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LCPL wrote: "QOTD: Who is your favorite fictional character, and what makes them so compelling?"i have a lot of answers for this lol so i'll just go with the most recent. jade daniels from the indian lake trilogy is a new favorite character of mine. she's just really fun to be in the mind of.
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So far, I have only read four 2023 book releases. All good. My favorite was All That Is Mine I Carry with Me by William Landay.
LCPL wrote: "QOTD: What has been your favorite 2023 book release so far?"I think the only new release I've read this year is The Winter Soldier by Mackenzie Lee. It was good, I wouldn't consider it a favorite though.
The only 2023 release I've read this year is Above Ground by Clint Smith. Not a new favorite, but it was actually better than I expected. Poetry isn't my thing, but I gave this collection four stars. I think Smith's writing is easily digestible yet important. I'll keep reading from him!
LCPL wrote: "QOTD: What has been your favorite 2023 book release so far?"the only new release i've read is the spite house by johnny compton, and i didn't love it. i only gave it 3 stars.
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The only thing I plan to do this spring/summer is go to a ceramic shop I saw on Facebook, in Corbin. :)
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LCPL wrote: "QOTD: What kind of music do you enjoy listening to? Do you have a favorite genre? Do you use a music service, radio, vinyl, CDs, etc.?"I listen to alternative rock (Queens of the Stone Age, Red Hot Chili Peppers, (old) Foo Fighters, Them Crooked Vultures, etc.) It's probably my favorite genre lol.
I usually just listen to Apple Music.
LCPL wrote: "QOTD: What kind of music do you enjoy listening to? Do you have a favorite genre? Do you use a music service, radio, vinyl, CDs, etc.?"i like all different kinds of music and i like to switch it up or i get bored but i always default back to alternative rock. & i pretty much only use spotify.
Grunge, classic rock, some 80s new wave, and Motown. I have some vinyl and a ton of CDs but now mostly listen to what I have loaded on my phone from nugs, Apple Music, Amazon music, and Sirius XM.
LCPL wrote: "QOTD: What kind of music do you enjoy listening to? Do you have a favorite genre? Do you use a music service, radio, vinyl, CDs, etc.?"I listen to a lot of country from all decades, and like 70's singer/songwriter, like The Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, Linda Ronstadt. Those are my two favorites. And I use Apple Music mostly.
LCPL wrote: "QOTD: What is something that you'd like to do this Spring? Do you have any fun items on your Spring bucket list?"I'd like to spend more time outside, maybe plant a small, manageable garden.
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LCPL wrote: "QOTD: Who is your favorite indie author and/or favorite indie book?"I've not read any!
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LCPL wrote: "QOTD: Are there any books that you love so much that you own multiple copies or different editions?"No. This something that never even crossed my mind.
LCPL wrote: "QOTD: Are there any books that you love so much that you own multiple copies or different editions?"There are some I'd like to own multiple copies of but I don't, because I feel it's impractical, unless someone gifts me them and I end up having multiples that way. I have multiple copies of Anne Of Green Gables that way lol
LCPL wrote: "QOTD: Are there any books that you love so much that you own multiple copies or different editions?"no, though i would if i found pretty editions of my favorites. i do own where the red fern grows twice but i don't remember why and i haven't read it since i was 10 so i wouldn't consider it a book i love lol
LCPL wrote: "QOTD: Are there any books that you love so much that you own multiple copies or different editions?"LOTR/The Hobbit is the series I have the most editions of.
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LCPL wrote: "QOTD: Do you prefer reading alone or discussing books with others? Why?"i mostly read alone, but i do enjoy reading books along with other people every now and then
LCPL wrote: "QOTD: Do you prefer reading alone or discussing books with others? Why?"I rarely have the same interests in books as my friends, so I typically read alone. There is an occasional buddy read though.
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LCPL wrote: "QOTD: What is a book that you were initially hesitant to read but ended up enjoying?"the priory of the orange tree by samantha shannon. i went into it with the mindset that i don't really like the fantasy genre and finished it realizing i wanna read more fantasy
LCPL wrote: "QOTD: What is a book that you were initially hesitant to read but ended up enjoying?"Lark Ascending by Silas House. I had read a different book by this author that I did not like. So, I was really hesitant to read another. But it turned out that I absolutely loved Lark Ascending.
LCPL wrote: "QOTD: Do you prefer reading alone or discussing books with others? Why?"I prefer reading alone. I typically don't have the same book interest as my friends.
LCPL wrote: "QOTD: What is a book that you were initially hesitant to read but ended up enjoying?"The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
LCPL wrote: "QOTD: What is a book that you were initially hesitant to read but ended up enjoying?"Believe it or not, The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi. I wasn't sure about it even while reading, but it quickly became a book I'll never forget.
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LCPL wrote: "QOTD: Out of the books you've read so far, which one has the most beautiful writing? Feel free to share a quote or passage from the book with everyone."idk if it's the most beautiful but it's the one that immediately comes to mind: on earth we're briefly gorgeous by ocean vuong. i always love reading novels from people who're usually known for their poetry. i really wanna re-read it soon now that i have my own copy i can write in because there's so many good passages in there.
LCPL wrote: "QOTD: Out of the books you've read so far, which one has the most beautiful writing? Feel free to share a quote or passage from the book with everyone."The Weight of Ink by Rachel Kadish.
"Never underestimate the passion of a lonely mind."
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LCPL wrote: "QOTD: What do you enjoy doing on a warm, bright, and sunny weekend?"just whatever i'd be doing any other time except i do it outside instead lol
LCPL wrote: "QOTD: What do you enjoy doing on a warm, bright, and sunny weekend?"I like taking Dot for a walk in the park (as stressful as that is.)
I'll sit outside and read, or I'll sit inside and open the windows.
It depends. If it is baseball/softball season, then we are usually at the ball field. We also like to ride our side by side and/or take our kiddos fishing.
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LCPL wrote: "QOTD: If you could learn any new skill, what would it be?"Learn a foreign language. I tried to do this several times, but I am absolutely horrible at it.
LCPL wrote: "QOTD: If you could learn any new skill, what would it be?"painting. i'm really bad at it, but i don't have the patience to practice to get better lol
Cross stitching. I’ve always been interested in it. I have tried it once and didn’t understand it. I’d love to try again in the future.
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TBR May
Continuing from April
- Dead to the World by Charlaine Harris
Planned
- Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
- Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk
- My Dear Henry by Kalynn Bayron
- Labyrinth of Ice: The Triumphant and Tragic Greely Polar Expedition by Buddy Levy
- The Invited by Jennifer McMahon
- Hades by Candice Fox
- A Death in Vienna by Daniel Silva
Maybe
- Lock Every Door by Riley Sager
- Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
- Harriet Tubman: The Road to Freedom by Catherine Clinton
- One Night in Winter by Simon Sebag Montefiore
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LCPL wrote: "What's on your May TBR?"I don't really have a May tbr. I've been picking up whatever I feel like.
I do plan on buddy reading A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon, and that's the only planned book.
LCPL wrote: "What's on your May TBR?"a day of fallen night by samantha shannon and the babysitter lives stephen graham jones are the only two i'm sure of
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I think I'd have to say Anne Shirley. She was so unique and vivacious for the time period she was set in. She attacked everything with so much passion and optimism, and I love her vivid imagination. To come from such terrible circumstances as hers and to still have the strength of character to soldier on and rise to her circumstances has always endeared her to me.