Weekly Reading Thread: June 13-19

I read The Gift of Imperfection by Brene Brown.  I enjoyed it.  She is doing a special podcast series on her Unlocking Us podcast beginning next week, I think, on the Gifts for the ten year anniversary.  I am looking forward to listening.  I like Brene because she is so human.  She seeks to understand human behavior in a way that is easy to understand and in doing so, always learns a bit about herself.

Now I'm reading Bossypants by Tina Fey.  I just downloaded yesterday and it is so funny.  Memoirs are my favorite to begin with and hers is very funny.

I'm also reading What Happened to You? by Oprah Winfrey and Dr. Bruce Perry about childhood trauma.  It is very good too and instead of being super science-y reads like a conversation between them.  But I have to read that one in small doses and instead of audible (which is my preferred method of reading), I got the physical book.  I have a hard time concentrating on actual physical books sometimes but I retain the information so much better so I decided a physical book was in order for this one.  

I read The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz. I thought it was really good, but I figured out both big twists before they happened, and I'm not particularly good at that sort of thing.

I also read The Time is Noon by Pearl S. Buck. I enjoyed the story and couldn't get over how far ahead of its time it was in so many ways. Buck was definitely a forward thinking woman.

Yes!  I started it last year during the height of the pandemic, but could not concentrate and had to put it aside.  Both my avid reader sisters encouraged me to try again, so I saw it at the library and read it earlier this month.  I really enjoyed it.

After the Crash
The Last Bathing Beauty
The Caiman (lol)

All good reads.

No but I would love to watch it!

Looking forward to reading this one !

I loved this book. I read it in 2019 and couldn’t put it down. I liked how even though the overall story could be depressing, it left you feeling hopefully. It was one of my top reads of 2019.

I just read Malibu Rising (Taylor Jenkins Reid) and Ariadne by Jennifer Saint. Both 5 stars! I also finished THe Witch's Heart - 4 stars, but interesting (think Scandinavian Circe).

I finished the Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid, which I really enjoyed.

Now I'm reading Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead. It took me a little bit to get into, but now I'm invested and really liking it!

I loved it. I thought it was a really poignant, beautiful story. 

One of the reviews I read said her characters were not well developed! I thought are you kidding me?

I just finished The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller. Amazing retelling of the Iliad. It was a 5/5 for me, really loved it.

I started but haven’t finished The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett and I’m not sure I’m going to finish it. Not that it’s not good - it is, but I’m about 40% of the way through and I don’t feel that invested in the characters and where their storylines go. Plus I have so many books on my TBR pile.

I’m still slowly making my way through Intuitive Eating. I’m getting so much more out of it than I did the first time I read it. I can’t recommend it enough.

I’m just starting Pachinko by Min Jin Lee so I’ll let you know how that goes.

Read Last Thing to Burn that was recommended. Wow! I read it in one sitting. 5 stars for sure.

I’m reading Choose Me that was one of June’s First Reads selection. I like it so far.