What book have you gotten recently?

[M.L.]

Good for you!

[Kim]

Lisa wrote: "You gotta treat yourself sometimes!"


😃

[[deleted user]]

This past week I read "Fear" by Bob Woodward and "Pieces" by Sally Field, both very good. I had stared Homo Deus by Yuval Noah Harari (the author of "Sapiens") but had to set it aside. I've picked it up again and am loving it. I'm also browsing through "Shade" by Pete Souza (presidential photographer to Reagan and Obama). "Shade" juxtaposes 45's tweets and newspaper headlines with photos of 44. I find it both amusing and historically significant.

[Siddhant]

I just bought and began Infinite Jest. Wish me luck everyone.

[Lisa]

Siddhant wrote: "I just bought and began Infinite Jest. Wish me luck everyone."

Can't wait to hear about this one!

[Lisa]

Emily wrote: "I recently had a shopping spree over the past week.
-Kingdom of Ash
-Gemina
-The Dark Vault
-The Devil in the White City (secondhand)
-Kite Runner (second hand)
-An ARC of Spinning Silver (secondhand)"

The Devil in the White City and Kite Runner are FANTASTIC!

[Sarah]

I am trying to read all the books in A Series Of Unfortunate Events,
before the end of the year. that may not happen. My library card won't let me checkout books. So much for that goal. :(

[Lisa]

Sarah wrote: "I am trying to read all the books in A Series Of Unfortunate Events,
before the end of the year. that may not happen. My library card won't let me checkout books. So much for that goal. :("

Oh no! I hope you can get that fixed. I would let the library know asap so they can help you fix the error. Don't be hard on yourself for not reaching your reading goals. Reading is supposed to be fun, not stressful!

[Sarah]

Yeah!

[Siddhant]

I just read The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas. To put it mildly, let's just say that I wasn't prepared for what happens.

[Kim]

I just got Transcription from the library...

[John]

I just purchased today The Dreamers by Karen Thompson Walker. I loved her inaugural book, The Age of Miracles and hope her second will be just as good. Her first book involves a near future Earth that is slowing down and imagines the social and psychological ramifications of this physical phenomenon. Her newest book has a similar theme in that an epidemic of women are falling to sleep and are not able to be awakened. I would imagine that the author will explore the societal ramifications of this epidemic. The author was thought-provoking in her first and I'm hoping for the ssame in this book.

[[deleted user]]

What a great question. I'm looking forward to finding some new books and authors perusing the responses. This past month I've bought or borrowed and read:

-Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family - JD Vance
-Homo Deus - Yuval Noah Harari
-Becoming - Michelle Obama
-Shelter in Place - Nora Roberts
-Identical Strangers: A Memoir of Twins Separated and Reunited - Elyse Schein and Paula Bernstein
-In Pieces - Sally Field
-I know Why The Caged Bird Sings - Maya Angelou
-A Man Called Ove - Fredrik Backman

I'm listening to:
- My Grandmother Ask Me to Tell You She's Sorry -
by Fredrik Backman (it's great)
- Next up is: Born A Crime - Trevor Noah


I downloaded a bunch of the classic collections available for free and my 2019 resolution is to read through my backlog of unread books before I purchase any more hardcovers. (I can't resist deals and freebies on my Kindle. )

[Nikhita]

I got myself a book by Mridula Singh called "Live More", that's going to be my second book of the year!!

[Elizabeth]

I just got a bunch for.my birthday!!
- Stain
-Cruel Prince
-The Girl at the Grave
- Shatter the Suns
-All the Wandering Light
- Curse So Dark and Lonely
-King of Scars
-Ship of Smoke and Steel
-The Traitor's Kiss

[John]

I purchased today The Personality Brokers: The Strange History of Myers-Briggs and the Birth of Personality Testing by Merve Emre. I am a college professor teaching psychology. I thought this might update some of my lecture on personality psychology, especially trait theories.

[Kim]

I just bought The Weight Of Ink at a small bookshop based on the bookseller’s recommendation. Only 50 pages in but I like it and find it very well written.

[QueenAmidala28]

I bought as a present for my Mother. Otherwise I haven't BOUGHT any books; I borrow 99% of my books from the library :)

[Wayne]

Started new year with "thank you for being late" very current and applicable to our current living environment. Moved into World War II history by reading "Inferno" and excellent approach to World War II focusing on people not events. Snuck in a few light urban fantasy reads – Rosemary and rue; Serafina.

Just finished The Fifth Season a great addition to speculative fiction/fantasy, a five star read, now onto the next
book

[Kim]

Just got American Prison from my library. Not my usual type of read but it was recommended by a friend.

[Dustin]

Seeing as how this group encouraged me to read book I in Tomi Adeyemi's f
trilogy (Children of Blood and Bone was easily one of my favorite books last year,) it's only fitting that I share Children of Virtue and Vengeance. My wife gifted this stunning hardcover for Christmas.

[Jenny]

Gideon the Ninth and I got myself all Asimovs Foundation books

[Lisa]

Jenny! Good to hear from you again! I just finished the first foundation book this morning!! Great stuff!

John, what a wonderful gift! I love it when people know you well enough to give you books as gifts!! :)

[Jenny]

I'm still alive! Just cut down on all social media XD

[Vic]

JK Rowling - The Casual Vacancy. Changing up my reading norms for 2020.

[Lisa]

Jenny, it's good to have you back!! I've missed all of my OG group peeps!! I hope you are doing well?

Vic, how are you liking The Casual Vacancy if you've started reading it yet? I've thought about this one for a while but haven't picked it up yet.

[Vic]

I got hooked just from the prologue...hahahaha. Mission accomplished JK...lol

[Vic]

Lisa, sorry to add your name to my post....but yeah, I got hooked from the prologue alone.

[Lisa]

Vic wrote: "Lisa, sorry to add your name to my post....but yeah, I got hooked from the prologue alone."

That's ok! I am glad you are enjoying it!! I need to check this one out!

[Amanda]

Death on the River by Diane Fanning

[Lisa]

Amanda wrote: "Death on the River by Diane Fanning"

Oooh! True Crime! I love it!

[Lisa]

So I recently purchased Moby-Dick or, the Whale because..well.. I've never read it! Yikes! I know, its one of those classics that everyone out there should have read by now. I just never got around to it but I mean to read it soon!

What is a classic that 'everyone' has read that you haven't?

[Ap]

Lisa wrote: "So I recently purchased Moby-Dick or, the Whale because..well.. I've never read it! Yikes! I know, its one of those classics that everyone out there should have read by now. I just ne..."

War and Peace

[Lisa]

Ap wrote: "Lisa wrote: "So I recently purchased Moby-Dick or, the Whale because..well.. I've never read it! Yikes! I know, its one of those classics that everyone out there should have read by n..."

That's another one I have not read! I need to do a year where I just read classics that I never got around to haha

[Amber]

oh jeez way too many. I preordered the nevernight chronicles deluxe box set by jay kristoff, the shadow of what was lost by James Islington and other but I can on remember these

[Rebekah]

I already read Tom Clancy's 'Endwar' (Book #1) and 'Endwar: The Hunted' (Book #2). I'm now starting the third and last in the series 'Endwar: The Missing' (Book #3). I've read the reviews and it's received 3 or less stars, but I'm gonna try to give it a go.

[Bookworm]

This one was such a wild ride, very intense. Perfect for my October spooky read. I plan to read more from this author, I like her writing style.