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Post by waterslide on Aug 20, 2022 1:17:24 GMT
I think I put Verity on hold from my library but I keep forgetting to check my holds. I started reading Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel in the meantime. I'm not very far in, and it's different than the show, so I'm curious how it will all play out. I'm also shocked that it was written in 2014 because it stars a pandemic and its aftermath as the plot and it's already reminding me of March 2020.
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Post by constancespry on Sept 24, 2022 0:12:07 GMT
Since it’s almost Halloween month, A. M. Burrage, “Warning Whispers and other Stories”.
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Post by sputnik on Sept 24, 2022 12:45:32 GMT
I think I put Verity on hold from my library but I keep forgetting to check my holds. I started reading Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel in the meantime. I'm not very far in, and it's different than the show, so I'm curious how it will all play out. I'm also shocked that it was written in 2014 because it stars a pandemic and its aftermath as the plot and it's already reminding me of March 2020. i need to watch the show and/or read the book. i read 'the glass hotel' and really enjoyed it and it made me want to read more of her. station eleven felt a little too on the nose with our current reality but now that things are kind of getting back to normal i feel like i could probably get into it more but it was definitely not the type of escapism i needed at the height of covid. |
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Post by daphodil on Sept 25, 2022 1:06:20 GMT
I read The Apollo Murders by Chris Hadfield. It had a lot of promise - a good solid character at the start, interesting plot, and narrated by my favorite narrator (Ray Porter). Plus Chris is an interesting person.
Break for soft spoilers:
Good solid character had a great intro and then we didn't hear from him until almost the end. If he solved the murder I missed it because I was so fucking bored by that time. The plot went soft and was messy but it had a lot of astronaut details. A lot. Even Ray Porter was bored. I'm hoping Chris' editor steps in with a firmer hand because I think there's potential.
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Post by daphodil on Oct 21, 2022 22:35:47 GMT
Currently listening to Fairytale by Stephen King. Narrator is quite good and I'm enjoying the story. Some OG Stephen King writing in there which makes me happy.
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Post by waterslide on Oct 30, 2022 6:31:11 GMT
I think I put Verity on hold from my library but I keep forgetting to check my holds. I started reading Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel in the meantime. I'm not very far in, and it's different than the show, so I'm curious how it will all play out. I'm also shocked that it was written in 2014 because it stars a pandemic and its aftermath as the plot and it's already reminding me of March 2020. i need to watch the show and/or read the book. i read 'the glass hotel' and really enjoyed it and it made me want to read more of her. station eleven felt a little too on the nose with our current reality but now that things are kind of getting back to normal i feel like i could probably get into it more but it was definitely not the type of escapism i needed at the height of covid. I totally understand re: the current reality. I mean, I don't think it would have hit the same if I read it a few months into the pandemic, so I'm glad the book found me where we are now, after I've had the time to digest that current reality. Some of the haters and Karens at GoodReads complained that they wanted to read a book about how people survive after the end of civilization, not "dumb Shakespeare stuff" (I'm paraphrasing that last part), but I liked that it was not full-on Hunger Games. I think the author said that she wanted to write a book about the end of civilization, not so much physical survival. At any rate, the book is beautiful and I would highly recommend it if you are up to it. (It does have a few moments in the book that were uncomfortable to think about.) The show is really different, but they're both very good..and hopeful at the end (IMO). I want to read all of Emily St. John Mandel's now. (And she has a cool writer name.) daphodil I finished Verity which I was mostly listening to when I was taking a shower, getting ready, or a little bit before I went to bed. And at first, I couldn't figure out that it's not what it seems and then I started to see the humor in it. At my job, they are starting a book club of sorts and asked for suggestions and most of the suggestions were for Verity. lol And now I'm in the middle of A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G. Summers. It's also kind of funny, but in a different way. Like a Bret Easton Ellis kind of way. |
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Post by constancespry on Jan 18, 2023 22:10:40 GMT
A haunted history of invisible women Pretty interesting, it goes into the actual history of well-known female American ghost stories and how myths and stories were shaped by a patriarchal, misogynistic society.
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Post by dksnj on Jan 28, 2023 19:19:15 GMT
I ordered "A Thousand Boy Kisses", which is expected to be delivered today. I saw a lot of people raving about it on Tik Tok and the Amazon reviews were pretty good, so I figured I'd give it a try  |
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Post by obsidian on Jan 31, 2023 0:53:12 GMT
I'm almost finished reading - Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World. It's a great history book and I enjoyed the parts dealing with his chaotic childhood and Mongol military tactics.
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Post by Cartermrc on Feb 13, 2023 3:36:07 GMT
Colony One by Tarah Benner. I have science fiction listed in BookBub favorites and it was among the suggestions in their email list. Looking forward to reading more of her books!
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Post by daphodil on Feb 13, 2023 22:50:22 GMT
Just finished Looking for Alaska by John Green. I like his books even though I so not his target audience.
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Post by no1novice on Feb 14, 2023 15:19:29 GMT
Just finished The Night Raven & moved on to book 2 The Silver Mark. Light-hearted magic + London
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Post by constancespry on Feb 15, 2023 4:06:59 GMT
The Housemaid by Freida McFadden, very creepy and twisty. I am planning to read more by her.
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Post by kittylady on Feb 26, 2023 23:57:15 GMT
Bring On The Empty Horses by David Niven. A series of fun stories and recollections about old Hollywood.
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Post by constancespry on Feb 28, 2023 22:41:51 GMT
The invisible life of Addie Larue
Synopsis: France, 1714: in a moment of desperation, a young woman makes a Faustian bargain to live forever and is cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets.
Quite a few people seem to hate it, but I really like it. V. E. Schwab is a first-time author for me, but I am definitely going to read her other books.
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