tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461753.post6855974435554457986..comments2024-03-28T14:18:33.963-04:00Comments on Book By Book: It's Monday 8/3! What Are You Reading?Sue Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14532098225905355332noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461753.post-86700406114115140542015-08-06T15:51:29.049-04:002015-08-06T15:51:29.049-04:00I read Mary Dodd and 1,000 White Women about 6 mon...I read Mary Dodd and 1,000 White Women about 6 months ago, both on the recommendation of my aunt several years ago. Should have read them sooner.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02582583925813368098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461753.post-75474903307171056832015-08-04T15:43:29.033-04:002015-08-04T15:43:29.033-04:00Ooh I'm currently working my way through the U...Ooh I'm currently working my way through the Unwind series. Glad to hear it continues to be good, I just started the second book :)Julie Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06462386948229063576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461753.post-71468467665274057342015-08-04T10:24:14.170-04:002015-08-04T10:24:14.170-04:00Wow! That's a lot of reading. My son and I bot...Wow! That's a lot of reading. My son and I both enjoyed Thanhha Lai's Inside Out and Back Again. We'll have to try Listen, Slowly now. As you know, I just read The Girl on the Train as well. It was good! <br /><br />As far as Rebecca goes, I did not like it. It was way too wordy and long and boring in my mind. I never found it to be haunting or suspenseful, really. I think I'm the only person who feels that way, though! Hopefully you'll start enjoying it more. Perhaps it helps to listen to it rather than read through all those words!Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00339046013754121975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461753.post-36226220012722773962015-08-04T02:07:10.421-04:002015-08-04T02:07:10.421-04:00You got a lot of reading done! Wow. I din't c...You got a lot of reading done! Wow. I din't care for 1000 White women. We read it for book club a few years ago. I really wanted to like it but felt it just wasn't accurate. I did like Prodigal Summer...it is kind of racy compared to her other books. Please drop by my blog and sign up for my blogoversary giveaway!Anne@HeadFullofBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01069558006454986084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461753.post-26636090258427131722015-08-03T23:56:50.657-04:002015-08-03T23:56:50.657-04:00Goodness, that is an impressive list of reading fo...Goodness, that is an impressive list of reading for your summer! Hooray for summer :) <a href="http://editingeverything.com/blog/2015/08/04/musing-mondays-16-recapping-my-week/" rel="nofollow">Here's my monday post</a>Verushkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08640500646511533020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461753.post-9129426651737321362015-08-03T23:19:43.122-04:002015-08-03T23:19:43.122-04:00Welcome back, my friend! We've missed you! You...Welcome back, my friend! We've missed you! You are not the last one to read The Girl on the Train. Now, I am! :) I hope your big books are going well. It was nice to read all of these great reviews. You've been busy while you were gone!Ricki Ginsberg at Unleashing Readershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06086548238873957327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461753.post-37157127019940817952015-08-03T22:13:25.147-04:002015-08-03T22:13:25.147-04:00We have missed you Sue, but you have been on some ...We have missed you Sue, but you have been on some amazing adventures. <br />I need to finish the Unwind series. I read it back when it was a stand alone novel, and I just didn't get to the sequels yet. <br />I loved Lai's first novel; I need to get this new one.<br /><br />Thank you again for hosting the BIG BOOK challenge. Ricki and I posted our reviews of our books--we both loved them! <br /><br />Happy reading this week, and welcome back! :) Kellee Moye (@kelleemoye)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11912740016918990989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461753.post-90511257648858435842015-08-03T19:13:01.156-04:002015-08-03T19:13:01.156-04:00ha ha - I do that all the time, Melinda - when it ...ha ha - I do that all the time, Melinda - when it is my turn to suggest books for book group, I choose them from my TBR shelves! Anything to help make a dent in the never-ending piles.Sue Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14532098225905355332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461753.post-23919697763658109542015-08-03T19:12:07.382-04:002015-08-03T19:12:07.382-04:00I didn't know the author had written a previou...I didn't know the author had written a previous book! No, Listen, Slowly is not in verse but is riveting - I really liked it.Sue Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14532098225905355332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461753.post-34169978805857267812015-08-03T19:09:31.890-04:002015-08-03T19:09:31.890-04:00Me, too, Allison! I love everything of his I'v...Me, too, Allison! I love everything of his I've read - you are so lucky to have met him!<br /><br />Yes, my husband wants to read Girl on the Train, too.<br /><br />Listening to audio books on an MP3 player is so great!! I started that last year and I can listen to so many more audios now - while walking, cooking, laundry, etc. Enjoy! Check out SYNC for free classics every week.Sue Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14532098225905355332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461753.post-92136139629489138062015-08-03T19:07:31.770-04:002015-08-03T19:07:31.770-04:00Yes, we always find time for reading! It was a com...Yes, we always find time for reading! It was a comfort and a nice escape this past month.<br /><br />Hope you enjoy Lila.Sue Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14532098225905355332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461753.post-49383262581973689482015-08-03T19:06:43.437-04:002015-08-03T19:06:43.437-04:00Same with my son, Michelle - he got behind on Unwi...Same with my son, Michelle - he got behind on Unwind and now wants to go back and re-read before finishing.Sue Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14532098225905355332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461753.post-737950070774190922015-08-03T19:06:02.187-04:002015-08-03T19:06:02.187-04:00ha ha My husband loves to read as much as I do! We...ha ha My husband loves to read as much as I do! We read together every night before bed.<br /><br />Enjoy your trips!Sue Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14532098225905355332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461753.post-23840367433274063232015-08-03T18:15:26.978-04:002015-08-03T18:15:26.978-04:00No, you aren't the last person to read "T...No, you aren't the last person to read "The Girl on the Train." It has been sitting on my kindle for weeks and I just don't know when I'll get to it! I'm thinking of suggesting it for my book club in 2016 just so that I will HAVE to read it!westmetromommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00633405262361035502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461753.post-91126558040488783202015-08-03T14:49:54.448-04:002015-08-03T14:49:54.448-04:00I was so glad that Listen, Slowly was not a novel ...I was so glad that Listen, Slowly was not a novel in verse like the first one by the author. I can convince students to read this one!Ms. Yinglinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17805324364289597178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461753.post-73079969954547052592015-08-03T14:04:55.723-04:002015-08-03T14:04:55.723-04:00Neal Shusterman is one of my favorite authors! I g...Neal Shusterman is one of my favorite authors! I got to meet him at a literacy festival. Thank you for the reminder that I need to purchase the fourth book in the Unwind series. Yes, is that set excellent?<br /><br />My husband likes suspense. I recommended Girl on the Train to him. Sounds like his kind of book!<br /><br />Since getting an MP3 player, I have been thinking more about trying out audio books. Maybe listening to some classics that I have yet to read would be a good way to get into audio. Hmm....Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03591345148771025453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461753.post-49189533523374738042015-08-03T12:47:51.734-04:002015-08-03T12:47:51.734-04:00I hope you are settling back in after the death of...I hope you are settling back in after the death of your father. It sounds like you got quite a bit of reading in--in spite of all that happened. I'm starting Lila. I've finished one Big Book so far to the tune of 900+ pages, but I'm not sure if I'll finish any more or not. Heidi’sbookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15647096496574605262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461753.post-47697119432218795122015-08-03T12:13:29.074-04:002015-08-03T12:13:29.074-04:00You've got a lot of reading going on in your h...You've got a lot of reading going on in your household. I'm behind on the Unwind dystology. I need to reread the first two books before continuing on. I haven't read The Girl on the Train yet. I have it, but haven't gotten to it. Have a great week! Happy reading!<br /><br />Michelle @ Michelle's Minions<br /><br />My <a href="http://michellesminions.blogspot.com/2015/08/its-monday-what-are-you-reading.html?m=0" rel="nofollow">It's Monday!</a> postmichellesminionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00012255335619219093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461753.post-54906203561643032842015-08-03T11:22:10.685-04:002015-08-03T11:22:10.685-04:00Unfortunately my husband decided he uses his eyes ...Unfortunately my husband decided he uses his eyes too much at work to then come home and read. So I make up for him by reading double the amount, lol. I too loved The Girl on the Train and the way the suspense built. Have a restful end of summer. My long rides during summer are just beginning!Harveehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03490108303790217277noreply@blogger.com