Friday reading thread 10/2

[charlatti]

What have you been reading this week?

QOTW: What’s for dinner today?

[rainbowchip]

I finished The Betrothed by Kieran Cass. I started Craigslist Confessional and Transcendent Kingdom.

QOTW: We are getting take out Fish Fry.

[charlatti]

I finished Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi, which I wanted to love but didn’t. Now reading A Deception at Thornecrest, the newest in a fun mystery series by Ashley Weaver. I have a bunch of good stuff that came in recently from my library holds list — need more reading time.

Qotw: we had mashed potatoes with turkey meatballs in a gravy-ish sauce.

[Vespasia]

I've been trying to read The Henna Artist. There's nothing wrong with it and I should like it, it's totally up my alley, but I just can't get into it. Might be a DNF.

I've also been reading Solutions and Other Problems by Allie Brosh. It's fantastic. Emotionally devastating and ugly snort laugh funny all in one.

QOTW: Weird but delicious lamb wrap from a brewery food truck!

[abs]

Oct 2, 2020 19:39:53 GMT -5 charlatti said:

I finished Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi, which I wanted to love but didn’t. Now reading A Deception at Thornecrest, the newest in a fun mystery series by Ashley Weaver. I have a bunch of good stuff that came in recently from my library holds list — need more reading time.

Qotw: we had mashed potatoes with turkey meatballs in a gravy-ish sauce.

I’m reading Transcendent Kingdom now and am really struggling. I thought it was just me.

[krystee]

I just finished This Tender Land and really liked it.

QOTW: We had sushi for dinner tonight.

I have surpassed my 45-book goal for the year and will probably end up around 55.

[mrspez07]

I am nearly done with Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende. It’s good, but I’m ready to move on to something else and have very little time to read. I am also still listening to Rnage, which I am enjoying.

Pizza Friday’s!

[travella]

I finished Anxious People by Fredrik Backman and James and the Giant Peach with my son. We are going to start slightly scarier books this week in the spirit of Halloween. I have The Guest List and my son still has to pick between Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark or Skullduggery Pleasant.

QOTW: Beef Stew, but it was Pizza Friday yesterday.

[moonpie]

I finished Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer. I found Into Thin Air to be a better read.

Qotw: We had chicken salad last night. Thai takeout tonight!

[tacokick]

32 Yolks: From My Mother's Table to Working the Line by Eric Ripert

The Lost Girls of Camp Forevermore by
Kim Fu

Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers her Superpower by Brittney C. Cooper

The Choice by Gillian McAllister

Let Me Hear a Rhyme by Tiffany D. Jackson

I have a ton of books out of the library at once I so I need to prioritize!

QOTW:

Korean inspired pork country ribs, eggplant and rice

[wesleycrusher]

tacokick the premise of The Lost Girls of Camp Forevermore was so good, but I don't think the book delivered. Another friend who read it felt the same. What are your thoughts?

[pumpkin]

I finished The Guest List and really enjoyed it.

QOTW: Last night I had butternut squash soup and a salad. No idea about tonight as it’s ~4:30am and I can’t sleep.

[wesleycrusher]

The Wangs vs. the World by Jade Chang - 3

Yes, Please by Amy Poehler (audio) - 3

God, If You're Not Up There, I'm F*cked by Darrell Hammond - 4

Gabriel's Ghost by Linnea Sinclair - 2

Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson - 4

Live from New York: An Oral History of Saturday Night Live by Tom Shales - 4.5

Something Spectacular: The True Story of One Rockette's Battle with Bulimia by Greta Gleissner - 3.5

Currently listening to The Goldfinch on audio which is going a lot faster and I'm enjoying more than I thought I woild. Its 32 hours but I'm listening at 1.4 speed. When I'm done I will have finished the popsugar reading challenge for the year.

QOTW: DH cooks, so whatever he is making.

[tacokick]

Oct 4, 2020 6:15:35 GMT -5 wesleycrusher said:

tacokick the premise of The Lost Girls of Camp Forevermore was so good, but I don't think the book delivered. Another friend who read it felt the same. What are your thoughts?

I didn’t think it did either! It was strangely flat and removed in tone.

[litskispeciality]

Over the weekend I started "The Last Mrs. Parish". I'm embarrassed how long it's taking me since it should be a quick read. I also picked up "Wildflower" by Drew Barrymore.

QOTW: Friday we had pizza, today (Monday) I have no idea, probably some kind of take out again lol.

[meowmaps]

Last week was very challenging. My cat who has been sick for almost a year started going downhill on Tuesday and Friday was our last day with him. Needless to say, I was really distracted and when I could read, I kept reading the same passages over and over again so I wasn't getting anywhere.

Last Monday I finished Anxious People. I really liked it. It wasn't as good as Ove (it must be tough to write something so great that everything else you write can't possibly live up to it) but I got something out of it.

The book I've been struggling to get through because of my preoccupation is The Holdout. I'm trying to get back into my normal routine so I hope to be finished with it by tomorrow. The book is actually decent so far.

QOTW: I don't know what I ate. My stomach has been in knots for days.

[charlatti]

meowmaps, I’m so sorry about your cat. Losing a pet is so very hard.