Life:
This past week I had a book discussion at work, participated in my language class and instrument lesson, didn't have any homework to be late (although I do for this coming week, so I had better get a move on), and started, binged, and completed
Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous on Netflix (and loved it, BTW).
Today, I am taking my father to the zoo for Father's Day. It will be his first real venture out and about from the nursing home since Covid.
This week I finished:
The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware - Everyone in the book discussion group liked this. At least one said she "found a new[-to-her] author" and had already read another Ruth Ware book after completing this one.
The Sprite and the Gardener by Rii Abrego and Joe Whitt - Cute and light
Little Victories: Autism Through a Father's Eyes by Yvon Roy - Mixed feelings on this one. I translated (with Google's help) some of the Goodreads reviews from French, and as suspected, Autistic adults had difficulties with the way the author allegedly raised his son. Part of the problem is that this is only semi-autobiographical, and one can't really know what is real and what isn't. Some of the father character's thoughts sound inspirational or meaningful, but sometimes - well - he sounds like he wants to "cure" or "fix" autism (at least in his son), which is highly controversial.
The Leak: For the Love of Truth by Kate Reed Petty; Illustrated by Andrea Bell - MG aspiring journalist in search of a story discovers potential water contamination - similar to Flint, Michigan. I first heard of this book at a professional virtual day conference, and I'm glad I gave it a try.
Currently reading:
Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers of World War II by Liza Mundy; Read by Erin Bennett - I've been listening to this off and on since early 2019 ... I'm 69% in, so I've made about 5% progress.
Glass Houses (Armand Gamache, Bk 13) by Louise Penny; Read by Robert Bathurst - Just starting disc 4/14.
Murder Keeps No Calendar by Cathy Ace - I've completed the stories through June, with two being Cait Morgan stories so far.
Covid Chronicles: A Comics Anthology edited by Kendra Boileau and Rich Johnson - A variety of artists perspectives on Covid-19 and related.
Rogue Souls (Soul Charmer, Bk 2) by Chelsea Mueller - read the first book ages ago, and decided I should move on to the second.
No clue. I still have so many to finish yet I keep starting more.
What are you reading?
The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware - Everyone in the book discussion group liked this. At least one said she "found a new[-to-her] author" and had already read another Ruth Ware book after completing this one.
I want to read more of the Gamache series, and I also love Ruth Ware's books. I am two books behind!
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This is only my second Ruth Ware book, but I appreciate having an author who writes stand-alones, but still can be relied on for an enjoyable read. I love the Gamache series.
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Nice assortment of books. You've been reading Code Girls since 2019? How do you keep track of the story? Come see my week here. Happy reading!
ReplyDeleteI've been listening to a library copy on OverDrive/Libby. It tracks the date I first checked it out, every checkout since, the amount of time I've actually listened, etc.
DeleteAs for tracking the story, since it is non-fiction, I don't expect to retain every detail anyway, but I get the main points, am inspired by various individual stories, etc. I would probably need to restart a fictional title.
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I hope you both enjoyed your zoo trip!
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Thank you! The weather turned out perfect for a zoo trip - the animals were out and active. And this allowed for some bonding and working out sore feelings between my father and myself. Win-win.
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