I finished Eleanor & Park last night, and I'm kind of in a book hangover from that.
Earlier this week, I started The Last Child In the Woods by Richard Louv. It's excellent so far, if a bit textbook-ish, and I recommend it for all parents. His thesis is a connection between how the "wired" generation of kids nowadays have lost their physical connection with nature and the environment, and that is a driver behind the increases in childhood obesity, add/adhd, anxiety/mood disorders, etc. I'll get back to reading it tonight. It's number 22 for the year.
Yesterday, I quit on Game of Thrones on audio. I couldn't get into it. Largely because I didn't like the narrator. So now I need a new audiobook.
John Quincy Adams bio. I got through like 150 pages in a day earlier this week, and have since then been working about 14-15 hours days, so I haven't even touched it. I see no end in sight, either. Ugh. I was really hoping to make October SK month.
I'm reading Austenland. It's OK so far. #47 for the year.
I'm listening to The DaVinci Code. It's been awhile since I've read it so after I read Inferno I put it on hold at the library. I don't like the narrator's French accent.
Listening to The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff. Man, I really like it. It's like two books in one because one thread follows a present day "lost boy" whose polygamist mother is accused of murdering his father and one thread follows the history of the 19th wife of Brigham Young who left her polygamist marriage back in the 1800's.
Reading Love Overdue by Pamela Morsi. Cute and light, so far.
Also, I wanted to mention that I just finished Requiem (the final book of the Delirium trilogy) and was so, so disappointed. Blah!!
I'm reading Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins and Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning. I'm really enjoying Anna so far and I'm liking Darkfever but the main character can be a bit annoying. #135 & 136 for the year.
I just finished The Winter Sea by Susanna Kearsley last night and The Lavender Garden by Lucinda Riley the night before. Both were really fantastic.
Just started reading The Rose Garden by Susanna Kearsley and listening to The Distant Hours by Kate Morton. Too early to really form an opinion on either of them yet, but I'm pretty sure I will love them both. They will be #46 and #47/60 for the year.
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I'm re-reading Twilight again (re-re-re-reading maybe? lol) It just popped into my head the other night - I'd just finished Looking for Alaska and needed an in-betweener kind of book.
I'll start Someday Someday Maybe either tonight or in the morning.
I'm reading Warm Bodies (#22). Who knew a book about zombies could be so beautiful? Isaac Marion has an amazing way with words. I've already seen the movie so I think it's probably going to get 4 stars. I feel like the plot's not keeping me quite as engaged as it should be, but I'm sure it's because I've seen it. His writing gets 5 stars from me though. I've found myself rereading passages just because they're so gorgeous.
After I finished this I went back through and re-read certain passages because I loved them so much - and I never do that! His writing is amazing to me. I loved the story and plot but I read it before I saw the movie. This is right there with TFiOS for my favorite book I've read this year.
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I finished Eleanor & Park last night, and I'm kind of in a book hangover from that.
Earlier this week, I started The Last Child In the Woods by Richard Louv. It's excellent so far, if a bit textbook-ish, and I recommend it for all parents. His thesis is a connection between how the "wired" generation of kids nowadays have lost their physical connection with nature and the environment, and that is a driver behind the increases in childhood obesity, add/adhd, anxiety/mood disorders, etc. I'll get back to reading it tonight. It's number 22 for the year.
Yesterday, I quit on Game of Thrones on audio. I couldn't get into it. Largely because I didn't like the narrator. So now I need a new audiobook.
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I'm reading Austenland. It's OK so far. #47 for the year.
I'm listening to The DaVinci Code. It's been awhile since I've read it so after I read Inferno I put it on hold at the library. I don't like the narrator's French accent.
BFP 1/8/11 - U/S 2/24/11 (11wks) no heartbeat measuring 6w1d - D&C 2/28/11
Listening to The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff. Man, I really like it. It's like two books in one because one thread follows a present day "lost boy" whose polygamist mother is accused of murdering his father and one thread follows the history of the 19th wife of Brigham Young who left her polygamist marriage back in the 1800's.
Reading Love Overdue by Pamela Morsi. Cute and light, so far.
Also, I wanted to mention that I just finished Requiem (the final book of the Delirium trilogy) and was so, so disappointed. Blah!!
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BFP 1/8/11 - U/S 2/24/11 (11wks) no heartbeat measuring 6w1d - D&C 2/28/11
I'm going to do FBC. I'm so excited!
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It's #27 for the year.
I'm re-reading Twilight again (re-re-re-reading maybe? lol) It just popped into my head the other night - I'd just finished Looking for Alaska and needed an in-betweener kind of book.
I'll start Someday Someday Maybe either tonight or in the morning.
After I finished this I went back through and re-read certain passages because I loved them so much - and I never do that! His writing is amazing to me. I loved the story and plot but I read it before I saw the movie. This is right there with TFiOS for my favorite book I've read this year.