What are you reading for October?

[Anonymous]

What are you reading this month?
What is it about?
What did you think of it?
Why did you pick that particular book to read?

[Anonymous]

I just downloaded Nine Perfect Strangers from Liane Moriarty. I was debating between watching the mini series on HBO Max or listening to the book, and my sisters recommended listening. So here I am. I listen or read multiple books in a month, so I will follow up with my next one when I start. I just put a hold on Sourdough by Robin Sloan

[Anonymous]

Reading a novel called End of Drum-Time about Sami culture in the 19th century. Recommended by a bookshop clerk. I love historical fiction. Also on tap is a history of Ravenna and The Poison Machine, which is in a series of mysteries set in Restoration London with Robert Hooke as a character.

[Anonymous]

The Bird Hotel by Joyce Maynard

It's about a girl/woman dealing with loss and grief who ends up at a hotel in Central America and the variety of people she meets and the experiences she has.

It was recommended to me at the book discussion group I go to and further investigation revealed it's very highly reviewed.

I'm enjoying it more than I thought I would, it's good.

[Anonymous]

Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

"Indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge and the teachings of plants" -- it's about the heart and soul of life and being alive, lessons that immediately find their place in your own book of knowledge.

40 pages in, what I think is that this book is incredibly important.

It's been on my bookshelves since last year and I felt up for a book of this sort.

[Anonymous]

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
It is one of best books I read this year. It’s a hard-to-put-down kind of book. Set in 1960s, it vividly portrays the 1960s, capturing the mood, attitudes, and challenges experienced by women from that era. I’ve heard about the inherent sexism and inequality of that time but I did not really KNOW this until reading the book. The protagonist, Elizabeth is a brilliant chemist and a way ahead of her time. She refuses to conform to societal norms. She wants a career. It’s a funny and entertaining book that celebrates the power of knowledge.

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Anonymous wrote:Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

"Indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge and the teachings of plants" -- it's about the heart and soul of life and being alive, lessons that immediately find their place in your own book of knowledge.

40 pages in, what I think is that this book is incredibly important.

It's been on my bookshelves since last year and I felt up for a book of this sort.

I tried listening to this in audiobook while playing with my babies and the first chapter made me cry too much! I’m going to have try again when I’m not awash with nursing hormones and sleep deprivation.

[Anonymous]

My plan is to listen to more Stephanie Plum books this month. There are 29 books in the series. I listened to books 16,17,18,19,20 and 21 in September. (I read books 1-15 years ago). I finished listening to book 22 yesterday. The month is young and the books are rather short -- maybe I will listen to all the rest in the series this month.

It is a cozy mystery series written by Janet Evanovich about a female bounty hunter who is 28 years old, works for her cousin Vinnie, and lives in Trenton New Jersey. The books are fun, but I quit reading / listening to the series about ten years ago because I got annoyed that Stephanie never seems to get her stuff together. This time around, I am trying to appreciate that she occasionally tries to get her act together. In one of the books I listened to last month she actually bought a vacuum instead of always borrowing her parents vacuum cleaner. But then of course her apartment got blown up.

How it came to pass that I am listening to this series again is because back in March when I heard that Overdrive was going away from libraries by May, I downloaded all the Stephanie Plum audiobooks onto my MP3 player while I still could. I downloaded lots of other audiobooks as well. Of course, now I see that I can still use Overdrive on my laptop and I can still download to my MP3 player. But I didn't know back then that I would still be able to do that.

[Anonymous]

I just finished Happiness Falls and started reading Eliza Starts a Rumor. I need a lighter read after all the depressing books I read in September.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just finished Happiness Falls and started reading Eliza Starts a Rumor. I need a lighter read after all the depressing books I read in September.

What did you think of Happiness Falls? I read it last month and was disappointed. It seemed a little too contrived for me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My plan is to listen to more Stephanie Plum books this month. There are 29 books in the series. I listened to books 16,17,18,19,20 and 21 in September. (I read books 1-15 years ago). I finished listening to book 22 yesterday. The month is young and the books are rather short -- maybe I will listen to all the rest in the series this month.

It is a cozy mystery series written by Janet Evanovich about a female bounty hunter who is 28 years old, works for her cousin Vinnie, and lives in Trenton New Jersey. The books are fun, but I quit reading / listening to the series about ten years ago because I got annoyed that Stephanie never seems to get her stuff together. This time around, I am trying to appreciate that she occasionally tries to get her act together. In one of the books I listened to last month she actually bought a vacuum instead of always borrowing her parents vacuum cleaner. But then of course her apartment got blown up.

How it came to pass that I am listening to this series again is because back in March when I heard that Overdrive was going away from libraries by May, I downloaded all the Stephanie Plum audiobooks onto my MP3 player while I still could. I downloaded lots of other audiobooks as well. Of course, now I see that I can still use Overdrive on my laptop and I can still download to my MP3 player. But I didn't know back then that I would still be able to do that.

I've listened to a couple of these and they are entertaining. I'll go back to them when I'm in between other books.

[Anonymous]

Looking forward to checking out Braiding Sweetgrass based on these reviews.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
It is one of best books I read this year. It’s a hard-to-put-down kind of book. Set in 1960s, it vividly portrays the 1960s, capturing the mood, attitudes, and challenges experienced by women from that era. I’ve heard about the inherent sexism and inequality of that time but I did not really KNOW this until reading the book. The protagonist, Elizabeth is a brilliant chemist and a way ahead of her time. She refuses to conform to societal norms. She wants a career. It’s a funny and entertaining book that celebrates the power of knowledge.

There's a series on Hulu (I think) based on the book, coming out soon!

I'm reading a friend's new book that just came out - Blissful Thinking: A MEMOIR OF OVERCOMING THE WELLNESS REVOLUTION. I know I'm biased because it's a friend, but I am really enjoying it - about halfway through so far.

I finished Yellowface right before starting this book, and tore through it. Liked it so much more than I was expecting. Not sure what to read after this so I will watch this thread with interest!

[Anonymous]

Has anyone read any of the Amazon First Reads books for this month yet?

[Anonymous]

I'm in the middle of Booth, by Karen Joy Fowler. I am really engrossed in the book and find it fascinating. I love her writing and learning about the Booth family has been very eye opening.