Monday, February 17, 2014

It's Monday 2/17! What Are You Reading?


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.
 Despite best-laid plans, I didn't have any time for writing reviews last week, though I did finally post my Summary of Books Read in January. I am catching up, little by little, after a rough start to the year!

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

4 comments:

  1. Yay, for listening to mom. I've got Dream Thieves on my stacks and look forward to it. Have a great week.

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  2. The 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 :-)

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  3. I 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 :)

    I'm reading: http://thosewhocan.org/2014/02/17/february-17th-its-monday-what-are-you-reading/

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  4. 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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