Friday June 4th!

[ufcasey]

What have you been reading this week? Any reviews/ratings/recommendations?

QOTW:
Which do you prefer, salty foods or sweets?

[travella]

I finished Great Plains and started A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry.

QOTW: I like them both, especially together. I love chocolate covered pretzels.

[tacokick]

Nowhere Girl: A Memoir of a Fugitive Childhood by Cheryl Diamond (I really don’t believe a word of this book)


The Whitstable Pearl Mystery by Julie Wassmer (it’s also a new show on Acorn)

Mary Jane by Jessica Anya Blau (unexpectedly takes place in Baltimore, not bad but didn’t read like a book for adults)

Somebody's Daughter by Ashley C Ford (a little disappointing)

The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris (long! but good)

QOTW: I am an equal opportunity snacker

[meowmaps]

I read Of Women and Salt. Really liked it.

I’m reading Olympus, Texas next.

QOTW: I like both salty and sweet and especially when they’re combined. My favorite movie theater snack is goobers - chocolate covered peanuts.

[charlatti]

Malice by Heather Walter — it’s really good. Sort of a twist on Sleeping Beauty with more fantasy and less binary genders and relationships. I think it’s supposed to be adult but could definitely count as YA.

QOTW: I never ever turn down sweets, but I crave salty snacks frequently too.

[mx27]

Currently reading, "The Last Story of Mina Lee" by Nancy Jooyoun Kim. It's okay so far.

QOTW: i agree with everyone else...give me both!

[Deleted]

I finished Transcendental Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi. I liked it but didnt love it as much as Homegoing.

I'm about 100 pages into The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix Harrow and am really enjoying the characters, the writing style, and the plot.

QOTW-um, both? I like food! I like salty and sweet together, but would probably pick sweet if i had to choose.

[dontlook]

I read:
- The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani: 5 stars
- Vicious by V.E. Schwann: 5 stars (I don’t remember who recommended this book but that you. It was great!)

Currently listening to Confessions of a forty-something fuck up. Really funny and reading Scythe which is pretty good.

QOTW: give me all the snacks! I’m trying to cut back on both but I tend to crave sugary snacks more often.

[Vespasia]

I'm reading A Great Reckoning by Louise Penny. It's not really any better or worse than the rest of the series but I seem to have a hard time putting it down.

QOTW: Definitely salty!

[ssmjlm]

I read The Soulmate Equation in less than 24 hours and it was SO GOOD! I’m debating reading it again before my digital loan is due.

QOTW: sweets, as evidenced by my Covid weight gain

[aurora]

I'm reading Beach Read in the hopes that more people will do book club this month. (It's an easier one than World of Wonders, for sure.)

I'm also listening to Winter's Heart by Robert Jordan (a re-read).

QOTW: depends. Probably more often I'd pick sweet, but certainly after a long workout I go straight for the salt.

[minzy]

I read Empire of Wild by Cherie Dimaline. She’s an indigenous author from a part of what is now Canada. The story was interesting, about a woman’s search for her missing husband. It touched on many issues, but an overarching one was the tug between the reality of present day life and how to honor the traditional culture of a people. There was an element of the supernatural in there (which tends not to be my favorite) but I thought the writing was pretty captivating.

QOTW: If I had to pick one over the other, I’d say sweet, but not by much.

[ssmjlm]

Jun 5, 2021 1:02:23 GMT -5 aurora said:

I'm reading Beach Read in the hopes that more people will do book club this month.

I will have to go back to my goodreads on that one. I remember being so/so on it, but as an elder millennial (lol), I am aging out of the late 20s genre right quick.

[rootbeerfloat]

Jun 5, 2021 1:02:23 GMT -5 aurora said:

I'm reading Beach Read in the hopes that more people will do book club this month. (It's an easier one than World of Wonders, for sure.)

I won't get it from the library for a few months, but I will chime in eventually

[ufcasey]

I read:

Bitterburn by Ann Aguirre - 3 stars; a Beauty and the Beast retelling/reimagining, which was good but not great

The Comeback by Ella Berman - 3.5 stars; contemporary fiction that is along the lines of the MeToo movement. This was good I just wish the ending was a bit stronger.

QOTW:
I prefer salty over sweets generally, but chocolate covered popcorn by Peterbrooke is dangerous for me haha

[abs]

Jun 5, 2021 1:02:23 GMT -5 aurora said:

I'm reading Beach Read in the hopes that more people will do book club this month. (It's an easier one than World of Wonders, for sure.)

I'm also listening to Winter's Heart by Robert Jordan (a re-read).

QOTW: depends. Probably more often I'd pick sweet, but certainly after a long workout I go straight for the salt.

I read Beach Read last year! I’ll be able to discuss.

[konapoppy]

Jun 5, 2021 1:02:23 GMT -5 aurora said:

I'm reading Beach Read in the hopes that more people will do book club this month. (It's an easier one than World of Wonders, for sure.)

I'm also listening to Winter's Heart by Robert Jordan (a re-read).

QOTW: depends. Probably more often I'd pick sweet, but certainly after a long workout I go straight for the salt.

I read it recently! I don’t check in over here, but def tag me when you discuss! My (mixed gender) book group had a really interesting discussion about it and just how “chick lit” in general is treated in the publishing industry and what is perceived as chick lit or romance vs a “love” story.

[aurora]

Jun 13, 2021 20:40:05 GMT -5 konapoppy said:

Jun 5, 2021 1:02:23 GMT -5 aurora said:

I'm reading Beach Read in the hopes that more people will do book club this month. (It's an easier one than World of Wonders, for sure.)

I'm also listening to Winter's Heart by Robert Jordan (a re-read).

QOTW: depends. Probably more often I'd pick sweet, but certainly after a long workout I go straight for the salt.

I read it recently! I don’t check in over here, but def tag me when you discuss! My (mixed gender) book group had a really interesting discussion about it and just how “chick lit” in general is treated in the publishing industry and what is perceived as chick lit or romance vs a “love” story.

That sounds like an interesting discussion! Book club is on the last Wednesday off the month and I'll try to remember to tag you.