It's Friday, What Are You Reading? (8/11)

[mrspez07]

I'm still reading Sex Object and listening to John Adams (on my phone). John Adams goes back tomorrow and I'm only in chapter 7 of 26. I'll have to request the book again.

Sock-sock/shoe-shoe

ETS: I have to say, the wealth of info and writing style is awesome for the John Adams book. Learning so much more about the early days and founding of our country. I highly recommend it and will check it out again.

[sarahsays]

This week I finished Silver Sword by Victoria Aveyard and started the new Sherman Alexie memoir, You Don't Have to Say You Love Me.

QOTW: I'm a sock-sock/shoe-shoe person.

[travella]

I'm about half way through Caraval.

Qotw: sock-sock unless I'm dressing in the locker room at the gym then I dress sock-shoe,sock-shoe.

[jmliongrrrl]

I finished Gulp by Mary Roach. She is by far my favorite non fiction author! Not quite as good as Stiff, but really interesting.
I finished Al Franken Giant of the Senate on audio. Seriously one of the best audiobooks I have ever listened to. He narrated it (of course) so the delivery and timing was great.
I started Beast on audio (one of those free sync audiobooks) and it's kinda meh so far.
I picked up American Lion again. I have struggled with this biography. Its non linear and that messes with my brain.

I keep my shoes in the garage so I'm a sock sock, wander around the house until I'm ready to leave, shoe shoe kinda girl

[dorothyinAus]

I finished Jolly Foul Play and began She Lover of Death, but it's chapters are long and I have been exhausted at night so I have not been making too much progress. Erast Fandorin is one of my favorite characters, and he has yet to make an appearance, so I'm getting a bit frustrated as well.

QOTW: If there will be a delay before we got out, I only put socks on, saving shoes to right before we leave. But if I'm getting dressed and heading out quickly, it's sock-shoe/sock-shoe, getting one side completely finished before moving to the other.

[bex]

Aug 11, 2017 10:26:20 GMT -5 mx27 said:

"The Devil in the White City" - I'm only a few pages in, but so far, meh.

QOTW: I rarely wear socks, but when I do...sock, sock, shoe, shoe.

I liked this, but I thought the serial killer vs world fair set up fell a little flat.

In the garden of beasts by the same author was much better IMO.

[litskispeciality]

I'm late to this post. I started "The Hate U Give" this weekend. Got about 50% through. It's so good, I can't wait for the discussion.

QOTW: I like to go barefoot or sandals most of the time. When I do wear socks I put those on one at a time, then shoes, usually because my shoes are downstairs.

[pinotgrig]

Over the weekend I finished -
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them - 3*
A Man Called Ove - 5*

Currently reading -
Inside the O'Briens - about a dad diagnosed with Huntington's and i believe is going in the direction of if his 4 kids will decide to be tested for it

Alexander Hamilton - I'm like 6 chapters from being done. It's been good, but is long and I'm ready for it to wrap up.


QOTW - sock, sock, shoe, shoe.

[turboteal]

MrsAxilla, I'm also reading Mists of Avalon! It is SO LONG. I'm like 93% done and still have 60 something pages to go. I've also read a couple other books while reading this one (library books so they had a deadline), including Bird Box (creepy but kinda anticlimactic for me).

QOTW - socks then shoes

[MrsAxilla]

Aug 16, 2017 1:28:44 GMT -5 turboteal said:

MrsAxilla , I'm also reading Mists of Avalon! It is SO LONG. I'm like 93% done and still have 60 something pages to go. I've also read a couple other books while reading this one (library books so they had a deadline), including Bird Box (creepy but kinda anticlimactic for me).

QOTW - socks then shoes

Yes, it is so long!!  I'm only 25% in.  The last one I read that was this long was Gone With the Wind, and that's when I decided to count pages instead of books.  A 1000 page book should be worth four regular ones.