It's Friday again! What are you reading? (11/3)

[ufcasey]

What books have you read this week? What are you currently reading? Like/Dislike any of them?

QOTW:
If money/time/education/experience/location/etc. weren't a factor, what job would you want to have?

[travella]

I finished Right Behind You by Lisa Gardener yesterday. I enjoyed it. I started Born a Crime last night, so far I'm enjoying it.

QOTW: A travel writer.

[Vespasia]

I'm reading Doctor Sleep. It's pretty good so far.

QOTW: My fantasy is to be a member of the Jeopardy Clue Crew.

[rainbowchip]

I'm still reading Origin by Dan Brown. It's not bad I just haven't made reading it a priority.

QOTW: I honestly have no idea. Maybe doing what I do now (SQL programming) but without all the dumb people. Lol

[minzy]

I finished Moloka'i by Alan Brennert which was pretty good, and I also read Scott Kelly's new book Endurance - A Year in Space, A Lifetime of Discovery. I liked it, but after also reading Chasing Space - An Astronaut's Story of Grit, Grace, and Second Chances earlier this year, feel like I'd get along a little better with Leland Melvin if I were somehow stuck in space for any length of time with either one of them.


I don't know about a dream job anymore. Philanthropist?

[ufcasey]

For some odd reason I decided to read several books at once this week (something I usually don't do, usually I only actively read two at once).

Read:
A Game of Thrones, Volume 1 by Daniel Abraham - graphic novel; 4 stars; I was rather impressed by how this was done since the novel is so dense. Granted this is only a part of the first novel, not the whole novel.
Just Like Heaven by Julia Quinn - historical romance; 3 stars; the beginning and ending was really good, but man did that middle part drag it down
Most of All You by Mia Sheridan - romance; 4 stars; I put all my other books down to read this one, that's how much I liked it. But I still had a couple of issues with it so only 4 stars

Currently Reading:
The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne - historical fiction; this is a physical copy of the book so I don't have much time to sit down with it at home (too big to lug around)
A Game of Thrones, Volume 2 by Daniel Abraham - graphic novel; I read small 'chapters' of it at a time. I've read the actual book and seen the show so it's not making me want to finish it quickly
The Stars Are Fire by Anita Shreve - historical fiction; listening to the audiobook for this one when I have time
The Sea King by C.L. Wilson - fantasy/romance; this book was released on Oct 30 and I've been eagerly awaiting it so I started reading it immediately. However, I am not sure it was worth putting down all my other books for this one....
We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy by Ta-Nehisi Coates - non-fiction; this a book full of pieces he wrote over the last eight years and each one is lengthy and thought provoking so I am reading one a day. The one about the Civil War I happened to read on the same day that General Kelly made his ignorant comment, which was a funny yet depressing coincidence.



QOTW: I would probably want to try writing a book (I'd be terrible at it, but I'd want to try) or doing something in the book industry like reading novels to determine whether or not a publisher should pick them up, that would be fun - getting paid to read lol.

[charlatti]

I just finished The Alice Network by Kate Quinn. I really liked it at first but one of the storylines turned a bit too chick-lit for my taste. Still a good read, but not a favorite. I'm not sure what's up next.

Qotw: I would stay a teacher but move up to high school and have a lot of freedom to design my curriculum.

[monkeyfeet]

I'm 20% into The Wright Brothers. It's really interesting, but not a page turner if that makes any sense.

QOTW: that's hard!! Something where I can travel and bring my family with me?!

[mrspez07]

Nov 3, 2017 15:03:37 GMT -5 charlatti said:

I just finished The Alice Network by Kate Quinn. I really liked it at first but one of the storylines turned a bit too chick-lit for my taste. Still a good read, but not a favorite. I'm not sure what's up next.

Qotw: I would stay a teacher but move up to high school and have a lot of freedom to design my curriculum.

I have a friend that just started a job at the “open”school in our district and she was so excited to do her own curriculum, but it’s slowly driving her crazy. She determined teaching just 1 type of class would be ideal for this type of curriculum. She’s doing 3 or 4, and only 1 is a math (standard) curriculum. (Her others are sex Ed and a field biology I believe)

[dorothyinAus]

I'm reading Sidney Chambers and the Dangers of Temptation. I'm really enjoying it, but I have enjoyed the others in the series as well. Each book is a collection of connected short mysteries, which is perfect for dipping in and out.

QOTW:  Logistics aside, I would love to be a history teacher, but that assumes ideal conditions and the ability to design the curriculum. Otherwise, I would go back to my legal secretary job in a heartbeat. I really liked the work and the people I worked with, and it was a great job for me -- I actually enjoy maintaining files and entering time. I'm all about the dull mindless, but seriously important work.

[mrspez07]

Just finished the audio of The Marriage Lie, I enjoyed the suspense.
Also reading Written in My Own Hearts Blood (didn’t realize it had been out 3 years!) I went back and reread all of the others in the last few years before reading this one, hoping to remember more details and who’s who.


QOTW: I would love to be among books all day. I also love history and research. Librarian, book store, archive researcher, library of Congress or researching for writing my own book (or someone else’s).

[tacokick]

I normally read a book a day but I’ve been stuck on these two for what seems like all week:
Little Fires Everywhere Celeste Ng and The Woman Upstairs by Claire Messud. I like them both but they are kind of slow going.

I’d love to teach cooking to tourists in Portugal.

[tacokick]

Nov 3, 2017 19:19:16 GMT -5 dorothyinAus said:

I'm reading Sidney Chambers and the Dangers of Temptation. I'm really enjoying it, but I have enjoyed the others in the series as well. Each book is a collection of connected short mysteries, which is perfect for dipping in and out.

QOTW:  Logistics aside, I would love to be a history teacher, but that assumes ideal conditions and the ability to design the curriculum. Otherwise, I would go back to my legal secretary job in a heartbeat. I really liked the work and the people I worked with, and it was a great job for me -- I actually enjoy maintaining files and entering time. I'm all about the dull mindless, but seriously important work.

Are all of the Sidney Chambers books are like this? I have one or two on my kindle but I haven’t read them yet because I haven’t read the first one. Does order matter? My library doesn’t have any of them so I’ve been putting off reading them and hoping the first one will go on sale.

[Nonny]

I finished Make Room! Make Room! (it was good, but kind of slow) and I've moved on to The Hundred Lies of Lizzie Lovett, which after one chapter seems like YA fluff - I only picked it up because it was "free" from my library for the Big Library Read last month and it looked mildly entertaining.

QOTW:  I'm essentially retired at 38, so I'm already living the dream of sitting on my ass and/or allocating my time however I choose, so this "job," but with a six figure salary and health benefits to go along with it.   

[sassypants]

I'm about halfway through My Not So Perfect Life by Sophie Kinsella. It's light and fluffy which is perfect for reading backstage between scenes.

QOTW: I'd really love to be a working actor. Not even famous, but just able to make my living being an actor. I love it so much!

[dorothyinAus]

Nov 3, 2017 19:25:38 GMT -5 tacokick said:

Nov 3, 2017 19:19:16 GMT -5 dorothyinAus said:

I'm reading Sidney Chambers and the Dangers of Temptation. I'm really enjoying it, but I have enjoyed the others in the series as well. Each book is a collection of connected short mysteries, which is perfect for dipping in and out.

QOTW:  Logistics aside, I would love to be a history teacher, but that assumes ideal conditions and the ability to design the curriculum. Otherwise, I would go back to my legal secretary job in a heartbeat. I really liked the work and the people I worked with, and it was a great job for me -- I actually enjoy maintaining files and entering time. I'm all about the dull mindless, but seriously important work.

Are all of the Sidney Chambers books are like this? I have one or two on my kindle but I haven’t read them yet because I haven’t read the first one. Does order matter? My library doesn’t have any of them so I’ve been putting off reading them and hoping the first one will go on sale.

They are all connected short stories. And they run from 1953 - 1977 (according to the author's website -- the one I'm reading is set in the early 60's), so the characters change and age through the series. I would say it's not strictly necessary to read them in order, but it will definitely help and avoid spoilers in the character's lives.

It's too bad your library doesn't have them. Maybe you could try interlibrary loan?

[abs]

I'm reading Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter. I bought as a deal of a day ages ago but haven't ever gotten around to reading it. So far I am enjoying it and am interested in what's happening.

QOTW: I don't know! Maybe a part time children's librarian and a part time travel/food writer.

[ally]

I finished A Discovery of Witches, I liked the escapism of it and will continue with the series.  I am currently reading Fever by Mary Beth Keane for my IRL book club, it is about typhoid Mary, and now that I am finally several chapters in, it is moving right along.

QOTW: For years I said I wanted a travel show like Samantha Brown - to see the world while getting paid sounds great.  Now, I want a job where I am paid to read, the catch is I want to read books I choose and no job is likely to pay me to do that!

[tacokick]

Nov 4, 2017 3:23:30 GMT -5 dorothyinAus said:

Nov 3, 2017 19:25:38 GMT -5 tacokick said:

Are all of the Sidney Chambers books are like this? I have one or two on my kindle but I haven’t read them yet because I haven’t read the first one. Does order matter? My library doesn’t have any of them so I’ve been putting off reading them and hoping the first one will go on sale.

They are all connected short stories. And they run from 1953 - 1977 (according to the author's website -- the one I'm reading is set in the early 60's), so the characters change and age through the series. I would say it's not strictly necessary to read them in order, but it will definitely help and avoid spoilers in the character's lives.

It's too bad your library doesn't have them. Maybe you could try interlibrary loan?

Thank you! That’s good to know.

I have tried to get them from Interlibrary loan but they don’t have the first 1 or 2 available. It is so weird, normally I can get pretty much anything—in the summer, a book even came in for me from another state! I did suggest they buy them but no luck yet. I would have thought they’d have them since the new tv show tie in editions came out but no.

[dorothyinAus]

Nov 4, 2017 20:18:31 GMT -5 tacokick said:

Nov 4, 2017 3:23:30 GMT -5 dorothyinAus said:

They are all connected short stories. And they run from 1953 - 1977 (according to the author's website -- the one I'm reading is set in the early 60's), so the characters change and age through the series. I would say it's not strictly necessary to read them in order, but it will definitely help and avoid spoilers in the character's lives.

It's too bad your library doesn't have them. Maybe you could try interlibrary loan?

Thank you! That’s good to know.

I have tried to get them from Interlibrary loan but they don’t have the first 1 or 2 available. It is so weird, normally I can get pretty much anything—in the summer, a book even came in for me from another state! I did suggest they buy them but no luck yet. I would have thought they’d have them since the new tv show tie in editions came out but no.

Ohh, I'm sorry. I would have offered to send you my copies, but I gave them to my Dad to read.  I think they are definitely worth it if you can find them.  Maybe they'll go on sale soon.

[tacokick]

Nov 5, 2017 1:36:07 GMT -5 dorothyinAus said:

Nov 4, 2017 20:18:31 GMT -5 tacokick said:

Thank you! That’s good to know.

I have tried to get them from Interlibrary loan but they don’t have the first 1 or 2 available. It is so weird, normally I can get pretty much anything—in the summer, a book even came in for me from another state! I did suggest they buy them but no luck yet. I would have thought they’d have them since the new tv show tie in editions came out but no.

Ohh, I'm sorry. I would have offered to send you my copies, but I gave them to my Dad to read.  I think they are definitely worth it if you can find them.  Maybe they'll go on sale soon.

Thanks for the thought! I’ll probably break down and get them with a gift card sometime!

[jmliongrrrl]

I finished Jen Lancaster's Stories I'd Tell in Bars. It was self published and had many spelling and grammatical errors. Though I thoroughly enjoy her humor, the last 20% of the book was a screenplay she had written and I didn't enjoy that at all.
I started The Dark Tower (the last in King's series) and picked up Goodbye Old Tippecanoe.

QOTW: I would run my own health care clinic.

[aurora]

Quite late to this thread, but I'm listening to NK Jemisin's The Obelisk Gate - I really love her writing! - and still reading Bill Bryson's In a Sunburned Country. The latter is dragging a bit, but I think it's more to do with how busy I've been than anything the matter with the book.

QOTW: puppy cuddler