so-soI enjoyed being back in Kingsbridge. This wasn't the best book, but it wasn't bad. Kind of middle of the road.. still better than ACOF. Solid Follett with his usual tropes that I've become accustomed to over the years of reading him. The bit of Hornbeam at the end was a little surprising. Good, overall, but not great. Decent.
pickWoot, finished! I see why this book is every where right now. It a a nice dive back into some historical fiction and makes me want to read more stuff from the 1700s (although maybe not necessarily about midwifery)
Anyway, I really enjoyed it
Book mail!! They all arrived on the same day 😊📚🤓
Fredrik Backman- The Winners
The Covenant of Water- Abraham Verghese
The Armor of Light- Ken Follett
I'm about halfway thru The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon right now... I might reread The Beartown series next
I finally spent a gift card someone got me, and I got my first book from abebooks! The other 3 are still on their way, but this was the only book I ordered I haven't read yet 🙂 the others are all books I've read but don't own yet
so-soThis was an interesting read that took a lot of twists. I think this might be the first book I've ever read about the suffragette movement. I liked it. Overall, it was good. It was really the cover and title that had initially caught my eye, which turned out to not really be a very big part of the real story.
Pg 300 something.... the title of the book just made sense and the mystery deepens. This is quite the unusual book thus far.
It's people who won't open their minds that are dangerous
pickWell, dang! What a ride that was. I'm not sure why it's taken me so long to read that book, but what a ride it was. It took a while to really start understanding what was going on, but once I did, I figured it was really only the beginning & started waiting for more twists & turns. Excellent read.
This was a great book! It's been a long time since I started a book in the morning and finished it the same night.
so-soAnne is a resilient saint, and Charles is a dirty, famous scumbag
Happy Thanksgiving, litsy peeps
Starting some historical fiction, which I haven't read in quite some time.
I've been wanting to read this for a good while now, and I guess tonight is the night. It was available on Libby, so I said, let's go
Scar Tissue by Anthony Kiedis of the Red Hot Chili Peppers
Ahh, sweet summer child... 😅 you've no idea what you're in for
bailedBailed after 200 pages. The book desperately needed a better editor, and after reading some Goodreads reviews, helped make up my mind to just forget about this convoluted story that needed condensing and a better ending. Life's too short for bad books.
I'll go ahead and start a reread of Rebecca.
I thought this sounded good and kinda spooky.. we're only a few days into November, so it's still not too late for spooky season, right? 🙂 hoping it's a good pick.
so-soThis was my first of Bernard Cornwell. It wasn't the greatest book, so I'm told, so I'll look for some others of his to enjoy. I was expecting more historical fiction rather than fantasy, and it took a while to really get into it because of all the dealings in war & with the gods. It, overall, was good but kind of so-so. I'll donate this to my little free library.
Pulling out this gorgeous edition for a read today! I've read some Dickens before, but not this one 🥰
pickI won this in a Goodreads giveaway, and it was a pretty darn good book! Definitely gives you Project Hail Mary vibes. I will probably try and read the rest of the series sometime.
Won this Goodreads giveaway a while ago, and now that I'm finally finished with Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov it's time to dive in
I picked this up on a whim, and am pleasantly surprised to see how much I'm enjoying it so far. Unfortunately, it seems I've an abridged version, as it's only 500 something pages. I guess if I really end up enjoying it I will look for the unabridged version in the future
Because your hands tremble and your heart is full of holes
This book is pretty great, and the view isn't bad, either 😏
The Eighth Life by Nino Hararischvili
It's an epic 900+ page tome that I'm trying to read very, very carefully so as not to break the spine. I picked it up at a used book sale, and it doesn't look like it's ever been opened or read.
so-soI love astrophysics/cosmology stuff, so I thought this would be a decent read, and it is. Sometimes, my eyes glazed over with some of the technical stuff, and it was published in 1997, so it's quite dated, but still a good read. I would enjoy a more modern version better now that we've got the JWST & a bit more understanding of some things we've since found thru that.
Yesterday my friends and i went to Detroit and visited the John K. King Rare & Used bookstore, and this was my haul. I took a lot of photos... wish I could share them here. It's the largest bookstore in Michigan and second largest in the country
Went to a used book sale spur of the moment today and got quite a haul. This is one of them
I've seen a lot about this book in some of my fb book groups 👀
Despite being 467th in line for this book, it's somehow become available. The cover is kinda cut off for the ebook so I'll use this photo instead.
I had Cutting for Stone in my pile for years before I just read it and actually really liked it much more than I thought I would. So, I've decided to try this one out also
115 pgs in
Setting aside for now to start a book I was on hold 6 months for (Down the Rabbit Hole by Holly Madison)
I waited on hold for this book for 6 months. Time to dive in. Putting aside my other read (A Beautiful Mind-- 115 pages into that.) for now
pickEveryone told me to get the tissues handy for this book, and they weren't wrong. I sobbed hard the last couple chapters. I needed a good cry, anyway, though, tbh.
Found a way to borrow from more libraries on Libby from my library today and already put it to the test. I went from 3 small libraries to 12. I hope I picked a good one.
Two non fiction books back-to-back? Guess I'm in that kind of mood.
Anyway, I'm gonna start this tonight. I saw the film and thought it was great. I hope the book is good, I've seen some reviews saying it's a bit dry.
This is pretty good so far. Heartbreaking, of course
Have wanted to read this for quite a while. I'm sick currently so can't concentrate on a physical book-- giving an audiobook a try.
pickI couldn't figure how to link my Goodreads review of this, so here's a screenshot of what I wrote there. I really dislike Litsy's limiting review length, which is why I don't usually write one 😶😬
