I had a little dig through my nightstand stack last night. My only regret is starting to read this compelling, honest memoir at 11pm, and it's softened by my kid sleeping until 8(!).
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I had a little dig through my nightstand stack last night. My only regret is starting to read this compelling, honest memoir at 11pm, and it's softened by my kid sleeping until 8(!).
He caught the faintest upturn at the corners of her mouth. It looked like victory.
I'm super happy Rowan finally found a book he wants to read to check out in the school library.
This is one book where I wish I hadn't read the blurb before starting because only now do I feel like we're getting going, since the character has caught up to what's revealed - p52.
Started last night and was overwhelmed by adjectives. So highly rated on GR; is it worth it? Also: there are So Many WWII books; does this add something new?
When you realize you've been getting older IRL but the characters in the long-running series don't seem to be aging at the same rate, and your hobbies include knitting, spinning and tatting: you might feel a little off-kilter all of a sudden.
Instantly engaging. Reading in Ro's room as he falls asleep can be dangerous; I fall asleep or hang out too long.
Instantly engaging. Reading in Ro's room as he falls asleep can be dangerous; I fall asleep or hang out too long.
Rowan's back into Ninjago, the Lego theme that won't quit. This book is a bit dated but I picked it up as a treat to look forward to on the day he had his first cavity filled.
Rowan enjoyed the original on audio, but select portions were skipped - Nazis are best discussed obliquely with sensitive six-year-olds. This version has more telling than showing compared to the original, and still plenty of drama and tragedy.
Been about 12 million years since I hung out with DI Lynley and DS Havers.
Been about 12 million years since I hung out with DI Lynley and DS Havers.
For those playing along, I never got into this book (even 50-80 pp in) and returned it to the library. Not for me.
If not for knitting an epic wrap, and the author's skill at bringing me almost to the breaking point then releasing me, I might not make it through 800 pages. Oof.
This book is so, so long, yet I just keep reading. Time for bed now though.
I wish we had video of how Rowan pronounced "encyclopedia" a year ago.
Looks like this will be my "read in one day" square for SPL Summer Book Bingo. I like its organization and descriptions of how emotions feel in the body.
I find myself impatient with some books lately - the kindle may actually make it worse. Anyone find the kindle (or other device) slows reading? (Shown: kid trying to get back on a sleep schedule.)
Random selection at the library; I'm enjoying it so far. Surprised to see the old date due stamp slip; the book is stamped April 6, 1996 (copyright 1995, published 1996). Incredible, thick, ridged paper: they don't make them like they used to.
bailedStarted with 19th century sadism, moved to 21st century organized crime, then jumped back to life as a maid in 1815 seen through the eyes of a modern woman ... Maybe if anyone seemed to be having fun, I would renew this. Moving on since I have more to read.
Verse is a hit in our house, especially when John Scieszka's involved.
Nothing new to say about this book; I need to try harder to find another good read. But this moment from yesterday, resting with a worn-out Rowan, was peaceful.
Re-reading // listening -- such a great series.
pickRecommended. More questions than answers in this book, and that turns out to be good. Mostly it doesn't detail the horrors of the night itself, and that is good, too. Jennifer Hopper is remarkable.
I needed pablum. Usually I prefer mine to include lady detectives but this was on the shelf.
I never bothered to investigate this book since it sounded like it was for gamers only, but darned if KCLS Shoreline branch doesn't do a good job with their featured picks section. Also picked up "A Little Life" (which makes me nervous) and a mystery novel. Let's see how far I get.
Even if we didn't know how this was going to end, we can guess how it would end. Poor Isaiah. I imagine Rowan being in his position - which he is decidedly not, but he has similar traits as Isaiah did at a young age.
(Next: a little break from the intensity!)
GEEZ. This book, Jennifer and Teresa's story, has got me in its grip and won't let me go. I know Isaiah's story is coming too.
I took a break to read and knit while Ro put together Legos in the other room with Seth. I'm both rested and sad now--this is not a pretty story (of course, we already know how it ends). Eli Sanders is a great writer and worked hard on this.
The corresponding "fringe effect," as Bail calls it, elevates fringe voices to something that is later considered mainstream."
Not surprising but almost a relief to know it's a documented phenomenon.
Matching book & activity on a prolonged Friday morning.
I won a book! And it arrived quickly! Better commence to reading it soon. I have that problem where you read the books with deadlines (aka library books) first, while the owned books grow dusty.
My overdue book, collecting fees as I type. @luciag
Are more books written about / around WWII, or do I just read them all? This audiobook has been keeping me company as I knit, work and clean house lately.
pickRowan received this book for Christmas and read it the whole way home from Portland (a 3+ hour drive). It grows with him; first you find your way through each maze, then you find various hidden objects and characters. Intricate drawings and humor keep grown-ups engaged too.
Our first-ever Geronimo Stilton, picked up at a little free library a few years back. Rowan's a much better reader than I was at his age.
Rabbit started yelling. "Where are we going to eat?" he cried. He yelled all around the house. He started throwing things, too. ... Rabbit was still yelling. He was still throwing things. // Robot turned up his Volume Knob. "I can solve our problem!" he shouted.
"Is it a good book?" "I won't know until I've finished reading it." (He initially didn't want to try this book but found it in my stack this morning and tried to obscure it beneath those boy-legs when I came in.) Thanks for the recommendation, Erica!
He did not mean for any of his sons to become ichthyologists. He had meant for them, at least one of them, to be the president of the United States. (I got annoyed by the YA novel. I kinda expected it though.)
Another night, another novel (and another square).
Bel Canto wasn't on the shelf today, either, so my exploration of the Patchett canon continues here.
pickI stayed up late too many nights in a row to read this book. Each section breathlessly leads to the next, with just the right amount of foreshadowing and subtext. Beautiful moments and amazing writing. My first Ann Patchett and now I will be reading more.
Quick stop at the Greenwood Library after Kidical Mass.
Double-booked this afternoon. (Can't stop reading "The Patron Saint of Liars.")
