tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461753.post8825811577952966223..comments2024-03-28T14:18:33.963-04:00Comments on Book By Book: It's Monday 4/19! What Are You Reading?Sue Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14532098225905355332noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461753.post-9291024545855185882021-04-25T11:28:54.802-04:002021-04-25T11:28:54.802-04:00Oh, well, a night alone in a hotel sounds great, t...Oh, well, a night alone in a hotel sounds great, too!Sue Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14532098225905355332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461753.post-66773713044724952642021-04-25T11:28:29.293-04:002021-04-25T11:28:29.293-04:00ha ha yes, he is amused that I make such a big dea...ha ha yes, he is amused that I make such a big deal of my Big Book Summer Challenge! He has always loved the huge books - once when he was about 12, we were traveling all day through airports and discovered he'd brought the complete works of Arthur Conan Doyle (hardcover!!) in his backpack - ha haSue Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14532098225905355332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461753.post-45056724993925683992021-04-25T11:27:02.117-04:002021-04-25T11:27:02.117-04:00Oh, yes, you'd definitely like Flamer - so goo...Oh, yes, you'd definitely like Flamer - so good!<br /><br />Hope you're enjoying your books this week!Sue Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14532098225905355332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461753.post-7669740795386837872021-04-25T11:26:16.777-04:002021-04-25T11:26:16.777-04:00Oh, yes! Ruth Ware's thrillers are a lot of fu...Oh, yes! Ruth Ware's thrillers are a lot of fun. This one is now on my side of the TBR bookcase :)Sue Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14532098225905355332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461753.post-42949338103501162952021-04-25T11:25:43.534-04:002021-04-25T11:25:43.534-04:00I agree! This was my first novel by him but I want...I agree! This was my first novel by him but I want to read more. Glad to hear you liked Flamer, too - great book.<br /><br />Hope you are enjoying your books this week!Sue Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14532098225905355332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461753.post-10014622949398310982021-04-25T11:24:55.719-04:002021-04-25T11:24:55.719-04:00Yes, it's nice to have friends with beach hous...Yes, it's nice to have friends with beach houses :) Lots of them do here! But I would have tried an AirBnB otherwise - maybe you can do that ion a local town that's not your own - any change of scenery helps!<br /><br />Hope you enjoy Flamer!Sue Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14532098225905355332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461753.post-29328457014926101352021-04-25T11:23:42.298-04:002021-04-25T11:23:42.298-04:00Oooh, I loved Lovely Bones! And I like when school...Oooh, I loved Lovely Bones! And I like when schools integrate some modern literature in with the classics - my sons' school did that, too. My oldest read Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society for Brit Lit and The Kite Runner and Persepolis for World Lit.<br /><br />Hope you're both enjoying your books this week - <br /><br />SueSue Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14532098225905355332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461753.post-59596279088321454622021-04-25T11:13:14.644-04:002021-04-25T11:13:14.644-04:00Thanks! It was a wonderful little getaway - alread...Thanks! It was a wonderful little getaway - already seems like too long ago!Sue Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14532098225905355332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461753.post-71675727905611711332021-04-25T11:12:53.480-04:002021-04-25T11:12:53.480-04:00Oh, Jenni, so very sorry to hear that. I have also...Oh, Jenni, so very sorry to hear that. I have also lost SO many family members to cancer, though not leukemia specifically. In this case, the author offsets the sadness wonderfully with humor, but I can understand why you'd want to pass on it. When my dad was dying of melanoma and it had just moved into his brain, I was loving a novel and then out of the blue the main character got brain cancer. I threw the book across the room! <br /><br />Definitely give Nature's Best Hope a try - I learned so much!Sue Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14532098225905355332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461753.post-37991126630060672692021-04-25T11:10:28.872-04:002021-04-25T11:10:28.872-04:00Yes, I dearly miss my weekdays alone! But he's...Yes, I dearly miss my weekdays alone! But he's going to retire soon, so I guess I need to get used to it!Sue Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14532098225905355332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461753.post-39919753386425842402021-04-25T11:09:37.465-04:002021-04-25T11:09:37.465-04:00Good to know - it's on my side of the TBR book...Good to know - it's on my side of the TBR bookcase, now!Sue Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14532098225905355332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461753.post-6132453243119290202021-04-25T11:09:08.791-04:002021-04-25T11:09:08.791-04:00Thanks, Kathryn - it was wonderful (though already...Thanks, Kathryn - it was wonderful (though already feels like a LONG time ago!).Sue Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14532098225905355332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461753.post-83470295044249395962021-04-23T15:01:27.358-04:002021-04-23T15:01:27.358-04:00Your trip to the beach sounds lovely! I keep meani...Your trip to the beach sounds lovely! I keep meaning to plan short book vacations for me; so far the closest I've come is my nights in hotels after ferrying my sons to college. Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18005286623073064886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461753.post-82799600940045998962021-04-22T18:57:53.142-04:002021-04-22T18:57:53.142-04:00Yeah that you had some good time at the beach! And...Yeah that you had some good time at the beach! And that's great about your son and the Stormlight Archives being so long (and so good) and your 400+ challenge! Thanks for stopping by! Happy reading! Louisa @ Words I Write Crazyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08483377328275563554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461753.post-25037705109916625232021-04-21T22:27:33.091-04:002021-04-21T22:27:33.091-04:00I'm so glad you had a nice beach getaway! It&#...I'm so glad you had a nice beach getaway! It's been a stressful year, so I'm glad you got to relax with some books, solitude, and of course donuts! All these books look awesome—Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie sounds like a great read, and it seems ridiculous that I still haven't read Flamer, considering my policy of reading basically every graphic novel that exists! Thanks so much for the great post, as always!Max @ Completely Full Bookshelfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04466405075405012116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461753.post-44045873962580728072021-04-21T12:48:33.591-04:002021-04-21T12:48:33.591-04:00Thanks, Nature's Best Hope sounds really good....Thanks, Nature's Best Hope sounds really good. And I so need to try Ruth Ware!Emma at Words And Peace / France Book Tourshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09426924864218623976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461753.post-19030928783223426462021-04-20T22:48:25.354-04:002021-04-20T22:48:25.354-04:00Glad you had a great time away. Jordan Sonnenblick...Glad you had a great time away. Jordan Sonnenblick is an author who doesn't get enough credit. I have loved everything he has written, even his books for the younger set. Isn't Flamer just brilliant? <br />Happy reading this week. Cheriee Weichelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15662398117320256935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461753.post-54842616020053594422021-04-20T17:38:52.047-04:002021-04-20T17:38:52.047-04:00Your getaway sounds absolutely wonderful and I am ...Your getaway sounds absolutely wonderful and I am trying to figure out what I can do that would give me that same feeling.<br /><br />I've heard really good things about Flamer, I'll have to get my hands on a copy.Helen's Book Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01404788769349792460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461753.post-9097717282525610132021-04-20T09:52:18.902-04:002021-04-20T09:52:18.902-04:00Im glad you were able to enjoy a restorative break...Im glad you were able to enjoy a restorative break!<br />I love a fresh donut :)<br />My son is reading Lovely Bones by Alice Seebokf for school, and I’m finishing up Girl, 11 by Amy Suiter Clarke<br /><br />Wishing you a great reading week shelleyrae @ book'd outhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03888977858862922561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461753.post-28374020700483203352021-04-20T00:30:16.615-04:002021-04-20T00:30:16.615-04:00The beach is my favorite place to get away. Enjoy...The beach is my favorite place to get away. Enjoy!RAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04102249990885174107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461753.post-22804235908491831932021-04-19T23:00:52.318-04:002021-04-19T23:00:52.318-04:00I don't tend to read a lot cancer books, becau...I don't tend to read a lot cancer books, because I've had three family members die of leukemia. But this sounds like an intriguing book, especially with the drumming aspect. I also think I'd like Nature's Hope.Jennihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02572520873979449385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461753.post-38309713330522585142021-04-19T19:57:46.712-04:002021-04-19T19:57:46.712-04:00How lovely to have a beach getaway. Yes, though w...How lovely to have a beach getaway. Yes, though we love our husbands dearly, sometimes we just need some alone time. I get it. I'm so glad you took this time for yourself, your reading, online life and donuts! What a great combination!Miaisminehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07657955150576729566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461753.post-83518205177231788972021-04-19T18:24:08.538-04:002021-04-19T18:24:08.538-04:00I really enjoyed One by One even thought it was ki...I really enjoyed One by One even thought it was kind of predictable. It was more about the why than the who and the author did a great job depicting the setting.Lisa Maucionehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17391834262945101696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461753.post-43987827873613071092021-04-19T17:27:17.617-04:002021-04-19T17:27:17.617-04:00Sometimes just getting away for a little while lik...Sometimes just getting away for a little while like you did is a breath of fresh air. Those donuts look very decadent!! Reading about what each of us can do in an ordinary way is good - every little bit we can do for conservation is important.Kathryn Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08581790816548017087noreply@blogger.com