Already Read It

I got lots of recommendations for things I have already read.  I'm including those conversations here.  At some point, I'd like to go back and write reviews for these, but I haven't gotten there yet.

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Just Mercy, recommended by fellow Quaker lawyer, Wendy.  She ended up selecting The Girls From Atomic City.
Wendy: Just Mercy, an amazing book that our book club thought was the best book we read all year.
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Pillars of the Earth, which I read in 2017 while traveling in Europe. I didn't love it and so didn't read the rest of the series.  To rapey for me.  Tasha recommended Morrgain's Cross instead.  
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The Garden of Evening Mist: Read it and loved it. Raul from law school days recommended anything by David so I picked Cloud Atlas.
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Leah: Have you read Octavia's Brood yet?
Me: Yes. The stories were hit & miss, though. The hits were big hits & worth it.
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​Nadine made many suggestions: "Bel Canto by Ann Pachett, All the Light We Can Not See, Fall On Your Knees by Ann Marie MacDonald (and/or The Way the Crow Flies) A Prayer For Owen Meany. I have more..." Rules are rules and you only get one, but but luckily I had read all of these except for Fall on Your Knees, so that ended up being her contribution.  
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You Don't Have to Say You Love Me, recommended by former OSU colleague and dance class buddy, was rejected: "One of my FAVORITE reads from last year. I LOVED it. Try again...It is so good. He narrates the book himself & is amazing. There’s one part where he’s clearly crying while he’s reading. I totally lost it. At the grocery store in the produce section. So powerful."
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Erin first suggested, "(Re-read) A Wrinkle in Time before the movie comes out. I read it to my kids and we all loved it, but it's been a long time." Since I had already read it, though, she tried, "Country Grit: A Farmoir of Finding Purpose and Love by Scottie Jones. Brand new book, just out, by local author. Easy, enjoyable read. It's about a couple from Phoenix who gave up city life and moved to Alsea, pretty much sight unseen, and became farmers. Trials, tribulations, and trying to find a way to be sustainable, which they have. These are the owners of Leaping Lamb Farms. I really enjoyed their story."  None of these had an audio version, so they were rejected.  Next, she suggested The 100-Year Old Man Who Climber Out the Window and Disappeared, which I had already read and liked.  Finally, she recommended The Tour. 
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Gabriel suggested Game of Thrones. I hated GOTs. I got about 1/3 of the way through the first book and game up, which is really rare for me. I just could not get into the universe.