gingy
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Post by gingy on Apr 19, 2022 10:53:34 GMT -6
I'm 10 hours into the Will Smith memoir with 6 to go, and it's due today. Ugh. I love listening to memoirs, but with a 5 minute commute it takes for.ev.er. I forgot I used my last Audible credit for this. How is it so far? I’m enjoying it. I didn’t know much about his music career, and the first 30%+ is about his music. The audio also has him singing occasionally or playing related music. It’s fun.
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thatgolfb
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Post by thatgolfb on Apr 19, 2022 11:17:06 GMT -6
CurlieWhirlie it's not that short, but a book that I think would appeal to a wide range of people is Project Hail Mary. There is some heavy science based stuff in there, but it's super enjoyable. The audiobook is fantastic.
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caer
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Post by caer on Apr 19, 2022 11:21:19 GMT -6
I am trying to start a "commuter book club" at work, and I need some current suggestions! We are a small department, 30 people total and this group will be a smaller subset of that. Most of us ride a ferry or BART or Muni to work, hence the inspiration for a commuter book group. I really want this to be silly/light/short/easy reading. The last thing I read was Comfort Me With Apples by Cat Valente, which I will suggest because it's lovely writing and short, but I'd love a short list of suggestions so the group can settle on something that appeals to everyone. Colin Jost’s autobiography, A Very Punchable Face, is fairly short and very light and funny. There’s a whole chapter in there about commuting, which is what made me think of it.
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Post by angelashly on Apr 19, 2022 11:26:43 GMT -6
I forgot I used my last Audible credit for this. How is it so far? I’m enjoying it. I didn’t know much about his music career, and the first 30%+ is about his music. The audio also has him singing occasionally or playing related music. It’s fun. well this sounds fun. Maybe I need to listen to it to. My H and I both got each other copies of his book so he had this big plan to read them together. It is now middle of April and he has read 5 pages. He is not a reader, but of course I am and I Want to read it lol
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loony
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Post by loony on Apr 19, 2022 11:44:45 GMT -6
I’m enjoying it. I didn’t know much about his music career, and the first 30%+ is about his music. The audio also has him singing occasionally or playing related music. It’s fun. well this sounds fun. Maybe I need to listen to it to. My H and I both got each other copies of his book so he had this big plan to read them together. It is now middle of April and he has read 5 pages. He is not a reader, but of course I am and I Want to read it lol I say read it, discuss it here and then refer back to remind you what you thought when he finally finishes it.
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Post by cdnfroggy on Apr 19, 2022 11:54:29 GMT -6
Eagles , The Night Circus is one of my all time favourites - I'm so happy you enjoyed it. I finished Notes on an Execution and I really liked it. I enjoyed the different POV's and it definitely kept me hooked. filingjointly I can see the comparison to The Enchanted (although I still love that one way more) and would definitely recommend this one as a read a like (but not). I liked what this book had to say about how so many remember the serial killers name, but not the victims. I really liked Saffy and Hazel's characters and Ansel was very creepy. I just started The Viscount Who Loved Me because I wanted more Kate and Anthony in my life, and I needed a lighter read. Any recs based on The Night Circus? The only other book I can think of is The Starless Sea by the same author (very different theme, but still has that dreamy quality). I haven't found another book like the Night Circus since reading it. Another one I would recommend is The Enchanted by Rene Denfeld - much heavier book in topic, but there is just something about it that made it one of my all time favourites.
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Post by mintyblueair on Apr 19, 2022 13:37:31 GMT -6
I'm still working through Harlem Shuffle. I like it but I find my mind wanders a bit while reading.
In contrast, I noticed that my library copy of The Paper Palace is due back soon so I started it today. I tore through the first 100 pages while the baby napped. I am completely hooked.
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overboard
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Post by overboard on Apr 19, 2022 14:08:25 GMT -6
I'm still working through Harlem Shuffle. I like it but I find my mind wanders a bit while reading. In contrast, I noticed that my library copy of The Paper Palace is due back soon so I started it today. I tore through the first 100 pages while the baby napped. I am completely hooked. Harlem Shuffle was dragging for me so I DNF’d it. I might go back to it one day. I’ve read several of his other works and didn’t have that issue.
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Post by angelashly on Apr 19, 2022 16:20:46 GMT -6
I'm still working through Harlem Shuffle. I like it but I find my mind wanders a bit while reading. In contrast, I noticed that my library copy of The Paper Palace is due back soon so I started it today. I tore through the first 100 pages while the baby napped. I am completely hooked. I’m doing this with the long weekend. I think I like it but my mind wanders and I dislike books with no chapters
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Post by mintyblueair on Apr 19, 2022 16:35:15 GMT -6
I'm still working through Harlem Shuffle. I like it but I find my mind wanders a bit while reading. In contrast, I noticed that my library copy of The Paper Palace is due back soon so I started it today. I tore through the first 100 pages while the baby napped. I am completely hooked. Harlem Shuffle was dragging for me so I DNF’d it. I might go back to it one day. I’ve read several of his other works and didn’t have that issue. It's weird because the plot isn't slow and it's funny, I've laughed out loud several times. And yet I'm constantly having to re-read sentences or whole paragraphs because I just can't seem to sustain focus on it. I've never read any of his other books, that's interesting that they aren't all like this! I plan to keep working at it but it's nice to break it up with something else.
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Post by mintyblueair on Apr 19, 2022 16:37:45 GMT -6
I'm still working through Harlem Shuffle. I like it but I find my mind wanders a bit while reading. In contrast, I noticed that my library copy of The Paper Palace is due back soon so I started it today. I tore through the first 100 pages while the baby napped. I am completely hooked. I’m doing this with the long weekend. I think I like it but my mind wanders and I dislike books with no chapters Whenever I see a book with no chapters I sigh 😑 I can think of lots of books I've loved that didn't have chapters, but I feel like it takes discipline to get into them at first.
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Post by angelashly on Apr 19, 2022 16:43:14 GMT -6
I’m doing this with the long weekend. I think I like it but my mind wanders and I dislike books with no chapters Whenever I see a book with no chapters I sigh 😑 I can think of lots of books I've loved that didn't have chapters, but I feel like it takes discipline to get into them at first. Yes
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emma
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Post by emma on Apr 19, 2022 16:53:15 GMT -6
I’ve never read an adult book with no chapters. I honestly didn’t know they existed until today, what’s the purpose of no chapters?
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Post by angelashly on Apr 19, 2022 17:05:17 GMT -6
I’ve never read an adult book with no chapters. I honestly didn’t know they existed until today, what’s the purpose of no chapters? I would love to know the answer to this because it throws me off. Maybe it is the flow? I don’t know. There are spaces between paragraphs but I need chapters to tell me when to stop reading. It’s a thing I have I hate stopping in the middle of the chapter
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emma
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Post by emma on Apr 19, 2022 17:29:22 GMT -6
I’ve never read an adult book with no chapters. I honestly didn’t know they existed until today, what’s the purpose of no chapters? I would love to know the answer to this because it throws me off. Maybe it is the flow? I don’t know. There are spaces between paragraphs but I need chapters to tell me when to stop reading. It’s a thing I have I hate stopping in the middle of the chapter im with you. I need the chapters to give me a natural stopping point, and honestly I’m a fan of books with shorter chapters
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overboard
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Post by overboard on Apr 19, 2022 17:38:55 GMT -6
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Post by angelashly on Apr 19, 2022 18:00:52 GMT -6
I would love to know the answer to this because it throws me off. Maybe it is the flow? I don’t know. There are spaces between paragraphs but I need chapters to tell me when to stop reading. It’s a thing I have I hate stopping in the middle of the chapter im with you. I need the chapters to give me a natural stopping point, and honestly I’m a fan of books with shorter chapters Same!
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Post by mintyblueair on Apr 19, 2022 18:01:10 GMT -6
I’ve never read an adult book with no chapters. I honestly didn’t know they existed until today, what’s the purpose of no chapters? It's just a stylistic choice for some authors. I associate it with experimental and/or modernist novels. There are usually still occasional breaks in the text that are marked by a space, or there are chapters but they are extremely long or broken up in unconventional ways.
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emma
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Post by emma on Apr 19, 2022 18:34:10 GMT -6
I’ve never read an adult book with no chapters. I honestly didn’t know they existed until today, what’s the purpose of no chapters? It's just a stylistic choice for some authors. I associate it with experimental and/or modernist novels. There are usually still occasional breaks in the text that are marked by a space, or there are chapters but they are extremely long or broken up in unconventional ways. i feel strongly this format is not for me
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mathrun
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Post by mathrun on Apr 19, 2022 19:55:15 GMT -6
It’s been a while since I checked in. I had a million library holds come up and I’ve just been working my way through them.
Death on the Nile - fun, classic, fulfilled my challenge topic of a 2022 adaptation 4⭐️
House of Earth and Blood - I loved it. Maybe not quite as much as ACOTRs, but very, very good.5⭐️
The Cartographers - Not bad, but not terribly exciting. I guessed the twist. I only really liked one of the (minor) characters. 2.5⭐️
Fuzz - classic Mary Roach. Informative, sporadic hilarious side stories/footnotes, some places drug on too much 3⭐️
When The Reckoning Comes - heavy, but worth the read. I liked the supernatural elements maybe better than the rest of the plot. 3.5⭐️
The Last Bookshop in London - fairly predictable, but as uplifting and cute as a story set in England during WWII can be. 3.5⭐️
The Next Thing You Know - I’m only 1/2 way through, but I’m liking it so far. It’s had a couple twists I didn’t see coming. It’s a pretty heavy topic though (end of life doula is the protagonist)
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Post by icedcoffee on Apr 19, 2022 21:00:13 GMT -6
I just finished This Might Hurt by Stephanie Wrobel. Anyone else read that wants to discuss the ending?
I think it was good, not great. Got slow at times and could have definitely been shortened. There seemed like a lot of ideas and stories for one book. I dont want to give anything away so I'll just say one of the main characters could have definitely been a book on its own lol
The last 50 or so pages it really picked up and I enjoyed it. I wish it had more of that pace throughout the whole book
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nelzie
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Post by nelzie on Apr 19, 2022 21:31:39 GMT -6
I'm still working through Harlem Shuffle. I like it but I find my mind wanders a bit while reading. In contrast, I noticed that my library copy of The Paper Palace is due back soon so I started it today. I tore through the first 100 pages while the baby napped. I am completely hooked. I’m doing this with the long weekend. I think I like it but my mind wanders and I dislike books with no chapters I really dislike the no chapters thing and discovered with this book its especially bad with audiobooks. I had to go back so many times to figure out where I was at or what perspective it was in now. At about 25% I think, I ended up restarting the whole book because I was so lost.
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caer
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Post by caer on Apr 20, 2022 3:12:46 GMT -6
I’m doing this with the long weekend. I think I like it but my mind wanders and I dislike books with no chapters I really dislike the no chapters thing and discovered with this book its especially bad with audiobooks. I had to go back so many times to figure out where I was at or what perspective it was in now. At about 25% I think, I ended up restarting the whole book because I was so lost. I’m reading The Long Weekend now. I don’t mind no chapters (I actually didn’t notice until it was pointed out here!) but this book must have been a nightmare to listen to! I honestly don’t know how you did it lol. The perspectives change SO quickly, sometimes within one paragraph. I’m really liking it but I have to constantly double check who is narrating.
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nelzie
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Post by nelzie on Apr 20, 2022 8:03:25 GMT -6
I really dislike the no chapters thing and discovered with this book its especially bad with audiobooks. I had to go back so many times to figure out where I was at or what perspective it was in now. At about 25% I think, I ended up restarting the whole book because I was so lost. I’m reading The Long Weekend now. I don’t mind no chapters (I actually didn’t notice until it was pointed out here!) but this book must have been a nightmare to listen to! I honestly don’t know how you did it lol. The perspectives change SO quickly, sometimes within one paragraph. I’m really liking it but I have to constantly double check who is narrating. It was so hard! If there hadn't been such a long wait for the ebook I would have switched. I really liked the book though but definitely wouldn't recommend it on audio.
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nelzie
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Post by nelzie on Apr 20, 2022 8:08:17 GMT -6
BOTM just posted a teaser for next month... looks like The Hacienda which I've been really looking forward to!
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Post by cdnfroggy on Apr 20, 2022 9:31:54 GMT -6
I finished The Viscount Who Loved Me and I really enjoyed it - fluffy romance and fast pace overall. I wanted more of Kate and Anthony because I loved their chemistry in the show, and I liked their chemistry in the book. I don't know if I'll read a lot more Bridgerton books (regency romance isn't really my thing), but this one was fun.
I started Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel and so far I love it, I love her writing and the dreamy quality of her books.
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thatgolfb
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Post by thatgolfb on Apr 20, 2022 10:53:02 GMT -6
I finished Undercover Bromance, and it was very cute. 4 stars
I am also maybe 1/3 through Stanley Tucci's Taste: My Life Through Food. I am listening to the audiobook via Libby, and love listening to his voice, but I think I am going to have to purchase the physical book solely for the recipes. They sound fantastic, and I have to stop listening too close to lunch time, hah.
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Post by yellowwallpaper on Apr 20, 2022 12:01:57 GMT -6
I'm still working through Harlem Shuffle. I like it but I find my mind wanders a bit while reading. In contrast, I noticed that my library copy of The Paper Palace is due back soon so I started it today. I tore through the first 100 pages while the baby napped. I am completely hooked. I had the same issue with Harlem Shuffle.
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byjove
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Post by byjove on Apr 20, 2022 12:04:19 GMT -6
Im 1/3rd through The Christie Affair and I want to like it but the narrator/the mistress is a complete psychopath and just can’t understand why she’s doing what she’s doing. I’m trying to lean into it, but I may DNF.
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junch817
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Post by junch817 on Apr 20, 2022 12:06:33 GMT -6
I finished The Next Ship Home. For me, it was just ok. I never really felt connected to the characters. I’m not really sure what my issue was, but sometimes I just don’t feel a book and I can’t really describe why. This was one of those times.
I just started The Shadows of Pecan Hollow and I’m still listening to Dave Grohl’s book.
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