If your care giving duties allow you time to read.....................I'm interested in what book you are in the middle of or just finished or have waiting on your bedside table.
I'm reading "Total Control" by David Baldacci
It's a crime/thriller drama. Quite compelling.
If you can't find the time to read, you should try. It helps to escape from it all in a good book.
Secondly one of the best books I have read in a long time. My last one is Mantel Pieces by Hilary Mantell who wrote my beloved Wolf Hall. These essays are laugh out loud funny and so brilliantly written that I have the hard cover coming so I can re read it and mark it all up and keep it with my keepers in the keeper case.
Reading. It's what I DO!!!!
And GladI'mHere, I so agree. I fought getting a Kindle for so long and now I am in love with it. I can SEE. No more burning eyes from strain. I should have done this long ago. I am adding your book to my list as I love mysteries. I sure recommend Kindle Unlimited. So many are free, and periodically get 5.00 off a title on my wish list, plus one free book a month. I am hooked on it.
The Journey to Being Whole is Learning to Be Holey
By: Georgia Murch
A bit geared towards the Twiter gen (IMO) with lots of short punchy concepts. But an easy read & interesting concept: giving yourself permission not to be perfect.
I'm finding the believability factor pretty thinly stretched and I haven't even gotten into the meat of the story yet. This series started back in the 80's and VI wasn't a kid back then, if time flows as it should the character has to be pushing into her 60's or beyond - it's been a while since I read anything in this series yet she's still full of physical prowess, Mr Contreras is still her downstairs neighbour and Lottie is still a medical powerhouse (weren't they both supposed to be at least a generation older than VI?) and her 2 dogs haven't aged at all. To top it off the book features Lottie's 24 year old nephew - uhm...grand nephew maybe? I was checking reviews and everyone seems to love this book and series, some are even mentioning how nice it is to see VI age appropriately - how can I be the only one who notices?
I think it might be too easy to fall into a trap of slipping away from realism. Some TV programs and movies seem to personify that lack of reality.
no good if you want to buy books from amazon.
Now reading three books at once.
Roman Dial's The Adventurer's Son (Father follows the footsteps of his disappeared son, a memoir)
T.C. Boyle's Stories II, a massive book of short stories: Not to be missed in them his stories, Balto and Chicxulub but the best of the bunch so far is La Conchita.
Lastly, the memoir Widowish by Melissa Gould about the death of her husband and her own adjustment; just started and it is SO GOOD.
I asked him so many questions about this:
"wouldn't choose a phone, tablet or computer over an e-reader with an e-ink display" so he tried to educate me. It went in one ear, and even though I was interested, the information got trapped in my brain.
He finally threw his hands in the air, and as he left the room, proclaimed
"Anything is better than being illiterate", Lol.
NFD. (no further details) as he is now back, standing over me, editing what I am saying. He was generous to offer the information, don't you think?
I asked him what he is reading right now:
I Was Just a Radioman
HTML Fixes for Kindle
The Daily Bible
Still reading Blake Pierce mysteries - a bit predictable but good escapism.
It's a so so read........but I never not finish a book even if it's a real yawner. I sometimes change my mind about a book if I do that so even if it's sometimes a chore I'll never give up on a book.
I can't remember which title or author it was that liberated me, but I got to the end and thought "well that's eight hours I'll never get back." I saw red, then I saw the light, and nowadays if I don't finish a book I consider it the writer's failure and not mine.
I guess this compulsion to read the whole book is a little OCD or maybe cause we didn't have much growing up and getting books at the library was a treat that I didn't take for granted.
Or maybe I'm just an idiot. :P
I have been known to walk out on a movie too if I strongly dislike it.
I am a self confessed music snob. I refuse to listen to crappy music!
Years ago my husband and I went to see a movie that seemed like it would be interested in.
I didn’t understand any of that stupid movie. I hung in there because I kept thinking that it had to get better.
When we left I asked my husband to please explain the plot to me. He said, “Honey, if I understood it, I would be glad to tell you. I am just as lost as you are.” LOL
That confusing movie ended up cleaning up at the academy awards! Go figure! We both hated it.
I blocked it out so badly that I can’t even remember the name.
It was one of those ‘artsy’ movies that was extremely boring!
After that, we left the movie if we felt it was a stinker!
I love interesting movies but this one was just plain weird!
I love reading the beautiful names of my ancestors.
Ever wonder what future generations are going to think of these new names? LOL
I named my girls traditional names.
I am loving reading the census records.
My parents only paid $5.00 a month in rent when they first married. This was for a furnished apartment!
I traced my English roots back to Suffolk.
My family from Spain are from the Canary Islands.
I had some trouble at first. I discovered that my great uncle changed the family name. He was doing a bit of bootlegging! So, in case he got busted he didn’t want to disgrace the family. Hahaha 🤣
Oh, I found a few cousins that I was able to contact and they helped me in my search too.
I am doing my husband’s family too.
It’s been fun!
"Sometimes you just need to lay on the couch and read for a couple of years."
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