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K.L. wrote: "Happy Thursday, everyone!It has been over a week, but today I finally got the results of my CT scan! I do need to follow up with one of my other doctors regarding an incidental finding, but for the most part everything is looking good, and there aren’t any urgent problems. Thank you all so much for your good thoughts and vibes. I really appreciate it."
Oh, my! That's great news!
"In other news, my dad and I went to see the new Indiana Jones movie earlier today. I would love to say that we loved the movie, but the theater had a technical issue that prevented us from seeing any of it. The movie theater did give us a refund on our tickets, as well as free passes for our next movie, which we’re definitely going to use. We’re still planning to see Indiana Jones in the theater, but it’ll probably be next week."
Well, that's disappointing! :(
"As far as reading is concerned, I have read a tremendous amount this week! I’ve been trying to read a fairly even mix of books from my TBR and “New Books” lists, and I’ve managed to make a decent amount of progress on both."
You are a reading machine! :)
"as well as The Masterful Cat Is Depressed Again, Today, by Hitsuzi Yamada."
That title is certainly intriguing! ;)
"So much for showing some self-control on my book purchases through the end of July…"
I am secretly clapping for a fellow book-hoarder! :)
"~Twenty Years After — This was a great sequel to The Three Musketeers! I was originally planning to stretch my reading of this book over the whole month of July, but it ended up being so good that I just didn’t want to put it down. 📚: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️"
I had no idea there was a sequel. Of course, I've yet to read TTM!
"~A Study in Death — This is the fourth book in the Lady Darby Mystery series. I thought this was a clever mystery, and a great continuation of the series. I had a hard time putting this book down. Content Alert: (view spoiler) 📚: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️"
I have the first book in the series on my TBR listing...
"~The Jane Austen Society — I did end up really enjoying this book, but I have to confess that I had a hard time getting invested in the story. It’s much more character focused than I anticipated, and it took me about half of the book to really engage with the plot. Once I did, however, I didn’t want to stop listening. Richard Armitage is a great narrator, and I really enjoyed all of the different voices he used for the characters. Content Alert: (view spoiler) 🎧: ⭐️⭐️⭐️"
This is on my TBR listing!
"QOTW:
I don’t read many retellings, but I definitely prefer to read the original book first."
I think I would prefer to do so as well.
Dubhease wrote: "Happy Thursday.Sorry to here about your cat, Lynn."
Thank you!
"I finished a book and made good progress on my last two July books. (I'm doing a summer reading challenge for which I need to finish 4 books a month - easy for many of you, but I find the summer busy)"
Good for you for challenging yourself!
"QOTW: The question of the week is a good one. I would normally say yes. Except that I read The Turn of the Screw because I thought I needed to in order to appreciate Ruth Ware's The Turn of the Key. Turn of the Screw was apparently written because the author needed money; I suppose it did make me appreciate Turn of the Key more because it was better written."
That made me laugh! :)
"On a related note, I'm always confused about what exactly a "retelling" is. It sounds like it is telling the same story a different way (like it modern times), when I think my TBR list is full of spin-offs and derivative works. The Jane Austen Project isn't a retelling. I'm not even sure "Death Comes to Pemberly" (a mini-series) is a retelling because it's set 3-5 years after Pride and Prejudice.
It's funny this came up because in another group someone proposed reading "an original and a retelling". And I don't know what to do with a prompt like that. My TBR is full of books relating to either Alice in Wonderland or Pride and Prejudice, but I've read both originals and I'm not sure how many books are strictly "retellings"."
You make so many good points, Dubhease! Personally, I feel if someone simply uses the characters to write a totally different story (as in Death Comes to Pemberly) that doesn't qualify as a retelling. Then my thoughts went to setting and that the setting should be the same or similar, but that doesn't hold with Sci-Fi/Fantasy retellings, some of which I have adored! I guess it is up to each of us to determine what qualifies as a retelling? Merriam Webster defines it as "a new version of a story." (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dicti...)
Nadine in NY wrote: "Happy Thursday!! It's been HOT. I need to mow the lawn again, and I keep putting it off."
Ugh. Our temps have backed off a bit.
"I'm home alone this week, my kids are on vacation with their dad, so I have been feeling completely untethered! No job, no kids, no reason to do any particular thing at any particular time, it's like I'm floating. I can have any meals I want whenever I want, I can go to bed, I can read, I can leave tie dye buckets all over the basement, it's all good!! I could go to bed RIGHT NOW if I wanted to!!"
I would love to see the tie-dye buckets all over! LOL
"I have ex's dog for the week, and Charlie is very affectionate but he is also Mr Pee On All the Things, so have to keep all doors closed when room is not in use, which means my Molly is all out of sorts since she can't go lie on my bed whenever she likes, so she has decided to spend her mornings in the basement instead. No, I don't understand. There is a couch right there, wide open, that she could lie on, but she'd rather hang out on a pile of sheets in the basement (the sheets were left there especially for her because she hides in the basement on 4th of July week, and we just haven't picked them up yet). Sophie usually LOVES having Charlie stay with us, but she has started limping, she's clearly uncomfortable and not herself (but the vet can't find anything wrong) so she's not been enjoying his visit like she usually does. It's good that she doesn't have Lyme disease or cancer, but it's bad that she's in pain and I don't know why. Tonight she has been cleared to start getting NSAIDs - vet gave her a shot of NSAID yesterday and that helped immensely and immediately, so I'm hopeful the pills will help too."
The dog we had while the kids were growing up was a border collie who lived very long. She suffered from arthritis and it started with a limp... I hope this is something very temporary for your furbaby!
"Three Bags Full by Leonie Swann - I've been wanting to read this book ever since I first learned about it, back when a reading challenge had a "non human POV" category. It is very clever! and very ovine!! But, it's not a great murder mystery, not at all - a lot of the storyline fizzles out into nothing, and several plot lines are just left hanging, never fully resolved. I guess I'm glad I read it, but i only give it two stars. I checked off "involving sheep or shepherds" in the winter challenge that I still haven't finished. This fits several categories for AtY, including: debut novel, repeated object, European author, translated, and involves a murder. I decided to check off "European author.""
Wow. That sounds wild! LOL
"How to Fake It in Hollywood by Ava Wilder - I really loved this contemporary romance!! Wilder is a great writer, all the dialogue flows so naturally, and I can't wait to read what she publishes next! I never would have read this book, it wasn't on my radar at all, until I needed to find a book about divorce and I saw this on our Listopia. Is this "about" divorce? no, not really. But two of the main characters ARE divorced from each other, so close enough, right?"
Another romance I would be willing to read!
"Those Who Walk Away by Patricia Highsmith - this was a very slow and odd book, it was eerie and atmospheric with a strong sense of place (that place being Venice, Italy), and when I finished it I kept thinking about it for a long time. Five stars. I used to say I don't like books in which nothing much happens, but I've been liking A LOT of books lately in which nothing much happens!! This was my "published the year I was born" book, this is the third time I've had to seek out a book from that year for a reading challenge, and I hope that's the last time I see that category, because I'm running out of books to read from that year! (But I'm glad we had it again THIS year or I might not have ever gotten around to reading this book!)"
Ha! Ha! I now have a whole listing of such books in a Word document just in case... :) But it sounds like a whole lot happens from reading the synopsis! :) I would like to read her Strangers on a Train, but I don't know that I'm interested in any others.
"Lust, Caution by Eileen Chang - I had been wanting to read this short story for a long time, I had high expectations based on the movie that I saw years ago, and I was disappointed. Ang Lee gives a lot of needed background in his movie, all of which is lacking in this short, and I have not enough familiarity with the time period and its politics, nor with Chinese culture and language, to "get it." This fits several categories for AtY: Asian diaspora author, con/deception, tinker/tailor/soldier/spy, novella, and translation. I decided to check off "translation.""
Huh. Looks interesting.
"QotW
Nope, not at all. If the retelling is done well, I'll get all the information I need to enjoy it within the text itself. Sure, maybe I'm missing a few "easter eggs" and that's fine, I accept that.
Several times now, I've read a book without realizing it's a retelling at first, until either certain things start to stand out, or I read another review saying it was a retelling and have that "aha!" moment. I love that "aha!" moment!
For example: I had no idea at first that Home Fire was a retelling of Antigone, until I was well into the book and it started ringing certain bells in my head, and I looked it up and yep, a retelling! Same for Across a Star-Swept Sea, which I actually read shortly after reading The Scarlet Pimpernel but I still didn't realize at first that it was a retelling, even though one character is a spy called The Wild Poppy. (The first book in that series, For Darkness Shows the Stars, is a retelling of Persuasion.)
I guess in these examples, I HAD read the original first, so this doesn't exactly back up my point, does it?"
LOL ;)
Harmke wrote: "Sorry about your loss Lynn."Thank you!
"I downloaded Notion this week. Now I'm kind of lost in it to discover all the options. I never used a digital notes app, so this is a world full of discoveries. I wanted to have a place to store all my physical clippings of interesting articles. Well, I'm having that plus much more."
I'm going to admit my ignorance. What is Notion?
"Finished
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer⭐⭐
Not for PS
I don’t know. This just wasn’t it for me. Imho Dear Edward was a better way of writing about the impact of sudden loss of family and grieving."
I didn't find Foer's writing style to be especially enjoyable. but I did appreciate the message of this book. Sorry it wasn't more enjoyable for you!
"QOTW
No, not 'must'. Sometimes it’s nice to read the original first to get the subtle hints. Sometimes it’s better to read the retelling first to get you interested in the story in the first place."
Both can be true!
Nadine in NY wrote: "L Y N N wrote: "Good Thursday morning, POPSUGAR devotees!My last two weeks have been traumatic, but I’m in (self-declared) full recovery after our youngest furbaby left this world for something much better, sans..."
I am so sorry for your loss. The hardest thing about having pets is that they don't live long enough. (Well, except for parrots & tortoises, I guess.)"
You always make me laugh, Nadine!
I'm not big on birds and certainly never intend to have a reptile! Though I did allow an iguana lizard to live with me for 6 months as a favor to a friend who was staying with me at the time. It was during spring/summer and early fall, so was outside in a huge cage she had built for him. He was 5 feet long and trust me, when he got out and I had to wrangle him back into the cage, it was quite the tussle! Those tails are vicious! ;)
Jen wrote: "Big hugs to you, Lynn. I'm so sorry about Tigger."Thank you!
"Finished:
A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor by Hank Green - 4 stars - for a book with just text on the cover. I still think the first book stands alone just fine, but I also enjoyed the sequel, if only for explaining more about Carl."
I just looked at my copy of this the other day and thought I'd really like to get it read! Soon! I loved the first book.
"Currently reading:
A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik - for a book I meant to read in 2022. I've been meaning to read this whole trilogy, so I dropped all three books into prompts. :)"
Very smart!
"Upcoming/Planned:
The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik - for a book with a map. It's got an illustration/diagram of the school in the back, so I'm counting that as a map."
That words!
"QOTW:
I don't think its necessary, but I think sometimes I can help you spot more subtle references to the original."
Agreed!
"I think retellings are better when they help "modernize" a classic story and bring its message to an audience that might struggle with the original language or writing style, or in the case of folk/fairy tales, when there's not necessarily one set version of the story."
Good points!
Doni wrote: "Lynn, I'm sorry for your loss. 6.5 years goes by very quickly."You are so right! It really does! Though the memories will last a lifetime. :)
"I've almost finished an audio book which I gave myself as a personal prompt which was a huge challenge for me as I usually find listening to audio books stressful. This one is The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman and is narrated by the author and a full cast. Everything done recently about this series is very good. (Check out the HBO series if you haven't!)"
YAY! Good for you!
"Finished: All Who Are Weary: Easing the Burden on the Walk with Mental Illness This one seemed a pretty good one for opening a discussion about how to deal with mental illness in a community. I will be leading a book club discussion on it."
Best of luck with the discussion! Sounds as if it will provide much fodder for a rousing discussion!
"Currently reading: Babel: An Arcane History SFF and Dark Academia. I am quite enjoying this. It feels so niche and the author seems perfectly poised for writing it with her background."
Cool!
"QotW: I don't think I've read enough re-tellings to have a strong pattern, but sometimes it's the other way around for me-- If I read a re-telling I enjoy, then I'm inspired to read the original. This happened for me with some plays: I watched All Times, All Things, All Places which was based on Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House and then watched Ibsen. The re-telling was better!!!"
I like the idea of the reverse happening as well!
Ashley Marie wrote: "Happy Thursday! Good friends of mine had their baby this week, so that’s where all my excitement is directed right now. I’ve gotten nothing done at work because I keep checking social media for new pictures and I don’t care a whit lol. Hubby and I are getting plans together for a trip to West Virginia in October and New Year’s in Pittsburgh with friends - suddenly the end of the year is filling up! And I’m organizing my new driver’s license and getting the ball rolling on a passport so we can travel more in the coming year/s - I want to see a spring training baseball game in Arizona in the spring, and need to update some stuff for that. Also organizing birthday plans and other outings with friends in the fall. I’m feeling good about life this week."Fun!
"On the reading front, one of my libraries is dealing with an outage, and it seems like as part of that their Libby system keeps trying (and failing) to verify my card, so until that gets resolved I can’t use their system. Hurry upppp I have audiobooks I wanna listen to!"
Hope that gets fixed soon!
"Finished:
A Room of One’s Own - 5 stars. A spur-of-the-moment Libby pickup and I’m SO glad I did! This one is a new favorite and I’m sure I’ll come back to it in the future."
I adored this! She was quite the intellectual!
"The Remains of the Day - 2 stars, and the Kazuo Ishiguro Experience ends here for me. A book about a vacation"
Perhaps I enjoyed this enough for both of us! ;)
"ETA: I'm happy to cover the discussion for Longbourn if you need!"
THANK YOU SO MUCH, ASHLEY MARIE!! I have added you to the appropriate postings!! :)
"Currently:
Pageboy - beautifully written. I was crying by page 10 A celebrity memoir"
This looks very interesting!
"The Irish Game: A True Story of Crime and Art - not giving up on this one yet, I just keep getting distracted!"
Kudos to you for persevering! And I'm glad to know others get distracted from some books as well!! :)
"Upcoming:
milk and honey
Mistress of the Art of Death
The Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls"
That is quite an eclectic combo! They all look interesting!
"QOTW: Followup on “retellings” question in week #27: Do you feel that you must have read the classic book before reading the “retelling”?
I think it helps but I don't think it's necessary! Case in point: I haven't read Native Son and I loved the Dear Martin duology (didn't even know it was derivative tbh!) but I'm planning to read Native Son next month so we'll see how it goes."
Cool! I'll push these up on my TBR as well!
Ashley Marie wrote: "L Y N N wrote: "Good Thursday morning, POPSUGAR devotees!My last two weeks have been traumatic, but I’m in (self-declared) full recovery after our youngest furbaby left this world for something much better, sans..."
Oh Lynn, sending so much love to you. We had to have one of ours unexpectedly put down a few years ago, a week before she turned seven, and I was inconsolable for weeks. I think it took a full month before I could talk about her without dissolving in tears. I feel you, and my heart is with you."
Glad to know it is not just me who finds it so difficult to let go...
I'm blaming my advanced age... ;)
Katy wrote: "Lynn,Sorry about Tigger."
Thank you! I'll make up something bizarrely happy to post next week. Enough doom and gloom from me! :)
"I read The Reformation of the 16th Century as a book I bought used. Very interesting."
Though I ascribe to no organized religion, this would fill in some theological history that I am ignorant about...
"I've started The Songs of the Kings as my book with a map. Fairly boring thus far."
A mythical retelling! Cool!
"QOTW: No. I've done it both ways. I actually read a retelling of Tristan and Isolde a few years ago and I have another retelling of that as planned for that prompt this year, and I'm not otherwise familiar with them pretty much at all."
Good to know!
December Group Read Discussion: Bookshops & Bonedust (Legends & Lattes #0) by Travis Baldree
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Jul 20, 2023 04:49PM
This is the December Monthly Group Read discussion for Bookshops & Bonedust (Legends & Lattes #0) by Travis Baldree. This book can be used to fulfill prompt #32 A book released during the second half of 2023. Because it’s the end of another great reading and book discussion year and we want to include a brand-new book!Every person reads at a different pace, so please use spoiler tags if you are sharing any plot-related surprises. This allows others to decide whether this information might reveal surprising information they have not yet read.
It can also be helpful to other readers if you post the location within the book noting your progress (chapter and/or page number) with the spoiler. That way, if someone else has read that far they can go ahead and open the spoiler, but if not, they'll know to skip it for now and return later...
TO ADD SPOILER TAGS:
Use this for spoilers, just remove the spaces:
< spoiler > write your spoiler here and close with < / spoiler >
Posts here should only be contributions to discussion about this book.
This is the November Monthly Group Read discussion for The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern. This book can be used to fulfill prompt prompt #41 A book written during NaNoWriMo. NaNoWriMo runs throughout the month of November!No one has volunteered, so we will muddle along as best we can. I have posted several generic questions to start us off. I'll plan to post some follow-up questions from the publisher's website about mid-month. In the meantime, please feel free to comment as you read, being aware of using spoilers and noting what chapter you are currently reading. We don't want to "spoil it" for each other as we read! 😉
Every person reads at a different pace, so please use spoiler tags if you are sharing any plot-related surprises. This allows others to decide whether this information might reveal surprising information they have not yet read.
It can also be helpful to other readers if you post the location within the book noting your progress (chapter and/or page number) with the spoiler. That way, if someone else has read that far they can go ahead and open the spoiler, but if not, they'll know to skip it for now and return later...
TO ADD SPOILER TAGS:
Use this for spoilers, just remove the spaces:
< spoiler > write your spoiler here and close with < / spoiler >
Posts here should only be contributions to discussion about this book.
This discussion thread is to mark your completion of the November challenge to fulfill prompt #41 A book written during NaNoWriMo. NaNoWriMo runs throughout the month of November!
Please include the following information about this book:
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Jul 20, 2023 04:35PM
Felicia wrote: "I meant to reread this last month but didn't get a the library copy in time lol. Once you have finished reading, would you recommend this book to others? Why? Or why not?
I would definitely recom..."
You make excellent points about this one, Felicia! I would agree with your comments wholeheartedly!
Good Thursday morning, POPSUGAR devotees!My last two weeks have been traumatic, but I’m in (self-declared) full recovery after our youngest furbaby left this world for something much better, sans bacterial infection symptoms. I keep trying to focus on the fact that we had 6 ½ very adventurous years with Miss Tigger. She was one-of-a-kind and very special to me, for which I am grateful. We made many changes in our household to accommodate one of the most hyperactively curious felines I’ve seen, and I’m keeping them that way, in her memory. Things like hiding away the toilet paper and paper towels. (For some reason she was never really interested in Kleenex!) Oh, and hiding our toothbrushes which she believed were in the wall-mounted holder to simply aid her in grooming her fur! :) I am just now getting to the point that I can think of her and not cry, so that is progress. Meanwhile, we still share our household with three very individual and unique felines! (I have thus far resisted my immediate impulse to indulge in obtaining another kitten. Honestly, three is plenty!) Though I am amazed at how much quieter our household is now...
I have been zoning out and playing games on my phone as therapy. :) Not very productive, but necessary, IMHO.
Fortunately, I have gained some new students in the three heated therapy pool classes I teach who are very interesting people and very physically challenged. It always makes me feel good to know that I am able to help students modify the movements in my classes for their own unique bodies and needs. My mantra is “If I show you something to do and you try it and it hurts, don’t do it! Modify it for you. Just keep moving!” That has been a positive aspect of my life that has helped me immensely during the past 5-6 weeks. I’m grateful for that, especially right now.
Other than that, the book club I facilitate finally got to meet on Tuesday for our June book discussion! We read The House in the Cerulean Sea which is one of my all-time favorite books! I also enjoyed Under the Whispering Door and am now reading In the Lives of Puppets which is poignant and fascinating! I doubt Klune will write anything I won’t enjoy reading! I definitely get his sense of humor! I also own a copy of The Extraordinaries which I will plan to read soon!
I’m just now regaining my reading mojo, so hopefully I’ll be knocking out some of my July buddy reads this weekend! I am also excited to get to The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley for our July Monthly Group Read!
Question of the Week
Followup on “retellings” question in week #27: Do you feel that you must have read the classic book before reading the “retelling”?
This is interesting to me because I definitely want to have read a classic book before reading a retelling, though I don’t feel it is necessary for other retellings such as myths or folktales. I’m not sure why that is, but there it is! LOL
For example, I have determined not to read Barbara Kingsolver’s newest release Demon Copperhead until I have read Dickens’ David Copperfield. Admittedly, I feel as if I should read the Dickens book anyway.
I have also noted that I want to read Richard Wright’s Native Son before reading Nic Stone’s Dear Justyce.
I plan to reread (after 50+ years) Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice before reading Jo Baker’s Longbourn for our September Monthly Group Read.
In making this listing, I realized that perhaps I feel as if I should read those classic books anyway, regardless of a "retelling." :)
ADMIN STUFF
The July Monthly Group Read discussion of Lucy Foley’s The Hunting Party is currently underway HERE! You can also list any book(s) you’ve read to fulfill prompt #47 A book with a holiday that’s not Christmas HERE!
Ashley Marie is the "vivacious volunteer" who will guide the September Monthly Group read discussion of Longbourn by Jo Baker. This book can be used to fulfill prompt #14 A modern retelling of a classic Since September is typically a time for returning to school and reading "classics"! THANK YOU, ASHLEY MARIE!
Just a reminder that the comprehensive listing of 2023 Monthly Group Reads can be found HERE
Popsugar: 42/50
Nadine’s Q1 Mini-Challenge: 7/10
AtY: 50/52
RHC: 13/24
I have some books documented, but will work on adding a few more before including in this posting later!
Carmen wrote: "L Y N N wrote: "Carmen wrote: "I don't even know how time keeps passing, it's like I'm hardly here for it. So as boring as it is to read, have a list of my past week xD"Wow. Your week was NOT bori...
Glad to amuse! I want to make clear that there's nothing inherently wrong with a Christian retelling, but this had me triple checking that this was indeed a modern retelling, because the language used and treatment of women felt more classic. So yeah. My first ever DNF, hahaha!"
At least you just put it down and didn't waste your time!
Katy wrote: "L Y N N wrote: "Katy wrote: "Lynn,"I read If I Ran the Zoo as my challenged book."
WHAT?!? What in the WORLD (Not the word going through my head right now, but definitely more acceptable than my thoughts!) is objectionable about that one?!? Geeminy!.."
Slant-eyed Asians and pictures of monkeys that may have supposed to have been African people."
Admittedly, I haven't looked at that one since my own children were young...but... Well, I just keep remembering the literature professor who was doing research and couldn't locate a copy of Little Black Sambo and was told his university's library had destroyed it because of the racist depiction, etc. He was so upset! His point was that we should retain a record of the older publications to know how much change has occurred! (He was a darker-skinned person himself...)
Bea wrote: "L Y N N, I am so sorry about Tigger, and I truly understand the relief of making a decision about treating your furbaby."It is so stressful!!
Theresa wrote: "It's still Thursday so I'm not really late, though it feels like it should at least be Saturday it's been such a packed long day. Crisis point with work you know. Forging on."Ugh. At least you survived with enough time to check in! :)
"PS - 37/50 ATY - 50/52 - only 2 more to read to finish ATY! And it happened with just random reading"
Whoo! Whoo!
"Currently Reading:
Hercule Poirot's Christmas"
Ah, another person who can read a Christmas book any time! :)
"QOTW: I do enjoy reading good ones and I have a lot in my TBR - I like spreading them out through my reading. I've also read and continue to read classics so making connections back to the original influence is fun. Badly written like any badly written retellings are to be avoided (though I can't think of one right now).
Ones I rated very highly in the last few years and recommend - across many genres:
A Study in Scarlet Women - Sherlock Holmes, of course
Circe - brilliant and beautiful
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue it's both a retelling of Faust and of the myth of Persephone."
Loved all three of these!
"I'm sure there are many many more but I'm really tired and brain dead."
Hoping you slept well!
Kaia wrote: "I'm so sorry to hear about Tigger, Lynn. I hope everything goes well. My new furbaby is settling in, but has far more reactivity issues than expected. There's a lot of training for her in my future. In the meantime, I've done some reading."Good luck acclimating the new family member! Fingers crossed for our youngest...and sickest!
"Finished
Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah. This was excellent. A really interesting look into Apartheid South Africa and the country as it ended. Used for the two languages prompt."
Definitely one I intend to read...
"Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson. An excellent, funny read that I only picked up because I needed something to occupy my mind between a job interview and a doctor's appointment. Like a modernised Christie novel. I'm looking forward to the next in the series, which I'll use for one of the released in 2023 prompts. This one fits the book about divorce."
I admit to being fascinated by the title! I cannot begin to imagine it...
"DNF
Lessons in Chemistry I thought I'd like it, and it had some great moments, but I couldn't get into it."
Sorry this didn't work for you! :( (I loved it!)
"Currently Reading
The Rebel and the Kingdom: The True Story of the Secret Mission to Overthrow the North Korean Regime
Miss Memory Lane: A Memoir
Zak George's Dog Training Revolution: The Complete Guide to Raising the Perfect Pet with Love"
All nonfiction! :)
"QOTW
I love retellings of classics, which may be why I love fanfic so much. I like getting a different perspective of favorite characters and settings. I just picked Frankissstein: A Love Story up from the library and have March on my TBR pile as well."
I do intend to read that first one...eventually!
