7/23 Friday: what are you reading?

[charlatti]

What have you been reading this week?

QOTW: What subject or skill would you like to take a class to learn? (Free, manageable workload, whatever stipulations necessary: what would you like to learn about that would be better to learn from a teacher in a class setting?)

[charlatti]

I finished two really excellent but very different books this week: The Final Revival of Opal and Nev by Dawnie Walton and The Book of Accidents by Chuck Wendig. Also still reading A World on the Wing, about bird migration, but I haven’t been in a nonfiction mood.

QOTW: My want-to-learn list is very long, but I think physics and calculus would need a real human teacher for me to learn. I wish I had taken more science and higher math courses in high school.

[rootbeerfloat]

One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston. I liked it, though not as much as Red, White, and Royal Blue.

QOTW: I would like to be more handy and be able to make minor repairs around the house. I don't like watching Youtube videos, and having an actual person to teach me might be more effective.

[meowmaps]

I finished Detransition, Baby early in the week. Well-written and interesting but unlikeable characters. I also read The Night Swim. I'll reserve my comments for book club but they're mostly positive.

Just started The Therapist by B.A. Paris but I'm having a hard time keeping my eyes open (not the book's fault).

QOTW: I'd really like to be fluent in another language and I don't see how to do that without outside help. Outside of that, any kind of art class - drawing, painting, sculpting, etc.

[travella]

I finished The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles,5* and The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot by Marianne Cronin,3*. I'm currently reading The Secret Keeper of Jaipur by Alka Joshi.

QOTW: I don't know, maybe cooking lessons from a professional cook (I'd love to learn some new techniques) or one on one gardening lessons (I have a horrible brown thumb).

[dontlook]

I finished The Big Kahuna: 2 stars. I’m not sure why I keep reading books in this series.

QOTW: piano

[tacokick]

Buried in Secret by Viveca Sten

Getaway by Zoje Stage (really don’t want to go hiking now)

The Maid by Nita Prose (this seems to be heavily pushed but I didn’t think it was that good)

Reckless Girls by Rachel Hawkins (another book about remote areas! I liked it better than her first book)

Ghosts by Dolly Alderson (I really enjoyed this!)

The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix (really predictable)

QOTW:

I taught myself how to weave on a rigid heddle loom recently and it would be nice to take a class on some techniques in person. It’s exhausting trying to find videos that are well done and what I want.

[estrellita]

Currently reading The People We Keep. Really liking it!

QOTW: Spanish. I took it through Spanish 102 in college and regret not continuing with it. I've forgotten so much!

[Vespasia]

I've been reading The Other Black Girl but I am not far enough in to really have an opinion.

QOTW: My first instinct was a language (I still can't choose between Spanish and French) but I think they have decent virtual options. Instead, I think photography would be great and definitely lend itself more to in person.

[mrspez07]

I’m reading The Rose Code by Kate Quinn and enjoying it very much, I have an affinity for stuff about Bletchley Park.

QOTW: Swimming lessons. I’ve been contemplating doing this so I can swim laps at the local pool and look like I know what I’m doing. I know enough basic. strokes from childhood lessons but haven’t really gotten good at swimming.

[ssmjlm]

Just finished: Riley Thorne and the Corpse on the Closet by Lucy Score. It took me a week to get through and was very similar to Stephanie Plum. 3.5⭐️

Currently Reading: Isn’t It Bromantic by Lyssa Kay Adams. I keep reading this series when the author is mediocre at best. Also, it’s a weird ePub format I have to read on my phone.

QOTW: I would love to be better with woodworking. I’m amateur at best and would love to be able to do more advanced methods.

[litskispeciality]

I made some good progress on Firefly Lane, and started (about 55% there) The Night Swim. I can't wait to discuss!

QOTW: I'd love to formally learn how to knit or crochet more than scarves and squares. I've had a really hard time finding lessons pre-COVID. I'd also love learning another language and then finally traveling to use it.