#AmReading + #AmWatching + #AmListening - Media Shares And #Reviews 06-02-20

She read books as one would breathe air, to fill up and live.
~Annie Dillard

Welcome to this week's weekly media shares and reviews post!

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OK. Let's see what I've been reading, watching, and listening to, and which song I'm going to share this week, shall we? After all, that's the point of this post, and why you're here today, right?

Reading:Thanks in part to my main focus being on reading and writing over the weekend, and also in part to the relatively short length of three of them, this week I read five books. So, here's what I read, along with my book reviews.

Airships by Barbara G. Tarn
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This was an excellent ending to the adventure, and a fantastic read in its own right. Wonderful worldbuilding, great characters, plus a nice blend of cyber punk, appocalyptic, and paranormal elements.

Laughter Lines: Life from the Tail End by Sue Vincent
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This is a marvelous and entertaining collection of poems. I'm already a fan of Ani from her blog posts and previous book, but I'm sure this book would have made me fall in love with her if I hadn't been. That dog is such a character, and the stories told in these poems are delightful.

Doggerel: Life with the Small Dog by Sue Vincent
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This is another delightfully entertaining collection of poems. I loved catching up with more of Ani and Sue's adventures through the stories told in them. If you're a fan of dogs and poetry, I have no doubt you'll enjoy them too.

Open a new door: a collection of poems by Robbie Cheadle
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This is a beautiful collection of poems. The glimpse of South Africa we get in the poetry from that section is fascinating to someone like me who has never been there, and is unlikely ever to do so. Then there are the poems in the sections about family, work, and other personal experiences of the two poets, which will touch your heart, even if you can't relate to the exact same experience. In short, this is a wonderfully written collection of poetry, which I highly recommend.

Death of a Crafty Knitter by Angela Pepper
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
My actual rating is 3.5 stars, but I rounded up. This was a pretty good read, but not as enjoyable as the first book. I kind of felt like the author was focussing more on the sarcasm and sense of humour of the main character than on the mystery at times. Also, the title kind of bugs me, because the knitting club essentially seemed to be there just to create a link between something in the story and the title (not to mention, I have to wonder how they finish any projects if their gatherings are like the one we saw all the time, since the little knitting they did during it seemed to just be an excuse to play a drinking game with their wool). So, a good read, but not a fantastic one. Good enough that I want to continue the series though.

Watching:This week I curled up on the sofa with Logan and watched some episodes of "NCIS" season 13. I also watched one of the versions of "The Jungle Book" (it was the old animated movie, which I've seen so many times I've lost count).

Listening:This week I haven't really been listening to anything. With that in mind, here's "The Bare Necessities" - sung by Bill Murray and Kermit Ruffins - from Disney's "The Jungle Book" (though not the version I watched this week) for your listening pleasure, since - though I haven't seen the version of the movie this version of the song comes from - this is my favourite song from the version of the movie I have seen. Anyway, enjoy!