Another week with more snow (lots more - check out my pics), more snow days, and more medical urgencies to keep me busy. It is supposed to snow again tonight! We did have a fairly quiet weekend, with one son off at college (home on Sunday) and the other on a school ski trip. Today is a holiday, so my husband and younger son are both home. Please, oh, please, no more snow days this week!
We did manage plenty of reading this week, though:
- I finished The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides for my library's books discussion. Well, to be more precise, I still had 100 pages to go when I went to the discussion, but I finished it afterward. It seemed to be a love-it-or-hate-it book. Of the six people at the meeting, four of us enjoyed it (including me), and two couldn't finish it. One couldn't get past page 2! I really liked it overall and did finish it after the meeting. I hope to post a review of it this week.
- My next book group selection isn't available yet at the library, so I decided to squeeze in a short teen/YA novel, Thin Space by Jody Casella, a supernatural tale about a grieving twin who is trying to find a "thin space," a break between this world and the next where he can be reunited with his dead brother. It's very good so far and fast-paced.
- I am still reading 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think by Laura Vanderkam, squeezing in a page here or there when I can. This is my waiting room book, so I made some progress last week!
- On audio, I am listening to The Good Sister by Wendy Corsi Staub, a creepy suspense thriller. I didn't love it at first, but I have to admit that it has grabbed my attention now, and I'm having trouble setting it down.
- My husband, Ken, is reading John Grisham's latest, Sycamore Row, a follow-up to his famous A Time to Kill and a Christmas gift from our son.
- My 19-year old son did the right thing last week, setting down a slow book that he wasn't enjoying much to read The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater which I read recently and loved (mom knows best!). He loved it, too, and immediately moved onto The Dream Thieves, book 2 in this fast-paced teen/YA series. I want to read the second book when he is done with it.
- Our 16-year old son is reading MacBeth for his British Literature class.
What are you and your family reading this week?
What Are You Reading Monday is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey, with a kid/teen version hosted by Unleashing Readers.
Yay, for listening to mom. I've got Dream Thieves on my stacks and look forward to it. Have a great week.
ReplyDeleteThe snow is crazy!!! And I really liked The Raven Boys too, but the ending wasn't my favorite. I'm probably in the camp of didn't like for The Marriage Plot though. Hope you guys have a great - not snow filled - week :-)
ReplyDeleteI love seeing your whole family's reading in this post. Hooray for reading homes! I couldn't get through The Marriage Plot, but I'm glad you enjoyed it :)
ReplyDeleteI'm reading: http://thosewhocan.org/2014/02/17/february-17th-its-monday-what-are-you-reading/
One thing that happens as I blog about books I have a really hard time setting aside a book that I don't like. I try to muscle through it so I can say I read it. It is really silly, I know.
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