June Book thread

[Jalapeñomel]

I finished Pineapple Street, and it was predictable and very self-righteous? Do not recommend. 

I'm starting The Uglies, since it's being made into a movie (or maybe tv).

[sadie]

Just finished The Love Hypothesis. It was fluffy and a quick read. Having worked in higher ed/surrounded by phd students forever, the higher ed politicking was relateable. It'd be a good beach read or something in between a heavier book.

I also read The Happy Place. I liked it. Nothing to write home about, but an easy read.

I have As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow, The Lost Apothecary, We Were once a Family : a Story of Love, Death, and Child Removal in America, and The Wishing Game next in my stack. Lots of heavier reads there, I think.

[wildrice]

I am reading Demon Copperhead, which so far is very good - I'm maybe 25% or so of the way in.

Last week (so technically still May) I finished the Violin Conspiracy, which I enjoyed a lot and would recommend.

I need to find a new audiobook to listen to.

[Deleted]

I should know what the June book club pick is this weekend, but there was discussion about making it a summer read (like an Elin Hilderbrand book).

I have The Weekenders (Mary Kay Andrews) saved on my iPad that I'm planning to pick up again - I started it and got distracted last year, so I want to give it another go.

[jwright]

I read 7 books in May which is a lot for me; some I liked okay but I ended on a couple of duds.

Pineapple Street - predictable but I liked the details on Brooklyn socialites, easy read

I Have Some Questions For You - I was liking this for the first half, but was frustrated by the ending

One to Watch - this is a few years old but I enjoyed it more than some recent rom-com books

Romantic Comedy - my favorite of the month - I actually found the female character to be very relatable

All the Dangerous Things - read because the author went to the same high school I did; pretty meh

Just the Nicest Couple - terrible “thriller” just not well written

Never Never - least favorite Colleen Hoover yet

I’m starting some nonfiction to get back on track and reading Vanderbilt by Anderson Cooper

[msmerymac]

I started 1989, by Val McDermid. It's a sequel to 1979, which I read a month or two ago. It's her Allie Burns series - kind of a journalist/detective series, but with a female protagonist and some queer characters. Pretty decent.

I'm about 1/3rd of the way into Memphis and I don't know. The writing is good, it's just... rough? Do I want to keep going?

Last month I finished Winterwood by Shea Earnshaw, which I REALLY liked. The setting (a mountain lake surrounded by ancient woods) was just perfect for me. I also read All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson (this is often a "banned" book - very worth the read!) and The Day of the Locust by Nathanael West.

[TR]

I am realizing that I forget books almost as soon as I read them unless they blew me away or I absolutely loathed them. I keep track by putting them in my Notes app and then every once in awhile transfer to my Google doc and I have column for "themes/notes" and a majority of the time I have to go to Goodreads to remind myself of the plot of a book I read within the last couple of weeks lol

[bears]

Jun 2, 2023 8:48:33 GMT -5 TR said:

I am realizing that I forget books almost as soon as I read them unless they blew me away or I absolutely loathed them. I keep track by putting them in my Notes app and then every once in awhile transfer to my Google doc and I have column for "themes/notes" and a majority of the time I have to go to Goodreads to remind myself of the plot of a book I read within the last couple of weeks lol

I read too much to be able to automatically recall plot points. I'm glad I've started keeping track of the books I read, since occassionally I'll get a few chapters in before I realize I've already read the book (and it's not worth re-reading)!

[meanie]

I finished The Couple Next Door, which was good but the ending felt abrupt and weird.

Listening to Something in the Water now and it's pretty good so far.

Just biding my time while I wait for my holds...12 more weeks 😭

[jane6672]

Just finished Demon Copperhead. It started to feel like a slog 1/2ish way through so I set it aside for a while to read a few other things:

The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet (fun sci-fi)
Cloud Cuckoo Land
A Heart That Works (bawled my eyes out)

I enjoyed all 3, would recommend.

Demon Copperhead was heavy, obviously (poverty and opioid epidemic in rural VA/TN), but it felt like it dragged through the middle and then rushed at the end.

[Jalapeñomel]

Jun 2, 2023 8:48:33 GMT -5 TR said:

I am realizing that I forget books almost as soon as I read them unless they blew me away or I absolutely loathed them. I keep track by putting them in my Notes app and then every once in awhile transfer to my Google doc and I have column for "themes/notes" and a majority of the time I have to go to Goodreads to remind myself of the plot of a book I read within the last couple of weeks lol

I'm the same way. 

[TR]

Jun 2, 2023 8:58:08 GMT -5 jane6672 said:

A Heart That Works (bawled my eyes out)

I have never cried as consistently as I did reading that book. Like, just constantly throughout the entire thing. Sometimes sobbing, sometimes just light tears. Whew.

[bears]

jane6672 A Heart that Works was amazing and I hated how much my heart was broken after reading that book. As an aside, I always confuse actors so I thought for the longest time Rob Delaney was Patrick Warburton (who played Puddy on Seinfeld).

I read The Rise and Fall of DODO and The Master of the Revels which are time travel books that involve witches. They were really fun and introduced the idea that when you have a Mandela-effect moment, it's due to the past being changed but still having the memory of what it used to be. I...kind of but not really believe in this now.

[eb777888]

Three Women- 2* Hated it.

I'm reading the fourth book in the You series- I think it's called You And Only You.

[shopgirl07]

I’ve been reading mystery/thrillers lately for whatever reasons. Anyway, I really liked The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth. It’s her best book IMO.

Also just discovered Charlie Donlea and have liked all of his books.

[jane6672]

Jun 2, 2023 9:04:44 GMT -5 TR said:

Jun 2, 2023 8:58:08 GMT -5 jane6672 said:

A Heart That Works (bawled my eyes out)

I have never cried as consistently as I did reading that book. Like, just constantly throughout the entire thing. Sometimes sobbing, sometimes just light tears. Whew.

I made the mistake of starting it on the train 😬 silent crying, mask all soggy, definitely looking bonkers.

[TR]

Jun 2, 2023 9:31:59 GMT -5 jane6672 said:

Jun 2, 2023 9:04:44 GMT -5 TR said:

I have never cried as consistently as I did reading that book. Like, just constantly throughout the entire thing. Sometimes sobbing, sometimes just light tears. Whew.

I made the mistake of starting it on the train 😬 silent crying, mask all soggy, definitely looking bonkers.

omg. at least I was only reading it in my living room so only H saw me and was like "why are you reading that?" lol

[brooke77]

Last month I finished:
Carrie Soto is back - was OK
Every Summer After - cute and easy read
The Handmaid’s Tale - really enjoyed it

Currently reading:
The Testaments

[texasharleygirl]

I just started reading "Hang the Moon" by Jeannette Walls. It's good so far, but we shall see. And now I have a lot of training for a new system at work, so my reading maybe everything on Coupa University LOL. Oh and I need to do some CEC's for CASA.

[jane6672]

Jun 2, 2023 9:33:49 GMT -5 TR said:

Jun 2, 2023 9:31:59 GMT -5 jane6672 said:

I made the mistake of starting it on the train 😬 silent crying, mask all soggy, definitely looking bonkers.

omg. at least I was only reading it in my living room so only H saw me and was like "why are you reading that?" lol

In my defense I didn’t know it was going to go zero to sixty like that from page one!

[rupertpenny]

I just finished "Sovietistan: A Journey Through Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan" by Erika Fatland. Great travel writing and I like reading about places I will likely never visit.

[smock]

I'm almost done reading "Fourth Wing" based on BookTok hype, and I'm loving it! Definitely recommend if you like fast-paced fantasy, anything dragon-related, or school/college settings.

[wise_rita]

Jun 2, 2023 10:00:25 GMT -5 rupertpenny said:

I just finished "Sovietistan: A Journey Through Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan" by Erika Fatland. Great travel writing and I like reading about places I will likely never visit.

The leader of my book club (SUCH a hardcore reader) is doing a challenge to read a non-fiction book from every country in the world. Impressive!

[CrazyLucky]

Jun 2, 2023 8:58:08 GMT -5 jane6672 said:

Just finished Demon Copperhead. It started to feel like a slog 1/2ish way through so I set it aside for a while to read a few other things:

The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet (fun sci-fi)
Cloud Cuckoo Land
A Heart That Works (bawled my eyes out)

I enjoyed all 3, would recommend.

Demon Copperhead was heavy, obviously (poverty and opioid epidemic in rural VA/TN), but it felt like it dragged through the middle and then rushed at the end.

I felt like that about Demon Copperhead too.  Once he was injured, I thought it got really boring for a while.  
Besides Demon Copperhead, the only one I read in May was Memory Man, which I really liked.  

Right now I'm reading two books.  One is The Price of Salt. It is SO BORING so far.  I don't really like romance books, and it's basically just a romance book.  I will finish it though.
And I'm reading one of the Jack Reacher books.  I always enjoy them and they are easy to read.

[Gato]

I just finished Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus. I was not a fan for the first third; it seemed really tired and obvious. But I loved it after the main character branches out and tries new things, and the ending was really satisfying.

I am now reading two novels: I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai and The Chinese Groove by Kathryn Ma. Both are really good!

[rosiebear]

Read “Two Old Women” in one night - it’s really more of a novella or, even more accurately, a retelling of a legend, but I was captivated.

Just started Women Talking
Next up is Final Girl Support Group, because the premise is wonderful.

[ally]

I am currently reading Wrong Place Wrong Time and I like it.  The last book I finished was A Spindle Splintered, which I enjoyed and liked that it was short (120 pages) as my attention span is just not good of late.

Any recommendations for shorter books?  A few holds have come in that are 500 - 600 pages and while there are times I would be happy with that, it is not right now.  

[mcmel]

Currently reading and really enjoying The Song of Achilles.

[rupertpenny]

Jun 2, 2023 10:50:08 GMT -5 wise_rita said:

Jun 2, 2023 10:00:25 GMT -5 rupertpenny said:

I just finished "Sovietistan: A Journey Through Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan" by Erika Fatland. Great travel writing and I like reading about places I will likely never visit.

The leader of my book club (SUCH a hardcore reader) is doing a challenge to read a non-fiction book from every country in the world. Impressive!

Ohh, this is interesting. Does it have to be written about the country or by someone from the country?

[Wines Not Whines]

I recently read:

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. I liked it. The ending was a little predictable, but not in a bad way.

Under the Whispering Door. I thought it was quirky, different, and interesting.

I also read Running While Black by Alison Desir, The Longest Race by Kara Goucher, and Choosing to Run by Des Linden. I liked all of them.

I’m currently reading Malibu Rising.