Karly’s July 2022 Reads

[Karly]

Hello! Apologies in advance for how eclectic the list is. Continuing my push of long-waiting tbr’s, here’s July:

ArtCurious: Stories of the Unexpected, Slightly Odd, and Strangely Wonderful in Art History - Jennifer Dasal. 4 stars.

Hilma af Klint: Paintings for the Future - Hilma af Klint/Guggenheim Museum. 5 stars.

All is Well - Louise Hay. 3 stars.

The Snowman - Jo Nesbo. 2 stars. It might just be me, but I couldn’t get into the characters and stay engaged with this.

Fat, Crazy & Tired: Tales from the Trenches of Transformation - Van Lathan Jr. 4 stars

Mary Magdalene Revealed - Meghan Watterson. 4 stars.

The Last Time I Lied - Riley Sager. 3 stars.

The Devil in the White City - Erik Larson. 2 stars. Again, might just be me, but this really dragged I felt like

A Short History of Nearly Everything - Bill Bryson. 3 stars

Seeing Power: Art and Activism in the Twenty First Century - Nato Thompson. 3 stars

The Science of Everything - National Geographic. 3 stars

Plus-

Comics/graphic novels for Squirrel Girl, Batman, Phoenix, and Poison Ivy.

Happy reading!

[Lorraine]

I really struggle with the Jo Nesbo books, i think it might be the way they translate.

[Karly]

That was my thought too. Something just doesn’t work about them for me; I’m glad I’m not the only one. I really really tried lol

[Jacquelyn Schingeck]

I too struggle with the Nesbo books. I have tried two thinking that the first one was perhaps not his best but the second attempt didn’t help much.
I also have trouble with Erik Lawson books and I know several people who just rave about his books. I am now a believer that some quite good books just don’t get the attention of every reader. I used to think I had to finish every book but I now figure if 150 pages doesn’t get me interested then I have shelves of books waiting to be read.

[Ann]

Nice list Karly! I listened to The Snowman and The Bat and enjoyed the audio of both; audio often helps me dive into books in translation

[Karly]

Jacquelyn- agree! Sometimes the ones people love and have tons of hype just don’t do it for me. I need to get to that same point where I can stop mid way through, I keep pushing through but it’s never enjoyable.

Ann- audio has definitely been helpful! I actually did the second half of the Snowman on audio so I could finish it, and it was definitely more enjoyable that way. But good tip to do audio for most translations!

[Ann]

Karly, yes, audio books from a translation often have narrators with interesting accents and someone else to figure out the pronunciations of place or character names! Not all of them work, but when they do, the immersion is fun. ;)