Loading...
Aiheet viestiä Viimeinen viesti 50 Book Challenge : On the way to 50 244 spacepotatoes , Eilen 5:13pm75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Dulcibelle's 75 for 2009 123 alcottacre , Eilen 4:59pm50 Book Challenge : Cath's 2009 challenge 25 ct.bergeron , Eilen 4:48pmClub Read 2009 : Cariola's 2009 Reading 292 Talbin , maanantai 10:01pm75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Nancy's 2009 85-ish 149 nancyewhite , maanantai 6:13pmAudiobooks : What Are You Listening to Now? Part 5 311 Seajack , maanantai 5:09pm50 Book Challenge : sydamy's 50+ book challenge for 2009 137 sydamy , maanantai 1:38pmClub Read 2009 : What Are You Reading Now? 27 rebeccanyc , maanantai 1:04pm75 Books Challenge for 2009 : TrishNYC's 75 Book Challenge. 229 dk_phoenix , maanantai 9:44am100 Books Challenge for 2009 : Berly's 2nd Thread, Aiming for 100 in 2009 119 wookiebender , maanantai 5:16am75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Judylou tries for another 75 126 alcottacre , maanantai 3:26am100 Books Challenge for 2009 : Judylou's 100 books in 2009 314 judylou , maanantai 2:25amHistorical Fiction : When Are You Now? (continued further still) 227 Catgwinn , sunnuntai 8:23pmClub Read 2009 : Wandering_star's 2009 reading 211 kidzdoc , sunnuntai 9:51amSeattleites : Third Place Thingers Book Club 208 maggie1944 , sunnuntai 12:45am75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Monthly Bests 33 janoorani24 , perjantai 2:45pmClub Read 2009 : bragan's 2009 reading, part 2 76 bragan , perjantai 11:17am75 Books Challenge for 2009 : sjmccreary reads 2009, 4th qtr 130 alcottacre , perjantai 3:08amWhat Are You Reading Now? : What Books Have You STOPPED Reading? 233 DevourerOfBooks , keskiviikko 1:22pm250 book challenge : Dyrfinna's 2009 Reading 140 Dyrfinna , keskiviikko 11:27am50 Book Challenge : my book list 135 girlunderglass , marraskuu 2975 Books Challenge for 2009 : Alaskabookworm's 2009 Reading List 223 alaskabookworm , marraskuu 27100 Books Challenge for 2009 : Songbirdz's 100 9 songbirdz , marraskuu 26Fifty States Fiction (or Nonfiction) Challenge : Wisconsin books 20 MusicMom41 , marraskuu 2475 Books Challenge for 2009 : MsGemini's Reading List 2009 91 loriephillips , marraskuu 19Early Reviewers : Done, Who wants it next? Part two 98 chazzard , marraskuu 19Historical Fiction : New , first books 50 cnposner , marraskuu 19Reading Globally : Where in the World Are You Now? October 2009 155 rebeccanyc , marraskuu 16Fifty States Fiction (or Nonfiction) Challenge : sjmccreary's patriotic parade 26 countrylife , marraskuu 550 Book Challenge : catarina1 20 catarina1 , marraskuu 1The Green Dragon : October 2009 stuff bought 68 katylit , marraskuu 150 Book Challenge : nannybebette---the 4th inning 301 nannybebette , lokakuu 281010 Category Challenge : kristenn's 101010 attempt 23 clfisha , lokakuu 2675 Books Challenge for 2009 : ladywithabook's 2009 reads 77 FlossieT , lokakuu 12What Are You Reading Now? : Your Best Reads of the Second Quarter (April - June 2009) 54 dchaikin , lokakuu 5999 Challenge : MelBurnett's 999 challenge 26 burnett , syyskuu 16100 Books Challenge for 2009 : Berly's 100 for 2009 275 Berly , syyskuu 13Club Read 2009 : sussabmax's 2009 reading 75 sussabmax , syyskuu 11999 Challenge : librarianlost's 43 bonniebooks , syyskuu 1075 Books Challenge for 2009 : lppn38 Challenge: Part II 71 lppn38 , syyskuu 5What Are You Reading Now? : What are you reading the week of August 15, 2009? 286 FicusFan , elokuu 22Early Reviewers : May Books Received 94 BTRIPP , elokuu 10Book talk : Password... 415 AMQS , elokuu 9What Are You Reading Now? : What are you reading the week of July 25, 2009? 226 Arten60 , elokuu 8What Are You Reading Now? : What are you reading the week of July 18, 2009? 274 morriss003 , heinäkuu 31Historical Fiction : When Are You Now? (continued further) 360 DWWilkin , heinäkuu 232009 Genre Challenge : July suggestion 8 billiejean , heinäkuu 18Author Chat : Emily St. John Mandel, author of Last Night in Montreal (June 22-July 5) 16 EmilyStJMandel , heinäkuu 8ARC Junkies : ARCs you want to read or are ready to pass on (Part 2) 12 saratoga99 , heinäkuu 475 Books Challenge for 2009 : Cariola's 2009 Challenge 260 Cariola , kesäkuu 2675 Books Challenge for 2009 : kath's reads 2009 249 nannybebette , kesäkuu 20Algonquin Readers Round Table : Interview with A Reliable Wife author, Robert Goolrick 3 PrairieDogg , kesäkuu 18ARC Junkies : ARC's received in the mail (May edition) 81 wkelly42 , kesäkuu 6Book of the month club : June Books!! 14 FicusFan , kesäkuu 6What Are You Reading Now? : What You Are Reading the Week of 16 May 2009 208 teelgee , kesäkuu 250 Book Challenge : StoutHearted's 2009 Review in Haiku 3 StoutHearted , kesäkuu 2Canadian Bookworms : Welcome to May - What are we reading this month? 49 LynnB , toukokuu 31What Are You Reading Now? : What You Are Reading the Week of 25 April 2009 212 Breez , toukokuu 28What Are You Reading Now? : What are you reading the week of 9 May, 2009? 209 koalamom , toukokuu 16Philadelphians : Who went to the Book Festival? 1 StoutHearted , toukokuu 14Early Reviewers : What'd you get in April? 91 vpfluke , toukokuu 4What did YOU buy today? : What did you buy today? April 2009 13 ReneeMarie , toukokuu 3What Are You Reading Now? : What You Are Reading the Week of 18 April 2009 188 mta214 , huhtikuu 29What Are You Reading Now? : Books Brought Home, April 2009 237 mckait , huhtikuu 17What Are You Reading Now? : 2009 Your Best Five Reads of Quarter 1 (January - March) 117 narcissus_in_theory , huhtikuu 15ARC Junkies : ARC's received in the mail (March edition) 113 tjsjohanna , huhtikuu 750 Book Challenge : Geenyas - 50 books in 52 weeks? What do I do the other 2 weeks? 4 Geenyas , huhtikuu 2What Are You Reading Now? : Books that came home with you in March 2009 414 richardderus , huhtikuu 1What Are You Reading Now? : What You Are Reading the Week of 14 March 2009 196 porchsitter55 , maaliskuu 24Algonquin Readers Round Table : A Reliable Wife sneak preview excerpt 7 lmcguirk , maaliskuu 16ARC Junkies : ARCs Received in the Mail, January 09 157 Polo.Pony , tammikuu 31Algonquin Readers Round Table : A Reliable Wife excerpt 1 lmcguirk , tammikuu 28The Green Dragon : What is going to be your first read of 2009? 86 Morphidae , tammikuu 16What Are You Reading Now? : What You Are Reading the Week of 3 January 2009 213 Biyismom , tammikuu 12What Are You Reading Now? : What's the first book you're going to read in 2009? 76 callmejacx , tammikuu 11Algonquin Readers Round Table : Books to Keep Your Eyes Out For, Part 2 8 mckait , tammikuu 3What Are You Reading Now? : What Books Came Into Your Home Today?--DECEMBER 2008 234 richardderus , joulukuu 2008
148. A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick
I'm reading A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick. It's not quite what I expected, somehow, and I keep thinking that what it's doing feels like it shouldn't work, but there's just something about Goolrick's writing that captures the bleak, isolated, messed-up feeling of his characters and setting ...
#48A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick was a good book. The story was different and the characters were interesting. I am glad that I read it.
#49Mercy Among the Children by David Adams Richard, I have had the book on my shelf for awile now and at bookclub the other night we were talking about ...
... last night to finish the book. Now I will have to look up the second book to remind myself how the whole story ends.
#48A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick, this book was recommended by a friend.
... b>April
Fiction: The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Nonfiction: Jesus -Marcus J. Borg
May
Fiction: A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick
Nonfiction: Foreskin's Lament by Shalom Auslander
June
Fiction: The Believers by Zoe Heller
Nonfiction: Abra ...
#11 I just finished A Reliable Wife for Wisconsin, and wasn't crazy about it. The book was very dark - lots of people seemed to think highly of it judging from the reviews that have been posted, but it didn't work for me.
A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick. Wisconsin
While I wasn't crazy about the book (entirely too tragic for my tastes - but most reviews were positive, so don't take my word for it), it IS set primarily in northern Wisconsin. This is the story about a middle-aged widower, very wealthy and ...
... />
Whirlwind by Joseph Garber
ETA review:
In contrast to A Reliable Wife which I finished only an hour earlier, this book I thoroughly enjoyed.
Charlie McKenzie was called out of a retirement from the CIA that was forced on ...
Book #128
A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick
ETA review:
Ralph Truitt, a wealthy middle-aged widower, employer of most of the workers in a small northern Wisconsin town just after turn of ...
61) A Reliable Wife - Robertt Goolrick
62) Central Park in the Dark - Marie Winn
63) the Convict's Sword - IJ Parker
64) The Migration of Moro - Roland Bianchi
65) In the Falling Snow - Caryl Phillips
66) Last Rituals - Yrsa Sigurdardottir
67) My Soul To Take - Yrsa Sigurdardott ...
I'm scattered -
in Wisconsin with A Reliable Wife
in Sri Lanka with Love Marriage and
in Australia with The Lost Dog
...
The Moral Animal by Robert Wright
Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski
A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick
The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov
Anthology of Japanese Literature
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
The Fi ...
... Road
- The Flying Troutmans
- How the Dead Dream
- Into the Beautiful North
- Mudbound
- The Outlander
- A Reliable Wife
- Stitches: A Memoir
- The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
- Sunnyside
- Tinkers
- Boven is Het Stil
... North
If you could go anywhere, where would you go: Last Night in Montreal
Your favorite form of transportation: A Reliable Wife . Wait, that’s me! How about a Reliable Car!
Your best friend is: (A)Treasure(s)
You and your friends are: Same Kind of Different as Me
What ...
... North
If you could go anywhere, where would you go: Last Night in Montreal
Your favorite form of transportation: A Reliable Wife . Wait, that’s me! How about a Reliable Car!
Your best friend is: (A)Treasure(s)
You and your friends are: Same Kind of Different as Me
What’s ...
... Looking Up, Michael J. Fox ****
47. Inkheart, Cornelia Funke *****
46. Lucky Girl, Mei-Ling Hopgood ***
May
45. A Reliable Wife , Robert Goolrick ****
44. Spiderwick Chronicles, Book 5, Diterlizzi ****
43. Second Glance, Jodi Picoult ***1/2
42. The Namesake, Jhumpa Lahiri **
...
... Wanted by Celeste Bradley
69. Spoiled by Caitlin Macy
70. Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man by Steve Harvey
71. A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick
This was a very random reading period for me. I saw all of these come across my desk at the library and decided to give them a try. T ...
Just started reading All the Living by C.E. Morgan. I'm also listening to A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick. I'm about halfway through and not loving it - the characters are unlikeable and the story is moving pretty predictably. Looking forward to moving on to The Little Stranger by Sarah ...
Book #63 A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick ***
In the early 1900's, rich businessman, Ralph Truitt sends off for a mail order bride after twenty years of loneliness. Catherine, a beauty arrives, looking not at all like the plain woman's photo she had sent ahead of herself.
so begins a ...
I'm adding A Reliable Wife to the TBR, though it's hard to resist adding so many more of your titles to it, they all sound so good!
A belated thanks, by the way, for the info on James Rollins. I haven't gotten to him yet but am still planning to...one of these days :)
finished A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick
I haven't decided what I think of it~ good writing, monotonous at times with some of the subject matter
started That Went Well: Adventures In Caring for My sister by Terrell Dougan
Enjoying it so far~ Thanks Mckait for the suggestion :)
from A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick pg22
clue #1 glass
I'am in Wisconsin 1907 with A Reliable Wife
finished The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry yesterday...Stunning! Now added to my fav. list
Started A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick
liking it so far..
Also reading That Went Well: Adventures In Caring For My Sister by Terrell Dougan for my quarterly newspaper where I ...
I'm also intrigued by A Reliable Wife .
cmt, I didn't like Vinegar Hill, but it was an Oprah and did do fairly well. I didn't like the way it was clearly written by someone who'd just graduated with an MFA in creative writing--after a while they all seem so alike. On the other hand, it wasn't ...
... his employers try to keep him safe and attempt to prevent him from being taken by soldiers.
Highly recommended.
81. A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick
... as his employers try to keep him safe and attempt to prevent him from being taken by soldiers.
Highly recommended.
6. A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick
I thought this book was somewhat overdone. It was a bit of a melodrama. Set in the early 19th Century in Wisconsin, Ralph Truitt, ...
... by Robyn Carr **1/2
Book #61 Smoke Screen by Sandra Brown ***
Book #62 Phantom Prey by John Sanford **1/2
Book #63 A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick ***
Book #64 The Calcutta Chromosome by Amitav Ghosh **
Book #65 The Hiding Place a Novel by Trezza Azzopardi ***
Book #66 Knit Tw ...
#9 - Reliable wife by Robert Goolrick
A book about a man finding a wife through an ad he placed in the paper, About is desire to find his long lost son, to have a family.
Also a story about a wife trying to kill her husband
A story about a son hating his father.
Very good, I really like ...
237. A Reliable Wife - Robert Goolrick (291)
238. Varieties of Disturbance - Lydia Davis (240)
239. Outwitting History - Aaron Lansky (328)
240. Cruel Shoes - Steve Martin (128)
241. The King in Yellow - Robert W. Chambers (304)
242. The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie - Alan Bra ...
I have an ARC of Perfection: A Memoir of Betrayal and Renewal by Julie Metz from another program.
Edit: I've added it to my bookmooch inventory.
http://bookmooch.com/m/inventory/sugarcreekranch
... not for me. Most of the others were things I won't rave about but did enjoy. And a few have become favorites (most lately A Reliable Wife ). I have gotten more picky about what I request and rarely mark more than two or three of the books offered.
... even sounded like something I might like, so I want to try it. Fingersmith and Fugitive Pieces I must read. A Reliable Wife , My Husband's Sweethearts, A Pigeon and a Boy, The Winter Vault, The Art of Racing in the Rain, (so reminiscent of Beautiful Joe, all are books ...
Seconding the endorsement of A Reliable Wife ! I have no problem editing other people's work, but have a tough time on my own. Interesting to hear your process and... I have to ask you to do it all over again, soon! I look forward to you next book. Any ideas?
... Tell by Jennifer McMahon
Frankenstein: Dead or Alive by Dean Koontz
The Sleeping Doll by Jeffrey Deaver
A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
The Last Child by John Hart
Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz
One Second Af ...
... Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway
Music and Silence by Rose Tremain
Regeneration by Pat Barker
A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick
Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks
(subject to change if I read something wonderful in the next 10 days)
(And I did make two ...
43. A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick
(finished 5-30-2009)
44. The Last Child by John Hart
(finished 6-05-2009)
library book #7
... that the more I read on LT, the more I must read in real life! So I don't think I would ever catch up!
Anyway, I have A Reliable Wife awaiting me, so I should really go and read . . . .
... Lover's Club - Carole Matthews
44. Testimony - Anita Shreve
45. Undiscovered Gyrl - Allison Burnett
46. A Reliable Wife - Robert Goolrick
47. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies - Jane Austen
48. The Lost City of Z - David Grann
49. Eclipse - Stephanie Meyer ...
... k
American Rust
The book of Night Women
The Book of Samuel. touchstone isn't working.
Etta
Losing my Religion
A Reliable Wife
Thanks.
U.S. only please.
A little late here, but nevertheless, I found your review of A Reliable Wife interesting. There seem to be so many books where a character is obsessed with sex and you get that creepy vibe...I thought it was interesting that you liked it despite the shortcomings. I'm trying to decide if I want to ...
Hi Louanne, we have many books in common. Cellist of Sarajevo, I read last year and absolutely loved. I just finished A Reliable Wife for my RL book club, dark yes but a good read. There are mixed thoughts about Gilead here on LT but I quite enjoyed it and have put Home on my TBR list. ...
... your dad. I will be checking on your thread to see what you are reading these days.
Cariola--Oh no, I really enjoyed A Reliable Wife , there were just some parts that did not really appeal. And you are absolutely right that the author plumbs the psychological depths of his characters.
...
Ooh, sorry you didn't care much for A Reliable Wife . I thought the author did an awesome job of creating an atmosphere and giving the characters psychological depth.
... But all in all, I really enjoyed this book and will definitely read more Heyer mysteries.
My Rating: 4 Stars.
29. A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick. Ralph Truitt, a fifty something gentleman living in 1907 Wisconsin places an ad in the paper for "a reliable wife". He is not looking ...
A Reliable Wife
not sure this narrator is the best person for the job. he's very soft-spoken and hesitant and it doesn't seem to fit with the character's resolve.
... go to Yellowstone instead...So, perhaps Alaska will happen next year!
You are reading a lot of very interesting books. A Reliable Wife is one mentioned a lot here on our 75 challenge group.
I'm resigned to the fact that if I read every second of every day for the next year, I still would ...
... Written for adults (but with no objectionable material), the German author has been compared to Douglas Adams.
38. A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick. I can see why this book is so popular right now. Very satisfying and suspenseful.
39. B is for Beer by Tom Robbins. This ...
... Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Boy, time travel's rough.
We can't live like normal folk.
Hey! Let's have a kid!
5) A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick
Sex Wisconsin sex
Sex bride sex secret son sex
Sex other house sex
... book.
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - this could hardly be called a story - no conflict, no character growth. odd.
A Reliable Wife - this wasn't what I was expecting, but it was a very good story. Lots of sex, though, which got a bit much.
Peony in Love - didn't much like - I'm not ...
Hi Beryl - I'm eager to hear your opinion of A Reliable Wife . I'm one of the ones who really enjoyed it, but it is a controversial book for sure.
... of Breastfeeding which has also been helpful the past few weeks. After weeks of doing nothing but focusing on baby I read A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick. I could barely put this down! This is a contender for best book I've read this year!
... it will be interesting to see how it fares with everyone, I can see it being a love it or hate it type of book.
34. A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick
This character driven book, was slow and steady, sometimes a tad too slow, but building and building until the end when everything ...
I'm in 1907, about halfway through Robert Goolrick's A Reliable Wife , which I'm enjoying so far.
... several of your latest reads to my TBR. Your review of The Cellist of Sarajevo made me bump it up on the TBR list, and A Reliable Wife is definitely on the list. Thanks!
I finished A Reliable Wife - I really can't recommend it, sadly. I hate when I splurge on a new release hardcover and am disappointed.
A Reliable Wife was Robert Goolrick's second book, but his first was a memoir, so this is his first novel. It was outstanding.
I finished A Reliable Wife just to find out what happened, but after the first 100 pages, it went downhill and sort of fell apart for me.
I'm reading A Reliable Wife which really isn't doing it for me - it is pretty short but I am moving at a snail's pace -- which is sad because I so want to start my early reviewer book The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafon hich finally came yesterday.
21. A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick - a very dark book about three very unhappy people. And yet . . . the last few pages almost make the whole, dark journey worth it. Almost, I say. It truly was difficult reading this book; there were many times I put it down, loathe to pick it up again. B ...
I've been lurking for a bit... congrats on the Hot Review! I will be adding A Reliable Wife to my TBR as well. Actually, looking at my notebook... I've added Music and Silence and Carmilla because of you as well. I think I just didn't mention anything because found your thread after a lot ...
Bonnie,
A Reliable Wife was wonderfully-written. Although the subject matter is 'dark' (obsession, madness, betrayal etc), the language and style of the book is magical. Goolrick knows how to write! I have many fave passages. Without revealing the plot, here are a couple:
The opening scene, ...
>186 A Reliable Wife sounds just like something that would fascinate me. Thanks for the excellent review.
~ TT
Hello everyone. Glad to see lots of Canadian booklovers here! I just finished reading A Reliable Wife and was pleasantly surprised by this very dark, very sumptuous tale of desire and moral disarray. On to By Chance by Martin Corrick next. It's promising but has a lot of exclamation marks.
Very nice review of A Reliable Wife . I can't resist a book that's got a 5 star rating, so I'm adding it to the TBR pile.
Just found, and starred, your thread. I've been reading a lot about A Reliable Wife lately, so looking forward to reading it. I usually don't want to know too much about a book before I read it, but I can tell that was a mistake with The Alchemist. After reading your review, I realize that ...
... Bee), so I'm really puzzled. Anyway, The Blue Notebook and North and South were already on my list, but i just added A Reliable Wife as well. Thanks!
OK. I have just ordered a copy of The Blue Notebook and A Reliable Wife from the library, not to mention having to buy a new notebook for tbr's. Will I ever get to read any of my own books?????
#183 - Thanks for the info, Cariola. I bought the first Pamela Aidan book in consequence.
Glad to hear about A Reliable Wife - I had put in for it in the May Early Reviewers, but did not get it. I usually forget which ones I was interested in after the booty has been awarded. Thanks for ...
>39 Great review, Deborah! I've been hearing a lot about A Reliable Wife but just couldn't make up my mind. You did it!
... border="0" alt="A Reliable Wife" >
A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick.
I was up until 3 a.m. last night finishing this novel; I just couldn't sleep without knowing how it ended. It is definitely one ...
39. A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick.
StoutHearted in Philadelphians : Who went to the Book Festival? (toukokuu 14, 2009, 11:45am)
... you see? Get any autographs?
I went on the 19th and saw (and got autographs from) Joe Queenan, Qaisra Shahraz and Robert Goolrick . All three were fantastic, but I felt bad for Goolrick. Even though his book was on demand in the Early Readers section here on LibraryThing, you could ...
27. A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick
A tale of loneliness, cold winters, dark secrets raging under austere exteriors, sexual obsession and whether the possibility of redemption exists. This book takes off running and gallops for quite a while until it settles down to explore the ...
... BEFORE Aunt Dimity's Death, and enjoyed learning how Derek and Emma got together.
Back to my review pile. I'm starting A Reliable Wife today.
I just gave up on A Reliable Wife last week. It should be called "When Sociopaths Collide".
I'm about midway through A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick and, so far, it is crackling. I hear it disappoints eventually, but the first half is so good that I'd be surprised if I didn't find it has merit just for that alone.
Title: A Reliable Wife , by Robert Goolrick
Date Received: 5/7/09
Method of Delivery:
Packaging Method: Padded Mailer
Format: Paperback ARC
Publisher: Algonquin
Inserts:
A Reliable Wife , by Robert Goolrick showed up today...
MAY 2009
18. A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick
... Oceanic? How come you to be in Britain?
Almost forgot. One more book for April, but it's not a purchase: an ARC of A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick turned up on the breakroom table at the bookstore. It's a novel set in turn-of-the-last-century Wisconsin, and influenced/inspired by Mich ...
... Up, Michael J. Fox ****
47. Inkheart, Cornelia Funke *****
46. Lucky Girl, Mei-Ling Hopgood ***
May
45. A Reliable Wife , Robert Goolrick ****
44. Spiderwick Chronicles, Book 5, Diterlizzi ****
43. Second Glance, Jodi Picoult ***1/2
42. The Namesake, Jhumpa Lahiri ...
...
I'm on vacation next week, and I may just OD on mind candy. Although, the next book on my to be reviewed pile is A Reliable Wife and I'm hearing really good things about that. So, I may give it a go, too.
A Reliable Wife , by Robert Goolrick. Seriously, how do I get so lucky?
Given the number of requesters, I didn't think I stood a chance to snag A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick. I'm so surprised (and pleased!).
Started Farthing by Jo Walton and I just keep putting it back down. No fault of the book, I'm distracted.
Reading A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick on the Kindle at the gym too. So far, it is cracking good, but I hear it fizzles out.
1907 Wisconsin with A Reliable Wife . Put my stakes in for it on April's ER but looking at the odds of being selected for that one, I just decided to pick it up at the bookstore today when I saw it on the shelf!
#174 enaid: I thought the first hundred pages or so of Goolrick's A Reliable Wife were pretty terrific, but it sort of fizzled out soon after that, and had to slog my way through to the end, a total disappointment.
I read a really intriguing review of A Reliable Wife somewhere (of course I can't remember where) and added it to my Wishlist. I'm glad to get a real-life reommendation as well before I buy it.
... gotten to read it yet. I think right now I'm craving things that are more serious, which is strange for me, haha.
A Reliable Wife sounds good, though! I'm adding it to my wishlist :)
30. A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick
Wow. I read this in one day, because I couldn't put it down. I did see the one twist coming, but I think I was supposed to see it. The characters in this book were very complex and real, although more than a bit decadent and sex-obsessed. Definitel ...
... the tension fall off my body as I walked into the bookstore. I came home with:
Perfect Fifths by Megan McCafferty
A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick
A Separate Peace by John Knowles
The Lost Hours by Karen White (no touchstone)
I fully anticipate finishing Perfect Fifths ...
Recommended: LT, friends or family
1.The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson
2. A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick
3. Mudbound by Hilary Jordan
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
I got Doghead and A Reliable Wife today. yay!
... The Alchemist AUDIO
62) A Monstrous Regiment of Women AUDIO
63) The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie AUDIO
64) A Reliable Wife AUDIO
65) Oryx and Crake AUDIO
66) Fun Home
67) The Final Solution
Evidently I was far too hasty making my list 8 days early. I have to add A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick to my list, although I can't bring myself to take anything else off the list.
Spring is bountiful -- in the last week I've received Sag Harbor by Colson Whitehead, A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick and Stone's Fall by Ian Pears. Good thing spring break approaches ...
81 - I got an email from Algonquin saying that I would not be receiving a copy of A Reliable Wife as they had run out of ARCs for it so if you didn't get that email you have a very good chance of seeing the book on your doorstep very soon. I'm so jealous. I don't request a lot of books but that ...
I got A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick from Algonquin. I've got a couple books in line ahead of it, but I'm really looking forward to this one.
Hello everyone,
You may be hearing more and more of the buzz surrounding our book A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick(the buzz is darn near deafening with the booksellers!) The book's official pub date is April 7, but you'll probably be seeing it in stores shortly, if you haven't already. W ...
A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick from Algonquin. I'm starting it as soon as I finish my other book.
... little pile of books winged their way to my office today and will travel home with me tonight.
From the publisher:
A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick
From the author:
The Romanov Bride by Robert Alexander
From Bookmooch:
Mommy Made and Daddy Too! by Martha Kimmel
...
... at the end I was mostly relieved.
Another disappointment, but of a completely different variety, was Robert Goolrick's A Reliable Wife , the first hundred pages of which were just terrific, and quite impossible to put down, but after that point things quickly began to go off-track. What it ...
... the discount I'm feeling uber-guilty (it's $24.99), so... I'm throwing out another suggestion that you might like better, A Reliable Wife , by Robert Goolrick. Unfortunately it isn't any cheaper ($24.95, and a nickel doesn't count), but the reviews are very good and I thought it seemed less ...
... DONE
2. An Ice Cold Grave, Charlaine Harris DONE
3. Ice Trap, Kitty Sewell DONE
4. Heart of Ice, Gregg Olsen DONE
5. A Reliable Wife , Robert Goolrick DONE
6. Earth Abides, George R. Stewart DONE
7. China Lake, Meg Gardiner DONE
8. Vision in White, Nora Roberts DONE
9. Graceling ...
Hey all! We're receiving more and more buzz for Robert Goolrick's debut novel A Reliable Wife from book lovers all over--booksellers, book editors, book industry magazine editors, book review editors, book club leaders, and yes, even myself. The book comes out April 7, 2009, but if you'd like ...
Hey all! We're receiving more and more buzz for Robert Goolrick's debut novel A Reliable Wife from book lovers all over--booksellers, book editors, book industry magazine editors, book review editors, book club leaders, and yes, even myself. The book comes out April 7, 2009, but if you'd like ...
My first ARC of the year came today - A Reliable Wife .
... teelgee and now kiwi agree that it is very disturbing I will continue to avoid it. I am not up to that right now. I read Reliable Wife which I loved! It was so much more than I expected it to be. and I am nearly finished with The Society of S which is....meh~
I am okay with meh~, right ...
Welcome to the group mckait! Looks like you have made a good start to the year with A Reliable Wife . I will have to add it to Continent TBR!
I just finished an ARC A Reliable Wife and loved it!
I will try to remember to tell you too, momom..when I read about Edgar :P
I have to find something to take to through to monday, though. Unless I decide to take a day off from reading...
( can you do that?)
A Reliable Wife easily made its way to my fairly short list of five star reads.
I was enveloped within this story. I loved, hated and loved again, the characters who were rich and full and somehow broken. I will now put this on my Re-Read shelves and buy the hardbound copy when it comes out. Thi ...
... Lament by Shalom Auslander (4 of 5 stars)
28. My Stroke of Insight by Jill Bolte Taylor (3 of 5 stars)
27. A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick (4.5 of 5 stars)
26. The Serpent's Tale by Ariana Franklin (3.5 of 5 stars)
April 2009
25. Farthing by Jo Walto ...
I started Reliable Wife yesterday, and will finish it today. Good read, I am liking it.
Well, I started Reliable Wife and should finish it today, and I have Secret Son up next. I think .
A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick
Secret Son by Laila Lalami
Lucky Girl by Mei-Ling Hopgood
The Puzzles of Amish Life by Donald Kraybill
I mooched the last one, the others are thanks to a friend !
I am dying to read Lucky Girl and the rest all look very good too!
I am ...
Google Books —
Ladataan...
I thought this book was ...
