Vivian’s Comments (group member since Jun 02, 2018)

Vivian’s comments from the Laurel County Public Library group.

LCPL wrote: "Happy Monday! Hope everyone had a great weekend. What do you currently have checked out from the library?"

Nothing new.

LCPL wrote: "QOTD: Which fictional family would you want to celebrate Thanksgiving with?"

I know they're not related at all, but I would love to spend the holiday with the friend group in Giant Days. I think it would be so entertaining.

LCPL wrote: "QOTD: Do you enjoy reading cookbooks or trying recipes from other books you read?"

Nah, I usually get them from online.

LCPL wrote: "This or That: Falling leaves or freshly fallen snow?"

There's something special about the first snowfall.

LCPL wrote: "QOTD: What book do you associate with cozy vibes?"

Maybe Garlic and the Vampire or Garlic and the Witch by Bree Paulsen

LCPL wrote: "QOTD: Do you read holiday-themed books? If so, do you start reading them in November or wait until December?"

No, I don't typically read holiday books.

LCPL wrote: "Happy Wednesday! What have you recently finished reading? What are you currently reading? What do you plan on reading next?"

No update.

LCPL wrote: "Top Ten: Oldest (aka Earliest Published) Books On My TBR"

1. Emma by Jane Austen
2. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
3. The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
4. Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
5. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte
6. North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell
7. A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
8. Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy
9. The Broken Wings by Kahill Gibran
10. Kappa by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

LCPL wrote: "QOTD: Do you have a favorite quote from a recent read?"

"Each season of life is an edition that corrects the last and that will be corrected in turn until the definitive edition, which the editor delivers to the worms, free of charge." - The Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cubas, Machado de Assis

“It seems very American to expect grief to change something. Like a token you cash in. A formula. Grieve x amount, receive y amount of comfort. Work a day in the grief mines and get paid in tickets to the company store.” - Martyr!, Kaveh Akbar

“I shouldn't treat my body like a shore for others to shipwreck onto. Somehow no one has told me this yet.” - Coexistence, Billy-Ray Belcourt

LCPL wrote: "Happy Friday! Hope you had a great week! What does everyone plan on reading this weekend?"

I'll continue in The Fellowship of the Ring. I may try to even finish The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer. It reads fast, it's not very long, and I'm 70 pages into it already.

If I don't do that, there are a few books I just got from the library that I'm excited about.

LCPL wrote: "QOTD: Are there any authors whose work you’ll automatically buy?"

Billy-Ray Belcourt
Akwaeke Emezi
Adam Haslett

Those are probably the main ones.

LCPL wrote: "QOTD: Maple-flavored treats or cinnamon-spiced goodies?"

I'll go with maple-flavored treats.

LCPL wrote: "Happy Wednesday! What have you recently finished reading? What are you currently reading? What do you plan on reading next?"

Finished:
Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar

Currently:
The Fellowship of the Ring by JRR Tolkien
The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer

Next:
Not really sure.

LCPL wrote: "QOTD: Do you have a favorite poem or poet?"

I don't read enough poetry to have one, but there have been some poetry collections I've really enjoyed.

Rifqa by Mohammed El-Kurd
This Wound is a World by Billy-Ray Belcourt

LCPL wrote: "QOTD: Do you keep a reading journal or any type of reading log? If not, do you plan to keep one starting next year?"

I've tried for many years to keep a reading journal, and I can't find a way that helps me stick to it. I buy a new journal every year and by March it's stashed away never to be seen again.

LCPL wrote: "QOTD: What’s something you’re looking forward to this month?"

There's not really anything lol.

LCPL wrote: "QOTD: Do you have any fun, exciting plans this weekend? Cozy, bookish plans?"

I have to work so I don't know how much of anything will get done. I have no other plans.

LCPL wrote: "Happy Friday! Hope you had a great week! What does everyone plan on reading this weekend?"

Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar
&
The Fellowship of the Ring by JRR Tolkien

LCPL wrote: "QOTD: Are you planning to tackle any big books this month?"

I definitely won't finish it this month, but I am starting my re-read of The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien.

LCPL wrote: "This or That: Planning for holidays or savoring the moment?"

I don't do a lot during holidays. I do like planning gifts ahead of time though, but that's about it.