It’s August, what are you reading?

[Anonymous]

The Men We Reaped by Jesmyn Ward and listening to Kissinger's Shadow by Gred Grandin

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Anonymous wrote:I just finished "Happiness for Beginners" by Katherine Center.
It is about a woman who is recently divorced and goes on a wilderness group outing in Wyoming so she can learn to be an a$$ kicker instead of a pushover.
I thought it was pretty good.
Downloaded it from my library website.

That sounds fun

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Anonymous wrote:Halfway through an ARC of “Absolution” by Jeff VanderMeer.

This is an extension of his famous trilogy (“Annihilation,” “Authority,” and “Acceptance”). Annihilation was one of the strangest, most creative works I had ever read, and I think it’s been hard to live up to that.

He is a fun follow on Twitter, too

The movie of Annihilation is one of the strangest movies I've ever seen, and some of its imagery has really stuck with me

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Halfway through an ARC of “Absolution” by Jeff VanderMeer.

This is an extension of his famous trilogy (“Annihilation,” “Authority,” and “Acceptance”). Annihilation was one of the strangest, most creative works I had ever read, and I think it’s been hard to live up to that.

He is a fun follow on Twitter, too

The movie of Annihilation is one of the strangest movies I've ever seen, and some of its imagery has really stuck with me

I saw Annihilation in theatres and despite the amazing cast and visuals, disliked it because it was so different from the book. But then I watched it again, years later, and realized I liked it. The visuals are incredible. It was its own thing, kind of a riff off the book. It worked.

[Anonymous]

Sandwich. Hated it! Thought it would be a light fluffy August read from the point of view of a middle aged woman like myself with older kids and aging parents, but the characters were extremely unlikable.

[Anonymous]

Just finished James by Percival Everett. It was very good but I'm not sure quite as good as the hype.

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Anonymous wrote:Sandwich. Hated it! Thought it would be a light fluffy August read from the point of view of a middle aged woman like myself with older kids and aging parents, but the characters were extremely unlikable.

I read it based on the rec here on DCUM. Loved the first 25% (enough to recommend it to my mom!), liked the next chunk - then couldn't wait for it to be done. My mom read it based on my rec and hated it from the start.

[Anonymous]

I just finished “None of this is true” and it was decent. Lacking in a bit of substance I guess, but a pretty quick read as is typical of the genre. The reviews largely pan it and I keep seeing, “I hated this because she made us feel sympathy for a p*do!!!1” Which, omg, If THAT’S what you got from this book I don’t even know what to say to you.

Now I’m switching to non-fiction and reading “Cue the Sun! The invention of reality TV” Which is surprisingly weightier than I expected, and ties reality shows to some of the early game shows and even pre-TV radio programs.

[Anonymous]

The Ministry of Time was a good summer read.

[Anonymous]

I just finished "Call Your Daughter Home" by Deb Spera.
The book is set in South Carolina in 1924. It is about a black woman who helps out two white families while the white families are in crisis.
I thought the book was very good, in a stomach churning way.
If anyone is interested in reading it, I feel like I should post many trigger warnings. There is domestic violence, child abuse, child sexual abuse, murder, disease, poverty, ghosts.
The book was recommended by Oprah. I downloaded it from my library website.

[Anonymous]

Just finished The Exhibitionist. Not good. I kept reading in hopes it would get better but it never did.

[Anonymous]

Dracula by Bram Stoker for book club. I love it.

Last month was The Historian about researching the myth of Dracula- sort of - it’s very very long and I only got 1/2 through it.

Maybe after reading Dracula I can finish it.

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Anonymous wrote:Sandwich. Hated it! Thought it would be a light fluffy August read from the point of view of a middle aged woman like myself with older kids and aging parents, but the characters were extremely unlikable.

ITA. Boring and unlikeable. I slogged through this one and regretted it.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just finished "Happiness for Beginners" by Katherine Center.
It is about a woman who is recently divorced and goes on a wilderness group outing in Wyoming so she can learn to be an a$$ kicker instead of a pushover.
I thought it was pretty good.
Downloaded it from my library website.

That sounds fun

There's a decent adaptation on Netflix.

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Anonymous wrote:Sandwich. Hated it! Thought it would be a light fluffy August read from the point of view of a middle aged woman like myself with older kids and aging parents, but the characters were extremely unlikable.

Same. Just returned the book DNF.