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I am Thomas Lion writing this from a mountainside in WA State. Do you like realistic contemporary fiction? Even if you don't, you might enjoy reading my new novel OSPREY GOLD. It's different but has heart and had a good message for our current time as the 250th July 4rth approaches. Aloha Online Lion
I'm reading "A Catalogue of Quiet Things" by Anna Wren, a new author for me. I'm only three chapters in, but I'm really enjoying the calm, gentle mood of it.Quiet and atmospheric so far, enjoying it.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
My Own book. Trust me you don't need to be Terminal to get a good giggle. I'm Terminal So F*ck it: Let go of the Bullshit. Keep what Matters.
Finished The Enchanted Greenhouse
by Sarah Beth DurstMy Review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I am reading The Obsidian Sting by Lee D. Blumenthal. It is a thriller in the Vietnam war. It is different from his first book The Deep Surge. This one has a samurai warrior in the middle of the Vietnam War in 1968. You can imagine the possibilities. I don't want to spoil it for you.
Currently reading "The Museum of Innocence" by Orhan Pamuk. Loving it so far.
I'm currently reading **PEARLS: Women's Wisdom on Growing Older** by **Dot Nuechterlein**, and one of the things I'm enjoying most is that it doesn't try to offer a single definition of what growing older should look like.Instead, it brings together the voices of more than 80 women, each sharing her own experiences, reflections, and lessons about family, friendship, resilience, change, purpose, and finding joy in different stages of life. Every perspective feels a little different, which makes turning the pages feel like listening to an ongoing conversation rather than reading a traditional nonfiction book.
It's the kind of book that encourages you to pause every so often and reflect on your own experiences or think about the people who have influenced your life.
If you enjoy thoughtful nonfiction built around real stories and lived experiences, this is one I'd recommend taking a look at.
For those who have read books about aging, life lessons, or personal growth, which one has stayed with you the longest?
I’m just finishing up 'Today I Cannot Die' by Nenad Milkic and I just have to rave about it. It’s not your typical novel; it’s this incredibly powerful book about dysthymia. It follows 17 different characters who all share this exact same condition, and the author does such an amazing job of pulling you into their inner worlds that you literally feel every single word. There are so many heavy, impactful quotes that I found myself highlighting/saving them the entire time I was reading. I only have a few pages left, but I already know this is one of those books that’s going to stick with me for a really, really long time.
Just finished two novels that accidentally became a pair: The Trivia Night by Ali Lowe and The Lonely Hearts Trivia Night by Lauren Farnsworth. I have spent a large part of my life around quiz nights, so I could not resist reading them back to back. Verdict: Lowe turns the trivia night into a pressure cooker thriller and it works alarmingly well; Farnsworth's is warmer but leans so hard on British pop culture that half the questions glanced off me. Full reviews on my shelf if anyone is curious.Now back to my comfort zone: rereading Balzac's Le Colonel Chabert in French, which at under 100 pages might be the most efficient tragedy ever written. A Napoleonic colonel declared dead at Eylau comes home to find the law cannot decide whether a living man can prove he is not a corpse. One hundred eighty years old and it reads like it was written yesterday.
Next up on the pile is The Professor and the Madman by Simon Winchester, because apparently I cannot stay away from books about obsessive knowledge-gatherers. What is everyone's favorite "read it in one sitting" classic? Chabert has me hunting for more short masterpieces.
Below is my review of Generation Dread: Finding Purpose in an Age of Climate Crisis by Britt Wray, a 4-star narrative focused on empowering and equipping our future generation for conquering the climate crisis, both internally and out.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I've just finished Good Work: Transform your Work from the Inside OutAbsolutely loved it! An interesting provocation 'What if work wasn’t the problem but the solution to wellbeing?'. If you love work-place org psychology, blending science and storytelling, then this will be perfect for you. The author has a casual tone, which makes the consumption and understanding of the more scientific terms surprisingly easy. Have already bought as gifts for friends!
Finished Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage
by Belle BurdenMy Review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Completed the quick read Addictive Relationships: Reclaiming Your Boundaries by Joy Miller, an aged yet extremely useful volume of a personal 5 stars! My review is linked below. I recommend for anyone who even remotely struggles with trauma or co-dependant tendencies. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I’m reading The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride. Great book!
Completed the quick and relatively newer release "You Are Here: Poetry in the Natural World," a diverse collection of fifty short poetry passages, completed by a remarkable cast of professional American writers - some queer, indigenous, or people of color. A generous 5 stars and released in 2024, You Are Here is precisely the intersectional power we need given to us when we most need it. I even tried to code a bit for this review!"You Are Here: Poetry in the Natural World" Edited by Ada Limon
https://reedsy.com/discovery/book/osp...