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September TBR
Continuing from August
- The Fifth Witness by Michael Connelly
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I have a copy of Project Hail Mary checked out. I'm excited to read it and I love the cover. I'm going to do my best attempt at Sci-Fi September. I don't read much sci-fi, so we shall see how this month goes.
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No, I don't plan on participating. I didn't even know that was a thing.
Krystyna wrote: "419. It's Sci-Fi September! Are you participating? If so, what do you plan on reading?"Maybe! I wasn't aware that was a thing either. I think the only Sci-Fi's I've read are the Star Wars movie novelizations. Though I have a few Timothy Zahn and Branden Sanderson's on my TBR.
I did not know it was a thing either.
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Krystyna wrote: "420. Are there any September book releases that you're excited for?"- Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune
- So Many Beginnings: A Little Women Remix by Bethany C. Morrow
- Constance by Matthew FitzSimmons
Under the Whispering Door by TJ KluneCloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr
Those are the only two I'm aware of.
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Many people are participating in sci-fi September within the online book community. I don't read sci-fi very much because the genre seems a bit intimidating to me. However, I saw a friend's rave review about A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers and decided to give it a try. It's a short novella, a total of 147 pages. I thought it would be a great opportunity to participate in sci-fi September and slowly wade into the science fiction genre. I was pleasantly surprised, to say the least. I ended up really loving this book. The only "complaint" that I had was that there wasn't much of a plot, but it's also a novella. What made me fall in love with this book was the writing and the characters. I'm excited to continue on with this series and other work from this author.
Krystyna wrote: "421. What was the last book you read out of your comfort zone that you ended up really enjoying?"Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg, a children's book. I never read children's books, but this was the book the movie was based on so I was curious. It turned out to be quite good.
Caste by Isabel Wilkerson. I don't typically read nonfiction, but that book was really good. I learned a lot about the system that I didn't learn in school. It's easy to read and digest. I highly recommend it.
Krystyna wrote: "Krystyna wrote: "421. What was the last book you read out of your comfort zone that you ended up really enjoying?"Many people are participating in sci-fi September within the online book communit..."
Surprisingly The Maiden's and The Silent Patient. I've not read any adult mystery genre because I never found a title that caught my eye and wasn't a bad Sherlock Holmes remake. (Tried a Tom Clancy once, not a mistake i'll make again.) But both these stories were so awesome, I added The Maidens to my book collection at home and i've been keeping an eye out for more mystery genre's I might enjoy.
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Many people are participating in sci-fi September within the onl..."
If you enjoyed those I could offer up some more thriller recommendations. The Tom Clancy you mentioned is more of a mystery genre. The Maiden and The Silent Patient are more of a thriller. I don't read many mysteries, but thrillers are my jam!
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I got into reading while working at a data entry job. I listened to the audiobook for The Alchemist.
My parents were readers. Especially my Dad. My Mom took us to the library all the time. When I was young, I remember enjoying A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle. I also enjoyed Charlotte's Web by E.B. White.
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Krystyna wrote: "422. How did you get into reading? Was there a specific book or series that got you into reading?"I don't remember specifically. I always enjoyed reading in elementary school and the school librarian at Hunter Hills would help me pick out books I might like, she got me started on The Magic Treehouse series by Mary Pope Osbourn and those were my first chapter books I loved, I read in school mainly to avoid socializing lol but it became an addiction soon enough.
Krystyna wrote: "423. Do you participate in any other online book community? If not, have you thought about it?"I follow a few literature accounts on instagram but that's it, just not something that interests me much.
Krystyna wrote: "Elizabeth wrote: "Krystyna wrote: "Krystyna wrote: "421. What was the last book you read out of your comfort zone that you ended up really enjoying?"Many people are participating in sci-fi Septem..."
Yeah I'd love that!
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I have to get the lawn mowed. I always like it when I am done. And, of course, I will be reading.
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Krystyna wrote: "425. How was your weekend? Did you read any this weekend?"I read quite a bit of A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara. I'm almost 400 pages in.
I read here and there. Did not get as much done as I wanted, but I am enjoying my books.
Krystyna wrote: "425. How was your weekend? Did you read any this weekend?"Good weekend! Finished one audiobook, started another, and I have a handful of pages left in one book I can finish probably in an hour.
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I read quite a bit of A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara. I'm almost 400 pages in."
I'm interested in hearing your thoughts when you finish it.
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Good weekend! Finished one audiobook, started another, and I have a handful of pages left in one book I can finish proba..."
What books?
Krystyna wrote: "Elizabeth wrote: "Krystyna wrote: "425. How was your weekend? Did you read any this weekend?"Good weekend! Finished one audiobook, started another, and I have a handful of pages left in one book ..."
I finished The Greatest Game Ever Played in audiobook format, finished The Play's The Thing by Jessica Barksdale Inclan, and started An Offer From A Gentleman by Julia Quinn in audiobook format on libby.
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Amazon, Book of the Month, Book Outlet, B&N.
Krystyna wrote: "426. Where do you typically get your books from? (Other than the library.)"Amazon, sometimes i'll go through third party sellers on there if it's a better deal.
I have, occasionally, bought used from Amazon, World Books, Abe Books, and Alibris. I have had very good experiences from all.
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Krystyna wrote: "427. What makes you decide to buy a book?"If I love it and think it's something i'll reread. I rent it out from the library first and then ill decide whether or not its something i want to add to my collection
If it gets good WOM reviews by friends w/ similar reading skills. If the cover art or blurb pique my interest. There are also a number of auto-buy authors for me that I will pre-order releases for at first opportunity.
It could be the story line, the cover, the author, next in series or something else that strikes my fancy. Of course, I always check the library first.
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Krystyna wrote: "428. How are you doing on your Goodreads reading challenge for this year, so far?"I'm right on track! considering I started back in July I think I'm doing fairly well.
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I have mine set to 60, but I may need to lower it. I haven't even read 30 books yet.
I have my goal set as 50. I'm going to stick with it!
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Krystyna wrote: "430. What is your weirdest reading habit?"maybe that if something embarrassing happens to one of the characters I get second hand embarrassment and I have to cringe and close the book for a little while lol
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