Combined #BookReport and #WeeklyForecast :
I started off strong last week, completing a few books and continuing with various #buddyread selections. Some books had to go back to the library, so are on pause.
This week, I anticipate completing a couple #buddyread titles and also going through my library book stack - my eyes are way bigger than my belly #somanybookssolittletime .
My IRL book club meets this week too, so I must start that book.
pickPratchett has been on my radar for quite some time, but I've never actually jumped in. So when @julesg said that the #OokBookClub was starting over, this seemed like a great time to give his writing a whirl. I enjoyed but wasn't mind-blown by this one, but the consensus seems to be that it isn't his best, and this was still an easy pick. I'm looking forward to working through some of these, as I found the characters, world-building, and humor ⬇
pickThis is a really interesting look at how three women who became queens quite young had intersecting lives and experiences. My main complaint about it is that there were so many Elizabeths, Marys, and Catherines at the time that it got a little confusing. So for me this is a low pick but well worth reading.
pickHow I loved this one! Think Rachel Joyce‘s The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry and Kathleen Rooney‘s Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk, with a bit of Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal.
Jenny is 77 years old, loves to bake, loves her husband of nearly 60 years Bernard, and has a secret. She also impulsively applies to be on a British baking competition. The story weaves between past and present through her recipes. ⬇️⬇️⬇️
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bailedSoooooo. I tried reading this book a year ago, but I couldn‘t get into it and set it aside. Love the cover, love everything about the book blurb, and enjoy the writing. This book totally seems my cuppa! I picked it up again for #literarycrew read, but after 25% I‘m giving up. #hailthebail. It‘s just not working for me. 🙈
pickI really enjoyed this coming-of-age novel set in Cork during the 2008 recession. It‘s narrated by the Rachel of the title, looking back on her college years and is about navigating adult life, the callousness of youth, abortion rights in Ireland and as an underlying plot point, the power of friendship. The enduring friendship between James and Rachel was for me the core of the novel.
I‘m using this for #Booked2023 “About Reproductive Rights”
My combined #BookReport and #WeeklyForecast :
Just one title finished this week! I did start a book but could not connect with the writing style and decided to set it down for now - maybe I‘ll come back to it someday. #somanybookssolittletime
Can you believe we‘re into September the end of this week??? My forecast includes the upcoming #BuddyRead titles.
I am off work this week, so I plan to have some much needed reading time!
pickMy grandmother‘s sister had a BA in Home Economics and taught Appalachian households to use electric appliances in the 1940s. Because of that, I have always been curious about HE. Dreilinger traces its history from its founding in the mid-19th c to today. It began as a cutting-edge field, but after WWII lost some of its seriousness, however post-pandemic there‘s been a resurgence. She looks at Black, white, and Latinx practitioners.
pickLet's be clear. Rabbit is the absolute epitome of a selfish arse. This is a book about what would happen if a family man shunned his responsibilities and did whatever the hell took his fancy.
It does not lead to greatness.
Rabbit, run neither preaches, nor punishes. It simply describes the mindset of a young man trying to escape mediocrity. He's a character both unexceptional and unforgettable.
Plus, the prose is rather delicious.
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