What book are you reading?

Just finished Shots Fired by CJ Box. A collection of short stories, it wasn't the gripping read of his Joe Pickett novels, but a few of the stories were worth it. Before that it was Paula Hawkins' A Slow Fire Burning.

Fascinationstreet74 wrote: »

I'm reading, The Midnight Library by Matt Haig. Very existential and thought provoking so far.

That's next on my list so glad to hear it's thought provoking. I'm reading Overstory by Richard Power.

One Step Too Far - Lisa Gardner's new book for the year

Just finished this. Very enjoyable, even if you're not a fan of his or the Foo Fighters. He's a great storyteller.

Emotional Intelligence - Daniel Goleman

Sports Nutrition textbook

Reading The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyo.

Till Death Do Us Part by Amanda Quick

The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich

Marian Keyes - Grown Ups

Love, love , love the Stephanie plum series by Janet evanovich!

poodiebeer wrote: »

Love, love , love the Stephanie plum series by Janet evanovich!

I enjoyed them a lot at first, and they are funny, but she never improves and they are super repetitive. I will check them out at the library if I see them but don't go out of my way and won't buy them (unless they are only a dollar or two).

52 Ways to Walk

Just trying to get through it so I can get onto something else.

Just finished Jungleland: A Mysterious Lost City, a WWII Spy, and a True Story of Deadly Adventure
by Christopher S. Stewart. The author alternated between sections about Morde and himself (modern times). Non-fiction.

It made me want to know more about the WWII spy, Theodore Morde, who also traveled around the world 5 times, and was a well-known explorer, famous explorer of his time who claimed to have found the legendary White City. He sounds fascinating.

The modern bits about the author himself were awful. He whined the entire book about his jungle experience trying to find the White City (inspired by Morde) even though no one was holding a gun to his head making him do it. It was about his mid-life crisis. He left his family behind and missed his 3 yr old girl's 4th birthday, which he didn't think was a big deal. He just wanted to do what he wanted to do when he wanted to do it. He was miserable. Just skip his bits. Totally self-involved. Or better yet just read a better book about Morde.

Also, just finished The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee. It was okay if you like 500+ pages of Young Adult Victorian Era Male Gay Romance Fiction, with very little focus on the European Grand Tour. It was billed as a Gay Grand Tour Adventure Novel. I have nothing against the romance itself, I was just looking forward to the Grand Tour Adventure (GTA) part too, which is practically non-existent. I mean it's just focused on the romance, and very little on the GTA part. You're more than halfway thru the book before he even steals the item from the Duke that sets the adventure "plot" into motion. I thought it was going to full of fun hijinks, actually touring (using the setting to advantage), etc. Nah. It's mainly page after page of him pining after his BFF, who he is in love with and just won't admit it to him for most of the book. They're passive aggressive towards each other. He had major problems (PTSD (flashbacks), alcoholic, abused by father, incredibly rude to others, etc.). I ended the book wanting a book on the Robles family and alchemy.

Also, just finished The Italian Party by Christina Lynch. If you like Woody Allen, you'll probably like this. I didn't think it was as funny or charming as it was advertised to be. Full of cheating spouses. Takes place in Siena, Italy. A recently married American couple travels there to live and work and spread the USA values to the Italians. I liked the wife Scottie much more than Michael, the husband. She did things like learn Italian, make friends with them, investigated her teenage Italian teacher's disappearance, etc. It did make me want to go to Italy and tour Siena and be a part of the Palio (a horse race based on where you were born in Siena dictates who you root for in the race). I thought Michael was okay, he just didn't do enough in the book to endear himself to me.

I'd probably like a movie of all 3 much better. I read all 3 for a book club (this month's topic: Books about traveling).

Just started Red Sparrow. Starting out good. Promising so far. Spy novel. USA vs. Russia. New, updated Cold War. Written a former CIA spy.

Great book by Doug Brignole, questioning the dogmas in the fitness industry.