November already
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I've heard good things about White Ivy. Maybe I'll start that.
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This weekend I read Friends and Strangers by J. Courtney Sullivan and really liked it. I just finished Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi which I also liked. Part of it takes place in a lab and I can't help but be a little eye rolley in parts but it was good.
Not sure what's next on my pile. I think I'll try We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry. It takes place in the 80s in Danvers, MA (fka Salem Village) and is about a field hockey team that conjures up magic and starts winning.
Not sure what's next on my pile. I think I'll try We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry. It takes place in the 80s in Danvers, MA (fka Salem Village) and is about a field hockey team that conjures up magic and starts winning.
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I finished "Educated" by Tara Westover. It was really quite gripping, I would recommend it. It's a non-fiction memoir.
Then I started "The Farm" by Joanne Ramos. It irritated me nearly right away, because a character went to the hospital (this isn't really a spoiler, it's on like page 5 or something) and the doctor said "Your EKG didn't look great so we're going to do an echocardiogram". I was like, hmm, I thought an EKG was an echocardiogram, so I looked it up, and yup, it is. WTF. I'm still going to give it a chance but it needs to pull up its socks.
Then I started "The Farm" by Joanne Ramos. It irritated me nearly right away, because a character went to the hospital (this isn't really a spoiler, it's on like page 5 or something) and the doctor said "Your EKG didn't look great so we're going to do an echocardiogram". I was like, hmm, I thought an EKG was an echocardiogram, so I looked it up, and yup, it is. WTF. I'm still going to give it a chance but it needs to pull up its socks.
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I read Grown Ups by Marian Keyes. I liked it. The first half was a bit slow for my taste, but the second half was delicious.
I'm also reading The Institute by Stephen King. I'm at 44%, I think. I think I've developed a system for his longer books: read something else at the same time to help me get over the slowness of the middle. I usually like his stories, but feel they drag and drag in parts. Nobody edits what that man writes anymore.
I'm also reading The Institute by Stephen King. I'm at 44%, I think. I think I've developed a system for his longer books: read something else at the same time to help me get over the slowness of the middle. I usually like his stories, but feel they drag and drag in parts. Nobody edits what that man writes anymore.
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I abandoned We Ride Upon Sticks about 30 pages in. I just didn't care...
I picked up another Joe Ide (Wrecked) - I've really liked his books that he's written.
I started The Mothers by Brit Bennett. There's great ratings on this so I'm hoping it'll be good.
I picked up a bunch of books on hold just in case we close. I have a good stack of about 12. And another 30 that I own. I think I'm good for a bit!
I picked up another Joe Ide (Wrecked) - I've really liked his books that he's written.
I started The Mothers by Brit Bennett. There's great ratings on this so I'm hoping it'll be good.
I picked up a bunch of books on hold just in case we close. I have a good stack of about 12. And another 30 that I own. I think I'm good for a bit!