It's Friday! What have you been reading? (11/17)

[dorothyinAus]

Nov 19, 2017 21:35:38 GMT -5 MrsAxilla said:

Nov 19, 2017 5:15:53 GMT -5 dorothyinAus said:

I finished Sidney Chambers and the Dangers of Temptation as well as several Kindle Freebies (from the the Donut Hole series), then began The Garden Intrigue, a Pink Carnation book. It's interesting though we only made it 2 chapters in before a non-stop weekend began.

Just as an aside, if you are anywhere the Pop Up Globe is playing do not pass up the chance to see a performance. I've been to Much Ado About Nothing and Othello and they were both fantastic! Truly, it's an amazing experience to see Shakespeare performed like that. The performance of Othello was punctuated by an actual thunderstorm yesterday, and the actors worked with it beautifully, even timing their lines with thunderclaps.

QOTW:  I know I'm going to be in the minority, but the traditional Green Bean Casserole has always been one of my favorites, along with cornbread dressing and the crispy bits of the roasted turkey skin. Here in Australia, my MIL tries to make the holiday meals closer to what I'm used to and she makes an apple, bacon & brioche stuffing that is fantastic -- too often she has caught me in the kitchen nibbling the leftovers after the meal. It's definitely my favorite side here.

I clicked your link and then remembered you're in Australia.  What a tease!  

HaHaHa! That's how I feel often when I see interesting things discussed. I'm seriously hoping Hamilton tours Australia SOON! But I really do hope the Pop Up Globe comes to the US at some point.

[Nonny]

Nov 19, 2017 22:19:29 GMT -5 dorothyinAus said:

Nov 19, 2017 21:35:38 GMT -5 MrsAxilla said:

I clicked your link and then remembered you're in Australia.  What a tease!  

HaHaHa! That's how I feel often when I see interesting things discussed. I'm seriously hoping Hamilton tours Australia SOON! But I really do hope the Pop Up Globe comes to the US at some point.

I hope that if the Pop Up Globe doesn't come to the US, that they decide to pop up in one of the Australian cities I'm visiting sometime in April. According to their Twitter they'll be in Auckland through March, so maybe I'll get lucky... maybe... A girl can dream.

[itsme]

ufcasey, thanks for the recs on audiobooks from a few months back.  I managed to snag one from the library so far and enjoyed it and now am ready for the second in the series.  It was Memory Man by David Baldacci.  His books always pop up when I search for audiobooks from the library but had never tried them because I'm not that much into that genre.  I did enjoy it though.  Thanks!

I read Memory Man by David Baldacci and The Secrets of My Life by Caitlyn Jenner.  I enjoyed both.  I don't follow anything Kardashian related but Jenner's book was available at the library and it piqued my interest since I like memoirs. 

I'm currently reading Queen of Shadows (ToG 4).  I'm not bored by it but this series is taking me awhile to get through.  Listening to Low Pressure by Sandra Brown and will start The Last Mile by David Baldacci tomorrow.

I love all the side dishes.  Not even joking.  I really like canned cranberry.  I am the only one that eats it. 


  

[itsme]

Nov 17, 2017 9:26:54 GMT -5 rainbowchip said:

I'm still reading Queen of Shadows. It's not bad, I just don't connect with the characters. I don't understand the relationships at all.

I am reading it too and mentioned that I'm not bored by the book but it's not really capturing my attention.  I think it may be because of what you said.  The relationships are weird and I just don't believe them.