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Betsy
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Dec 14, 2018 08:05PM
Started The Ghost Bride
. Had a hard time deciding what to pick up and wanted something a little different. This is fitting the bill: China in 1893 with a paranormal element thrown in. Good so far.
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Crazy Rich Asians (I know friends have said how great this book is - what took me so long?) and
Hitler's Last Soldier in America - this book was brought to my attention by my dyslexic husband who wanted to listen to. Alas, it is not available on audio, BUT my library, surprisingly, has a copy, so I'm using their new Maker Space to record the book so that I can give it to him for Christmas.
Linda wrote: " Crazy Rich Asians (I know friends have said how great this book is - what took me so long?) and [bookcover:Hitler's Last Soldier in America|26..."What a great gift!
I started Giovanni's Room
. It's a short one and I'm hoping to race through it to get to
Becoming which I got for Christmas. It's been so long since I've read an actual hardcover book, I hope I can manage to hold it up without injuring myself.
A Ladder to the Sky It's a wow! Read almost 100 pages in the first sitting.And Betsy, Becoming is such an intriguing read your hands won't even notice.
And my husband loved his present.
Started Fear: Trump in the White House
on audio. I'm a political junkie like Linda, but this one may be more than I can take.
Betsy wrote: "Started Fear: Trump in the White House on audio. I'm a political junkie like Linda, but this one may be more than I can take."Betsy, I think the toughest for me to take were
The Fifth Risk and
Everything Trump Touches Dies: A Republican Strategist Gets Real About the Worst President Ever
Betsy wrote: "Linda wrote: "
The Apprentice (I swear this is the LAST one.)"I’ll believe it when I see it!"
Boy, Betsy, you're getting nasty now. ; > )
Just re-started
The Dinosaur Artist: Obsession, Betrayal, and the Quest for Earth's Ultimate Trophy It was due at the library before I finished it last time.Also started
Anne Frank's Diary: The Graphic Adaptation
Started
The World According to Fannie Davis: My Mother's Life in the Detroit Numbers. I saw this author last fall at the Hachette brunch and have been waiting impatiently for its publication ever since. So far, I'm enjoying.
I started The World As It Is: Inside the Obama White House
on audio a week or so ago. And I'm starting
Becoming in hard cover tonight.
Listening to
The Weight of a Piano and reading
Speak No Evil. I'm also ambling my way through
1,000 Books to Read Before You Die: A Life-Changing List. Just what I need! A book to help me add to my already expansive TBR list.
Started listening to
Invisible: The Forgotten Story of the Black Woman Lawyer Who Took Down America's Most Powerful Mobster
recently started
on audiobook. The narrator is amazing. She does Russian, American, English, German accents as well as Boston and Brooklyn and they're all really well done. Good story too. FYI, I just joined Walmart's audiobook program for $9.95/month and got my first book free, which otherwise would have been $42.99 (Yikes)
Betsy wrote: "I started The Editor 
on audio. I loved Rowley's first book and hope to enjoy this one too."I adored the audio of
Lily and the Octopus and see that Michael Urie is narrating this one, too.Started
Reap
Now starting
Ladies Who Punch.Started reading
Dreyer’s English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style.How sad is it that I like reading good grammar and punctuation books. This one has wit, too.
I both started and finished (yesterday) My Sister, the Serial Killer, by Oyinkan Braithwaite — which I loved. Short, smart, and quirky. Snappy banter and dark humor. I was caught up in it from page one. (I almost bought the hardcover, but balked at the $23 for such a small book. So I borrowed the digital version from our library consortium.) At a more leisurely pace, I’m reading The Secret Lives of Color by Kassia St Clair — “The unforgettable, unknown history of colors and the vivid stories behind them in a beautiful multi-colored volume.” The book’s page at Amazon shows a few two-page spreads.
Linda wrote: "Started reading [book:Drey..." How sad is it that I like reading good grammar and punctuation books. This one has wit, too. Toni says: Not sad at all! I love them, too. :)
Antonia wrote: "Linda wrote: "Started reading [book:Drey..." How sad is it that I like reading good grammar and punctuation book..."I knew I wasn't alone, Toni. If there wasn't a market, I wouldn't have the book in my hands.
I started Bowlaway
on audio and it was a bit strange so I put it aside. But I now see it is on the list for the Tournament of Books Summer Camp, so I'll have to pick it up again. But in the meantime, I'm listening to
The Great Alone. Liking it so far.
Started reading
Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk for the third time (this time for a book discussion - good thing I love this book) and listening to
Becoming Dr. Seuss: Theodor Geisel and the Making of an American Imagination. I really liked Jones's book
so I decided to give his most recent biography a read.
Reading
Strangers Assume My Girlfriend Is My Nurse. Listening to
The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna
Started (and WELL into)
We Were the Lucky Ones (REALLY good) and listening to
The Trial of Lizzie Borden
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