Cynda Loves to Read (Retired Thread)

[Cynda]

Elyse wrote: "Welcome back! Looks like heavy reading!"

Thanks Elyse! Thank you for your on-going service.

[Ann A]

Cynda Cat wrote: "📖🐍Mmaking reading plans.🐍📖
🌻To fiinish a NorthAmerican-to-US history personal challenge:

The Articles of Confederation by [author:Co..."

What a great list! I've been trying to read more history myself. It's funny that I disliked history in high school, but now it fascinates me!

[Cynda]

Ann A wrote: "Cynda Cat wrote: "📖🐍Mmaking reading plans.🐍📖
🌻To fiinish a NorthAmerican-to-US history personal challenge:

[book:The Articles of Confederation|1093..."

Thanks Ann! I agree that history takes on new signifcance as time passes.

[Vicki Willis]

Looks like you are all set. Have fun!

[Cynda]

Vicki Willis wrote: "Looks like you are all set. Have fun!"

Thanks Vickie!
I amjist now going to pop in in people's threads to say "hello." I will pop in on your thread too :-)

[Cynda]

I have hit a small wall. Time to nap. I plan tl sleep for about 2 hours so I do not get too deep into sleep.

[Elyse]

I had to sleep for 3 hours. And then still rested for another 3 while listening to an audiobook! Hope your nap is a good power one!

[Ann A]

Hope you enjoy your nap and wake up ready to tear up (through?) those pages! Figuratively speaking, of course ;)

[Cynda]

Thanks Elyse and Ann :-) I ended up sleeping 3 hours. I really needed it so it seems.

Good idea Elyse. I have used audiobooks fir the same reason.

[Cynda]

With only 3 hours left to the Readathon, I will now return to the reading I left off to participate. Now I read The Genius of Birds. Very Accessible. Not hard concentration for me today.

[Vicki Willis]

You got this!

[Susan]

Good reading! Enjoy the rest of your Readathon! Almost there!

[Cynda]

Thanks Vickie. Thanks Susan.
We did it!🌻🌻🌻

[Ann A]

I just added The Genius of Birds to my TBR. Sigh...the list is totally out of control. Congrats on a great Readathon!

[Susan]

Cynda wrote: "Thanks Vickie. Thanks Susan.
We did it!🌻🌻🌻"

We certainly did! Congrats and hope to see you next time, Cynda!

[Vicki Willis]

That was so fun!

[Elyse]

Great job, Cynda!

[Cynda]

Ann A wrote: "I just added The Genius of Birds to my TBR. Sigh...the list is totally out of control. Congrats on a great Readathon!"

Haha my TBR too. Let me know if you should read Genius of Birds so I can read your comments/review.

[Cynda]

I have a working TBR but an approaching storm is limiting my ability to post. So I will post here after the storm passes tomorrow.

I much easier set of books this time. Whew. . . .

[Vicki Willis]

Stay safe in the storm!

We are having santa anas and temps in the high 90's this week!

[Cynda]

Vicki Willis wrote: "Stay safe in the storm!

We are having santa anas and temps in the high 90's this week!"

Try to stay cool and out of the dust!
The weak storm here may be a welcome relief for our slight drought. I re-potted my aloe vera so she can better enjoy the rain that is coming.

[Cynda]

My Possible Reads

Young Adult (reading for the illustrations by Stephanie Jorisch)
Jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll
The Owl and the Pussycat by Edward Lear


Humorous Works
Every Day Is Mother's Day by Hilary Mantel
In a German Pension by Katherine Mansfield
The Clean House and Other Plays by Sarah Ruhl


Nonfiction
We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Caught in the Web of Words: James A.H. Murray & the Oxford English Dictionary by K.M. Elisabeth Murray


Cozy Murder Mystery
The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie

[Elyse]

Cynda wrote: "My Possible Reads

Young Adult (reading for the illustrations by Stephanie Jorisch)
Jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll
The Owl and the Pussycat by..."

Love the variety you've got going on!

[Susan]

Cynda wrote: "My Possible Reads

Young Adult (reading for the illustrations by Stephanie Jorisch)
Jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll
The Owl and the Pussycat by [author:Edwa..."

Nice mix! I love all the humor and poetry you’ve included. Good reading!

[Cynda]

Thanks Elyse And Susan. Looking forward to reading and enjoying with you tomorrow :-)

[Cynda]

Seven more hours.
I hope to finish
Complaints and Disorders: The Sexual Politics of Sickness by Barbara Ehrenreich

Late, A Cowboy Song by Sarah Ruhl

The Dead by James Joyce

(for a GR group read with Catching Up on the Classics)

I hope to start any of the following:
Every Day Is Mother's Day by Hilary Mantel


The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie

[Ann A]

Great books there, Cynda! I love Agatha Christie, although I didn't get to her this time around (I had Dumb Witness in my pile).

I have to nap, but hope to come back before the end.

[Cynda]

Take Care Ann.

I may not get to Agatha Christie either. I am starting on
. I told a friemd I would lend her this book next week, so I best start.

[Cynda]

44 minutes from end. I am done for this time. Have enjoyed it. Looking forward to everyone's wrap up in the ciming days. As soon as I wrap up, I will be looking forward to the next Dewey's, maybe a reverse between the regular bi-annuals.

I feel I have been more productive with the stack of shorter works. I think this will work for me for the foreseeable future.

See you all back here at Dewey's in the coming days. 🌸🌸🌸

[Ann A]

Well, I didn't make it back for the last hour. I have stuff to do today and decided the sleep was important :)

I agree about the strategy of having shorter books. It's nice to actually finish a few.

Glad you had an enjoyable Readathon. Can't wait for the next one!

[Cynda]

Closing Survey

1. How well would you assess your reading overall?
I could read more if I were to nap more often. I have learned that I can come back in the following days to add quotes, that I can use my time for wisely that way. I did find the shorter works effective, providing a sense of accomplishment. While collections of plays work well for me and graphic selections work well for me, collections of short stories may not. I want to savour too many short stories, consider and ponder too much.

2. Did yiu have a strategy, and if so, did you stick to it? I read a stack of short works that seems to overall be my key to success.

3. What was your favorite snack? Pirouline Creme filled Wafer, the chocolate hazelnut variety.

4. Wanna volunteer for our next event. Absolutely Yes.

[Elyse]

Cynda wrote: "44 minutes from end. I am done for this time. Have enjoyed it. Looking forward to everyone's wrap up in the ciming days. As soon as I wrap up, I will be looking forward to the next Dewey's, maybe a..."

I ended up sleeping for 5 hours and came back for the last hour. My intention was to come back for the last 3 hours but I turned my alarm off when it went off at 5am. lol. Sleep is too good! Can't wait for April!

[Cynda]

Thanks for stopping by Elyse. We shall see each each then in April:-)

[Cynda]

Everything I Read
1. Complaints and Disorders: The Sexual Politics of Sickness by Barbara Ehrenreich and Dierdre English

2. The Dead byJames Joyce

3. We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

4. Jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll illustrated by Stephane Jorisch

5. The Owl and the Pussycat by Edward Lear illustrated by Stephane Jorisch

6. The Clean House bymSarah Ruhl

7. Late: a cowboy song by Sarah Ruhl

7. In a German Pension by Katherine Mansfield

[Susan]

Don't you think We Should All Be Feminists is the ideal RAT book? Short and impactful? I read it during a RAT a few years ago and am slowly making my way through Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's works.

[Cynda]

Susan wrote: "Don't you think We Should All Be Feminists is the ideal RAT book? Short and impactful? I read it during a RAT a few years ago and am slowly making my way through Chimamanda ..."</i>

I do think [book:We Should All Be Feminists should be read more :-) Does "RAT" mean "readathon"? Anyway that more people read this short small book will in many ways be good. I will be reading more of Adiche's books too. Have you seen her TEDx talk by the same title? I will rewatch soon, maybe tonight.

[Susan]

Sorry RAT means readathon :)

I’ll check our her ted talk. Would love to hear her voice! I find it fascinating that my high school senior is reading her “Americanah” book in his world literature class. Agree that everyone would benefit by reading her short book!

[Cynda]

This time I am taking things much more easy.
My options for reading include:

1. Last 2 plays from The Clean House and Other Plays by Sarah Ruhl
2. Love and Friendship by Jane Austen
3. The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail by Jerome Lawrence & Robert E Lee
4. Grendel by John Gardner
5. My Uncle Oswald by Roald Dahl
6. The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio
7. Mexican Folktales from the Borderland by Riley Aiken
8. Graphic Novel: Evangeline of the Bayou by Jan Eldredge
9. Coffeetable Book: New Orleans Style by Andi Eaton
10. Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
11. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope by William Kamkwamba

[Susan]

Great list, with lots of variety! Love and Friendship is a lot of fun.

[Elyse]

Welcome back! Nice variety of reading material! I wanted to like The Hazel Wood so much more than I did. But I listened to it, maybe it's better reading it. It's very disjointed. I still want to read the sequel, and actually READ it, not listen to it.

[Cynda]

Elyse wrote: "Welcome back! Nice variety of reading material! I wanted to like The Hazel Wood so much more than I did. But I listened to it, maybe it's better reading it. It's very disjointed. I still want to re..."

Thanks for sharing your experience with me Elyse. We readers depend on our reading friends to help us with reading selections. . . .
Now I am rethinking. Maybe another audiobook Evangeline of the Bayou by Jan Eldredge. I will update my list soon.

[Elyse]

Cynda wrote: "Elyse wrote: "Welcome back! Nice variety of reading material! I wanted to like The Hazel Wood so much more than I did. But I listened to it, maybe it's better reading it. It's very disjointed. I st..."

Other people have loved it so you should give it a try! But if it's bogging you down, definitely toss it aside (figuratively! No throwing books!) and find something easier to read. :) I've never heard of Evangeline of the Bayou but it looks cute and the author is compared to Kate DiCamillo who is great!

[Cynda]

Elyse not to worry :-) I am still interested in the Hazel Wood book, but maybe not for the readathon. I still have the audiobook marked on library eservices as future selection option. It is good, and we are good.

[Susy]

Happy readathon Cynda!

[Jamie]

What a great variety you already have listed!

[Cynda]

Thanks Susie and Jamie :-)

[Susan]

Good to see you back Cynda!

[Cynda]

Thanks Susan. You too!

[Ann A]

Awww - two Jane Austens (my favorite author)! You have a nice mix in your reading options. See you Saturday!

[Cynda]

Thanks Ann :-)