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I finished The Stolen Marriage and it was pretty good. There were some topics like racism that were brought up but kind of glossed over, however since it was written solely from the main character's point of view I can kind of understand why it was limited.
Next up, I'm reading The Witness by Sandra Brown. And that will take care of all the books my mom loaned me before the pandemic so I can finally return them to her.
Next up, I'm reading The Witness by Sandra Brown. And that will take care of all the books my mom loaned me before the pandemic so I can finally return them to her.
I've been reading a lot of manga lately. I was reading The Girl from the Other Side a few weeks ago. My copies of volumes 8 and 9 arrived earlier this week, so I'm looking forward to reading those. I also started reading Kasane this week. The story is definitely a bit odd, but it's pretty interesting at the same time.
Katzenjammer
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Indian Herbalogy of North America by Alma R. Hutchens. So far, it's a fascinating read, especially as I'm part Native American.
Imbri
Resident Night Mare
It sounds interesting; I'll have to look it up.
I'm going light right now and rereading The Chronicles of Narnia. I'm on The Dawn Treader at the moment.
Katzenjammer
♫Cat that Jams♫
Yes, it is! I recently inherited it from my late aunt (RIP) who also enjoyed studying all things Native American, especially if it was about our specific tribe.
Oh nice, I love C.S. Lewis! Great stuff
Going to include the audio books I've been listening to (because my mind has been all over the place and I haven't been able to concentrate on reading an actual book)
Not sure if any of you have heard of Mrs Hinch (she's quite a well known name in the UK), but she recently released an auto-biography, called "This is Me". Found it quite interesting hearing her perspective of social media but I feel like a lot of it wasn't really sincere, still an easy listen though! It was also nice to hear her recognise Body Dysmorphic Disorder (something I suffer with) and it actually shocked me a little to hear her speak about it.
I've just started listening to "Too Much and Never Enough" by Mary Trump, should be an interesting listen!
Since my mood/interests change on the daily, I have a few other books that I'm listening to depending on my mood. One is "Once upon a Tyne" by Ant and Dec, and the classic "1984" by George Orwell. I've also recently downloaded "Mythos" by Stephen Fry. Looking forward to finishing these
Not sure if any of you have heard of Mrs Hinch (she's quite a well known name in the UK), but she recently released an auto-biography, called "This is Me". Found it quite interesting hearing her perspective of social media but I feel like a lot of it wasn't really sincere, still an easy listen though! It was also nice to hear her recognise Body Dysmorphic Disorder (something I suffer with) and it actually shocked me a little to hear her speak about it.
I've just started listening to "Too Much and Never Enough" by Mary Trump, should be an interesting listen!
Since my mood/interests change on the daily, I have a few other books that I'm listening to depending on my mood. One is "Once upon a Tyne" by Ant and Dec, and the classic "1984" by George Orwell. I've also recently downloaded "Mythos" by Stephen Fry. Looking forward to finishing these
I have been struggling to finish the 2nd book in the prequel to the His Dark Materials trilogy. It's good, but I have just been too distracted to read. The book is called The Secret of the Commonwealth.
Another book that I bought but haven't started reading yet is Humans by Brandon Stanton. That's more of a coffee table book but it's a really cool collection of photos with interviews of the person. Brandon Stanton runs a page called Humans of NY (he started in NY but has since expanded his photo project to all over the world) and he is probably one of the nicest, most compassionate people I've seen in the public sphere.
Another book that I bought but haven't started reading yet is Humans by Brandon Stanton. That's more of a coffee table book but it's a really cool collection of photos with interviews of the person. Brandon Stanton runs a page called Humans of NY (he started in NY but has since expanded his photo project to all over the world) and he is probably one of the nicest, most compassionate people I've seen in the public sphere.
Imbri
Resident Night Mare
I'm on Cleopatra's Daughter by Michelle Moran. Not liking it quite as much as other books I've read by her, but it isn't horrible. This one just seems to be paced a bit slower than the others.
@RedPanda I didn't know His Dark Materials had a prequel, thank you for bringing this to my attention. It was the first trilogy that I absolutely fell in love with as a kid.
I'd also love to know how much the Humans of NY book varies from his social media as I've read every post he has ever made and if the book is just reprints of those stories it may not be worth me checking it out.
I'd also love to know how much the Humans of NY book varies from his social media as I've read every post he has ever made and if the book is just reprints of those stories it may not be worth me checking it out.
I'm pretty sure the book has unique content from the web stuff, but I can tell you when I get around to reviewing it more closely!
I should put the book I'm reading in here as well haha.
Currently working through Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi. I was sold on the idea because a book youtuber that I watch compared it to one of my favourite TV shows of all time, Leverage. But then said youtuber told me that it was Leverage + magic and I was really inclined to check it out. I am still at the beginning portion where everything is being set up (in that they haven't been offered the really big heist yet), but I really love the characters so far and definitely see how it has similarities.
Currently working through Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi. I was sold on the idea because a book youtuber that I watch compared it to one of my favourite TV shows of all time, Leverage. But then said youtuber told me that it was Leverage + magic and I was really inclined to check it out. I am still at the beginning portion where everything is being set up (in that they haven't been offered the really big heist yet), but I really love the characters so far and definitely see how it has similarities.
Miss Misty
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I've been on a fantasy kick lately, and I'm getting close to the end of The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan. I can definitely see where he drew inspiration from LotR. It feels more like a true homage than an amateur plagiarizing the most famous high fantasy series of all time, though, so respect. And I have to give Robert Jordan credit for successfully hooking me despite the fact that I disliked the POV character until the middle of the book (when the POVs split so I got breaks from Rand every now and then; that coincided with him starting to be a bit more decisive instead of letting others lead him around by the nose and tell him what to do which helped me like him a little more). I'm particularly excited to see how Perrin's storyline develops.
I finished reading The Witness by Sandra Brown. While it was good, it was my least favorite of the books my mom loaned to me. Some of the secondary characters felt very flat and stereotypical to me, but the way the story was presented did keep me entertained.
I haven't decided what I'm going to read next. I need to peruse my bookshelf and decide on something.
I haven't decided what I'm going to read next. I need to peruse my bookshelf and decide on something.
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I just finished “Turtles All The Way Down” by John Green (he’s the author or “The Fault in Our Stars” and he does the Crash Course videos). It is an amazing book and a very quick read. The main character Aza Holmes struggles with severe ocd and anxiety, and has trouble getting over her fear of c. diff and her micro biome. She faces a lot of challenges in her life and has to connect to the boy Davis who’s millionaire father has suddenly disappeared and has an $100,000 bounty to find him. It has a lot of ups and downs and I highly recommend it, it took me about a day and a half to read! 11/10 would read about 3 time more or read when I am bored of one book.
Also on the topic of John Green books, I read “An Abundance of Katherine’s”. I thought it was a strange book, and I didn’t vibe with it as much. The plot was pretty hard to understand and the characters were a little weird. Overall it was a pretty weird premise, with the main character Colin Singleton being a prodigy child and a very smart mathematician. He dates overall 19 girls named Katherine with a ‘K’, and he can anagram really well. It’s a very strange book, and I give it a 6/10. I skipped a bit because it didn’t really have anything to do with the plot and it still made sense when I skipped a few chapters.
Also on the topic of John Green books, I read “An Abundance of Katherine’s”. I thought it was a strange book, and I didn’t vibe with it as much. The plot was pretty hard to understand and the characters were a little weird. Overall it was a pretty weird premise, with the main character Colin Singleton being a prodigy child and a very smart mathematician. He dates overall 19 girls named Katherine with a ‘K’, and he can anagram really well. It’s a very strange book, and I give it a 6/10. I skipped a bit because it didn’t really have anything to do with the plot and it still made sense when I skipped a few chapters.
JasonAldeanMG
Lost in Panem
I am doing a Harry Potter reread. Currently I'm on Book 3 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
I'm listening to an audiobook called "Funny, You Don't Look Autistic" by a comedian named Michael McCreary. I just started it and I hope it's good. I'm on the spectrum and I like hearing about the experiences of other autistic adults as they try to navigate a neurotypical world. It's funny so far.
