WWW Wednesday September 4th, 2019

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With the busy summer I have not had a chance to write a whole lot, but I have been able to get through some books and wanted to join WWW Wednesday this week!

The Three W’s for WWW Wednesday are:

What are you currently reading?
What did you recently finish reading?
What do you think you’ll read next?

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I just started reading Simon Vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli.  It’s okay.  I like that it is a fast read, but I feel like it is a story I have heard before and told better.  The book won a lot of awards so maybe the best is yet to come.  And I should also point out that when we were headed out to a sports practice I asked one of the kids to pick any book off my night stand for me to read.  This is the one they chose – and maybe I would like this one if I read it a different time?  I don’t know.  Time will tell.

 

What did you recently finish reading?

22551730[1]I recently finished Dead Wake by Erik Larson.  I have to make a confession – I am not much a fan of non-fiction books.  I spent so much time reading non-fiction through all my years of schooling that when I got time to read the LAST thing I wanted to do was pick up another piece of information.  Fiction books were my candy – my treat.  BUT I have found a few non-fiction writers that I can read (and enjoy!).   Erik Larson is one such author and I love his books.  This one did not disappoint and was a very interesting and enjoyable read about the sinking of the Lusitania and America’s entrance into WWI.

 
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Before that I read You Think It, I’ll Say It by Curtis Sittenfeld.  This book was a collection of short stories and I really enjoyed reading them.  So much so that I will be checking other works by Sittenfeld in the future.

 

 

 

 

34066798._SY475_[1]Before that I read A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles.  I really enjoyed this book.  The Count’s attitude and demeanor in such strange circumstances never did disappoint.  A true gentleman.  From Goodreads: In 1922, Count Alexander Rostov is deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a Bolshevik tribunal, and is sentenced to house arrest in the Metropol, a grand hotel across the street from the Kremlin. Rostov, an indomitable man of erudition and wit, has never worked a day in his life, and must now live in an attic room while some of the most tumultuous decades in Russian history are unfolding outside the hotel’s doors. Unexpectedly, his reduced circumstances provide him entry into a much larger world of emotional discovery.

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Before that I read I’ll Take You There by Wally Lamb.  I chose this book because I have really enjoyed other works by Lamb.  Not going to lie, the story was kind of silly.  Fantastical at best.  But I really enjoyed the main character.  I learned that if you give me a great main character then I guess you can do any sill thing you’d like with them.

 

 

 

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Lastly, I read All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven.  I really liked this book.  Not sure if this is a spoiler but you kind of knew where this book was headed from the start.  But the story was very engaging and the characters, likeable.  And on a side note, I always enjoy looking at the cover a book after I’ve read it to see how the graphics on the books cover applied to the story.  This one did not disappoint.

 

 

What do you think you’ll read next?

Not sure, but if things don’t get better with the book I am reading now, one thing is for sure.  I am picking it out myself.

Thank you, Sam for hosting WWW Wednesday!

18 thoughts on “WWW Wednesday September 4th, 2019

  1. One holiday when son was much younger he asked if he could put a colouring book in the suitcase as we packed. He clearly didn’t think much of the book I had packed for myself (think it was sci-fi book) so when I arrived at the hotel my book was missing and replaced with 5 Mr Men books.

  2. I finally read Daisy Jones and The Six. It was good! I loved how the one character (drummer I think) was always “everything was fine”😂 completely clueless.
    I just got The Secrets We Kept from the library. I randomly reserve books from the app and by the time they come I can’t remember why I reserved them. 🙄 I have no idea what this book is about, but I guess I’ll find out😉

    1. Oh, cool! I loved his attitude too. I loved in the book how one character was interviewed and said something like, “Hey man, can I borrow your guitar please?” and the other character in the same instance was like, “He told me ‘give me the guitar or you’re out of the band!” Those little differences in perspective always had me smiling 🙂 Keep me posted on The Secrets We Kept – that one looks good. I may have to check it out!

  3. Currently reading: Michelle Obama’s autobiography
    Just finished: Under the Curve by Kobo Abe
    Looking forward to reading: I’ve got a Kafka book waiting for me… not sure which one.
    Will never again: Trip a mousetrap with my tongue.

  4. I’m about 30 pages into Lightest Object in the Universe by Kimi Eisele. It’s yet another post-societal-crash book. I’m liking it so far because it’s not in a hurry to get anywhere. The story is unfolding nicely, and the writing is good. Could be a good one to add to your list. I’ll keep you posted.

  5. I enjoyed Simon when I read it a while back. I don’t read a ton of YA, so when I do it makes a refreshing change 🙂 Hope it improves on you!

    1. I think I have read the most YA books this year than I ever have. Even when I was a YA. This year I read I’ll Give You The Sun by Jandy Nelson and just loved it – and the story has one common theme which is really overshadowing poor Simon. I’m hoping for the big “Ah-ha!” and love Simon. I’ll keep going with fingers crossed! 🙂

  6. Simon was a cute read but people gushed about it so much that I expected to really be moved by it. I’ll admit that It Might Be Us was much much cuter for me (and I love Albertalli!).

    I have gotten more and more into nonfiction as I get further away from my school years as well. My brain craves information! I tried to read Erik Larson’s other book but it was not for me. After this review I am encouraged to pick this one up!

    Have a great week!

    1. I’ll have to check those out! I just keep thinking of I’ll Give You the Sun – the character Noah – and I just loved him. He puts Simon in the shadows. I’m still working through, hoping for a bit more.
      Yes, I really liked this one by Larson. The people on the ship were like characters – but they were real people! There was definitely some non-fictiony parts to the book (not a ton), but I really enjoyed the people.
      Hope you have a great week too!

  7. I don’t dive into non-fiction often but that Larson book caught my attention. That is a part of history I don’t know much about and I bet it would be fascinating.

    1. I am not much into non-fiction but this book passed the test. I felt like I was reading a fiction book at times, but these characters were real. Very enjoyable. If you pick it up, hope you like it!

  8. I’m definitely curious about Dead Wake! And I really enjoyed A Gentleman In Moscow myself; the descriptions and character development are brilliant. Have a wonderful week and happy reading!

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