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I've been on a search for a book to read the last couple of weeks. I have tons of books both on and off the kindle. I started 4 different books and could not get past the first couple of chapters in any of them.
You know how magical it is to be reading a book and not being able to do much of anything else because the book is so good and you resent having to cook, run errands and generally exist among other people when that book begins purring at you to start reading again? The purr becomes a roar. I have missed that for the last couple of weeks.
... John Grisham's new book Gray Mountain. I feel so much better now.
My library has both the audio and ebook downloads -- with 96 holds on one copy of the audio, and 158 on 35 copies of the ebook. I went for the ebook. My momma didn't raise no dummy.
Meanwhile, I wasted one of my dearly held checkouts on a title I already had on my Kindle! Could it be a sign that it's time to stop adding to the queue and just read what I have moldering?
As for reading -- more correctly: listening. I just finished Ted Dekker's "The Priest's Graveyard." Yes, I continued. What came after my last entry was a series of consciousness changes that defied the screenplay of "The Exorcist," before it came to an end. The woman's view of reality took so many turns that had it been me my head would've fallen off.
I will probably read another of Dekker's work, just to see if this was indicative, or an outlier. He's got so many published works I have to think they cannot all be like this.
Next up (audio): "Granny: A Ghost Story of the North Carolina Mountains" by Steven H. Wilson, read by Joan R. Wilson. It's only 37 minutes long. About how much time I have before I need to take the dogs out for their walk.
"Blue Mind: The Surprising Science That Shows How Being Near, In, On, or Under Water Can Make You Happier, Healthier, More Connected, and Better at What You Do"
by Wallace J. Nichols (2014).
There were two copies of it on the new acquisitions shelf at library today, which made me wonder if anyone else had heard of the book because I sure hadn't.
We'll see if it lives up to the hype of the subtitle.
I don't disagree with the broad premise, of course people are attracted to water (for obvious, practical, biological reasons)-
that's why humans have settled near waterways since forever.
Just that the subtitle of book makes it sound so "trendy" and makes me think:
"What, do we really need to be told this ? Isn't that rather self-evident ?".
"Blue Mind: The Surprising Science That Shows How Being Near, In, On, or Under Water Can Make You Happier, Healthier, More Connected, and Better at What You Do"
by Wallace J. Nichols (2014).
There were two copies of it on the new acquisitions shelf at library today, which made me wonder if anyone else had heard of the book because I sure hadn't.
We'll see if it lives up to the hype of the subtitle.
I don't disagree with the broad premise, of course people are attracted to water (for obvious, practical, biological reasons)-
that's why humans have settled near waterways since forever. Just that the subtitle of book makes it sound so "trendy" and makes me think:
"What, do we really need to be told this ? Isn't that rather self-evident ?".
But that's the usual modus operandi of self-help/pseudo-science books. They generally have a good point but it could be said in a chapter or less. But it has to be longer to be a book so information is dragged out with lots of filler in between.
I've been on a search for a book to read the last couple of weeks. I have tons of books both on and off the kindle. I started 4 different books and could not get past the first couple of chapters in any of them.
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this
You know how magical it is to be reading a book and not being able to do much of anything else because the book is so good and you resent having to cook, run errands and generally exist among other people when that book begins purring at you to start reading again? The purr becomes a roar. I have missed that for the last couple of weeks.
TaDah! I've found one. I love it. John Grisham's new book Gray Mountain. I feel so much better now.
As usual, Grisham's character development is wonderful. He is an excellent weaver of tales. He also has a genius touch when it comes to atmosphere. I'm so happy.
Scene: Interior of Costco
zugor rolls down the isle with an already overloaded cart. As she nears the book section she spies the new Grisham and involuntarily moves toward it, gripped with need/want. Her hand pulls back as she remembers her vow to wait for books like this to become available at the library rather than buy them. As she pushes away she can be heard to mutter sotto voce "I can wait, I can wait, I can wait." She grabs a big jar of chocolate covered raisins with a deep sigh.
im re reading saving fish from drowning by amy tan ...I really like the way she writes about Asian culture I guess the old saying write what you know is so true . I am judging by what Stephen king writes he also Is the write what you know type .
zugor rolls down the isle with an already overloaded cart. As she nears the book section she spies the new Grisham and involuntarily moves toward it, gripped with need/want. Her hand pulls back as she remembers her vow to wait for books like this to become available at the library rather than buy them. As she pushes away she can be heard to mutter sotto voce "I can wait, I can wait, I can wait." She grabs a big jar of chocolate covered raisins with a deep sigh.
Milk or dark chocolate? I like the ones from Trader Joe's. Also looking for Neopolitan ice cream? Lol
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I finished Chasing the Sun by Natalia Sylvester. I liked Part 1 more than I liked Part 2, and I particularly didn't love the ending -- a bit too dramatic and soap opera-ish for my liking.
I finished reading "The Thirteenth Tale" by Diane Setterfield and loved it. The story wafted into my brain and wrapped itself around me like incense in a closed room. At first it was just a tantalizing nuance, and then it was THE story. When it was over I mourned for the tragedies, and rejoiced that hope and life remained with good prospects.
I've already downloaded her next book to my Kindle, waiting for that time when I want again to be taken away into another story.
I finished Chasing the Sun by Natalia Sylvester. I liked Part 1 more than I liked Part 2, and I particularly didn't love the ending -- a bit too dramatic and soap opera-ish for my liking.
Well, we'll take what we can get, right? I've about decided not to be disappointed by endings anymore as long as I enjoyed the body of the work. And by the way, I've also forgotten how it ended.
Speaking of forgetting, one of the books I picked up at the library this week was The Vacationers by Emma Straub. As soon as I was a few pages in I realized I'd read it before, probably as an advance reader copy (which we got a lot of when I was still working at the library.) But...the writing was so good I just kept on reading even though I know what's happening already, except for - you guessed it - the ending! But a family vacation in a villa in Mallorca, who can resist all that domesticity and fraught relationships? Not me.
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Originally Posted by Lost Roses
Well, we'll take what we can get, right? I've about decided not to be disappointed by endings anymore as long as I enjoyed the body of the work. And by the way, I've also forgotten how it ended.
Hahaha! Then I won't remind you what the end is. You'll find out next time you read it. I did enjoy the book, though, and I thank you for the recommendation.
I haven't been feeling so great these last few days (I blame it on getting caught in the rain one too many times) so I stayed home, all cuddled in blankets, and read. And dozed. And read. And dozed. (Repeat as necessary.) I'm reading Full Dark, No Stars by Stephen King. They're "short" stories -- short for the wordy Stephen is almost full-length for many authors -- and NOT of the horror or paranormal variety, both of which are not my thing. I decided to skip "1922" and "Fair Extension." I really got the book because I wanted to read "A Good Marriage" but I decided to include "Big Driver," which I'm in the middle of now. OH MY GAWD! His writing is fabulous but the story... GAH! A woman is raped -- a topic that I typically steer clear of -- but I can't stop reading it. It's like a train wreck -- it's a horrible story but the wreck is so well-orchestrated by his writing. I know I'm going to feel sick for days -- more days! -- but this time not from the rain. I might need an ice cream sandwich to make me feel better.
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Could it be a sign that it's time to stop adding to the queue and just read what I have moldering? 
