Looking for Jane is my new #audiowalk book. So far, I like it. It was very windy outside; apparently, it was great for windsurfing. I saw multiple people in the bay.

So-so is the best I can do with this book; I really don‘t get the awards for it. The sexism is a major problem, some of the science seems wrong to me, the dialogue can be stilted, the plot is boring in parts, and the prose isn‘t that great. I‘m glad I read it because it‘s so influential, but I highly doubt I will read the other Ringworld books. #ClassicLSFBC #audiowalk

I‘ve only got a couple of hours left to this book, and I can‘t say I‘m really drawn to it yet. And that‘s outside of the problems with the depiction of women. I can see great promise in the premise, but so far it‘s just okay to me. #ClassicLSFBC #audiowalk

OMG! If I‘m old enough to be someone‘s lover, I‘m old enough to be spoken to in an adult manner instead of being condescended to as if I‘m a 3 year old! I may not be able to get past the misogyny in this book although I‘ve been able to do so before. The sun was out today! I haven‘t seen it since I‘ve been back home. #ClassicLSFBC #audiowalk

Some things, besides sexism, bother me in this book. Wouldn‘t a society advanced enough to build a ring around their entire world have discovered radio waves? It started to rain when I got out of the car, but I pulled out my raincoat, so it stopped. 😄 #audiowalk #ClassicLSFBC

Today is the first time I‘ve gotten to walk in November! I‘m back home now and noticed that some parks have yet to take down their Halloween decorations. I‘m listening to Ringworld for #ClassicLSFBC and haven‘t yet made up my mind how I feel about it. It‘s got a similar problem to most of the classic SF that I‘ve read — a lack of imagination when it comes to women. #audiowalk

We are finally getting to Maia‘s story, and I‘m interested. I walked alone today, so I got to listen to my book. I‘ll miss the river walks when I go back home, but I‘ve got the bay there. #audiowalk

I haven‘t been listening to books while walking because my sister has been with me on my last few walks. Here‘s what I‘m reading tonight. I‘d tried to listen to it before, but it just didn‘t work for me. I think it‘s one of those books that is better read as either a print or ebook.

I didn‘t know there was a new Secret Book & Scone Society book. It‘s my new nighttime book. Folly Beach and the South Carolina aquarium on today‘s walks.

This is actually my nighttime book that I‘m listening to right now, but I didn‘t want to listen to anything on my walk around Charleston because I was with my sister.

This started out slow to me, but now I‘m getting into it. #audiowalk by the river.

This was perfectly okay, but not great. It didn‘t feel focused, and Flavia seemed to be so full of herself and sure of her superiority to others. I will probably give it one more chance. Since I finished this on my #audiowalk, I started The Seven Sisters.

The police are incredibly stupid here. Not that I have any clue who the murderer is, but Flavia just had to point out something pretty obvious. It was such a gorgeous day today! We went downtown to a weekend market that was going on at the same time as Pride Fest, so two for one! 😊 #audiowalk

So I‘m about half way through this. My problem with the series is how absolutely mean Flavia and her sisters are to each other — all the time. Otherwise, I‘m enjoying the books. SC had some bad flooding from Helene; one side of the river walk is completely closed. This side, however, is open, so I got a 3 mile walk in. #audiowalk

Flavia de Luce #2 is my new walking book. I‘m up in South Carolina right now, so I was walking along the river. #audiowalk

This is really toward the low end of the pick scale for me. It had some issues with pacing. I‘m glad I read it, though I doubt I‘ll read others in the series. I just didn‘t get the motivations for some of the characters actions. #ClassicLSFBC #audiowalk

There‘s not been tons of action in this book, and suddenly there‘s now tons of action! I‘ve got a couple of hours left, so I should finish soon. Beautiful day for a walk with temps in the 70s. #ClassicLSFBC #audiowalk

Got two walks in today so more listening to Sundiver. I‘ve been trading it on and off with Kris Kristofferson though, so I haven‘t gotten as far in as I might have otherwise. #audiowalk

This is mostly a fast listen for me except for that one part where a character went on too long about the history of a particular alien civilization. #audiowalk

Started Sundiver for #ClassicLSFBC and for my. Ew #audiowalk book. I think I‘m going to like it, but as with many older books, I‘m going to have to adapt to sexist attitudes. Of course an attractive female biologist is going to run around barely clothed all the time. 🙄 Alligators and turtles again.

I ended up liking this book, although I think if I were friends with someone like Rosie that she‘d make me tired. She‘s on all the time! No down time at all. Because this is a start to a new series, Osman spends a lot of time on setup, making the ending a bit rushed. I‘ll definitely read the next one. #audiowalk

The COVID and flu vaccines actually made me sick, so I haven‘t been able to walk for a few days. I finally was able to get out today, and it was so nice. I‘m liking this book better than I did when I first started it, but there are a couple of characters that just make me tired. #audiowalk

I switched Death in Le Jardin to my nighttime book and started this one as my #audiowalk book. I immediately got into The Thursday Murder Club books; this start to a new series, not so much. It‘s taken much longer to even straighten out who the characters are and their relationships with each other. Now that I‘ve solved that problem, I may like it better.

Ian Moore‘s mysteries set in France and featuring a cranky British B & B owner, Richard, and a former French Secret Service agent, Valerie, are always fun and a little ridiculous. So far, this is the case with this one too. #audiowalk

My only real issue with this book was that I wanted more Nightingale. Instead, the story finds Nightingale in New York and is told from the point of view of an old schoolmate — Augustus Berrycloth-Young. He‘s a fun character, and we get to view both Nightingale and 1920s Harlem through his eyes.

This is really the low end of the pick scale for me. I liked the setting and I like Perveen, but Massey seemed all over the place here, covering too many issues while ignoring the mysteries. The murder that finally happened wasn‘t that interesting, and I didn‘t understand the motive at all. #audiowalk

I will probably finish this book tomorrow, and I still haven‘t made up my mind if I like it. Today, I walked in the botanical gardens, so it was a slower walk than usual. #audiowalk

It feels like there‘s far more attention paid to Perveen‘s home life and the birth of her niece than is being paid to the mystery in this book. It‘s getting a little hotter outside again. #audiowalk

Every minute I was outside, I expected it to rain, but it didn‘t. My theory on that is that the rain knew I was prepared — I had my rain jacket with me. 😄. It was nice to be outside. #audiowalk

Short walk this morning since I had a physical therapy session in the afternoon. I‘m getting a bit more interested in the story, but I suspect there‘s probably still a murder or other serious crime to be committed. #audiowalk

I‘m just not getting into this as much or as quickly as I usually do with the books in this series. I‘m not sure why. I‘m sure it‘ll get more interesting soon. It rained several times today, so I walked at the rec center, but when I left it was nice, so I walked another mile. #audiowalk

Back in Perveen Mistry‘s world for my new #audiowalk book. After several days of rain and clouds, we had sunshine today, so my walk was nice, if a little warm because of the sun.

Lower end of pick scale. I like the characters and the setting — Jazz Age New York — but I didn‘t find the mystery particularly interesting. Vivian and Honor are eventually going to have to make up their minds about each other. Outside walk today was lovely. #audiowalk

I think I read these books for the characters rather than the mystery. In this one, Bea‘s uncle dies; everyone but Vivian thinks it‘s a suicide. Florence comes more into her own here. I had to walk inside today because of the rain. #audiowalk

I love dark academia and Greek mythology, so I was excited to read a book that had both. Unfortunately, this book is just okay. The characters are all the same — especially the men. The author‘s way of keeping you guessing was lazy; they pretty much all had the same background. The Maidens, as a group, were unnecessary to the story, and the ending was rushed and didn‘t make a lot of sense. The Last Drop of Hemlock is my new #audiowalk book.

My husband & I finally finished I, Robot on our beach trip. He liked it better than I did, and we liked different things. I liked the stories with more action, like Liar, and he liked the ones with a lot of philosophy, like Evitable Conflict (which I thought was too long.) We started The Masquerades of Spring on our way back. I read How the White Trash Zombie Got Her Groove back (ebook) and listened to The Maidens on my #audiowalk.

While I liked the Obama/Biden books better, this one, featuring Bernie Sanders and an intern named Crash, was pretty fun too. Shaffer went a little overboard and and got a little pedantic with the politics though. The narrator was excellent. #audiowalk. I finished up my nighttime book and then continued with The Maidens.

It was 77° outside today, but it looked like it was going to rain any minute, so I did 1 mile outside and 1 inside. I generally like dark academia, so I was surprised I didn‘t immediately get into this book when I first tried to read it. I‘ve got approximately 3 hours left and so far, I‘d say it‘s okay. #audiowalk

I started The Maidens today (again) for my #audiowalk. I‘m liking it a bit better than I did the first time I started it. I just had a short walk today because of my physical therapy session in the afternoon.

I like the two sisters — Addie and Tessa Jane — but many of the secondary characters are indistinguishable from each other. The resolution of the problem the sisters have seems a little rushed, but I liked that the romances were not the center of the story. I saw two alligators and a lot of turtles on my #audiowalk; I‘ve worked at this university for over 20 years and never saw a single alligator even though I‘ve known they were there.

I generally like Minnie, but she was a bit more annoying in this book — assuming the detectives hadn‘t noticed the same things she did. The mystery was okay, but I struggled with the motivation for it. I continued with A Certain Kind of Starlight on my #audiowalk, which was inside — pictures are from the day before yesterday. My husband walked about 1/2 a mile; I was so proud of him. 😊

I like Webber‘s books for listening to after heavy reading; her stories are sweet with low stakes conflict with a little magic mixed in. This is her new one, and it‘s my new #audiowalk book. It wasn‘t too hot to walk outside this evening, so I took advantage of that. Turtles were out again.

This is my nighttime book, and I‘m having trouble sleeping. For Pete‘s sake, Julia is annoying and whiny! She‘s also incredibly clingy and needy. Her boyfriend, Michael, is gone for a short time for very good reasons, yet all she does is whine about how he doesn‘t really love her and has broken up with her. Her friends and family need to stop sympathizing with this juvenile behavior from an almost 40 year old and call her out on it.

It was so nice this morning that my husband and I walked outside. I finished The Women. I mostly liked it. It had some issues with anachronisms and with being a little pedantic in places, but I liked the story. I was very glad it didn‘t end the way I thought it was heading, which is what moved it from a so-so to a pick for me. #audiowalk

I wanted to go through my phone and slap Frankie‘s parents; especially her father. Something just happened in the book that I knew was going to happen, and I can‘t decide if I‘m disappointed or not. Since there‘s no outdoor pics because I walked inside and also swam, here‘s one of Little George sleeping with Missy. #audiowalk

While I‘m enjoying the story, I‘m having trouble with some turns of phrase that seem out of place. The use of “girlfriend” in a phrase like, “I understand, girlfriend,” is not something I remember from then. I don‘t remember “represent” being used the way she‘s used it either. When a soldier tells Frankie he‘s from Kentucky, she says something about never being there, and he replies, “Glad to represent.” Outside #audiowalk today! Turtles were out.

While I liked this book for the most part, covering the history of women and medicine from ancient times to the present is a bit much to take on, leading to some topics being treated sparely. Because Cleghorn focuses on mostly Western Europe and the USA, she was able to narrow her focus somewhat. I liked that the experiences of marginalized people weren‘t completely ignored. When I finished this, I started The Women as my new #audiowalk book.

I listened to more of this on my walk at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens, and my daughter and I listened to it on our trip back home. She was even more outraged than I am! That Vulcan statue is my favorite in Birmingham because of the flowers on him. #audiowalk

Before I left with my daughter on a quick trip to Birmingham, I did a short #audiowalk (with a stationary bike warm up and cool down) at the rec center. Unwell Women is really interesting.

This is the first Carl Hiaasen book I‘ve ever read. I‘ve heard he was funny — something I was in the mood for — so I thought I‘d check him out. Indoor #audiowalk because it was 90° outside at 8:00pm.