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What did you read in November, how did you like it and what are you planning to read next?
Re: What are you reading?
#1 12.11.11
#2 10.23.13 EDD
In November I discovered the joy of listening to audiobooks while cleaning and it has really helped on the amount of cleaning I get done!
Books I read in November:
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter ***
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without me? *
The True Story of Hansel and Gretel ****
The Compound ***
The House on Mango Street ****
Audiobooks I listened to:
A Long Way Gone ****
War Horse ****
Oryx and Crake ****
Bossypants ****
How Did You Get This Number ****
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer?s Stone (a "reread") ****
Over the weekend I also finished reading Sultry with a Twist, a book written by of the the nesties on the Nest Book Club board. It's a romance with A LOT of sex scenes.
Up on deck for the kindle I have To the Lighthouse, The Casual Vacancy, Ready Player One, The Age of Miracles, and Dark Lover. For audiobooks I have The Objects of my Affections and Caleb's Crossing.
NQ, you are such an overachiever! haha, I wish I could read as much as you. I tried audiobooks and I totally zone out. I cannot multitask with them.
I am reading "The Fault in Our Stars" John Green. It's a YA book and I'm really enjoying it. Coming of age combined with cancer patients...not as depressing as that may sound. It's about a teen girl who meets a guy at a cancer support group who completely changes her life.
I LOVED this book.
#1 12.11.11
#2 10.23.13 EDD
I can't wait to read TFiOS but I'm 5th on the waiting list at the library so I probably won't get it until January.
I'm not an overachiever, I just had a lot of free time in November with H's medical issues. We haven't been very social while he recovers and, without cable, we've both just been reading when we normally would have been watching TV. As for the audiobooks, I can only focus on them while cleaning. Anything that requires any sort of thought process and I zone out. However, laundry, dusting, scrubbing, sweeping and vacuuming can all be managed on autopilot and the books really help to pass the time.
Also, on a reading note, amazon is doing 12 days of book deals. The first one is up right now and it is the hard copy of Gone Girl for $2.99.
http://www.amazon.com/Black-Friday-Books/b/ref=nav_sap_bks_12Days?ie=UTF8&node=3666021
Ditto - we just read this a few months ago in my book club.
My little nuggets
Haha, that sounds like a good one to listen to while cleaning. I'll have to see if it's on overdrive.
i definitely recommend the fault in our stars - made me cry but totally worth it!
i also read Tell the Wolves I'm Home - same deal, pretty emotional but a great story.
Read it! Sooooo good. Loved it better than The Hunger Games.
#1 12.11.11
#2 10.23.13 EDD
You are one of the reasons I requested it! I'm sure I will love it...I usually fall for all of those type of novels.