Friday reading 4/15

[charlatti]

Happy Friday! What have you been reading this week?

QOTW: Describe or post a pic of your dream house (unrealistic or realistic).

[travella]

I finished A House Without Windows by Nadia Hashimi, 5*. I'm currently reading The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn.

Qotw: I don't really have an ideal house, but I do have a list of things I want and things I don't want for our forever home from all the different houses and places we've lived over the years. The overall look of the house I guess would depend on where we finally settle down (mountains, beach, rural, etc..)

[charlatti]

I just started Four Treasures of the Sky by Jenny Tinghui Zhang. Finished The Other Americans by Laila Lalami, which was ok. I apparently skimmed it before, because there were a handful of parts I definitely remembered.

QOTW: I really just want to live oceanfront, but that is very unlikely to actually happen.

[tacokick]

Read:

Ancestor Trouble: A Reckoning and a Reconciliation by Maud Newton

The Heights by Louise Candlish

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

Very Bad People by Kit Frick

Happy People Are Annoying by Josh Peck

QOTW:

One of those tiled houses in Lisbon. Short ride to the beach, big city, cute public transit, seafood.

[estrellita]

Currently about halfway through Ariadne. I'm really liking it!

QOTW: I'm not overly picky, but something with a craft room, a gym, and a library. Location close to family and stores, but not right in the city. Big, but not huge. A decent yard, maybe on a lake!

[meowmaps]

This week I read The 22 Murders of Madison May and Maus I. Both 3-3.5 stars.

I’m still plugging along with Empire of Pain. It’s fascinating but not a quick read.

QOTW: Honestly, I don’t know. I’ve lived in cities and the suburbs. The rural life has always intrigued me - having land and farm animals, etc. Not sure that’s realistic though. I’ve always wanted a library. Not sure that’ll ever happen either. At a minimum I’d like something craftsman-style and not cookie cutter.

[Vespasia]

I'm reading A Better Man by Louise Penny. It's neither my favorite nor my least favorite Gamache book. 

QOTW: This is hard because I like several styles. I just spent way too much times looking at houses before picking this one:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CGiTJ8oHytz

That whole account is fun.

I also wouldn't mind being tacokick's neighbor in Lisbon!

[dontlook]

I finished Time’s Convert. It was good but nothing like what I expected. I realized midway through that it was the 4th book in a series which explains why I was a little lost. Overall, I really enjoyed it.

Currently reading Rock Paper Scissors (good) and The Paris Apartment (meh I hope it gets better).

QOTW:
I want a beach house. The idea of waking up to the sound of the ocean would be amazing. I don’t even care what the house itself looks like.

[dearprudence]

tacokick How was Lessons in Chemistry? That's on my list.

[tacokick]

Apr 18, 2022 13:02:01 GMT -5 dearprudence said:

tacokick How was Lessons in Chemistry? That's on my list.

I thought it was cute! Not my usual genre but it was fun.

[dearprudence]

Finished Master of Djinn, Perfectly Impossible, and the Sum of Us.

Started reading Cleopatra's Dagger.



QOTW: Describe or post a pic of your dream house (unrealistic or realistic).

This house came up for sale in my area several years ago and I fell in love with it.  Front porch, bay windows, wine cellar, fireplaces, saltwater pool, walk in closets, fruit trees......

[rootbeerfloat]

I finished Cloud Cuckoo Land last week. It came together in the end, but the first half was a slog. It needed at least 100 fewer pages describing a march to war and every possible bird species.

I'm now reading Crooked Kingdom, sequel to Six of Crows.

QOTW: I want a pool, view of the ocean, garden for my plants, office/workout room, and most importantly, a separate building for H's music gear and equipment.