My husband’s son is visiting from the Netherlands. We’re having lovely summer weather. There’s lots of swimming and hiking and eating of summer fruits. Overall, a good time is being had by all.
Finished reading: This Other Eden by Paul Harding 📚An excellent novel. There is child abuse, which normally means I stop reading a novel, but I can see that it was integral to the story and the overall message of the book is both beautiful and sad. A beautiful island Maine setting in early 1900s.
Currently Reading: Anita de Monte Laughs Last by Xochitl Gonzalez 📚
Finished reading: Titanium Noir by Nick Harkaway 📚A very fun sci-fi / detective noir read. Interesting world building, fun characters and a good story. Highly recommended.
Qui reading: How to Find Love in a Bookshop by Veronica Henry 📚good characters but ultimately too boring to finish.
Currently reading: Titanium Noir by Nick Harkaway 📚
Finished reading: A Conjuring of Light by V. E. Schwab 📚not as good as the other two in this trilogy but now I’m ready for book 4 which I hear is really fun.
Finished reading: My Favorite Thing Is Monsters Book Two by Emil Ferris 📚Such a beautiful graphic novel. Totally worth the $45 to own it. I expect to re-read it regularly.
Finished reading: Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett 📚Fun summer reading: faeries and Norway/Iceland in a somewhat academic environment.
Currently reading: The Bonesetter’s Daughter by Amy Tan 📚Book Club book, due in a week so I’d better get cracking!
Currently reading: Strong Songs of the Dead by Th Metzger 📚a book of stories about my favorite hobby – Shape Note singing, also known as the Sacred Harp.
I want everyone to know this. If you structure your Google searches with &udm=14, your results have no AI and look like old-school Google. I’ve set up Alfred to use this as my default Google search: www.google.com/search{query}&udm=14 or you can tack “&udm=14” to any Google search.
Currently reading: A Conjuring of Light by V. E. Schwab 📚
Finished reading: A Gathering of Shadows by V. E. Schwab 📚Oh, it’s perfect summer reading. Magic, interesting characters, and great world-building. Book 2 in a series and I’m immediately moving on to Book 3.
Currently reading: Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett 📚
Hey y’all, this book is a masterpiece. If you have any interest in comics and graphic novels, buy it. It’s worth it. My Favorite Thing Is Monsters Book Two by Emil Ferris 📚
Currently reading: How to Find Love in a Bookshop by Veronica Henry 📚
Finished reading: James by Percival Everett 📚wonderful!! Huckleberry Finn from Jim’s (James’) point of view, with such insight into the power of words, writing, and appearances, and the stupidity of bigotry.
Currently reading: A Gathering of Shadows by V. E. Schwab 📚
Finished reading: A Darker Shade of Magic by V. E. Schwab 📚good summer fantasy reading.
Finished reading: Last Lecture by Perfection Learning Corporation 📚Ugh. I mean, I’m sorry for the guy and his family that he died so young. But so much inflated self-importance.
Currently reading: My Favorite Thing Is Monsters Book Two by Emil Ferris 📚I’m only about 10 pages in but this graphic novel is AMAZING. So beautiful. I loved Book One so am looking forward to reading Book Two. I plan to read it very slowly, admiring every page.
Currently reading: A Darker Shade of Magic by V. E. Schwab 📚
Currently reading: Last Lecture by Perfection Learning Corporation 📚Reading it for our library’s book group.
Finished reading: 3 Shades of Blue by James Kaplan 📚Quite enjoyable non-fiction about Jazz, especially between about 1945 and 1965. It gave me lots of pointers toward excellent albums to put on my playlist.