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manoah: (Read)
Wednesday, June 12th, 2019 11:18 am
Not a whole lot of progress...we was on vacation - yo!

30. A Storm of Swords by George R R Martin
I did finish this and I'm very pleased with it. I'm finding that the characters I thought were the bad guys might be good guys and the ones I thought were good might not be so good. I'm sure if you've read/watched you know the answers so, NO SPOILERS!

31. The Good Neighbor by Maxwell King
I'm still reading this one. Fred Rogers was quite the interesting character! He had a touch of "only child" syndrome. Add that to his wealth (did you know that?), makes for quite the dynamic guy.

32. A Feast for Crows by George R R Martin
I'm more than 1/2 way through this one. My previous statement re: bad vs. good still stands.

As an aside, we did start to watch the shows. I'm stuck by how they "aged" the younger characters. I guess they had to. As I told The Spare back in the day about the Harry Potter books vs. the movies, you have to look at them as two separate entities lest you make yourself crazy!
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Whatcha Readin' Wednesday!

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Wednesday, May 29th, 2019 12:23 pm
It's been a bit, but I'm still reading!

27. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
I finished this (on my tablet) and it was every bit as satisfying as the movie was. I highly recommend both!

28. A Clash of Kings by George R R Martin
2nd book in the "Song of Fire and Ice" series that we just call Game of Thrones. I'm very curious now (but no spoilers please!!) about the show. I have the first 5 seasons on DVD (borrowed from a friend) and we'll start watching them soon. His Lordship kinda, sorta watched them at his friend's house, but he missed the first season or so. This will be fun!

29. Wonder by R J Palacio
Another tablet book to read before bed. I was a little off-put (don't ask why as I don't know) about the movie trailer, but the book was solid. It is told from the kids (all of them) point of view and doesn't skimp on what it's like to be the "normal" looking child in the family. Very interesting and thought provoking. I may have to watch the movie now.

30. A Storm of Swords by George R R Martin
I'm almost done with book 3!

31. The Good Neighbor by Maxwell King
I also just started this on my tablet. I know about Mr. Rogers, but look forward to this book as well.
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It Is Wednesday!

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Wednesday, May 15th, 2019 12:35 pm
And I'm still reading.

23. Origin by Dan Brown
A new to me Dan Brown/Robert Langdon book. Interesting subject matter. I kinda guessed the ending, but not quite. It was a bit of a twist, which is always nice. I do try not to figure these things out ahead, but sometimes it just hits me. If you like the Robert Langdon books, this is a good one!

24. Spirit of Steamboat by Craig Johnson
Another of the Longmire books. This one is what I call a "wayback" book. It takes place when the characters are much younger, but does explain some why they do what they do. I always enjoy these.

25. Any Other Name by Craig Johnson
Next on my Longmire list. I have to say, I don't find them formulaic, but that could be because I enjoy them so much.

26. Game of Thrones by George R R Martin
This is where the rubber meets the road, as it were. I've been mostly reading from the library on my tablet. This means I can read in bed and not disturb (mostly) His Lordship. This is an actual paper book (which I adore as it has MAPS and I find it hard to reference them on my tablet *iz old). I have read this first book before, but want to "binge" read them now that the series is ending. I am one of the few people who has never seen an episode of GoT and I'm trying really hard not to be spoiled. I'm almost done with this, maybe I'll finish it today.

27. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
Since I still need (want?) something to read in bed, this is on my tablet. I've seen the movie (which is aces!) and now I'm reading the book. Quite a different format from the movie, but still quite good.

That's all I've got! Happy Reading!
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Whatcha Readin' Wednesday!

manoah: (Read)
Wednesday, March 6th, 2019 08:43 am
Finally! I've got some books read!!

1. Mary Queen of Scotland and the Isles by Margaret George
I started this back in 2018, prior to mom's passing. I put it down and it languished for several months. Not to say I wasn't reading - I can't NOT read. But I was re-reading some comforting fanfic and I thank all you dedicated writers for posting same! Bless. The book I'd read prior to this was the Antonia Fraser epic bio. This was a fictional take on the same material. Obviously, it had to take liberties, but all in all it was a fun read. If long...well over 800 pages!

2. Lennon: The Man, The Myth, The Music - The Definitive Life by Tim Riley
I got a new tablet for Christmas and I wanted to make sure my digital library borrowing still worked. This was the first book that came up on my wish list that was available. Another long (almost 800 pages!) one. Interesting in that it definitely did not deify Lennon. Showed all his foibles. Didn't detract from the narrative. Lots (and I mean LOTS) of Beatles history in there as well.

3.Christmas Cake Murder by Joanne Fluke
This popped up as me not having read it. I've been reading her books for years and keep plugging along with them. They are formulaic and predictable. Makes me appreciate the fan fiction writers all the more. This was a "prequel" of sorts; an origin story for the main character and how she got started. I think I finished it in less than a day. Easy peasy.

4.Gingerbread Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke, Laura Levine, Leslie Meier
When I was looking through the lists of books at the digital library, this came up. Seems it's a trio of gingerbread stories. The first was typical and set way back in the character's history. Again, easy. The other two? Well, let's just say I read the whole thing, again, in less than a day. What is it with writers today??? I think all you fic people have spoiled me! *narrows eyes at most of flist*

Back in the day I'd made a list of books that sounded interesting that others on the flist had read. I'm reading one now....Edward VII: The Prince of Wales and the Women He Loved by Catharine Arnold

Hope you all are reading!
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Back at It - Finally

manoah: (Read)
Wednesday, February 13th, 2019 04:15 pm
I finished that 800+ page book re: Mary Queen of Scots and decided to try something on my new tablet.

I got Lennon: The Man, the Myth, the Music - The Definitive Life by Tim Riley. Only to recently find out it's over 700 pages. Sigh. It's good, don't get me wrong, but I was hoping for something a bit quicker. I may still be reading this next week.

Then I'll get to my re-reads!
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