April Reading Thread 📕 📚

[dontlook]

Apr 3, 2024 9:01:10 GMT -5 Tacocat said:

I just started Project Hail Mary (same author that wrote The Martian). It’s sci fi which is not usually a genre I pick, but have heard great things about it from several people.

I also have Demon Cooperhead by Barbara Kingsolver and Leave No Trace by Mindy Mejia on my list to read this month.

I loved Project Hail Mary and Sci fi isn’t my normal jam.

[tennisgal]

I really enjoyed 7 Husbands. I think that was the first TJR book I read and then I think I've read all the rest of hers now too.

I blew through the Breakaway by Jennifer Weiner in a few days on vacation last week. It was a fairly typical storyline of her books, but I liked it

I'm waiting for a ton of holds on Libby and read So Long Chester Wheeler by Catherine Ryan Hyde (which was free on Kindle) and really like it!

Also read the Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches (recommended on here), I had kind of a tough time getting through this one, but ended up liking in the end.

Currently reading Shark Heart per many glowing reviews from here too!

[glw]

I'm listening to The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green for my friend book club. Others are loooving it but it's too memoir-y for me. I like all the science and history bits, though.
For my social justice book club we're reading Asian American Dreams by Helen Via. Very interesting and timely.

[gretchenindisguise]

I just finished The Women by Kristen Hannah. I like the way she tells stories, and this one was no exception. I always feel like I learn things I should have learned in school when I read her books.

Going back to finish The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams. It too me a bit to get into this one, but I'm excited to go back to it.

[sju]

Apr 2, 2024 21:07:06 GMT -5 lust2hart said:

I’m listening to Yellowface by R. F. Kuang. I find the plot engaging and want to know how it ends, but the main character just keeps getting worse and worse. I realize this is probably the point.

I am currently reading it. What an unlikable character. 

[tacokick]

How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin was a cute cozy mystery that was fairly well written.

[basilosaurus]

Books made into tv.

Is anyone watching Gentleman in Moscow or Shogun? I find both to be excellent adaptations.

One of my goals for the year was to read classics I'd forgotten about or never got around to reading. Tree grows in Brooklyn was worth the 6 month wait. And for a book written so long ago, clearly I'm not the only one impressed with its staying power.

[TR]

I’m 4 pages into The Women and it’s bugging me that the narrator is using Mom & Dad, but writing from a third person POV. Mom & Dad seem like titles/names that should be coming from a first person POV.

[momin2013]

I’m about to start The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath. I picked it up at a used bookstore awhile back and have been waiting for the right time to read it.

[RoxMonster]

I just finished Every Move You Make. 3 stars
I normally like stalker thrillers and I did find the premise interesting (a group of stalking victims decides to stalk their stalkers to turn the tables), but some things were just implausible/illogical and I felt the book went on too long. However I did appreciate the author’s note where she details
her own experience being stalked. And overall it did keep me engaged and wanting to know what would happen next.

Just downloaded and currently reading How To Kill a Guy in 10 Ways

[Jalapeñomel]

Apr 5, 2024 14:34:49 GMT -5 basilosaurus said:

Books made into tv.

Is anyone watching Gentleman in Moscow or Shogun? I find both to be excellent adaptations.

One of my goals for the year was to read classics I'd forgotten about or never got around to reading. Tree grows in Brooklyn was worth the 6 month wait. And for a book written so long ago, clearly I'm not the only one impressed with its staying power.

Last summer I spent the summer reading books I thought I should’ve read in the 90s. I think I’ll do it again this summer, and maybe I’ll do classics!

I also check books into tv for the upcoming year when I look for a new book!

[dontlook]

I just finished Shark Heart and it’s the weirdest book I’ve ever read. Didn’t enjoy but it was quick so I kept going.

[laurack]

Just finished the husbands secret by liane moriarty, her books are always good.

Before that I read the Breakaway by Jennifer Weiner which was also good.

Not sure what’s up next but looking at the thread for ideas. I’m trying to read a book a week this year and spend less time scrolling social media.

[krystee]

I just finished The Husbands by Holly Gramazio. I was super bored of the repetitiveness 65 pages in, but it got better and I ended up enjoying it.

[basilosaurus]

Apr 7, 2024 11:42:42 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

Apr 5, 2024 14:34:49 GMT -5 basilosaurus said:

Books made into tv.

Is anyone watching Gentleman in Moscow or Shogun? I find both to be excellent adaptations.

One of my goals for the year was to read classics I'd forgotten about or never got around to reading. Tree grows in Brooklyn was worth the 6 month wait. And for a book written so long ago, clearly I'm not the only one impressed with its staying power.

Last summer I spent the summer reading books I thought I should’ve read in the 90s. I think I’ll do it again this summer, and maybe I’ll do classics!

I also check books into tv for the upcoming year when I look for a new book!

We should start a separate group with suggestions and discussion of "books we should have read."

Occasionally I'll go through top 100 lists and add them to my library wish list.

In books we shouldn't have read, a number of years ago on cep we had a live thread of box wine and flowers in the attic. A few of us never read it as a child. Fun until we passed out I'd support a similar repeat here.

I am not recommending reading twilight!

[Jalapeñomel]

I tried to read the Wishing Game, but I put it down. I may try it on audiobook.

I also put down 3 Body Problem—-the translation is too annoying to me.

I’m now reading the Other Valley, and looking for an audiobook.

[dontlook]

Finished Chain-Gang Allstars. I gave it 2 stars. It felt like it was trying to hard to make a point and forgot to make a decent storyline.

Halfway through A Short Walk Through A Wide World. It’s good so far.

[bbdoll]

I just started The Paris Library.  It's keeping my attention so far.  It travels between Paris in the 40s to more modern times.

[marvine]

Just finished The Island Villa by Sarah Morgan - it was fine. Just started The Guncle.

[eb777888]

Little Secrets- 3.5* It was okay, kept me engaged and was on KU.

Right now I'm reading The Heiress, which is starting off a little strange but interesting. "Everyone has a secret but we're not tell you yet" type of book. I'm also reading Sula, which is very very good.

[CrazyLucky]

Another upvote for First Lie Wins. It kept me up way to late finishing it. It was a fun quick read with lots of twists that I didn't guess in advance.
I need to finish You're Not From Around Here, Are you? And then I have a stack of books from Thriftbooks.

[gerberdaisy]

eb777888, just finished The Heiress. I thought it was enjoyable enough, I'm getting so bored of some of these books I'll take anything that has an interesting story (her life).

[redheadbaker]

I finally finished The Winners by Fredrick Backman. Sad that the Beartown trilogy is done. It was a little slow at parts, but the end brought me to tears.

Also recently read Red White and Royal Blue -- I tend to not read really popular books right away because I'm afraid they won't live up to the hype. This was a really fun read, though. Totally predictable, but still enjoyable. It was a nice balance to The Winners.

[redheadbaker]

Apr 3, 2024 12:10:48 GMT -5 tennisgal said:

I really enjoyed 7 Husbands. I think that was the first TJR book I read and then I think I've read all the rest of hers now too.

I blew through the Breakaway by Jennifer Weiner in a few days on vacation last week. It was a fairly typical storyline of her books, but I liked it

I loved both of these.

Apr 3, 2024 12:10:48 GMT -5 tennisgal said:

Also read the Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches (recommended on here), I had kind of a tough time getting through this one, but ended up liking in the end.

I just started this one! I heard about it through a book group on Facebook, though, I don't remember seeing it mentioned here. 

[redheadbaker]

Apr 2, 2024 20:13:56 GMT -5 fernweh said:

I finished The Great Alone last night and started Educated.

Educated was really good! 

[tennisgal]

Anyone having issues with the Libby app on their kindle? I got a notification April 1st saying something about Libby no longer being supported? IDK if it is because my kindle is old and I can't update to the newest version of Libby - or if it's an overall Libby/Kindle thing? I can replaced my kindle but might need to look at something else if kindle and libby are no longer compatible. I also feel like some people were having issue with one of the library apps not working on the paperwhites?

[tennisgal]

redheadbaker, I loved the Beartown series. I haven't loved a lot of his other books, but loved those 3!

[tacokick]

Apr 10, 2024 10:12:58 GMT -5 tennisgal said:

Anyone having issues with the Libby app on their kindle? I got a notification April 1st saying something about Libby no longer being supported? IDK if it is because my kindle is old and I can't update to the newest version of Libby - or if it's an overall Libby/Kindle thing? I can replaced my kindle but might need to look at something else if kindle and libby are no longer compatible. I also feel like some people were having issue with one of the library apps not working on the paperwhites?

Could it be that your library system is no longer using Libby? Libby is a phone app/website so you should be fine no matter how old your kindle is. All it does is connect your library account to Amazon.

Paperwhites don’t have apps.

[tacokick]

I’m trying to find some new audiobooks! The problem is I already read a lot so it’s hard to find something I’m interested in and haven’t already read. I’ve worked my way through some Scottish and British series on Hoopla that my library doesn’t carry as physical or ebooks but now I’ve run out. My dream is a new to me author with a big back catalogue.

What I want is an app where I can input what I’m looking for and it will spit out suggestions. Goodreads and Storygraph sort of do recs but they give me a lot of suggestions that are just currently popular books or books that are similar to what I read but not quite what I’m looking for like historic fiction or books written by men.

[wildrice]

Apr 10, 2024 10:12:58 GMT -5 tennisgal said:

Anyone having issues with the Libby app on their kindle? I got a notification April 1st saying something about Libby no longer being supported? IDK if it is because my kindle is old and I can't update to the newest version of Libby - or if it's an overall Libby/Kindle thing? I can replaced my kindle but might need to look at something else if kindle and libby are no longer compatible. I also feel like some people were having issue with one of the library apps not working on the paperwhites?

I use the Libby app on my phone so maybe try that? I don't read on my phone, I just use it to browse/check them out and then they get automatically sent to my Kindle when I turn on the wifi.

I haven't heard anything about switching from Libby, but my system just switched completely TO Libby last year so I doubt it's going anywhere soon.