Post by dorothyinAus on Jul 2, 2015 17:54:59 GMT -5
Yes, it really is Friday -- and it's dawned cold, grey, and dull, the way only winter days can be. I'm a bit early this week because I'm going out tonight and will not have internet access.
So what are you reading this week? Do you like it? Would you recommend it to a random stranger in a bookstore?
I'm reading Bad Feminist and finding it interesting and easy to read so far. I would recommend it to a stranger if they were in the section or gave some other hint as to what they were looking for that might align with this topic.
I just finished Jen Lancaster's latest, I Regret Nothing. Not my favorite of hers, but I did really enjoy it. Listening to the newest in the Maisie Dobbs series, A Dangerous Place. I love this series, but still deciding how I feel about this story. I think I'm near finishing so will update next week.
Poutine? A thousand times yes! Although I do have a gripe about cheese curd getting more popular, either from poutine or just in general. Growing up it used to be free, or very cheap, as a by product of cheese making. Not any more. Oh well, better for the cheese makers and dairy farmers I guess.
I'm reading In The Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Watership Essex. It's actually kind of boring but I've only read the intro and chapter 1. So I probably wouldn't recommend it at this point.
I've never had Poutine but it sounds amazing. I'm from Wisconsin so I'm all about cheese curds.
Post by sparrowsong on Jul 3, 2015 13:24:37 GMT -5
Heresy. It's historical fiction set in Tudor England about a former priest who had to flee England because he embraced the philosophy of Copernicus and Galileo.
Poutine, never had it but would try it if it was available around here.
Post by dorothyinAus on Jul 3, 2015 23:47:23 GMT -5
I'm reading Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography. It's really fun and I'm enjoying it immensely. I'd recommend it to friends, but not necessarily strangers, because I wouldn't want to get in a discussion with one who might be anti-gay and that is a big part of the biography.
QOTW: Yes. I'm all about the poutine, though I prefer only about have as much cheese curd as is usually put on it. But a big NO to the variations with shredded cheddar or mozzarella, it's just not the same.
I'm reading The Strange Case of the Walking Corpse. The byline is "A chronicle of medical mysteries, curious remedies, and bizarre but true healing folklore". It's very interesting but it seems to be a collection of stuff the author found from the internet.
QOTW: Absolutely! I've never had it, but gravy! And cheese curds! Combined!
I'm about to finish Luckiest Girl Alive. The book gets better as it goes, but the first half was just painful. The story is one cliche after another, and nothing we haven't all see a thousand times in any WB teen drama. It is just interesting enough to keep me reading but I'm not sure I could recommend it to anyone over 25. The writing style alone would give an English teacher a heart attack as there are numerous poorly-written half-sentences that are supposed to be breezy but instead are just awkward and confusing.
I'm reading some zombie book that I can't get into. It's not written very well.
Also reading Born to Run by Christopher McDougall. I am enjoying it and would probably recommend it to runners.
I guess yes to the QOTW. I only had a fake kind because I'm in CA and they don't have the real stuff. The fake kind wasn't good but I have a feeling I would love the real stuff because cheese.
I'm late to the party but I really want to post about this.
I started Ready Player One on Friday and finished it Sunday. I spent much of Saturday annoyed with family who dared interrupt my reading. I really, really enjoyed it. To the point that I don't want to start another book because whatever I read next won't compare. The book has stayed with me more longer than any I have read in a long time. It also made me miss my old gaming and gaming forum friends.