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

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

It depends on my mood and what's happening that month.

Anywhere from 4-10.

I don't think I have any Christmas/Winter quotes.

I'm a day late with this, but I didn't read anything yesterday so it all worked out.

Finished:
Giant Days, Vol. 4 by John Allison
The Turn of the Screw by Henry James. (I hated this book with every fiber of my being.)
Twice in a Blue Moon by Christina Lauren

Currently reading:
One Night Gone by Tara Laskowski
Giant Days, Vol. 5 by John Allison
The Light After the War by Anita Abriel

Next:
The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin
Giant Days, Vol. 6 by John Allison
Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid

89. What is your favorite book format?
Physical. (I do like a good audio book though)

90. What/who got you into reading?
I moved to Kentucky at 19, started working a new job where I could listen to audio books, and there my love for books began.

91. What was your first favorite book?
I don't actually remember a favorite from when I was little.
My first favorite in high school was The Book Thief by Markus Zusak.

I would rather shop at an actual bookstore, but they are always so expensive.

I love courtroom drama or FBI mystery/thriller.

I'm focusing on three different books:

Giant Days, Vol. 4 by John Allison
Twice in a Blue Moon by Christina Lauren
The Turn of the Screw by Henry James

There's a chance I can get all of these done. If not, 2/3.

No chapter numbers. I agree with Debra!

I don't read books seasonally, but here's a list of holiday reads anyway.

1. 10 Blind Dates by Ashley Elston
2. One Day in December by Josie Silver
3. We Met in December by Rosie Curtis
4. Royal Holiday by Jasmine Guillory
5. Snowflakes at Mistletoe Cottage by Katie Ginger
6. One Week 'Til Christmas by Belinda Missen
7. Single All the Way by Karen King
8. The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg
9. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
10. Christmas Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella

Honorable mention:
The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman. This would be a good book to cozy up with during the holidays.

Finished:
Bunny by Mona Awad
Giant Days, Vol. 3 by John Allison

I put down The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern because it was making me slumpy. I will pick it up in the future.

Currently:
Twice in a Blue Moon by Christina Lauren
The Light After the War: A Novel by Anita Abriel
Giant Days, Vol. 4 by John Allison
The Turn of the Screw by Henry James

Next:
Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid
One Night Gone by Tara Laskowski
Giant Days, Vol. 5 by John Allison

Trying to pack as much as I can into December. Will I read it all? Absolutely not. There's no way.

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong.

The Last Affair by Margot Hunt & In the Full Light of the Sun by Clare Clark.

Miracle Creek by Angie Kim.

Recently finished: The Secret Commonwealth by Philip Pullman, Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout, and Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout.

Currently reading: Bunny by Mona Awad, The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern, Giant Days, Vol. 3 by John Allison, and creeping my way through A History of Western Philosophy by Bertrand Russell.

Next: There are so many I want to get to.

Giant Days, Vol. 4 by John Allison
A Hero Born by Jin Yong
Twice in a Blue Moon by Christina Lauren

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho.

War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy.

I honestly don't even know if I'll ever be able to read/comprehend the book. It's just so intriguing to me.

1. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

2. This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger

3. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

4. Birthday Girl by Penelope Douglas

5. Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

6. The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman

7. An Object of Beauty by Steve Martin

8. The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

9. The Weight of Ink by Rachel Kadish

10. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling

The Weight of Ink by Rachel Kadish.

*It's not all set before I was born, but the majority of it is, so I count it.

If I had to pick one where it is all set before I was born - Love and Ruin by Paula McLain

Small Spaces by Katherine Arden

Dead Voices by Katherine Arden

I'm going to keep trucking along with The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern and Bunny by Mona Awad.