What are you reading currently?
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@Catfish_Fan - sounds like you'll be set for awhile once you get the cooking done. My parents had a huge garden when I was a small child, and I still remember my mom's homemade, homegrown pickles.
I took a little reading break because I was struggling to get focused, and I had some shows I wanted to stream. So now going back to Last Night in Twisted River- John Irving. I had a similar problem when I started his book A Widow for One Year. But I really enjoyed it in the end, so not giving up on this one. Although now I am only 4 books ahead on my GoodReads challenge instead of 5.
@FitMary202 - Dr No does sound funny - I'll be interest to hear your final thoughts on it once you've finished it.
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Not quite finished yet, but I've started Marietta Shaginiyan's Yankees in Petrograd in a new translation. Very diverting!
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I completed The Obsidian Chamber (Pendergast #16) by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child (3*), Ike Godsey of Walton’s Mountain by Joe Conley (as I finally finished the entire TV series "The Waltons", all 9 seasons, and I'm currently viewing the 6 TV reunion movies) (2* for the book), Vanguard (The Genesis Fleet, #1) by Jack Campbell (Space Opera, 4*), and Bluebeard by one of my favorite authors, Kurt Vonnegut Jr. (4*). I have read almost all of Vonnegut's novels but this was one I had missed, it was good.
I'm now reading The Fold by Peter Clines, which sort of continues his stand-alone series of strange sci-fi type novels. In this one the scientists are attempting to create a matter transporter like on Star Trek and are having catastrophes.
I'm 60 books ahead of schedule on my reading goal of 100 books for 2025. I'm reading book 128 right now.
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I finished Last Night in Twisted River - John Irving. Gave 4 stars on GoodReads. I enjoyed it once I got past the first 70 pages. It seemed they were repeating themselves.
Not sure what I’m reading next. Have a couple of books in mind. Just need to make up my mind
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28 books ahead of your ambitious goal? AMAZING @Catfish_Fan !!
But I should stop reading posts here… Adding the Irving book to Mtn. TBR @Btrflydog !
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I finally finished Dr. No. The ending was abrupt, but not sure what else he could have done with it. This is the 3rd Percival Everett novel I've read. What a creative and varied writer! Dr. No is very clever. I'm not going to do this, but I could easily reread the book, learn much more than I know about higher mathematics, and dig deeper to see how those math concepts are reflected in the prose. Lots of puns, word play, wacky commentary on our strange times. All in all, well worth reading. I'm putting more of his work on Mt. TBR.
Now I've switched to Niall Williams, As it is in heaven. It's warm and well drawn…
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The Fold was strange but interesting, I am going to continue the series sometime. Conspirata (Cicero, #2) by Robert Harris was ok, the storyline was convoluted though because this one was set in Ancient Rome and all the Roman names mess me up, I can't keep track of many characters besides the main ones. And I knew Special Agent Pendergast was not going to die in City of Endless Night (Pendergast, #17) (Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child) because there are some more books in the series, but his FBI agent sidekick that was newly introduced was a "redshirt" and that was apparent right off the bat (reference to the Star Trek: The Original Series where every new character wearing a red shirt on an away mission was toast).
Ascendant (The Genesis Fleet, #2)by Jack Campbell is coming along well, it is interesting as a prequel series to the other space opera books I read by him in the sci-fi series. I got this and book #1 from the library and they don't have book #3 at any of my libraries, it is $9 on kindle, but I do want to read it… sigh, I'm going to have to buy that one if I want to read it I guess… It is a pretty obscure title so I can't expect a library to pick up a copy for me by a request, not a bestseller or anything.
I am waiting for Never Flinch by Stephen King featuring Holly Gibney to come in at one of my libraries and will start that as soon as it does.
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The month is flying by and I can't keep up… Nearly finished with As it is in heaven. It's unbelievable, mournful, and comforting by turns. In other words, just like life! ❤️
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Much too easy… The Buzzworthy badge was the most difficult because I had to pick a book from a curated list and none of them looked that great, or I had read them already, or they were expensive…
The Belladonna series by Adalyn Grace is very good for YA Fantasy. I am part of the way through book 2, Foxglove.
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I finally found the Reading Challenges section on Goodreads site where you can earn badges, I didn't know it was there. It looks "harder" meaning you have to read more books off specifically curated lists, which can be hard because I don't want to read or have already read books on those lists and they don't count if I already read them before. I might see how I do anyway.
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Well, you CRUSHED the summer challenge!! And I'm sure you could flatten this one too, if you decide it's worth it. Sometimes it's fun, and sometimes it's just another chore so not worth the trouble.
I've got a calendar challenge hanging on my wall, but I haven't gotten around to it. Let's put it this way: pretty sure @Catfish_Fan will have finished the new challenge before I make a dent in mine. 🤣 One day though…
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Just started My Search for Warren Harding by Robert Plunkett. Billed as a "savage comedy" so I'm looking to be amused…
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Hi all - I've been sick with a viral head cold. So haven't been on the computer much.
@Catfish_Fan - glad you found the GoodReads challenge - look at the curated list and see if there's anything I have on MT. TBR - if not I pass on it.
@FitMary202 - adding Dr. No to Mt. TBR
I finished The Last Heir to the Blackwood Libary - was not bad 3.5 stars rounded up on GoodReads
Now reading A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genuis - Dave Eggers.
Was having trouble concentrating while sick so streamed a couple of shows. Liked 9 Perfect Strangers, but the book was better(no surprise). Also enjoyed The Bear. Just FYI if you are looking for something to stream on Hulu.
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Glad you prioritized your health, @Btrflydog ! We missed you.
I enjoyed the Eggers book quite a bit, though it's been a while. I liked the first two seasons of The Bear too, but thought they lost the thread in season 3. Our youngest lives in Chicago so I'm planning to visit at least one of the restaurants featured "eventually." Mtn. TBR just never gets smaller. My friend says it's time to move Hamnet up the list?
Best to all!
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I finished the trilogy I was reading and the space opera trilogy also. Machinehood by S.B. Divya was an interesting sci-fi take on AI in the future, I rated that one well. I'm picking A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik as a fantasy book for the Goodreads challenge, it was on the list.
Suffering from severe seasonal allergies on the tail end of a cold, how to know which symptoms are allergic related and which are from the cold? They blur together. I'm doing everything the doctor recommeds to avoid a sinus or chest infection and I'm trying to also get in some minimal walking for exercise, 20-40 minutes per day. Breathing issues are slowing me down though, asthma and sinus congestion; I don't like the over-the-counter cold remedies but sometimes I have to take them anyway, they play with my head, brain fog.
I hope everyone is keeping on. Health has to be prioritized and sometimes reading takes a back seat. I'm way off my daily average on reading but still am trying to do some every day.
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So sorry to hear about the seasonal allergies, @Catfish_Fan! SO ANNOYING! May they pass as quickly as possible.
I put Warren Harding on the back burner. Haven't yet discovered the "savage humor" but haven't completely given up. I started Hamnet last night, but I'm not sure I can keep going. It's interesting, but clearly gonna be a heartbreaker. Shakespeare hasn't made an appearance yet. Hmmm….
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