Friday! Reading thread 12/9

[charlatti]

What have you been reading this week?

QOTW: It has been a long week here: What do you do to cope with stress? 

[travella]

I finished

Mr. Dickens and His Carol by Samantha Silva, DNF (I wasn't enjoying it and I didn't like the characters. I couldn't make myself read it when I had A World of Curiosities on my nightstand).

A World of Curiosities by Louise Penny, 5* (there was some difficult subject matter to read, but otherwise I really enjoyed this book!)

Sea Prayer by Khaled Hosseini, 3* (I got this ebook from the library not realizing it was a picture book. I read it on my black and white screen Kindle. It was a moving story, but I think I missed a lot reading it on my Kindle and I couldn't see myself reading it to small kids).

I'm currently reading Beneath a Scarlet Sky.

Qotw: I relax with me time- exercising, shopping, mani/pedi, massage, grab lunch, talk to family and friends who I haven't seen in a while, etc.

[charlatti]

I’m almost done with The Worst Journey in the World (Antarctica explorers) and am also reading Rhys Bowen’s Peril in Paris, which is cute and light, though I think I’ve preferred others in the series.

QOTW: walking briskly to fun music is my most reliable stress relief lately. Also chocolate, but that’s considerably less healthy and less effective.

[Vespasia]

Earlier this week I finished Oona Out of Order. I enjoyed it for the most part. There were some things near the end that I found moderately annoying though. More an issue of my own preferences rather than an actual issue with the book.

I've also been reading How Long 'till Black Future Month on and off for the past two weeks. Some of the stories are great, but I just struggle with short story collections in general.

I also read a Kindle short that was terrible. I didn't even bother to log it on Goodreads.

QOTW: I will let you know when I figure it out. 😉 Adding medication for depression and anxiety this year has helped.

[estrellita]

Recently finished When Women Were Dragons. I gave it 3 stars. I liked the idea of the book and the general message, but it wasn't as good as I hoped. At the end, I felt like a lot of things were unanswered.

Currently reading The Paper Palace.

QOTW: I'm not great at dealing with stress 😂 But when I do try to relax, I crochet, read, or do crosswords.

[tacokick]

A Heart That Works by Rob Delaney (good)

Reputation by Sarah Vaughan (I didn’t realize it was a legal drama from the description)

Vanishing Fleece: Adventures in American Wool by Clara Parkes (I am puzzled by this woman)

Runaway: Notes on the Myths That Made Me by Erin Keane (eh)

The Three of Us by Ore Agbaje-Williams (people are going to be mad about this ending)

Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld (loved it)

She Is a Haunting by Trang Thanh Tran (ok)

The Widowmaker by Hannah Morrissey (disappointing)

QOTW: I guess working on projects?

[dearprudence]

Finished Kingdom of Back, it was fine. Still reading The Slaughterman's Daughter, it's a long one, but I'm really enjoying it.



QOTW: It has been a long week here: What do you do to cope with stress?  I'm laughing because my therapist says I need some self-care strategies. Music is usually a good one - playing it, singing with it, dancing around...

[mrspez07]

I had quite a week of finishing books, including:
Calculating Stars
Tomorrow, tomorrow, tomorrow (audio)
A Spindle Splintered

QOTW:
Cross stitch and listen to a book, take a walk, quilt. The walks work when I’m wound up tight or irritated with my family, even in the dark and cold. Quilting I have to have enough time for. Last week I was out of sorts one night so I crawled in bed with a weighted blanket and headphones and “sorted” my digital music library by listening to small parts of multiple songs and moving them into some existing playlists, etc. I don’t think I could do that a lot, but I really enjoyed it. I also listened to music in the early morning hours when I woke up early, both very “me” things.

[sju]

Almost halfway through Remarkably Bright Creatures. I am enjoying it a lot.  

QOTW: I need distraction and nothing that requires any type of concentration so I get out of the house even if it’s just to get one thing at Target, or (please don’t judge) TikTok.  I also watch shows.

[springchick32]

The Chalk Man