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

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

Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center

The Other's Gold by Elizabeth Ames

I'm going to try and continue/possibly finish The Two Lila Bennetts by Liz Fenton.

If I'm not in the mood for that, then I am going to continue on with Dragonfly by Leila Meacham.

My favorite childhood book was probably a Junie B. Jones book. I read those like they were going out of style. I also remember reading Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss A LOT.

Favorite author. I'd like to know what their inspiration was for their novel(s).

Recently Finished: The Dutch House by Ann Patchett

Currently Reading:

The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo

The Two Lila Bennetts by Liz Fenton

The Doll Factory by Elizabeth Macneal

Next:
Wanderers by Chuck Wendig

Need to get that beast read before it has to go back to the library.

Anything out of the state I live in. I don't read a lot of books about Washington state, but I would love to live/visit there.

Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid.

I personally didn't love it. I even listened to the audiobook. It lacked emotion that could have been included if it wasn't written in interview format.

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens.

It was just an average well written fiction novel. Nothing special in my opinion.

1. War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy. I think we can all guess why this one is top of the list.

2. A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

3. Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry

4. The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo

5. The Clockmaker's Daughter by Kate Morton

6. The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah

7. Life After Life by Kate Atkinson

8. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

9. A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess

10. Needful Things by Stephen King

There are definitely a lot more, but these are the ones that jump out at me.

James Patterson and quite possibly Stephen King. Don't hate me.

The Two Lila Bennetts by Liz Fenton

After the End by Clare Mackintosh

Still trucking along with The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo.

Oh gosh, yes. Either All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr, The Weight of Ink by Rachel Kadish, or Love and Ruin by Paula McLain. Those are just a few. If I had to choose just one . . . The Weight of Ink by Rachel Kadish. One of the best novels I have EVER read.

I've never done either of these. I am not a beach person, but I'm leaning more toward that. The view is probably what sold it.

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. It's one of my favorite books of all time!

I recently finished:

The History of Love by Nicole Krauss

Currently reading:

The Dutch House by Ann Patchett. It's pretty much my main focus. I'm 56% of the way through it. I'm enjoying it, but I don't think it's going to be a new favorite.

Next:

I'll probably go ahead and finish up The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo. I have about 300 or so pages left.

The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo or The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware.

1. All Systems Red by Martha Wells. Sci-Fi is definitely out of my comfort zone.

2. The Tenth Muse by Catherine Chung. I didn't think I was going to like this based on the synopsis, but it was great!

3. Birthday Girl by Penelope Douglas. Romance used to be out of my comfort zone. Not so much anymore.

4. The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan. This authors writing was very different compared to anything else I've read.

5. Caged by Ellison Cooper

6. The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien. High fantasy used to be out of my comfort zone. I read it a little more now.

I can't think of other ones I enjoyed that were out of my comfort zone.

Krystyna wrote: "This Thursday's (8/29/2019) topic is:
Books with illustrations vs. books without illustrations"

It's cute when books have illustrations. They don't bother me. I don't have a large imagination, so they definitely help me.

Krystyna wrote: "This Thursday's (8/22/2019) topic is:
Tidy ending vs. Cliffhanger"

I like tidy endings.

Krystyna wrote: "This Thursday's (8/15/2019) topic is:
When you're reading a hardcover book, do you keep the dust jacket on or take it off?"

I think I tend to leave them on. I don't own a lot of hardcover books, and if I do read any they are from the library.