentioned that she couldn't buy 'Hot Guys Reading' because of the cost of The Vanishing Half and Snow Crash.

Neal Stephenson

Becky mentioned that Snow Crash was on sale but couldn't buy it due to the cost of The Vanishing Half.

Ross Gay

Becky recommends the beautiful essays in the Book of Delights by Ross Gay as the defining work of 2019.

Peter J. Carroll

Becky didn't know that Stalin had his own triumvirate with Grigory Zinovyev and Lev Kamenev to thwart Trotsky.

Cixin Liu

Becky notes that Alex gave the Three-Body Problem a four-star rating.

William J. Bennett, Michael Hague

Becky, the audio book had terrible reviews

Jennifer Wider

Becky is frustrated at governmental inaction but interested in making a difference as an individual, possibly through ideas in David Wallace-Wells' book.

Khaled Hosseini

Becky mentioned loving The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini.

Becky loved reading cookbooks and was excited to immerse herself in Jubilee Recipes, a book of recipes from the African-American tradition.

Kristin Hannah

Becky, The Nightingale haunts me FOREVER - it's one of those books that I sort of wish I hadn't read because I can't get it out of my brain

M. E. Hampton

Becky is enjoying 'World Cookies for Santa' with her daughter, learning about diverse traditions and global cuisine through detailed descriptions and cookie recipes included.

Marc E. Robling

Becky interpreted Trigon as a monster based on real events in the Epic Tradition.

Henry Moore

Becky mentions Henry in comparison to Trigon's interpretation.

Barack Obama, Francisco José Ramos Mena, Efrén del Valle Peñamil, Marcos Pérez Sánchez, Carmen Mercedes Cáceres, Andrés Barba Muñiz

Becky suggested having a book club selection by Barack Obama one of these months.

Peter J. Carroll

Becky can you say more about what's obstructing you?

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

Becky is feeling overwhelmed by depressing facts about climate change and is looking for practical solutions from the author.

Joel Greenblatt

Becky found that book to be the one where the radical feminists actually approve of one guy.

Peter J. Carroll

Becky noticed many Britishisms in this book.

Gary Null

Becky read it during undergrad.

Peter J. Carroll

Becky is impressed with Jess's progress.

Kiley Reid

Becky is considering buying Such a Fun Age.

Scott Lumry

Becky mentioned that the book Sausalito is so affordable

Nell Freudenberger

Becky is not quite done with Lost and Wanted and wishes everyone a good discussion.

Peter J. Carroll

Becky discusses the positives and negatives of traveling.

Peter J. Carroll

Becky's paradise includes books and German treats, a perfect combination for relaxation and enjoyment.

Joanne Fluke

Becky is curious if anyone has read "Christmas Cupcake Murder" and wonders if it's legit.

Peter J. Carroll

Becky missed Zadie Smith's book. She is a huge fan of Zadie Smith.

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Becky loved the complex characters and intricate plot of The Great Gatsby.

Harper Lee

Becky found To Kill a Mockingbird to be an interesting read.

Mary Ann Shaffer

Becky, have you read Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society?

Grady Hendrix, Bahni Turpin

Becky is grateful for the book club as it encourages exploring new genres.

Peter J. Carroll

Becky mentioned a book that is like prose poetry, with challenging writing rhythm.

Peter J. Carroll

Becky wishes she had advice other than "persevere" as she got hooked quickly and is intrigued by the lives of plummy aristocrats.

Peter J. Carroll

Becky is excited about Laura's wonderful selection.

Markus Zusak

Becky loves that book and is interested in the reader's opinion.

Peter J. Carroll

Becky is surprised to hear about another book by Laura Sweltz and wonders if it's a Book Hack TM.

Peter J. Carroll

Becky wants to thank Laura for running the book club regularly, giving her motivation to read and prioritize books.

Peter J. Carroll

Becky enjoyed the tone of the book they read 25 years ago.

Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd

Becky is confused by Goodnight Moon, feeling like she's on a literary acid trip when reading it to her daughter.

Jean Ure

Becky appreciates the explanation provided.

Peter J. Carroll

Becky is reading the book now. The prose seems easy but the concepts complex.

Peter J. Carroll

Becky didn't read either book as library waiting lists were too long.

Peter J. Carroll

Becky mentions that it depends on the book.

Reiner Luckenbach

Becky haven't seen a supplement with visuals but also haven't really gotten into the tactic section yet.

Sue Hubbell, Verrill Darhansoff

Becky The way the authors present the audiobook is pretty unconventional so I'll be interested to see how they navigate that part.

Peter J. Carroll

Becky appreciates the underlying concept and redemptive theme.

Jean Ure

Becky thinks Matt Haig does belabor the point a little bit at times.

Peter J. Carroll

Becky feels immortal with books and wants more of them, always.

Peter J. Carroll

Becky is audiobooking and won't finish the book in time.

Doris Schattschneider

Becky was amazed by the intricate book design resembling an Escher masterpiece.

Sue Hubbell, Verrill Darhansoff

Becky struggled with the audiobook due to the lack of flipping. Notes were taken, but retention was challenging.

Peter J. Carroll

Becky loves stories about Iran, especially.

Jean Little

Becky wasn't even a bit sweet on Heathcliffe.

Martin Munro

Becky was surprised by the gender association of the name Edwidge.

Gary Null

Becky found the audiobook delightful with just the right amount of pomposity in the narrator's voice.

Peter J. Carroll

Becky needs a book that isn't about slavery, but empowers her to do better for this and the next generation.

Harper Lee

Becky loved the powerful themes and strong characters in To Kill a Mockingbird.

Jane Austen

Becky found Pride and Prejudice to be a timeless classic with witty dialogue.

Peter J. Carroll

Becky tragically pertains to the privilege of seeming good in comparison to wanting to seem worthy of life.

Chinmayananda Swami.

Becky dislikes the black hole-ness of the Kindle interface