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I'm currently reading The Locked Room (Ruth Galloway #14) by Elly Griffiths.
I'm having a lot of tongue in cheek moments reading about everyone coping with the early days of pandemic lock downs (Ruth juggles zooming with her university students while trying to keep her 11 yr old daughter occupied; queueing up at the shop and overbuying wine and loo roll... and of course her brother sends conspiracy info 🤣). So far the mystery is taking a back seat, but the pandemic stuff is priceless.
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Ooo I like C.J. Box, is that a new one vegaslady? I have Shadows Reel (a Joe Picket mystery) on my wish list.
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I just read Treasure State by C J Box. I like anything he does, and his books are the inspiration for several TV series, like Big Sky.
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Just finished and really enjoyed “Remarkably Bright Creatures” by Shelby Van Pelt. It’s partially told from the perspective of an octopus, and that gives the story a really interesting twist. Also touches on the topics of aging and loss some, set in the NW coast
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The book I'm reading right now made me cry, it's so good! It's called "The Office Of Historical Corrections," but it's not about history like I thought it would be, it's a bunch of different stories about different women. The one that really got me was about a lady who sort of accidentally kidnaps a baby and gets really attached to him. I don't want to spoil it but it's really good.
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I've bookmarked that book Barb - usually my library doesn't have the books people here recommend but Pachinko showed up in the catalogue 😊
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Re MJ Fox and Parkinson, apparently they suspect some kind of viral infection on set of Leo and Me.
It happened in 1977, 4 people developed Parkinson’s in 1990s. They made this connection in 2011 and still nothing conclusive. But it looks more as mere coincidence. Out of 150 people working on set that is 6%, generally 1 in 300 which is .3% if my quick without calculating math is correct.
Thank you Gershun, need to read a little more.
Golden, thanks for mentioning The Great Age Reboot, will order now on Amazon, It sounds very interesting.
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Min Jin Lee's Pachinko. Wonderful book!
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It makes sense about environmental exposure and Parkinson's. One of the reasons the VA considers exposure to "Agent Rainbow", the diagnosis of Parkinson's a "Service Connected Disability"
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I read The Bitter Season by Tami Hoag a couple of weeks ago, Kovac and Liska is a good series.

And I remember reading that about Michael Fox back when he was first diagnosed.
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I didn't know that about Michael Fox. It certainly sounds like environment was involved. Off the drink my coffee and finish the latest mystery.
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Sort of on topic but did you all know that Michael J Fox starred in a little known show when he first started acting called Leo & Me. Apparently four other cast members from that show developed Parkinson's as well. So there is something to be said for the environment contributing to diseases etc. Something they were exposed to perhaps. Anyway.

I'm reading a book called The 9th Girl by Tami Hoag. But I'm halfway through and I keep thinking I've read it before........but not sure so I'm plodding my way through it anyway. Mark this as another age related thing I guess.
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Epigenetics is the study of how your behaviors and environment can cause changes that affect the way your genes work (which affects how your body works) - not by affecting your DNA but by affecting the turning on and off of genes. For example lifestyle (behaviors and environment) can affect the likelihood of getting certain diseases.

I suspect behaviors and environment continue to affect us in our 60s and beyond. The cellular mechanisms are still there so why wouldn't they?
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Hello, Alexa, what is epigenetics?

No I don't have alexa, but will have to google. Not too late in my 60's?

590? No 385 at least on my kindle.
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Mysteries as usual, and I picked up "The Great Age Reboot" by Albert Ratner, Michael Roizen, and Peter Linneman which addresses many things regarding aging including how we can prepare ourselves for a good old age by our choices in our 40s 50s and 60s. I (I guess instinctively) knew that and made lifestyle changes to keep my BP, blood sugar etc where they should be as I aged. Apparently it involves epigenetics which I did not know. I have read an article about the book but not the book itself which I am looking forward to reading
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560 pages Glad? .... I hope it was worth it. When I read

"A REESE WITHERSPOON HELLO SUNSHINE BOOK CLUB PICK"
and
"as twisty, spellbinding, and addictive as Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl or Paula Hawkins’s The Girl on the Train”

I didn't think it was something I'd like. And then I saw the page count 🤣
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A while ago I finished a book "The Book of Lost Names" by Kristen Harmel. I loved the book. "A heart-stopping tale of survival and heroism centered on a female forger who risks everything to help Jewish children escape Nazi- occupied France"
The tale and the writing led me to track down another of her books so "The Winemakers Wife" is next after I finish "Vanished Days" by Susanna Kearsley. I have found I like her writing as well and have read several of her books. (thank goodness there is a Half Price Books store near me. And will hit up the library for more.)
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A very strange book, but everyone got what they had coming to them.

The Cloisters next...
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The Last Mrs. Parrish. Very strange, about 80 pages remaining.
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The Umbrian Thursday Night Supper Club by Malena de Blasi. Not my first book by her, as she writes about Italy a lot and I love Italy. But this one is really fun. She meets with some elder women in their village who cook on Thursday nights. Some recipes included. And the womens' stories, some from the World War, are amazing.
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I've been working my way back through the Ian Rutledge series by Charles Todd, it's been long enough that they are almost like new again. But I have to say that the Hamish plot device (his inner ghost) has gotten a little old.

I still have complaints about the Cloud Library though, it is slow and glitchy and searching for books filtered by publication date or alphabetically by title or author leaves a lot to be desired. And it's really annoying to have only some random books in an ongoing series... what good is that?!
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Not sure I will be reading this, by Jennette McCurdy:
"I am glad my Mom died".
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The Cartographers, it’s a good mystery.
i also like to look for well read books and get audiobooks from the library.
The last book I listened to was The Guilt Trip.
Not all audiobooks have good readers, so always sample the audiobook if you’re able to.
I love Mysteries!
Okay the truth is my husband and I are true Bibliophiles!
I’m more light mystery not too much gore and historical mysteries. I love the Cozy Mysteries!
Oh and I love British Mysteries.
Wish I could live in the Cotswolds😆

Victoria Thompson’s Gaslight Mysteries are great if you like Historical.
Hannah Dennison has Hilarious characters in her British Cozies.
There are so many wonderful authors out there, I could go on and on.
What I really miss are the Book Signing Events! And Independent Book stores. Barnes & Noble has put them out of business and now you’re lucky if they even get any new books!

Happy Reading Everyone 📚
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Sounds like a good book Barb ,Thanks for telling what it's about.
I'm going to have to check it out.
Hopefully,our library has it and I can find my card~
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🙂 “That major sleep disorder you have called ‘Reading’.”

“A book a day keeps reality away.”

“My workout is reading in bed until my arms hurt.”

goooodnight from bundle of joy :)
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Reading an interesting book I picked up randomly at the library. The Housekeeper by Joy Fieling. A dysfunctional family hires a live-in to help out with the elderly Parkinson's afflicted mom.

Cleary, things are going to take a twisted turn, but what many of us will find interesting is the knowledgeable way she writes about adult children denied their parents' love and approval and the harm that ensues.
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I'm rereading all of Tabitha King's novels (Stephen King's wife). Saving my favorite One On One for last. My granddaughter finished reading it today.
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Rereading some Henry James. Turn of the Screw now (oh, those long run on sentences!). Next is The Aspern papers, long my favorite due to the atmospheric depiction of Venice, a city I so loved. I call this real escape reading.
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Fwiw on Where the Crawdads, Delia Owens, the author is in the movie. She’s in the courthouse scenes. I haven’t seen the movie but I know she was on the day player on-set list for scenes shot on the CH entryways and seated behind the attorney (David Straihaim).
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I read alot, and my public library is my blessing! If I hear about a book that I may like I reserve it and read it when it comes in. If I had to buy all those books I would be broke! support your library!!
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