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Chapter 14 - I think I know who the woman on the cover is now. This is starting to remind me of assigned and independent reading selections during high school.

Page 9 of 367/380 Chapter 1 Downsizing in a Nutshell - After reading the table of contents and introduction this book is the full ride and I'm not sure I have time for all of that. I did enjoy Foolish Assumptions, but I'm not sure what supplementing your income has to do with downsizing so this may be a DNF.

Page 17 of 73 Chapter Two Dorothy - I don't love either one of them so far but this is different than what I expected, I think the author is using the term estranged way too loosely, and I don’t know why Rachel refers to her father as Ethan. The ship sounds nice though am going to ignore the inaccuracies. Since this isn't actually set on Mother's Day, but the weekend of I'm going to finish it tomorrow instead of runn

Page 7 of 85 [Chapter] 1. Assess and evaluate - It's okay but so far it reads more like an article than a book.

[Chapter] TWENTY-NINE - I didn't realize today was an off day. Oh well, it means I can skip tomorrow. It's still boring.

[middle of the page, still in Ch. 4] Real Estate - This chapter is half the book. I don't want to stop in the middle of a chapter but it's Mother's Day and I've had enough of math.

Page 68 of 358 Chapter 6 - I was a bit confused as the woman on the cover is on an old train and so far there's no train and the historical character is a man. This story is about a journalist writing a fictionalized version of her great-grandfather's journals. It's okay, I'm having the usual issue that I dislike Alers telling instead of showing writing style but the story makes up for it.

Page 11 of 291 [Chapter] 1 Where Is My Mind? Why We Remember Some Things and Forget Others. - I picked this book up because the cover was pretty [it's a blue sky with a single cloud], and I'm nosy. I'm thrilled to learn this book is going to explain why I can tell you what book or song I was enjoying during certain, often minute, events; and why we can remember songs we haven't played in 30 years but forget our passw

157 [Chapter] 4. DIVERSIFICATION - This is very good. I'm going to try to get my husband to read this. I was expecting the kids' story when the buckets popped up.

[Chapter] TWENTY-SEVEN - Still meh. Maybe it's been too long because I was a little lost on the first page. I'm gonna try to follow the schedule and read a few chapters each day this week. Nevertheless, I am ready for this week's discussion.

[Chapter] 12 - Okay I lied. This is pretty good but my eyes say it's time to go to sleep. I knew I should have focused on this book and saved that audiobook for when I got sleepy. Oh well, I'll find out what the police have to say first thing in the morning.

[Chapter] 10 - It's heating up furiously, great banter.

Page 60 of 328 [Chapter] 8 - Wow! This story flows so well. It will be getting all of my attention. I'm only stopping for Survivor and family time. I will likely be up all night looking for this little girl. Where I am stopping is right before a mini climax so I am really only stopping because I have to.

39:20 Chapter 3 - Okay, this is very promising.

Page 21 of 308 WE'VE ONLY JUST BEGUN (Alec, 1995) - Two Jordans and they marry each other, that sounds like the start of a joke with a bad punchline. So far these people are boring, but the the layout is nicely done. I don't think I can do an active cancer book without a survival guarantee.

Page 15 of 289 [Chapter] 1. Stoicism - This book is good. I loved the stories about the jackets and gloves. I'm keeping this one.

Chapter 21 Joy - This book has been dangling Jamaica endlessly and the trip keeps moving farther away. It was 2 months away then 3 weeks later it was 4 weeks away, now it's the 3rd week of May, started in April, and it's still seems far away.

Chapter 11 Rochelle - Robert is full of it! Who examines dirty teeth? I guess all dentists aren't the same. I'm disappointed the trip is 2 months away.

22:22 Chapter 3 - This is going to take a while to adjust to. I do not like Uncle-Daddy stories.

Page 68 of 328 Chapter 7 Diane - So not one of these girlfriends is having a good time right now? I don’t like it when every character's life falls apart at once, I need doses.

Chapter Twenty-Six - I was definitely going to quit after I finished my other books, then I just wanted to see the attack, now 3 chapters later it's just as bland but I was unable to find the ending so may have to read this book.

Page 121 of 335 [Chapter] NINETEEN SARAH MORGAN - There are a lot of scenes from the previous book that have been 6 for this one mostly from Bob's POV previously used for Sarah, I knew exactly what was gonna happen because that's exactly what Sarah did in the last book during Anne's interview. When you watch a sequel and they reuse the same jokes, jump-scares, plots, and gags, it makes the story less than, not bett

6:48:52 Chapter 48 - This feels like a completely different story like she is showing her hand early but covering it at the same time. I remember a canvas through the neighborhood so I don't know if that has been completely eliminated, I am going to Look at a summary because it seems like this is the same plot with a completely different story.

2:54:14 Chapter 20 - This has gotten a lot better, but it's not as interesting when you know the punchline.